Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Matusz’s August run continues
Another strong performance for Brian Matusz last night, as his August success continues.He has a 2.32 era in his 31 innings for the month. In 4 of his 5 outings, he has pitched at-least 6 innings, and allowed 1 er or less.When he took the mound on August 4th, his era...
The return of Roberts
Brian Roberts returned to the Orioles lineup on July 23rd. He has played in 29 of the O's 32 games since that point.In August he has a .774 OPS, with 12 walks (vs. 10 k's), 5 doubles, and 3 homers.Roberts showing an ability to be healthy enough to play everyday,...
Showalter appears at Bowie
After the O's win today against the Texas Rangers, Oriole Manager Buck Showalter appeared at Bowie (apparently still in his Oriole uniform) and took in the last several innings of the Baysox game. This is yet another example of dedication, and a desire to do things...
Josh Bell arrives?
Josh Bell hit his first two Major League homers today against lefty Cliff Lee of the Texas Rangers. Bell had played in 23 previous Major League games, but today might have announced his true arrival. His first 74 at-bats at this level had been a struggle, and his next...
3rd Consecutive Quality Start for Tillman
Chris Tillman delivered his third consecutive quality start for AAA Norfolk tonight. Over 7 scoreless innings, Tillman allowed 2 hits, 2 walks, with 8 k's. For the year at Norfolk, Tillman is now 10-7, with a 3.29 era. He has pitched 112 innings, allowed 107 hits, 9...
Matusz in August
Matusz was pretty masterful in his 8 innings of work last night. It was a nice rebound from his previous outing in Tampa. For the month, Matusz has a 2.63 era in his 4 starts. He has pitched 24 innings, allowed 24 hits, 1 homer, 5 bb's, with 15 k's. Overall he has...
Reimold is ready to return, but where & when?
The Baltimore Orioles have wanted Nolan Reimold to stay back at AAA Norfolk, until he proved to be 100% healthy (mind & body), and started producing consistently.A look at his production over the past 10 games provides plenty of ammunition to the argument that he...
3 Quality starts in a row for Millwood
After a nightmare June and July, Kevin Millwood is showing improvement in August. In his last three starts, Millwood has pitched 21 innings, allowed 17 hits, 5 er, 1 hr, 6 walks, with 7 k's. He still figures to clear waivers. You wonder if this recent success will be...