Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Most Valuable Oriole? Scott or Guthrie?
With the 2nd-half struggles of Markakis, I have to believe the discussion of the 2010 Most Valuable Oriole begins and ends with Luke Scott, and Jeremy Guthrie. Scott entered action today with a .290 average, 26 homers, 63 rbi, and a .925 OPS. After posting an OPS...
Important game for O’s and Tillman
If the O's want to end the year gaining some momentum as an organization, you have to build off of the 17-11 August. Including today there are 26 games remaining this year: 9/5 vs Tampa (1) 9/6 - 9/8 @ New York (3) 9/9 - Off 9/10 - 9/12 @ Detroit (3) 9/13 - 9/15 vs...
O’s 9th inning in 6-4 loss to Boston
The Baltimore Orioles trailed the Boston by two runs entering the bottom of the 9th against the Red Sox's All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon. After falling behind in the count, Felix Pie led off the inning with a line-drive to left. Matt Wieters followed with his 3rd...
O’s win 4th straight; finish August 17-11
The Baltimore Orioles finished August at 17-11 for the month, claiming their 4th consecutive win overall as they beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2. Brian Matusz continued his ascent, as he claimed his 4th win of the month. In Matusz's 6 August starts, he had a 2.43 era,...
Tillman ends AAA season on high-note
Chris Tillman ended his AAA season on high-note tonight, tossing 6.2 scoreless innings for Norfolk. Tillman allowed 5 hits, 2 walks, and had 3 k's. Tillman's final 2010 AAA numbers are: 11-7, 3.34 era, 121.1 innings, 120 hits, 10 homers, 30 walks, with 94 k's. Heading...
Winning August; What about September?
With their 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last-night, the Baltimore Orioles have clinched their first winning month of August since the 1997 season. The O's are 15-11 for the month (15-10 under Showalter), with two games to play. It has been enjoyable...
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,...