Baltimore Orioles Baseball
2 out of 3 needed in Seattle
After giving up 4-0 leads in back to back games against LA this weekend, the Baltimore Orioles now head to Seattle. The O's are 36-46 overall, including just 12-26 on the road. Baltimore makes their second trip to Seattle in a month, to face the Mariners, who are...
Improving the staff for the 2nd-half
The Baltimore Orioles are 36-45, so the 2nd-half of their season technically starts tonight in LA. However, the 2nd-half is usually referred to as the start of play after the All-Star break, so let us go with that. The O's begin their first-series after the All-Star...
Pending return of Izturis poses questions
The Baltimore Sun quoted Orioles Manager Dave Trembley yesterday, as saying the goal is for Izturis to join the O's next weekend against Toronto. The Orioles are currently carrying 12 arms, and 13 position players. If you activated Izturis, and removed either Salazar...
Chris Tillman is making his case
Chris Tillman's knocks at the Major League door are becoming louder by the day. Last night, Tillman went 7.2 innings, allowing 4 hits, 0 er, 1 bb, with 7 k's. That was Tillman's 5th consecutive start of at least 6 innings of work. In that time, Tillman has pitched a...
The O’s need to win tonight
The O's are already 0-2 for July, and have started the West Coast trip off with a Loss. I want to leave LA with a split. To do that, you likely need to win tonight. You have Santana coming back off the DL, and you need to get to him early. Santana had a rehab start on...
Arrieta turning it on for Norfolk
Jake Arrieta was in action last night for AAA Norfolk. Arrieta worked 7 innings, allowed 5 hits, 1 er, 2 bb's, with 5 k's. His last 2 outings, he has pitched 13 innings and allowed 2er. In 3 of his 5 AAA starts, Arrieta has worked at least 6 innings, allowing just 1...
Matusz moves to 3-0 at Bowie
Brian Matusz has made 3 starts at the AA level, and won them all. Last night, Bowie played a double-header making the games 7 innings each. He pitched 7 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 bb's, with 6 k's. Along with his 3-0 record, he sports an era of 0.49, having...
July Preview; Baltimore heads to LA
The Orioles started July with an auspicious start, as they lost to Boston 6-5 in 11 innings yesterday. Baltimore is 35-43 overall.With the loss yesterday, the O's have still won 4 of their last 6 series, but are just 4-6 in their last 10 games. The O's are 24-20 at...