Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Jake Arrieta made his AAA debut for Norfolk last night
Recently promoted from AA Bowie, Jake Arrieta made his AAA debut for Norfolk last night. Arrieta took the lost, as the Tides lost 2-0 to Indianapolis. Despite the loss, Arrieta was effective. In 6 innings of work, he allowed just 2 hits, 1 er, 1 hr, 0 bb's, with 6 k's.
Atlanta visits the O’s for a weekend series
Baltimore welcomes the Atlanta Braves for a weekend Inter-league series starting tonight at Camden Yards.The O's are 25-35 overall, and 17-15 at home.The Braves are 29-30, and 14-13 on the road.The pitching matchups are:June 12th - Hanson vs BerkenJune 13th - Kawakami...
MASN – Arrieta and Patton likely to be promoted to AAA
Roch Kubatko and MASN is reporting that Jake Arrieta and Troy Patton are likely to be promoted from AA Bowie to AAA Norfolk:http://www.masnsports.com/index_blog_roch.htmlThis is extremely well-deserved, and exciting news. Troy Patton at AA Bowie: 6-2, with a 1.99 era....
29 games until the All-Star Break; time to win some games
The All-Star break is basically a month from now. (July 13th - 16th)Baltimore is currently 25-34, with these 29 games remaining: June 11th vs Seattle (1)June 12th - 14th vs Atlanta (3)June 16th - 18th vs NYM (3)June 19th - 21st @ Philly (3)June 23rd - 25th @ Florida...
Uehara gets the start tonight; I believe Hernandez should stay
I will be glad to see Koji Uehara back in an Oriole uniform tonight. However, to make room for him on the roster, there has to be a corresponding move. By apperances, it looks like Hernandez is going to be sent back to AAA. I really do not get that move, as there is...
O’s fall to Seattle and King Felix 4-1
The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Seattle Mariners, and their prized 23 year-old pitcher Felix Hernandez Wednesday night at Oriole Park. Hernandez had his full allottment of pitches working tonight, and again showed why he is one of the best in baseball. The O's had...
AA Bowie splits a double-header
AA Bowie split a double-header tonight against Connecticut. The Baysox won the first-game 4-3. Troy Patton had the start, and pitched 5 innings of the 7 inning game. In his 5 innings of work, Patton allowed 5 hits, 2er, 4 walks, with 3 k's. For the year, he is now...
O’s 3rd round pick – Tyler Townsend, 1B FIU
With their 3rd round pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the O's selected Florida International First-baseman Tyler Townsend. Townsend had an .858 Slugging % this year, with 24 homers, and 16 doubles in 212...