CHICAGO - After pitching in 101 games for the Baltimore Orioles, right-hander Miguel Gonzalez pitched one against them last night. He said today that it was definitely weird to be facing his former team and some of his best friends.
Gonzalez gave up four runs (three earned) and 10 hits over six innings as the Orioles beat the White Sox 7-5.
After pitching to an ERA of 9.78 in March, the Orioles released Gonzalez at the end of spring training.
"It was surprising, that's for sure," Gonzalez...
CHICAGO - Not only is Pedro Alvarez on a homer tear right now for the Orioles, but he is hitting big home runs. He homered in the second inning last night to give the Orioles a one-run lead over the Chicago White Sox. When he batted in the eighth, the O's were up by two and his blast added a big run.
In his last three games, Alvarez has hit two, one and two homers. He is 7-for-12 in that stretch with five homers and five RBIs. Over a seven-game stretch he is 13-for-28 (.464) with six homers...
CHICAGO - It was a strange night at times for the Orioles. They tied a season high by making four errors. Darren O'Day was replaced after getting just one out in the eighth. But they still had enough to hang on to a big win to start this 10-game road trip.
Pedro Alvarez produced his second multi-homer game in his last three games and continued his recent power surge as the Orioles beat the White Sox 7-5 at U.S. Cellular Field. With the Blue Jays winning again, this victory keeps the Orioles...
CHICAGO - As this game began tonight, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is mired in a long slump. He has just six hits in his last 53 at-bats. Over his past 24 games, Davis is batting .138 with one homer and four RBIs.
When asked today if he has seen signs recently of Davis breaking out of this slump, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he had not. But there are reasons he continues to start Davis every day.
"Not really. I like the fact that he is continuing to walk," Showalter said. "I...
CHICAGO - Orioles left-hander Wade Miley said his lower left calf felt fine today. He took a comebacker off that calf in the fifth inning of his Orioles debut last night.
"No news is good news," manager Buck Showalter said today of Miley. "Richie (Bancells, head athletic trainer) felt good about it last night. It didn't swell much last night. I haven't heard anything from Richie today on it, which is good news, and I'm not expecting anything. He should be OK."
Left-hander T.J. McFarland,...
CHICAGO - Over the years, the Orioles' Matt Wieters has caught many of Miguel Gonzalez's starts. Tonight, he'll be in the batter's box trying to get a hit off his former teammate when the Orioles begin this three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.
In the visiting clubhouse today, Wieters talked about his affection for the right-hander, and it sounded like he meant more as a person and teammate than a pitcher.
"He was fun to work with as a pitcher, but he was a great teammate,"...
CHICAGO - After taking two of three at home against the American League Central-leading Rangers, the Orioles begin a key 10-game road trip at U.S. Cellular Field against the Chicago White Sox.
The Orioles are 61-46 and tied for the AL East lead with Toronto. They are looking to improve on a 22-29 road record that has seen them lose 12 of their past 18 away from Oriole Park.
On the mound tonight, Yovani Gallardo (3-3, 5.70 ERA) pitches against former Oriole Miguel Gonzalez (2-5, 4.06...
The Orioles' 2016 first-round draft pick, right-handed pitcher Cody Sedlock, has now made five pro appearances for short-season Single-A Aberdeen.
Sedlock has made five outings of three innings each, going 0-1 with an ERA of 3.00. In 15 innings, he has allowed nine hits and five runs with eight walks and 14 strikeouts.
"He's been good," Orioles director of player development Brian Graham said. "I've seen him in game action as well as several bullpens. He's got a four-pitch mix with plus...
New Orioles left-hander Wade Miley said he should be fine after taking a comebacker off his lower leg to end his outing tonight. Rougned Odor's hot smash up the middle deflected off Miley and toward second baseman Jonathan Schoop, who threw Odor out to end the top of the fifth inning.
"It is on the (left) lower calf," Miley said. "It tightened up a little bit. But it's going to be fine. Not a big concern at all. Just one of those things. I'm glad it hit me. It would have been one more run...
The Orioles debut for left-hander Wade Miley lasted just five innings and ended when he took a comebacker off his foot. Miley might have come out of the game anyway, but he allowed four runs as Texas beat the Orioles 5-3 to salvage the final game of a three-game series.
Held to three runs and 10 hits in the series first two games, the Rangers broke out with six doubles and a homer among 11 hits tonight. The Rangers won the season series, four games to three, giving them a home field advantage...
Acquired via trade from the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, left-hander Wade Miley (7-8, 4.98 ERA) makes his Orioles debut tonight against the Texas Rangers. Miley made 19 starts for the Mariners before the deal.
Over his last three starts, he has pitched to an ERA of 2.79 with six walks to 17 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings. Miley went 1-4 with an ERA of 3.45 in five July starts with a .248 batting average against. This followed a June where he went 1-2 with a 7.40 ERA in four starts with a .314...
After recording his latest save last night in the 3-2 win over Texas, Orioles closer Zach Britton is a major league record holder. He is 2-1 with a 0.59 ERA and 33 saves in 33 chances.
According to STATS, LLC, Britton has the longest save streak in as many chances to start a season by a left-handed pitcher in major league history. He broke a tie he held with Willie Hernandez, who went 32-for-32 for the 1984 Detroit Tigers. Britton's run of 33 straight saves to start a season is tied for...
In the first two innings last night, it didn't look like Kevin Gausman was on his game. The Orioles right-hander allowed a run in the first and threw 35 pitches as Texas cut the O's two-run lead into a one-run game in the second.
But without warning, Gausman got locked in. After throwing 50 pitches over those first two innings, he needed to throw just 58 more pitches over the next five innings. With Texas left-hander Cole Hamels getting locked in himself, the Orioles needed Gausman's big...
So over the last three games, the Orioles have won games started by Toronto's Aaron Sanchez and by Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels of the Texas Rangers. Sanchez was first in the American League in ERA when they faced him and Hamels was second when he took the mound tonight.
But the Orioles scored three in the first off Hamels and their pitching made it stand up for a 3-2 win. Kevin Gausman needed 50 pitches to get through the first two innings, when he allowed single runs each inning. And then he...
Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman followed up Dylan Bundy's scoreless outing last night with a strong outing of his own tonight. Although it didn't start out that way.
Gausman recovered from early trouble to allow two runs over seven frames as the Orioles beat Texas and southpaw Cole Hamels 3-2 tonight at Camden Yards.
Darren O'Day pitched a scoreless eighth on seven pitches and Zach Britton a shutout ninth. Britton is now 33-for-33 in save chances. According to STATS, LLC, Britton sets a...
The recently streaky Orioles look for a third straight win tonight when they host the American League Central-leading Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. Since July 17, the Orioles have lost four in a row, won five in a row, lost four straight and now have won their past two games over Toronto and Texas.
At 60-45, the Orioles lead the AL East by one game over Toronto and two games over Boston. The Orioles are 38-16 at home and are 12-2-3 in 17 home series at Oriole Park.
On the mound tonight,...
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy has made four major league starts. His teammate, Yovani Gallardo, has made 257. The veteran is impressed with the kid. How could you not be after Bundy's latest outing for the Orioles last night.
Bundy had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings and gave up just one single over seven scoreless frames as the Orioles beat Texas 5-1 in the series opener at Camden Yards.
"It's pretty impressive," Gallardo said. "Just from getting to know him a little bit this year,...
With each outing, it might be hard for Orioles fans to contain their enthusiasm over rookie right-hander Dylan Bundy. After taking a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings in his start last week against Colorado, last night he took one through 5 2/3 innings against Texas.
While Bundy gave up two homers that spoiled his outing against the Rockies, he held the Rangers scoreless on one single over seven innings. It was a special outing, as he recorded 21 outs on 88 pitches. He was pitch efficient and he...
Leave it to Orioles veteran reliever Darren O'Day to perfectly sum up the outing starter Dylan Bundy had tonight. It was a night when the 23-year-old rookie right-hander held the first-place Texas Rangers to one single in seven scoreless innings as the Orioles beat Texas 5-1.
"He was born with a gift to command the baseball," O'Day said. "It was fun to watch. Talked about it before, the first bullpen I saw him throw in 2012, it was amazing for such a young kid to have that kind of...
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy seems to keep getting better and better, and his starts keep getting more exciting. Tonight, he picked up his second victory as a starting pitcher with the longest start of his professional career.
Bundy held the Texas Rangers, the team with the best record in the American League, to one single over seven scoreless innings as the Orioles beat the Rangers 5-1. It was the start of a three-game series between AL division leaders.
Bundy had a perfect game through...