O's game blog: Wojciechowski faces New York

O's game blog: Wojciechowski faces New York
After allowing five homers in a 9-6 loss to the New York Yankees last night, the Orioles host them again tonight in the second of a three-game series. The Orioles are 2-11 against New York in 2019 with 10 straight losses. They've lost 13 straight against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Jonathan Villar became the fifth player in Orioles history to hit for the cycle last night, and the first since outfielder Félix Pié on Aug. 14, 2009 against the Los Angeles Angels. It marked the third cycle...
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Looking to regain early-season hitting form, DJ Stewart rejoins O's

Looking to regain early-season hitting form, DJ Stewart rejoins O's
Outfielder DJ Stewart rejoined the Orioles today, recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. He takes the roster spot of pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis, who was optioned out after last night's game. Stewart gives the club a better roster breakdown, with the team now carrying 13 pitchers and 12 position players, rather than 14 and 11. Stewart earned a call-up to the parent club the first time on May 28, after a torrid month of hitting at Norfolk. But after just seven games and 25 plate appearances he was out...
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Jace Peterson enjoying time in bigs after road back through Triple-A

Jace Peterson enjoying time in bigs after road back through Triple-A
Versatile Jace Peterson played in his 11th game with the Orioles last night since he joined the team at the start of the recent West Coast road trip. So far he's made six starts at third base, two in left field and one at second. He made a big contribution last night. With the Orioles down 6-1 in the last of the sixth, he hit a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka. That cut the Yankees' lead to 6-3 and the Orioles would go on to tie it 6-6 before losing 9-6. Peterson has often been a player at...
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O's game blog: Orioles begin three-game series against the Yankees

O's game blog: Orioles begin three-game series against the Yankees
The Orioles' homestand, which began with a four-game split against Toronto, continues tonight as the Orioles begin a three-game series with the American League East-leading New York Yankees. The Orioles (38-73) beat the Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday and won the last two games of that series despite being outhit 12-6 and 13-6 in those games. They are 7-5 over the past 12 games, 10-7 in 17 and 16-15 since June 28. The Yankees (72-39) just complete a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox for the first...
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After Toronto series split, O's now face the AL big boys

After Toronto series split, O's now face the AL big boys
So the Orioles won the last two games of their series with Toronto, and that represented a nice comeback after losing on Thursday and Friday night. It looked like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and company might just mash their way to a four-game sweep in Baltimore, but then the Orioles posted 6-4 and 6-5 wins. Not bad. They do keep coming back, these 2019 Orioles. They have a winning record for over a month, going 16-15 since June 30. In that span they are 4-3-3 in 10 series, winning series against...
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O's build early lead and hold off Blue Jays in series finale

O's build early lead and hold off Blue Jays in series finale
If the Toronto Blue Jays were going to help the Orioles get some runs today, the Orioles would be accepting of that. They did and they were. The Orioles got a gift run in the first, three unearned runs in the second and drew two bases-loaded walks in the fifth today. It helped them build a 6-2 lead and they held off Toronto 6-5 in the series finale at Camden Yards. The clubs split the four games. The O's went to the seventh leading 6-2, but Toronto got three to pull close. Right-hander Tom...
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O's game blog: In search of a four-game split

O's game blog: In search of a four-game split
The Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays wrap up their four-game series this afternoon at Oriole Park. Toronto posted wins by 11-2 and 5-2 Thursday and Friday. The Orioles won 6-4 last night as Trey Mancini hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs. Following today's game the Orioles play 10 straight games against American League division leaders. They host the New York Yankees for three and Houston Astros for three, before beginning a road trip with four games over three days at Yankee...
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O's ended a unique losing streak with Saturday night's win

O's ended a unique losing streak with Saturday night's win
So the Orioles ended a losing streak with last night's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Yep, they had lost the first two games of this four-game series. But two games doesn't make much of a losing streak. No, not that one. With that win, the Orioles snapped a 33-game losing streak when the opposing team records 10 or more hits and the Orioles record nine or fewer. They had won just one of the last 53 such games and that was on Mar. 30 at Yankee Stadium. That was the second game of this...
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O's bats return as they beat Toronto 6-4 at Oriole Park

O's bats return as they beat Toronto 6-4 at Oriole Park
The Orioles offense awoke from its recent slumber tonight. It was enough to get the team a win, it's first after two losses in the series against Toronto. And after a stretch of four losses the past five games. Jonathan Villar and Trey Mancini homered during Baltimore's four-run last of the fifth, and two later runs broke a 4-4 tie as the Orioles beat the Blue Jays 6-4 in front of 12,951 at Oriole Park. Toronto lefty Thomas Pannone pitched five innings without allowing a hit to the Orioles...
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O's game blog: O's looking for first win on homestand

O's game blog: O's looking for first win on homestand
After two straight losses to Toronto, the Orioles host the Blue Jays tonight in the third of a four-game series and 10-game homestand. The Blue Jays have hit seven homers in winning the two games by 11-2 and 5-2 scores. In this series, the Orioles have scored four runs on 15 hits, going 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position. In the 13 games before this series started, they went 8-5, scoring 83 runs. The Orioles (36-73) have lost four of their last five games. Over longer stretches, they are...
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With changeup re-emerging, Branden Kline is back with O's

With changeup re-emerging, Branden Kline is back with O's
As he returned today to the Orioles roster for his fifth stint in 2019 with the big league club, the search for consistent big league success is ongoing for right-handed reliever Branden Kline. His injury issues now well behind him, Kline made his big league debut this year on April 20 versus Minnesota, with his mom looking on in tears from the stands. He had made it all the way back from Tommy John surgery and complications that forced him to miss most of three seasons from 2015 to 2017. He...
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Lefty Paul Fry says brief minor league stint was wake-up call

Lefty Paul Fry says brief minor league stint was wake-up call
Lefty reliever Paul Fry began the 2018 season with Double-A Bowie, later moved to Triple-A Norfolk and got the call to Baltimore in late June. He pitched well and stayed in the Baltimore bullpen the rest of the season. That's where he began this year. He was becoming a bullpen fixture for the Orioles. Until he was not. In a bit of a surprise, Fry was optioned to the minors after the game on June 20. But the Orioles called him back June 26 after Josh Rogers went on the injured list. He wasn't...
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O's offense quiet again in 5-2 loss to Blue Jays

O's offense quiet again in 5-2 loss to Blue Jays
The Orioles scored 27 runs in the first three games of their series in Anaheim. They scored eight in Tuesday's win at San Diego. They had scored 83 in the previous 13 games as the West Coast road trip came to an end. But in two games to start this homestand against Toronto, the bats have been mostly quiet. A total of four runs on 15 hits. After losing 11-2 last night they fall 5-2 tonight to the Blue Jays to drop to 36-73 and begin this series and 10-game homestand 0-2. And they were shut down...
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O's game blog: Aaron Brooks faces Blue Jays

O's game blog: Aaron Brooks faces Blue Jays
Right-hander Aaron Brooks (2-4, 5.46 ERA) makes his 20th appearance and 11th as a starter tonight between Oakland and Baltimore this year. He threw pretty well in his first two games with the Orioles, after they selected him off waivers July 6 from the Athletics. But his last two have not gone well. In starts at Arizona and Anaheim on the West Coast trip, he went a combined 8 2/3 innings allowing 16 hits and 11 runs (10 earned) with two walks and seven strikeouts. He gave up just one run in 5...
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Dillon Tate on his first two MLB appearances

Dillon Tate on his first two MLB appearances
Right-handed reliever Dillon Tate became the seventh player of 15 acquired in the July 2018 trades to make his way to the Orioles. He followed Jonathan Villar, Breyvic Valera, Cody Carroll, Josh Rogers, Evan Phillips and Luis Ortiz. Tate's debut came after the 25-year-old was moved from the rotation to the bullpen this year at Double-A Bowie. He's also the only Orioles call-up this season that was not from Triple-A Norfolk. Tate was drafted No. 4 overall by the Texas Rangers in 2015 and...
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On Bowie off-night, Baysox pitchers take it in at Oriole Park

On Bowie off-night, Baysox pitchers take it in at Oriole Park
For one night, they took time away from getting consistent outs against Eastern League hitters to take in a big league game. Double-A Bowie left-handers Zac Lowther and Alex Wells were guests of the Orioles last night, touring the clubhouse, meeting the coaches and doing a series of interviews. They made the rounds as they took a night off from the mounds. They are both having special seasons. Lowther was the Orioles Minor League Jim Palmer co-Pitcher of the Year last season, sharing the award...
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Toronto bashes five homers and O's lose homestand opener

Toronto bashes five homers and O's lose homestand opener
Orioles right-hander Asher Wojciechowski has pitched well this year against a few teams, but Toronto is not one of them. Blue Jays righty Trent Thornton has been hit hard for four of his last five starts, but not the one against the Orioles. Those forces collided tonight - Wojciechowski did not do well and Thornton did, as Toronto beat the Orioles 11-2 to start a four-game series and 10-game homestand. After completing a 5-4 West Coast trip the O's were hammered to begin the homestand. They...
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O's game blog: The long homestand begins

O's game blog: The long homestand begins
After going 5-4 on a West Coast trip that ended Tuesday, the Orioles begin a 10-game homestand tonight. Toronto is at Camden Yards for a four-game series. They'll be followed in by the New York Yankees for three games and Houston for three more. The Orioles went 4-5 on the homestand coming out of the All-Star break, going 1-3 versus Tampa Bay, 1-1 against Washington and 2-1 versus Boston. They are 15-36 at home and 21-35 on the road. The Orioles are 16-30 against the American League East,...
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Trey Mancini and Jonathan Villar on remaining Orioles

Trey Mancini and Jonathan Villar on remaining Orioles
The Orioles' Trey Mancini was having a late lunch with two teammates yesterday when he realized they would remain his teammates and he would not be traded. So back to his meal and spending time with Chance Sisco and Jace Peterson. "Thrilled," Mancini said when the trade deadline passed Wednesday afternoon. "I've said the whole time, I want to be here. Like I said, I wasn't really expecting anything to happen. I would have been pretty surprised. Nice after everything came out around 4:15...
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After quiet deadline day, play on field back in spotlight for Orioles

After quiet deadline day, play on field back in spotlight for Orioles
The trade deadline has come and gone, and while there was some buzz around several Orioles players in the days leading up to it, there were no trades from the major league roster. Trey Mancini is still here, so are Mychal Givens, Jonathan Villar and all the rest. They'll be at Camden Yards tonight to face the Toronto Blue Jays at the start of a 10-game homestand. The play on the field once again is providing the news, rather than the rumors of possible moves off the field. The Orioles' West...
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