As the Orioles look to get their offense going again, tonight they face the challenge of New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino (12-6, 2.96 ERA). Severino is third in the American League in ERA, opponents batting average (.209) and WHIP (1.05) and fourth with 211 strikeouts.
He has been even better than his overall stats in the second half. The 23-year-old Severino is 7-2 with a 2.07 ERA in 11 starts since the break. That is the best ERA in the league in that time and he has given up one...
Chance Sisco showed a smooth swing and a quick bat as he picked up his first two major league hits last night. That was easily the highlight for the Orioles in a 13-5 loss at Yankee Stadium. Easily.
Sisco pinch-hit in the seventh and lined a double down the right-field line. In the ninth he turned around a 95 mph fastball and homered to right. Scouts have always rated Sisco's ability to hit for average over his power. He hit a career-high seven homers this year in 97 games at Triple-A Norfolk...
As the Orioles begin a four-game series in the Bronx tonight, to say the least, the Orioles need to start pitching better against New York.
The Orioles trail 9-6 in the season series. They have a combined 7.49 team ERA in those games and New York is batting .315/.412/.573 against Baltimore pitching with 36 homers and a team OPS of .985 in the 15 games.
The Yankees have scored 120 runs in those games and that is the highest total by any team against any opponent this season. New York's 8.00...
TORONTO - The month of September gives some players in the Orioles clubhouse a chance to show what they can do at the major league level. And perhaps give themselves a jump on making the team next year.
That is true for Orioles right-handed reliever Jimmy Yacabonis, the club's 13th-round pick in 2013 out of St. Joseph's University. The 25-year-old Yacabonis had brief stints with the team earlier this year from June 11-15 and July 2-4. But he has pitched four times this month, throwing 5 2/3...
TORONTO - In an effort to stop a losing streak tonight, the Orioles took an early lead and then held on to see if their pitching staff could hold a narrow advantage.
They did.
After losing three straight games by one run and six straight overall, the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 tonight in front of 31,714 at Rogers Centre. They improved to 72-74 and avoided getting swept three straight.
Right-hander Kevin Gausman, pitching on five days' rest, went seven innings, allowing six hits and...
TORONTO - It is a question being asked a lot around Birdland: If the Orioles took the leap to bring up outfielder Austin Hays and add him to their 40-man roster, why is he not playing more?
Especially at a time when the Orioles are not getting a lot of offense out of the right field spot. In September, Mark Trumbo is batting .238 (10-for-42), Joey Rickard is hitting .118 (2-for-17) and Seth Smith is batting .100 (2-for-20).
Has Showalter considered putting the kid out there?
"Oh, sure. Have I...
TORONTO - He made a start for the Orioles last Saturday at Cleveland and right-hander Gabriel Ynoa will get another chance in the rotation this weekend in New York.
He is listed by the Orioles to start on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Through six games and one start, the 24-year-old native of the Dominican Republic is 1-1 with a 4.19 ERA for the Orioles. In 4 2/3 innings at Cleveland, he gave up seven hits and three runs on 77 pitches. Now he gets the start in Yankee Stadium.
"I'm very...
TORONTO - The Orioles are still looking for their first win on this 10-game road trip after Tuesday's walk-off loss at Toronto. The Orioles went 0-3 at Cleveland and have lost back-to-back games at Rogers Centre by one run heading into tonight's series finale.
At 71-74, the Orioles have lost six in a row, seven of eight and nine of 12 games. A seven-game win streak preceded this stretch and had the Orioles at three games over the .500 mark. They begin play tonight 4 1/2 games back for the...
TORONTO - So he's had a pretty good season. It began at Single-A Frederick, moved onto Double-A Bowie and he's ending it with the Orioles. It has happened faster than anyone could have predicted, but outfielder Austin Hays, the club's third-round pick last June, is in the major leagues now.
Whether he starts next season with the Orioles we'll find out later, but Hays has a had a fantastic year. Between the two minor league clubs, he's hit .328/.364/.592 with 32 doubles, five triples, 32...
TORONTO - The Orioles got some solid pitching and a clutch late-inning home run tonight. They had Zach Britton on the mound with a lead in the ninth, but they still could not win.
Trailing 2-1, Toronto scored twice off Britton in the bottom of the ninth to produce a 3-2 walk-off win as the Orioles' losing streak reached six games and they fall to 71-74. It was the latest damaging loss for their flickering playoff hopes.
Britton struck out Kendrys Morales to get out a big jam in the eighth in...
TORONTO - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said today that the team will still be able to hold their fall instructional league at their Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla.
It is been delayed by the impact from Hurricane Irma on Florida's Gulf Coast. Originally players were expected to begin arriving for that tomorrow. Now players and staff will head to Florida on Sunday and the first workout is set for Monday.
All things considered, the Orioles' facility in Sarasota came through the...
TORONTO - The Orioles and catcher Welington Castillo got good news today. After taking a foul ball in the groin and leaving last night's game at Rogers Centre, Castillo does not have any damage and he feels he could pinch-hit tonight.
He is not ready to return to catch, but that could happen soon as well. Castillo took a foul ball off the bat of Miguel Montero in the first inning last night. He finished that inning but was replaced by Caleb Joseph in the bottom of the second.
Beyond the...
TORONTO - The Orioles will turn to right-hander Dylan Bundy (13-9, 4.12 ERA) to try and snap a five-game losing streak tonight. They play the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a three-game series.
After going 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA in five August starts, Bundy took the loss last Monday versus New York. Over four innings he gave up two homers, four walks and five runs on 98 pitches. It tied for his shortest start of the year.
During that five-start run in August, Bundy pitched 36 innings and...
TORONTO - The Orioles lost further touch with the American League's second wild card spot last night. While Minnesota did not play, the Orioles lost their fifth straight and they are now 3 1/2 games behind the Twins.
The Orioles lost 4-3 to start a three-game series at Rogers Centre. They are 0-4 on a 10-game road trip. The last three losses have been by a total of four runs.
The Orioles are also two games under .500 at 71-73. Now they are again chasing a winning record, not to mention several...
TORONTO - There were defensive miscues, an injury to a catcher and it was another night of not much offense for the Orioles.
They lost 4-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays in the series opener in front of 28,401 at Rogers Centre. Three games behind the second wild card to start the night, they fall to 71-73. They are two games under .500 for the first time since they were 63-65 on Aug. 25.
The Orioles have scored just eight runs during a five-game losing streak. They are 27-43 on the road and 3-8 since...
TORONTO - The Orioles lost one catcher and made two errors in the bottom of the second inning tonight to trail 2-0 early on against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
It was a pretty brutal half inning.
Catcher Welington Castillo took a foul ball to the groin area during Miguel Montero's at-bat which resulted in a strikeout to end the last of the first scoreless. Castillo was looked at by trainer Brian Ebel, but remained in the game for that at-bat. But Caleb Joseph was catching when the...
TORONTO - Convinced that his team can still make a run to get the second American League wild card, Orioles manager Buck Showalter today talked about his team's struggling offense.
During a four-game losing streak, the Orioles have scored just five runs on 23 hits with two home runs.
Have the Orioles just faced pitching that was real good or have they contributed to their recent team-wide slump?
"It's both," Showalter said. "I'm always going to give credit to the opposition, but the...
TORONTO - Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman is going to start the third game of this series on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays on five days rest.
With a blister on the index finger of his right hand, he is being given an extra day after originally being scheduled to pitch tomorrow night. Now Dylan Bundy will make that start and Gausman goes the next day.
Gausman, who is 10-10 with a 4.99 ERA in 30 starts, said he is fine and that he often gets blisters.
"You know I get one every...
TORONTO - The Orioles begin a series at Rogers Centre tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays. They are 5-2 this season in this stadium and 11-5 against Toronto. They will need that success to continue during this three-game series.
With four straight losses, the Orioles (71-72) have fallen back under .500 for the first time since Aug. 26. They need to find some offense at Rogers Centre. They scored just four runs in Cleveland. During the four straight losses, the team average is .181 and they...
Chris Davis snapped a 3-for-31 stretch with a homer. Jeremy Hellickson provided a quality start after his ERA was 9.51 his previous five starts. Jonathan Schoop had three hits, raised his average to .305 and drove in his 103rd run. The O's bullpen pitched two scoreless.
It didn't lead to a win though. Not against a sizzling-hot Cleveland team which seldom trails recently and hasn't lost since Aug. 23rd. Cleveland made it 18 wins in a row in beating the Orioles 3-2 last night.
Right after...
