After playing over four hours, blowing leads of five runs and two runs, but winning on a walk-off extra innings homer, the Orioles emerged with a victory today but also some concern over their closer.
And not necessarily because left-hander Zach Britton finally blew a save for the first time since Sept. 20, 2015. But because after the game it was revealed that a left knee injury has been bothering Britton recently. He will have an MRI on the knee tomorrow.
"Gosh, I've probably had it since...
The Orioles lost leads of 6-1 and 7-5, but they didn't lose this game. In fact, they won it in walk-off fashion, but it took awhile.
After Oakland tied the game in the ninth off Zach Britton, the Orioles won it in the 12th inning when Manny Machado led off with a homer to left-center that just made it into the stands. That gave the Orioles an 8-7 win as they improved to 10-2 in extra innings.
Machado hit No. 28 on a 1-1 slider from Simon Castro. He has seven homers and 18 RBIs over his last 11...
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy has been pretty good when pitching on extra rest this year. He takes the mound today with 10 days rest as he tries to pitch the Orioles past Oakland in the third and deciding game of this series.
Bundy's last start was Aug. 12 against the same Oakland team he faces today. He got the win that night, allowing three runs over six innings. In his last three starts, Bundy is 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA.
In four starts with six days or more rest in 2017, Bundy is 3-1 with a...
Over their last five series, counting the current one versus Oakland, the Orioles are 5-0 in series-opening games. They are 1-9 in all other games in those series.
Yikes.
They have not won any of the previous four series but could win this one if they beat Oakland behind right-hander Dylan Bundy this afternoon at Camden Yards.
Anyone that has been even remotely paying attention the last week or so could probably tell the Orioles rotation has taken another turn south. This follows a stretch...
Last night, left-hander Wade Miley provided the Orioles with what has lately been a rare quality start. But they could not get two in a row tonight.
Right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez allowed five runs and three homers over five innings as the Oakland Athletics beat the Orioles 6-4 at Oriole Park.
A late-game O's rally fell short. They pulled within 5-4 on Jonathan Schoop's two-run single in the last of the eighth. But a solo homer in the ninth by the A's Khris Davis off Darren O'Day accounted...
After last night's 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics, the Orioles (61-64) host the A's (54-71) tonight in the second game of a three-game series.
Adam Jones homered twice last night and went 4-for-4 as the Orioles improved to 3-2 versus Oakland, 37-25 at home and 10-10 in August.
Jones hit his 23rd and 24th home runs. This was his second multi-home run game of the season (also July 9 at Minnesota) and the 12th of his career. He has 38 multi-hit games, the second-most on the team. Jones...
During an interview to discuss his American League Player of the Week award, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado took two opportunities to pass on some props to Orioles hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh.
It seems at times this year, when the team's hitting or rotation has struggled, some fans point a finger at Coolbaugh or pitching coach Roger McDowell. But unsolicited, Machado said of Coolbaugh: "He has had a big influence on me doing well. Staying on me every day. Getting in the cage, talking...
When the Orioles faced Athletics right-hander Chris Smith on the road Aug. 10, they homered four times against him. Tonight, they added two more, as they beat Smith and the A's 7-3 at Oriole Park to start a three-game series.
After losing four of five and eight of their past 12 games, the Orioles got the win tonight to improve to 37-25 at home and to 61-64 on the year.
This is the fifth straight series in which the Orioles won the first game. They failed to win any of the previous four. They...
After they lost two of three to the Los Angeles Angels, losing the last two games of that series, the Orioles host the Oakland Athletics tonight to start a three-game series.
At 60-64, the Orioles have lost four of their last five and eight of last 12 games. They are 0-3-1 in the last four series, even after winning the opening game of all four sets. For the season, the Orioles are 21-20 in series-opening games and 13-7 in such games at home. They are 36-25 at Oriole Park and 12-6-2 in 20 home...
After a week that included not one but two grand slams, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado today was named the latest American League Player of the Week.
"It is always an honor," Machado said this afternoon. "At this point of the season, all we are trying to do is play for the team. Trying to get some Ws, which is the most important part. This is all that matters from now on. It's a great accomplishment and I'm honored, but I've got to keep swinging the bat and keep playing...
In 2013, Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman was an American League All-Star. In the 2014 through 2016 seasons, he was the Orioles' opening day starter. From 2012 through 2016, his ERA was under 4.00, but now he sports an ERA of 7.75.
Tillman's continuous struggles is one of the biggest mysteries of the 2017 season. He has contended several times he is not hurt. If he is not, why is he pitching so badly this late into the season?
If Tillman or the Orioles had that answer, they would have fixed...
On a day that first baseman Chris Davis returned to the Orioles lineup today and hit a solo home run, he also struck out in the sixth and ninth innings with men on base. It was a day where Orioles pitchers walked nine and the bats didn't do quite enough. The Los Angeles Angels beat the Orioles 5-4 at Camden Yards.
With eight losses in the last 12 games, the Orioles have gone from 56-56 to 60-64 and they are starting to drift back in the chase for an American League wild card spot.
They have...
On a day that Orioles pitchers walked nine, two free passes in the top of the eighth proved very costly. They led to the game-winning run as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Orioles 5-4 at Oriole Park.
The Angels win the series, two games to one. The Orioles have now won the opening game of four straight series without winning any of the series. They fall to 60-64 and have lost eight of their past 12 games. The Orioles are four games under .500 for the first time since July 30.
The O's put two...
The Orioles have split two games this weekend with the Los Angeles Angels and they host the third and deciding game this afternoon.
After they scored nine runs and won on Manny Machado's walk-off grand slam Friday, they scored one run and lost on Saturday with seven hits and a 1-for-10 performacne with runners in scoring position.
Right-hander Chris Tillman (1-7, 7.83 ERA) makes a return to the rotation today for the first time since Aug. 3. On that date he allowed seven runs (five earned)...
The Orioles are still taking one step forward followed by one step back. They can't seem to build on any momentum they gather. The latest example was the walk-off grand slam hit by Manny Machado that provided an uplifting win on Friday night. It was followed by a 5-1 loss last night to the Los Angeles Angels.
Over the last 12 games the Orioles have gone win, loss, loss, win, loss, win, loss, win, loss, loss, win and loss. That is a 5-7 record in that span.
The Orioles scored 12 runs last...
For the second night in a row, the Los Angeles Angels used an early homer barrage to build a lead. This time they held it.
The Angels homered in each of the first four innings off right-hander Kevin Gausman and beat the Orioles 5-1 in front of 43,929 at Oriole Park. Baltimore falls to 60-63 with its seventh loss in 11 games.
Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena each homered in their first two at-bats for Los Angeles. Trout hit solo homers in the first and third innings. Valbuena hit a solo homer in the...
The Orioles have had a few solid wins recently with a chance to build some positive momentum, only to follow up those victories with more losing. They will try to reverse that trend tonight.
The Orioles (60-62) host the Los Angeles Angels (62-60) in the second game of a three-game series. They won 9-7 on Manny Machado's walk-off grand slam in the ninth last night.
Over his last 12 games, Machado is batting .370 (20-for-54) with seven home runs (including three grand slams) and 25 RBIs....
With their win last night over the Los Angeles Angels on Manny Machado's walk-off grand slam in the ninth, the Orioles now have five wins this year when trailing after eight innings. That is tied for the American League lead.
Such wins are rare.
The Orioles are 5-57 when trailing after eight, while the New York Yankees are 5-52 and Tampa Bay is 5-56. Division-leading Boston is 3-48 and seven American League teams have two or fewer such wins.
Machado's slam was his third homer of the night and...
It was a remarkable performance by Orioles' third baseman Manny Machado. He hit a two-run homer in the third inning, a solo homer in the fifth and a walk-off grand slam in the ninth.
The Orioles hit four homers before Machado batted in the ninth and yet they were on their way to a homestand-opening 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. But Machado's blast to center won the game and turned the night into a stunning 9-7 win.
Here is a list of the 10 players that have hit three grand slams in...
Tonight Manny Machado became the first player to hit three homers in a game for the Orioles since ... Manny Machado. He became the first Oriole to hit a walk-off grand slam since Matt Wieters did it on April 18, 2013 against Tampa Bay.
With the Orioles down 5-1 after two innings and 7-5 heading to the last of the ninth, the homestand seemed to be getting off to a poor start. Opponent batters had hit five homers and it appeared likely that the Birds would lose to the Los Angeles Angels.
Except...