As he takes the mound tonight against Texas, Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman is probably hoping his July is less challenging than his month of June.
Coming back from right shoulder tendinitis and a stay on the Baltimore disabled list, Gausman pitched with four different teams in June.
Here is a look at his month:
* June 6: Goes three innings for Single-A Frederick * June 11: Goes 3 1/3 innings for Double-A Bowie * June 16: Goes two innings for Frederick * June 20: Works five innings for the...
The Norfolk Tides will send four players to the Triple-A All-Star Game. Outfielder Dariel Alvarez was elected to start the contest, while catcher Steve Clevenger and pitchers Michael Bowden and Oliver Drake have been selected to the team as reserves.
This is the most Tides players selected to the game since 2000, when Norfolk was a Mets affiliate, and most they've had since becoming the Orioles' top affiliate.
Alvarez is batting .270 with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs. He ranks among International...
The Orioles have moved from fourth place to first place. But with 84 games to go, pitcher Darren O'Day said it's too soon to focus much on the standings right now.
"I don't think the standings necessarily are a big deal yet," he said. "We are a proud team and we won the division last year. It's going to be a challenge with everyone coming for us, but we've been playing better baseball lately. We knew we would, it was just a matter of time."
In his own unique and somewhat...
Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen was a bit of a stopper tonight for the Orioles. Sure, he did give up two homers, but they were solo shots and he held down a Texas team that had scored 16 runs and hit eight homers the past two nights.
But don't call him a stopper though.
"I didn't even think about that," he said through his translator. "All I wanted to do is focus on my game plan and not anything else."
That he did, not allowing a run after the fourth inning and pitching eight strong innings on...
Did the Orioles beat the Texas Rangers at their own game tonight?
Tied 2-2 in the last of the seventh, shortstop J.J. Hardy hit a two-run shot to left to break the tie and send the Orioles to a 4-2 win over the Rangers at Camden Yards. While Texas has hit 10 homers in this series, the Orioles have five, and No. 5 by Hardy was big.
Chris Davis singled to start that inning against right-hander Nick Martinez, the losing pitcher. The single extended Davis' hitting streak to 11 games to tie his...
After winning 18 of 23 games, the Orioles have now lost the first two games of this series with Texas. The Orioles have not lost a series since they dropped three of four at Houston from June 1-4. They need to win the next two nights to avoid losing this series.
The Orioles are 8-0-1 in nine series since those four games at Houston. They have not lost more than two in a row since losing five straight from May 30-June 3.
With the top four teams in the American League East losing the last two...
It has been an interesting season for Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman. He has has been on the disabled list for nearly six weeks with right shoulder tendinitis and has pitched at three minor league affiliates in addition to pitching in nine games for the Orioles.
Of his nine major league appearances this year, just one has been as a starter (June 20 at Toronto), but he's about to make his second start and pitch against Texas at home tomorrow night.
In June, he pitched twice at Single-A...
The ball was carrying at Camden Yards last night. There were seven homers hit between the teams, and Mitch Moreland and Chris Davis hit two each.
But Moreland's second two-run shot, which gave Texas two insurance runs, and an 8-5 lead in the eighth, surprised a few Orioles. Even on a night when the ball was carrying so well.
"That last one, I don't think even the hitter thought it would go out," Orioles outfielder Travis Snider said. "But, that is the elements and we understand this park...
Miguel Gonzalez gave up a season high six runs and a career-high-tying three homers tonight as Texas beat the Orioles 8-6 with another four-homer night at Camden Yards.
"He just had a few mechanical flaws that kept him from throwing strikes like he normally does," catcher Matt Wieters said of Gonzalez. "When he doesn't have his fastball command, something is not quite right with him. But he'll get after it in his bullpen session and be ready to go his next start.
"You have to make good...
On Sunday, two Orioles starting pitchers led their team to back-to-back shutout victories in one day. But in the two games since, Texas Rangers hitters have teed off on O's starters for eight homers in two nights.
Texas hit four total homers tonight in an 8-6 win over the Orioles to take the first two games of the series. The O's have dropped two in a row since winning 18 of 23 games.
The loss overshadows a two-homer, four-RBI night for Chris Davis, who hit two-run homers in the first and...
Going into last night's game, the Texas Rangers had lost 11 of their last 12 games against the Orioles. But the Rangers hit four homers in an 8-1 win Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. The O's need a win to even the series tonight.
Texas had lost seven of its last eight heading into this series, but, over a longer stretch, they were 23-16 before taking the opener.
The Rangers are 24-19 on the road, and they have the most road wins in Major League Baseball. Also, the Rangers are...
As he continues to deliver hit after hit recently for the Orioles, third baseman Manny Machado is showing his growth at the plate. His manager and one of his teammates say we are seeing a situation right now where experience, concentration and smarts are combining with huge physical talent to produce impressive numbers.
Machado will take an 11-game hitting streak hitting into tonight's game. He is batting .426 (20-for-47) during the streak, with six doubles, two homers and 10 RBIs. He has...
Remember that pitcher who threw that great outing in Game 3 of the American League Division Series last year? The one that got the win against the Detroit Tigers and David Price?
That was Bud Norris, but the Orioles have not seen Norris pitch this year as he did that day or for much of last season.
Norris went 15-8 with a 3.65 ERA last year. After giving up four homers in a loss to Texas last night, Norris is 2-7 with an ERA of 6.79 in 11 starts this year.
As some fans call for Norris to get...
After he struggled badly tonight, allowing four homers to tie his career high and five runs in six innings in a 8-1 loss to Texas, Orioles right-hander Bud Norris admitted that his confidence may have taken a hit this year.
"Probably a little bit," he said. "This game is very humbling. I know what I can do and have to work through it. I know these guys are pushing me and that is encouraging.
"I really didn't have much of my breaking stuff tonight, and three of the homers were on breaking...
The Orioles gave up three runs total to the Cleveland Indians during a three-game weekend sweep. Tonight, the Texas Rangers hit four home runs off Bud Norris.
Texas beat the Orioles 8-1 at Camden Yards in the opener of a four-game series. The Orioles lost for just the sixth time in 24 games to fall to 41-35.
Texas was 1-11 in its last 12 games against the Orioles until getting this win. The Rangers (39-38) won for just the second time in their last nine games.
Mitch Moreland hit two of the...
The American League East race now features four teams separated by one game in the standings. The Orioles have the best winning percentage in the division at .547 as they open a four-game series tonight against the Texas Rangers.
The Orioles and Tampa Bay sit atop the division, but by just 1/2 game over the Yankees and one game over the Blue Jays.
The Orioles are winners of four in a row, seven of eight, 10 of 13 and 18 of their last 23 games. They are 25-13 at home, which is the best home...
For Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop, today was another day where he did some pregame work on the field at Camden Yards before batting practice. He'll work out with the team before the game, but he is still not on the active roster, and no decision has yet been made as to when that might happen.
For now, Schoop is in a bit of a holding pattern. He could go to a minor league affiliate to continue his rehab assignment, which will last through July 3. He could be activated by the Orioles at...
Right-hander Matt Hobgood, the Orioles' 2009 first-round draft pick, will have arthroscopic right shoulder surgery July 6 to remove a bone spur. The procedure will end his 2015 season.
Hobgood is 1-1 with an ERA of 6.52 in six games this year at Double-A Bowie. He got off to a good start for the Baysox, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in his first two games, but a DL stint soon followed, and on June 19 he went back on the disabled list for the second time. The recovery time for this surgery...
Not only do the Orioles have the best winning percentage in their division today, but so do their top two farm team, as well.
The Orioles are playing .547 (41-34) ball, tops in the American League East by percentage point over Tampa Bay. Triple-A Norfolk, at .573 (43-32), leads its division in the International League, as does Double-A Bowie, at .575 (42-31) in the Eastern League.
The Orioles used pitching (two shutouts) and power (five homers) to sweep Cleveland 4-0 and 8-0 on Sunday, posting...
A two-game display of pitching and power. Five homers, two shutouts and a 41-34 record for the Orioles, who move into first place in the American League East by percentage points.
For Chris Tillman, it was a much-needed outing. He pitched seven scoreless on four hits, throwing 110 pitches in tonight's 8-0 win over Cleveland. He began the day with a 6.22 ERA. What was the difference?
"I think I was able to command the fastball and make some good pitches early on. I think that is the key to...