O's game blog: Bud Norris is 8-1 with a 2.72 ERA against AL East
Right-hander Bud Norris (14-8, 3.62 ERA) pitches against right-hander Shane Greene (5-3, 3.24 ERA) today as the Orioles face New York at Yankee Stadium.
Norris is 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in three career starts against New York, all coming this season. In 17 innings, he has allowed 12 hits and four runs with five walks and 19 strikeouts. Yankees batters are hitting just .197 against him.
In 13 starts against the American League East this season, Norris is 8-1 with a 2.72 ERA and the O's have gone 12-1 in those games. His .889 winning percentage against the AL East is the best in the majors among pitchers with eight or more starts in 2014.
In four September starts, Norris is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.48, 25 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings and a .193 average against.
The Orioles are now 12-5 against the Yankees and one more win in the two remaining games in this series will tie the 2014 O's for second-most wins ever against New York, matching the Orioles' most wins against New York since 1976.
The most wins ever for the Orioles in one season against the Yankees was in 1966 when they went 15-3. They were 13-5 in 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1976.
Nelson Cruz became the sixth Oriole to produce a 40-homer season when he connected last night. Cruz is now days away from giving the Orioles back-to-back major league home run leaders.
The Orioles would become just the fourth team since 1920 to have two players win the homer title in consecutive years with Cruz and Chris Davis, joining the 1936-37 Yankees (Lou Gehrig 49, Joe DiMaggio 46), the 1987-88 Athletics (Mark McGwire 49, Jose Canseco 42), and the 1993-94 Giants (Barry Bonds 46, Matt Williams 43).
The Orioles went just 1-for-28 at the plate and were shut out on Monday night when they didn't even advance a single runner to second base. Then they went 17-for-43 with three homers in last night's win.
According to MASN's "O's Xtra" postgame last night, the Orioles have the majors' best record in games after they were shut out.
.818 - Orioles (9-2)
.750 - Pirates (6-2)
.700 - Tigers (7-3)
.667 - Angels (2-1)
The Orioles have a remarkable 34-1 record when scoring four runs or more since July 19.
After a three-hit game last night, Cruz is batting .355 (33-for-93) over his last 23 games with eight doubles, a triple, six homers and 19 RBIs. Cruz has seven doubles over his past 14 games.
A win today would put the Orioles 20 games above .500 against the AL East (46-26). The last time they finished a season 20 or more games over .500 in the division was 1980 (49-29).
In 13 starts against the American League East this season, Norris is 8-1 with a 2.72 ERA and the O's have gone 12-1 in those games. His .889 winning percentage against the AL East is the best in the majors among pitchers with eight or more starts in 2014.
In four September starts, Norris is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.48, 25 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings and a .193 average against.
The Orioles are now 12-5 against the Yankees and one more win in the two remaining games in this series will tie the 2014 O's for second-most wins ever against New York, matching the Orioles' most wins against New York since 1976.
The most wins ever for the Orioles in one season against the Yankees was in 1966 when they went 15-3. They were 13-5 in 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1976.
Nelson Cruz became the sixth Oriole to produce a 40-homer season when he connected last night. Cruz is now days away from giving the Orioles back-to-back major league home run leaders.
The Orioles would become just the fourth team since 1920 to have two players win the homer title in consecutive years with Cruz and Chris Davis, joining the 1936-37 Yankees (Lou Gehrig 49, Joe DiMaggio 46), the 1987-88 Athletics (Mark McGwire 49, Jose Canseco 42), and the 1993-94 Giants (Barry Bonds 46, Matt Williams 43).
The Orioles went just 1-for-28 at the plate and were shut out on Monday night when they didn't even advance a single runner to second base. Then they went 17-for-43 with three homers in last night's win.
According to MASN's "O's Xtra" postgame last night, the Orioles have the majors' best record in games after they were shut out.
.818 - Orioles (9-2)
.750 - Pirates (6-2)
.700 - Tigers (7-3)
.667 - Angels (2-1)
The Orioles have a remarkable 34-1 record when scoring four runs or more since July 19.
After a three-hit game last night, Cruz is batting .355 (33-for-93) over his last 23 games with eight doubles, a triple, six homers and 19 RBIs. Cruz has seven doubles over his past 14 games.
A win today would put the Orioles 20 games above .500 against the AL East (46-26). The last time they finished a season 20 or more games over .500 in the division was 1980 (49-29).
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