Strasburg adds to record book, but Nats fall in extras
Despite Chicago's 2-1 win over the Nationals in 11 innings, Stephen Strasburg continues to make his changes to the record books.
Strasburg surpassed former Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard for most strikeouts in his first three games in the big leagues when he struck out Alexei Ramirez in the fifth inning. Richard's record was 29 in 1971.
It was Strasburg's 30th strikeout in a span of 17 innings. It was also Strasburg's 8th strikeout in the game.
Officially through three starts,...
In case Brian Matusz doesn't recognize what just happened, the Orioles scored a run for him.
Matusz will try to protect a 1-0 lead as we enter the bottom of the fourth inning, and hope that the Orioles' generosity will extend a little further.
Miguel Tejada, Nick Markakis and Ty Wigginton opened the top of the fourth with singles that produced a 1-0 lead.
Markakis is 2-for-2 and hasn't been retired since he vented about the club's offensive approach, among other things, to The Sun.
Did...
Nolan Reimold, starting again in left field for Triple-A Norfolk, went 3-for-4 with a run and raised his average to .206 in the Tides' 6-4 loss to Toledo.
Michael Aubrey doubled and drove in two runs.
Left-hander Chris George allowed six runs and nine hits in four innings, with three walks and two strikeouts. Alberto Castillo tossed two scoreless innings, striking out two.
Double-A Bowie won in spite of itself, scoring four runs in the eighth inning to defeat Harrisburg, 5-4.
The Baysox...
The Aberdeen IronBirds began their ninth season of play in the New York-Penn League tonight with a win in the season opener, 5-2 at home vs. Hudson Valley.
The IronBirds used six extra-base hits and a three-pitcher, three-hitter to send 6,671 fans home happy from Ripken Stadium.
Starting pitcher Justin Anderson got the win allowing just one hit, a solo homer, over six innings. T.R. Keating pitched two scoreless and Brian Parker gave up a run in the ninth.
L.J. Hoes began his rehab...
The Delmarva Shorebirds have announced that they will host the 2011 South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 21, 2011 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium.
"We are extremely excited to host the 2011 All-Star Game, and to showcase Arthur W. Perdue Stadium and Delmarva's attractions to the rest of the league," said General Manager Chris Bitters. "We're also excited to partner with Perdue and use this opportunity to highlight the importance of the three local food banks. This partnership is...
For the Orioles:
LF Corey Patterson
3B Miguel Tejada
RF Nick Markakis
1B Ty Wigginton
CF Adam Jones
C Matt Wieters
2B Julio Lugo
SS Cesar Izturis
LHP Brian Matusz
For the Padres:
2B David Eckstein
CF Chris Denorfia
1B Adrian Gonzalez
LF Scott Hairston
C Yorvit Torrealba
3B Chase Headley
SS Jerry Hairston Jr
RF Aaron Cunningham
LHP Wade LeBlanc
Gonzalez has hit safely in 14 of his last 17 games, batting .379 with four doubles, six homers, 16 RBIs and 12 runs scored. He's also posted a .440...
Nationals righthander Jordan Zimmermann pitched off the mound Friday at Nationals Park, going two innings and 35 pitches as he continues recovery from Tommy John surgery conducted last year.
"It was definitely nice to get out of Florida. The heat was killing me. It felt good to get back on the mound and be in this atmosphere again is nice."
Jordan used his entire repertoire and threw at top velocity.
"I have been throwing 100 percent for awhile now. I haven't had a setback, knock on...
A handful of you have been asking about this year's Brian's Baseball Bash - With B-Rob struggling with injuries, is the Bash still on? With the closure of the ESPN Zone, where will they hold it this year?
All valid questions - that now appear to have answers.
According to the Community Calendar on Orioles.com, Brian's Baseball Bash is still on and scheduled for Sunday, August 22 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
This year's event will take place at the ESPN Zone-concept similar Dave and Busters in...
Nats pitcher Jordan Zimmermann threw off the mound today before batting practice in his first appearance at Nats Park in quite some time. Zimmermann is recovering nicely from Tommy John surgery and is ahead of schedule for his return. He pitched a couple of dozen pitches to Nats hitters. It looked as if he was throwing at full strength with no problems. More later...
From the O's good news department as they get set to begin a series in San Diego tonight, four of the young pitchers are throwing well right now.
Brian Matusz, who starts on the mound tonight at Petco Park, and Jake Arrieta have pitched to a ERA of 2.70 over their last five combined starts.
After going through a four-start stretch where his ERA was 9.50, Matusz has pitched to an ERA of just 2.66 over his last three starts and pitched a career-high eight innings in his last outing vs. the...
Brad Bergesen told me that he was on a 65-70 pitch count last night with Triple-A Norfolk, which explains why he left the game after 2 2/3 innings.
Bergesen allowed five hits to the Toledo Mud Hens, including a three-run homer to Jeff Larish. He walked two, struck out two and threw 44 of his 65 pitches for strikes.
"I felt OK," he said. "I was a little rusty. I hadn't picked up a ball since Sunday. But I gave up a couple hits and then the guy obviously hit that one out, and that was...