Rays beat O's as the losing streak reaches 12
Looking like a team on an inevitable march toward 100 losses, the O's lost 3-1 Tuesday night at Tampa.
The O's have now lost 12 in a row, matching their losing streak of 12 in a row from August 16-28, 2004.
At least they couldn't blame the bullpen this time.
Tampa got a pair of clutch, two-out hits in the first to take a 2-0 lead. Ben Zobrist had an RBI double and Willy Aybar added an RBI single.
Gary and Jim ask Dave Trembley about the O's 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay
Luke Scott's single...
That's a Dozen - The O's suffered their 12th straight loss with Tuesday's 3-1 defeat at Tampa. It's the most consecutive losses since the Birds lost 12 in a row from August 16-28 in 2004.
The losing streak is the longest in the Majors this year.
No beef - The O's offense was held to one run on nine hits tonight. The O's went 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left 8 men on base. The Birds have scored just 36 runs during the 12-game losing streak and have left 95 on base...
Game Preview
Orioles (60-97) at Tampa Bay (81-76)
Heading into tonight's game at Tampa, the O's need a win to end a 12-game losing streak and three wins in the next five games to avoid a 100-loss season.
Tonight, in game three of a four-game series, David Hernandez (4-9, 5.20) pitches vs. Tampa's James Shields (10-12, 4.17).
The O's losing streak is the longest in the Majors this year. Tampa (September 3-13) and Cleveland (September 13-24) both lost 11 in a row earlier this...
RHP David Hernandez (4-9, 5.20) tonight makes his 19th start of this season, his 10th on the road and the 2nd of this year vs. Tampa.
Even though he is winless over his last eight starts, Hernandez has pitched better in his last two starts, going 0-1, 3.75 vs. Boston and Cleveland. His last win was August 11th vs. Oakland.
Hernandez has recorded eight quality starts on the season.
Hernandez, 2009 season:
First 10 starts: 4-4, 3.81
Last 8 starts: 0-5, 7.34
The Orioles are 5-13 when...
The Orioles rally from a five-run deficit came up short Wednesday night as they lost 5-3 to Tampa at Tropicana Field.
The O's remain winless on this road trip and their losing streak, the longest in the Majors this year, has reached 13 games.
That's the O's longest since a 14-game streak in August of 1954 and the 1988 team began 0-14 on its way to an 0-21 start.
Down 5-0, the O's scored three in the 8th vs. James Shields on Chad Moeller's sac fly and a pinch hit, two-run homer from Ty...
Not his night - O's starting and losing pitcher, David Hernandez, had another poor outing. Coming off his last two starts, he had pitched pretty well, with an ERA of 3.75.
But tonight he gave up five runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 innings. Over his last nine starts, Hernandez is 0-6, 7.65. The Orioles are 5-14 when he starts, losing the last nine in a row.
Hernandez has lost two starts this season vs. Tampa, pitching a combined 7 1/3 innings and giving up 16 hits and 10ER.
Winning...
It's officially a new year for Orioles baseball, but the slates haven't been wiped clean here in the Orioles Buzz. We're already two weeks into the new weekly feature, 'Where in the Yard?' and a few of you are two-for-two.
Whether this will be your first attempt or you've been here before, add another to your tally by guessing where the photo below was taken in or around Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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But this time, Roberts is looking to make a difference for those kids beyond his late summer Baseball Bash and the typical...
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WSBA aired Orioles baseball in Central Pennsylvania from 1988 through 2006. The Orioles then made the switch to WOYK 1350, where Yorkers listened to Orioles games for the past three seasons. But after a brief separation, the O's and WSBA have renewed their partnership, and starting again this season, WSBA will air regular season games, select spring training games (starting in...
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One O's fan, Monte Schisler, a...