The Orioles, who own a .705 winning percentage at Camden Yards this year, are about to enjoy some home cooking heading into the All-Star break.
After the Orioles' 14-inning win over the Dodgers on Wednesday gave them a 4-5 road trip, the Orioles host the Los Angeles Angels for three games beginning tonight.
The Orioles have lost just one of 14 home series. They have 10 home series wins, one loss (to Seattle) and have tied three series at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 31-13 at home and have been even better in recent games there. They have won five in a row and 14 of their past 17 at home.
Tonight should be special night at Camden Yards as the Orioles celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 1966 World Series victory. They will commemorate the first World Championship in club history with a video tribute, followed by an on-field ceremony including 13 members of the 1966 World Series team.
The pregame video will begin at approximately 6:00 p.m., detailing the Orioles' 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following the video, the Orioles will welcome back National Baseball Hall of Famers and Orioles Legends Jim Palmer and Brooks Robinson, as well as Eddie Fisher, Dick Hall, Larry Haney, Bill Hunter, Bob Johnson, Davey Johnson, John Miller, Boog Powell, Vic Roznovsky, Russ Snyder and Eddie Watt.
The Orioles allowed just two runs in that entire World Series and none in the last three games. O's pitchers were not scored on in the last 33 innings of the series and gave up just two runs and 17 hits in four games. The Orioles beat Don Drysdale in games one and four. At the age of 20, Palmer beat Sandy Koufax in Game 2, becoming the youngest pitcher to ever throw a shutout in the World Series. Frank Robinson, who produced a Triple Crown that season, was named the 1966 World Series MVP.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early tonight to be in place in their seats by the time that video begins at 6:00 p.m.
More notes on the Orioles:
* The Orioles won the last two games of their series with the Dodgers despite going 3-for-23 with runners in scoring position.
* Mark Trumbo produced his fifth two-homer game of the year on Wednesday. Over his last 10 games, Trumbo is batting .341 (15-for-44) with five homers and 12 RBIs.
* The Orioles have scored 73 runs their last 11 games and 212 over their past 34 games for an average of 6.24 per game in that time.
* Orioles starting pitchers allowed nine runs over 16 innings in the Dodgers series. O's starters have just six quality starts over their past 19 games with an ERA of 6.48 in that span.
* The Orioles have had 20 All-Stars over the last five seasons, since 2012. According to STATS, LLC., the 20 All-Stars in that time ranks second in the majors behind St. Louis with 23. In that same time, 12 different Orioles have been named All-Stars, tied for second most in the majors behind St. Louis with 15.
Tillman snubbed?: Cleveland Indian right-hander Corey Kluber was named to the American League All-Star team yesterday replacing Toronto's Marco Estrada, who went on the disabled list. Kluber has fewer wins and a higher ERA than Chris Tillman, but still got the nod. Tillman is 11-2 with an ERA of 3.55 to Kluber's mark of 8-8 and 3.79 ERA. Kluber has the edge on Tillman however in WHIP (1.04 to 1.23) and opponent average (.219 to .238).
But the O's staff has certainly leaned big on Tillman this year and you can see why he is easily the O's staff ace. While he is 11-2 with that 3.55 ERA, the rest of the O's rotation is a combined 17-25 with an ERA of 5.63.
Farm note: On Wednesday, Single-A Frederick Keys right fielder Conor Bierfeldt was named the Carolina League Player of the Month for June.
In 25 June games, Bierfeldt, 25, batted .279 with six doubles, eight home runs, 19 runs and 25 RBIs. He finished with a .628 slugging percentage, .351 OBP and a .978 OPS. The Connecticut native led the Carolina League in home runs, RBIs, total bases, extra-base hits and slugging. His 25 RBIs were second-best at the entire Single-A level while his eight home runs were tied for second-best.
On June 29, Bierfeldt, a 29th round draft pick in 2013 from Western Connecticut State, hit a three-run walk-off homer against the Carolina Mudcats.
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