masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgNEW YORK – The Orioles have lost seven consecutive series openers at Yankee Stadium dating back to April 12, 2013.
Why didn’t somebody warn us?
The club will make its second consecutive roster move today when it activates Ryan Flaherty from the disabled list. The Orioles are expected to option infielder Rey Navarro to Triple-A Norfolk.
Navarro would have been sent down yesterday if Everth Cabrera had avoided the disabled list.
Navarro is batting .316 (6-for-19), but he hasn’t started since…

NEW YORK – The Orioles have lost seven consecutive series openers at Yankee Stadium dating back to April 12, 2013.

Why didn’t somebody warn us?

The club will make its second consecutive roster move today when it activates Ryan Flaherty from the disabled list. The Orioles are expected to option infielder Rey Navarro to Triple-A Norfolk.

rey navarro.jpgNavarro would have been sent down yesterday if Everth Cabrera had avoided the disabled list.

Navarro is batting .316 (6-for-19), but he hasn’t started since April 29 and has appeared in only three games since that date. Showalter preferred Steve Pearce and Jimmy Paredes at second base with Flaherty and Jonathan Schoop on the disabled list.

Room must be created on the Triple-A Norfolk roster, which also includes infielders Paul Janish and Jayson Nix. Sharlon Schoop could return to Double-A Bowie.

Chris Tillman continued his pattern last night of allowing two runs or fewer in every other start.

To review: One run in 6 2/3 innings, seven runs in 2 2/3 innings, one run in 5 1/3 innings, seven runs in 4 1/3 innings, two runs in seven innings, and four runs in 5 2/3 innings.

The 10 hits allowed last night were one short of his career high on Sept. 26, 2014 at Toronto.

Tillman’s 7.30 ERA at Yankee Stadium over 37 innings is his highest at any venue where he’s made more than one start.

The four home runs Tillman has allowed to Alex Rodriguez are tied for the second-most vs. any opponent. Evan Longoria’s hit six and Lyle Overbay’s hit four.

Lots of fans on Twitter last night were bashing Tillman and saying he’s never going to be an ace. Frankly, I was a bit surprised by the amount of venom being spewed. To say frustration has set in with some folks would be a gross understatement.

Is it odd that Kevin Gausman was warming in the bullpen last night in the fifth inning, but Tommy Hunter got up in the sixth after Stephen Drew’s one-out double? Manager Buck Showalter tries to avoid warming a reliever without using him.

I’m sure there’s a logical explanation. It just didn’t seem important enough to investigate following the game, especially with Hunter shutting out the Yankees over 1 1/3 innings.

Gausman threw one inning on Wednesday at Citi Field, striking out two batters. He hadn’t pitched since April 29. Before that appearance, he hadn’t pitched since April 22.

Hunter hasn’t been charged with a run in his last seven appearances. He’s allowed three hits, walked one and struck out five, and his ERA is down to 4.63.

Chris Davis struck out four more times Thursday to raise his season total to 44, most in the majors. Tampa Bay’s Steven Souza Jr. is second with 42.

The major league record is 223 by Mark Reynolds in 2009 while playing for the Diamondbacks. At this pace, Davis would shatter it.

Davis has multiple strikeouts in six of his last seven games.

The Orioles’ last seven games have been completed in under three hours. I’m not sure if that’s a club record.

Paredes has hit safely in six consecutive games and in 13 of 15 this season since coming off the disabled list. He drew two walks last night after having just one in his previous 24 games dating back to Sept. 13, 2014.

I can’t recall whether I’ve seen a 5-6-3 double play before last night. It certainly looked unusual when J.J. Hardy took the throw from Manny Machado.