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That escalated quickly: Eighth-inning homer barrage for the win

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That escalated quickly: Eighth-inning homer barrage for the win
It happened fast for the Orioles. In a stunning three-home-run eighth inning, their dormant offense came to life big-time tonight and they rallied to beat the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals 5-3. They did it against their top late-inning relievers who played key roles in their 2019 championship run. All it took was two pinch-hit homers and an "Earl" - a three-run homer that former skipper Earl Weaver loved. The late comeback puts the Orioles back at the .500 mark at 7-7...
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O's game blog: Looking for two in a row in Washington

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O's game blog: Looking for two in a row in Washington
After Friday's 19-hit, 11-0 win over the Washington Nationals, the Orioles and Nats play the second game of their series tonight at Nats Park. The Orioles (6-7) snapped a four-game losing streak while the Nationals (4-6) fell to 2-6 at home. The 19 hits were Baltimore's most since Aug. 30, 2019 at Kansas City, when they had 21. According to STATS, the win marked the largest shutout victory by a team coming off a 100-loss season against a defending World Series champion in major league...
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O's put it all together for one night, producing impressive result

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O's put it all together for one night, producing impressive result
Who could have predicted that after a 13-2 loss on opening night the Orioles would take the next two games at Boston? Or that they would sweep the Tampa Bay Rays, who won 96 games last year? Or they would be swept by the Miami Marlins, who had to retool their roster so drastically? Or that what happened last night would happen. Coming off four losses to Miami, the last three by a single run - including a game Thursday in which the Orioles looked terrible - they played their best and most...
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Early aggressive offense leads to big number against Nats

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Early aggressive offense leads to big number against Nats
The Orioles used a formula they used earlier this season to produce an early lead tonight. And lefty Tommy Milone took it from there. It was an impressive night of Orioles baseball. In crushing Washington 11-0 in the opener of a three-game series, the O's scored three early runs and led 4-0 by the top of the fourth. It was quite a change from earlier this week and the three straight games scoring one run combined versus Miami. Later in the game they poured on the offense. Meanwhile, Milone...
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O's game blog: The series opener at Washington

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O's game blog: The series opener at Washington
Out to break a four-game losing streak after being swept by the Miami Marlins, the Orioles (5-7) hit the road tonight for the start of a three-game series at Washington. The Nationals (4-5) host the Birds tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon at Nats Park. After scoring just one run in losing the first three games of the series against Miami, O's batters hit four homers last night in an 8-7 loss. Renato Núñez hit his third and fourth homers, producing his third career multi-homer...
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O's Paul Fry on velocity gain, staff strikeout rate and more

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O's Paul Fry on velocity gain, staff strikeout rate and more
Add Orioles bullpen lefty Paul Fry to the list of pitchers that made offseason changes or tweaks that could help greatly during the 2020 season. One seemingly simple adjustment has helped Fry gain velocity. According to FanGraphs.com, his fastball velocity has gone from 90.7 mph last season to 93.5 mph in his first five outings. "It is really just, my new set position (with) hands down lower I think really helped me stay connected throughout my whole delivery," Fry said this afternoon via a...
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After tough series, when will be the right time to tap into Bowie group?

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After tough series, when will be the right time to tap into Bowie group?
If you are trying to get a handle on how the Orioles will do this year and you watched them play the last week, you might be very confused. They swept three straight from a Tampa Bay team that won 96 games last year. Then they played the depleted Miami Marlins, who restarted their season after about a week's stay in the hotel and with little prep for this series, and they lost four straight. The Birds have now played in three straight series ending in sweeps. They lost two in a row to the...
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O's game blog: The series finale against Miami

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O's game blog: The series finale against Miami
After scoring one run on 10 hits in the first three games of this series, the Orioles host Miami tonight in the final game of the set. They're batting just .130 (10-for-77) and have gone 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position in losing the series' first three games. They averaged 5.5 runs per game in the four games preceding this series, but it hasn't happened against the Marlins. They got three hits each in the first and second games of the series and four hits in the late game last...
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Miguel Castro off to strong start out of O's 'pen

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Miguel Castro off to strong start out of O's 'pen
He is one of several Orioles relievers who may be showing early this season that some offseason improvements and tweaks are taking hold. O's bullpen right-hander Miguel Castro has thrown 6 1/3 scoreless innings to date over six games, allowing four hits with one walk to eight strikeouts. For Castro, command and control have always been big because the raw stuff is solid. His fastball velocity is up from last year's 97.4 mph to 98.0, and his changeup speed is up from 90.6 mph to 92.4 per...
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As the pitching delivers, the bats go silent in Birdland

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As the pitching delivers, the bats go silent in Birdland
Orioles pitchers allowed just three runs combined in both games of a doubleheader but managed to lose them both. The pitchers were real good, the hitters were really not. When Austin Hays singled in a run in the sixth inning of the second game last night, it allowed the Orioles to avoid a third straight shutout, something they last endured in 2015. But in the Miami series, O's batters are 10-for-77 (.130) with one run scored. They have just three extra-base hits (all doubles), have drawn only...
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Few runs, no wins: O's bats stifled by Marlins pitchers

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Few runs, no wins: O's bats stifled by Marlins pitchers
So how did it turn so quickly on offense for the Orioles? Through Sunday they had just swept a three-game series from the Tampa Bay Rays. And while the offense was not putting up huge numbers, they were scoring just over five runs a game and were among the American League leaders in team OPS. But then the Miami Marlins came to town - a team that had not played in eight days - and the Orioles can't touch their pitching. Sure, the Marlins threw two young pitchers with good arms at them in Pablo...
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O's game blog: Looking for some runs against the Marlins

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O's game blog: Looking for some runs against the Marlins
The Orioles had nine innings to score against Miami last night and could not. They had seven today in the first game of a doubleheader and could not score this time either. Miami's Brian Anderson hit a solo homer leading off the fourth off Alex Cobb as the Marlins blanked the Orioles 1-0. The O's have lost the first two games of this four-game series by 4-0 and 1-0 as they fall to 5-5 on the year, while Miami is 4-1. The eight day layoff has somehow helped the Marlins' pitching. The Orioles...
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O's game blog: Alex Cobb faces the Marlins

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O's game blog: Alex Cobb faces the Marlins
The Orioles (5-4) will look to stay above the .500 mark with a win in the first game of a doubleheader today at Camden Yards. After losing 4-0 last night to the Marlins (3-1), the O's host Miami for two games today. Both games are set for seven innings. Right-hander Alex Cobb (1-0, 2.89 ERA) gets the start in the opener, making his third start of the season. Cobb has pitched 9 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and three runs, with three walks and eight strikeouts. He gave up two runs in four...
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A few notes and quotes as O's get blanked in series opener

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A few notes and quotes as O's get blanked in series opener
They have a depleted roster and had not played in eight days, but when you get pitching like that, you can win a ballgame. Right-hander Pablo López, 24, made a strong season debut as Miami blanked the Orioles 4-0 last night. If you can strike out Hanser Alberto twice in one game, you are doing something. López did that twice in his five scoreless innings last night, getting Alberto both times with changeups. This is a hitter that was batting .429 at game time and was 9-for-19 his previous...
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O's game blog: The series with Miami begins

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O's game blog: The series with Miami begins
After one day off the Orioles get back on the field tonight. Their opponent, the Miami Marlins, have had eight days off. Their season was paused after their team was hit hard by COVID-19, which impacted 18 players and two coaches. Playing for the first time since Sunday, July 26, the Marlins (2-1) begin a four-game, three-day series versus the Orioles (5-3). Miami won two of three in its season-opening series at Philly, posting wins by 5-2 on opening day and 11-6 in the third game, around a...
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Seeing some individual player improvement during a 5-3 start

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Seeing some individual player improvement during a 5-3 start
Their pitchers - starters and bullpen - are coming off a solid weekend. Their batters are putting more balls in play and coming through at times in big spots. They are making more consistent contact, even against some tough opponents including Gerrit Cole, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow. Their 5-3 record was third-best in the American League heading into Monday night's action, and 6-2 was easily within their grasp in the second Yankees game in the ninth. The Orioles' strong start is surprising...
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Some notes and quotes after an O's weekend sweep

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Some notes and quotes after an O's weekend sweep
After a 2019 season when they went 0-13 in sweeps - they swept no one and got swept 13 times - the Orioles finally swept a team. And a good one. In 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays won 90 games, and in 2019 they won 96 and made the American League playoffs. In those two seasons, the Orioles lost 115 and 108. O's fans have plenty of appreciation and respect for what the Rays do in a tough division. So to sweep that team made for a fun weekend in Birdland. The O's beat a quality division opponent, and...
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A look at Tommy Milone's outing as O's sweep Tampa Bay

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A look at Tommy Milone's outing as O's sweep Tampa Bay
It started with the starter. For the second day in a row, a veteran left-hander who was signed by the Orioles to a minor league contract gave them a big effort on the mound. Tommy Milone today followed Wade LeBlanc from last night. His pitching got the club off to a nice start on the mound. And after some early missed scoring chances, the Orioles plated three runs in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and post a 5-1 win. This is the club's first series sweep since August 2018. Last year they had...
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O's game blog: Looking for their first sweep since 2018

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O's game blog: Looking for their first sweep since 2018
With a win today, the Orioles can do something they didn't do once in 2019: sweep a series. Last year the Orioles had zero series sweeps, but they were swept 13 times by other clubs. So today, after winning this weekend by scores of 6-3 and 5-4 in 11 innings, the Orioles can sweep the Tampa Bay Rays. In the 2018 season the Orioles had two sweeps. They swept a two-game series on the road against the New York Mets June 5-6. They also swept three in a row from the Toronto Blue Jays at home Aug....
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The early positive trend of strikeouts by O's pitchers

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The early positive trend of strikeouts by O's pitchers
By striking out 10 Tampa Bay batters last night, the Orioles tied a team record. Their staff has now fanned 10 or more hitters in four straight games. This is the fourth time they've done this since 1954. They would not have been able to tie the mark without last night's game going extra innings. Birds pitchers had eight strikeouts through nine innings. But Tanner Scott got one in the 10th and Travis Lakins Sr., on the way to his first MLB win, got one in the 11th. Records are nice, but...
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