The good feeling and positive vibes in the Orioles clubhouse that carried from spring training into the regular season continued through the club's 4-1 start. The chemistry, the team being together, the team playing hard and aggressive baseball that was dictated by their manager from the first day under the Florida sun.
But a 4-1 start has been followed by a four-game losing streak where the Orioles allowed 34 runs, got swept by the New York Yankees and saw their bullpen give up nine homers...
After allowing seven home runs and 15 runs Sunday, there is nothing, really, to do for the Orioles pitching staff and team as a whole but get back on the horse tonight versus Oakland. Try to ride their way to victory and put that mess from Sunday in their rear-view mirror.
The O's were competitive and led the Yankees in the first two games of the series. They just didn't win. Sunday they were blown out and it felt like about 10 losses, but really only counted as one.
Time to get back to...
Maybe that series win at Yankee Stadium last weekend by the Orioles got the Yankees' attention. Because after scoring just five runs in three games at home against Detroit, New York came to Baltimore and hit 14 homers and scored 29 runs in a series sweep of the Orioles.
Today right-hander Domingo Germán allowed two hits and two runs over six innings and New York bashed seven more homers in a 15-3 win to sweep the three-game series.
The Yankees improved to 5-4 and the Orioles fall to 4-5 and...
After dropping games by scores of 8-4 and 6-4 to start this series, the Orioles host the New York Yankees today to wrap up this three-game series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Both clubs are 4-4 and tied for second in the American League East, 1 1/2 games behind the 6-3 Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto is in fourth at 3-7 and defending World Series champion Boston is last at 2-8, which matches its worst 10-game start ever.
After throwing 6 1/3 no-hit innings in his 2019 season starting debut at...
Trey Mancini homered again and for the second time in two games in the series against New York, the Orioles got the lead. But they gave up more homers last night and lost to the Yankees 6-4 at Camden Yards.
The Orioles led 4-1 in the sixth on Thursday but allowed the game's last seven runs to lose 8-4. They scratched out two big runs in the seventh last night to lead 4-3 but lost 6-4. Clint Frazier's three-run homer in the eighth off Miguel Castro's hanging slider put New York over the...
For the Orioles and their fans it was a frustrating night as three poorly executed pitches wound up in the seats. The New York Yankees hit three more homers tonight and beat the Orioles 6-4 at Camden Yards.
After a 4-1 start, the Orioles have allowed 19 runs during a three-game losing streak.
After the Birds had taken a 4-3 lead in the home seventh, Miguel Castro hung a slider and Clint Frazier hit it into the left field stands for three runs and an 6-4 lead in the eighth. Castro was one good...
After starting the season 4-1 followed by back-to-back losses to Toronto and the New York Yankees, the Orioles host New York again tonight. It's game two of a three-game series and seven-game homestand to begin the home schedule.
In Thursday's home opener, New York bashed four homers in an 8-4 win. The Orioles led 4-1 in the fifth inning, but the Yankees scored the game's final seven runs. They hit a pair of three-run homers off the Baltimore bullpen as Gleyber Torres connected off Mike...
Right-hander Dan Straily's addition to the Orioles will no doubt be welcomed throughout the clubhouse, and maybe most by a bullpen that has been extremely busy through the first seven games.
Manager Brandon Hyde said Straily may initially make some bullpen appearances, but he's headed for the rotation as soon as he's stretched out enough for that.
Straily, 30, went 5-6 with a 4.12 ERA for Miami last year. Over his past three seasons he has worked to a 4.03 ERA over 495 1/3 innings with an...
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy, looking to bounce back from a season in which he led the majors in homers allowed and tied for the major league lead with 16 losses, takes the mound for the second time in 2019 tonight. Once again, he faces the New York Yankees.
A Yankees team that scored five runs in its recent three-game series versus Detroit, but has scored 23 runs in four games this year against the Orioles. A team that bashed four homers in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Orioles in...
Considering the Orioles only have had a few players hitting, had rotation issues in the opening series, had bullpen issues the last two days and have played all seven games versus the American League East, a 4-3 start doesn't sound real bad.
Yes, that sentence was probably way too long.
The O's rotation had an ERA of 8.38 in the opening series at New York. But in the four games since, it has allowed two earned runs over 20 innings for an 0.90 ERA. But the last two days, the Baltimore bullpen...
It was looking like there would be a good chance for a feel-good opening day at home for the Orioles. They were leading the Yankees 4-1 headed to the top of the sixth. But within a span of four batters the strong positive vibes hit a brick wall.
Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres delivered his second homer of the game and it was huge. His three-run shot off Mike Wright turned a 4-2 Orioles lead into a 5-4 Yankees lead. New York went on to win 8-4 in front of a sellout of 44,182 at Oriole Park at...
After winning four of six on the road to start the 2019 season, the Orioles are back in Baltimore for their home opener. Today the Orioles host the New York Yankees to start a three-game series and seven-game homestand, with Oakland following the Yankees to town.
Tampa Bay at 5-2 is the early leader in the American League East, with the Orioles next at 4-2. Toronto is 3-4, the Yankees 2-4 and Boston 2-5. After losing two of three to the Orioles to begin the season in Yankee Stadium, New York...
TORONTO - The Orioles did the unexpected. A team predicted for another 100-loss season began the year winning four of six and taking series at New York and Toronto. They've played with energy and enthusiasm, displayed solid defense, gotten some clutch outs from their pitchers and watched Trey Mancini get off to a torrid start at the plate.
For a rookie manager in Brandon Hyde, what started in spring training has for now carried into the season.
A team that was expected to be outmatched just...
TORONTO - As the season's first road trip came to an end with a loss today, the Orioles looked back on the first six games and saw plenty of positive and encouraging signs. Now they're excited to bring their team home to play in front of their home fans for the first time on Thursday.
Blanked today on three hits heading to the ninth, they battled back on Trey Mancini's three-run homer to center. But they lost 5-3 to Toronto in front of 11,436 at Rogers Centre. Still, they're heading to...
TORONTO - The Orioles were able to win with just two runs last night, but they couldn't get much going for most of the game today, as they lost the series and road trip finale to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto right-hander Matt Shoemaker threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, as the Blue Jays won 5-3 to salvage the finale of this series. The Orioles head to Baltimore for Thursday's home opener with a 4-2 record.
Shoemaker, who threw seven scoreless frames in his first start...
TORONTO - He is 0-for-12 with seven strikeouts and three walks, but Orioles first basemen Chris Davis is back in the starting lineup today, batting seventh. He did make several solid plays in the field in last night's 2-1 win.
"I think he's still searching a little bit," manager Brandon Hyde said before today's series finale at Toronto. "He's taken a couple of good swings and just missed a ball here and there. I love the fact he's playing great defense for us. When you come out of gates...
TORONTO - After going winless here last season in 10 games, the Orioles can today sweep a three-game series at Rogers Centre. They won 6-5 Monday night and 2-1 behind Andrew Cashner last night.
At 4-1, the Orioles are in second place in the American League East, a half-game behind the 5-1 Tampa Bay Rays. New York is third at 2-3 followed by Toronto at 2-4 and Boston at 1-5.
Last year, the Orioles went 3-21-2 in 26 road series and now they are 2-0 to begin this season.
For the second time this...
TORONTO - Anyone getting tired of watching the Orioles win yet? Yep, just kidding. But the 2019 Orioles have won their last four by six combined runs. Every game has gone down to the last pitch. Three of the games were started by James Paxton, J.A. Happ and Marcus Stroman. Four different players have saves.
But other than that ...
Hey, for a change it's fun for the fans of Birdland who no doubt are getting a good feeling about this team. The good feeling in the clubhouse was something you...
TORONTO - He didn't take a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but right-hander Andrew Cashner followed up nicely on David Hess' strong outing last night.
Cashner pitched the Orioles to a 2-1 win at Rogers Centre and they are 4-1 with a four-game win streak, matching their longest of last season. After going 0-10 in Toronto last season, they can sweep this three-game series tomorrow afternoon.
Cashner went six innings, allowing four singles, two of them infield hits. He allowed his first hit...
TORONTO - Last night's no-hitter over 6 1/3 innings by Orioles right-hander David Hess had a lot to do with the pitcher, of course, but also the catcher. Jesús Sucre said this afternoon that Hess let him know before the game he would have full confidence in every pitch Sucre called.
Hess would say, "I'm riding with you," to his catcher pregame and then Sucre had a plan that Hess executed very well. All of this happened for a pitcher and catcher that haven't worked together very long....