He gave up so many runs in the first two innings of his starts this year, he'd fix the problem. Because it has been a season-long issue for him. Coming into tonight, where he allowed two runs in the second to Oakland, Guthrie had given up 36 runs in the first two innings of his starts and 46 in all other innings. That's 43.9 percent of his runs allowed in those two innings. Last year, he gave up 109 runs all year and 27 came in the first two innings. That's 24.7 percent. That still...

It was raining hits on Jeremy Guthrie earlier. Soon, it should just be raining. The wind is whipping up big time at the Yard and the radar says the rain is cloisng in. Good times all around.

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It seems Jeremy Guthrie is not the pitcher to shut down the Oakland A's. The A's hit him hard for the second time this year in a 9-1 win over the Orioles on Monday night that started a seven-game homestand. Guthrie allowed a season-high 11 hits and five runs and is now 7-12, 5.43. In two starts vs. Oakland, he is 0-2, 18.57 and has allowed 11ER and 18 hits in 5 1/3 innings. The O's avoided their 8th shutout when Luke Scott led off the ninth with a solo homer, his 19th of the year and...

Jeremy Guthrie stood in front of his locker and answered questions at length tonight about his poor outing vs. Oakland and his tough season. On tonight's outing: "It was a tough game, they strung together some two out hits. You tip your cap to Gio Gonzalez, he proved tonight unless I shut them out, we didn't have much of a chance anyway. I did not pitch well throughout." On getting two strikes, then giving up hits: "I've always been the same type of pitcher, I go after people. ...

Jeremy Guthrie took his 12th loss tonight, that matches his total from all of last year. Guthrie gave up a season-high 11 hits along with five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He threw 107 pitches and is now 7-12, 5.43. He has made two starts vs. the A's this year and is 0-2, 18.57. He did not survive the first inning in a June 5th loss at Oakland. A's hitters have 18 hits in 34 at bats over those two starts vs. Guthrie this year for an average of .529. He has allowed four runs or more in 12 of...

Game Preview Oakland (50-62) at Orioles (46-66) Orioles fans have somewhat gotten used to the fact the O's struggle against teams in the tough American League East. But the O's have also struggled this year vs. the AL West and they have not won vs. the Oakland A's in over two years. The Birds are 8-18 on the season (2-8 at home) vs. AL West clubs. The Orioles are 0-4 this year vs. Oakland and have lost nine in a row vs. Oakland since last beating the A's on July 22, 2007. The A's have...

If you look at the players that make up the Orioles lineup and think that group should be scoring more runs, you are not alone. Manager Dave Trembley was asked about that today and agrees that the team's offense has underachieved. "Agreed. We've gone through a stretch here where we are 6 and 18 and probably 13 or more of those have been decided by two runs or less. We've really been searching for the big hit, the one hit to break the game open. "I can understand that it's part of...

"Would Pie have caught that?" Each time Nolan Reimold fails to run down a fly ball in left-center field, a reporter will turn to the guy next to him and bring up Felix Pie's name. Pie has the speed to catch up to Evan Longoria's ball in the fifth that fell for a two-run double, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead. That doesn't mean he would have made the play. We'll never know. But he certainly has the wheels. It wouldn't matter if they were flat. He'll remain in the garage until his...

It would seem to make sense that some of the Orioles young starting pitchers might have to be shut down before the season ends due to pitching a lot of innings. But Dave Trembley today seemed to indicate that will not happen, as the club watches the youngsters carefully, while at the same time going to a six-man rotation in September. "I think we've got that pretty much written out," Trembley said. "There are three off days in September that will help. The off day on Thursday pushes...