The O's scored five in the 5th and four in the 9th on the way to Sunday's 10-2 win over the White Sox. The Orioles out-hit Chicago in all three games of this series. In the series, the O's scored 21 runs on 37 hits. They had a team average of .319 (37 for 116) over the weekend with 12 doubles and three homers. They out-hit the Chisox in all three games in the series. The O's improve to 1-2 on their nine-game, ten-day road trip. They are now 9-21 in series finale games and 5-10 on...

When it comes to the Orioles and Dominican shortstop Miguel Angel Sano, two things remain pretty clear at this point. The O's still are very interested in pursuing Sano, who is an international free agent. But, like every other team in the Majors right now, that pursuit is in a holding pattern as the clubs await the results of MLB's investigation to determine if Sano is, in fact, 16 years old. A report surfaced over the weekend that MLB had completed its investigation and was about to...

Game Preview Orioles (41-50) at NY Yankees (54-37) After winning the final game of their series in Chicago, the Orioles begin a series in New York tonight. They'll look to end a seven-game losing streak at New York and begin to turn around their recent terrible record in AL East road games. While the O's are 12-8 at home this season vs. AL East opponents, they are just 1-11 on the road vs. the East. It gets worse than that. The Orioles are just 2-22 in the last 24 road games vs. the...

RHP David Hernandez (2-2, 3.94) tonight makes his 6th start of this season, his 4th on the road and the 1st of his career vs. the Yankees. Hernandez was optioned to the minors on July 10th when Cesar Izturis was activated off the DL. Hernandez made his last start, last Monday for Double-A Bowie vs. Altoona. In four innings, he allowed two hits and one run. With Triple-A Norfolk this year he went 3-2, 3.30 in 11 starts. In 57 1/3 innings he struck out 79. Hernandez made his last Major...

Hideki Matsui hit a 2-2 pitch from Jim Johnson over the wall in right in the last of the 9th and the Yankees picked up a 2-1 win over the Orioles Monday night. It was his 15th of the year. New York has now won eight home games in a row over the Orioles, who fall to 1-12 on the year in AL East road games. New York has won four in a row and is 17-5 over its last 22 games. The O's lost a game in which they gave up just four hits. The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the first on a Nick Markakis...

After the O's offense produced 21 runs on 37 hits in Chicago and a team average of .319 in that series, the Birds were held to one run on six hits by three Yankees' pitchers on Monday. The Birds went 6-30 at bat in that game. Nick Markakis hit a solo homer in the first for the only Baltimore run. It was his second homer in four games and 10th on the year. Markakis is 5 for 17 with two homers and 3 RBI in the four games on this road trip. Cesar Izturis went 1 for 3 in the game and is 5...

The home opener has brought a new energy to Baltimore. Fans are excited; there's orange and black everywhere; and the sounds of baseball are echoing through the Yard once more. Welcomes were mostly warm for this O's squad, and the enthusiasm for young Orioles like Matt Wieters and Brian Matusz showed how energized the fan base is with the emergence of so much potential in the Orioles' youth. And though the Orange Carpet has already been rolled up for another season, things are underway at...

Game Preview Orioles (41-51) at NY Yankees (55-37) What's been a frustrating road trip to begin the season's second half continues tonight at 7:05 p.m. when the O's play at New York. Rich Hill (3-2, 7.22) will start for Baltimore and Sergio Mitre (4-1, 2.32 in minors) for the Yankees. The O's were frustrated on Monday night when they had two runners make outs at the plate in the 8th inning, then saw Hideki Matsui hit a walk-off homer in the 9th for a 2-1 New York win. It was the...

Here are some roster moves made today in the O's organization: OF Lance West from Aberdeen to Bluefield RHP Scott Mueller from Aberdeen to Delmarva OF Brian Conley from Delmarva to Aberdeen RHP Joshua Dowdy from Delmarva to Aberdeen OF Kraig Binick from Frederick to Bowie IF Matt Tucker activated by Frederick off the DL. Mueller was 1-0, 0.95 in 19 innings with Aberdeen. Binick was batting .225-5-25 at Frederick. Gary Helmick today was named a second-team college all american shortstop by...

LHP Rich Hill (3-2, 7.22) tonight makes his 12th start of this season, his 8th on the road and the 1st of his career vs. the Yankees. Hill pitched in relief in Chicago. On Friday, he gave up two hits and two runs in just 1/3 of an inning. His last start was July 11th in a no decision at home vs. Toronto. In six innings, he gave up seven hits and two runs. This was after he had allowed 19ER over 13 innings in his previous three starts. Despite Hill's struggles this year the O's are 8-3...