Just like as in a heavyweight prize fight, when one combatant wins a round, the opponent often times gets up and comes out fighting to win the next round. That is exactly what occurred Friday night when the Tampa Bay Rays answered Thursday’s loss with a 3-0 shutout of the Baltimore Orioles. Despite the best efforts of Kyle Bradish (6-5), the Orioles were stymied by Tampa … [Read more...] about The Rays Land A Counter Punch
Relieved To Get The Win
The Baltimore Orioles started a pivotal four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday with a 4-3 win in 10 innings. With seven games remaining against the Rays in the 2023 season, the Orioles have to walk the walk. Kyle Gibson laid the groundwork Thursday with a quality start, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits while issuing 2 walks and striking out 8 over 6.0 innings. He threw … [Read more...] about Relieved To Get The Win
MINOR LEAGUE GAME SUMMARIES FOR 7/21/2023
Ryan Higgins went 1 for 1 with a double and 1 RBI. His pinch hit double provided the walk-off win for the Ironbirds. He is the Orioles Hangout MiLB Player of the Day. RYAN HIGGINS WALKOFF 2-BAGGER WITH SWAGGER IN ABERDEEN4th straight win for the @IronBirds to improve to a season-best 9 games over .500! 47-38 overall and 15-6 in the 2nd half.: @MIKEdUpSports @OsPlayerDev … [Read more...] about MINOR LEAGUE GAME SUMMARIES FOR 7/21/2023
The (Tyler) Wells Ran Dry
It stands to reason that not every outing will go well. That was certainly the case Tuesday with an ugly 10-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baltimore Orioles starter Tyler Wells (7-5) just didn’t seem to have it, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits, walked 2, struck out 2, coughed up a 3-run homerun to LA’s Jason Heyward and threw a wild pitch, all in 2.0 innings. The loss was hung … [Read more...] about The (Tyler) Wells Ran Dry
No Broom Needed
Wednesday marked the sixth time in the 2023 season that the Baltimore Orioles faced the possibility of being swept by an opponent in a series and for the sixth time that eventuality was avoided. The team’s 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers prevented the sweep; the last time the Orioles had the broom used on them was May 15, 2022, a streak of 70 consecutive series. The … [Read more...] about No Broom Needed