The Orioles defeated the Athletics 12-8 Tuesday evening. In actuality, it was Ryan Mountcastle who single-handedly defeated Oakland. The Baltimore first baseman went 3 for 4 with 2 homeruns, the second was a grand slam in the seventh inning, 2 runs scored and 9 RBI. Five of Mountcastle’s nine RBI came when it mattered most, with two outs. Austin Hays went 4 for 5 with a … [Read more...] about Mountcastle’s Big Night
O’s Hose The A’s
Monday’s game with the Oakland Athletics was a homerun party for the Baltimore Orioles. The Birds hit three homeruns enroute to a 5-1 win over the A’s and introduced the newest HR celebration, the “homer hose”. I guess the homerun chain is so yesterday. Baltimore homerun hitters will now chug a bottle of water (poured into a funnel at the top end of the hose) from the … [Read more...] about O’s Hose The A’s
O’s Lose A Homerun Battle
The Baltimore Orioles lost Sunday’s game with the New York Yankees by a score of 5-3. With the loss, the Orioles have now dropped two series to AL East rivals (Boston & NY). The Yankees relied mainly on the long ball to beat the Birds, hitting three homeruns (Aaron Judge 2 and Franchy Cordero 1) in the game. Countering those blasts was Adley Rutschman (4 for 4, 2 Runs … [Read more...] about O’s Lose A Homerun Battle
MINOR LEAGUE GAME SUMMARIES FOR 4/8/2023
Maverick Handley went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI for the Tides. He is the Orioles Hangout MiLB Player of the Day. NORFOLK TIDES (6-1) WON 21-2 OVER GWINNETT – AAA Connor Norby went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. Lewin Diaz went 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored, 2 RBI and 2 walks. SP: Spenser Watkins (2-0) allowed 1 unearned run on 4 hits, … [Read more...] about MINOR LEAGUE GAME SUMMARIES FOR 4/8/2023
O’s Offense Limited In Loss
The Baltimore Orioles dropped Saturday evening’s game with the New York Yankees. The team from the Bronx won the game 4-1 and in doing so limited the O’s to 4 hits, all singles. New York pitching also recorded eight strikeouts. Cedric Mullins went 1 for 4 with 1 run scored. Adley Rutschman went 1 for 2 with 2 walks. Adam Frazier and Ramon Urias each went 1 for … [Read more...] about O’s Offense Limited In Loss