After 16 straight losses to the Toronto Blue Jays north of the border, the Baltimore Orioles have finally put an end to that claim to fame.
The O’s overcame an injury to Jeremy Guthrie and some tense moments late to hold on for a 4-3 victory.
Guthrie left the game because of pain in his back after throwing five shutout innings. The O’s have not announced whether or not he will be able to make his next start.
Kevin Gregg entered the game with a two-run lead in the ninth, but gave up a solo home run to Adam Lind to make things interesting as usual. (Read More…)
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 7:52 am by steve
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Baltimore Orioles closer Kevin Gregg once against managed to cost his team another victory by blowing a save in the ninth inning.
Gregg came in and gave up a leadoff triple that eventually scored on a base hit with two outs, allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to tie the game at five and send the game into extra innings.
The Orioles couldn’t get anything going offensively in extra innings, and the Rays eventually did thanks to a strange bounce and some timely hitting off of O’s reliever Jeremy Accardo.
Koji Uehara once again pitched a scoreless inning, and it continues to be incomprehensible why manager Buck Showalter hasn’t given him the nod at the closer’s role over Gregg.
It’s a really costly, devastating loss for the O’s, who were heading for their fifth straight victory, a series win over the Rays, and back to the .500 mark heading into a favorable pitching matchup for a sweep on Sunday.
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 6:37 am by steve
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The Baltimore Orioles managed to avoid a winless road trip by squeaking out a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the series finale.
The offense continued its struggles, but the pitching and defense were just enough to get the job done.
Brian Matusz made his first start of the season after spending a couple of months on the disabled list. He pitched pretty well all things considered, going six innings and allowing just one run.
Adam Jones hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to break the tie, and Jim Johnson and Kevin Gregg combined to hold the Mariners scoreless over the final three innings.
The Orioles broke a five-game losing streak and crept closer to the .500 mark heading into a day off. After traveling back to Baltimore, the O’s will host the Toronto Blue Jays for a three-game weekend series. (Read More…)
Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 8:28 pm by steve
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