Baltimore Orioles Baseball Blog http://www.orioleshomeplate.com A blog about Baltimore Orioles Baseball Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:54:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Orioles are blasted again by the Rays http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-are-blasted-again-by-the-rays/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-are-blasted-again-by-the-rays/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:54:52 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=72 The Baltimore Orioles lost once again to the Tampa Bay Rays as they were swept in all four games during the last three days. On Wednesday night it was a 11-6 loss to the Rays as the two teams finished up their series.

Radhames Liz pitched five innings and gave up five hits and five runs in the game. Four of the five runs were earned in the game as Liz took the loss and fell to 6-7 on the year. The O’s bullpen was pretty crappy on the night as well. Brian Burres gave up two hits and two runs, Rocky Cherry three runs, and Randor Bierd one run. Just a terrible night by the Orioles pitching staff.

Luke Scott had the only big hit for the Orioles as he had a three-run double in the in the first inning. Aubrey Huff and Oscar Salazar both had a rbi in the first inning as well.  Nick Markakis added a rbi single in the second but that would be all the scoring for the O’s as they struggled the rest of the game against the Rays.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-are-blasted-again-by-the-rays/feed/ Royals get by the Tigers 6-2 http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/royals-get-by-the-tigers-6-2/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/royals-get-by-the-tigers-6-2/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:16:06 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=70 On Monday night the Kansas City Royals picked up a nice win on the road as they beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6-2. Great way for the Royals to kick off the series against the Tigers. Atleast the team is still out there playing hard and trying to win games as the season winds down.

Gil Meche improved to 13-11 with the victory as he threw six innings. Meche allowed four hits and two runs in his six innings of action. Ramon Ramirez threw two innings in relief and then John Bale pitched the ninth inning to finish off the Tigers.

At the plate for the Royals, Mike Aviles led the team with two rbi that came on two different rbi singles. David DeJesus and Ryan Shealy had the other two rbi’s for the Royals.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/royals-get-by-the-tigers-6-2/feed/ Orioles are doubled up by the Rays 4-2 http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-are-doubled-up-by-the-rays-4-2/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-are-doubled-up-by-the-rays-4-2/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:10:31 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=69 The Baltimore Orioles were doubled up by the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. The O’s ended up losing the game by the score of 4-2. The O’s actually out hit the Rays  6-3 but were unable to make use of the extra hits.

Rocky Cherry took the loss after giving up a hit and two runs in one inning of action. Cherry had problems as he gave up three walks as well. Orioles starting pitcher Brian Bass tossed 4 2/3 innings and also gave up two runs.

Juan Castro walked to score the first O’s run when they had the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Brian Roberts then hit a sac fly for the Orioles second run. Not much offense as far as scoring runs for the Birds on Monday night.

Hopefully things will be better on Tuesday when the two teams face off once again.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-are-doubled-up-by-the-rays-4-2/feed/ Orioles use the long ball to beat the Indians 14-3 http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-use-the-long-ball-to-beat-the-indians-14-3/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-use-the-long-ball-to-beat-the-indians-14-3/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:15:14 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=68 The Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs and scored 14 runs as they beat up on the visiting Cleveland Indians Monday night. The O’s defeated the Indians by the score of 14-3 as they scored ten runs via the home run ball.

Aubrey Huff had the huge shot when he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning that blew the game side open. Adam Jones then added a three run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that extended the Orioles lead to nine runs and then Ramon Hernandez tacked on a two run shot to push the score to 14-3. Luke Scott was the first Orioles batter to hit a homer when he hit a solo shot in the fourth inning

Oscar Salazar had a two run single in the sixth inning as well for the Orioles offense. Great showing for the entire offense!

Garrett Olson was the winning pitcher for the Orioles as he tossed six innings. Olson allowed eight hits and three runs in the game while improving his record to 9-7. Lance Cormier tossed the seventh and eighth innings before turning things over to Jim Miller who finished off the Indians in the ninth inning.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-use-the-long-ball-to-beat-the-indians-14-3/feed/ Orioles blow lead and lose 5-4 to the Red Sox http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-blow-lead-and-lose-5-4-to-the-red-sox/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-blow-lead-and-lose-5-4-to-the-red-sox/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:53:35 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=67 What a terrible game for the Baltimore Orioles as they allowed the Boston Red Sox to score five un-answered runs and come from behind to win 5-4. The Red Sox scored one run in the tenth inning on an error by pitcher Jim Miller who ended up taking the loss.

Orioles starting pitcher Lance Cormier pitched the first three innings and then Dennis Sarfate pitched the fourth through sixth innings. Jamie Walker and Rocky Cherry allowed two runs each however and the Red Sox tied up the game late. They then went on to win in the tenth inning on the error by Miller.

Luke Scott, Luis Montanez, and Guillermo Quiroz all had one rbi each in the game for the O’s. The first run that the Orioles scored came on an error and Brian Roberts scored.

The O’s will be off on Thursday and will then start up a weekend series with the Oakland A’s.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-blow-lead-and-lose-5-4-to-the-red-sox/feed/ Labor Day at OriolesHomePlate http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/labor-day-at-orioleshomeplate/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/labor-day-at-orioleshomeplate/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:15:21 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=66 Hello all Orioles fans, just wanted to let you know that we will be taking Monday off as we spend time with our friends and family to celebrate Labor Day. We hope that you are able to enjoy the day and even catch a game or two on tv!

Hope everyone has a great day!

]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/labor-day-at-orioleshomeplate/feed/ Orioles crush the White Sox 11-3 on Wednesday night http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-crush-the-white-sox-11-3-on-wednesday-night/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-crush-the-white-sox-11-3-on-wednesday-night/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:04:04 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=65 What an awesome night for the Baltimore Orioles as they scored 11 runs and defeated the Chicago White Sox 11-3. The Orioles were able to avoid the three game sweep as they showed the White Sox a big butt kicking on Wednesday night.

Right from the beginning the Orioles offense jumped all over White Sox starting pitcher John Danks. Brian Roberts and Aubrey Huff both finished the game with three rbi each. Huff had a two run home run and a sac fly for his three rbi while Roberts had a two run single and a rbi double. Kevin Millar and Melvin Mora both added solo home runs as well in the game as they finished wth one rbi each. Juan Castro also added two rbi to help out.

On the mound, Radhames Liz pitched 5 1/3 innings to get the win. Liz allowed three hits and two runs while picking up his fifth win of the season. Alberto Castillo, Lance Cormier, and Rocky Cherry all pitched in relief of Liz. Cormier was the only one to allow a run out of the bullpen as he gave up a solo home run to Jermaine Dye.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-crush-the-white-sox-11-3-on-wednesday-night/feed/ Orioles win one and lose one to the White Sox http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-win-one-and-lose-one-to-the-white-sox/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-win-one-and-lose-one-to-the-white-sox/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:41:00 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=64 On a day that seen the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox in a suspended game, they dropped the night finale by the score 4-3. It would have been really nice to take two games from the Sox as they are fighting for the lead in the Central division but it just wasn’t meant to be.

In the night cap, Chris Waters tossed seven innings and allowed five hits and four runs (three earned) while taking the loss. Waters record is now 2-1 on the season. The game winning run came off the bat of Jim Thome who hit a solo home run off Waters in the sixth inning.

All three of the Orioles rns came in the fourth inning on three different rbi singles. Ramon Hernandez, Kevin Millar, and Jay Payton all had rbi singles in the inning. As for the rest of the game, the O’s left 17 runners on base and struck out six times while only walking once.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-win-one-and-lose-one-to-the-white-sox/feed/ Orioles crush the Red Sox 11-5 http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-crush-the-red-sox-11-5/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-crush-the-red-sox-11-5/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:57:38 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=63 In a very suprising game, the Baltimore Orioles crushed the visiting Boston Red Sox by the score of 11-5. With the six run victory, the Orioles avoided the three game sweep at home which you never want to see happen. Atleast the O’s gave their fans a little something to cheer about on Wednesday night.

Chris Waters pitched five innings and allowed eight hits and five runs to get the win. Water certainately did not have his best stuff but it was enough to get the win as the offense scored so many runs. K. Mickolio was charged with one run in the eighth inning as well for the O’s but other then that the pitching staff was very good on Wednesday.

Ramon Hernandez and Melvin Mora both hit three run home runs to lead the O’s at the plate. Mora finished the game with four rbi while Hernandez had three. Brian Roberts added two rbi while Luis Montantez and Juan Castro added one rbi each.

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]]> http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-crush-the-red-sox-11-5/feed/ Orioles give up four late runs and lose to the Red Sox 6-3 http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-give-up-four-late-runs-and-lose-to-the-red-sox-6-3/ http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/orioles-give-up-four-late-runs-and-lose-to-the-red-sox-6-3/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:15:55 +0000 Cliff http://www.orioleshomeplate.com/?p=62 Four late runs by the Boston Red Sox put the Baltimore Orioles in a big hole that they were not able to come out of as they lost 6-3 on Monday night. Two runs in both the eighth and ninth inning hurt the O’s as they dropped the first game of the series.

All three of the Orioles runs came off the bat of Aubrey Huff. Huff connected on a solo home run and then a two run double in the game. Besides Huff’s two hits, only three other players had a hit in the game as most of the offense struggled.

Jeremy Guthrie got the start on the mound and gave up two runs in seven innings to get the loss and is now 10-9 on the season. Rocky Cherry and Jim Johnson both gave up two runs as the Red Sox blew the game open in the final two innings of the game.

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