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Orioles use the long ball to beat the Indians 14-3

OldTimeOriole — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:15:14 +0000

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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Orioles fall to the Blue Jays 10-8

OldTimeOriole — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:37:42 +0000

The Baltimore Orioles couldn’t hold onto a lead as the game went on and they lost to the Blue Jays by the score of 10-8 on Tuesday night. It was very dissappointing to see the O’s lose this game as they scored seven runs off Shaun Marcum the Blue Jays starter. Usually when you score that many runs off a starting pitcher you are going to win the game but this just wasn’t the case.

Garrett Olson only lasted 4 2/3 as he gave up nine hits and six runs. Definately wasn’t the outing that Olson was hoping for as he was rocked. As bad as Olson pitched, he still didn’t receive the lost. Fernando Cabrera took the loss ass he gave up two runs in one inning of action. Alberto Castillo and Dennis Sarfate both gave up one run in relief as well.

Nick Markakis and Melvin Mora both hit two run shots while Ramon Hernandez hit a solo home run. Mora also had a two run double and then a rbi single as he finished the game with five rbi.

The series is now tied at two games each with two more to play. Orioles Blog

Orioles suffer a 9-8 set back to the Blue Jays

OldTimeOriole — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:12:01 +0000

The Baltimore Orioles suffered a 9-8 set back against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. It was a high scoring game and the Orioles just couldn’t keep up with the Blue Jays on the scoreboard. The Orioles will now have to win on Thursday to avoid the three game sweep.

Garrett Olson tossed 3 2/3 innings and was pulled after giving up seven hits and seven runs. Olson also waked four batters as he didn’t have any control of the ball and was hit hard when he wasn’t busy walking other batters. Lance Cormier pitched the next two innings of the game and gave up three hits and two more runs. Fernando Cabrera and Greg Aquino were finally able to get things settled down as the finished up the game on the mound for the O’s.

The Orioles scored first in the fourth inning when Kevin Millar had a rbi single. In the sixth inning they pushed across six more runs as Adam Jones clubbed a three run home run and two rbi singles by Melvin Mora and Ramon Hernandez. Nick Markakis hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to draw the O’s within one but that was as close as they would get. The O’s put a lot of runs on the board but the pitching staff was terrible on the night.

So will the O’s come back and win on Thursday to avoid the three game sweep? Orioles Blog

Orioles come back to beat the Astros 6-5

OldTimeOriole — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:30:13 +0000

The Baltimore Orioles scored two runs in the eighth inning and completed a great comeback as they beat the Houston Astros by the score of 6-5. The Orioles scored three un answered runs late in the game to pull out the victory.

Melvin Mora had the big hit in the game which was a two run double in the eighth inning to give the Orioles the win. More finished the game with two rbi as well did Aubrey Huff. Huff’s two rbi came on a two run home run in the third inning. Nick Markakis and Freddie Bynum both helped out with one rbi as well.

On the mound it was Jim Johnson picking up the win in relief. Johnson is now 2-2 on the season after picking up the win. George Sherrill picked up his 23rd save of the season in the ninth inning. Starting pitcher Garrett Olson struggled in the game as he only pitched 4 2/3 innings as he gave up six early runs.

The Orioles’s comeback comes up short as they lose 6-3 to the Red Sox

OldTimeOriole — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:01:29 +0000

This Orioles Blog has to give the Baltimore Orioles a little bit of credit as they did battle back in Wednesday nights game against the Boston Red Sox as they scored two runs in the ninth inning. To bad for the O’s however, they still lose the game by the score of 6-3.

Garrett Olson was the losing pitcher in the game as he threw 5 1/3 innings and allowe seven hits and six runs. Olson was taken deep for home runs twice in the game. The big hit that Olson gave up was a three run home run in the first inning to Jason Varitek.

Lance Cormier and Dennis Sarfate threw 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief after Olson was taken out of the game.

Luke Scott had a solo home run for the O’s in the fifth inning and then it wasn’t until the ninth inning when they scored again. In the ninth inning, Kevin Millar doubled to score Aubrey Huff and then Millar scored on a error by Red Sox second basemen Dustin Pedroia.

The Orioles still have a shot at winning the series. They will just have to beat the Red Sox on Thursday and take the rubber match of the series.

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Nick Markakis and Adam Jones hit home runs as Orioles beat Twins 3-2

OldTimeOriole — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:10:37 +0000

Nick Markakis and Adam Jones both hit home runs on Thursday as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-2. Markakis hit a two run homer in the third inning while Jones went deep for a solo home run in the seventh inning to give the O’s the lead and win.

Besides Markakis and Jones, the Orioles didn’t have a whole lot of success at the plate. Brian Roberts, Kevin Millar, and Freddie Bynum were the only other players to record a hit in the game.

Garrett Olson pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up eight hits and two runs to get the victory. He is now 5-1 on the season. Matt Albers and Jim Johnson got the O’s into the ninth inning where George Sherrill picked up his 20th save of the season.

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Orioles end the Rays six game win streak with a 7-4 victory

OldTimeOriole — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:05:00 +0000

The Baltimore Orioles had a good night as they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 and ended the Rays six game win streak. The Orioles are now four games over .500 with a 15-11 record on the season.

Garrett Olson picked up the win for the Orioles to improve his record to 1-0 on the season. Olson pitched 6.2 innings while giving up four hits and two runs. Randor Bierd also gave up two runs as he pitched in relief of Olson. George Sherrill picked up his tenth save of the season as he closed out the game in the ninth inning.

Aubrey Huff connected for a two run home run to led the Orioles at the plate. Huff finished with two RBI as well did Melvin Mora. Nick Markakis, Kevin Millar, and Ramon Hernandez all had one RBI each as well.

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