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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It sure wasn’t the Orioles day on Wednesday afternoon as they were beaten by the New York Yankees 13-3.  The Orioles were attempting to sweep the Yankees in the three game series but the Yankees had other thoughts.  Those thoughts were lets light up every Orioles pitcher that comes into the game!

Dennis Sarfate was the starter for the O’s and he gave up two hits and five runs in only four innings of action.  Sarfate took the loss and is now 4-2 on the season.  Brian Burres was up next and he allowed four runs in only 1 1/3 innings.  Fernando Cabrera recorded only two outs as he was charged with three runs.  And not to be left out, Alberto Castillo gave up one run.

Nick Makakis, Aubrey Huff, and Juan Castro all had one rbi each for the birds but it wasn’t nearly enough.

The Orioles are now off until Friday when they will take on the Seattle Mariners in Seattle.

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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 

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

The Baltimore Orioles lost a tough game on Tuesday night as the Toronto Blue Jays scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Orioles 7-6.  Any time your team loses in the final inning you are just stuck with that weird feeling in your stomach.  How many Orioles fans are feeling that right now?

Jim Johnson gave up the winning run in the ninth inning as he took the loss to fall to 2-3 on the season.  Johnson gave up a fielders choice to Scott Rolen in the final inning where Alex Rios scored when Freddie Bynum had an error.

Starting pitcher Daniel Cabrera lasted 6 1/3 innings while he gave up six hits and four runs.  Cabrera didn’t have his best stuff in the game that is for sure.  Dennis Sarfate also gave up two runs in relief of Cabrera.

Nick Markakis and Aubrey Huff led the Orioles at the plate with two rbi each.  Huff hit is 18th home run of the season in the game as well.  Adam Jones had one rbi as he contributed at the bottom of the order.

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The Baltimore Orioles improved to 43-40 on the season as they beat the Kansas City Royals by the score of 5-2.  had ten hits and five runs in the game as they roughed up Royals starter Gil Meche.  Now the Orioles are up 2-1 in the four game series and the Royals will have to win on Thursday to salvage a split.

Aubrey Huff got the Orioles on the scoreboard in the first inning with a two run homer.  Huff led the O’s at the plate with two rbi.  In the third inning, Luke Scott had a rbi single that scored Nick Markakis.  Markakis then got in to the rbi column in the fifth inning with a rbi triple that scored Brian Roberts.  Ramon Herndandez also added a rbi single in the fifth inning as Markakis scored another run.

Daniel Cabrera tossed a complete game as he picked up the win and improved to 6-4.  Caberea threw the ball very well as he limited held the Royals to only two runs on seven hits while striking out two batters.  David DeJesus hit a solo home run off Cabrera to start the game but then he settled down and the only other run to score came on a double play in the third inning.

I think the Orioles will win on Thursday and take three out of four from the Royals.  What do you think?

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George Sherrill gave up a game tying home run to Miguel Olivo in the ninth inning as he blew the game and then Chad Bradford gave up a rbi single to Jose Guillen in the 11th inning as the Kansas City Royals came from behind to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5.  The Royals finished the game by scoring four unanswerd runs in the game.

Brian Burres started the game for the Orioles and pitched five innings while giving up five hits and one run.  Ryan Bukvich gave up two more runs in only one inning of action.  Dennis Sarfate also gave up one run in the game.

Ramon Hernandez had a solo home run for the Orioles at the plate in the third inning.  The Orioles four other runs all came in the fifth inning when Alex Cintron had a rbi ground rule double, Nick Markakis a rbi single, Aubrey Huff hit a rbi double, and then Kevin Millar added a rbi single that scored huff.

The offense was good enough to get the win, but the bullpen just couldn’t do their job.  Next time out, I would pretty much bet money that Sherrill will do his job and get the save.

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The Baltimore Orioles went in to Chicago and did what most people didn’t think could happen.  They took two out of three games against the Chicago Cubs and won the series.  The 11-4 victory by the Orioles was a great game as they pretty much dominated the Cubs all game long and got great pitching and timely hitting.

The Orioles scored 11 runs in the game but they did not hit one home run in the game.  Jay Payton went 2-5 but had three rbi in the game as he led the O’s at the plate.  Payton had a huge series against the Cubs and really racked up the rbi.  Nick Markakis, Aubrey Huff, and Guillermo Quiroz all finished the game with two rbi each.  Kevin Millar and Adam Jones didn’t want to be left out as they contributed with an rbi each as well.

Radhames Liz pitched five innings to improve his record to 2-0 on the season.  Liz kept he Cubs batters off balanced even though his curve ball wasn’t very affected.  Liz gave up four hits and two runs in the game.  Brian Burres pitched one inning and gave up three hits and one run.  Chad Bradford pitched the eighth inning an also let one run score.  Jim Johnson pitched the ninth inning and did not have any problems as he shut the Cubs down 1-2-3.

Two out of three against the Cubs is a big accomplishment for the Orioles.  Now they hope to carry that over as they play the Nationals on Friday.

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It was the first matchup between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs and the Orioles came out on top with a 7-5 victory.  The 7-5 victory snapped the Cubs 14 game home winning streak.  I wonder if the Cubs are thinking they wished that trade would have happened for Brian Roberts who had three his and a rbi in the game.

A fourth inning two run triple by Luke Scott got the Orioles on the scoreboard and a 2-0 lead.  The Orioles then got two more runs in the fifth inning when Nick Markakis had a rbi double and Kevin Millar had a rbi single.  A rbi double by Alex Cintron, rbi triple by Roberts, and a rbi single by Markakis gave the Orioles three more runs in the sixth inning.

Jeremy Guthrie pitched six innings and allowed seven hits and four runs to get the victory.  Guthrie wasn’t throwing the ball great, but he did a good enough job to get the win and actually got some run support this time.  Guthrie is now 4-7 on the season.

The Orioles bullpen did run into some trouble however.  Jim Johnson allowed one run and then George Sherrill had the bases loaded with zero outs in the ninth inning but then got the next three batters to strikeout.  Sherrill struggled a little bit as he was brought into the game in th eighth inning and had to get the final four outs of the game.  He was able to lock down how record his 26th save however.

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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.