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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The Baltimore Orioles could not keep up with the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night as the Orioles lost to the Twins by the score of 7-5.  Two Orioles out hit the Twins 10-9 but that ont hit didn’t amount to anything.

Brian Roberts had a rbi single and a rbi double to lead the Orioles with two rbi on the night.  Nick Markakis, Melvin Mora, and Kevin Millar all had one rbi.  Mora’s and Millar’s rbi’s both came via the home run ball as they both hit solo shots.

Daniel Cabrera fell to 5-2 on the season as he took the loss Wednesday night.  Cabrera pitched six innings and gave up eight hits and six runs in the game.  Cabrera just didn’t have his pitches working for him and he got hit pretty hard.

Jamie Walker gave up a run in the seventh inning as he pitched in relief.  Dennis Sarfate and Chad Bradford both pitched without allowing a run.

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The Baltimore Orioles swept the Boston Red Sox in a short two game series as they picked up a 6-3 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday.  Now the Orioles are only 2.5 games out of first place in the divison.  You quickly move up the standings when you beat other teams in your division the Orioles are finding out.

Daniel Cabrera improved his record to 4-1 as he pitched seven strong innings.  Cabrera gave up ten hits and three runs in the game.  He did give up two home runs but they were only solo home runs.  Matt Albers pitched an inning of relief before George Sherrill picked up his 15th save of the season in the ninth inning.

Jay Payton was the man for the Orioles at the plate.  Payton recorded five total rbi in the game as he had a rbi groundout and a grand slam in the game.  Nick Markakis also had a rbi as he singled in a run in the sixth inning.

Lets see if the Orioles can keep things going as they open up a series against the Washington Nationals on Friday.

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The Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Thursday night as they broke their five game losing streak.  The Orioles only had six hits but the Rangers only had three hits in the game as the Orioles pitched very well.

Daniel Cabrera pitched all nine innings is the game to pick up the win which was his thid on the season.  Cabrera struck out five batters and only walked one.  Cabrera did a great job as he limited the Royals to only three hits in the game.

Nick Markakis had three rbi for the Orioles as he hit a three run home run in the third inning.  Markakis scored the other run for the Orioles which was unearned in the first inning on a wild pitch.

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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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The Baltimore Orioles suffered a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.  In a game where the Orioles left 15 men on base, they just couldn’t get that big hit when they needed it to beat the Mariners.  With the loss, the Orioles record now stands at 11-9 on the season.

Jeremy Guthrie pitched 7.2 innings and took the loss for the Orioles.  Five hits, four runs (three earned), four walks, and five strikeouts was Guthrie’s line for the game.

Aubrey Huff led the Orioles at the plate as he hit a hit a solo home run and had one RBI.  Kevin Millar also had one RBI, but it clearly wasn’t enough to lift the Orioles to the win.  Nick Markakis went 1-3 but left four runners on base.

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Steve Trachsel and the Baltimore Orioles pitching staff all had a terrible game against the Toronto Blue Jays as the Orioles lost 11-3 on Tuesday night.  Orioles pitchers gave up 16 hits and 11 earned runs in the game that the Orioles really had no shot at winning.

Trachsel only pitched 2.1 innings and gave up five hits and five earned runs.  He walked three batters and also gave up one home run.  Greg Aquino pitched the next three innings and didn’t fare to much better as he gave up four earned runs on five hits.  Randor Bierd pitched two scoreless innings before Dennis Sarfate pitched the final inning and gave up two more earned runs on four hits.

Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis, and Adam Jones all had one RBI each for the Orioles.  The Orioles offense really had no chance at scoring enough runs to keep up with the Blue Jays in this game.  I put all the blame right on the pitching staff and I think Orioles fans would agree.

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It wasn’t a good day for the Baltimore Orioles as they lost both games of the double header against the Texas Rangers.   We already blogged about the first game loss, and now it is time to tell you what happened in the second game.

Well the Orioles lost 5-4 as Chad Bradford took the loss.  Bradford gave up a run in the bottom of the 8th inning that proved to be the winning run for the Rangers.

Adam Loewen had started the game but got roughed up in his five innings of action.  He gave up six hits and four earned runs.  He also walked four hitters so his control was pretty bad in the game.

Jay Payton did hit a two-run homer for the Orioles.  Nick Markakis and Kevin Millar had the other two RBI’s for the offense.  They just couldn’t get that one or two runs that they needed late in the ballgame to pick up the win.

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