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 finished up a three game sweep again the Houston Astros with a 7-5 victory on Thursday night.  What a great series for the Orioles as they won all three games and improved their record to 37-34 on the season.

Ramon Hernandez, Alex Cintron, and Aubrey Huff all hit solo home runs for the Orioles.  This game could have really been a blowout had any runners actually been on base when those home runs were hit!  Even though those three players hit home runs, Kevin Millar and Jay Payton both led the team with two rbi’s each. Millar had a two run double and Payton had a two run single in the fifth inning.

Brian Burres earned the victory after throwing 5 2/3 innings.  Burres is now 6-5 on the season.  He allowed seven hits and three runs over his five plus innings of action.  Matt Albers and Jim Johnson both pitched well but George Sherrill allowed two runners to score that were charged to Dennis Sarfate in the ninth inning.  Sherrill was finally able to end the game and pick up his 24th save however.

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The Baltimore Orioles got out to a early 9-0 lead as they put up seven runs in the first inning and then two more runs in the second inning as the went onto beat the New York Yankees 12-2.  Talk about coming out and putting pressure on the opposing team with nine early runs!

Kevin Millar and Luke Scott both hit home runs in the game, but by that time, the game was pretty much over.  Adam Jones led the Orioles at the plate with four rbi while Scott was second with two rbi.  Brian Roberts, Aubrey Huff, Ramon Hernandez, Freddie Bynum, and Millar all had one rbi in the game.

Daniel Cabrera limited the Yankees to only five hits and two runs through seven innings of action.  Cabrera improved to 5-1 with the win.  Lance Cormier pitched the final two innings and allowed two hits but no runs.

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The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Oakland Athletics on a walk off home run in the tenth inning on Wednesday afternoon.  Mark Ellis took Lance Cormier deep for the game winning home run off of the left field foul pole.  Cormier is now 0-1 on the season.

It was really too bad the Orioles lost the game after they came back to make it a game in the eighth inning as they scored three runs.  Brian Roberts came off the bench to provide two RBI, Melvin Mora, Kevin Millar, and Ramon Hernandez all had one RBI in the game as well.

Starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie got roughed up as he allowed five hits and four runs in only 5 2/3 innings.  Chad Bradford also gave up a run in the eighth inning that tied the game up.

The Orioles continue to be in games but are not doing the little things and that is what is causing them to lose these close games.  Not turning double plays and getting picked off bases are stupid mistakes that shouldn’t be happening.   We will see if the Orioles can turn it around as they head to Kansas City for their next series.

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The Baltimore Orioles had tied the game in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings, but then quickly lost in the tenth inning as the A’s beat the Orioles 2-1.  The Orioles are now 16-16 on the season.

Jim Johnson took the loss for the Orioles as he he gave up two hits and a walk in the tenth inning.  Emil Brown singled in Daric Barton from second base for the winning run for the A’s.  Johnson is now 0-1 on the season.

Garrett Olson had started the game and pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and only one run.  Olson struck out seven batters as well.  He pitched well enough to get a win, there was just no run support by the Orioles bats.

Ramon Hernandez had the lone RBI for the Orioles when he grounded out to shortstop in the ninth inning.  Melvin Mora scored on the groundout.

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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 couldn’t muster much offense against the Texas Rangers as they lost by the score of 3-1 on Thursday.  The Orioles couldn’t get much offense going against Kevin Millwood as he held the Orioles hitters to only three hits.

Steve Trachsel took the loss for the Orioles and his record now stands at 1-1.  Trachsel did pitch 6.1 innings and allowed five hits and three earned runs.  He did strikeout two batters and walked four.

Ramon Hernandez was the only Orioles hitter to record an RBI.  Hernandez singled in Aubrey Huff in the 2nd inning for the only run that the Orioles scored.

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The Baltimore Orioles brough out the big bats tonight in a 7-4 win over the Mariners.  It was a nice scene to see three homeruns by the Orioles, it would have been even better to see more fans at the stadium however.  C’mon Orioles fans, get out there and support your team!

Ramon Hernandez, Kevin Millar, and Melvin Mora all went deep for the Orioles and provided all the offense that they needed to get by the Mariners.

Steve Trachsel picked up the win for the Mariners.  He pitched 5.2 innings and only gave up two earned runs on four hits.  It was a quality start for Trachsel, who the Orioles are depending on this a lot this season.   Very good outing to start the season!

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