Even without the presence of the Yankees star third baseman Alex Rodriguez for the late part of the game, the Orioles were unable to pull in a win at home on Sunday against the Yankees.  Unable to get a run on the board until late in the game in the 8th inning, Baltimore struggled all night against the pitching of Andy Pettitte and the Yankees bullpen.

Baltimore opened up the night with Steve Trachsel on the mound and kept him there for six and a third innings before giving up the spot to Chad Bradford who immediately gave up a 2 run home run to the Yankees.  Trachsel took the loss for the Orioles and is now 1-3 on the season.  George Sherrill also gave up three earned runs out of the bullpen for the Orioles.

Baltimore didn’t have much hitting happening for them all night with only Brian Roberts picking up an RBI and with Kevin Millar and Guillermo Quiroz each getting a double. 

With the Orioles leaving for a 3 game match up against the Mariners in Seattle, will they be able to rest up on their day off to get a win on Tuesday?

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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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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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