Orioles Tie Team Mark With 7 HRs, Rout Blue Jays
The Orioles tied a team record with seven home runs to rout the Blue Jays 12-2 and stay within 1 1/2 games of the AL East lead.
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The Orioles tied a team record with seven home runs to rout the Blue Jays 12-2 and stay within 1 1/2 games of the AL East lead.
When a game goes into extra innings, the Baltimore Orioles have been almost unbeatable. When Jim Thome comes up in a big situation, his teammates are confident he'll deliver.
The Baltimore Orioles have activated designated hitter Jim Thome and left-hander Troy Patton from the 15-day disabled list.
Jim Thome will be unavailable to the Baltimore Orioles at least into September because of a herniated disk.
Orioles designated hitter Jim Thome is headed back to Baltimore to have tests on his sore neck.
Jim Thome's two-run homer in the seventh inning led the Baltimore Orioles to their fourth straight victory, a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
Jim Thome hit his 610th career homer to move into seventh place on the career list and the Baltimore Orioles pounded out a 10-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
The last time Jim Thome was at Target Field, the slugger hit his 607th career homer into the flower bed in right-center field while he was playing with the Phillies.
The five-time All-star may be just the guy that the O's need on a club whose offense has been stagnant. Thome also brings something that most Orioles do not have, postseason experience and a track record although his age could be a factor.
The exceptional starting pitching that helped the Baltimore Orioles get off to a surprisingly good start has suddenly turned sour.
Jim Thome arrived at Camden Yards on Sunday, eager to become a regular in the Baltimore Orioles lineup and to make a good team even better.
The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Jim Thome as a designated hitter from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for two minor league players-- right-handed pitcher Kyle Simon and catcher Gabriel Lino.
I bet he doesn't have a twitter account, Facebook page or weekly blog and you'll never see him in a reality show. He doesn't have it in him to say look at me like so many of today's sports stars slash entertainers. What Jim Thome does have is 600 career home runs. He's only the 8th player in MLB history to do that and unlike at least three others in the group (Bonds, Sosa, A-Rod) he's never been linked to performance enhancing drugs.
Three straight record-breaking seasons with more than 200 strikeouts is enough for Mark Reynolds.
