Matt Wieters Three-Run Homer Lifts Orioles Past Angels
The Baltimore Orioles took care of business against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night thanks to a three-run homer from Matt Wieters in the top of the ninth.
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The Baltimore Orioles took care of business against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night thanks to a three-run homer from Matt Wieters in the top of the ninth.
Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning — one of four in the game by the Orioles — and Baltimore defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Friday night in the series opener after blowing a three-run lead.
Two of the brightest stars in the majors square off Friday as the Baltimore Orioles begin a nine-game road trip with a weekend series against the surging Los Angeles Angels. Baltimore shortstop Manny Machado moved to the front of the MVP discussion with a dominant April but surely will be challenged by Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who is heating up following a slow start.
The Orioles start the road trip with a 24-15 record, they lead the AL East by percentage points over Boston and their .615 win percentage is the best in the American League and second to only the Cubs (.715) in all of Major League Baseball. The first quarter of the season has included two 7-game win streaks.
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Adam Lind broke open a close game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Thursday to complete another successful road series.
Wally Williams, former guard of the Baltimore Ravens, joined the Norris and Davis show to talk about the Baltimore Ravens and their chance for success in 2016.
Bowie Baysox pitcher Ashur Tolliver took a huge risk during the game on Wednesday night. Below, you'll see the pitcher snatch a ball barehanded.
The Baltimore Orioles tend to win when they can get the ball to fly out of the ballpark, and their 57 home runs are a big reason why the team is in first place. The Orioles will try to get more out of the park for the second straight day when they host the Seattle Mariners in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday.
Orioles Manager Buck Showalter joined Ed and Steve to talk about his team's great start to the season.
Matt Wieters made his 700th career start at catcher for the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday and celebrated by helping them snap a brief two-game losing streak.
Mark Trumbo and Matt Wieters hit back-to-back homers for the Orioles, whose 17-7 record at Camden Yards is the best home mark in the major leagues. Wieters also had two doubles for his first three-hit game this season.
We are almost a quarter of the way through the season and the Orioles statistically have the best record in the American League. They also have the best record at home throughout all of baseball.
Rich Dubroff joined Vinny and Rob to talk Orioles baseball and Jimenez's performance.
Jim Duquette, former NY Mets GM and former VP of Operations for the Baltimore Orioles, joined the Norris and Davis show to talk about the Orioles and the MLB.
The Orioles have dropped two in a row after rolling to seven straight wins and are usually the ones on the other end of home run-aided blowouts. Baltimore managed two hits in Tuesday's setback and star Manny Machado went 0-for-3 to extend his slump to 1-for-17 over the last four games.
Cruz found his groove again at Camden Yards with a homer and five RBIs, as the Mariners continued their dominance on the road with a 10-0 victory over Baltimore on Tuesday night.
Seattle Mariners pitcher Steve Johnson joined Ed and Steve to talk about returning to Baltimore.
Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs, Kyle Seager hit a three-run drive and the Seattle Mariners cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 Tuesday night.
The Baltimore Orioles will put the majors' best home record (16-6) on the line Tuesday when they open a three-game series versus one of the league's best road clubs in the Seattle Mariners.
Jason Catania with MLB.com joined the Scott Garceau Show to talk about the Bautista-Odor brawl, an outlook of the Orioles season yet to come plus more!
Most teams in MLB have played close to 40 games at this point of the season, meaning the fantasy baseball season is one quarter over. If you've been waiting for that veteran to come around and start hitting, it's time to give up on the dream. If that pitcher still has an ERA way north of five runs per game, you may need to look elsewhere for wins and strikeouts. This is the time of the year when trends become permanent, really. Sticking too long with players headed for bad seasons only can hurt your team.
"It generally isn't a huge deal because the next two pitches don't normally end up as home runs, costing a team the game. The MLB, if they want to get this right, is going to have to make these calls challenge-able."
The Baltimore Orioles reliever remained convinced that he struck out the side in the eighth inning. The boxscore indicated otherwise.
J.D Martinez and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back home runs off Baltimore reliever Darren O'Day in the eighth inning as the Tigers avoided a four-game sweep by the Orioles with a 6-5 victory Sunday.
