Orioles Beat Rays 5-4 To Stretch Lead In AL East
J.J. Hardy singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Thursday night to lengthen their lead in the AL East.
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J.J. Hardy singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Thursday night to lengthen their lead in the AL East.
On Wednesday night, the New York Yankees faced off against against the ever so dominant David Price and collected 9 consecutive hits in the third inning. Every Yankee in the batting order got a hit off of David Price last night at Comerica Park.
Smyly (9-10) tossed seven innings of two-hit baseball as the Rays defeated the Orioles 3-1 in the third game of the four-game series.
he Baltimore Orioles still own a comfortable lead in the AL East, but they haven't been playing their best of late.
Mike Bordick joined Ed and Steve to talk about what the Orioles have to do to stay in first place in the AL East.
Drew Smyly allowed two hits over seven innings in his second straight overpowering performance, and the Tampa Bay Rays jumped to an early lead against rookie Kevin Gausman in a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
It's been said the best officiating in sports goes unnoticed. That may be true on the field, but umpires for Major League Baseball may just do some of their best work off the diamond.
Although the Orioles do have somewhat of a stronghold on first place, the AL central is much closer than Baltimore's division. "It could still go either way," said Todd. "The Royals have a game and half on them, and Detroit has the better roster and they could still pull away with the division. But their rotation is shallow now. They might lose a couple due to that and it could be the difference."
This Orioles bullpen is really something special and the defense has been nothing short of spectacular.
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The Baltimore Orioles look for some more consistency tonight on offense against the Tampa Bay Rays in game 3 of a 4 game series.
Rob Long talks about the Orioles bouncing back from a sweep in Chicago after finding out about losing their Platinum Glove 3rd baseman.
During a season in which the Baltimore Orioles have made a habit of slugging the opposition into submission, there have been times when they have been forced to patiently carve out a victory one out at a time.
The Orioles are, or have been, in first place for a while and last night the stadium did not fill up the Orioles homerun derby last night. The Orioles have not had a season like this for a while, since 1997.
If you didn't know by now, Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre are pretty tight. From their back-and-forth banter to fooling each other on the field, there's no pair more fun to watch. Need proof?
Apparently, all it took for the Baltimore Orioles to get back in the win column and rediscover their offense was a return home.
Delmon Young, J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis homered in succession during a six-run fifth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 Monday night to end a three-game losing streak.
In light of the Boston Red Sox signing Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo to a seven-year, $72.5 million deal, let's take a look at other MLB players who defected from Cuba.
Chris Davis hasn't helped compensate for the offensive or defensive loss at third base, as he's slumping on both sides of the ball. "He's been very inconsistent. That's the best way to put it," said Coleman. "They just need to hope that he trends upward soon and maybe that he makes some place at third as well."
"Davis has had a very up and down career," said Szymborski. "He's hitting .200 or less of late, and it's not really sustainable." Though many in Baltimore are a bit panicked after Machado's injury, Szymborski points out that every team has injuries, and many also have far worse scenarios as a road to the playoffs.
The AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles are looking forward to getting back home after suffering their first road sweep of the year.
Jonathon Schaech joined Ed and Steve to talk about his new book 'Caught Stealing' about Rick Dempsey and a manger who was also a thief.
Dr Ken Tepper joined Ed and Steve to talk about Manny Machado's knee injury and the recovery time ahead.
Brittany Ghiroli joined Ed and Steve to talk about the Orioles getting swept in Chicago and Manny Machado's season ending injury.
