Glenn Younes: Orioles - Rest Vs. Rust
The Orioles are not a fluke. Who knows what a sweep in Texas means for the future but for now Baltimore is part if baseballs best.
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The Orioles are not a fluke. Who knows what a sweep in Texas means for the future but for now Baltimore is part if baseballs best.
The Baltimore Orioles returned from the All-Star break in a big way.
Chris Tillman pitched into the ninth inning in his return from the All-Star game and the surging Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday night to sweep a three-game series between 2012 playoff teams.
Adam Jones homered while every Baltimore starter had a hit, Miguel Gonzalez pitched another solid game on the road and the Orioles held on to beat the sliding Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday night.
Nick Markakis is considered one of the best players for the Baltimore Orioles, even if he isn't one of their five All-Stars.
Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 34th homer to back a dominating pitching performance by Miguel Gonzalez, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 Thursday night to earn a split of the four-game series.
Wei-Yin Chen returned from the disabled list to pitch seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles got a three-run homer from Nolan Reimold in a 6-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
It's difficult to put too much blame on the offense in an 8-5 defeat, yet the Baltimore Orioles couldn't help lamenting their failure to perform in the clutch against the Texas Rangers.
The 4th of July has come and gone. The explosion of things in Major League Baseball continues as we are looking at one of the better seasons we've seen in a while. Last week, until the All-Star game ... here we go!
Glenn had Casey Stern of the MLB Network on to talk about the happenings in Major League Baseball. Some of the discussion ranged from the Orioles to the red-hot Blue Jays.
Over a third of the season is gone. It's been mostly tight around the league so far. Lots of parity in the game right now. Here we go!
Rangers GM Glen Sather was vague when pressed for reasons why coach John Tortorella was fired. But multiple reports said the push to move on actually came from the players' exit meetings.
The Rangers have fired coach John Tortorella, four days after New York was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
A post-Memorial Day edition ... which means it's a day later than normal!
"Kiss my a-- if you want to run something different," said Torts. "It's not about blaming that guy, and I don't want anyone to pile on."
"We'll meet (Wednesday), practice, and we're going to try to win a game," Tortorella said. "That's all you can do. Down 3-0, it's a very tough situation, but I have full faith in our athletes. They will be ready to play another game."
The Boston Bruins enter Madison Square Garden with a 2-0 series lead over the New York Rangers, but know that can change in a New York minute.
Facing an 0-2 hole against the Bruins, one key factor for the Rangers is the play — and health — of goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
The Blueshirts aren't about to go down against the Bruins without a fight as their series heads to Madison Square Garden.
Henrik Lundqvist is the best goalie in the world. If he doesn't start playing like it, though, this series is over.
Things have turned sour for the Birds, who have lost five in a row and seven of nine. So this week's 6-4-3 will try and stay positive.
What to expect when the Bruins and Rangers take the ice for their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.
The NHL playoffs are off to a heart-pounding start with a record 17 games going to overtime in the first round.
There is one key explanation, above all others, for why the Rangers are heading to the Eastern Conference semifinals. "Henrik Lundqvist," Capitals forward Troy Brouwer said. "Plain and simple."
