Indians 7, Orioles 3 : No Way Jose – Jose Ramirez goes 2-4, scores twice, homers twice, drives in 3 runs & Corey Kluber wins his 3rd start in a row as the Indians win in Baltimore again. Manny Machado goes 3-4 w/ 2 runs scored, homers twice off of Kluber (#7 & #8) & Chris Davis provides an RBI single for the Orioles. Kluber goes 7, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, he walks none & strikes out 4 to earn the win. Andrew Cashner allows 4 runs on 8 hits, walks 2 & strikes out 7, he takes the loss. Ramirez homers in the 4th (#6) to tie it then hits a 2-run shot (#7) as Cleveland scores 3 times in the 9th against Brad Brach to put the game away late.
Game 4 is today as the Orioles look to split the Series.
Bal (6-16) Cle (11-8)
WP : Kluber (3-1)
LP : Cashner (1-3).
GO O’S!! #Scalped

Indians 4, Orioles 0 : Tribal Tattoo – Michael Clevinger leaves his mark, throwing a 2-hit complete game shutout (his 1st career) to blank the O’s, he is dominant all day, striking out 3 & walking 2 as the Indians win @ Camden Yards. Chris Tillman allows 4 runs on 8 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 5 in 6 innings of work, takes the loss. Yan Gomes takes him deep (#3) in the 4th & Jose Ramirez (#5) & Yonder Alonso (#4) both add solo shots in the 5th to pad the lead for the Indians, who homer 3 times off of Tillman.
The Indians even the Series, Game 3 is today.
Bal (6-15) Cle (10-8)
WP : Clevinger (2-0)
LP : Tillman (0-4).
GO O’S!! #ShutoutAgain

Orioles 3, Indians 1 : Wheeling & Dylan – Dylan Bundy strikes out 9 in 6 innings of 5 hit ball, he walks just 2, to finally earn his 1st win of the season (his first since August 29th of last season) as the Orioles snap a 6 game losing streak. Manny Machado homers in the 4th (#6) off of Trevor Bauer to tie the game & Trey Mancini adds a 2-run double in the 5th to give the Birds the lead for good, but leaves in the 8th w/ an apparent knee injury. Bauer allows 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings for Cleveland, he strikes out 6 & walks 3. Darren O’Day works the 9th to close it out.
Baltimore snaps their skid, will now look to keep it going today @ home.
Bal (6-14) Cle (9-8)
WP : Bundy (1-2)
LP : Bauer (1-2)
S : O’Day (1).
GO O’S!! #TribalGreeting

Tigers 13, Orioles 8 : Tiger Style – Alex Cobb is roughed up for the second straight outing, allowing 7 runs on 10 hits in just 3 1/3 innings. He walks 1 & strikes out 4. Jeimer Candelario goes 4-4 – homers (#3), drives in 3 runs & scores a run. Leonys Martin hits his 1st career Grand Slam (#2) in a 5 run Tigers 5th off of O’s reliever Mike Wright to put the game away, he also scores 3 times. Jose Iglesias goes 3-5 w/ a 2-run triple in the 2nd, drives in 3 & scores twice, as the Tigers pound out 18 hits off of O’s pitching. Chris Davis hits a 2-run shot (#2) in the 2nd for Baltimore & Manny Machado goes 3-5, including homering twice (#4 & #5), drives in 4 runs & scores 3 times. Adam Jones also drives in 2 for the Birds.
The Orioles are outscored 22-15 in the Series & are swept away in Detroit. Baltimore now returns home to host Cleveland for 3.
Bal (5-14) Det (7-9)
WP : Zimmerman (1-0)
LP : Cobb (0-2).
GO O’S!!
#MotownMauling

Tigers 6, Orioles 5 : Motown Madness – Dixon Machado hits a walk off homer off of Pedro Araujo in the bottom of the 9th to give the Tigers the wild win in Detroit. Michael Boyd allows just 2 hits in 6 1/3 innings, he strikes out 6 & walks 3. Danny Valencia homers in the 2nd (#2) to put the O’s ahead early & Manny Machado & Chris Davis provide RBI singles in a 3-run 8th as the O’s retake the lead after falling behind. Miguel Cabrera (#2), Jemier Candelario (#2) hit solo shots, John Hicks adds a 3-run shot (#1) to put Detroit ahead in the 8th as the Tigers homer 4 times. Luis Sardinas homers (#1) to tie it in the 9th, but Machado walks it off (#1) in the bottom frame.
Detroit will go for the sweep today. Baltimore has now lost 7 of thier last 8.
Bal (5-13) Det (6-9)
WP : Greene (1-0)
LP : Araujo (1-2).
GO O’S!! #TigerTales

Tigers 4, Orioles 2 : Eye of the Tiger – Victor Martinez hits a 2-run shot (#1) in the 2nd & Jeimer Candelario breaks a 2-2 tie w/ an RBI triple & in the 5th to put Detroit ahead for good. Trey Mancini homers in the 3rd (#2) & Adam Jones ties it on an RBI single in the 5th. Francisco Liriano strikes out 7 in just 5 innings, he allows 2 runs on 5 hits & walks 3. The Tigers add an insurance run on a wild pitch by Mychal Givens to score pinch runner Victor Reyes in the 8th. Andrew Cashner allows 3 runs on 7 hits, he walks 3 & strikes out 5, takes the loss.
Baltimore continues to struggle, they have now lost 6 of their last 7.
Bal (5-12) Det (5-9)
WP : Liriano (2-1)
LP : Cashner (1-2)
S : Greene (3).
GO O’S!! #StillStruggling

Red Sox 3, Orioles 1 : Trial & Error – Andrew Benintendi triples home a run in the 5th & 3B Danny Valencia’s error in the 6th proves costly, allowing the Red Sox to extend the inning. J.D. Martinez then scores on a wild pitch from Dylan Bundy to put Boston ahead for good.
Chris Sale allows 2 hits, including a Manny Machado RBI double in the 1st but doesn’t allow a hit the rest of the way for Boston, he strikes out 8 & walks 2 in 5 innings. Craig Kimbrel closes it out in the 9th on Jackie Robinson Day @ Frigid Fenway.
Boston takes the first 3 games of the Series, is off to it’s best start in 118 years. Game 4 was postponed earlier today due to inclement weather.
Baltimore will now travel to Detroit for 3.
Bal (5-11) Bos (13-2)
WP : Hembree (2-0)
LP : Bundy (0-2)
S : Kimbrel (5).
GO O’S!! #BirdBrains

Red Sox 10, Orioles 3 : Corn on the Cobb – Alex Cobb is rocked in his Orioles debut, allowing 8 runs on 10 hits in only 3 2/3 innings before exiting stage left. He also walks a man. Andrew Benintendi goes 2-5, hits an RBI double in the 1st, adds a 2-run single in the 4th & scores twice. Hanley Ramirez goes 2-5 w/ a 2-run homer in the 1st & an RBI double in the 4th, he also scores twice. J.D. Martinez homers in the 3rd (#3) & adds an RBI single in the 6th, he drives in 2. Hector Velasquez improves to 2-0 on the year as he goes five innings, allowing just a pair of runs, on six hits and walks 1 while striking out 5.
Pedro Alvarez hits a 2-run shot (#2) in the 5th as the O’s avoid the shutout.
Chance Sisco drives in a run on a groundout in the 9th.
Boston has taken the first 2 games of the Series, they are off to their best start in 118 years.
Bal (5-10) Bos (12-2)
WP : Velasquez (2-0)
LP : Cobb (0-1)
S : Walden (1).
GO O’S!! #BostonBakedBirds

Red Sox 7, Orioles 3 : Frighty Night Lights – Eduardo Rodriguez strikes out 8, over 6 innings & Eduardo Nunez hits a 3-run shot (#2) off of Chris Tillman in a 4-run Boston 1st inning, as the Red Sox get off to their best start in 100 years. Rodriguez allows 5 hits, strikes out 8 & walks 2. Tillman allows 6 runs on 7 hits & walks 2 in just 2 innings, as he continues to struggle, exiting another start early, this time on Friday the 13th in Boston.
Mookie Betts adds an RBI double in the 2nd & Mitch Moreland scores on a wild pitch by Mike Wright in the 6th. Manny Machado provides a 2-run double in the 7th for Baltimore.
Game 2 is today.
Bal (5-9) Bos (11-2)
WP : Rodriguez (1-0)
LP : Tillman (0-3).
GO O’S!!
#BeantownBlues

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3 : Getting Offensive – The Orioles bats finally wake up, scoring 3 times in the 4th inning to take the lead for good, avoiding the sweep @ home.
Jonathan Schoop & Chris Davis provide RBI singles off of Jays starter Marco Estrada & Tim Beckham adds a sacfly as well. Estrada allows 4 runs on 6 hits, in just 4 innings, he strikes out 5 & walks 3. Kevin Gausman goes 6 innings, allows 3 runs on 6 hits, walks 3 & strikes out 7, to earn his 1st win for the O’s.
Chance Sisco adds an RBI single in the 6th.
Baltimore salvages Game 3, now heads to Boston for 4.
Bal (5-8) Tor (8-5)
WP : Gausman (1-1)
LP : Estrada (1-1)
S : Brach (3).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundThree