Ravens 26, Steelers 14 : Oh What a Steeling – The Ravens come into Pittsburgh & catch the Steelers while vulnerable, picking up a huge win as they move into a 1st place tie for the AFC North. The Ravens score on their first drive of the game as they march 75 yards on 8 plays, capping off the drive w/ a 33 yard TD pass from Joe Flacco to WR John Brown. Ravens S Tony Jefferson forces a fumble on TE Vance McDonald on the next drive & the offense moves 31 yards on 4 plays as Flacco hits RB Alex Collins on a 3 yard TD pass to make it 14-0 in the 1st. Pittsburgh ties it on a 26 yard TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown in the 2nd, but never scores again. Justin Tucker kicks a 47 yard FG in the 3rd, adds FG’s of 49 & 28 in the 4th, before Roethlisberger is picked off by Ravens S Anthony Levine which leads to a 31 yard FG making it 26-14.
Baltimore now heads to Cleveland for the 2nd of 3 road games in a row.
Bal (3-1) @ Cle
Pit (1-2-1) vs Atl.
GO RAVENS!!
#TheSoundOfRevenge

Orioles 4, Astros 0 : Saying Goodbye – The Orioles shutout the Defending Champion Astros in the season finale @ home & they say goodbye to Adam Jones in the process. Jones time in Baltimore may be done, but the fans sent him off w/ a standing ovation in what is probably his final game ever @ Camden Yards as an Oriole.
Orioles starter Jimmy Yacabonis hurls 4 shutout innings, allowing just 1 hit, he strikes out 2 & walks 1 as he shuts out the Astros before turning it over to the bullpen that still doesn’t allow a hit the rest of the way. The Orioles score 4 times in the 4th against Astros reliever Brad Peacock as Trey Mancini singles home Jonathan Villar & scores on a double by Tim Beckham who scores on a double by Renato Nunez who then scores on a throwing error by Astros C Max Stassi.
Paul Fry tosses 3 shutout innings & Mychal Givens pitches the next 2 to wrap it up & end the season on a high note.
Bal (47-115) Hou (103-59)
WP : Fry (1-2)
LP : Peacock (3-4).
GO O’S!!
#SeeYouNextYear

Astros 5, Orioles 2 (Game 2) : Double Barrel Action : The Astros sweep the doubleheader w/ the Orioles as Rookie Myles Straw hits his first MLB homerun, Jake Marisnick homers & drives in 3 runs. Straw homers off of O’s starter Yefry Ramirez in the 1st to put Houston ahead but Orioles C Austin Wynns singles to score Tim Beckham in the 2nd & tie it against Astros starter Dallas Kuechel. The Astros jump ahead again in the 4th as Ramirez walks Marisnick w/ the bases loaded to score Alex Bregman from 3rd. Astros C Brian McCann homers (#7) off of Ramirez in the 6th to add some insurance. Renato Nunez scores from 3rd on a wild pitch by Houston reliever Lance McCullers Jr. to cut it to 1 in the 7th, but the Astros pull away in the 8th. Marisnick hits a 2-run shot (#10) off of O’s reliever Mike Wright Jr. as they go on to sweep the doubleheader.
Baltimore has 1 more game left this season.
Bal (46-115) Hou (103-58)
WP : Peacock (3-4)
LP : Ramirez (1-8)
S : Pressly (2).
GO O’S!!
#ItsAlmostOver

Astros 4, Orioles 3 (Game 1) : Tuning It Up – Justin Verlander tosses 6 shutout innings, George Springer & Carlos Correa go back to back in a 3 run 6th inning as the Astros take Game 1 from the O’s.
Springer hits a 2-run shot (#22) in the 6th off of O’s starter Dylan Bundy & Correa follows that up w/ a solo blast (#15) to break a scoreless tie in the 6th. Bundy allows 3 runs on 6 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 7 in 6 strong innings & Verlander strikes out 10 & allows just 3 hits in his 6 scoreless innings, he walks just 1.
D.J. Stewart continues to produce, as he cranks a 3-run shot (#3) off of reliever Joe Smith to tie it in the 7th as Verlander’s outing goes for not. Correa doubles home Springer in the 9th off reliever Sean Gilmartin as the Astros take the lead back for good.
Hector Rondon closes it out in the 9th.
Game 2 would follow later in the night after a short delay.
Bal (46-114) Hou (102-58)
WP : Harris (5-3)
LP : Gilmartin (1-1)
S : Rondon (15).
GO O’S!!
#StillFightingHard

Astros 2, Orioles 1 : Keeping It On The Low – The Orioles start their final home stand of the year off w/ a loss to the Astros as both teams struggle to score runs. Astros starter Gerrit Cole tunes up for the Postseason by hurling 6 innings, allowing just a run on 5 hits, he walks 1 & strikes out 4. Adam Jones doubles to score Jonathan Villar in the 1st, but Cole settles down & does not allow a run the rest of the way.
Josh Reddick blasts a solo homer (#17) off of Orioles starter David Hess in the 6th to tie it for Houston, Hess allows just 1 run on 3 hits, walks 2 & strikes out 4. Reliever Tanner Scott issues 2 walks & an infield single before giving up the go ahead single to Marwin Gonzalez in the 8th. Closer Roberto Osuna comes on in the 9th & CF Jake Marisnick makes a diving catch w/ the tying run on 2nd to rob Renato Nunez & end the game.
These teams will play a doubleheader today.
Bal (46-113) Hou (101-58)
WP : Sipp (3-1)
LP : Scott (3-3)
S : Osuna (21).
GO O’S!!
#BestVersusWorst

Orioles 10, Red Sox 3 (Game 2) : Salvage The Wreckage – The O’s get to Chris Sale early to salvage a game in the series & split the doubleheader w/ the Red Sox. Trey Mancini triples home Cedric Mullins & scores on a sacfly by Renato Nunez in the 1st against Sale. Tzu-Wei Lin triples to score Sam Travis in the 4th to tie the game against O’s starter Jimmy Yacabonis. Yacabonis allows 2 runs on 4 hits in 3 2/3 innings, he walks 4 & strikes out 2. Sale allows 3 runs on 4 hits in 4 2/3, he walks 1 & strikes out 8. Adam Jones doubles to score Caleb Joseph in the 5th & Mancini singles home Joseph & Jonathan Villar off of reliever Matt Barnes, scores on a single by Nunez in the 7th. Villar scores from 3rd on a wild pitch by Kimbrel, John Andreoli doubles home Jones & Jace Peterson & Steve Wilkerson singles home D.J. Stewart against reliever Robby Scott in a 4 run 9th inning.
Baltimore splits the doubleheader.
Bal (46-112) Bos 107-52)
WP : Scott (3-2)
LP : Barnes (6-4).
GO O’S!!
#ItsAlmostOver

Red Sox 19, Orioles 3 (Game 1) : Bad News Birds – The Orioles set the franchise record for losses in a season as they lose to the Red Sox @ Fenway. The Red Sox score 5 times in the 1st inning as Xander Bogaerts doubles home 2 & scores on a bases loaded double by Raphael Devers that clears the bases against O’s starter Ryan Meisinger, who was making his first career start. Trey Mancini hits a solo shot (#24) off of Red Sox starter David Price to get the O’s on the board & Renato Nunez adds a 2-run shot (#8) to cut the lead to 2 but the O’s get nothing else.
J.D. Martinez hits a 2-run shot (#42) off of Rookie John Means in the 4th who was making his MLB debut. Bogaerts hits a 2-run shot (#22) in the 6th & Devers hits a solo shot (#20) in the 7th off of Cody Carroll, adds another in the 8th (#21) off of Orioles utility man Jace Peterson.
Baltimore has now lost the most games in Franchise history.
Bal (45-112) Bos (107-51)
WP : Price (16-7)
LP : Meisinger (2-1).
GO O’S!!
#MurderInBeantown

Red Sox 6, Orioles 2 : Sum Of Two Parts – The Red Sox set a 106 year old franchise record for wins in a season as they win their 106th game of the year by beating the O’s. Boston scores 4 times in the 2nd as Brock Holt doubles home Steve Pearce, scores on a single by C Christian Vasquez & Mookie Betts hits a 2-run shot (#32) off of O’s starter Dylan Bundy. Andrew Benintendi reaches on an infield single that allows Jackie Bradley Jr to score from 3rd & Xander Bogaerts singles to score Betts in a 2-run 4th & Boston would never score again. Tim Beckham scores on a wild pitch by Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi in the 5th to get the O’s on the board. Eovaldi strikes out 10 in just 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits & he walks none. Adam Jones adds a sacfly off of reliever Ryan Brazier in the 8th to score Cedric Mullins.
Baltimore has now tied the franchise mark of 111 losses w/ 6 games to play.
Bal (45-111) Bos (106-51)
WP : Eovaldi (6-7)
LP : Bundy (8-16).
GO O’S!!
#PlayingOutTheString

Offense : The best showing of the day came from this group, who racked up 342 yards of total offense, Joe Flacco goes 25/40 for 277 yards & 1 TD & Alex Collins rushes for 68 yards on 18 carries, an average of 3.8 yards per carry.
Grade – A
Defense : This group registers 3 sacks & 1 interception, allows just 192 yards passing & the pass rush was relentless all day. Rookie Kenny Young leads the way w/ 10 tackles.
Grade – B-
Special Teams : This group didn’t have the best day, but still did well. The blocking fell apart on a blocked punt by Sam Koch in the 1st & also allowed a blocked FG in the 2nd. Justin Tucker hits on both of his FG’s from 52 yards & the return game was solid.
Grade – B-
Coaching : The coaches did well in this game as they game planned accordingly & it showed. This team didn’t play it’s best, but still had enough to take care of a team they should of beaten.
Grade – B
Overall Grade – B-
GO RAVENS!!
#BouncingBack

Ravens 27, Broncos 14 : Not Enough Horses – The Ravens rebound from a tough loss @ Cincinnati w/ a strong showing against Denver @ home to get a huge win. The Broncos block a punt on the Ravens first possession of the game & score 1 play later as Rookie Royce Freeman runs it in from 6 yards out. The Ravens go 48 yards on 5 plays to tie the game, as Buck Allen scores on a 6 yard TD run. WR Emmanuel Sanders takes the handoff & scampers 35 yards for a TD to put Denver ahead in the 1st but they would never score again. Justin Tucker bangs a 52 yard FG to end the 1st quarter & Buck Allen hauls in a 13 yard pass from Flacco to put the Ravens ahead in the 2nd. Tucker adds another 52 yarder to make it 20-14 @ the half & Allen runs it in from 1 yard out in the 3rd, for his second TD of the game. The Ravens Defense shuts out the Broncos in the 2nd half & Baltimore now heads into Pittsburgh for a huge rivalry game on Sunday night.
Bal (2-1) @ Pit
Den (2-1) vs K.C.
GO RAVENS!!
#GettingBackOnTrack