Socked!! : The O’s drop 3 out 4 against the Red Sox coming off a road trip where they took 4 out of 6 from Oakland & Seattle, finally winning in the finale to avoid the 2nd sweep by Boston @ Camden Yards this season.

Game 1 : Red Sox 6, Orioles 2 – Bobby Dalbec snaps an 0-27 skid w/ a single in the 3rd & drills a 3-run homer in the 4th as the Red Sox give starter Eduardo Rodriguez some run support. The lefty goes 5 innings, allows just 1 run on 7 hits, walks 3 & strikes out 2. Rafael Devers gets on base twice & scores 2 runs, Dalbec scores a run on a double by Marwin Gonzalez in the 9th. Ryan Mountcastle has 3 hits, including a solo homer in the 6th for the O’s in the loss. Matt Harvey is tagged for 4 runs on r hits, in 4 innings of work, he walks 1 & strikes out 3.

Bos (20-13) Bal (15-17)

WP : Rodriguez (5-0)
LP : Harvey (3-2)

Game 2 : Red Sox 11, Orioles 6 – Alex Verdugo & Xander Bogaerts each have 3 hits, Bogaerts scores twice & drives in 2, including a 2-run shot in the 6th & Michael Chavis homers in his first start of the season, drilling a 2-run shot in the 2nd. Chavis, Christian Vasquez & Bobby Dalbec all drive in 2 runs a piece for Boston in the rout. Zack Lowther is tagged for 7 runs on 7 hits, in just 2 1/3 innings of his first career start. He walks 2 & strikes out 3. Freddy Galvis hits a solo shot in the 2nd, it’s the 9th straight game w/ a HR for Baltimore. Austin Hays drives in 2 on an infield single in the 9th.

Bos (21-13) Bal (15-18)

WP : Richards (2-2)
LP : Lowther (0-1)

Game 3 : Red Sox 4, Orioles 3 – Rafael Devers has 3 hits, including a solo homer in the 2nd & a 2-run double in the 6th, drives in 3 & scores a run. Hunter Renfroe drills a solo shot in the 8th to add some insurance for starter Nick Pivetta, who allows 2 runs on 3 hits in 6 innings of work, walks 3 & strikes out 2 to win his 3rd consecutive start, as Boston wins on Mother’s Day, to take the first 3 games of the series & run their mark to 6-0 @ Camden Yards. Ryan Mountcastle singles home a run in the 1st & doubles home another in the 8th but the Orioles fall to 4-13 at home.

Bos (22-13) Bal (15-19)

WP : Pivetta (5-0)
LP : Kremer (0-3)
S : Barnes (8)

Game 4 : Orioles 4, Red Sox 1 – Jorge Lopez goes 5+ innings, as he & 4 relievers combine on a 4-hitter & the O’s win the finale & avoid the sweep @ home. Lopez allows just a run 4 hits, strikes out 5 & doesn’t walk a man, Tanner Scott, Travis Lakins Sr. & Paul Fry work 2 1/3 before Cesar Valdez closes it out. Ryan Mountcastle hits a solo shot in the 2nd & Trey Mancini adds a solo shot in the 6th, then singles home home another insurance run in the 8th, before a sac fly by Freddy Galvis adds another. Baltimore improves to just 5-13 @ home on the season.

Bal (16-19) Bos (22-14)

WP : Scott (2-2)
LP : Andriese (1-2)
S : Valdez (8)

The Orioles salvage a game but lose 3 games in the standings, they will now head to New York again but this time Flushing, as they play the Mets for 2 games before returning home for a 6-game home stand against the Yankees & Tampa Bay.

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#LickingThierWounds

So Omazing : The Orioles go into Seattle & take 2 out of 3, including a No-Hitter by John Means in the series finale that snaps a 52 year drought. take 4 out of 6 on their Westcoast trip.

Game 1 : Orioles 5, Mariners 3 – The O’s bust loose for 5 runs in the 8th inning after trailing 1-0, as Cedric Mullins & Freddy Galvis each drill a 2-run homer, all 5 runs come w/ 2 outs as the Birds ambush the Mariners, Mullins has 3 hits on the night & has an AL high 38 hits. Dean Kremer goes 6 strong innings, allowing just 1 run on 2 hits, striking out 4 & walking 2, in the best start of his young career, his lone mistake coming on a solo shot by Tom Murphy in the 5th. Mitch Haniger hits a 2-run shot for Seattle in the 8th but their rally falls short.

Bal (14-15)  Sea (16-14)

WP : Sulser (1-0)
LP : Misiewicz (2-1)
S : Valdez (7)

Game 2 : Mariners 5, Orioles 2 – One night after the Orioles explode for 5 runs in the 8th, the Mariners bust loose for 4 of their own, as Kyle Seager hits a sacfly to tie it & Kyle Lewis hits a 3-run bomb to put Seattle on top for good – Seager also hits a solo shot in the 4th. Justin Dunn allows a run on just 3 hits, walks 4 & strikes out 6 in just over 5+ innings & reliever Kendall Graveman comes on in relief, extends his scoreless streak to 18 2/ 3 innings. Rio Ruiz provides the only offense for the O’s w/ solo shot in the 5th, until he scores on a single by Trey Mancini the 9th, he has 3 hits.

Sea (17-14)  Bal (14-16)

WP : Montero (3-1)
LP : Lakins Sr. (1-3)

Orioles 6, Mariners 0 – John Means throws his first career No-Hitter, falls a wild pitch short of a perfect game, as he strikes out 12 & walks none over the full 9 innings. Means gets J.P. Crawford to line out to SS Ramon Urias as the Orioles dug out mobs home plate in Seattle. It’s the Orioles first No-Hitter since 1969 & the 3rd No-Hitter thrown so far this season. Pat Valaika hits a solo homer in the 7th to add to the lead & Trey Mancini drills a 3-run shot in the 9th to put the game away. Means strikes out Sam Haggerty, but the wild pitch allows him to reach, but was caught trying to steal 2nd.

Bal (15-16)  Sea (17-15)

WP : Means (4-0)
LP : Kikuchi (1-2)

The Orioles take 2 out of 3 in Seattle after taking 2 out of 3 in Oakland, they take 4 out of 6 on a trip to the Westcoast & become a part of history. They not return home to host Boston for 4 over the weekend.

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Bay Area Hysteria : The Orioles head to the Westcoast & take 2 out of 3 from the Athletics in Oakland after losing 2 out of 3 at home to these same A’s last month.

Game 1 : Orioles 3, Athletics 2 : John Means strikes out 9 in 7 strong innings as the O’s win in Oakland for the first time since 2017. Means allows just 2 runs on 3 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 9, while Cedric Mullins & Austin Hays go back to back in the 3rd inning to provide the offense – Mullins drives in 2 on the night. Sean Murphy hits a solo shot in the 2nd & Mitch Moreland adds a solo shot in the 7th but Oakland can get no closer.

Bal (12-14) Oak (16-11)

WP : Means (3-0)
LP : Fiers (0–1)
S : Valdez (6)

Game 2 : Orioles 8, Athletics 4 – The O’s bust loose for 6 runs in the 3rd inning, as Austin Hays singles home a run & 2 more score on the play after an error by Matt Chapman, Hays then scores on a single by Trey Mancini. DJ Stewart caps off the 6-run outburst w/ a 2-run blast, he also scores twice on the day. Every Oriole has 1 hit each, as they pound out 10 on the day. Mark Canha & Ramon Laureano both home for Oakland in the loss.

Bal (13-14) Oak (16-12)

WP : Harvey (3-1)
LP : Luzardo (1-3)

Game 3 : Athletics 7, Orioles 5 – Matt Olsen goes 3-5, w/ a solo homer & a double, drives in 2 & scores 2, Jed Lowrie goes 3-4 w/ 2 RBI as the A’s hold off the O’s to avoid the sweep @ home. Austin Hays hits a solo shot in the 3rd, his 4th HR of the year against Oakland & Trey Mancini goes 2-5 w/ a 2-run single in the 7th, drives in 3 on the afternoon for the O’s. Ramon Laureano makes a leaping catch to rob DJ Stewart in the top of the 8th & hits a 2-run shot in the bottom of the inning as the A’s finally put the O’s away.

Oak (17-12) Bal (13-15)

WP : Petit (4-0)
LP : Lakins Sr (1-2)
S : Trivino (5)

The Orioles split the season series w/ Oakland, 3-3. They remain on the Westcoast to play Seattle for 3, before returning home to host Boston for 4 over the weekend.

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#RoadWarriors

Split Decision : The Orioles split a crucial 4 game series w/ the Yankees @ home as they battle in all 4 games & have to dig deep to win it in extras in the finale.

Game 1 : Orioles 4, Yankees 2 – Cedric Mullins homers twice & Matt Harvey pitches 6 strong innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits, striking out 5 & walking 3 to give the O’s another quality start. Mullins hits solo shots in the 1st & 7th innings, Freddy Galvis doubles home a run in the 2nd to back the outing by Harvey, who retires 11 in a row at one point, as the O’s win against the Yankees @ home for the 1st time this season. Gio Urshela has 2 hits, including an RBI single for New York.

Bal (10-12) NYY (9-13)

WP : Harvey (2-1)
LP : Garcia (0-1)
S : Valdez (5)

Game 2 : Yankees 5, Orioles 1 – Corey Kluber has his best outing in 2 years, as he goes 6 2/3 innings, allowing just a run on 6 hits, walks 2 & strikes out 5, while getting the run support he needs as Aaron Judge drills a solo homer in the 3rd, Kyle Higashioka adds another solo shot in the 4th & Giancarlo Stanton lifts another solo shot in the 7th to put the game away. Maikel Franco reaches on an infield single to drive a run in the 4th. Starter Bruce Zimmerman is tagged for 4 runs on 9 hits, in just 3+, he walks 1 & strikes out 3 for Baltimore. New York is 9-0 when both Judge & Stanton homer in the same game.

NYY (10-13) Bal (10-13)

WP : Kluber (1-2)
LP : Zimmerman (1-3)

Game 3 : Yankees 7, Orioles 0 – Domingo German tosses 7 shutout innings, allowing only 3 hits, strikes out 6 & walks only 1, combines w/ reliever Michael King on a 4-hitter as the Yankees continue their dominance @ Camden Yards. Mike Ford drills a solo dinger in the 1st, Gio Urshela hits a 3-run blast in the 3rd & Clint Frazier caps off the home run derby w/ a solo homer in the 8th. O’s starter Dean Kremer os shelled for 6 runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings, walks none & strikes out 4, Trey Mancini has 2 of the O’s 4 hits on the night.

NYY (11-13) Bal (10-14)

WP : German (2-2)
LP : Kremer (0-2)

Game 4 : Orioles 4, Yankees 3 (10 innings) – Trey Mancini singles home a run in the 1st & adds a solo shot in the 6th, Cedric Mullins’ scores from 1st on a double by Austin Hays in the 8th but the Yankees tie it on a ground rule double by Gleyber Torres & it goes to extras before a sacfly by Mullins walks it off for the Birds as Ramon Urias scores from 3rd to win it in the 10th. Roughed Odor provides 2-run single in the 5th for New York & Giancarlo Stanton has 3 hits.

Bal (11-14) NYY (11-14)

WP : Scott (1-2)
LP : Loaisiga (2-1)

Baltimore now hits the road & heads to the Westcoast to play a weekend series w/ the Athletics, who took 2 out of 3 in Baltimore the last time they played.

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#GoingBackToCali

Something Fishy : The Orioles split the series w/ the pesky Marlins after winning the series in Texas, end their Gulf Coast road trip 3-2.

Game 1 : Orioles 7, Marlins 5 – The Orioles score 3 in the 1st against Marlins starter Nick Neidert, including a a 2-run double by Rio Ruiz to give O’s starter Matt Harvey enough run support to win his first game of the year. He goes 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, strikes out 4 & walks none, Trey Mancini & Freddy Galvis homer in the 3rd to add some much needed insurance because the Marlins rally to score 2 in the 5th & 2 in the 6th but the O’s hang on for the win.

Bal (8-9) Mia (7-9)

WP : Harvey (1-1)
LP : Neidert (0-1)
S : Valdez (4)

Game 2 : Marlins 3, Orioles 0 – Rookie Trevor Rogers pitches a career high 7 innings, allowing just 4 hits & striking out 8, while walking 1 as the Marlins shut out the O’s. Rogers doesn’t allow a runner past 2nd base, in just his 11th Major League start & the Marlins get all their offense in a 3-run 5th as Jesus Aguilar doubles home 2 & scores on a single by Adam Duvall. Rogers also picks up his 3rd career win & lowers his ERA to 1.64 as the Marlins earn the split.

Mia (8-9) Bal (8-10)

WP : Rogers (2-1)
LP : Zimmerman (1-2)
S : Garcia (4)

The Orioles have the day off on Thursday before hosting the Red-Hot Oakland A’s for 3 & the Yankees for 4 on a 7 game homestead.

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#MiamiVice

Texas Hold ‘Em : The Orioles come into Texas losers of 6 of their last 7 games but get back on track by taking 2 out of 3 in the lone star state.

Game 1 : Orioles 5, Rangers 2 – Rio Ruiz goes deep in the 4th & DJ Stewart hits a 2-run shot in the 5th to back up a solid outing by starter Jorge Lopez, who goes 5 solid innings, allowing 2 runs on just 2 hits, striking out 8 & walking 1, to pick up his first win of the season. Freddy Galvis goes 2-3 w/ a double & a triple, scores twice for Baltimore. David Dahl & Nick Solak hit back to homers in the 5th for Texas, the only 2 hits allowed by Lopez.

Bal (6-8) Tex (6-8)

WP : Lopez (1-2)
LP : Foltynewicz (0-3)
S : Valdez (3)

Game 2 : Orioles 6, Rangers 1 – After struggling for most of the night against Rangers starter Dane Dunning, who tosses 5 shutout innings, gives up 5 hits, while striking out 5 & walking none – The O’s finally break through against the Texas bullpen in the late innings. Cedric Mullins ties it on a single in the 7th, Trey Mancini puts the O’s ahead on a double & Ryan Mountcastle adds a sacfly to score Maikel Franco, who also hits a 3-run bomb to put the game away in the 9th. The Orioles improve to 6-2 on the road, while they are only 1-6 @ home.

Bal (7-8) Tex (6-9)

WP : Lakins Sr. (1-0)
LP : J. Rodriguez (0-1)

Game 3 : Rangers 1, Orioles 0 (10 innings) – Nate Lowe singles home the winning run in the 10th to win it for the Rangers in a greatly pitched game by both teams. Kyle Gibson pitches 8 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits, striking out 6 & walking none as he duels w/ Baltimore ace John Means, who goes 7 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits, walking 2 & striking out 9 as both teams had zeros into the late innings before heading to extras when Texas walks it off & ends a 5 game home losing streak. Baltimore falls to 6-3 on the road.

Tex (7-9) Bal (7-9)

WP : King (1-0)
LP : Lakins Sr (1-1)

The Orioles lose the finale but still win the series as they now head across the gulf coast to Miami to play the Marlins in a short 2-game series after a day off on Monday. They will then return to Baltimore host Oakland for 3 over the weekend.

GO O’S!!
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#HangingTough

Seattle Storm : The Mariners bring the rain to Baltimore as they take 3 out of 4 from the O’s in 2 doubleheaders including sweeping the 2nd twin build.

Game 1, Doubleheader Game 1 : Mariners 4, Orioles 3 (8 innings) – The Mariners win their 3rd extra inning game of the season in as many tries as Ty France homers in the 1st, Tom Murphy goes deep in the 2nd & Seattle builds an early 3-0 lead. Jose Urias hits a 2-run shot in the 5th for the O’s & DJ Stewart ties it on a single in the 7th before Kyle Seager puts Seattle ahead for good on a double in the 8th, as the O’s lose their 4th in a row.

Sea (6-4) Bal (4-6)

WP : Montero (1-0)
LP : Scott (0-1)
S : Graveman (1)

Game 2, Doubleheader Game 2 (7 innings) – Orioles 7, Mariners 6 – Jose Urias wins it on a walk off single in the 7th as the O’s rally from a 4-0 deficit to win it. Jose Marmolejos hits a 3-run bomb in a 4-run Seattle 3rd, but Maikel Franco doubles home 3 & scores on a single by Ryan Mountcastle that ties the game as the O’s score 4 in the 3rd as well. Trailing 6-5, Sam Haggerty ties ties the game on a solo shot in the 7th before Urias ends it on a single up the middle in the bottom of the inning.

Bal (5-6) Sea (6-5)

WP : Valdez (2-0)
LP : Sadler (0-1)

Game 3, Doubleheader Game 1 : Mariners 4, Orioles 2 (7 innings) – Marco Gonzales allows just 2 runs on 3 hits in 5 innings, he strikes out 5 & walks 2, while his offense gives him just enough offense to pick up the win. Trey Mancini hits a 2-run shot in the 1st but Mitch Hanger adds a 2-run blast in the 5th to tie it before J.P. Crawford puts the Mariners ahead for good on a 2-run double in the 6th as the Orioles drop their 5th in their last 6 games.

Sea (7-5) Bal (5-7)

WP : Gonzales (1-1)
LP : Scott (0-2)
S : Graveman (2)

Game 4, Doubleheader Game 2 : Mariners 2, Orioles 1 (7 innings) – The Mariners take 3 out of 4 from the O’s by sweeping the Doubleheader, capping off a frustrating 4 game series for Baltimore. Dylan Moore hits a solo shot in the 3rd before Freddy Galvis goes deep in the bottom of the inning & ties it. Mitch Haniger goes deep in the 5th to put the Mariners ahead for good & the Seattle bullpen does the rest in relief of starter Justin Dunn, who allows just a run on 2 hits & strikes out 6 & walks 2.

Sea (8-5) Bal (5-8)

WP : Dunn (1-0)
LP : Vest (0-1)
S : Middleton (2)

The Orioles will look to put this series behind them as they now hit the road & head to Texas for 3 against the Rangers over the weekend.
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#ForcesOfNature

The Big Payback : After sweeping the Red Sox to start the season in Boston, the Red Sox return the favor & sweep the O’s @ Camden Yards.

Game 1 : Red Sox 7, Orioles 3 – Eduardo Rodriguez wins in his 1st start since 2019, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings, striking out 7 & doesn’t allow a walk, while Kike Hernandez homers in the 1st & Rafael Devers goes deep in the 8th. J.D. Martinez goes 2-5 w/ an RBI double in the 7th & scores on a single by Marwin Gonzalez. Ryan Mountcastle hits a 2-run shot in the 3rd & Pedro Severino homers in the 4th for the O’s in the loss.

Bos (4-3) Bal (4-3)

WP : Rodriguez (1-0)
LP : Harvey (0-1)

Bos (5-3) Bal (4-4)

WP : Barnes (1-0)
LP : Tate (0-1)
S : Andriese (1)

Game 3 : Red Sox 14, Orioles 9 : Alex Verdugo hits a 3-run blast in the 1st & J.D. Martinez comes off the COVID-19 list & goes 4-6 w/ 3 HR’s & drives in 4, while Rafael Devers goes 2-5 w/ 2 runs scored & drives in 5 as the Red Sox homer 6 times on the day against Orioles pitching. Maikel Franco hits a 3-run shot in the 6th & Trey Mancini adds another 3-run shot in the 7th to cut the lead to 3 but the O’s rally falls short & they are swept away by their hated rival.

Bos (6-3) Bal (4-5)

WP : Pivetta (2-0)
LP : Lopez (0-2)

The Orioles remain home & were scheduled to begin a 4-game series w/ Seattle on Monday but Game 1 was postponed due to rain. The teams will play a doubleheader on Tuesday.
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#BackDownToEarth

Escape From New York : The Orioles come into New York undefeated after a sweep in Boston but need a win in extra innings to avoid getting swept themselves.

Game 1 : Yankees 7, Orioles 0 – Aaron Judge blasts a solo shot in the 4th Giancarlo Stanton hits his 8th career Grand Slam in the 5th, while Jordan Montgomery tosses 6 shutout innings. He allows just 4 hits, walks 0 & strikes out 7 as the Yankees blank the O’s to win for the 11th time in a row against Baltimore @ home.

NYY (2-2) Bal (3-1)

WP : Montgomery (1-0)
LP : Lopez (0-1)

Game 2 : Yankees 7, Orioles 2 – Gerrit Cole strikes out 13 in 7 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits & doesn’t walk a man, Jay Bruce hits a solo shot in the 2nd & Aaron Judge drills a 3-run shot in the 8th to break the game open, he drives in 4 on the night. Rio Ruiz hits a 2-run shot in the 9th as O’s avoid the shutout for the 2nd straight night.

NYY (3-2) Bal (3-2)

WP : Cole (1-0)
LP : Kremer (0-1)

Game 3 : Orioles 4, Yankees 3 (11 innings) – Cedric Mullins & Anthony Santander homer in the 4th & Santander scores on an error in the 10th, then guns down Gio Urshela at home plate in the 11th to preserve the win & help the Orioles salvage the series. The O’s win despite being out hit 13 to 4 & snap a 12 game losing streak @ Yankee Stadium in the process.

NYY (3-3) Bal (4-2)

WP : Valdez (1-0)
LP : Green (0-1)
S : Fry (1)

The Birds now return home for their home opener against Boston on Thursday & both teams will be off on Friday, before the series resumes on Saturday.

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