Orioles 9, Giants 6 : Giant Killers – The O’s use 3 long balls to rally from a 5-0 1st inning deficit to come back & win @ home. Andrew Cashner gives up 5 runs in the 1st but still manages to go 5 innings & pick up the win as the O’s counter w/ 6 in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Dwight Smith Jr. hits his 1st career Grand Slam (#10) to cap the 1st inning rally, Trey Mancini hits a 2-run blast (#11) in the 2nd & Renato Nunez adds a solo shot (#14) to add another run in the 7th, he drives in 2 in the game. Nunez has homered in 7 of his last 11 games & is the team’s homerun leader. Jonathan Villar has 2 hits & scores twice for the O’s & former Oriole Mike Yastrzemski homers (#1) to tie it in the 2nd for the Giants in the loss. Baltimore improves to 8-21 @ home & will look to keep the momentum going today.
Bal (18-39) SF (22-34)
WP : Cashner (6-2)
LP : Pomeranz (1-6)
S : Bleier (2).
GO O’S!!
#BounceBackBirds

Tigers 4, Orioles 2 : Tiger Style – The Tigers hit 2 late inning homers to come from behind & beat the O’s, winning the series in the process. Baltimore starter John Means strikes out 7 in 6 solid innings & allows just 1 run but the bullpen cannot finish the deal & gives it away. John Hicks homers to tie it (#3) in the 8th off of Mychal Givens & Brandon Dixon hits a 2-run shot (#5) off of Branden Kline in the 9th to put Detroit ahead for good. Shane Greene works the 9th to close it out for his 18th save in 19 chances. Keon Broxton homers (#2) for the O’s in the loss, his first HR as an Oriole @ Camden Yards. Baltimore has now lost 13 of their last 16. They have the day off today before hosting San Francisco in an interleague series starting Friday night.
Bal (17-39) Det (21-32)
WP : Ramirez (1-0)
LP : Kline (1-2)
S : Greene (18).
GO O’S!!
#GivingItAway

Tigers 3, Orioles 0 : Eye Of The Tiger – Matthew Boyd takes a 5 hitter into the 7th inning & the bullpen shuts down the O’s the rest of the way as the Tigers get a much needed win on the road. Miguel Cabrera singles home a run in the 1st & Jacoby Jones doubles home another in the 2nd, he doubles twice in the game. Niko Goodrum homers (#4) in the 5th to add another & that’s all the offense Boyd would need as he strikes out 8 & allows 6 hits. It is the 2nd shutout of the season for the Tigers & the 4th time that the O’s have been blanked. D.J. Stewart has 3 hits & a steal in his first game since being recalled from Triple A.
Baltimore has now lost 12 out of 15. Game 3 is tonight.
Bal (17-38) Det (20-32)
WP : Boyd (5-4)
LP : Bundy (2-6)
S : Greene (17).
GO O’S!!
#FillInTheBlank

Orioles 5, Tigers 3 : Mem-Oriole Day – The Orioles use the longball & take advantage of some Detroit miscues to break out of their funk & win @ home on Memorial Day. Renato Nunez hits a 2-run shot in the 1st (#13) & an error by Detroit SS Ronny Rodriguez allows a pair of unearned runs to score in the 3rd, including a sacfly by Pedro Severino that scores Nunez. Jonathan Villar homers (#7) in the 7th to give the Birds an insurance run.
Gabriel Ynoa hurls 4 innings before giving way to Dan Straily who goes another 4 before Shawn Armstrong closes it out in the 9th for his 1st save. Detroit has lost 12 out of 13. Baltimore wins for just the 3rd time in 14 games. Game 2 is tonight.
Bal (17-37) Det (19-32)
WP : Straily (2-5)
LP : Norris (2-3)
S : Armstrong (1).
GO O’S!!
#HoldingOnThisTime

Rockies 8, Orioles 7 : Rocky Road – The Orioles let another one slip away as they take the lead into the 9th again but for the 2nd time in the series they lose on a walk off. Nolan Arenado homers (#15) for the 3rd straight game & pitcher German Marquez adds a 2-run triple & drives in 3 as the Rockies build a 5-1 lead. Jonathan Villar singles home a run & scores on a single by Renato Nunez in a 3-run 7th & Keon Broxton doubles home a run & scores on a 2-run double by Trey Mancini in the 8th as the O’s rally to take the lead. Mychal Givens walks Ian Desmond w/ the bases loaded to tie it in the 9th & Tony Wolters sacfly wins it as the Colorado walks it off for the second time in the series against the O’s. Wolters ties a career high w/ 3 hits in the game.
Baltimore has now lost 8 of 9 & has not won a series since April 22-24. They now return home to host Detroit.
Bal (16-37) Col (24-27)
WP : Oberg (3-0)
LP : Fry (0-2).
GO O’S!!
#AnotherOneGetsAway

Orioles 9, Rockies 6 : Rocky Mountain High – Renato Nunez homers for the 4th straight game as the O’s snap a 7 game skid w/ a win in Colorado. Nunez & Pedro Severino both single home a run each in a 2-run 1st inning – Severino has 4 hits in the game. Nunez homers (#12) in the 3rd, Hanser Alberto singles home a run & Jonathan Villar adds a 3-run shot (#6) in a 4-run 4th. Nolan Arenado homers in the 3rd (#14) his 200th career HR, has 3 hits & drives in 5. Chris Ianetta also homers (#3) in the 6th for Colorado. Josh Lucas works 3 innings of relief to pick up his 1st career save. Baltimore pounds out a season high 17 hits as they snap their 7 game losing streak. Game 3 is today.
Bal (16-36) Col (23-27)
WP : Cashner (5-2)
LP : Freeland (2-6)
S : Lucas (1).
GO O’S!!
#SnappingTheSkid

Rockies 8, Orioles 6 : What a Story – Trevor Story homers twice, including a walk off 2-run shot to become the fastest SS to reach 100 HR’s as the Rockies rally to beat the Orioles in Baltimore’s first trip to Coors Field since 2004. The Birds once again blow a lead as the bullpen can’t hold off the late Colorado rally. Newcomer Keon Broxton (#1), Dwight Smith Jr. (#9) & Renato Nunez (#11) all homer for the Orioles in the loss. Story (#12) & Nolan Arenado who also homers twice (#12 & #13) go back to back in the 7th off of reliever Shawn Armstrong to tie it & Story then walks it off w/ a 2-run blast (#13) to win it in the 9th off of Mychal Givens, sending Coors Field into a frenzy. The Orioles bullpen is rocked for 5 runs after a strong outing by John Means. Baltimore has now lost a season high 7 in a row. Game 2 is tonight.
Bal (15-36) Col (23-28)
WP : Oberg (2-0)
LP : Givens (0-3).
GO O’S!!
#WeNeedSomeRelief

Yankees 6, Orioles 5 : Just Walking Past – The Yankees take the lead & eventually win on a bases loaded walk in the 9th, after the O’s rally to tie it in the 8th, pulling off the sweep @ Camden Yards. Clint Frazier (#9) & Luke Voit (#12) both homer as New York builds a 5-1 lead, but the Orioles rally for 4 in the 8th to tie it against the Yankees bullpen. Masahiro Tanaka tosses 6 stellar innings, but Renato Nunez blasts a 3-run shot (#10) off of reliever Tommy Kahnle in the 8th to compete the O’s comeback. Mychal Givens walks Aaron Hicks w/ 2 out & the bases loaded, forcing in Gleyber Torres w/ the go ahead run & putting New York back ontop. Zack Britton works the 9th to close out his former team. Baltimore gets swept, has now lost 6 in a row & falls to 6-19 @ home on the year. They now travel to Colorado for 3.
Bal (15-35) NYY (32-17)
WP : Kahnle (2-0)
LP : Givens (0-2)
S : Britton (2).
GO O’S!!
#NotThereYet

Yankees 7, Orioles 5 : Hard Gleyber – Gleyber Torres homers twice & the Yankees homer 5 more times against Oriole pitching, go on to beat the O’s again, taking the first 3 games of the Series. Thairo Estrada (#3) & D.J. LeMahieu (#4) both hit 2-run shots in the 1st & Torres homers to lead off the 3rd (#11) & 5th (#12) innings. Torres has destroyed Oriole pitching, hitting 10 of his 12 HR’s against the Birds & all 4 of his multihomer games are against Baltimore. Gary Sanchez homers (#15) in the 4th – New York has homered 33 times in 11 games against Baltimore. Richie Martin hits his first MLB homer (#1) Renato Nunez adds a 2-run shot (#9) in a 3-run 5th for the O’s. Aroldis Chapman closes it out for his 13th save in 14 tries.
Baltimore has now lost 5 in a row & has the worst record in the majors.
Bal (15-34) NYY (31-17)
WP : Sabathia (3-1)
LP : Straily (1-5)
S : Chapman (13).
GO O’S!!
#LaunchingLongballs

Yankees 11, Orioles 4 : Bronx Bombing – Clint Frazier homers twice & the Yankees homer 3 more times as a team, continuing their assault on Orioles pitching, winning @ Camden Yards again. Gary Sanchez hits a 3-run blast (#14) in the 1st, Frazier adds a 2-run shot (#7) in the 3rd & adds a 3-run shot (#8) in the 5th to blow it open. 5 of Frazier’s 8 HR’s this year have come against the O’s. David Hess is rocked for 9 runs on 8 hits in just 5 innings as his struggles continue. Stevie Wilkerson hits a 3-run shot (#5) in the 5th to get the O’s on the board, but the game was already out of reach.
The Yankees are 8-2 against the Orioles this season, have outscored them 73-40 & hit atleast 1 HR in every game. They are 5-0 @ Camden Yards & have won 10 in a row there, dating back to last season. Baltimore is now 6-17 @ home, the worst record in the major leagues – Game 3 is tonight.
Bal (15-33) NYY (30-17)
WP : German (9-1)
LP : Hess (1-6)
S : Hale (1).
GO O’S!!
#NotOnTheirLevel