Orioles 10, Yankees 4 : Revenge of the Birds – The Orioles break out for 10 runs on 14 hits to blow out the Yankees & take the Series. The O’s tag Masahiro Tanaka for 4 runs in the 3rd inning – Adam Jones doubles in the first run, Mark Trumbo doubles home Jones & Seth Smith to make it 3-0 & Chris Davis singles home Trumbo to put the O’s up 4-0. Jones hits a 3-run blast to right center (#9) in the 4th to make it 7-1 Birds. Back in the lineup after missing the last 3 games, Jones goes 3-5 w/ a HR, scores twice & drives in 5 runs. Tanaka allows 7 runs on 9 hits in 5 2/3 innings, he walks 2 & strikes out 4. Chris Davis hits a 2-run shot to right (#11) in the 7th off of Giovanny Gallegos & Jones drives in his 5th run in the 8th on an infield single. Kevin Gausman tosses 5 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, walking 5 & striking out 4. Baltimore takes 2 out of 3 & will now host Boston for 4 games.
Bal (27-24) NYY (30-20)
WP : Gausman (3-4)
LP : Tanaka (5-5)
GO O’S!! #BackInTheWinColumn

Yankees 8, Orioles 3 : Bird Bites – Brett Gardner & Matt Holiday homer twice & New York homers 4 times to take Game 2 @ Camden Yards. Gardner homers to right (#10) & Holiday homers to left (#10) in a 2-run 1st against Chris Tillman to make it 2-0. Aaron Hicks adds a single to center in the 2nd to make it 3-0 New York & Holiday homers to left (#11) in the 3rd, his 2nd HR off of Chris Tillman to make it 4-0. Chase Headley drives in a run on a single to right to make it 5-0 as the Yankees score twice in the 3rd. Tillman goes just 2 2/3 innings, he allows 5 runs on 7 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 1. Gardner adds his 2nd HR (#11) in the 4th to make it 6-0 & Aaron Judge brings home 2 more on a double to right in the 4th to make it 8-0. Trey Mancini drives in a run on an infield single in the 6th & Joey Rickard & J.J. Hardy add RBI singles in the 8th. Baltimore has lost 14 of their last 20 games.
Bal (26-24) NYY (30-19)
WP : Severino (4-2)
LP : Tillman (1-2).
GO O’S!! #BackInTheLossColumn

Orioles 3, Yankees 2 : MemOriole Magic – The Orioles snap their season long 7 game losing streak & beat the Yankees on Memorial Day @ Camden Yards to gain some ground in the AL East. Dylan Bundy pitches 7 solid innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, he walks 1 & strikes out 3. Mark Trumbo singles to left to score Joey Rickard in the 1st, giving the Orioles the lead. Aaron Hicks’ sacfly to right in the 2nd ties game against Bundy, but the O’s get it right back in the 3rd, as Jonathan Schoop doubles to right scoring Trumbo & Trey Mancini to make it 3-1 Birds. New York starter Jordan Montgomery pitches just 4 1/3 innings, leaving in the 5th. He gives up 3 runs on 8 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 5. Aaron Judge continues his homerun tear, taking Bundy deep to center (#17) in the 7th, a monster 472 foot bomb that cuts the Orioles lead to 3-2. Brad Brach comes on to close it out in the 9th.
Bal (26-23) NYY (29-19)
WP : Bundy (6-3)
LP : Montgomery (2-4)
S : Brach (10).
GO O’S!! #SnappingTheSkid

Astros 8, Orioles 4 : In Houston, We Have a Problem – The O’s are swept away in Houston, losing their season high 7th game in a row. Jonathan Schoop hits a 2-run shot to left (#7) off Lance McCullers Jr. in the 1st & then reaches on an error in the 2nd to make it 3-0 Orioles after 2. McCullers Jr. goes 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 8. Alec Asher gives the lead right back, as Houston scores 6 times in the 2nd inning. Marwin Gonzalez doubles home 2 & scores on a double to left by Yuli Gurriel to tie it. George Springer hits a 2-run shot to left center (#11) to put Houston ahead 5-3 & Jose Altuve caps the scoring w/ a single to center. Gurriel singles home Evan Gattis in the 3rd & scores on a wild pitch by reliever Ubaldo Jimenez in the 3rd. Mark Trumbo homers to right center (#7) in the 8th, but it wouldn’t matter. Baltimore has now lost 13 of their last 18.
Bal (25-23) Hou (35-16)
WP : McCullers Jr. (6-1)
LP : Asher (1-3).
GO O’S!! #AstronomicalCollapse

Astros 5, Orioles 2 : Houston Chronicle – The Orioles struggles continue as they lose for the 6th straight time, another painful loss by a team that is just struggling to compete right now. Dallas Kuechel tosses 6 innings for Houston, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 8. Jose Altuve doubles in a run & Carlos Correa drives in another on an infield single as Houston scores twice in the 1st against O’s starter Wade Miley. Welington Castillo singles home a run in the 3rd for the O’s to make it 2-1, but George Springer hits a 2-run shot to center in the 4th (#10) to make it 4-1. Miley allows a season high 4 runs & 8 hits. Chris Davis scores on a wild pitch in the 7th to make it 4-2, but Correa singles home another off of Tyler Wilson in the bottom of the inning to put Houston up 5-2. Baltimore has now lost 12 of their last 17 games, including a season high 6 in a row.
Bal (25-22) Hou (34-16)
WP : Kuechel (8-0)
LP : Miley (1-3)
S : Harris (2).
GO O’S!! #FallingApart

Astros 2, Orioles 0 : Blank Stare – The Orioles are shut out for the third time on the season & the 2nd time in 3 days. The Birds manage just 4 hits against Houston starter Joe Musgrove, who goes 7 shutout innings, striking out 6 & doesn’t walk a man. Jake Marisnick homers to left (#6) off of O’s starter Kevin Gausman, who allows 2 runs on 8 hits in 6 2/3 innings, he strikes out 2 & doesn’t walk a man either. Carlos Beltran homers to right (#5) off of Gausman in the 6th to make it 2-0 & that would be all that Musgrove would need, as he shuts down the Baltimore bats all night. The O’s do double 4 times, as Manny Machado doubles twice & is joined by Hyun-Soo Kim & Jonathan Schoop. The top 3 batters in the O’s order go 0 for 12 with 7 strikeouts, including 4 by Seth Smith. Ken Giles closes it out in the 9th for Houston. Baltimore is reeling & has now lost 5 in a row & 11 of their last 16.
Bal (25-21) Hou (33-16)
WP : Musgrove (4-4)
LP : Gausman (2-4)
S : Giles (14).
GO O’S!! #TexasToast

Twins 4, Orioles 3 : Just Twinning – The Minnesota Twins pull off the sweep of the O’s @ Camden Yards, despite 3 Baltimore Homeruns. Chris Tillman allows 3 runs in a rough 1st inning as the Twins jump on him early. Kennys Vargas singles to left to bring in 2 & Eduardo Escobar singles to left to bring home another. Max Kepler doubles to center to make it 4-0 Twins in the 2nd, as Tillman lasts only 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 3. Jose Barrios was dealing for Minnesota as he strikes out 7, while walking just 2 & allows 3 runs on 4 hits in 6 1/3 innings. J.J. Hardy takes him deep to left in the 3rd (#3) & Chris Davis (#10) & Jonathan Schoop (#6) both homer in the 7th, as the Birds tried to get back in it. Brandon Kintzler closes it out in the 9th as the Orioles are swept for the first time all season. Baltimore has now lost 10 of their last 15 games.
Bal (25-20) Min (25-18)
WP : Barrios (3-0)
LP : Tillman (1-1)
S : Kintzler (12).
GO O’S!! #RetainingWater

Twins 2, Orioles 0 : Double the Pleasure – Ervin Santana pitches a complete game, 2-hit shutout to blank the O’s @ home as Minnesota takes the first 2 games of the Series. Dylan Bundy duels w/ Santana for 7 innings, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits, he walks 3 & strikes out 7. Bundy allows a single to OF Byron Buxton in the 5th to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead & gives up a solo homer to Brian Dozier (#6) in the 7th. That was all Santana would need, as he strikes out 6 & walks 2, going the distance for the Twins. He wins his 7th game of the year, it is the right-hander’s 18th complete game, his 2nd this season. Despite a rain shower that went on all night, the weather suited Santana just fine. He lowers his ERA to 1.80 and improves to 4-0 with a 0.31 ERA on the road. The O’s get just 1 man into scoring position all night as they are shutout for just the second time this year. Baltimore has now lost 9 of 14.
Bal (25-19) Min (24-18)
WP : Santana (7-2)
LP : Bundy (5-3).
GO O’S!! #TwinkieFilling

Twins 14, Orioles 7 : Twin Killing – The O’s surrender a season high 14 runs & are blown out, losing their second game in a row @ home. Baltimore jumps out to a 5-0 lead early as Adam Jones takes Kyle Gibson deep the left (#8) in the 2nd to cap a 5-run inning & the Birds led 5-0. Ubaldo Jimenez however gives the lead right back & doesn’t make it out of the 5th. Max Kepler homers to center (#5) in the 4th for a solo shot & doubles in 2 more in a 4-run 5th in which the Twins tie it. Then in the 6th, Minnesota explodes to score 6 times to take 12-6 lead. Joe Mauer doubles to left to give Minnesota the lead, Miguel Sano singles home another, Kepler reaches on an error to score another, Eduardo Escobar doubles to center to score 2 more & then scores from third on a balk by reliever Stefan Crichton. All 6 runs are charged to Tyler Wilson in only 1 1/3 innings & Sano adds a 2-run blast to left (#11) in the 9th.
Bal (25-18) Min (23-18)
WP : Gibson (1-4)
LP : Wilson (2-2)
GO O’S!! #DoubledUp

Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1 : Bird Brain – Jonathan Schoop commits an error w/ 2 out in the 1st inning & Devon Travis takes advantage of it, hitting a 3-run homer to left center off of Wade Miley (#2) to put Toronto ahead 3-0. The Jays would never score again, but they wouldn’t have to as starter Marco Estrada makes it stand up the rest of the way, striking out 12 in 7 2/3 innings, tying a career high. He allows 1 run on 5 hits, walking just 1. Estrada is 5-1 against Baltimore in his career. Adam Jones takes him deep to left in the in the 4th (#7) but the O’s cannot muster much else on this day. The HR by Jones ties Rafael Palmiero for the most all time HR’s @ Camden Yards. Wade Miley tosses 7 innings, he allows 3 runs, but 0 earned, while striking out 3 & walking 1. Roberto Osuna closes it out in the 9th for the Jays. The O’s win the series, but have still lost 7 out of their last 12.
Bal (25-16) Tor (19-27)
WP : Estrada (3-2)
LP : Miley (1-2)
S : Osuna (6).
GO O’S!! #BirdFightRoundNine