Diplomatic Immunity

Orioles 8, Mariners 4 : Free Birds – The O’s snap a season long 10 game skid using the long ball to take down the Mariners in Seattle. Jonathan Villar hits a 3-run shot (#9) in the 4th & Anthony Santander blasts a 2-run blast (#2) to increase the lead in the 6th. Andrew Cashner goes 6 innings, allowing just 2 runs en route to his team leading 7th win. Cashner gets some much needed defensive help as CF Keon Broxton takes away a pair of hits in the 4th inning & the O’s defense shows up all day. Domingo Santana homers (#17) in the 8th for Seattle, his 4th homer in 5 games. Pedro Severino increases his hitting streak to 7 games w/ a single in the 4th & adds a sacfly in the 7th to add some insurance. Jimmy Yacabonis, Josh Rogers & Mychal Givens each work an inning in relief.
Baltimore will look to win back to back games for the first time since May 6 in today’s series finale.

Bal (22-55) Sea (34-47)
WP : Cashner (7-3)
LP : Milone (1-2).
GO O’S!!
#SnappingTheSkid

Mariners 9, Orioles 8 : Seattle’s Best – The Mariners build a big lead but have to fend off the Orioles rally & hold on to win again, extending the O’s losing streak to a season high 10 games. Kyle Seager, Dylan Moore & Mac Williamson all homer for Seattle & Mallex Smith has 3 hits, reaches base 5 times, steals 2 bases & scores 4 runs. Moore homers (#3) in the 2nd, Seager homers (#5) in the 3rd, both off of emergency starter Sean Gilmartin & Williamson homers (#2) in the 5th off of Branden Kline as Seattle led 10-3 after 5. The Orioles score 5 times in the 6th inning to cut the lead to 10-8 but their rally falls short. Seattle wins their 3rd in row, they had not won back to back games since May 13-14.
Baltimore is 8-32 since winning consecutive games on May 4 & 6 against Tampa Bay. Their 10 game losing streak is tied for 8th longest in team history.
Game 3 is today.
Bal (21-55) Sea (34-46)
WP : Leake (7-6)
LP : Gilmartin (0-1)
S : Elias (9).
GO O’S!!
#SeattleStorm

Mariners 5, Orioles 2 : Seattle Stew – Domingo Santana hits his 3rd HR in 3 days, Wade LeBlanc tosses 6+ innings & the Mariners beat the O’s @ home. Oscar Narvaez (#11) homers in the 3rd to tie the game for Seattle against O’s starter Dylan Bundy, who goes 5+ innings. Santana homers (#16), Kyle Seager & Mac Williamson add RBI singles in a 3-run 6th for Seattle to add some insurance for LeBlanc. The lefty strikes out 7 in 6 1/3 after coming on in relief of opener Tayler Scott. Scott walked 3 of the O’s first 5 hitters before leaving after just 23 pitches.
Evan Phillips walks Seager w/ the bases loaded in the 7th to add another run & Austin Adams does the rest, striking out the side in the 8th & Roenis Elias closes it out in the 9th. Seattle wins back to back games for the first time since May 13 & 14 against Oakland. Baltimore has now lost a season high 9 in a row.
Game 2 is tonight.
Bal (21-54) Sea (33-46)
WP : LeBlanc (4-2)
LP : Bundy (3-9)
S : Elias (8).
GO O’S!!
#PacificNorthtest

Athletics 8, Orioles 3 : Bad News Birds – Chris Bassitt takes a no-hitter into the 6th inning & the A’s extend the Orioles losing streak as they sweep the O’s @ home. Josh Phegley hits a 3-run shot (#9) off of Josh Rogers who was coming on for opener Jimmy Yacabonis in the 3rd as Oakland takes the early lead. The O’s score twice in the 6th to cut the lead to 1, but Oakland breaks it open w/ a 4-run 7th to pull away & never look back. Matt Chapman’s fielders choice scores Phegley, Khris Davis singles home Marcus Semien, Ramon Laureano doubles home Chapman & Davis scores from 3rd on a wild pitch by Miguel Castro to cap the scoring. Bassitt retires 16 of the first 18 he faces before he gives up a 1-out single to Jonathan Villar in the 6th. Baltimore has now lost a season high 8 games in a row. They now head to Seattle for 4 over the weekend.
Bal (21-53) Oak (39-36)
WP : Bassitt (4-3)
LP : Rogers (0-1)
GO O’S!!
#RoadKill

Athletics 16, Orioles 2 : Blown Away In The Bay – The A’s homer 6 times, including 3 times in a 10-run 6th inning as they rout the O’s @ home to take the series & extend the Orioles losing streak. Beau Taylor hits his first career homerun (#1) in the 3rd & Ramon Laureano hits a 3-run shot (#11) in the 4th. Oakland explodes in the 6th, as Robbie Grossman drills a 2-run homer (#5), Marcus Semien triples home Taylor & scores on an error by SS Richie Martin & Khris Davis (#16) & Stephen Piscotty (#9) both hit 3-run homers to cap the scoring outburst. Brandon Pinder adds a 2-run shot (#6) in the 7th as Oakland adds even more. Orioles starter Gabriel Ynoa allows 6 runs in 5 1/3, Paul Fry is hit for 4 in just 1/3 of an inning & Dan Straily is tagged for 6 runs on 5 hits in just 2 1/3 innings of relief.
Baltimore has now lost 6 in a row & owns the worst record in the major leagues. Game 3 was today.
Bal (21-52) Oak (38-36)
WP : Anderson (7-4)
LP : Ynoa (0-4).
GO O’S!!
#BattingPractice

Athletics 3, Orioles 2 : Have No Fiers – Mike Fiers tosses 3 hit ball into the 7th inning & the offense takes advantage of some bad Orioles defense as the A’s beat the Orioles @ home. The O’s score twice in the 2nd inning on 2 sacrifices & a throwing error to take the lead against Fiers but the A’s take the lead right back against O’s starter Andrew Cashner. Marcus Semien & Matt Chapman score on a throwing error by C Chance Sisco, Chapman was ruled out on his slide home initially but after being reviewed, the call was reversed to give Oakland the lead. That would be enough for Fiers who cruises the rest of the way, pitching into the 7th inning for the 7th time in 8 starts dating back to his No-Hitter against Cincinnati on May 7th. Cashner allows 3 runs on just 4 hits in 6 innings but takes the hard luck loss.
Baltimore has now lost 6 in a row.
Game 2 is tonight.
Bal (21-51) Oak (37-36)
WP : Fiers (7-3)
LP : Cashner (6-3).
S : Treinen (16).
GO O’S!!
#BreakdownInTheBay

Red Sox 8, Orioles 6 (10 innings) : Fathers Day Futilty – The O’s rally back to take the lead in the 8th but the Red Sox tie it in the 9th & go ahead for good w/ a 5-run 10th against the Orioles bullpen. Jonathan Villar scores on a wild pitch by Marcus Walden to tie, Stevie Wilkerson hits a pinch hit triple & scores on a single by Hanser Alberto to put the O’s ahead in the 8th. Mychal Givens gives up the game tying homerun to Marco Hernandez (#1) in the 9th & the go ahead homerun to Rafael Devers (#11) in the 10th as the Red Sox take the lead for good. Givens allows 4 runs in relief as the Red Sox blow the game wide open in the 10th. Wilkerson hits a 2-run shot (#6) & Trey Mancini adds a solo blast (#16) off of Joe Smith in the 10th.
Baltimore is swept, has lost 5 in a row, has the worst home record & has the worst record in the major leagues. They now head to Oakland.
Bal (21-50) Bos (39-34)
WP : Workman (5-1)
LP : Givens (0-4).
GO O’S!!
#BostonBakedBirds

Red Sox 7, Orioles 2 : All On Sale – Chris Sale strikes out 10 in just 6 innings & J.D. Martinez homers for the 3rd straight game as the Red Sox pull away against the O’s. Xander Bogaerts doubles home a run to break a scoreless tie & scores on a single by Brock Holt, who then scores on an error by Hanser Alberto in a 3-run 6th against Dylan Bundy. Alberto scores on a double by Renato Nunez & Trey Mancini scores on a sacfly by Jonathan Villar in the bottom of the 6th to cut the lead to 1 but the O’s can get no closer. Martinez homers (#16) off of Richard Bleier in the 8th & Boston goes on to tack on 3 more in the 9th against Miguel Castro to blow it open. Sale, who lost his first 5 decisions is on a roll now & reaches double figures in strike outs for the 73rd time in his career. Baltimore is a league worst 9-27 @ home & loses their 12th series in a row. Game 3 is today.
Bal (21-49) Bos (38-34)
WP : Sale (3-7)
LP : Bundy (3-8).
GO O’S!!
#BadNewsBirds

Red Sox 13, Orioles 2 : Display Of Power – The Red Sox homer a season high 6 times including 2 by J.D. Martinez as they rout the O’s @ Camden Yards. Brock Holt hits a 2-run shot (#1) in the 1st off of Luis Ortiz, Christian Vasquez (#8) & Martinez (#13) both homer in a 4-run 4th & Jackie Bradley Jr. (#7) & Michael Chavis (#12) both homer off of Dan Straily in a 5-run 5th. Making only his 3rd career start, Ortiz goes just 3+ & allows 4 runs. Andrew Benintendi adds a 2-run single in the 6th off of Straily, who allows 7 runs on 7 hits in just an inning & a 1/3. Trey Mancini homers in the 1st (#15) for the O’s but that’s the only run they would get off of Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez over 7 innings.
Baltimore is now an MLB worst 9-26 @ home & has lost their last 2 games by a combined score of 25-5 & have a -144 run differential. Game 2 is today.
Bal (21-48) Bos (41-34)
WP : Rodriguez (7-4)
LP : Ortiz (0-1).
GO O’S!!
#BostonBeatdown

Blue Jays 12, Orioles 3 : Bye, Bye Birdie – The Blue Jays use a 7-run 6th inning & homer 3 times including 2 by Cavan Biggio as they rout the O’s @ home. Biggio homers in the 2nd (#2) & 7th innings (#3) & Lourdes Gurriel joins him w/ a solo shot (#6) in the 7-run 6th. Gurriel has 3 hits & drives in 3 on the night. The bottom third of the Jays order combines to go 6-12 w/ 8 runs scored & 6 RBI. The Blue Jays also reach a season high w/ 12 runs & 17 hits to finally give starter Marcus Stroman some run support. He goes 6 strong innings, allowing just 2 runs for Toronto, who after scoring 8 runs during a 5 game skid, scores 20 in the final 2 games of the series. Chance Sisco homers in the 8th (#2) for the O’s in the loss.
Baltimore loses it’s 11th series in a row & falls to 9-25 @ home, the worst record in the league. They will now host Boston for 3 starting tonight.
Bal (21-47) Tor (25-43)
WP : Stroman (4-8)
LP : Ynoa (0-2).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundSix