Diplomatic Immunity

Red Sox 9, Orioles 1 : Beat Down in Bean Town – Andrew Benintendi & Mitch Moreland hit a pair of triples in the 4th inning & Rick Porcello holds the O’s to 1 run on just 4 hits over 6 innings as the Red Sox take the series opener from Fenway. Rafael Devers singles home Mookie Betts in the 1st to against O’s starter Aaron Brooks. Benintendi triples home J.D. Martinez & scores on Moreland’s triple as Boston adds 2-more in the 4th to go up by 2. Chris Owings hits a pinch hit 2-run double against Brooks & Bradley adds a sacfly off reliever Richard Bleier in a 2-run 6th as Boston opens it up. Thomas Eshelman allows 3 runs in relief as Martinez hits a sacfly in the 7th & Benintendi drives in his 2nd run of the night w/ a double to score Xander Bogaerts. Benintendi has 3 hits. Betts homers (#21) in the 8th. Porcello wins for the 6th time in 8 starts. Baltimore has now lost 9 out of 10 w/ 7 coming to New York.
Bal (39-83) Bos (65-59)
WP : Porcello (11-9)
LP : Brooks (2-7).
GO O’S!!
#RoadKill

Yankees 6, Orioles 5 : Stuffed Bird – The Yankees beat the Orioles again to extend their winning streak over Baltimore to 16 in a row on the season as they hold off a late rally to also win their 5th in a row. Gary Sanchez hits a 3-run shot (#26) in a 4-run Yankees 1st against O’s starter Dylan Bundy who struggles early. The Yankees finish the season w/ 61 HR’s against Orioles pitching, including 10 by Sanchez. Mike Ford’s 2-run single in the 6th against Bundy adds some key insurance for the Yankees, because the O’s would rally. Renato Nunez cracks a 2-run double in the 7th & scores on a double by Jonathan Villar against Luis Cessa, on in relief of starter J.A. Happ to cut the lead to 1. Aroldis Chapman comes on in the 9th to close it out & get New York the 4 game sweep.
Baltimore finishes 2-17 against New York on the season. They now head to Boston for 3 starting tommorow night.
Bal (39-82) NYY (81-41)
WP : Happ (10-7)
LP : Bundy (5-14)
S : Chapman (33).
GO O’S!!
#EscapeFromNewYork

Yankees 8, Orioles 3 : Bird Droppings – Domingo German tosses 7 strong innings to become the majors first 16 game winner as the Yankees make it 15 in a row over the Orioles by beating up on Baltimore pitching again. The Yankees ambush O’s starter John Means early as D.J. LeMahieu hits a solo shot (#19) in the 1st & Cameron Maybin adds a 2-run single in the 2nd to give German some early run support. The O’s try to rally in the top of the 4th as Anthony Santander hits a solo shot (#11) but the Yankees score 4 in the bottom half of the inning as Aaron Judge hits a 2-run double & scores on a single by Gio Urshela, who then scores on a double by Gary Sanchez. Means is shelled for 6 runs on 8 hits, he strikes out 2 & walks 1. Mike Tauchman drills a 2-run double off of reliever Chandler Sheperd in the 5th. Baltimore continues to get owned by New York. Game 4 is today as the Orioles look to avoid the sweep.
Bal (39-81) NYY (80-41)
WP : German (16-2)
LP : Means (8-8).
GO O’S!!
#TheRottenApple

Yankees 11, Orioles 8 (Game 2) : Two To Tango – Gleyber Torres goes deep twice, giving him 3 on the day & 13 on the season against Baltimore as the Yankees maul the Orioles again in the Bronx to sweep the doubleheader. New York jumps ahead early in the 1st as Brett Gardner triples home 3 runs, but Trey Mancini hits a 2-run shot in the 3rd to bring the O’s to just a run down. Mike Ford hits a solo shot (#4) off of O’s starter Ty Blach in the 4th & Torres hits a pair of 3-run shot shots (#25) in the 5th off of Evan Phillips & (#26) in the 4th off of Thomas Eshelman to blow the game wide open. Hanser Alberto hits a 3-run shot of his own (#7) in the 7th off of reliever Brady Lail to cut the lead to 5 & Rio Ruiz adds a 2-run single in the 9th against Nestor Cortes Jr. but Adam Ottavino wraps it up & the rally would fall short.
Baltimore has now lost 14 in a row to New York. Game 3 is today.
Bal (39-80) NYY (79-41)
WP : Mantiply (1-0)
LP : Blach (0-1)
S : Ottavino (2).
GO O’S!!
#DoubledUp

Yankees 8, Orioles 5 (Game 1) : Balls Deep – The Yankees homer 4 more times to increase their HR total to 56 against the O’s this season & increase their winning streak against the Birds to 13 in a row. Didi Gregorius hits a 3-run shot (#9) in the 1st against O’s starter Gabriel Ynoa & Gleyber Torres adds a solo shot (#24) in a 3-run 1st inning. Gio Urshela doubles home a run in the 2nd & homers in the 5th (#18) to increase the Yankees lead. Trey Mancini homers (#28) in the 3rd & Anthony Santander goes deep in the 6th (#10) for the O’s, both solo shots off of Yankees starter James Paxton. Cameron Maybin hits a solo shot (#8) in the 6th off of Ynoa in the 6th & Gregorius adds a sacfly in the 8th against reliever Branden Kline. The O’s score twice in the 8th against reliever Luis Cessa, but Aroldis Chapman comes on to close it out in the 9th.
Baltimore would look to bounce back in Game 2.
Bal (39-79) NYY (78-41)
WP : Paxton (8-6)
LP : Ynoa (1-7)
S : Chapman (32).
GO O’S!!
#TheTwinBuild

Orioles 8, Astros 7 : Rio Grande – Rio Ruiz hits a pinch hit, walk off 2-out, 2-run blast off of Astros closer Roberto Osuna as the O’s climb back from 2 runs down after blowing the lead in the 9th to come back & win it @ home. Carlos Correa drills a 3-run blast (#17) off of O’s starter Asher Wojciechowski to put Houston on top in the 3rd, but O’s score twice in the 5th to take the lead back as Jace Peterson triples home a run & scores on a foulout by Hanser Alberto. Houston scores once in the 7th to cut it to 2 & takes the lead when Michael Brantley triples home 2 & comes around to score on an error by RF Anthony Santander against closer Mychal Givens in the 9th. Ruiz steps up in a pinch hit role w/ 2 out & 1 on & ends the game instantly as he blasts the walk off 2-run shot (#7) & sends Camden Yards into a frenzy. It is his 2nd pinch hit homerun in as many games. Baltimore snaps a 5 game losing streak.
Bal (39-78) Hou (77-41)
WP : Bleier (3-0)
LP : Osuna (3-3).
GO O’S!!
#WalkingHard

Astros 23, Orioles 2 : Houston, We Have a Problem – The Astros set a franchise high & MLB season high for runs scored in a game as they launch 6 homers, including 3 by Rookie Yordan Alvarez to destroy the Orioles @ Camden Yards & take the series. Houston gets started early as Alex Bregman hits a 2-run shot (#28) in the 1st, Jose Altuve hits a 2-run shot (#20) & Alvarez drills a solo shot (#15) as the pair goes back to back in a 5-run 2nd. Carlos Correa hits a mammoth 474 foot blast (#16) in the 3rd off of O’s starter Aaron Brooks, then singles home a run & scores on a double by George Springer in a 4-run 5th against Branden Kline. Alvarez drills a Grand Slam (#16) off of reliever Tayler Scott in a 6-run 7th & also adds a 2-run shot (#17) off of OF Steve Wilkerson, who was just mopping up. Alvarez drives in a career high 7 runs. Baltimore has now lost 5 in a row & will look to avoid the sweep today.
Bal (38-78) Hou (77-40)
WP : Sanchez (5-14)
LP : Brooks (2-6).
GO O’S!!
#BlastingOff

Astros 3, Orioles 2 : Throwing Wade – Former Oriole Wade Miley tosses 5+ innings of 1 run ball & gets some help from his bats as the Astros beat the O’s @ Camden Yards. All-Star Alex Bregman doubles home a run in the 1st against O’s starter Dylan Bundy & then scores on a single by Yordan Alvarez. Jace Peterson homers (#2) for the O’s off of Miley in the 5th to cut the lead to 1, but the Astros never give the lead up. Bundy goes 6 solid innings, he allows 2 runs on 5 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 6. He keeps the O’s in the game & gives them a chance. Miley allows just 1 run on 5 hits, walks 2 & strikes out 4.
Another All-Star, Altuve triples home Robinson Chirinos in the 7th against reliever Shawn Armstrong. Steve Wilkerson hits a solo shot (#9) off of reliever Joe Smith in the 7th to cut it to 1 again, but Roberto Osuna closes it out in the 9th. Houston has won 7 straight & 17 of 20.
Bal (38-77) Hou (76-40)
WP : Miley (11-4)
LP : Bundy (5-12)
S : Osuna (26).
GO O’S!!
#TooManyBigGuns

Yankees 14, Orioles 2 : Historical Hammering – The Yankees homer 5 more times to bring their season total to 52 against the O’s for the season as they get the sweep & leave Camden Yards w/ a season record of 10-0. Kyle Higasioka homers twice – his first career multihomer HR game as he drills a 3-run shot shot (#2) off of O’s starter John Means in a 4-run Yankee 4th. Gio Urshela hits a 2-run shot (#13) off of reliever Miguel Castro in the 5th & adds another 2-run shot (#14) in the 6th off reliever Tayler Scott, it is his first career multihomer game as well. Cameron Maybin hits a solo shot (#7) off of Thomas Eshelman in the 9th & Higashioka then adds a 2-run shot (#3) off of David Hess, he drives in 5. The Yankees now have 11 players w/ multihomer games against the Orioles this season & tie a MLB record w/ 16 HR’s in a 3 game series. Baltimore has now lost 12 in a row against New York & 15 in a row @ home.
Bal (38-76) NYY (75-39)
WP : Paxton (7-6)
LP : Means (8-7).
GO O’S!!
#BombsAway

Yankees 9, Orioles 4 : Getting Smashed – The Yankees homer 6 more times against Orioles pitching, including 3 times in the 3rd inning to rout the O’s @ home, winning their 7th in a row. Mike Tauchman (#10) & D.J. LeMahieu (#18) go back to back & Didi Gregorius (#8) also homers off of O’s starter Asher Wojciechowski in the 3-run 3rd. Jonathan Villar triples home a run in the O’s half of the 3rd & then scores on a groundout by Trey Mancini as the Birds cut it to 1. Austin Romine drills a 2-run double in the 4th against Wojciechowski & hits a solo homer (#6) off of reliever Tayler Scott in the 6th, he drives in 3 on the night. Tauchman doubles home Romine in the 8th against Richard Bleier while Brett Gardner (#17) & Cameron Maybin (#6) go back to back in the 9th off of David Hess. New York has now won 14 in a row @ Camden Yards.
Baltimore will look to avoid the sweep tonight.
Bal (38-75) NYY (74-39)
WP : Cortes (5-0)
LP : Wojciechowski (2-5)
S : Ottavino (1).
GO O’S!!
#BattingPractice