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Walk Off Shame : The Orioles drop 2 out of 3 in St. Petersburg as they take Game 1 & drop the finale in heartbreaking fashion as the Rays walk it off to win the series.

Game 1 : Orioles 6, Rays 1 – Rookie Spenser Watkins allows just 1 run in 6 solid innings & the O’s use a 4-run 6th to pull away & tie their season high of 3 wins in a row. Watkins gives up just 4 hits, strikes out 7 & walks 2 in his just his 3rd start & only his 4th career appearance – his ERA also dropping from 1.74 to 1.65. Ryan Mountcastle doubles home a run & Trey Mancini adds a sacfly in a 2-run 1st against Tampa Bay starter Ryan Yarbrough, who allows all 6 runs on 8 hits in 5 2/3, he strikes out 5 & walks 2. Pat Valaika drills a 2-run single scores on a single by Kelvin Gutierrez, who scores on a ground rule double by Austin Hays to cap the scoring in the 6th. Randy Arozarena’s 2-run double gets the Rays on the board in the 6th but the Orioles bullpen shuts them down the ret of the way. The O’s pick up their 1st win of the season against Tampa Bay, who was 6-0 coming against Baltimore & had been outscored 48-21.

Bal (31-62) TB (55-39)

WP : Watkins (2-0)
LP : Yarbrough (6-4)

Game 2 : Rays 9, Orioles 3 – Randy Arozarena homers, Francisco Mejia homers & drives in 5 as the Rays blow past the Orioles to even the series. John Means allows a season high 5 runs in his return from a left shoulder strain & departs after 5 innings. He gives up 7 hits, strikes out 2 & walks none. Vidal Brujan singles home a run in the 1st & scores on a sacfly by Wander Franco in the 1st against Means but Pedro Severino singles in a run in the 2nd to get the O’s on the board. Arozarena hits a solo blast in the 3rd, his first HR in the last 22 games & Mejia cranks a 2-run shot in the 4th off of Means as the Rays pull away. Ryan Mountcastle’s sacfly results in an error by RF Brandon Lowe, which scores Austin Hays & Mountcastle scores on Anthony Santander to cut the lead to 2 in the 8th but Mejia drills a bases loaded triple to clear the bases & then scores on a single by Ji-Man Choi. Baltimore goes 1-11 w/ men in scoring position on the night.

TB (56-39) Bal (31-63)

WP : McClanahan (4-3)
LP : Means (4-3)

Game 3 : Rays 5, Orioles 4 – Austin Meadows hits a 2-out, 2-run walk off single as the Rays rally against the O’s bullpen to beat the O’s & take the series @ home. Austin Hays doubles home a run in the 1st to give the O’s the early lead against Rays starter Michael Wacha but Randy Arozarena hits a solo shot in the 1st & Joey Wendle triples home a run in the 2nd to give the Rays the lead. Pat Valaika’s & Ryan and each hit solo shots in the 3rd & 4th innings as the O’s take the lead but Arozarena goes deep again, blasting a solo shot to tie it again in the 5th. Mountcastle singles home the go ahead run in the 6th but the Rays load the bases in the 9th against reliever Tanner Scott on 2 singles & a walk before Meadows hits a 2-out, 2-strike single to drive in 2 as the Rays walk it off & the O’s lose a heartbreaker. Tampa Bay wins for the 10th time in 13 games, while the O’s end their 6 game road trip 3-3.

TB (57-39) Bal (31-64)

WP : McHugh (3-1)
LP : Scott (3-4)

The Orioles finish up their 6-game road trip @ .500 despite having the chance to have a winning trip after taking 2 out of 3 in Kansas City. They now return home to host Washington in the battle of the Beltways.

Royal Flush : The Orioles take 2 out of 3 in Kansas City to start the 2nd half of the season as they break out the bats & get some timely pitching to take down the Royals.

Game 1 : Royals 9, Orioles 2 – Nicky Lopez has 2 hits, drives in 4 runs & scores twice as the Royals build an early lead & cruise to the win behind 4 solid innings from starter Danny Duffy. Duffy allows 1 run on 2 hits, 1 walk & strikes out 3 – also gets some help from the bats, as Lopez singles home 2 & scores on a double by Whit Merrifield, who then scores on a single by Salvador Perez in a 4-run 2nd inning for the Royals. Lopez doubles to drive in 2 more in the 7th & scores on a single by Merrifield to break the game wide open – Merrifield goes 4-5 on the night, he drives in 3. Keegan Akin is shelled for 6 runs on 8 hits in only 3 innings, he walks 3 & strikes out 2. Pedro Severino hits a solo shot in the 8th for Baltimore in the loss.

K.C. (37-53) Bal (28-62)

WP : Staumont (1-2)
LP : Akin (0-5)

Game 2 : Orioles 8, Royals 4 – The Orioles score 5 times in the 3rd inning to blow the game open against Royals starter Brady Singer, who is tagged for a career high 7 earned runs on 8 hits in just 3 innings of work. He strikes out 1 & walks 1. The Orioles rack up 6 consecutive hits, as Cedric Mullins doubles, Trey Mancini reaches on an infield single, Ryan Mountcastle singles to score Mullins, DJ Stewart singles to score Mancini, Anthony Santander’s infield single scores Mountcastle & Ramon Urias singles to score Stewart. After Domingo Leyba strikes out, Pedro Severino singles to score Santander & cap the scoring outburst. Mountcastle adds a sacfly in the 4th as the O’s add another & Kansas City scores 3 times in the 5th to cut the lead in half but the Royals would get no more. 7 of the 9 Baltimore starters had at least 1 hit & it was only the club’s 2nd win in the month of July.

Bal (29-62) K.C. (37-54)

WP : Fry (3-3)
LP : Singer (3-7)

Game 3 : Orioles 5, Royals 0 – Matt Harvey ends his 9 game losing streak w/ his best pitching performance in years, as he goes 6 shutout innings, gives up just 3 hits & walks only 1 while walking 2. Harvey had been winless in his last 12 starts dating back to his last win on May 1st. It’s the first time since September 2018 that he pitched at least 6 innings & didn’t allow a run. Ramon Urias doubles home 2 in the 3rd, he has at least 2 hits in 7 of his last 10 games. Trey Mancini adds an RBI single in the 5th & Austin Wynns doubles home another in the 6th to increase the lead for Harvey & Domingo Leyba scores on an error by 3B Hunter Dozier in the 8th. Carlos Hernandez allows 2 runs on 3 hits in 4 innings of work, he walks 2 & strikes out 6 in just his 2nd career start, Kyle Zimmer, Josh Staumont & Greg Holland each allow 1 run in relief for the Royals. Hunter Dozier ties a career high w/ 4 hits & goes 7-12 in the series for Kansas City.

Bal (30-62) K.C. (37-55)

WP : Harvey (4-10)
LP : Hernandez (1-1)

The O’s win ther first series since a sweep of the Houston Astros at the end of June. They also win for just the 3rd time in the month of July & will now head down to Tampa Bay for 3 against the Rays.

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Breaking Bad : The O’s are swept by the White Sox again, this time in Baltimore & are shut out in the season series, 7-0 by AL Central leading Chicago, who’s winning streak against the Birds dates back to 2019.

Game 1 : White Sox 12, Orioles 1 – Gavin Sheets homers in his first trip to Baltimore, (the son of former Oriole Larry Sheets) also walks & scores twice in his first visit to Camden Yards. After Ramon Urias hits a solo shot for the O’s in the 2nd, the White Sox unleash 12 unanswered runs against O’s pitching. Tim Anderson scores on a double by Brian Goodwin in the 3rd, a single by Jose Abreu in the 5th, doubles home 2 runs & scores on bases loaded walk to Goodwin in a 4-run 6th, on just 1 hit as Chicago blows the game open. Sheets drills a solo shot in the 7th, sandwiched in between a sacfly from Adam Engel in the 6th & a 3-run blast in the 9th, Engel drives in 4 runs, Abreu drives in 3 & Anderson has 3 hits to extend his hitting streak to 8 games & scores 3 times for the White Sox, who have now won 8 of their last 11 heading into the All-Star Break. Dallas Keuchel allows 1 run on 7 hits in 7 innings, he strikes out 3 & walks 1 – he is 4-0 in his last 7 starts against the Orioles.

CWS (52-35) Bal (28-59)

WP : Keuchel (7-3)
LP : Lopez (2-12)

Game 2 : White Sox 8, Orioles 3 – Brian Goodwin ties a career high w/ 4 hits, including a homer & drives in 3 as the White Sox beat the O’s again. Goodwin hits a solo blast in the 2nd & Yoan Moncanda doubles home 2 in the 3rd as the Sox add more against O’s starter Thomas Eshelman, who goes just 2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits, he walks 3 & strikes out 1 – he has not completed 5 innings in any of his starts this season. Chicago has outscored the O’s 38-11 in 6 games played – Lucas Giolito strikes out 9 in 5+ innings, as he beats the O’s for the 2nd time this season, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits & walks 2. Goodwin singles home a run & Leury Garcia doubles home a run in the 5th before Goodwin singles home another in the 7th & scores on another RBI double by Garcia as the Sox break it open. Domingo Leyba singles home runs in the 1st & 8th innings for Baltimore, who has lost 3 in a row & is 1-6 in July.

CWS (53-35) Bal (28-60)

WP : Giolito (7-6)
LP : Eshelman (0-2)
S : Hendriks (23)

Game 3 : White Sox 7, Orioles 5 (10 innings) – Adam Engel hits 3-run bomb in the 10th as the White Sox head into the All-Star Break red hot & cap off a season sweep of the O’s, the first time in Franchise history that Chicago has swept a season series of atleast 7 games against any team. Austin Hays drills a 2-run shot in the 1st to put the O’s ahead but Andrew Vaughn homers twice for the White Sox, hitting a solo shot in the 4th & a 3-run blast in the 6th before Trey Mancini hits a 2-out, 2-run game-tying homer in the 9th to send it to extras. Engel puts the Birds away for good on his 3-run bomb on the 10th that deflates the O’s & gives the White Sox the sweep. Chicago has now won 5 in a row & 10 of 13 overall, they lead the AL Central by 8 games over Cleveland. Baltimore is now 1-7 & July, they have lost 8 games in a row to Chicago for the first time since 1989-90, the White Sox also get their first sweep @ Camden Yards since 2005.

CWS (54-35) Bal (28-61)

WP : Hendriks (4-2)
LP : Wells (2-1)
S : Foster (1)

The Orioles end a rough 1st half of the season against a brutal schedule as they will look to kick start the 2nd half on a high note. They have the worst record in the American League but will look ahead to a future that is very bright.

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Breaking Even – The O’s return home to split a 2-game set w/ the Jays as the 3rd game is rained out & rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on September 11th.

Game 1 : Orioles 7, Blue Jays 5 – Spenser Watkins pitches 5 solid innings in his major league debut & also picks up his 1st career win as he becomes the first Orioles starter to win a game since June 8th. He allows 1 run on 3 hits, strikes out 2 & walks 3 – he gets some support from the bats as the Birds score 5 times in the 5th inning to break the game open against Jays starter Stephen Matz. Cedric Mullins hits a 2-run shot, Trey Mancini scores on a wild pitch & Anthony Santander adds another 2-run blast. Pedro Severino had already hit a 2-run shot in the 4th to give the O’s the lead before the 5-run outburst in the 5th. The Jays homer 3 more times to get back in the game late as Randal Grichuk drills a solo shot in the 7th, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a solo bomb in the 8th & Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits a 2-run homer in the 9th to cut the lead to 2 but the Jays rally falls short & Baltimore hangs on to snap it’s 3-game losing streak.

Bal (28-57) Tor (43-40)

WP : Watkins (1-0)
LP : Matz (7-4)

Game 2 : Blue Jays 10, Orioles 2 – Toronto hammers out 15 hits as they rout the O’s to even the series, led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s 3 singles & 2 runs driven in which push his league leading RBI total to 73. Toronto scores 3 in the 1st on a single by Guerrero Jr. & a fielders choice by Randal Grichuk & an RBI double by Cavan Biggio against O’s starter Matt Harvey, who continues to struggle. Biggio scores on a single by Gurriel Jr., who then scores on a single by Bo Bichette & Guerrero Jr. singles home his 2nd run of the night in a 3-run 4th. Biggio also adds a sacfly in the 5th, he has 2 hits, drives in 2, scores a run. Bichette tacks on a 2-run blast in the 6th, he goes 3-5 w/ 3 RBI & scores twice. Hyun-Jin Ryu allows 1 run on 5 hits in 5 innings of work, he strikes out 7 & walks 2 – he also beats the O’s for the 3rd time since June 20th in the process. Baltimore loses for the 4th time in 5 games since their 3 game sweep of the Astros in Houston.

Tor (44-40) Bal (28-58)

WP : Ryu (8-5)
LP : Harvey (3-10)

The O’s break even w/ the Jays & get a day off due to the cancelation of Game 3. They will now host the AL Central leading White Sox for 3 starting Friday night.

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Sho Time : Coming off of a sweep in Houston, the O’s are swept away themselves, as Shohei Ohtani homers 3 times in the series & the Birds lose on 2 heartbreaking walk-off’s in the opener & the series finale.

Game 1 : Angels 8, Orioles 7 – 1 day after being named an All-Star for the first time, Shohei Ohtani homers twice & scores the winning run in the 9th as the Angels rally to walk it off against the Orioles. Trey Mancini hits a solo shot in the 1st & Domingo Leyba adds a solo shot in the 2nd (his first career HR) as the O’s take the early lead against Angels starter, Griffin Canning. Former Oriole Jose Iglesias drills a 2-run shot in the 2nd to toe it but the O’s score 4 times in the 3rd, as Anthony Santander laces a 2-run double & scores on a double by Pedro Severino to increase the lead. Ohtani’s solo shot in the 3rd cuts the lead to 3 & Max Stassi’s RBI single adds another as the Angels get 2 in the inning. Ohtani blasts a 2-run shot in the 4th to give the Angels the lead but Austin Hays ties it on a double in the 6th before Ohtani walks, steals 2nd & scores on Jared Walsh’s single off of Paul Fry in the 9th. Baltimore has it’s 3 game winning streak snapped.

LAA (40-41) Bal (27-55)

WP : Iglesias (5-3)
LP : Fry (2-3)

Game 2 : Angels 4, Orioles 1 – Former Oriole, Alex Cobb goes 7 2/3 innings, giving the Angels a much needed boost to their starting rotation as they beat the Orioles for the 2nd straight night, it is also the longest outing by an Angels pitcher since Griffin Canning tossed 8 innings last season & snaps a 5 game streak where an Angels starter went less than 5 innings. Walsh’s infield single in the 1st puts the Angels ahead early & Juan Lagares doubles home a run in the 2nd to add to the lead. O’s starter Jorge Lopez allows 4 runs on 7 hits, strikes out 4 & walks 4, he leads the league in losses. Walsh also scores on a single by Phil Gosselin in the 9th to give the Angels some insurance as they win the series. Baltimore has now lost 2 in a row after sweeping the Astros in Houston.

LAA (41-41) Bal (27-56)

WP : Cobb (6-3)
LP : Lopez (2-11)
S : Iglesias (16)

Game 3 : Angels 6, Orioles 5 – The Angels walk it off for the 2nd time in 3 days as they once again take an early lead that includes an Ohtani homer but blow the lead before rallying to win again. David Fletcher doubles & scores on a double by Jared Walsh, who also scores on a single by Phil Gosselin in a 2-run 1st. Ohtani hits a launches a solo shot in the 3rd & the next batter, Anthony Rendon also goes deep as the Angels go back to back to extend the lead. Jose Urias doubles home a run & scores on a 2-run double by DJ Stewart, who scores on a pinch hit single by Mullins that ties the game. Mullins then blasts a solo homer to put the O’s ahead in the 9th but reliever Cole Sulser fails to record an out in the 9th – he walks Jose Iglesias, gives up singles to Kurt Suzuki & Jose Rojas, before Juan Lagares walks it off w/ a 2-run double to send the crowd into a frenzy & give the Angels the sweep.

LAA (42-41) Bal (27-57)

WP : Iglesias (6-3)
LP : Sulser (2-1)

The Orioles finish their long road trip 4-6, including a sweep of the Astros & will now return home & lick their wounds as they host the Blue Jays, a team they just saw 2 series ago in Buffalo.

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Houston, You Have a Problem – The O’s come into Houston feeling low but leave riding high as they sweep the Astros @ Minute Maid Park for the 1st time in Franchise history.

Game 1 : Orioles 9, Astros 7 – The Orioles score 5 times in the 8th inning to win as Austin Hays drills a tiebreaking 2-run homer & Pedro Severino adds a 2-run double & scores on a 2-out double by Ramon Urias to break the game open. Zack Grienke allows 3 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings but gets a no decision as he leaves after 5 innings of work, he strikes out 4 & walks 1. Ryan Mountcastle gives the O’s the lead w/ an RBI single in the 1st & then again in the 5th on a solo homer before the Astros tie it again w/ 2 in the 7th. Miles Straw singles home a run & scores on a sacfly in a 3-run Houston 9th but the O’s hang on to win. It’s only the 2nd win in the last 16 games for the Orioles @ Minute Maid Park. Baltimore pounds out 15 hits as a team – Cedric Mullins & Austin Hays each tally 3 & Mancini, Mountcastle & Severino each have 2, Mountcastle drives in 3 runs.

Bal (25-54) Hou (48-31)

WP : Fry (2-2)
LP : Bielak (2-3)
S : Plutko (1)

Game 2 : Orioles 13, Astros 3 – 1 night after accumulating 15 hits, the O’s rack up 16 & take another one in Houston, to shock the Astros. Cedric Mullins homers to lead off the game & the O’s keep going while never looking back. Mullins has 4 hits, including an RBI double in the 7th to put the Birds ahead, drives in 2 & scores a run, Austin Hays’ 2-run single in the 5th tacks on 2 more, he also singles home a run in a 5-run 8th, in Anthony Santander drills a solo shot & Maikel Franco adds bases loaded, 3-run double to break the game open. Ramon Urias & Austin Wynns hit a pair of 2-run homers in a 4-run 9th against Astros infielder Robel Garcia. Both teams lost their starter in the 2nd inning due to injury & the bullpens combine to use 9 relievers on the night. Abraham Toro drives in 3 runs for the Astros, who have now lost 3 in a row & 4 out of 5 following an 11-game winning streak. Baltimore will go for the sweep in Game 3.

Bal (26-54) Hou (48-32)

WP : Wells (1-0)
LP : Garza (0-2)
S : Tate (1)

Game 3 : Orioles 5, Astros 2 – 1 week after being dominated & swept by the same team @ Camden Yards, the O’s pull off a sweep of their own as they take down the Astros in a dominating fashion of their own & turn the tables. The O’s pick right back up where they left off the last 2 nights, as they jump on Houston starter Luis Garcia for 4 runs in the 1st inning. Ryan Mountcastle doubles home 2 & scores on a single by Maikel Franco & Pedro Severino adds a sacfly to tack on another. Austin Hays homers for the 2nd time in the series, adding a solo shot in the 8th. Matt Harvey goes 4 1/3, allows 2 runs on 4 hits, walks 2 & strikes out 3, he retires the first 13 hitters he faces, until Michael Brantley singles in the 4th. Houston goes just 5-26 w/ men in scoring position & gets outscored 27-12 by a team they just swept 26-3. Baltimore sweeps Houston for the first time since 2008 in Baltimore & their first ever @ Minute Maid Park.

Bal (27-54) Hou (48-33)

WP : Scott (3-3)
LP : Garcia (6-5)
S : Sulser (3)

The Orioles are the only team in the league to sweep both the Astros & Red Sox w/ both sweeps coming on the road. The O’s will now remain on the road as they head to the Westcoast to play the Angels for 3 over 4th of July weekend.

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Jay Walking : The Orioles lose 3 out of 4 in Buffalo which is serving as Toronto’s current home, also are outscored 31-12 in the process as the Jays roll over the O’s again.

Game 1 : Blue Jays 9, Orioles 0 – Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits his first Grand Slam in a 6-run Toronto 1st inning against O’s starter Dean Kremer as the Jays blow the game open early & never look back, extending the Orioles road losing streak to 20 games in a row. The O’s have now been shut out in back to losses of 9 runs or more for the first time since 1936. Kremer allows 6 runs on just 2 hits & a career high 5 walks in just 1/3 of an inning, the shortest outing of hits career. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. takes over sole possession of the HR lead w/ a solo blast in the 3rd & Marcus Semien doubles home a run & scores on a double by Bo Bichette to add to the lead. Baltimore ties the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics for the 2nd longest road skid in AL history, their road record is 11-26.

Tor (38-35) Bal (23-52)

WP : Kay (1-2)
LP : Kremer (0-7)

Game 2 : Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 innings) – The Orioles score 5 runs in the 8th inning to cap a huge late rally to shock the Blue Jays & an end their 20 game road losing streak & win for just their 2nd time in the last 16 games. George Springer hits a solo shot in the 2nd to put the Jays ahead & Vladimir Guerrero Jr. adds another solo bomb in the 3rd to excite the crowd on his bobblehead night, as he continues to lead the league in homeruns. Trailing 5-1 in the 8th, Ryan Mountcastle’s infield single scores Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander singles to score Freddy Galvis & Austin Hays doubles to score Mountcastle & Santander as the O’s tie it. Pat Valaika walks w/ the bases loaded in the 10th to give the O’s the lead for good & Cole Sulser works the 9th as the Orioles snap their skid & end the Jays 5 game winning streak as well. Baltimore is now 12-26 on the road.

Bal (24-52) Tor (38-36)

WP : Fry (1-2)
LP : T. Thornton (1-3)
S : Sulser (2)

Game 3 : Blue Jays 12, Orioles 4 – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits his league leading 26th HR, Teoscar Hernandez & Randal Grichuk also connect on longballs as the Jays rout the O’s, using a 4-run 3rd inning to blow the game open early. Guerrero Jr. drills a 2-run shot & Hernandez adds a solo blast in the 3rd & adds a 2-run single in the 6th, Grichuk launches a 3-run shot in the 5th & adds an RBI single in the 6th in the blowout win. Toronto scores 4 runs apiece in the 3rd, 5th & 6th innings & all 12 runs came w/ 2 outs in an inning. Hyun-Jin Ryu gives up 7 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work, allowing 4 runs (all in the 7th inning), he walks 2 & strikes out 3. The Orioles score 4 times in the 7th, as Pedro Severino singles home 2 & Cedric Mullins doubles home 2 more but it would not be enough. Konner Wade & Alexander Wells make their major league debuts in this game, as Wade works 1 1/3 & Wells goes an inning. Baltimore has now lost 15 out of 17.

Tor (39-36) Bal (24-53)

WP : Ryu (7-4)
LP : Akin (0-4)

Game 4 : Blue Jays 5, Orioles 2 – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drives in 2 runs to up his major league- leading RBI total to 66 as the Jays beat the O’s to take the series & also win for the 7th time in 8 games. Ryan Mountcastle hits a solo shot in the 1st to put the O’s ahead, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. breaks a tie game in the 3rd w/ a 2-run double, running his RBI total to a major league-leading 66 & scores on a 2-run double by Cavan Biggio in the 5th. The Jays pound out 12 hits as a team & got 2 hits a piece from Biggio, Marcus Semien, Teoscar Hernandez & Reese McGuire as they win for the 7th time in 8 games, it was also their 34th game w/ 10 or more hits, tying them w/ Houston for the most im the major leagues. Ramon Urias doubles home a run to cut the lead to 1 in the 5th but the Jays would get 2 back on the Biggio double. Baltimore has now dropped 16 of 18.

Tor (40-36) Bal (24-54)

WP : Stripling (3-4)
LP : Lopez (2-10)
S : Romano (6)

The O’s lose 3 out of 4 in Buffalo & will now head down to Houston to play the Astros for 3 & head back to the West Coast to play the Angels for 3 over 4th of July Weekend.

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Astronomical Domination : The Orioles losing streak extends to 5 games in a row as they are swept away by the Astros & outscored 26-3 in the 3 game series.

Game 1 : Astros 3, Orioles 10, Orioles 2 – The Astros take a combined No-Hitter into the 8th inning, as Jake Odorizzi tosses 5 hitless innings, giving up 1 walk & striking out 9 & retires the first 13 batters he faces before walking DJ Stewart in the 5th. He has now gone 5 starts in a row without allowing a run against the Orioles. 3 Houston relievers close the game out, despite a 41-minute rain delay in the 8th inning. Yordan Alvarez drills a 3-run bomb in a 5-run Houston 3rd, Yuli Gurriel adds a sacfly & Carlos Correa singles home another in a 2-run 7th & Michael Brantley doubles in another & scores on a double by Garrett Stubbs Jr. as the Astros score 2 more in the 8th. Maikel Franco drills a 2-run shot in the 8th for the Birds to end the No-Hit bid against reliever Brandon Bielak & Stevie Wilkerson singles as the Birds finish w/ 2 hits. The start of the game was also postponed for an hour due to rain as well.

Hou (44-28) Bal (23-49)

WP : Odorizzi (2-3)
LP : Akin (0-3)

Game 2 : Astros 3, Orioles 1 – Zack Grienke takes a 4-hitter into the 8th inning, allows just 1 run on 5 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 4 as the Astros pull out a tough, gritty game to win their 9th in a row. Miles Straw gives him some run support early as he hits a solo shot in the 2nd to put Houston ahead & singles home another go ahead run in the 7th to score Chas McCormick, who then adds a sacfly in the 8th to add a huge insurance run. Houston has now 9 in a row & also wins their 7th straight series in the process, their longest streak since 2019. Jorge Lopez allows 2 runs on 5 hits in 6 1/3 innings, walks 2 & strikes out 6 for the O’s but takes the loss. Cedric Mullins hits a sacfly to tie the game in the 3rd before Straw’s single in the 7th. Baltimore runs it’s losing streak to 4 games in a row, has now lost 12 of their last 13 & owns the worst record in the AL.

Hou (45-28) Bal (23-50)

WP : Greinke (8-2)
LP : Lopez (2-9)

Game 3 : Astros 13, Orioles 0 – The Astros homer 4 times, Jose Urquidy pitches 7 shutout innings of 3 hit baseball & Houston wins it’s 10th in a row as the Orioles lose for the 13th time in their last 14 games. Urquidy strikes out 6, walks 1 & permits just 1 runner past 2nd base, he has now won 6 of his last 7 outings & gone 7 innings 3 straight starts. Carlos Correa doubles home 2 & scores on a single by Kyle Tucker in the 1st, Yuli Gurriel singles home a run in the 2nd, Jose Altuve blasts a 2-run bomb in the 4th, Michael Brantley singles home a run in the 6th, Yordan Alvarez drills a solo shot & Abraham Toro launches a 3-run homer in a 4-run 7th, McCormick hits a solo shot & Toro caps the scoring w/ an RBI single in a 2-run 8th. Thomas Eshelman gives up 6 runs on 8 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 1 in just 4 innings of work & Mickey Jannis makes his major league debut, allowing 7 runs on 8 hits, walks 4 & strikes out 1 in 3 1/3 for Baltimore in relief.

Hou (46-28) Bal (23-51)

WP : Urquidy (6-3)
LP : Eshelman (0-1)

The Orioles are just completely dominated in this series & continue to slide further into the basement, it won’t get any easier as they now head to Buffalo to play the Blue Jays in their temporary home away from home.

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Bird Fight : The Orioles lose 2 our of 3 to the Blue Jays despite having a chance to win the series in Game 2 but let it slip away as Toronto rallies back in the 9th inning to win in a heated, dicey game.

Game 1 : Orioles 7, Blue Jays 1 – Cedric Mullins homers twice on his T-shirt night, Thomas Eshelman pitches into the 5th inning & the Orioles snap their 8-game losing streak & win for the 6th time in their last 8 games @ home. Mullins hits a lead off shot in the 1st & drills a 3-run shot that caps off a 5-run 8th inning. Eshelman, just recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, allows 3 hits in 4 2/3 innings & takes a No-Hitter into the 5th before allowing a solo homer to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. He allows 1 run on 3 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 3. Freddy Galvis drives in a run on a double & scores on a single by Maikel Franco in the 8th. Baltimore wins for the first time in their last 9 games after returning home from a rough road trip that still has them reeling.

Bal (23-46) Tor (33-35)

WP : Wells (2-0)
LP : Ray (4-3)

Game 2 : Blue Jays 10, Orioles 7 – The Orioles homer 6 times in the game, the first time they’ve done that since 2016, but the Blue Jays rally for 6 runs in the 9th inning to come back & stun the O’s. Marcus Semien & Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both hit solo shots in the 1st for Toronto, Semien would homer twice in the game. Ryan Mountcastle hits a solo shot in the 2nd, a 2-run blast in the 4th that is followed up by a DJ Stewart solo homer as the O’s go back to back & the benches clear after Jays starter Alek Manoah hits the next batter, Maikel Franco & is ejected from the game. Mountcastle caps off his 1st ever 3 HR game, when he launches another solo shot in the 6th & Cedric Mullins hits a solo shot, his 2nd of the day in the 7th. Toronto rallies though, scoring 6 runs w/ 2 outs in the 9th, including a 2-run double by Guerrero Jr., who also scores on a double by Randal Grichuk as the the Jays close out the Birds to stun the home crowd & end a 5-game losing streak.

Tor (34-35) Bal (23-47)

WP : Romano (4-1)
LP : Fry (0-2)

Game 3 : Blue Jays 7, Orioles 4 – Reese McGuire has 4 hits, including 3 doubles, his 1st 4-hit game since 2019, as the Blue Jays spoil the Orioles Father’s Day & take their first series since taking 2 from the Marlins on June 1-2 & get back to .500 in the process. Trey Mancini homers twice, as he hits a solo shot in the 1st & a 2-run bomb (the 100th of his career) in the 8th for the O’s as he continues to have an All-Star season. Hyun Jin Ryu breezes through 7 innings of work, allowing 1 run on 3 hits, walks 1 & strikes out 4 to pick up his 6th win, he retires 17 of the last 18 he faces. Teoscar Hernandez doubles home a run & scores on a single by Cavan Biggio in a 4-run Toronto 5th against O’s starter Matt Harvey, who is now 0-8 since May 7th & has not completed 5 innings once during that span. McGuire doubles home a run & scores on a single by Bo Bichette in the 8th as the Blue Jays pull away. Pedro Severino also hits a solo shot in the 8th for Baltimore, who has now lost 10 of their last 11.

Tor (35-35) Bal (23-48)

WP : Ryu (6-4)
LP : Harvey (3-9)
S : Chatwood (1)

The Blue Jays came in losers of 5 in a row but are able to right the ship as they take the series. The O’s continue their homestead w/ a 3-game series against the Houston Astros as the schedule doesn’t get any easier.

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Road Kill : The O’s road struggles continue, as they are swept in 4 games by the Indians to continue their franchise record losing streak on the road to 19 games in a row.

Game 1 : Indians 4, Orioles 3 – Cleveland scores 3 times in the 1st inning against O’s starter Dean Kremer to take the lead & never look back as Jose Ramirez singles home a run, moves to 3rd on a sacfly by Eddie Rosario & scores on a single by Bobby Bradley. The O’s get 2 back in the 4th on RBI groundouts by DJ Stewart & Freddy Galvis to cut the lead to 1 but Ramirez uses a 9-pitch at bat to tack on another run in the 6th w/ an RBI double. Maikel Franco singles home a run in the 7th but the Birds can’t get any closer as ths Cleveland bullpen allows just 1 hit in 5 shutout innings of relief. Baltimore loses for the 16th time in a row on the road.

Cle (35-28) Bal (22-43)

WP : Sandlin (1-0)
LP : Kremer (0-6)
S : Clase (10)

Game 2 : Indians 7, Orioles 2 : The road losing streak extends to 17-games in a row as Matt Harvey is shelled for 6 runs, 5 earned on 6 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 2 in 3 1/3 innings & loses his career-high 7th start in a row. The O’s strike out 14 times & commit 4 errors, they have committed 6 in the 1st 2 games of this season, as Josh Naylor scores on a throwing error by Cedric Mullins on a single by Rookie Ernie Clement (the first of his career) in the 4th. Clement then scores on a single by Bradley Zimmer & Zimmer scores on a single by Ahmed Rosario that chases Harvey as the Indians score 4 times in the inning. Trey Mancini doubles home Cedric Mullins in the 5th for Baltimore, who extends it’s road losing streak to 17.

Cle (36-28) Bal (22-44)

WP : Karinchak (4-2)
LP : Harvey (3-8)

Game 3 : Indians 8, Orioles 7 – Aaron Civale becomes the majors first 10 game winner, Jose Ramirez homers & drives in 3 runs as the Indians extend the Orioles road losing streak to 18 games in a row. Ramirez has 2 hits, scores twice & drives in 3 runs as he hits a solo shot in the 1st, singles in the 3rd & scores on a double by Harold Ramirez, who then scores on a double by Eddie Rosario in a 5-run inning. Civale doesn’t have his best outing but still earns the win – he allows 5 runs on 9 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 2 in 5 innings of work. Trey Mancini has 3 hits & scores 3 runs, Ryan Mountcastle singles home runs in the 1st & 3rd & drills a 2-run shot in the 5th, he has 3 hits & drives in 4 for Baltimore, who lose their 18th consecutive road game, tying them for the 8th longest road losing streak in major league history.

Cle (37-28) Bal (22-45)

WP : Civale (10-2)
LP : Akin (0-2)

Game 4 : Indians 10, Orioles 3 – Jose Ramirez & Bobby Bradley both homer in a 3-run 1st inning against O’s starter Jorge Lopez as the Indians extend the O’s road losing streak to a franchise high & finish off a 4-game sweep of the O’s. Eddie Rosario hits a solo shot in the 3 & Yu Chang scores on a double by Ernie Clement in the 4th & singles home a run in the 6th & blasts a 2-run shot in the 8th. Chang drives in 4 & scores twice on the afternoon. Austin Hays hits a solo shot in the 2nd & Maikel Franco adds another solo shot in the 4th, Trey Mancini also singles in a run in the 4th for the Orioles in the loss. Baltimore extends it’s road losing streak to 19 games in a row.

Cle (38-28) Bal (22-46)

WP : Stephan (1-0)
LP : Lopez (2-8)

The Orioles will now return home to host Toronto & Houston for the next 6 games & there will be no time for pity, this team needs start learning how to win because it doesn’t get any easier the rest of the way.

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