Diplomatic Immunity

Rays 6, Orioles 3 : Flipping The Birds – Kevin Kiermaier homers to give the Rays the lead in the 6th & they never look back, win their 3rd game in a row & gain some ground in the AL East. Hanser Alberto singles home a run in the 4th & Pedro Severino provides another in a 2-run 6th as Rio Ruiz adds a pinch hit single to give the O’s the lead. Ryne Stanek opens & goes 2 innings before Ryan Yarbrough goes the next 5 in relief but the Rays still use 7 pitchers on the night.
Making his major league debut, Thomas Eshelman allows 2 1st inning runs on RBI singles by Ji-Man Choi & Avisail Garcia. He then settles down the rest of the way, retiring 12 of 14 hitters before leaving but Kiermaier blasts a 3-run shot (#10) off of Branden Kline to put Tampa Bay ontop for good. Kline was optioned back to Triple A Norfolk after the game.
Baltimore has now lost 14 of thier last 18. Game 2 is tonight.
Bal (24-60) TB (49-36)
WP : Kolarek (3-2)
LP : Kline (1-4)
S : Alvarado (7).
GO O’S!!
#TheRayItGoes

Indians 2, Orioles 0 : Leave It To Bieber – Shane Bieber pitches 8 shutout innings, striking out 11, finally cooling down the O’s hot bats & helps the Indians avoid the sweep. Carlos Santana drives in both Cleveland runs w/ a pair of RBI singles in the 3rd & 7th innings & that is all Bieber would need as he cruises the whole way. He is so dominant that he doesn’t even issue a walk & retires 12 straight from the 2nd to the 5th innings. Brad Hand comes on the 9th to close it out, loads the bases on 2 singles & a walk but strikes out Anthony Santander swinging to end it.
Gabriel Ynoa goes 5+ allowing just 1 run but the bats go silent & cannot give him any run support. Bieber still hasn’t given up a run against the Orioles this season, striking out a total of 26 in 2 games against the O’s. He struck out 15 on May 19th for his first career shutout.
Baltimore has still lost 13 of their last 17.
Bal (24-59) Cle (44-38)
WP : Bieber (7-3)
LP : Ynoa (0-6)
S : Hand (23).
GO O’S!!
#CoolingDown

Orioles 13, Indians 0 : Identical Wins – The O’s make history by becoming the first team im MLB history to record back to back shutouts while scoring 13 or more runs in each game as they pound the Indians again by the same exact score as the night before. The Birds homer 4 times as Anthony Santander also makes history, hitting a 2-run shot in the 4th, (#4) the 100th HR @ Camden Yards to land on Eutaw Street & 45th by an Oriole. Renato Nunez hits a pair of 2-run shots in the 4th (#17) & the 7th (#18) & also scores on a 2-run shot by Chance Sisco (#4) in the 6th. Trey Mancini has 3 hits & also drives in 3 for the O’s.
Andrew Cashner tosses 7 shutout innings & Tanner Scott works the last 2 as the Orioles get their first back to back shutouts since 2016. Baltimore has outscored Cleveland 26-0 & wins their first series after losing their previous 18. They will now go for the sweep today.
Bal (24-58) Cle (44-38)
WP : Cashner (8-3)
LP : Plesac (3-3).
GO O’S!!
#BaltimoreBeatdown

Orioles 13, Indians 0 : It’s All By Chance – Chance Sisco homers & drives in a career high 5 runs & the O’s use 3 4-run innings to score the most runs they have all season & rout the Indians @ home. Sisco hits a 2-run homer (#3) & Hanser Alberto drills a 2-run double in the 4-run the 1st. Sisco then drives in another on a single & scores on a 2-run homer (#3) by Anthony Santander in the 4-run 2nd against Cleveland starter Mike Clevinger, who allows 7 earned runs in just an inning & a 1/3.
Sisco’s 2-run double off of Adam Plutko in the 8th is his 5th RBI of the night & Santander adds a 2-run double as the Birds score 4 more times in the 8th. John Means allows just 1 hit in 5 strong innings & the Orioles bullpen goes 4 scoreless as well. The Orioles score 4 or more runs in the 1st 2 innings for the 1st time since August of 1979.
Baltimore wins for just the 2nd time in 15 games. Game 2 is today.
Bal (23-58) Cle (44-37)
WP : Means (7-4)
LP : Clevinger (1-2).
GO O’S!!
#BlowoutShutout

Padres 10, Orioles 5 : On Friar – Franmil Reyes hits 2 of San Diego’s 5 homeruns & Eric Hosmer homers & drives in 4 runs as the Padres pound the O’s. Greg Garcia hits a 2 run shot (#3) in the 2nd, Reyes hits a solo shot in the 3rd (#21) off of Bundy & a 2-run shot (#21) in the 5th (#22) off of Shawn Armstrong to extend the Padres lead. Hosmer hits a 2-run shot (#12) in the 6th off of Armstrong & Hunter Renfroe homers (#24) in the 7th off of Tanner Scott. Hosmer singles home a run in the 8th for his 4th RBI of the day. Jonathan Villar hits a 2-run shot (#10) in the 4th & Pedro Severino drills a solo shot (#9) in the 6th for the O’s but it would not be enough. San Diego homers 10 times in the 2 games & the O’s have now allowed 5 or more HR’s in 10 games this season & 165 on the year to set a record. Baltimore has now lost 13 of 14 is now 9-30 @ home.
Bal (22-58) SD (40-40)
WP : Strahm (3-6)
LP : Bundy (3-10)
S : Stammen (4).
GO O’S!!
#HomerunDerby

Padres 8, Orioles 3 : Still The Manny – Manny Machado Machado homers & drives in 2 runs in his return to Baltimore, his 100th career homerun @ Camden Yards & the first as a member of the opposing team as the Padres rout the O’s. San Diego homers 4 times as a team as Fernando Tatis Jr. blasts a 2-run shot (#9) in the 2nd, Machado adds a solo shot (#17) in the 3rd, Manuel Margot hits a solo shot (#4) & Francisco Mejia adds another (#2) in the 5th. Machado adds an RBI single in the 4th as well for San Diego. Padres starter Logan Allen is solid all day, allowing just 2 runs in 6 innings & the San Diego bullpen works 3 shutout innings in relief. Machado recieves a standing ovation from the crowd of 21,644 in his 1st plate appearance but strikes out looking against O’s opener Jimmy Yacabonis. Baltimore has now lost 12 of 13 & will look to bounce back as they host the series finale today.
Bal (22-57) SD (39-40)
WP : Allen (2-0)
LP : Yacabonis (1-2).
GO O’S!!
#InterleagueIssues

Mariners 13, Orioles 3 : Eight The Hard Way – The Mariners score 8 runs in the 3rd inning as they throttle the Orioles @ home to win the series. J.P. Crawford has a career high 4 hits & drives in 4 runs, including a solo homer (#2), a 2-run single in the huge 8-run 3rd & a sacfly in the 7th. Mac Williamson is hit by a pitch in the 3rd & blasts a 2-run shot (#3) in the 4th to increase the lead, he drives in 3 on the day & scores 3 times. Yusei Kikuchi goes 6 innings despite walking 4 in his best outing in a month, he had lost his last 4 decisions. Trey Mancini homers in the 1st for the O’s (#17) against Kikuchi but the Birds don’t get much else. Former Oriole Mike Wright works 2 innings of relief for Seattle.
Baltimore has now allowed 10 or more runs 15 times this season & has now also lost 11 of 12. They have the day off today before coming home to host San Diego for 2.
Bal (22-56) Sea (35-47)
WP : Kikuchi (5-4)
LP : Ynoa (0-5).
GO O’S!!
#SleeplessInSeattle

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