Diplomatic Immunity

Ravens 27, Broncos 14 : Not Enough Horses – The Ravens rebound from a tough loss @ Cincinnati w/ a strong showing against Denver @ home to get a huge win. The Broncos block a punt on the Ravens first possession of the game & score 1 play later as Rookie Royce Freeman runs it in from 6 yards out. The Ravens go 48 yards on 5 plays to tie the game, as Buck Allen scores on a 6 yard TD run. WR Emmanuel Sanders takes the handoff & scampers 35 yards for a TD to put Denver ahead in the 1st but they would never score again. Justin Tucker bangs a 52 yard FG to end the 1st quarter & Buck Allen hauls in a 13 yard pass from Flacco to put the Ravens ahead in the 2nd. Tucker adds another 52 yarder to make it 20-14 @ the half & Allen runs it in from 1 yard out in the 3rd, for his second TD of the game. The Ravens Defense shuts out the Broncos in the 2nd half & Baltimore now heads into Pittsburgh for a huge rivalry game on Sunday night.
Bal (2-1) @ Pit
Den (2-1) vs K.C.
GO RAVENS!!
#GettingBackOnTrack

Orioles 6, Yankees 3 : Spoiling The Fun – It’s a bad day in the Bronx as Didi Gregorious is injured & the O’s rally back from 3 runs down & beat the Yankees. New York scores all 3 runs in the 1st against Mike Wright Jr. but never scores again. Andrew McCutchen scores on a sacfly by Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar singles to score Giancarlo Stanton & Gary Sanchez singles home Luke Voit to put the Yankees ahead early. Tim Beckham hits a solo shot (#11) in the 2nd off of Yankees starter J.A. Happ & adds a 2-run shot (#12) in the 6th as he & Renato Nunez (#7) go back to back off of reliever Gerrit Cole. D.J. Stewart adds a sacfly in the 6th off of Tommy Kahnle & then doubles home Joey Rickard in the 8th off of reliever Luis Cessa. Gregorious has a cartilage tear in his wrist that he injured the night before on a headfirst slide into home.
Baltimore avoids the sweep & now heads to Boston.
Bal (45-110) NYY (95-60)
WP : Meisinger (2-0)
LP : Cole (3-1)
S : Givens (9).
GO O’S!!
#FinishingStrong

Yankees 3, Orioles 2 (11 innings) : Sliding In There – Didi Gregorious slides in safe on a walk off double by Aaron Hicks & puts the Yankees in the Wild Card game in the process as they beat the O’s in extra innings. Hicks homers (#26) off of O’s starter David Hess in the 1st to put New York ahead early & Luke Voit adds another solo shot (#12) off of Hess as the Yankees score both of their runs in the 2nd inning. Breyvic Valera scores on a rundown play in the 3rd on a throwing error by Yankees C Gary Sanchez to get the O’s on the board & D.J. Stewart singles home Caleb Joseph in the 5th to tie it off of Yankees starter Lance Lynn, who allows 2 runs but only 1 earned in 7 innings, he walks 2 & strikes out 4.
Didi Gregorious singles to lead off the 11th against reliever Paul Fry & scores on the walk off double by Hicks, beating the throw home.
Baltimore is now 1 game short of their franchise record for losses.
Bal (44-110) NYY (95-59)
WP : Kahnle (2-0)
LP : Fry (0-2).
GO O’S!!
#Yanked

Yankees 10, Orioles 8 : Sour Apple – The Yankees build a 6 run lead but have to hang on for the win as the O’s rally back but still fall short.
Didi Gregorious hits a 2-run shot (#27) off of O’s starter Yefry Ramirez in the 1st & New York scores 4 more times in the 4th, including a 2-run shot by Aaron Hicks (#25) off of Ramirez to end the pitchers night. Adam Jones drills a 2-run single off of Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia in the 6th & Austin Wynns hits a solo shot (#4) off of reliever Jonathan Loaisiga in the 7th. New York adds 3 more in the 7th, but Renato Nunez (#6) & D.J. Stewart (#2) both homer in the 8th off of reliever David Robertson. Aaron Judge doubles home Hicks in the 8th to add another off of O’s reliever Paul Fry.
New York now leads Oakland by 1.5 games for the top Wild Card spot.
Baltimore needs 3 more losses to set the franchise record for losses in a season.
Bal (44-109) NYY (95-59)
WP : Sabathia (8-7)
LP : Ramirez (1-7)
S : Betances (4).
GO O’S!!
#ClosingInOnHistory

Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1 : Still Pecking – Coming off of a night where the Orioles set a team record in losses, the O’s show alot of fight, hang on to win & avoid the sweep against the Blue Jays. Rookie D.J. Stewart continues hit, as he blasts a solo shot (#1) off of Jays starter Marco Estrada in the 3rd for his first career homerun. O’s starter Jimmy Yacabonis makes it stand up, as he allows 2 hits in 4 innings, striking out 4 & walking 1. Mike Wright Jr. works 3 innings, Miguel Castro 1 2/3 & Tanner Scott 1/3 of an inning out of the O’s bullpen. Cedric Mullins singles home Stewart in the 7th to add a huge insurance run for the O’s, as Stewart scores both Oriole runs on the night.
Billy McKinney hits a solo shot (#5) off of Castro in the 8th to cut the lead to 1, but Mychal Givens comes on to close it out in the 9th.
Baltimore finishes the season 5-14 against Toronto.
Bal (44-108) Tor (69-83)
WP : Wright Jr. (4-2)
LP : Estrada (7-13)
S : Givens (8).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundNineteen

Blue Jays 6, Orioles 4 : The Biggest Losers – The Orioles blow a 4 run lead & fall to the Blue Jays @ home for their franchise record 108th loss. Cedric Mullins homers (#4) off of Jays starter Aaron Sanchez in the 1st, Trey Mancini triples & scores on a sacfly by Breyvic Valera & D.J. Stewart follows w/ his first career single, allowing Chris Davis to score on a throwing error by RF Billy McKinney in a 3 run 4th. O’s starter Dylan Bundy gives up an RBI double to Dwight Smith Jr. to score Aledyms Diaz in the 5th & Toronto scores 4 times in the 7th to take the lead for good.
3B Steve Wilkerson’s throwing error plates Rowdy Tellez & Devon Travis, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. then singles off of reliever Paul Fry to score Reese McGuire & Teoscar Hernandez.
Baltimore now has lost the most games in franchise history since arriving in Baltimore in 1954, still has 11 games left to play.
Bal (43-108) Tor (69-82)
WP : Petricka (3-1)
LP : Bundy (8-15)
S : Giles (23).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundEighteen

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 0 : For The Birds – Ryan Borucki pitches 8 shutout innings, Dan Jansen homers & drives in 2 runs as the Blue Jays beat the O’s @ Camden Yards. Rowdy Tellez singles home Kevin Pillar & scores on a 2-run shot by Jansen (#2) off of Orioles starter Evan Phillips in the a 3 run 2nd inning. The Rookie only works 2 innings, he allows 3 runs on 3 hits, strikes out 2 & walks none. Kevin Pillar hits a solo shot (#14) in the 7th off of reliever Sean Gilmartin & Aledmys Diaz adds another solo shot (#18) off of Rookie Cody Carroll in the 8th. Borucki works 8 strong innings, allowing just 3 hits, strikes out 7 & walks 1.
Tim Mayza strikes out the side in the 9th to wrap it up.
The Blue Jays have now won 13 of 17 games against the O’s this season, as they continue to dominate the matchup between the teams.
Baltimore has now lost 107 games, tying them for the most in team history.
Bal (43-107) Tor (68-82)
WP : Borucki (4-4)
LP : Phillips (0-2).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundSeventeen

Orioles 8, White Sox 4 : Aerial Assault – Jonathan Villar & Adam Jones both homer, Rookie Cedric Mullins has 4 hits & the O’s avoid the sweep @ home as they beat the White Sox. The Orioles score 5 times in the 1st inning against White Sox starter Lucas Giolito to bury the Sox early. Jonathan Villar singles home Mullins, Jones singles home Joey Rickard, Rookie D.J. Stewart grounds into a fielders choice to score Villar & Breyvic Valera adds a sacfly to score Stewart in the 5 run inning. Daniel Palka hits a solo shot (#23) off of O’s starter David Hess in the 2nd, but Villar adds a solo shot (#14) in the 4th off of Giolito. Yolmer Sanchez (#8) & Palka (#24) both homer in a 3 run 5th to cut into the lead, but Jones homers (#15) off of reliever Ryan Burr in the 7th & Mullins singles home Peterson in the 8th to add to the lead.
Baltimore has still lost 4 out of their last 6 games.
Bal (43-106) CWS (59-90)
WP : Meisinger (1-0)
LP : Giolito (10-11)
S : Fry (1).
GO O’S!!
#SalvagingAGame

Bengals 34, Ravens 23 : Week 2 – Recap & Grades –
Offense : Not a good showing by this group. Alex Collins rushes for 35 yards on 9 carries for an average of 3.9 yards per carry & Joe Flacco passes for 376 yards & 2 TD’s, also throws 2 INT’s & was constantly pressured.
Grade – C
Defense : A unit that is supposed to be able to shut teams down got exposed early, there was no pass rush & when MLB C.J. Mosley went down they looked confused. A.J. Green roamed free & the defensive line gave up too much in the trenches, Andy Dalton threw 4 TD passes against a tired Defense
Grade – C
Special Teams : Justin Tucker connects on his only field goal of the game & P Sam Koch punts it away 3 times for 169 yards, an average of 56.3 yards per punt.
Grade – B
Coaching: The coaches looked overwhelmed & should of gameplanned better for this game, they got punched in the mouth & never recovered. We know it. was a short week, we move on to Denver @ home.
Grade – D
Overall Grade – C-
GO RAVENS!!
#RealityCheck

Bengals 34, Ravens 23 : Rumble In The Jungle – The Ravens fall behind 21-0, but fight back to cut it to a 1 score game late, but still fall in Cincinnati. Ravens MLB C.J. Mosley leaves w/ a bone bruise in the 1st quarter & the Bengals would take advantage. Andy Dalton finds WR A.J. Green for 2 1st quarter TD’s & 1 in the 2nd quarter as the Bengals jump out to a 21-0 lead – Green grabs scores of 4, 32 & 7 yards to give the Bengals a huge cushion early. RB Buck Allen scores on a 1 yard TD run to get the Ravens on the board in the 2nd. WR Tyler Boyd catches a 14 yard TD pass from Dalton & Rookie TE Mark Andrews hauls in a 1 yard pass from Flacco before the half. Justin Tucker kicks a 55 yard FG & WR John Brown scores on a 23 yard pass from Flacco as the Ravens cut it to 5. Randy Bullock kicks FG’s of 28 & 40 yards to seal the deal for the Bengals in the 4th quarter.
Baltimore now has 10 days off before hosting Denver.
Bal (1-1) vs Den
Cin (2-0) @ Car.
GO RAVENS!!
#BackToTheDrawingBoard