Diplomatic Immunity

White Sox 2, Orioles 0 : White Out – Reynaldo Lopez pitches 7 shutout innings, Avisail Garcia homers & the White Sox beat the Orioles for the second consecutive night.
Lopez allows just 4 hits, he strikes out 6 & walks 1, his offense gives him just enough run support to come out victorious as he battles w/ O’s starter Yefry Ramirez. Ramirez allows just 1 run on 4 hits, in 5 2/3, he strikes out 7 & walks 1, giving the Orioles a huge shot in the arm. Yolmer Sanchez breaks a scoreless tie & finally drives home the first run of the game w/ a 2 out double in the 6th to score Yoan Moncada & knock Ramirez out of the game.
Avasail Garcia homers (#18) off of reliever Mychal Givens in the 9th to add an insurance run for the White Sox & tie a career high in HR’s.
Chicago wins 3 in a row for just the 3rd time this year.
Baltimore has now lost 4 out of 5 & still owns the worst record in the league.
Bal (42-106) CWS (59-89)
WP : Lopez (6-9)
LP : Ramirez (1-6)
S : Minaya (1).
GO O’S!!
#Blanked

White Sox 8, Orioles 6 : Chicago Deep Dish – The White Sox homer 3 times & James Shields wins his first road start since opening day as the White Sox beat the O’s. Nicky Delmonico triples to score Tim Anderson & then scores on an infield single by Yoan Moncada to put Chicago ahead 3-0 in the 2nd against O’s starter Luis Ortiz, who was making his first MLB start. Trey Mancini hits a solo shot (#22) off of Shields in the bottom of the 2nd, but Omar Narvaez hits a 2-run shot (#7) off of reliever Jimmy Yacabonis in the 3rd to add 2 more for Chicago. Mancini adds another solo shot (#23) in the 4th, but Avisail Garcia adds a 2-run shot (#17) off of Yacabonis in the 5th. The O’s score 4 times in the 7th to cut the lead to 1 against reliever Ian Hamilton. Ryan Cordell goes deep (#1) for his 1st career homerun off of Tanner Scott in the 9th.
Baltimore has lost 105 games & still has 16 left to play.
Bal (42-105) CWS (58-89)
WP : Shields (7-16)
LP : Ortiz (0-1)
S : Jones (5).
GO O’S!!
#BabyBirds

Orioles 5, Athletics 3 : Bundy Of Joy – Dylan Bundy pitches 6 solid innings, Tim Beckham drives in 2 runs & the Orioles avoid a sweep by the A’s @ home. Beckham singles home Cedric Mullins & Jonathan Villar off of A’s starter Brett Anderson in the 1st to put the Orioles ahead early, but Stephen Piscotty hits a solo shot (#24) off of Bundy in the 2nd to get the A’s on the board. John Andreoli reaches on an infield single to score Trey Mancini & Breyvic Valera singles to score Renato Nunez in a 2-run 4th – Anderson allows 4 runs on 7 hits in 3 1/3 innings, he strikes out 1 & walks 2. Nick Martini singles home Marcus Semien in the 5th against Bundy to cut the lead in half, Bundy allows 2 runs on 6 hits, he strikes out 8 & walks none. Jace Peterson doubles home Beckham to add an insurance run in the 8th against reliever Jeurys Familia. Baltimore wins for just the 2nd time in 12 games.
Bal (42-104) Oak (89-58)
WP : Bundy (8-14)
LP : Anderson (3-5)
S : Givens (7).
GO O’S!!
#StillFighting

Athletics 10, Orioles 0 : Slaughter Rule – The A’s score all 10 of their runs in the 3rd inning & it’s all they need to easily disperse of the Orioles again. O’s starter Andrew Cashner is rocked, as the first 11 base runners reach base – Nick Martini & Matthew Lucroy both single, Ramon Laureano walks & Matt Chapman doubles home Martini & Lucroy. Jed Lowrie singles home Laureano, Khris Davis singles home Chapman & Matt Olsen hits a 3-run shot (#26) to make it 7-0. The next batter, Stephen Piscotty singles to knock Cashner out of the game, the veteran goes just 2 innings, he allows 8 runs on 8 hits, he walks 1 & strikes out 1. Piscotty moves to 2nd on a wild pitch by reliever Cody Carroll. Marcus Semien walks, Martini singles again, Lucroy singles again to score Piscotty & Semien & Chapman singles home Martini.
Baltimore manages just 1 hit against 5 A’s relievers & has now lost 6 in a row & 10 of 11.
Bal (43-104) Oak (89-57)
WP : Mengden (7-6)
LP : Cashner (4-15).
GO O’S!!
#DeadBirds

Athletics 3, Orioles 2 : Their Worst Fiers – The A’s score 3 times in the 3rd, survive the Orioles late rally & hold on to win @ Camden Yards. A’s starter Mike Fiers goes 6 innings, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits, he walks 1 & strikes out 7 to silence the Orioles bats. Matt Chapman doubles home Jonathan Lucroy off Orioles reliever Mike Wright Jr. & scores on a single by Khris Davis. Wright Jr. came on in the 3rd to replace starter Alex Cobb, who left w/ a blister after 2 innings. Stephen Piscotty singles home Jed Lowrie to cap the scoring in the 3rd against Wright Jr., but Oakland never scores again. Wright Jr. goes 3 innings, allows 3 runs on 3 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 3.
Jonathan Villar homers (#13) off of Fiers in the 6th & singles Breyvic Valera in the 8th against reliever Lou Trevino.
Oakland has won 5 in a row.
Baltimore has now lost 5 in a row & 9 of their last 10.
Bal (41-103) Oak (88-57)
WP : Fiers (12-6)
LP : Wright Jr. (3-2)
S : Familia (1).
GO O’S!!
#BestVersusWorst

Offense : Kenneth Dixon rushes for 44 yards on 13 carries, he averages 3.4 yards per carry & scores a TD. Joe Flacco passes for 236 yards & 3 TD’s. The Offensive line is solid as well.
Grade – A+
Defense : This unit was swarming, they pick off 2 passes & register 6 sacks, including 2 by CB Tavon Young. They hold Buffalo to 33 total yards & no first downs the entire 1st half. The Bills finish w/ 70 yards passing in the game.
Grade – A+
Special Teams : Janarion Grant returns a Punt 51 yards to set up a Field Goal by Justin Tucker, who connects on both of his attempts from 41 & 39 yards. Sam Koch punts it away 5 times for 257 yards, an average of 51.4 yards per punt.
Grade – A
Coaching : The coaches had a great strategy coming into this game, this team looked focused & played well in all 3 phases. Buffalo never even had a chance & couldn’t even move the ball for most of the game.
Grade – A
Overall Grade – A+
GO RAVENS!!
#GettingDefensive

Ravens 47, Bills 3 : Paying The Bills – The Ravens score on the opening drive of the game & never let up as they absolutely destroy the Bills @ home to get some payback for last season. Alex Collins scores on a 8 yard TD run to cap off the 10 play, 80 yard drive & Joe Flacco hooks up w/ all 3 of his new recievers for scores. John Brown hauls in a 7 yard TD, Michael Crabtree reels in a 12 yard tiptoe grab & Willie Snead catches a 13 yard slant as the Ravens grab a 33-0 lead in the 3rd quarter. CB Brandon Carr picks off Bills QB Nathan Peterman & returns it to the 1, where Buck Allen runs it in to make it 40-0 in the 3rd & Kenneth Dixon scores on a 2 yard TD run to make it 47-3 in the 4th. Peterman finishes 5-18 for 24 yards & 2 INT’s, he is also sacked 3 times, as the Ravens register 6 sacks on the day.
Flacco finishes 25-34 for 236 yards & 3 TD’s, he sits out the rest of the 2nd half.
This team looks as Focused as ever!
Bal (1-0) @ Cin (Thur)
Buf (0-1) vs LAC.
GO RAVENS!!
#Domination

Rays 8, Orioles 3 : No Place Like Home – The Rays use a 5-run 1st inning to sweep the O’s & win their 11th game in a row @ home.
C.J. Cron doubles home Tommy Pham & scores on a single by Willy Adames &
Brandon Lowe hits a 3-run shot (#4) off of O’s starter Josh Rogers to cap the 5-run 1st inning. Mallex Smith steals home in the 2nd against the lefty Rogers to increase the lead – Rogers goes just 1 1/3, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out none. Carlos Gomez adds a solo shot (#9) off of reliever Jimmy Yacabonis in the 6th to keep the Rays rolling.
The Orioles rally in the 7th as Jace Peterson triples home Tim Beckham & Renato Nunez, then scores on a sacfly by Caleb Joseph in a 3 run inning against Yonny Chirinos, who relieved bullpen starter Ryan Stanek in the 1st inning & works 6 1/3 innings.
Baltimore has now lost 8 of their last 9, while Tampa Bay has won 11 in a row @ home.
Bal (41-102) TB (78-64)
WP : Chirinos (4-5)
LP : Rogers (1-2).
GO O’S!!
#BroomBroomBroom

Rays 10, Orioles 5 : The Ray To Do It – Rays Rookie Ryan Yarbrough earns his 14th win & the Rays win their 10th home game in a row as they roll the Orioles @ home.
Tampa Bay scores 4 times in the 1st against O’s starter David Hess, Mallex Smith scores on a wild pitch by Hess, Ji-Man Choi adds a sacfly to score Tommy Pham, Jake Bauers singles home Kevin Kiermaier & Willy Adames scores on a caught stealing to up the score. Renato Nunez hits a 2-run shot (#5) off of Yarbrough in the 4th, but then Adames scores on a wild pitch by reliever Tanner Scott. Joey Wendle adds a sacfly to score Matt Duffy in the 6th. Hess goes just 5 innings, he allows 6 runs on 7 hits, he strikes out 3 & walks none.
Duffy siny ygles home C.J. Cron & Kiermaier in the 7th against reliever Paul Fry & Smith singles home Bauers against Mike Wright Jr. to add to the Rays onslaught.
Baltimore has now lost 7 of their last 8.
Bal (41-101) TB (77-64)
WP : Yarbrough (14-5)
LP : Hess (3-10)
GO O’S!!
#TropicalTrip

Rays 14, Orioles 2 : Doing Just Snell – Blake Snell wins his 18th game of the season to tie the major league lead & the Rays homer 4 times as a team to beat the O’s.
Nicholas Ciuffo hits his first career HR a 3-run shot (#1) off of O’s starter Dylan Bundy to put Tampa Bay ahead for good in the 2nd. Kevin Kiermaier (#7) adds another 3-run shot in the 3rd to break the game open.
Bundy goes just 4 innings, allowing 6 uns on 4 hits, walks 5 & strikes out 3.
Snell goes 5 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, strikes out 9 & walks none, he gives up a 2-run shot to Joey Rickard (#8) in the 6th before exiting. Tommy Pham hits a solo shot (#3) off of Sean Gilmartin in the 5th & Ji-Man Choi hits a Grand Slam (#5) off of Ryan Meisinger in the 6th.
The Rays score 3 more times in the 7th off of rookie reliever Luis Ortiz, who was making his ML debut.
Baltimore has now lost 6 out of 7 & loses it’s 100th game.
Bal (41-100) TB (76-64)
WP : Snell (18-5)
LP : Bundy (7-14).
GO O’S!!
#Raydiculous