Orioles News - 9/28/07 - O's win in extra innings

The Baltimore Orioles won last night, 10-9 over the New York Yankees. It took 10 innings and a great rally by Baltimore to pull it off...

Coming into this game, the Yankees were 85-1 when leading after the 8th inning this year. Throw in the fact that future Hall Of Fame closer Mariano Rivera is on the mound, and the game seems to be over for the Orioles. Now throw in a 2 out, bases loaded triple by Jay Payton, and the O's sent the game into extra innings. Then in the 10th inning, Tike Redman hit a 1 out double, eventually moving to 3rd base on a passed ball. Nick Markakis and Miguel Tejada were intentionally walked to load the bases. Kevin Millar then came up to bat with the game on the line and... he struck out. Ok, lets try this again. Melvin Mora came up to the plate with 2 outs, the bases loaded, and a chance to be the hero. And Mora.... laid down a bunt to bring in the game winning run! A walk off bunt! (How many times do you hear that?) It was a gutsy call by the O's, but a call that paid off.

Our starting pitching wasn't much last night, as Jon Leicester went 4 1/3 innings, allowing 7 earned runs and walking 3 batters. But, our bullpen did a nice job after that, as they allowed only 2 more runs all game in this rare Orioles win. - John T.

Orioles News - 9/23/07 - O's shutout

The Baltimore Orioles lost yesterday to the Texas Rangers, 3-0. The O's were blanked again. That's the 4th time this month that the O's have been shutout. The Orioles wasted a great pitching performance from Jon Leicester. Leicester went the whole game, allowing only 3 runs. But the Orioles didn't score, as they left 8 men on base. 6 of those men were left in scoring position. That's a shame. We finally get a good pitching performance, yet it's wasted as we can't score. Baltimore also hit into 3 double plays. Two of those double plays came with men in scoring position. The Rangers however, took advantage of their opportunities as they left only 1 man on base in scoring position. Texas scored twice in the 2nd inning, with a triple and a single that brought in runs. They also scored again in the 6th on 2 singles, a wild pitch that advanced the runners, and a groundout to bring in the game's final run. It was a great pitching performance by Jon Leicester but in the end, it doesn't matter if you can't score. - John T.

Orioles News - 9/18/07 - O's shutout by Yanks

The Baltimore Orioles were crushed last night, 12-0. The New York Yankees were victorious, with starter Mike Mussina mowing down the O's. Mussina allowed only 3 hits in 7 innings. Remind me again why we let this guy go... Orioles starter Jon Leicester wasn't nearly as good as Mussina, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits in 4 innings. Our bullpen then gave up 6 more runs in the 6th and 7th innings. This is the 3rd time this month that the O's have lost by 12 runs or more. And, this is the 3rd time this month that the Orioles have been shutout this month. That's sad. The Yankees had a 6 run 4th inning, but the O's could have escaped with minimum damage. There were 3 seperate times when a ball went off of or under an Orioles player's glove. These were not easy plays, but plays that should have been made. Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez had 2 hits, and Miguel Tejada had 1, but other then that, the O's didn't have a basehit. Also, pitcher Daniel Cabrera dropped his appeal of a 6 game suspension for throwing at a batter. So, a terrible day for the O's as they managed just 3 hits. - John T.

Orioles News - 9/8/07 - A rare win vs. Boston

The Orioles picked up a rare win last night, over Boston. (When does that happen?) The final score was 11-5. Ohmygod. The Orioles scored runs? This win snapped the O's 11 game losing streak at home. The Orioles had a 7 run 3rd inning, and Scott Moore, a player aquired in the Steve Trachsel trade, hit a grand slam in the inning. Dice-K, the Red Sox pitcher, was terrible, giving up 6 hits, 8 runs and 3 walks in 2 2/3 innings. The bases were loaded and Dice-K actually walked Nick Markakis and Kevin Millar. That's 2 free runs right there. Miguel Tejada hit a single that scored a run and then Scott Moore hit the grand slam, sending Dice-K out of this game. Nick Markakis hit a homer later in the game, as did Tike Redman. Jon Leicester gave up 4 runs in 5 innings, only walking 1 batter. He made this start because of injuries in the rotation and just plain bad pitching. Camden Yards was sold out, with most of the 48,043 fans in attendence rooting for the BoSox. They walked away unhappy, as the Orioles grabbed a victory. - John T.