Boston Red Sox

Zach Britton has earned the right to start another

2013-06-19 08:33:00

Zach Britton delivered what the Orioles needed last night, providing them with a solid pitching performance during a challenging road trip when three-fifths of their starting rotation is unavailable for myriad reasons. With Jason Hammel still recovering...

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-06-19 07:04:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. 14-9 -- Baltimore’s record in series-opening games this season. The Orioles lost Monday night’s series opener against the...

Orioles RHP Miguel Gonzalez's daughter, Leah, born Monday night

2013-06-18 10:23:00

Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez and his wife, Lucia, are proud parents of a baby girl, Leah, born at 9:20 p.m. Monday. It's the first child for the couple, and she weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and is 19 inches long. No word yet on whether Leah is right-...

Jones and Hardy homer as Orioles get their first-ever win against Verlander

2013-06-18 21:03:00

DETROIT — Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has seen enough of Justin Verlander to know that the deeper the Detroit Tigers' ace right-hander gets into games, the more unbeatable he becomes. “You'd rather face anybody,” Jones said....

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez leaves team for birth of his first child

2013-06-17 17:02:00

DETROIT -- Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez has left the team to join his wife, Lucia, in Southern California as she prepares to give birth to the couple’s first child, according to a team official.�� Their baby girl’s due date isn&...

Nick Markakis shines, despite complications of the large crowds at Camden Yards

2013-06-17 04:30:00

When the ball flies off the bat, Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis is often used to seeing it distinctly outlined against a backdrop of green seats up the third base line. In the Orioles’ four-game series against the Boston Red Sox this weekend,...

With defensive shifts on the rise in baseball, Orioles among leading proponents

2013-06-15 20:57:00

Chris Davis groans at the mere mention of it. “I think it's becoming the new trend,” the Orioles first baseman says. “I'm not a big fan.” He's talking about the shifts that have swept through baseball in recent years as teams...

Manny Machado is keeping number-crunchers busy

2013-06-17 13:00:00

With 19 days remaining until Manny Machado’s 21st birthday, Elias Sports Bureau and its number-crunching competitors are running out of time to come up with age-20 stats for the Orioles’ prodigious third baseman. Here’s the latest:...

American League East teams still born to be wild

2013-06-16 15:31:00

The Orioles haven't reached the halfway point of the regular season quite yet, but they are putting the lie to the notion that the American League divisions are so imbalanced that the AL East teams are at an extreme disadvantage in the race for the two...

T.J. McFarland's long relief has been crucial to Orioles bullpen's success

2013-06-16 06:00:00

On Saturday, the Orioles offense sputtered, right-hander Freddy Garcia couldn’t hold a lead, and the Boston Red Sox finally showed why the team is in first place in the American League East. But there was a bright spot in the Orioles’ 5-4...

Casilla's baserunning gaffe and a missed call send Orioles to loss vs. Boston

2013-06-15 18:54:00

If there is a lasting image from the Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, it's pinch-runner Alexi Casilla standing at third base, arms spread wide, palms in the air, mouthing “What happened?” to coach Bobby Dickerson. The...

Orioles send a message against Red Sox and long-time tormentor Lester

2013-06-16 18:32:00

This is how good the Orioles are going now: even Jon Lester can't stop them anymore. You remember Lester, of course. The Boston Red Sox lefty used to be the Orioles' personal Grim Reaper. All that was missing was the cloak with the hood and the...

If you want to beat on umpire Jeff Nelson some more, you can make the case that the Orioles would be in first place in the AL East right now if he had made the right call on a third strike in Saturday's one-run loss, but that's just unnecessary nit-picking.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Orioles starting pitcher Chris Tillman delivers a pitch against the Red Sox.

2013-06-14 00:00:00

As the night wore on, fans surely wondered if Chris Davis would need to reprise his relief role from a marathon against Boston in 2012. Instead, Davis ended this 13-inning game with his bat, delivering Nick Markakis from second base with a bloop single to left with two outs.

2013-06-13 00:00:00