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4th Loss In A Row, 8-2

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W – Ricky Romero (8-7)     L – Kevin Millwood (2-10)

The losing woes continue as the Orioles lost their fourth game in a row and 11th straight this season against the Blue Jays. Kevin Millwood got beat around again. His first inning struggles didn’t get any better last night as he gave up three runs right away. Overall he gave up 6 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks over 5.1 innings with 5 strikeouts. Some good news from Michael Gonzalez, he pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout. It would be great if he could come back and be the guy we signed him to be. Alfredo Simon struggled in the 8th inning giving up two runs on a homerun by Jose Bautista, his second of the game. The Orioles only runs came in the top of the 8th inning when Nick Markakis doubled in Julio Lugo who singled and Luke Scott hit a sacrifice fly to score Miguel Tejada, who also singled. Markakis and Tejada also had singles earlier in the game, as did Matt Wieters. Adam Jones had a pair of singles as well as his 14th double of the season and Felix Pie walked. Its not getting any better.

Player of the game: Adam Jones – 3-4, double (14) (.276 AVG)

One more in Toronto tonight as Brad Mills (0-0, -.–) makes his first start of the season against Jeremy Guthrie (4-10, 4.46), the only Oriole starter thats pitched well lately.

Down On The Farm: July 26th

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AAA Norfolk 6, Lehigh Valley 3

RHP Tim Bascom – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (7.14 ERA)
RHP Armando Gabino – 3 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 K (2.24 ERA)
RHP Jim Hoey – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K, W (2-0) (2.70 ERA)
1B Brandon Snyder – 2-5, 2 R, BB, 2 doubles (13) (.258 AVG)
2B Blake Davis – 2-5, R, RBI, double (11) (.248 AVG)

AA Bowie 10, Akron 5

RHP Chorye Spoone – 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (3.86 ERA)
SS Greg Miclat – 2-5, 2 R, BB, SB (3) (.254 AVG)
3B Ryan Adams – 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 doubles (32) (.286 AVG)
RF Tyler Henson – 2-6, RBI, double (29) (.288 AVG)
C Steven Lerud – 2-4, R, RBI, double (5) (.219 AVG)
CF Jonathan Tucker – 3-4, 3 RBI, BB, double (9), SB (16) (.247 AVG)
DH LJ Hoes – 2-5, R, RBI (.400 AVG) – Hoes was making his AA debut. Its not supposed to be permanent but hopefully he can force the Orioles to keep him here.
2B Carlos Rojas – 2-5, R, RBI (.255 AVG)

A+ Frederick 4, Lynchburg 7

LHP Nathan Moreau – 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, BB, 5 K, L (3-1) (4.37 ERA)
LF Xavier Avery – 2-5, R, RBI, double (21) (.291 AVG)
CF Kyle Hudson – 2-5, R, 2 RBI, double (13) (.247 AVG)
RF Ronnie Welty – 2-4, RBI, BB (.287 AVG)
SS Bobby Stevens – 1-3, 2 R, BB, double (6), SB (5) (.213 AVG)

A Delmarva 3, Lakewood 4

RHP Brent Allar – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (4.89 ERA)
RF Brian Conley – 2-5, R (.278 AVG)
1B Mike Flacco – 1-1, R, 4 BB (1.000 AVG)
SS Garabez Rosa – 3-5, R, double (26) (.244 AVG)

A Delmarva 0, Lakewood 5

RHP Brian Parker – 2.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K (2.95 ERA)
RF Brian Conley – 1-3 (.279 AVG)
1B Mike Flacco – 1-3, double (2) (.714 AVG)
CF Steve Bumbry – 1-3 (.275 AVG)
C Justin Dalles – 1-2, BB (.224 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 5, Hudson Valley 3

LHP Tyler Sexton – 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 K (7.75 ERA)
CF Trent Mummey – 1-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, double (12) (.300 AVG)
2B Austin Knight – 4-5, RBI (.250 AVG)
1B David Anderson – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR (6) (.306 AVG)
DH Zach Moore – 2-3 (.194 AVG)
SS Michael Rooney – 1-3, BB (.253 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 11, Pulaski 1

LHP Cameron Roth – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, W (1-2) (5.18 ERA)
CF Kyle Hoppy – 2-3, R, 2 BB (.198 AVG)
3B Dudley Leonora – 2-5, R, double (1) (.231 AVG)
RF Luis Ramirez – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 doubles (5), triple (5) (.326 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night
DH Riley Hornback – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB (1) (.362 AVG)
2B Moises Ciriaco – 3-5, R, 2 RBI (.269 AVG)
C Dashenko Ricardo – 2-5, 2 R (.241 AVG)

GCL Orioles 1, Twins 2

RHP Luiyi Batista – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, K, L (1-3) (5.71 ERA)
LHP Tim Berry – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K (1.00 ERA)
RF Grolmann Gonzalez – 2-3, BB (.348 AVG)
1B Gino Moranci – 1-3 (.319 AVG)
CF Martin Serrata – 1-2, BB (.258 AVG)

O’s Lose Again To Blue Jays 9-5

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W – Brandon Morrow (7-6)     L – Brad Bergesen (3-9)     SV – David Purcey (1)

We can’t beat the Blue Jays this year. We’re 0-10 on the season against Toronto and they gave us another beating last night. Brad Bergesen looked like he was throwing batting practice out there. He gave up 10 hits (including 4 doubles and 3 homeruns) and a walk over 5 innings. Hes been struggling so much lately that I doubt he makes his next turn in the rotation. He needs to go back down to AAA Norfolk until September. Bring Zach Britton up and let him pitch until his innings limit is reached. Matt Albers pitched the last 3 innings allowing a run on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts. The offense did well last night, but not until we were already losing 8-0. Matt Wieters hit two homeruns and also walked twice. The Orioles would love if he could start being the switch hitting Jesus that everyone thought he would be. Luke Scott also hit a homerun, his 17th. Brian Roberts and Jake Fox each singled and doubled. Adam Jones doubled, Nick Markakis singled and walked, and Cesar Izturis singled. Our struggles with runners in scoring position continued as we went 0-6 in that regard.

Player of the game: Matt Wieters – 2-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HR (8) (.251 AVG)

We’ll give it another shot tonight, sending Kevin Millwood (2-9, 5.84) to the mound against Ricky Romero (7-7, 3.52).

Down On The Farm: July 25th

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AAA Norfolk 2, Lehigh Valley 3

LHP Chris George – 6 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 11 K (4.00 ERA)
SS Robert Andino – 2-5, RBI (.253 AVG)
3B Josh Bell – 2-3, BB, double (25) (.277 AVG)
LF Nolan Reimold – 1-3, BB (.220 AVG)
RF Rhyne Hughes – 1-3, BB, double (17) (.272 AVG)
C Michel Hernandez – 2-3, R, BB (.241 AVG)

AA Bowie 4, Richmond 3

RHP Steve Johnson – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W (5-6) (5.38 ERA)
DH Greg Miclat – 1-3, R, BB (.248 AVG)
2B Ryan Adams – 2-4, 2 R, double (30) (.285 AVG)
RF Joel Guzman – 2-4, RBI (.273 AVG)
3B Brandon Waring – 1-3, RBI, BB (.243 AVG)

A+ Frederick 1, Myrtle Beach 7

RHP Ryan O’Shea – 6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, BB, 3 K, L (5-6) (4.16 ERA)
RF Ronnie Welty – 2-4, solo HR (11) (.285 AVG)
2B LJ Hoes – 2-3, BB (.289 AVG)
3B Buck Britton – 1-3 (.274 AVG)

A Delmarva 3, Lakewood 1

RHP Matt Hobgood – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, K (4.56 ERA)
RHP Kevin Landry – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K, W (2-0) (2.21 ERA)
RF Brian Conley – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR (6) (.277 AVG)
1B Mike Flacco – 3-3, RBI, BB, double (1) (1.000 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night
CF Michael Planeta – 2-4 (.248 AVG)
2B Gary Helmick – 1-3, R, BB (.220 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 5, Hudson Valley 2

RHP Scott Copeland – 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, W (1-3) (3.09 ERA)
1B David Anderson – 1-4, 2 Run HR (5) (.296 AVG)
LF Blair Dunlap – 2-4, 2 R, double (2) (.296 AVG)
RF Jeremy Nowak – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, double (7), triple (3) (.209 AVG)
2B Austin Knight – 2-4, RBI (.215 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 9, Princeton 18

LF Kyle Hoppy – 3-5, R, RBI (.183 AVG)
2B Moises Ciriaco – 2-5, R, 2 RBI, double (2) (.250 AVG)
C Greyson Schram – 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, double (1), HR (1) (.400 AVG)
SS Javier Santana – 1-3, R, BB, double (2) (.189 AVG)

Another Lopsided Loss 10-4

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W – Kevin Slowey (9-5)     L – Jake Arrieta (3-3)

It was just another miserable day for Orioles pitchers yesterday. The Twins racked up 10 runs on 19 hits in the game. Jake Arrieta started off pretty good throwing two scoreless innings to open the game but then it all came apart. He gave up a grand slam in the 3rd inning and another run in the 4th and just like that his day was done. Mark Hendrickson came in for the 5th but he was no better. He gave up a run in the 5th inning and then three more in the 6th before pitching a scoreless 7th inning. Koji Uehara pitched a scoreless 8th although he gave up two hits and David Hernandez gave up a solo homerun in the 9th. We had 10 hits on offense but were 2-9 with runners in scoring position. Luke Scott had another good game with a pair of doubles and a walk. Corey Patterson had a single and a double, Felix Pie had a pair of singles, and Cesar Izturis hit a two RBI single. Matt Wieters, Ty Wiggington, and Miguel Tejada also singled. Despite getting most of our injured players back this has been the hardest stretch of baseball to watch all season for me. The trade deadline and managerial search should spice it up at the end of the week.

Player of the game: Luke Scott – 2-3, R, BB, 2 doubles (20) (.296 AVG)

The Orioles flew into Toronto today to play the Blue Jays. Brad Bergesen (3-8, 6.51) pitches against Brandon Morrow (6-6, 4.71) who pitched well against the O’s last week.

Wieters Comes Off DL

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The Orioles have activated C Matt Wieters from the 15 day disabled list and optioned C Craig Tatum to AAA Norfolk.

The Orioles lineup is finally back to where it was on opening day. We’ll see how long it lasts because I suspect a few players to be traded before the trade deadline. Wieters was finally starting to hit good again when he went down with a strained hamstring. For the season hes batting .245/.315/.357 with 10 doubles, a triple, 6 homeruns, and 29 RBI. Disappointing to say the least but theres still time for him to put up some respectable numbers. Craig Tatum had been playing well in Wieters’ absence but with the Orioles wanting to stay with 13 pitchers he was the odd man out. It was between him and Jake Fox but Fox doesn’t have any options left and would have to be passed through waivers. Tatum was hitting .271/.347/.306 with 3 doubles and 5 RBI as of last night’s game. He seems upset with the decision but hes the back up catcher so he shouldn’t take it so personally. He’ll be back up as soon as the Orioles trade away some position players or decide they don’t need 13 pitchers anymore.

Down On The Farm: July 24th

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AAA Norfolk 4, Lehigh Valley 6

RHP Chris Tillman – 3.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, L (8-5) (3.14 ERA)
LHP Mike Hinckley – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, K (5.13 ERA)
3B Josh Bell – 2-4, R, RBI (.273 AVG)
RF Rhyne Hughes – 2-4 (.272 AVG)

AA Bowie 10, Richmond 0

RHP Eddie Gamboa – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (3.04 ERA)
2B Ryan Adams – 2-5, R (.283 AVG)
1B Joe Mahoney – 4-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, double (4), 2 HR (6) (.453 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night – Mahoney is quickly inserting himself as a prospect to watch and could be the O’s best first base prospect at this point.
C Steven Lerud – 2-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, double (4), HR (3) (.213 AVG)
DH Joel Guzman – 1-4, 3 R, RBI, BB (.270 AVG)

A+ Frederick 9, Myrtle Beach 7

RHP Luis Noel – 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 6 K (4.50 ERA)
RHP Brett Jacobson – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K, W (7-0) (2.30 ERA)
CF Xavier Avery – 3-4, BB, triple (6), SB (25) (.293 AVG)
SS Pedro Florimon – 2-5, RBI (.292 AVG)
2B LJ Hoes – 4-4, 3 R, RBI, double (13) (.284 AVG)
DH Miguel Abreu – 1-2, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, HR (3) (.251 AVG)

A Delmarva 7, Lakewood 8

RHP Bobby Bundy – 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (3.72 ERA) – This game went 18 innings. The Shorebirds scored five runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie it up.
LHP Nicholas Haughian – 3 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 K (3.90 ERA)
2B Omar Casamayor – 2-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB (.250 AVG)
CF Michael Planeta – 2-5, R, RBI, 2 BB (.244 AVG)
SS Garabez Rosa – 4-8, 3 RBI, triple (2) (.238 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 5, Hudson Valley 4

RHP Brandon Erbe – 3 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K (6.00 ERA) – Erbe is rehabbing for a return to AAA Norfolk.
2B Sammie Starr – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, SB (1) (.417 AVG)
LF Kipp Schutz – 2-4, R, 2 RBI (.379 AVG)
3B Adam Gaylord – 2-4, 2 RBI (.313 AVG)
RF Blair Dunlap – 1-3, R (.261 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 8, Princeton 3

RHP Angel Cespedes – 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (1.03 ERA)
2B Dudley Leonora - 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI (.235 AVG)
CF Brenden Webb – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, double (5) (.280 AVG)
1B Corey Thomas – 4-5, R, 3 RBI, double (4) (.301 AVG)
3B Brad Decater – 2-4, 2 RBI, double (6) (.241 AVG)
RF Luis Ramirez – 2-5 (.325 AVG)

GCL Orioles 9, Rays 0

RHP Orlando Alfonso – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K, W (4-0) (1.75 ERA)
CF Martin Serrata - 1-3, R, SB (3) (.253 AVG)
RF Grolmann Gonzalez – 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, triple (2) (.326 AVG)
1B Preston Hale – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (1) (.318 AVG)
2B Auburn Donaldson – 1-2, 2 R, BB, SB (1) (.300 AVG)

GCL Orioles 3, Rays 2

LHP Yancorix Adrian – 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K (1.91 ERA)
2B Pedro Rodriguez – 2-3, R, double (4) (.339 AVG)
SS Vincent Zazueta – 1-2, R, RBI (.278 AVG)

Another Loss, This Time 7-2

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W – Scott Baker (8-9)     L – Brian Matusz (3-11)

We didn’t really do anything on offense last night. Luke Scott continued his hot streak with another two hits including a two run homer to account for all of our runs. He should’ve had another one but Denard Span robbed him, leaping over the fence. Felix Pie doubled, Brian Roberts, Miguel Tejada, and Ty Wiggington singled, and Adam Jones walked twice. We were 0-5 with runners in scoring position. Brian Matusz got out of some jams but not enough to avoid the loss. He pitched 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts. Matt Albers, Michael Gonzalez, and Jason Berken combined to pitch the last 4 innings allowing four more runs to score. Berken has been struggling lately after three months of great pitching.

Player of the game: Luke Scott – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR (16) (.291 AVG)

The series comes to a close today with Jake Arrieta (3-2, 4.87) matching up against Kevin Slowey (8-5, 4.94).

Down On The Farm: July 23rd

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AAA Norfolk 8, Lehigh Valley 3

LHP Troy Patton – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K (4.72 ERA)
CF Matt Angle – 2-5, RBI (.284 AVG)
SS Robert Andino – 2-4, R, BB, double (25), SB (8) (.251 AVG)
3B Josh Bell – 2-4, BB, solo HR (11) (.270 AVG) – 1B Michael Aubrey also hit a HR (14).
RF Rhyne Hughes – 1-3, R, SB (6) (.268 AVG)
1B Brandon Snyder – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, double (11), HR (6) (.259 AVG) – Snyder makes a triumphant return from the disabled list. He was starting to hit before he got hurt, hopefully he can pick up where he left off.
C Michel Hernandez – 1-3, 2 R, BB (.231 AVG)

AA Bowie 4, Richmond 14

RHP Ryohei Tanaka – 2.2 IP, 8 H, 10 ER, BB, L (4-11) (6.13 ERA)
DH Tyler Henson – 2-5, R, double (28) (.293 AVG)
RF Joel Guzman – 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (22) (.271 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night
1B Joe Mahoney – 3-4, solo HR (4) (.408 AVG)
C Steven Lerud – 2-4 (.198 AVG)
2B Carlos Rojas – 1-3, BB (.254 AVG)

A+ Frederick 8, Myrtle Beach 5

RHP Zach Clark - 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 K, W (1-0) (3.00 ERA)
RF Ronnie Welty – 3-5, R, RBI (.286 AVG)
3B Bill Rowell – 2-4, R (.258 AVG)
2B LJ Hoes – 2-4, 2 R (.270 AVG)
DH Miguel Abreu – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, double (7) (.249 AVG)
SS Pedro Florimon – 2-4, R, 4 RBI, double (7) (.286 AVG)
1B Buck Britton – 1-3, RBI, BB (.274 AVG)

A Delmarva 7, Hickory 9

RHP Patrick Kantakevich – 4 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, L (0-3) (3.86 ERA)
RF Brian Conley – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR (5) (.280 AVG)
1B Tyler Townsend – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, double (12) (.342 AVG)
DH Kieron Pope – 2-3, R, 2 doubles (13) (.260 AVG)
C Luis Bernardo – 2-4, 2 RBI, double (5) (.198 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 2, Hudson Valley 5

RHP Bruno Sanchez – 3.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, L (2-2) (4.97 ERA)
RHP Jose Barajas – 3.2 IP, H, 0 ER, 5 K (4.19 ERA)
CF Trent Mummey – 1-3, R, BB (.318 AVG)
1B David Anderson – 1-3, RBI, BB (.301 AVG)
3B Mike Flacco – 2-4 (.260 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 2, Princeton 3

LHP Jarret Martin – 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 3 K (3.30 ERA)
1B Corey Thomas – 2-3 (.278 AVG)
SS Jonathan Schoop – 3-4 (.320 AVG)

Orioles Win 3-2 In Robert’s Return

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W – Jeremy Guthrie (4-10)     L – Anthony Slama (0-1)     SV – Alfredo Simon (14)

Jeremy Guthrie is pitching well at the right time. With the trade deadline fast approaching and plenty of teams looking for starting pitching Guthrie could be a target for a number of teams. It would be wise for the Orioles to move him if the right deal is put on the table. He has two years of arbitration left after this season so his value is higher than a half season rental. Tonight he pitched 7 solid innings giving up 6 hits and the only runs coming on a two run homer by Joe Mauer. He struck out 6 batters and didn’t walk anybody. Will Ohman started the 8th and got the first two outs but allowed a single and a walk. David Hernandez came in and got the last out although it was a little scary, a fly ball that was caught against the wall by Adam Jones. Alfredo Simon pitched a scoreless 9th to pick up the save. He gave up a single but a nice play by Miguel Tejada killed the Twins rally and ended the game.

The Orioles took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a string of singles. Miguel Tejada started it off, moved to second on Luke Scott’s single, and scored on Adam Jones’ RBI single. After the Twins took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 6th inning the Orioles struck right back in the bottom half. After Tejada singled Scott crushed a two run homer into right center field, his 15th, to put the O’s on top for good. The only other hits were an opposite field triple by Ty Wiggington and a single by Craig Tatum but for once the Orioles got key hits when it mattered. The return of Brian Roberts was anti-climatic as he went 0-4 with a strikeout but it was nice to have him back and at least we won the game. It should also be noted that he batted right handed against the lefty and he hasn’t had many swings from that side of the plate in his rehab assignment. I’m sure he’ll get back into the swing of things before long.

Player of the game: Luke Scott – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR (15) (.288 AVG)

Tomorrow night Brian Matusz (3-10, 5.21) tries to turn things around against Scott Baker (7-9, 5.15) in game three of the series against Minnesota.