Monthly Archives: August 2010

O’s Shut Out 8-0

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W – Edwin Jackson (8-10)     L – Jake Arrieta (4-6)

It looks like we’re gonna keep alternating between wins and losses each game, which is still a vast improvement over the first four months of the season. Last night was a loss and an ugly one at that. Edwin Jackson shut down our offense as we only collected four hits on the night. Brian Roberts doubled and walked, Ty Wiggington singled and walked, Nick Markakis singled and stole a base, Felix Pie singled, and Luke Scott walked. We were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and struck out 10 times. Jake Arrieta had a rough night as he gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts over 4 innings. I think hes going to get shut down after a few more starts as I think hes showing signs of late season fatigue and we’ll want to keep his innings limited. I think Kevin Millwood will be removed from the roster one way or another soon too and we’ll see Rick VandenHurk and Chris Tillman in their places in the rotation. Speaking of VandenHurk he pitched 3 innings last night giving up 2 runs (one earned) on 5 hits and a walk with 3 strikeouts. Armando Gabino clinched his demotion to AAA Norfolk by giving up two runs in the 8th inning on another homerun. Hes given up three in just five outing covering 4.2 innings. Jim Johnson will be activated from the disabled list today.

Player of the game: Brian Roberts – 1-3, BB, double (9) (.256 AVG)

The Orioles fly to LA this weekend for a series against the Angels. Brad Bergesen (5-9, 5.84) pitches tonight against Trevor Bell 1-3, 5.48) and the Angels.

Down On The Farm: August 25th

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AAA Norfolk 6, Durham 2

LHP Zach Britton – 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 K, W (3-3) (3.09 ERA)
LF Jeff Salazar – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, double (13) (.248 AVG)
RF Lou Montanez – 3-4, R, RBI, double (5) (.315 AVG)
3B Blake Davis - 2-4, Grand Slam (4) (.252 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night

AA Bowie 1, Akron 8

RHP Eddie Gamboa – 5 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, L (6-5) (3.98 ERA)
RHP Brandon Cooney – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K (3.76 ERA)
DH Joel Guzman – 2-4, R, RBI, double (18), HR (29) (.271 AVG)

A+ Frederick 3, Kinston 4

RHP Zach Clark – 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K (5.05 ERA)
SS Pedro Florimon – 2-4 (.301 AVG)
RF Ronnie Welty – 2-3, BB (.281 AVG)
DH Miguel Abreu – 1-2, double (14) (.269 AVG)
1B Tyler Townsend – 1-3, 3 Run HR (1) (.083 AVG)

A+ Frederick 0, Kinston 1

RHP Ryan O’Shea – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (3.66 ERA)
DH Bill Rowell – 3-4, SB (8) (.267 AVG)
1B Tyler Townsend – 1-3, double (1) (.111 AVG)

A Delmarva 4, Hagerstown 3

RHP Matt Hobgood – 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 K (4.82 ERA)
CF Trent Mummey – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, triple (1) (.235 AVG)
1B Mike Flacco – 3-4, R (.324 AVG)
LF Levi Carolus – 2-4, SB (1) (.208 AVG)
SS Garabez Rosa – 3-4, R (.245 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 4, Brooklyn 7

RHP Bruno Sanchez – 4.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 4 K, L (3-4) (4.80 ERA)
SS Sammie Starr – 2-4, R, BB, SB (4) (.283 AVG)
2B Austin Knight – 1-3, R, RBI, BB, double (3) (.233 AVG)
CF Blair Dunlap – 0-1, R, RBI, 3 BB, SB (2) (.276 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 1, Bristol 5

LHP Jarret Martin – 4.2 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, L (2-5) (4.45 ERA)
RHP Dustin Carder – 3.1 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K (3.91 ERA)
C Michael Ohlman – 1-3, BB (.216 AVG)

GCL Orioles 2, Twins 3

LHP Aaron Wirsch – 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 K (8.64 ERA)
LHP Cameron Coffey – 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 K (5.73 ERA)
C Austin Sawyer – 2-3, solo HR (1) (.261 AVG)
3B Michael Mosby – 3-4 (.214 AVG)

Orioles 4, White Sox 2

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W – Brian Matusz (6-12)     L – Mark Buehrle (12-10)     SV – Koji Uehara (2)

Brian Matusz is finally turning the corner and becoming the pitcher the O’s thought he would be. In four of his last five starts (including last night) hes given up one run or less. Last night he turned in 7 solid innings only allowing one run on 3 hits and a walk with 5 strikeouts. He was very impressive. The only run against him was a solo homerun that came on a pretty good pitch. Mike Gonzalez pitched a scoreless 8th inning and Koji Uehara got his second save despite giving up a run in the 9th. The Orioles scored first and took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 5th inning when Matt Wieters doubled in Felix Pie who walked and then Corey Patterson singled him in. Ty Wiggington scored our third run in the 6th after he walked, moved to third on Pie’s single, and scored on Wieters’ sacrifice fly. Brian Roberts capped it all off with a solo homerun in the 7th inning.

Player of the game: Matt Wieters – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, double (15) (.243 AVG)

Jake Arrieta (4-5, 4.90) will try to make it two in a row tonight against Edwin Jackson (7-10, 4.67) and the White Sox in the final game of the series.

Down On The Farm: August 24th

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AAA Norfolk 0, Durham 1

LHP Troy Patton – 6.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 7 K, L (7-11) (4.67 ERA)
RF Lou Montanez – 2-4, double (4) (.290 AVG)
C Adam Donachie – 2-3 (.223 AVG)

AA Bowie 1, Akron 0

RHP Wynn Pelzer – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 K (3.45 ERA)
RHP Jim Johnson – 2 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 K (1.80 ERA)
DH Ryan Adams – 2-3, solo HR (13) (.303 AVG)
LF Joe Mahoney – 1-3 (.354 AVG)

AA Bowie 3, Akron 6

RHP Ryohei Tanaka – 4 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 K, L (6-12) (6.03 ERA)
CF Xavier Avery – 1-3, BB, 2 SB (9) (.286 AVG)
2B Ryan Adams – 1-3, BB (.303 AVG)
LF Tyler Henson – 1-3, double (36) (.275 AVG)
RF Jonathan Tucker – 1-2, R, RBI, BB, double (11) (.236 AVG)

A Delmarva 11, Hickory 6

RHP Kenny Moreland – 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 K (4.20 ERA)
DH TJ Baxter – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, SB (33) (.256 AVG)
3B Tyler Kelly – 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (4) (.266 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night
1B Mike Flacco – 2-5, RBI (.306 AVG)
RF Michael Planeta – 2-5, R, 3 RBI, double (18) (.239 AVG)
SS Garabez Rosa – 2-5, 3 R (.240 AVG)
C Kyle Moore – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 doubles (2) (.148 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 3, Staten Island 0

LHP Justin Anderson – 5 IP, H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (4-4) (5.92 ERA)
2B Sammie Starr – 3-5, R, 2 doubles (3) (.275 AVG)
LF Kipp Schutz – 3-5, R, RBI (.324 AVG)
RF Tyler Stampone – 2-4 (.382 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 5, Elizabethton 4

RHP Eiris Ramirez – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, K, W (1-1) (9.95 ERA)
LF Kyle Hoppy – 2-4, R, RBI, double (2) (.176 AVG)
SS Jonathan Schoop – 2-4 (.297 AVG)
RF Luis Ramirez – 1-4, R, double (11) (.281 AVG)

GCL Orioles 3, Red Sox 1

RHP Orlando Alfonso – 6 IP, H, 0 ER, 3 K, W (6-1) (1.57 ERA)
RF Jaynnertt Melenciano - 2-2, BB (.263 AVG)
CF Grolmann Gonzalez – 1-3, solo HR (2) (.297 AVG)
LF David Rivera – 1-3, 2 Run HR (1) (.224 AVG)

Comeback Falls Short In 7-5 Loss

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W – Gavin Floyd (9-10)     L – Jeremy Guthrie (7-13)     SV – Bobby Jenks (24)

Thats two starts in a row now where Jeremy Guthrie has struggled. To be fair he entered the 7th inning having only given up two runs but with the help of three double plays. He gave up four runs in the 7th before leaving with two outs. On the night he gave up 6 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks over 6.2 innings with 3 strikeouts. Matt Albers finished the 7th for him. Alfredo Simon gave up a run on three hits in the 8th inning. The Orioles entered the 9th inning trailing 7-2 and scored three runs before running out of outs. After a Cesar Izturis walk and Josh Bell single, Brian Roberts hit an RBI single. A wild pitch advanced the runners and a Nick Markakis single scored another run. Roberts scored on Ty Wiggington’s double play which unfortunately killed the rally. We scored our first two runs in the 4th inning when Luke Scott led off with a solo homerun. Adam Jones was hit by a pitch, advanced to third on Felix Pie’s single, and scored on Matt Wieters’ ground out. Pie had three hits in the game, including a double. Roberts and Markakis each singled twice.

Player of the game: Felix Pie – 3-4, double (10) (.299 AVG)

Tonight a pair of lefties face off in game two of the series as Brian Matusz (5-12, 4.97) and Mark Buehrle (12-9, 3.87) are scheduled to pitch.

Down On The Farm: August 23rd

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AAA Norfolk 4, Durham 8

LHP Chris George – 2.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, L (5-7) (4.45 ERA)
SS Robert Andino – 3-4, RBI, BB, double (29) (.267 AVG)
1B Nolan Reimold – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, SB (9) (.248 AVG)
LF Jeff Salazar – 2-5, R, 2 RBI, double (12), HR (16) (.246 AVG)
2B Paco Figueroa – 2-3, R, BB (.270 AVG)

A+ Frederick 6, Kinston 4

LHP Oliver Drake – 6.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W (5-6) (4.46 ERA)
CF Kyle Hudson – 2-5, 2 R, 2 SB (38) (.264 AVG)
SS Pedro Florimon – 2-5, R (.296 AVG)
RF Ronnie Welty – 2-5, R, 4 RBI, HR (15) (.278 AVG)
1B Buck Britton – 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, triple (2), HR (5) (.265 AVG) – Minor League Player Of The Night

A Delmarva 1, Hickory 5

RHP Brent Allar – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, L (2-4) (5.23 ERA)
CF Trent Mummey – 1-3, R, BB, SB (1) (.125 AVG)
3B Tyler Kelly – 2-4, RBI, double (28) (.265 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 1, Staten Island 5

LHP Tyler Sexton – 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, L (1-6) (7.20 ERA)
LF Austin Knight – 2-5 (.239 AVG)
DH Tyler Stampone – 2-3, R, BB (.367 AVG)
1B David Anderson – 1-3, BB (.281 AVG)
CF Blair Dunlap – 1-2, 2 BB (.280 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 6, Elizabethton 9

LHP Cameron Roth – 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, L (2-4) (4.47 ERA)
2B Dudley Leonora – 2-5, R, 2 RBI (.262 AVG)
CF Brenden Webb – 2-5, RBI (.223 AVG)
3B Brad Decater – 2-4, R, double (8) (.221 AVG)
RF Luis Ramirez – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 doubles (10) (.282 AVG)
C Austin Goolsby – 2-4, R, double (2) (.200 AVG)

Down On The Farm: August 22nd

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AAA Norfolk 8, Durham 9

RHP Tim Bascom – 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (7.95 ERA)
2B Paco Figueroa – 1-3, R, 2 BB, SB (8) (.265 AVG)
SS Robert Andino – 3-4, R, BB (.263 AVG)
LF Nolan Reimold – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB (.244 AVG)
RF Lou Montanez – 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, double (3), triple (2) (.283 AVG)
DH Michael Aubrey – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, double (25) (.237 AVG)

AA Bowie 0, Richmond 4

LHP Pedro Viola – 5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K, L (3-3) (3.28 ERA)
1B Joe Mahoney – 2-3, BB (.360 AVG)
LF Tyler Henson – 1-4, double (35) (.277 AVG)

A+ Frederick 1, Salem 4

LHP Nathan Moreau – 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L (4-4) (5.04 ERA)
3B Bill Rowell – 2-4, R, 2 doubles (23) (.267 AVG)
2B LJ Hoes – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, triple (2) (.292 AVG)

A Delmarva 2, Hickory 1

RHP Bobby Bundy – 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W (4-5) (3.80 ERA) – Minor League Player Of The Night
3B Tyler Kelly – 2-4, R, BB (.263 AVG)
LF Levi Carolus – 2-4, R, RBI (.212 AVG)
SS Gary Helmick – 1-2, 2 BB (.215 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 0, Elizabethton 2

RHP Zach Petersime – 7 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, 6 K (5.13 ERA)
CF Brenden Webb – 1-3, BB (.217 AVG)

Series Split After 6-4 Loss

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W – Tommy Hunter (10-2)     L – Kevin Millwood (2-14)     SV – Neftali Feliz (31)

The Millwood jinx continues. He gave up two three run homers yesterday and that was enough to give Texas the win. The first one came in the 1st inning, which continues to haunt Millwood this year. He ended up pitching 6 innings giving up those 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts. Rick VandenHurk finally made his Oriole debut and looked good. He walked the first batter he faced but picked him off and then struck out two batters. Mark Hendrickson pitched a scoreless 8th despite giving up two hits and a walk and Matt Albers tossed a scoreless 9th inning. Tommy Hunter really confounded the Orioles bats. Other than an RBI single by Nick Markakis and a two run homer from Luke Scott he was able to hold us to three runs on five hits. Brian Roberts doubled and Ty Wiggington and Felix Pie singled off him. Wiggington also hit a solo homerun in the 9th inning for the O’s sixth hit but it wasn’t enough to get us back into the game. Theres nothing wrong with splitting a series with a first place team, especially when you’re in last place of the american league.

Player of the game: Ty Wiggington – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, HR (20) (.255 AVG)

The O’s get a much needed day off today before traveling to Chicago for a three game series. Jeremy Guthrie (7-12, 3.97) kicks it off against Gavin Floyd (8-10, 3.97) in game one.

Down On The Farm: August 21st

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AAA Norfolk 0, Durham 1

RHP Chris Tillman – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K (3.29 ERA) – Minor League Player Of The Night
3B Scott Moore – 1-3, BB (.284 AVG)
PH Michael Aubrey – 1-1, double (24) (.237 AVG)

AA Bowie 6, Richmond 7

RHP Steve Johnson – 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, L (7-7) (5.23 ERA)
CF Xavier Avery – 3-5, 4 RBI, double (3) (.302 AVG)
C Caleb Joseph – 1-3, R, BB (.247 AVG)
SS Greg Miclat – 1-3, 2 R, BB (.249 AVG)
RF Jonathan Tucker – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, double (10) (.238 AVG)

A+ Frederick 2, Salem 6

RHP Luis Noel - 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 BB, 3 K (4.97 ERA)
RF Ronnie Welty – 1-3, R, BB, double (25) (.278 AVG)
3B Bill Rowell – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, double (21) (.265 AVG)
DH LJ Hoes – 1-3, BB (.290 AVG)

A Delmarva 4, Hickory 9

RHP Patrick Kantakevich – 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, BB, 5 K, L (0-7) (4.65 ERA)
RF TJ Baxter – 2-4, solo HR (8) (.256 AVG)
LF Levi Carolus – 1-3, 2 R, BB, double (12) (.205 AVG)

Short A Aberdeen 3, Tri-City 4

RHP Tim Adleman – 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K (3.12 ERA)
LF Kipp Schutz – 2-5, R (.318 AVG)
3B Tyler Stampone – 1-3, RBI, BB, double (2) (.333 AVG)
RF Jeremy Nowak – 2-4, solo HR (1) (.198 AVG)

Rookie Bluefield 11, Bristol 8

RHP Angel Cespedes – 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (3.13 ERA)
2B Moises Ciriaco – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB (.265 AVG)
3B Dudley Leonora – 2-5, 2 R, RBI (.263 AVG)
SS Jonathan Schoop – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 doubles (10) (.306 AVG)
1B Corey Thomas – 2-5, R, 2 RBI, double (7) (.273 AVG)

GCL Orioles 5, Rays 2

RHP Douglas Ferguson – 5.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 3 K (1.19 ERA)
LHP Yancorix Adrian – 4.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (3-2) (2.38 ERA)
LF Jaynnertt Melenciano – 2-5, 3 Run HR (1) (.252 AVG)
3B Michael Mosby – 1-3, R, triple (1) (.196 AVG)

Bats Come Alive In 8-6 Win

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W – Brad Bergesen (5-9)     L – Cliff Lee (10-7)     SV – Koji Uehara (1)

Buck Showalter said it best to the O’s reporters after the game. It was the Josh Bell show out there yesterday afternoon. Bell has been labeled as a switch hitter that can’t hit lefties. Well yesterday he could. Against one of the best lefties in MLB, Cliff Lee, Bell went 3-3 with two homeruns and another ball of the very top of the wall. They were the first two homeruns of his career and he had to settle for a single on the third hit. The first homer was a two run shot after Felix Pie singled. After Ty Wiggington and Luke Scott hit back to back homeruns in the 4th, Bell hit his second of the game – a three run shot – after Pie and Craig Tatum singled. The O’s eighth run came on Julio Lugo’s RBI single that scored Bell. Bell also made a great play in the field on a weak grounder that he bare handed and made a strong throw to first to get the runner. Brad Bergesen wasn’t as sharp as he has been yesterday but he was able to get through 7 innings, giving up 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts. Mike Gonzalez gave up a run in the 8th but struck out two batters and Koji Uehara picked up the first save of his MLB career with a scoreless 9th, ending it by striking out Vladimir Guerrero. It makes sense to make Koji the closer because he has been dominant out of the bullpen over the last two months.

Player of the game: Josh Bell – 3-4, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR (2) (.244 AVG)

The series ends today with Kevin Millwood (2-13, 5.49) pitching against Tommy Hunter (9-2, 3.71) as the O’s try to win the series.