Sat, 09/26/2009 - 12:34 by shalini.bahadur
Cleveland, Sept. 25: Fausto Carmona gave up nine hits but just two runs in six innings Friday, helping the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
In his best outing this season, Carmona (9-12) threw 92 pitches, walked one batter, struck out six and induced eight timely ground ball outs.
One of two hits by Luis Valbuena was a fifth-inning solo homer. Lou Marson had two RBI.
A run scored on Melvin Mora's fifth-inning error, while Matt LaPorta added two hits for the Indians, who snapped an 11-game losing streak, one shy of the franchise record set in 1931.
Nick Markakis homered and Michael Aubrey drove in a run to lead Baltimore, which has lost eight in a row.
The losing pitcher was starter David Hernandez (4-9).
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Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:48 by preet_20
Baltimore, Aug. 29: Matt Wieters and Nick Markakis combined to drive in seven runs Friday and lead Baltimore to a 13-4 decision over Cleveland.
Rookie Jason Berken won his second straight decision thanks to the Orioles producing their second-largest run total of the season.
Wieters doubled in a run in the second, had an RBI single in the fourth and then drove in two more runs in the sixth with his third hit of the game. Markakis launched a three-run homer in the seventh.
Berken (4-11), allowed two runs over five innings to get the win. After struggling during the first half of the season, Berken picked up a victory last Sunday against Chicago to help the Orioles win their first series since the All-Star break.
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Fri, 08/28/2009 - 11:18 by preet_20
Baltimore, Aug. 27: Andy Marte, his team down to its final strike in the ninth inning, came through with a two-run homer Thursday that gave Cleveland a 5-4 win over Baltimore.
The Orioles seemed on their way to a 4-3 victory when closer Jim Johnson (3-5) retired the first two batters in the ninth on grounders. Matt LaPorta, however, kept the inning alive with a single to center at the end of a seven-pitch at bat.
Marte, who spent most of this year with Class AAA Columbus, then worked Johnson for a 3-2 count before hitting his second home run of the season.
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Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:54 by preet_20
Minneapolis, Aug. 24: Scott Baker limited Baltimore to four hits in seven innings Monday and Joe Nathan escaped a ninth-inning jam, giving Minnesota a 2-1 win over the Orioles.
The Twins won for the sixth time in seven games, having started the evening's action 4 ½ games behind division leading Detroit in the American League Central.
Baker (12-7) struck out five and walked just one to remain unbeaten in nine starts since the All-Star break. He gave up Baltimore's only run in the third on a single by Michael Aubrey and a two-out double by Brian Roberts.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:45 by preet_20
Chicago, Aug. 21: Brian Roberts hit two home runs Friday, the second one putting Baltimore in front in the eighth inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Roberts delivered a solo shot in the third and Jim Thome's homer in the fourth tied it. The score remained deadlocked at 1-1 until the Orioles broke through for four runs in the eighth.
Baltimore won its second straight and reached 50 victories for the season. Only Kansas City and Washington have yet to reach the 50-win mark.
Chicago starter Gavin Floyd (10-8) was still on the mound to open the eighth and he struck out the lead-off man. Felix Pie, however, singled to right and Roberts delivered a homer on a 1-1 pitch for a 3-1 lead.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 10:48 by Jaspreet Virk
Baltimore, Aug. 17: Vladimir Guerrero hit two home runs and had five RBI Monday to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Maicer Izturis and Kendry Morales also homered for the Angels, who won the final three games of the four-game series.
Ervin Santana (6-6) was the winning pitcher after allowing the Orioles three runs and seven hits in six innings. The Angels won for the sixth time in their last seven games.
Cesar Izturis had three hits and Nick Markakis homered for Baltimore.
David Hernandez (4-5) was charged with the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 11:41 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 7: Rookie Nolan Reimold drove in a run during each of Baltimore's two big innings Friday, helping the Orioles get past Toronto 7-5.
Baltimore overcame a three-run deficit to snap a two-game skid.
The Orioles scored four times in the sixth off Ricky Romero (10-5), two of the tallies being unearned.
With the bases loaded and one away, Nick Markakis reached on a fielding error by first baseman Lyle Overbay that allowed two runs to score.
Aubrey Huff then singled in another run, and Markakis came in on a fielder's choice grounder by Reimold.
Reimold added an RBI single during Baltimore's three-run seventh.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:30 by preet_20
Detroit, Aug. 4: Nick Markakis and Cesar Izturis each had three hits and three RBI Tuesday to lead the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Brian Matusz (1-0), the fourth overall selection in the 2008 draft, was recalled from Double-A Bowie to make his first start. The left-hander gave up one run on six hits and three walks in five innings.
Markakis and Izturis each homered and Melvin Mora and Matt Wieters each had an RBI for Baltimore.
Jarrod Washburn (8-7) made his debut for Detroit after the club acquired the veteran from Seattle last week. But Washburn, named the American League pitcher of the month for July Tuesday, allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Magglio Ordonez went 2-for-5 with an RBI for the Tigers.
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 09:58 by surajdogra
Baltimore, July 29: Adam Jones and Nick Markakis both had three RBI Wednesday, powering Baltimore to just its second win in nine games -- a 7-3 decision over Kansas City.
Jones hit a two-run shot in the first inning, his third homer in as many games, but the Orioles faced a 3-2 deficit going into the seventh.
After Cesar Izturis and Brian Roberts walked off reliever Robinson Tejeda (1-1) to start the seventh, Jones doubled home Izturis to forge a 3-3 tie.
A single by Markakis delivered both Roberts and Jones for a 5-3 advantage.
Markakis added a run-scoring single during Baltimore's two-run eighth.
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Mon, 07/27/2009 - 04:10 by Salinder Kumar
BOSTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Nick Markakis homered and drove in three runs for Baltimore Sunday, powering the Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 6-2.
Markakis also scored twice in a victory that ended a five-game losing streak.
Nolan Reimold, Felix Pie and Ty Wigginton each had an RBI for the Orioles.
David Hernandez (3-2) was the winner, yielding a run and five hits over seven innings.
Jed Lowrie and Dustin Pedroia drove in the Red Sox runs.
Loser John Smoltz (1-4) was tagged for six runs and nine hits in five innings.
The Red Sox have dropped six of eight and trail the first-place New York Yankees by 2 1/2 games in the American League East. The Yankees beat Oakland 7-5 Sunday.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:24 by surajdogra
New York, July 21: Sergio Mitre won in his first start since 2007 and Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer Tuesday to carry the New York Yankees to a 6-4 win over Baltimore.
Mitre (1-0), who missed the entire 2008 campaign after having elbow surgery, gave up four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Mariano Rivera retired the side in order in the ninth for his 27th save of the year.
Alex Rodriguez had two RBI and a run for the Yankees, who have won five in a row.
Nick Swisher scored and drove in a run, and Johnny Damon also had an RBI for the Yankees.
Rich Hill (3-3) took the loss after giving up five runs on three hits in three-plus innings.
Melvin Mora had two RBI for Baltimore, which has lost four of its last five games.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 09:59 by preet_20
Baltimore, July 12: Melvin Mora hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 12th inning Saturday, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Mora's first homer in more than two months, and third this season, broke a 3-3 tie with one out in the bottom of the 12th.
Luke Scott hit a solo homer in the fourth. Matt Wieters and Aubrey Huff had one RBI each, while Nick Markakis and Ty Wigginton added two hits apiece for the Orioles, who have won three of their last four games.
The winner was Mark Hendrickson (5-4), who pitched one inning of scoreless relief for Baltimore.
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