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Some games over the course of the 162-game baseball season are heartbreaking, and Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays most certainly fell into that category. The Orioles couldn’t hold onto the late-inning lead, dropping the first game of the weekend set in disappointing fashion. Below, the details of a wild AL East battle that didn’t end in the home team’s favor. The recap Chris Tillman got the ball for the Orioles tonight and carried his 8.39 ERA into the game against Tampa Bay starter Jacob Faria. The two traded zeroes in the first inning, but the Rays got on the board first in the bottom of the second. After Steven Souza Jr. singled with one out, Tillman got ahead of the count to Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 11:13:pm EST

The Orioles will not have any drama dragging out this year over whether or not they sign their first round pick. The team announced on Friday afternoon that they have signed this year’s top pick, left-handed pitcher DL Hall from Valdosta High School in Georgia. With this signing, the Orioles have signed ten of the eleven picks that they made in the first ten rounds of the draft, with only fourth round pick Jack Conlon remaining unsigned. They have signed 15 of the first 16 picks they made and overall they have signed more than 30 of their draft picks. That’s fairly standard. MASN’s Steve Melewski reported that Hall’s signing bonus is $3 million. That is slightly higher than the slot value for Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 4:43:pm EST

TORONTO -- Ubaldo Jimenez pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, Jonathan Schoop had two hits and an RBI and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Thursday night.Baltimore has won consecutive road series after going more than two months Continue to Article

June 29, 2017 10:19:pm EST

Hello, friends. Another day has dawned with the Orioles in fourth place in the American League East. If they lose tonight, they will be tied for last. They are now five games out of the division lead and 2.5 games out of a wild card spot with five teams to pass to get there. If you missed the not-so-lovely totals from last night’s loss in Toronto, in which the Orioles were shut out for the fifth time this season, check out Stacey’s recap of the game. The O’s need a win to get back to .500. To do so, they will need to win a game started by Ubaldo Jimenez. In other words, hold on to your butts. And if you think the Orioles should end up as buyers, you’d better be pretty dang sure. Trading prospects Continue to Article

June 29, 2017 7:13:am EST

Marcus Stroman pitched five-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jose Bautista and Justin Smoak homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.Stroman (8-4) bounced back nicely from his worst start of the season, a seven Continue to Article

June 28, 2017 10:13:pm EST