jarrod parker
- Fifteen of the 27 pitchers to start a division series game this year were developed by their current organization.
- Chris Tillman's performance Saturday afternoon would have been enough to earn his 15th win of the season on most days.
- Coco Crisp's solo homer to lead off the top of the ninth off reliever Darren O'Day sent the Orioles to a numbing 2-1 loss before an announced 33,834 at Camden Yards.
- Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel took his next step toward returning from the disabled list, throwing a bullpen session from a full mound on Friday for the first time since his last start on July 28.
- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis eye-popping offensive numbers continued to gain him national recognition on Monday.
- Starter Jason Hammel pitched six solid innings, leadoff hitter Nate McLouth continued his recent torrid streak and all nine Orioles starters had at least one hit in a 10-2 win over the Oakland A's.
- The Orioles obviously are suffering from some kind of delayed jet lag, because they had a team brain cramp during the early innings of Saturday night¿s game against the Oakland A¿s at whatever that stadium is called now.
- If there's one thing that separates the Oakland A's and the Orioles, the American League¿s two upstarts, it¿s that the A¿s young pitching has been a tick better this season. On Saturday, in Oakland's 5-2 victory, A's 23-year-old right-hander Jarrod Parker was a whole lot better than 24-year-old lefty Zach Britton.
- Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming night for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.
- The Orioles' series opener with the Oakland A's dragged out longer than an Olympic Opening Ceremony, a four-hour marathon that included five lead changes.