Orioles closer Zach Britton converted his first save opportunity of this young season with a scoreless ninth in Wednesday’s 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
When Orioles executive vice president introduced Nelson Cruz to the media back in February, he was quick to point out the slugger¿s postseason accolades.
In this week¿s battle between the two leading home run hitters in the majors, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis got the best of Tigers slugger and reigning Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera.
The Orioles pounded Tigers pitching in Wednesday afternoon's 13-3 series finale win over the defending American League champions with three homers and 17 hits.
After winning five of seven and taking both series in last week's homestand against the Angels and Red Sox, the Orioles hit the road today to open a six-game, seven-day road trip to Detroit and Toronto.
When Chris Dickerson hit his first career walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday night, all the postgame talk -- understandably -- was about the Orioles and their too-legit-to-quit team chemistry.
It was a three-run blast to give the Orioles a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers before an announced sellout crowd of 46,249 and complete a comeback against Tigers closer Jose Valverde on Friday night.
Rebounding from an ugly start at the All-Star Game in which he allowed five runs in one inning, Justin Verlander was Verlander again. And the Orioles paid the price in a 4-0 loss.
