Aaron Judge stays at 61 homers as Orioles beat Yankees 2-1
NEW YORK — (AP) — Aaron Judge didn’t come close to hitting his 62nd home run, going 1 for 2 with a pair of walks as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Friday night. Judge has six games left: two this weekend against the Orioles and then four at Texas that end the regular season. The Yankees said Britton, who returned last week from Tommy John surgery, had left arm fatigue. SPEEDINGCedric Mullins stole two bases and tied Orioles teammate Jorge Mateo for the AL lead with 34. López hit .269 with 136 homers and 591 RBIs over 12 seasons for the Kansas City Athletics (1955-59) and Yankees (1959-66).
wftv.com2022 Fantasy Baseball: Will the unluckiest players of the season bounce back next year?
Throughout a six-month MLB and fantasy season, each player’s luck tends to even out. And the players listed below can, unfortunately, count themselves as the unluckiest players of 2022. But Statcast has him ranked as one of the unluckiest players in several areas, assigning him a solid .267 xBA and a .340 xwOBA. Corey Seager (SS, Texas Rangers)Seager is in the midst of a solid season from a fantasy perspective, having produced a career-best 29 homers. After all, what more can Alvarez do after ranking third in baseball in OPS this season?
wftv.comOrioles hit 4 homers in 7-4 victory over Blue Jays
Blue Jays Orioles Baseball Baltimore Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle, left, gets the home run chain from Robinson Chirinos, right, as he celebrates after his home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Baltimore. This was the first of 15 meetings down the stretch between the Blue Jays and Orioles. The Blue Jays scored twice in the eighth, but Félix Bautista came on and retired Whit Merrifield on a two-out grounder with two on. Yusei Kikuchi (4-6) allowed five runs and six hits in five-plus innings for the Blue Jays. UP NEXTAll-Star Alek Manoah (12-5) takes the mound for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night against Baltimore's Kyle Bradish (1-4).
wftv.comOrioles beat skidding Angels 9-5 for 8th straight win
Angels Orioles Baseball Baltimore Orioles' Ramon Urias (29) connects for a two-run single that drove in Ryan Mountcastle and Anthony Santander during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, July 10, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (Julio Cortez)BALTIMORE — (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles rolled to their eighth straight victory Sunday, using successive four-run innings and three RBIs by Ramón Urías to beat the road-weary Los Angeles Angels 9-5. Baltimore fell behind 2-0 before storming back to complete a 7-0 homestand and its first four-game sweep of the Angels since 2003. Harrison gave the Angels a 2-0 lead in the third with his second career homer, a two-run drive to right. The lefty gave up an RBI double to Ryan Mountcastle, a two-run single to Urías and was lifted after Rougned Odor singled in a run.
wftv.comYanks toss it away in 9th, fall to Hays, Orioles 3-2 in 10th
Yankees Orioles Baseball Baltimore Orioles' Austin Hays, center, is congratulated by Ryan Mountcaste, left, and Ramon Urias after driving in the winning run against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in Baltimore. After Cedric Mullins walked and Mountcastle struck out, Hays grounded a single to left over a drawn-in infield to win it. Mountcastle’s drive, a leadoff shot in the sixth, was his 29th of the year to set an Orioles rookie record. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Orioles transferred RHP Jorge López (ankle sprain) to the 60-day injured list. Orioles: LHP Keegan Akin (2-9, 6.83) draws the start as Baltimore visits Boston to begin a six-game road trip.
wftv.comYanks toss it away in 9th, fall to Hays, Orioles 3-2 in 10th
Yankees reliever Clay Holmes threw a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning that let the tying run score, then Austin Hays chopped an RBI single in the 10th that lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 win and dropped New York back in the AL wild-card race.
LEADING OFF: O's lose 14 straight, Blue Jays back in Buffalo
Twins Orioles Baseball Baltimore Orioles' Pat Valaika reacts to a called third strike in the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, May 31, 2021 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) (Gail Burton)A look at what’s happening around the majors Tuesday:O’S-FOR-14The Baltimore Orioles have lost 14 straight games, the worst skid in the majors since Houston dropped 15 in a row in 2013. The Orioles’ worst losing streak came in 1988 when they lost their first 21 games of the year. SHUFFLE BACK TO BUFFALOThe Toronto Blue Jays return to Sahlen Field in Buffalo, where they played home games last year during the coronavirus-shortened season. Adames homered Monday as Milwaukee beat the Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings for its fifth straight win.
wftv.comScherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day
Scherzer will make his Nationals-record sixth opening day start April 1, facing the New York Mets in Washington. The original lineup released by Washington before the game featured a designated hitter; that was revised to include Scherzer batting for himself. DeGrom struck him out, part of his 4 2/3 scoreless innings with three hits and five Ks. YANKEES 8, BLUE JAYS 3Gerritt Cole struck out eight in five innings, allowing one run in his fourth spring start for New York. BRAVES 11, RAYS 1Atlanta starter Max Fried gave up three hits and struck out five over six innings.
Rays OF Arozarena, Pirates 3B Hayes among MLB's top rookies
—INF Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates: Hayes, 24, provided some hope for lowly Pittsburgh in September, batting .376 with five homers in 24 games. The slick-fielding son of former big league infielder Charlie Hayes was selected by the Pirates in the first round of the 2015 amateur draft. 6 pick in the 2018 amateur draft batted .291 with 23 homers over three minor league stops in 2019. —OF Ryan Mountcastle, Baltimore Orioles: Mountcastle made his major league debut on Aug. 21 and batted .333 with five homers and 23 RBIs in 35 games. Kim batted .306 with 30 homers, 109 RBIs and 23 steals for the KBO League's Kiwoom Heroes last season.
Hamels yields 3 runs in Braves debut, a 5-1 loss to Orioles
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Cole Hamels throws a pitch to the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)BALTIMORE – Cole Hamels finally got on the mound in an Atlanta uniform, allowing three runs to the Baltimore Orioles before reaching his predetermined pitch count in the fourth inning, and the Braves struggled offensively in a 5-1 loss Wednesday night. The 36-year-old Hamels signed a one-year contract with Atlanta in December and was expected to be a major contributor in the rotation. Adding to Hamels' frustration was that he had made at least 20 starts in each of his previous 14 seasons. Snitker said Fried would have started the series finale against the Orioles if Hamels wasn't already penciled in.
Yanks beat Orioles 2-1 in 10, widen lead for playoff spot
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK – Luke Voit hit a game-ending sacrifice fly leading off the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 2-1 Saturday to open a 4 1/2-game lead over the Orioles for the American League’s eighth and final playoff berth. With DJ LeMahieu starting the inning as the automatic runner on second, Hunter Harvey (0-2) bounced a wild pitch that advanced LeMahieu. LeMahieu scored without a throw. Happ lost Tuesday against Toronto despite allowing two runs in 6 1/3 innings and striking out a season-high 10.
Stewart hits 2 HRs to help Orioles beat Cole and Yankees 6-1
New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Baltimore. Cole (4-3) lost a third straight start for the first time since July 30-Aug. 10, 2018, with Houston. Cole struck out eight of the first nine batters he faced, the exception a grounder to shortstop by Ryan Mountcastle. Stewart was 0 for 17 this season before leading off with a drive over the right-field wall. Orioles: Hyde chose to wait to see how this game impacted his pitching staff before naming a starter for Sunday.