21 Sep 2009
TORONTO - -One thing that has distinguished rookie phenom Chris Tillman from other heralded young Orioles pitchers in the past is that he generally throws strikes.
He hadn't walked more than three batters in any of his first 10 big league starts.
On Monday, in a 9-2 beating by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Orioles' fifth straight defeat, Tillman again walked only three.
But they were issued consecutively in Toronto's three-run third, the...
Baltimore Orioles Vs. Toronto Blue Jays Events
| 2007 Apr 20 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4
It took until the 16th game of the season for outfielder Jay Payton to join the Orioles' active roster.
He had to wait at least one more night to join the lineup.
The Orioles activa...
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| 2007 Apr 21 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2
The five victories in six games over the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the past 10 days were an important step for the Orioles, who first need to prove they can beat the ...
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| 2007 Apr 22 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-3
The Orioles, almost to a man, insist they're not trying to send any messages. Not to opponents, not to the rest of the league, not to all of baseball. If they beat a division rival, the o...
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| 2007 May 14 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-3
Frustration sets in
After the Orioles' third straight loss, teammates Jay Payton and Melvin Mora nearly got into a fistfight in the dugout and then outside the visiting clubhouse. Payt...
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| 2007 May 15 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1
TORONTO -- Several Orioles said yesterday that the near fistfight between Melvin Mora and Jay Payton after Monday's loss was an isolated incident and not an indication that the clubhouse ...
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| 2007 May 16 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1
TORONTO -- Less than a week ago, it was the Orioles' opponent the past three days that was the reeling team. The Toronto Blue Jays had been ravaged by injuries and discarded into last pla...
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| 2007 May 22 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-4
In his first extensive comments on the subject, Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said yesterday that he isn't concerned about reports that his job could be in jeopardy. He said he has no sens...
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| 2007 May 23 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2
Odd double steal
The Orioles scored a run in the fifth inning in a most unusual manner. With Corey Patterson on third base, Brian Roberts broke too soon for second and got caught in a ...
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| 2007 May 24 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-4
Within the next two weeks, Orioles pitcher Adam Loewen will have a better idea when he might reclaim his spot in the rotation.
The left-hander says he is certain it will happen. He jus...
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| 2007 Aug 17 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-2
THIRD INNING NOT A CHARM
Orioles starter Garrett Olson clearly didn't have his good stuff but managed to work through that to hold the Blue Jays scoreless through two innings. But in t...
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| 2007 Aug 18 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3
TRACHSEL CONTROLS JAYS
Steve Trachsel maintains that he had not spent much time thinking about his winless streak, which extended for about 2 1/2 months and a span of nine starts. But ...
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| 2007 Aug 19 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-2
Mistake costs O's
The Orioles appeared to be in business in the 10th inning when pinch hitter J.R. House singled to right, with Brian Roberts advancing to third. The Orioles would have...
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| 2007 Sep 14 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2
TORONTO -- Serving the second game of a three-game suspension, Orioles manager Dave Trembley wasn't sure where in Rogers Centre he would settle to take in last night's series opener again...
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| 2007 Sep 15 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-3
TORONTO -- Before leaving Rogers Centre on Friday night, Orioles pitcher Kurt Birkins found the team's video coordinator to request a tape of that night's game, which provided hard eviden...
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| 2007 Sep 16 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 8-6
TORONTO -- It lasted 4 hours, 25 minutes, and featured two teams that used a total of 15 pitchers and 28 position players and combined to go 5-for-37 with runners in scoring position and ...
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| 2007 Sep 25 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 11-4
Each time a pitcher steps on the mound, whether it's to start a game or work in relief, Orioles manager Dave Trembley does a two-part evaluation. Much of it keeps him in the present, the ...
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| 2007 Sep 26 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-5
Even in this disaster of an Orioles season, it normally takes a couple innings, maybe half a game or more, before the evening's hope at Camden Yards disappears.
Last night, against the...
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| 2007 Sep 27 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 8-5
Jeremy Guthrie could have packed his belongings and returned to his Las Vegas home, his body aching and his pride a little bruised. The 2007 season brought enough personal achievements to...
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| 2008 Apr 14 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3
A recap of the Orioles' 4-3 win over the Blue Jays last night:
Slump busting
Kevin Millar had three hits in his past 26 at-bats after a 7-for-18 start to the season. He was hitless ...
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| 2008 Apr 15 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 11-3
A recap of the Orioles' 11-3 loss to the Blue Jays last night:
Short night, many pitches
Orioles manager Dave Trembley mentioned before the game that the goal of every starter shoul...
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| 2008 Jun 6 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5
TORONTO -- The feeling started to build in the Orioles' dugout the moment Toronto Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum handed the ball to manager John Gibbons and walked off the field to a stan...
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| 2008 Jun 7 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 9-5
TORONTO -- When the top of the fifth inning finally ended yesterday, Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie burst out of the dugout and ran briskly to the mound. He didn't want to waste any time ...
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| 2008 Jun 8 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-4
TORONTO -- The notion that the Orioles were satisfied to win a series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays was destroyed the second manager Dave Trembley started his post-game interv...
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| 2008 Jul 8 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-6
A recap of the Orioles' 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays last night:
Game-winner
The Blue Jays made an improbable comeback capped by a ninth-inning rally that was highlighted by two errors...
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| 2008 Jul 9 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-8
Toronto - It's one of baseball's irritating mysteries. When one component is going well for a team, inevitably it seems another goes south.
Right now, the Orioles' hitting has been up ...
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| 2008 Jul 10 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-5
He had seven hits in his first 25 at-bats (.280) after being recalled before going 0-for-4 last night, and many of his outs were hit hard. Fahey said he has been working with hitting coac...
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| 2008 Jul 21 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3
Orioles manager Dave Trembley took the ball from pitcher Radhames Liz last night, patted him a few times on the shoulder and said, "Nice going, nice going."
It was a kind and heartfelt...
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| 2008 Jul 22 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 10-8
The story line is starting to get much too old for Orioles manager Dave Trembley - the starter can't get deep enough into the game, the middle relief corps implodes and a fine offensive e...
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| 2008 Jul 23 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-1
Meanwhile, Guthrie's fastball was hitting 96 and 97 mph on the stadium's radar gun in the early innings. His pitch count rose to 53 through the third, and he trailed 1-0 after consecutive...
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| 2008 Jul 24 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-1
Recaps of the Orioles' 5-1 and 7-1 losses to the Blue Jays yesterday:
In control - again
In yesterday's regularly scheduled game, Blue Jays right-hander Roy Halladay improved his ca...
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| 2008 Sep 17 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-7
TORONTO - This one would surely have hurt far worse a couple of months ago, when the Orioles were still playing for something more than pride, when pitching meltdowns weren't as common fo...
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| 2008 Sep 18 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-2
TORONTO - Last-place teams often don't make major league history for something positive, but the Orioles are on the verge of doing just that.
Aubrey Huff, Nick Markakis and Brian Rober...
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| 2008 Sep 27 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1
The Orioles had been down this road before, the nightmare of being the only franchise besides the long-scattered Cleveland Spiders to have dropped almost half a month of games to end the ...
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| 2008 Sep 28 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 10-1
Litsch's dominance: : Toronto right-hander Jesse Litsch evened his career record against the Orioles at 3-3 with an excellent final start. He allowed just three hits, one walk and one run...
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| 2009 May 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-4
THAT WAS FAST
Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis was just 7-for-30 lifetime heading into Friday's game against Toronto ace Roy Halladay, so it figured that his hitting streak could be...
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| 2009 May 2 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-4
TORONTO -They spoke through gritted teeth and in hushed tones, vowing that better days are ahead. But even the most optimistic Oriole couldn't look past their latest grueling loss in a se...
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| 2009 May 3 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-3
TORONTO -Some of the issues that confront the Orioles were present long before they arrived at Rogers Centre and were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in three games, the latest tight loss ...
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| 2009 May 25 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-1
ROBERTS EXITS
In the second inning, Toronto catcher Rod Barajas slid into Brian Roberts on a double, causing the Orioles' second baseman to hobble away with a bruised left shin. After ...
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| 2009 May 26 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2
Orioles right-hander Koji Uehara is expected to go on the disabled list with a hamstring strain and will be replaced in the rotation by another of the Orioles' young guns.
Right-hander...
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| 2009 May 27 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 12-10
GOING STREAKING
When Nolan Reimold's three-run homer landed in the left-field seats in the 11th inning, the Orioles had their first three-game winning streak this season. It was their ...
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| 2009 Jul 11 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3
Melvin Mora was expecting an extra-base hit off the right-field wall in the 12th inning of Saturday night's 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays when the ball kept carrying.
By the time ...
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| 2009 Jul 12 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2
Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will spend the All-Star break in Baltimore, trying to rid himself of an upper respiratory infection that has dogged him for the entire month.
Pitch...
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| 2009 Aug 7 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5
TORONTO - -For the first time in 10 weeks, Orioles rookie starting pitcher Jason Berken wasn't asked about his confidence. He didn't field any questions about his stretch of losing decisi...
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| 2009 Aug 8 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-2
TORONTO - -The story should have been about the best performance in Chris Tillman's nascent career and how the 21-year-old rookie overcame fatigue and decreased velocity on his fastball t...
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| 2009 Aug 9 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-3
TORONTO - -There are bound to be other days like this in Brian Matusz's career. Even Matusz's counterpart Sunday, the great Roy Halladay, has had games in which his pitches miss the strik...
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| 2009 Sep 21 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-2
TORONTO - -One thing that has distinguished rookie phenom Chris Tillman from other heralded young Orioles pitchers in the past is that he generally throws strikes.
He hadn't walked mor...
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| 2009 Sep 22 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-5
TORONTO - -Orioles manager Dave Trembley had Tuesday night set up the way he wanted it.
His top two relievers were poised to hold a three-run lead in the late innings, allowing the Ori...
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| 2009 Sep 23 |
Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-3
TORONTO - -In another season of consistent failure, the Orioles hit a new low Wednesday night by reaching a season high with their 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
It marked their se...
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| 2009 Oct 2 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 13-7
Orioles manager Dave Trembley was aware of what had happened the last two times he was given a vote of confidence by president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail: the worst loss in Orio...
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| 2009 Oct 3 |
Baltimore Orioles defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 6-3
As the losses continued to mount, most of the Orioles said that dropping 100 games didn't matter. They contended that it would be no different had they lost 95 games or any other bloated ...
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