After a successful road trip, the O's return home for a day of r & r followed by an extended run of more of the league's better teams, with a brief jaunt down 95 to Washington and a three game quickie in Toronto in between.
A sidenote: with yesterday's game, Caleb Joseph equaled the tenure of Taylor Teagarden in terms of games played. Not only has Joseph's bat been better, but his defense has totally eclipsed Teagarden's. Fangraphs rates Teagaden as having been worth -.6 WAR in Baltimore while Joseph has been worth .7 WAR.
Orioles Prove Their Mettle During Winning West Coast Trip
"During a 10-game West Coast road trip, the Orioles went 6-4 overall to maintain a three-game lead in the American League East."
School of Roch: McFarland going on bereavement list
Outside of playing the role of punching bag in Oakland, T.J. McFarland has had a good couple weeks and came up pretty huge in the Seattle series. Hang in there, buddy.
Urrutia back in Norfolk lineup after three-month absence | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore Hank the Tank! Hank the Tank!
Baltimore Orioles Should Stand Pat at Deadline
Scalding hot take or sensible sense?
2014 Draft: Team-By-Team Spending - BaseballAmerica.com
Don't be too shocked by the O's number. Recall they were down a few picks due to last year's Bud Norris trade and this past offseason's free agent signings.
On this day in 1990, Cal Ripken, Jr'.'s record for games at shortstop without an error ended at 95. In 1991, Dennis Martinez threw the 13th perfect game in MLB history (for the Expos). On this day in 2000, the O's traded Mike Bordick to the Mets for Melvin Mora, Mike Kinkade, Lesli Brea and Pat Gorman. Drungo Hazewood died in this day last yeat.
It's the birthday of Chad Paronto and Bob Milacki. The Mora quintuplets are also 13 today!