Camden Chat - Friday night Orioles game thread and Victory GIF PartyPut a bird on it!https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48285/camden-fave.png2014-05-02T22:45:13-04:00http://www.camdenchat.com/rss/stream/54410912014-05-02T22:45:13-04:002014-05-02T22:45:13-04:00Friday night victory GIF party: O's beat Twins 3-0
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<p>It is Friday night.</p>
<p>The Orioles have beaten the Minnesota Twins by a 3-0 score thanks to Ubaldo Jimenez pitching 7.1 shutout innings with only three hits, one walk, and ten strikeouts recorded. Nelson Cruz obliterated a baseball into the third deck of Target Field. At this exact moment, the Orioles are tied for first place in the American League East.</p>
<p><b>YOU KNOW WHAT MUST BE DONE.</b></p>
https://www.camdenchat.com/2014/5/2/5677086/orioles-win-friday-victory-gif-party-everything-is-awesomeMark Brown2014-05-02T19:30:06-04:002014-05-02T19:30:06-04:00Orioles @ Twins. The latest Ubaldo adventure.
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<p>The Orioles open up a weekend series with the Twins in Minnesota on Friday night. Ubaldo Jimenez starts for the Orioles, with Ricky Nolasco starting for the Twins.</p> <p>After concluding an exhausting doubleheader sweep of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a> on Thursday, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Orioles</a> are off to face the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Twins</a> in Minnesota. The Twins had their own doubleheader marathon on Thursday, so they'll be tired too. The second game of their doubleheader was over five hours long, reportedly the longest game in Target Field history. They didn't have to travel anywhere after they played that game, but still, no one wants to hear any excuses.</p>
<p>The Twins are the team you want to beat up on if you're the Orioles. No one expected them to be good, and they probably aren't good, though they were holding at a .500 record before yesterday's doubleheader, much like the Orioles were. The O's could tie their season-long winning streak at three, which isn't exactly anything to write home about. Maybe one day they'll go on a long winning streak.</p>
<p>It never happened last year, and as long as the April version of <span>Ubaldo Jimenez</span> is in the rotation this year, it probably won't happen soon either. Guess who starts tonight? You can check out some more thoughts on the pitchers and lineups in <a href="http://www.camdenchat.com/2014/5/2/5676054/orioles-twins-lineup-probable-pitchers" target="_blank">my game preview</a>. The gist of it is that the Orioles had better beat up on Ricky Nolasco, but you know them. They probably won't.</p>
<div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix"> <h3>Today's Lineups</h3> <div class="lineup"><table class="zebra" cellspacing="0"> <thead><tr> <th align="left">BALTIMORE ORIOLES</th> <th align="left">MINNESOTA TWINS</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name">Nick Markakis - RF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Brian Dozier</span> - 2B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Manny Machado</span> - 3B</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Joe Mauer</span> - 1B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Nelson Cruz</span> - LF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Trevor Plouffe</span> - 3B</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Adam Jones</span> - CF</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Chris Colabello</span> - RF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Matt Wieters</span> - C</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Jason Kubel</span> - LF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>J.J. Hardy</span> - SS</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Josmil Pinto</span> - DH</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Delmon Young</span> - DH</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Kurt Suzuki</span> - C</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Steve Pearce</span> - 1B</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Sam Fuld</span> - CF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"> <span>Jonathan Schoop</span> - 2B</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Eduardo Escobar</span> - SS</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name"></td> <td class="td-first td-name"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="td-last td-name">Ubaldo Jimenez - RHP</td> <td class="td-first td-name"> <span>Ricky Nolasco</span> - RHP</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div>
https://www.camdenchat.com/2014/5/2/5676296/game-27-orioles-14-12-twins-12-14-8-10Mark Brown