April 17, 2013

Orioles starters are getting better, but now they need to pitch deeper into games

Strop not happy with results so far, but was feeling good on mound before Tuesday

(Adds later games) April 16 (SportsDirect) – Red Sox 7, Indians 2 Mike Napoli belted a pair of doubles and knocked in three runs in the second inning as visiting Boston scored all of its runs in the frame en route to a fourth straight victory. Jacoby E…

For a city in need of healing voices after the horrific events Monday in Boston, one song seemed so appropriate to ring through baseball’s gathering places, a melodic name sending a heartfelt message that we’re all Bostonians: Sweet Caroline.

The O’s put up five runs against the Rays on Tuesday night, but they’ll face Matt Moore on Wednesday, who hasn’t allowed a run in two starts this season. Chris Tillman starts for Baltimore.

The Tampa Bay Rays are in a terrible offensive slump. Luckily for them, they haven’t needed much success at the plate for pitcher Matt Moore.

Here are a few notes from around baseball: The Orioles have had ongoing discussions with the Rangers about trading for outfielder Julio Borbon, writes MLB.com’s Brittany Ghiroli. Borbon will need to be placed on outright waivers by 2pm ET tomorrow if he is not traded beforehand, but the Rangers appear confident that they will strike a deal. While Texas is interested in a major league capable pitcher with options, the Orioles are reluctant to give up arms and are waiting for the asking price to drop. For the O’s, Borbon would bring depth, speed, and another lefty bat in the…

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Orioles starter Jake Arrieta knew he made some mistakes Tuesday against the struggling Tampa Bay Rays and plans to focus on going deeper into games.

Jake Arrieta gave up a home run on the first pitch he threw,
struggled with his control for much of the game and finally was
pulled before getting an out in the sixth inning.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jake Arrieta gave up a home run on the first pitch he threw, struggled with his control for much of the game and finally was pulled before getting an out in the sixth inning.