Defeating the Los Angeles Angels at home did more than just extend Baltimore's winning streak to a season-high six games. It got the Orioles back to .500 for the first time in three weeks.
For the first time in two weeks, the Baltimore Orioles experienced the pleasure of a blowout victory. Brian Roberts had three hits and three RBIs, Miguel Tejada had three hits and a homer, and the Orioles cruised past the Oakland Athletics 8-3 Saturday night.
In the official scorebook, the play was recorded as a double steal. Unofficially, an error in judgment by Brian Roberts resulted in botched rundown that enabled Corey Patterson to steal home, the key component in the Baltimore Orioles' 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
After about as poor an outing as a closer can have, Chris Ray was forced to wait nearly a week for another chance to pitch. When that call finally arrived, he managed to come through.
Jay Gibbons atoned for an earlier missed opportunity by hitting a bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Nate Robertson was throwing brilliantly, yet he was locked in a scoreless game when Baltimore Orioles starter Jaret Wright walked off the mound with an ominous shoulder injury. Minutes later, a throwing error by Brian Roberts provided the Detroit Tigers with all the runs they needed Tuesday night in a 3-1 victory.
Unfortunately for the Minnesota Twins, the Baltimore Orioles have embraced their role as spoilers. Daniel Cabrera took a four-hitter into the seventh inning, Brian Roberts homered and drove in three runs, and the Orioles blunted Minnesota's charge to the playoffs with a 7-3 victory on Friday night.
This was not exactly the way the New York Yankees wanted to head into their first-place showdown with the Boston Red Sox.
Orioles players have joked in the past that they didn't look like their bobblehead dolls. But when a recent shipment of Brian Roberts bobbleheads arrived, team officials knew something was wrong.
Brian Roberts was back at second base for the Baltimore Orioles, throwing his body around without any fear of getting hurt again.