sim 16, at the trade deadline

trade deadline is here!

The New York Mets are looking around for a few moves and have their eyes on a few guys. Nothing has materialized but bulking up the already powerful lineup and injecting someone new into their already ridiculous rotation are a few things they've been looking into.

Great stretch for the O's, as they've got another 13 game streak going right now. We swept the Royals, swept the A's, and have taken 2 so far from the Angels.

Series vs the Royals, wins of 7-4, 15-5, 11-3. First game saw 7 solid innings from Rupe, a 4-5 game from Howard, and a 4 run HR from Delgado. Game 2 saw the O's bang out 23 hits. Every Oriole got a hit, and 7 Orioles had multiple hits games... notable lines were Howard 5/6 with a HR and 4 RBI, Mark Ellis and James Loney 4/5. More offense in the final game of the series. HR from Renteria, Gotay, and Howard. 2 RBI from Renteria, Gotay, Howard, and Whiteside. 3 RBI from Johnson. Good series vs KC!

Series vs Oakland was more of the same... wins of 10-2, 5-1, and 4-3. First game was a great game from Jerome Williams, who went 8 innings striking out 7 and giving up 1 run for his 10th win. Gotay had 2 HR and 4 RBI, and Howard hit his 42nd HR. Renteria and Barajas each chipped in 3 hits. Lester followed this up by getting his 10th win, striking out 9 Ks in 6 innings. Howard, Scott and Loney all hit HR in this game. Game 3 saw another 10th win, as Rupe went 8.2 innings, giving up 3 runs. The offense was let by HR from Loney and Nixon. Loney had 3 other hits, and Nixon had 2 other hits. Another good series!

The good pitching continued in game 1 of the Angels series, as Duke went 7.2 innings giving up just 2 Runs, and striking out 8. Ryan Howard homered again, for his 44th of the year. Game 2 saw a rough outing for prospect Eric Hurley, but a big outing again from the offense. 18 hits and 4 walks resulted in 12 runs, for an easy 12-6 win. Gotay went 4 for 5, raising his average to 380. Included in the 4 hits were a double and 2 HR, resulting in 4 RBI.

The O's are rolling, and will be looking to add a few pieces if it makes sense at the trade deadline. This year has O's fans flocking to games, and excited about seeing playoff games again. The O's are a young team, so this should continue for quite some time!

JC, exactly how many winning streaks have you had this year??? O_o

I think i remember having another 12 or 13 game streak. I'm sure there were some smaller ones in there though.