The Orioles wrapped up yet another losing series this weekend, dropping three out of four in Buffalo to the Blue Jays while getting outscored 31-12 in the set.
Mullins finished seventh among AL outfielders in Phase 1 of fans’ All-Star voting, and by virtue of being in the top nine, he advanced to Phase 2.
He might face an uphill climb in garnering enough national support, though, from fans who aren’t particularly familiar with him and know only that he plays for an atrocious team.
Two higher profile outfielders among the finalists, Mike Trout and Byron Buxton, are both sidelined with injuries and might not be healthy enough to play in the All-Star Game.
Galvis to miss one to two months with quad injury – School of RochIf things weren’t bad enough in Birdland, one of the Orioles’ most reliable players is now down for the count for the foreseeable future.
Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! You have just one Orioles birthday buddy, the late Don Baylor , who came up with the Birds in the early 1970s and was just starting to break out as a star when the O’s dealt him to Oakland in the Reggie Jackson trade.
On this day in 1957, Ray Moore tossed the Orioles’ fourth consecutive complete-game shutout — following Hal Brown, Billy Loes, and Connie Johnson before him — to set a new American League record.
Surhoff went 5-for-6 with two doubles and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning in an 8-7 victory in extras at Fenway Park.
Cleveland’s starting pitcher in the nightcap was right-hander Toru Murata, in what was his first and only MLB appearance ever, but he’s had a long 12-year career in Japan that’s still active today.