It’s hard to believe that someone with Machado’s stats-34 home runs, 90 RBIs and a.306 average can be overlooked.
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Davis left in the fifth inning of Tuesday night’s 11-2 win over the Rays.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Jimenez has handled the season well despite his ups and downs and it was nice to see him put it all together in a start. He threw 114 pitches, 75 for strikes, and struck out six while giving up three runs and two hits.
Ubaldo Jimenez threw a two-hitter for his first complete game since 2011, and Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs for the Orioles.
“These guys have been picking me up all season and I’m hoping that I can keep this going”, Davis said. “Some days it hurts, some days it hurts more”.
Tampa Bay’s bullpen has a 3.16 ERA since the All-Star break, down from 4.79 in the first half.
Machado’s grand slam was the big hit and J.J. Hardy had a two-run double.
Yovani Gallardo allowed two runs, one unearned in five innings to get just his second win in his last 13 starts. Tampa Bay mustered eight hits and walked twice with Logan Forsythe going deep. The Orioles plated seven runs on six hits and three walks over five innings.
Longoria was surprised at the timing of hitting coach Derek Shelton’s firing on Tuesday.
Davis singled to lead off the fifth. 51 of Dickerson’s 97 hits have been for extra bases.
“We’re playing small ball”, Machado said.
Cash said he was fine with how Andriese was throwing, and he seemed to be giving him the opportunity to show he could get out of it, but that didn’t happen.
Brian Duensing, who was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Monday, pitched a scoreless sixth. Obviously, we want those guys to lose. “He put the right fingers down and everything was good”. “But at the end of the day, if we don’t get the W, none of that’s going to matter”, Machado said. Adam Jones would also go yard in the eighth and Pedro Alvarez would drive in a run on a single in the ninth. You’ve got to get yourself ready to play because next thing you know, you can get ambushed. “He’s pitched some really good baseball for us”. “We faced one of the best pitches in the American League today”, Showalter said. The sinker was great, especially after the first inning. Weiters helped me out a lot.
Baltimore will try to go for a series sweep tomorrow in an afternoon game.
“Things are starting to click for us, we’re starting to play as a team”.
SS Tim Beckham, taken first overall in the 2008 draft, has not been recalled after being sent to Triple-A Durham last week after a couple baserunning gaffes.
NOTES: The Orioles have 218 home runs. The 1996 Orioles set the club record with 257 homers.
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Baltimore’s Manny Machado uncorks a grand slam against the Rays Tuesday night, his third of the season.
