Excellent morning, Camden Chatters. Well, I have actually got great news and bad news. The problem is that the Orioles' recent stretch of horrible play proceeded the other day with their sixth loss in seven video games, an additional frustrating loss to the Yankees that Mark Brown evaluated in all of its (non)magnificence. For a short lived minute, it looked like the O's may have lastly rediscovered their much-needed spark, rallying for 3 runs on a pair of fifth-inning homers to tie the game. Yet it was mere minutes later on that the Orioles dropped behind once again on an inexplicably lackadaisical play by the typically reputable Cedric Mullins, permitting a runner to rack up from initially on a solitary. The Orioles' infraction remains to struggle, tallying 4 runs the other day, the last of which came when the O's were currently out of the game. The soft underbelly of the Orioles' bullpen remains to be subjected, with a collection of unstable center reducers transforming close video games right into routs. And the starting turning absolutely isn't solid enough to offset the group's mistakes elsewhere. The All-Star break could be coming at a great time, because these people seem flat-out weary. I recognize some Orioles followers are flat-out sick of watching them recently. Now for the great news: as MASN's Roch Kubatko first reported last night, outfield prospect Colton Cowser gets on his way to the Orioles today, and probably will remain in the lineup at Yankee Arena tonight to make his much-anticipated big league debut. Cowser has actually wrecked Triple-A all period (minus an ill-timed IL job with a quad injury) to the tune of a. 330/ Tigers Store. 459/. 537 line, 10 home runs, and 40 RBIs. Let me just repeat that OBP:. 459. The guy has actually gotten to base in a little under fifty percent of his plate appearances this period, over a rather large 56-game sample. That's definitely mind-blowing, and if that on-base capability even remotely converts to the majors, Cowser can be a legit force for an Orioles lineup that badly requires help right now. Such is the good luck of the Orioles having the # 1 farm system in baseball. Even when the O's performance hits the skids, they have actually obtained a consistent supply of amazing young potential customers to offer the majors to rejuvenate fans' exhilaration-- and with any luck offer the team a jolt of energy, too. I can not wait to see Cowser in action. LinksOrioles place Prez on hurt checklist with lower arm soreness, trigger McCann; Zimmermann remembered, Vallimont optioned - BaltimoreBaseball. comThe O's did some more roster shuffling the other day, and good news, they're as soon as again carrying 3 catchers for no certain factor. That could change when Cowser arrives, though. Orioles averted once more after rallying to tie (updated) - Institution of RochSeriously, what is Yankee followers' manage Aaron Hicks? He was an excellent gamer for them for some time, then he was type of poor for a number of years, and he got released. Huge deal. It takes place. Yet Yankee followers have been booing him so mercilessly that you would certainly assume he was eating babies. Does having the No. 1 ranch impact O's draft technique? - Steve MelewskiShort answer: no, certainly not. You pick the most effective player readily available, period. Orioles minors record: After demotion, infield prospect Joey Ortiz is back to destroying Triple-AJoey Ortiz has the best offensive stats at Triple-A of any type of gamer in the Mike Elias era. Remind me again why the Orioles never offered him any kind of playing time when he remained in the majors?Orioles birthdays and historyIs today your birthday? Delighted birthday! And pleased 28th birthday to recently produced All-Star Austin Hays! Hays earned the bestow a breakout season in which he led the AL in batting standard for some time, and ideally the hip contusion he experienced Sunday versus the Twins won't interfere. I would certainly say he's the best energetic player in the majors with a July 5 birthday, other than that it's also Shohei Ohtani's birthday celebration. Alas. Five previous Orioles were born on this day: right-handers Jay Spurgeon (47) and Tim Worrell (56 ); left-hander Alberto Castillo (48 ); the late righty Arnie Portocarrero (b. 1931, d. 1986); and the late outfielder Curt Blefary (b. 1943, d. 2001), that was the 1965 AL Rookie of the Year for the O's Logan Diggs Jersey. On this date in 1969, O's starter Dave McNally enhanced to 13-0 by defeating the Tigers, 9-3. Paul Blair had a nice 3-for-4 game, but was additionally the victim of a very uncommon play, an unassisted pickoff at third base by the catcher. Blair, sidetracked by Frank Robinson accidentally tossing his bat after a pitch, lingered in the standard too lengthy and catcher Bill Freehan ran him down for the out. Random Orioles game of the dayOn July 5, 1986, the Orioles shed to the Doubles at the Metrodome, 7-6. Beginner Mike Flanagan was labelled for 5 runs in the first inning, including a Gary Gaetti conquest, as the Twins stormed out to a 6-0 lead. In spite of a furious late O's rally-- in which they put the possible connecting run at 3rd base in the 9th-- the early shortage was as well much to overcome versus lefty Frank Viola, who went the distance for Minnesota, surrendering six runs and 11 hits. Cal Ripken Jr. and Fred Lynn both homered in the shedding effort. Credit rating to Flanagan, however, who ended up throwing a total game of his own in spite of the early struggles.