On the heels of a brutal doubleheader sweep, there was no solace for the Orioles on Sunday afternoon, as Baltimore continued to scuffle against the New York Yankees, dropping its ninth game in 10 tries with a listless 4-2 defeat.
As Bruce Chen and the Royals look to put together a winning stretch against the struggling Orioles, they'll be doing so against a Baltimore team that is in flux after the passing of the Trade Deadline.
Vonta Leach, the lead blocker for 2010 NFL leading rusher Arian Foster, has a new home in Baltimore, where he will lead the way for Ray Rice.
Koji Uehara has been traded to the Rangers, and Derrek Lee is gone as well, to the Pirates. These new-look Orioles, behind Jake Arrieta, Baltimore's first 10-game winner of the year, go up against the Yanks' Freddy Garcia in the series finale on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
Michael Gonzalez exited in the eighth inning of Baltimore's eventual 17-3 loss to the Yankees on Saturday after he was struck near the left wrist by a line drive off the bat of Mark Teixeira.
Starter Zach Britton and reliever Jason Berken were tagged for 12 runs in the 40-minute bottom of the first inning against the Yankees on Saturday, and New York went on to a 17-3 blowout victory.
Haloti Ngata was extremely effective last season as a 350-pound wrecking ball in the middle of the Baltimore Ravens' esteemed defensive line. But he wasn't satisfied. So he cut fast food out of his diet and ramped up his training regimen during the NFL lockout.
Orioles starter Chris Tillman stood in the visiting clubhouse in New York on Friday afternoon and talked about his past struggles being in the rearview mirror. And for two innings Saturday they were.
Unrestricted free-agent cornerback Chris Carr signed a four-year contract to stay with the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.
For linebacker Sergio Kindle, the Ravens' top draft pick in 2010, suiting up and stepping onto the field is a victory in itself after missing all last season with a fractured skull.
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