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The Baltimore Orioles have won 34 of their last 51 games and are firmly in the race for American League wild card berths.
The up-and-coming Orioles are so hot, in fact, Wednesday's rainout may have been the only time they failed to win all three of his series games against Toronto.
Baltimore looks to heat up as he visits Boston for his one-game-shortened series on Thursday. A brief pit stop is the result of his 99-day lockout before the start of the season.
While Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was pleased with his team's success, Washington said his Nationals skipper Dave said Martinez's "today is his day". is going 1 to 0,” he immediately chants the mantra.
"I've heard him say it many times, but I have a very close relationship with him," Hyde told the Baltimore Sun. You should try not to look too far ahead and try to win tonight's game or else it will bite you. } Right-handed Dean Kramer (4-3, 3.43 ERA), who was scheduled to face the Blue Jays on Wednesday, will pitch Thursday.
Kremer, 26, gave his 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, six and he had his four hits in 1/3 innings. He's 0-2 with an 11.74 ERA and 2.087 WHIP in two career starts with the Red Sox.
Kremer would be wise to pitch cautiously against Tommy Pham, who was acquired during the season by the Braves Wednesday.
"The thing about Tommy is that he stays in the zone and doesn't expand," said Red his Sox manager Alex Cora. "His strikeout in Kansas City seemed on the edge of the zone. He swings good when he gets in the zone. He's doing a good job for us."
But Pham finished 0-10 in a three-game series with the Orioles in the last three days of July, striking out five times. It's his last game before being traded to Boston.
The Red Sox snap a four-game skid, eyeing right-hander Josh Winkowski (5-5, 4.68).
The 24-year-old Winckowski suffered his fourth straight loss in a winning streak. He allowed two runs in five innings in a 7–2 win over Milwaukee on July 31, and one run in five frames in a 7–4 win over Kansas City on Friday.
However, Winkowski lost his only career match to Baltimore in his major league debut on May 28. across three innings in a 4–2 loss.
The stink deepened as he hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of the Orioles' 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays.
"Roogy has produced some big hits for us. I love his demeanor," said Hyde. "I think he's going to bring us toughness, I think he'll bring us an edge. I like the way he looks and the attitude he has in the dugout. He's ready to play. This year he's someone else.
– Field Level Media