Orioles lead Indians, 6-4, through six

The Orioles lost their eighth consecutive game last night, as the Cleveland Indians -- who has lost 11-in-a-row going into Friday night -- pulled out a victory, 4-2. David Hernandez looked solid, but he took the loss as he gave up three runs in six innings of work. Hernandez was cruising along until the fifth inning, but Cleveland would score three times in that period and decide...

Michael Aubrey, a first-round pick of the Indians in 2003, started at first base and batted eighth for the Orioles on Friday. It was his first start against the Indians.

Baltimore at Cleveland: Baltimore is one loss away from a double digit losing streak. Going into Sunday's series finale with the Indians, the O's 'pen is one of the worst in baseball. Chris Tillman has his work cut out for him. Boston at New York Yankees: The Yankees are one win away from clinching the AL East title. A Red Sox win would prevent the Yankees from securing...

Former Indian Michael Aubrey had an RBI single in the second to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. Fausto Carmona has allowed the run on four hits through three.

The one bright spot for tonight's opener of a three-game weekend series between the Baltimore Orioles and the host Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field is that somebody's got to win.

Former first-round draft choice Jeremy Sowers can help the Cleveland Indians to a second straight win tonight when they host the Baltimore Orioles in game two of a three-game series at Progressive Field.

Some more links to check out... Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reconstructs the day that the Red Sox acquired Billy Wagner with help from the hard-throwing lefty himself.   If you ask Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle, Astros owner Drayton McLane sets an open tone for the entire organization. Justice believes the Astros need to add an innings eater this offseason...

Remember names like Chris Burke and Luke Scott? Morgan Ensberg and Adam Everett? Why, exactly, did the Houston Astros trade away all their young talent a few years ago? Nothing against guys like Carlos Lee, Kaz Matsui, or Miguel Tejada, but I miss those young guns that used to electrify and exemplify everything that is good about being a Houston Astro. This offseason should be interesting...