Orioles vs. Indians, Aug. 18

The Orioles face the Indians at Progressive Field

3rd & 7 37yd

Orioles coaches Einar Diaz and Wayne Kirby are on the field as part of Jim Thome's number retirement. They played with him here in Cleveland.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 7:26:57 PM
Orioles notes: Showalter praises Thome as Hall of Famer has number retired in Cleveland; Hays heating up dlvr.it/QgKxxJ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dk6DQ18V4AAv-xP.jpg

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 8/18/2018 7:54:16 PM
The Orioles went down in order on 12 pitches in the first inning, but this is probably the nicest day they'll play on all year, so you take what you can get.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 8:12:04 PM
Alex Cobb takes the mound today armed with the notion that his changeup is back--and it's made a world of difference since the All-Star break. bsun.md/2Bnrr2J #Orioles

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 8:15:22 PM
Alex Cobb struck out Francisco Lindor on a split-change and got a pair of grounders in an eight-pitch first. #Orioles

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 8:17:51 PM
Alex Cobb is has retired all six batters faced on 17 pitches. #Orioles

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 8:34:12 PM
Austin Wynns drew a four-pitch walk, Cedric Mullins pushed a bunt for a base hit, and Jonathan Villar homered. The Orioles lead 3-0.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 8:38:19 PM
Worked out before the game that Alex Cobb would need eight shutout innings to pull his ERA below five. He has three on 30 pitches and the Orioles lead 3-0.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 8:48:42 PM
Alex Cobb’s perfect day is over thanks to Francisco Lindor’s infield single to open the fourth. #Orioles

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:00:01 PM
After a line drive out to left, Cobb erased his only runner with a 3-6-3 double play to give him four scoreless on 35 pitches. 3-0 Orioles.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:03:13 PM
Check out the look Austin Wynns gave Alex Cobb after he caught a 103.7 mph line drive without even flinching. #Orioles https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dk6VlO7WwAINBUv.jpg

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:14:38 PM
Alex Cobb is through five shutout, one-hit innings. He has thrown 16 changeups, with two strikeouts, a pair of line drive outs, and a groundout on the pitch. Orioles up 3-0.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:17:46 PM
Three straight singles with one out in the sixth inning have Cleveland on the board. The Orioles lead is now 3-1.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:29:13 PM
Michael Brantley hit a sacrifice fly to cut the Orioles' lead to 3-2 before Austin Wynns caught Francisco Lindor stealing to end the sixth. He has caught 6 of 14 would-be base stealers as a big leaguer.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:32:19 PM
Alex Cobb lost an eight-pitch duel with José Ramírez to open the seventh, and Yonder Alonso advanced him to third with a one-out single before Melky Cabrera ended the inning on a double play. Orioles lead 3-2.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:50:00 PM
Home run, Cedric Mullins. His first in the big leagues came off Neil Ramírez and snapped a streak of 16 straight Orioles retired. They lead 4-2.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 9:57:10 PM
Alex Cobb is set to throw his first pitch in the eighth inning all season as he takes the mound with a 4-2 lead on 77 pitches. #Orioles

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 10:05:23 PM
Alex Cobb has allowed two runs on five hits in a season-high eight innings, and the Orioles lead 4-2. He has thrown 87 pitches and it stands to reason he gets a chance to finish this off.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 10:11:12 PM
Alex Cobb is back out for the ninth inning, up 4-2. #Orioles

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 10:18:14 PM
Orioles win, 4-2. Alex Cobb's first complete game since Aug. 23, 2012 with the Rays. He has a 2.03 ERA since the break. HRs: Villar, Mullins. They are 37-86.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 10:24:45 PM
This is a complete game of the nine-inning variety.

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/18/2018 10:26:48 PM
Schmuck: Orioles' post-All-Star offensive uptick isn't easy to explain dlvr.it/QgLWf8 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dk6oz3dU0AAkyBQ.jpg

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 8/18/2018 10:38:40 PM
Alex Cobb stays hot with first complete game in five years as Orioles top Indians, 4-2 dlvr.it/QgLd4h https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dk6wlIqUUAAKI9E.jpg

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 8/18/2018 11:12:16 PM
With his complete game and an Orioles win at stake, Alex Cobb laid out across the infield with shards of bat flying around him to try and make a play. "Pitchers just need to have that sense of, ‘This is my game, I’m doing it,’" And he did Saturday. bsun.md/2vPeGsD

by Jon Meoli via twitter 8/19/2018 12:04:08 AM
For Orioles rookie Cedric Mullins, bunt hit outranks first home run as hot start continues dlvr.it/QgLwKX https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dk7HAdzVsAAGsUu.jpg

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 8/19/2018 12:50:31 AM