| Breaking News |  | Sunday, June 18th, 2028: Dickert Tags 3 HR Against Orioles!
In the Detroit 12-8 win over Baltimore, Kareem Dickert was in a home run mode. He tortured the Orioles, cracking out three home runs and going 4-5 with 7 RBIs and scoring 3 runs.
"When you're hot, you're hot," said a grinning Dickert at the SION postgame press conference.
"I got some good pitches to hit and got a good swing going today. I cannot believe it happened. I was like, 'I don't know what I'm doing.' It was one of the better days in my baseball career. I was on cloud nine out there and I was enjoying it."
K. Dickert grounded out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off G. Manzella in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off G. Manzella in the 6th, singled in the 7th, walked in the 9th and hit a GRAND SLAM off D. Viveiros in the 10th.
In 2028 Dickert is currently batting .318 with 28 home runs and 74 RBIs. In 71 games he has reached base at a .357 rate and scored 65 runs to date.
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 | Monday, June 12th, 2028: Orioles and Athletics Agree to Swap
The rumor has been going on for a while now, but today it was made official. The Baltimore Orioles sent nothing to the Oakland Athletics for 32-year old reliever Felix Chomoneva.
Officials from both teams seem to be pleased with the deal.
So far this season, Chomoneva has compiled a 0-2 won-lost mark with 1 save and a 3.42 ERA. In 23.2 innings he has fanned 13 and opponents are hitting him at a .284 clip.
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 | Friday, June 9th, 2028: Orioles Shortstop Injured
Amtonyo Laguardia and the Baltimore Orioles got a bad break in today's game against the Nationals as the team confirmed he will miss 8-9 weeks with a torn rotator cuff muscle. The Orioles shortstop suffered the injury throwing the ball. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
In his stats this season, Laguardia has posted a batting average of .255 with 61 hits in 239 at-bats, 8 home runs and 28 RBIs. He has also scored 53 runs, walked 24 times and compiled a .341 OBP.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 45-39, .536 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 7.0 GB | | Record at home | 26-13, .667 PCT | | Record on the road | 19-26, .422 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-9, .250 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 6-11, .353 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 6-5, .545 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 39-34, .534 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in May | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in June | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in July | 1-1, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .292 - 3rd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .348 - 5th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .455 - 5th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .803 - 5th in AL | | Runs Scored | 490 - 5th in AL | | Hits | 888 - 2nd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 284 - 6th in AL | | Home Runs | 100 - tied for 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 234 - 10th in AL | | Strikeouts | 487 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 143 - 1st in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.05 - 6th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.73 - 5th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.73 - 9th in AL | | Runs allowed | 449 - 6th in AL | | Hits allowed | 784 - 4th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .268 - 4th in AL | | BABIP | .300 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 108 - 7th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 373 - 10th in AL | | Strikeouts | 562 - 6th in AL |
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