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Orioles homer in 21st straight game, setting a franchise record
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Gunnar Henderson (24) and Anthony Santander (20) combined for three homers in Friday night’s 14-11 loss to the Astros, and the only American League player with more home runs than either member of the Baltimore duo is Yankees slugger Aaron Judge (27).”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2024-06-22T03:06:34.589Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2024/2024-06/21/9b7a3ce1-39f0309a-297ca675-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Gunnar Henderson hits his second home run of the game, narrowing the Orioles’ gap to 14-8 in the 8th”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:24″,”slug”:”gunnar-henderson-homers-24-on-a-line-drive-to-left-field-james-mccann-sco”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2024″,”title”:”Season 2024″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-683002″,”title”:”Gunnar Henderson”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:683002″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-110″,”title”:”Baltimore Orioles”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:110″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”vod”,”title”:”vod”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”all-mlb-team”,”title”:”All-MLB Team”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/vkwmgu6suxuwvnobahwh”},”title”:”Gunnar Henderson’s second home run (24)”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/gunnar-henderson-homers-24-on-a-line-drive-to-left-field-james-mccann-sco”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Although the Orioles have faced some frontline starters in recent weeks, their lineup continues to mash. They’ve had success against Braves left-hander Max Fried (four runs in five innings on June 11), Phillies righty Zack Wheeler (eight runs in 4 1/3 innings last Sunday) and Yankees righty Luis Gil (seven runs in 1 1/3 innings on Thursday).nnBlanco entered Saturday with a 2.43 ERA through 13 starts and hadn’t allowed a hit in eight consecutive innings before Westburg took the righty deep.nnManager Brandon Hyde credits Baltimore’s offensive success to the game-planning done ahead of time by his players, along with co-hitting coaches Matt Borgschulte and Ryan Fuller.nn“When we go into a game, our guys are as prepared as they can possibly be, and then we’re really talented, also,” Hyde said. “We’ve been facing some good starting pitching, but we have really good hitters, also, that are having some great years.””,”type”:”text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”/news/orioles-homer-in-21st-straight-game-setting-a-franchise-record”,”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”HOUSTON — No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Orioles this season, and unsurprisingly, they’re making some long ball history along the way.nOn Saturday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, Jordan Westburg slugged a second-inning solo home run off Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco, the 124th long ball”,”tagline({“formatString”:”none”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”jake-rill”,”title”:”Jake Rill”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-110″,”title”:”Baltimore Orioles”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:110″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-676059″,”title”:”Jordan Westburg”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:676059″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”,”gamePk”:746376,”slug”:”gamepk-746376″,”title”:”2024/06/22 bal@hou”,”type”:”game”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”type”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/r0f70piokobdupxiyava”,”title”:”Orioles homer in 21st straight game, setting a franchise record”}},”Person:676059″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:676059},”Team:110″:{“__typename”:”Team”,”id”:110},”Person:683002″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:683002}}}
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HOUSTON — No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Orioles this season, and unsurprisingly, they’re making some long ball history along the way.
On Saturday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, Jordan Westburg slugged a second-inning solo home run off Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco, the 124th long ball for the O’s this season. It marked Baltimore’s 21st consecutive game with at least one homer, a franchise record.
The Orioles’ previous record of 20 straight games with a home run was set in 1998 (July 17-Aug. 9). The AL/NL record for consecutive games with a homer is 31, set by the Yankees in 2019 (May 26-June 30).
This year, Baltimore is getting homers from a lot of sources, with seven players who have at least nine, including five with double digits. Westburg’s no-doubt blast was his 12th of 2024.
It was also the first of Westburg’s 15 career home runs to come in his home state of Texas. The 25-year-old grew up in New Braunfels, about 175 miles west of Minute Maid Park.
The O’s had never had two players with 20-plus homers at the 75-game mark prior to this season. Gunnar Henderson (24) and Anthony Santander (20) combined for three homers in Friday night’s 14-11 loss to the Astros, and the only American League player with more home runs than either member of the Baltimore duo is Yankees slugger Aaron Judge (27).
Although the Orioles have faced some frontline starters in recent weeks, their lineup continues to mash. They’ve had success against Braves left-hander Max Fried (four runs in five innings on June 11), Phillies righty Zack Wheeler (eight runs in 4 1/3 innings last Sunday) and Yankees righty Luis Gil (seven runs in 1 1/3 innings on Thursday).
Blanco entered Saturday with a 2.43 ERA through 13 starts and hadn’t allowed a hit in eight consecutive innings before Westburg took the righty deep.
Manager Brandon Hyde credits Baltimore’s offensive success to the game-planning done ahead of time by his players, along with co-hitting coaches Matt Borgschulte and Ryan Fuller.
“When we go into a game, our guys are as prepared as they can possibly be, and then we’re really talented, also,” Hyde said. “We’ve been facing some good starting pitching, but we have really good hitters, also, that are having some great years.”
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