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More on the makeup doubleheader, Schoop and Davis

October 02, 2015, 1:45pm

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More on the makeup doubleheader, Schoop and Davis

The Orioles will start left-hander Wei-Yin Chen in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees and Ubaldo Jimenez in Game 2, keeping them in the same order. New York is countering with Ivan Nova and Luis Severino, though adjustments could be made if the Astros lose tonight and the Yankees clinch home field for the wild card game. Chris Tillman, who threw a bullpen session today, will start Sunday's season finale against Michael Pineda. Every bit of information should be accompanied...

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Orioles-Yankees game postponed

October 02, 2015, 12:14pm

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Tonight's game between the Orioles and Yankees at Camden Yards has been postponed due to rain. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Saturday, with Game 1 scheduled for 12:05 p.m. and the nightcap set for 7:05 p.m. This is the fourth weather-related postponement for the Orioles and their third at home. The Yankees are starting Ivan Nova and Luis Severino in the doubleheader. The Orioles are expected to start Wei-Yin Chen and Ubaldo Jimenez, but it isn't official. Manager Buck Showalter...

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Chris Davis named Most Valuable Oriole

October 02, 2015, 8:56am

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First baseman Chris Davis has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole Award by members of the local media who cover the team on a regular basis. Davis also won the award in 2013 after leading the majors and setting a club record with 53 home runs. He's the 13th Oriole to win the award multiple times, joining Adam Jones ('12, '11), Brian Roberts ('09, '05), Miguel Tejada ('06, '04), Rafael Palmeiro ('98, '96, '95), Cal Ripken, Jr. ('91, '90, '88,...

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Orioles fighting for third place

October 01, 2015, 9:18pm

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The Orioles will try to play a game tonight at its regular starting time and without the aid of a tarp or 5,000 tons of drying compound. Are they asking too much? We're down to the final series of the season, as long as Joaquin lets them play. The Orioles need to sweep the Yankees to finish at .500 and avoid their first losing season since 2011. The Orioles are 7-9 against the Yankees this season, but 4-2 at Camden Yards. They're 36-37 versus the American League East. They still didn't know...

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Showalter on Schoop and a 6-4 win

October 01, 2015, 3:39pm

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X-rays on Jonathan Schoop's right hand this afternoon came back negative and he's day-to-day. Manager Buck Showalter had no idea whether Schoop would play this weekend. Blue Jays starter Drew Hutchison hit Schoop in the bottom of the first inning of the Orioles' 6-4 win at Camden Yards, a game delayed 3 hours and 25 minutes by rain. Schoop said the hand was swollen and stiff, and he'll arrive early on Friday for treatments. "It was a little numb running around the bases," he said. "I was...

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Jonathan Schoop leaves game with bruised hand (O's win 6-4)

October 01, 2015, 12:16pm

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Jonathan Schoop leaves game with bruised hand (O's win 6-4)

Jonathan Schoop left today's game against the Blue Jays with a bruised right hand. He's day-to-day with three games remaining on the schedule. The Orioles announced the injury but not his status. I just made the bold assumption. Schoop was hit on the hand by a Drew Hutchison pitch in the bottom of the first inning, as six consecutive batters reached. Steve Pearce followed with an RBI double to increase the Orioles' lead to 3-0. Schoop stayed in the game, with manager Buck Showalter and...

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Showalter trying not to think about potential loss of free agents

October 01, 2015, 10:02am

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Showalter trying not to think about potential loss of free agents

The tarp came off the field briefly while the grounds crew applied more drying compound. Rain continues to fall, though not as heavy, and the game remains in a delay. The obligatory Bugs Bunny cartoon already has run. Pitching prospect Branden Kline is in Baltimore today after having his right elbow examined by team orthopedist Dr. Michael Jacobs. Kline seemed to be in good spirts as he awaited next week's appointment with Dr. James Andrews. Kline, who turned 24 yesterday, felt some tightness...

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Adam Jones: "You have to go out and spend some of the money" (updated)

October 01, 2015, 8:00am

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Adam Jones: "You have to go out and spend some of the money" (updated)

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is out of the lineup again today due to tightness in his back. He isn't ready to shut down for the remaining three games. He's taking it day by day, knowing that the cold, wet weather and his aggressive style of play are working against him. Jones sat at this locker, surrounded by reporters and other media types, and talked about an offseason that figures to bring serious change to the Orioles with six pending free agents and a host of arbitration-eligible...

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Orioles lineup vs. Jays

October 01, 2015, 6:51am

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Adam Jones is out of the lineup for the finale against the Blue Jays. Nolan Reimold will play center field. Jones said his back is feeling a little better, but that the weather and wet field aren't helping. Manny Machado is back at third base on a quick turnaround after playing both ends of yesterday's doubleheader. Tyler Wilson will make his fifth start (ninth appearance) today. He's 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA on the season. As I wrote earlier, in his one appearance against the Jays, he allowed...

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The need to make contact, and today's game

September 30, 2015, 7:44pm

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The need to make contact, and today's game

Besides duplicating the Blue Jays' placement in the division standings next season, the Orioles would like to more closely mimic their approach at the plate. Manager Buck Showalter said the Orioles need to make better contact next season, and he cited the Blue Jays as a prime example. His club began Game 2 of yesterday's doubleheader ranked fourth in the majors with 1,299 strikeouts, while the Jays and their collection of mashers ranked 25th with 1,112. The Blue Jays' .339 on-base percentage...

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Hearing from Showalter and Matusz after doubleheader split

September 30, 2015, 7:27pm

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Hearing from Showalter and Matusz after doubleheader split

The Orioles have four games remaining and are four below .500. The math is simple. A poor performanace in Game 1 of today's doubleheader was followed by an 8-1 win in the nightcap, with Kevin Gausman holding the Jays to a Darwin Barney solo home run over eight innings. Mychal Givens worked the ninth after Gausman threw 98 pitches and struck out a career-high 10 batters. "As poorly as we played in the first game is as well as we played in the second game, and like I've said many times, it...

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Buck: "We had something that people came after and they took it from us" (O's split)

September 30, 2015, 4:25pm

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Buck: "We had something that people came after and they took it from us" (O's split)

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said no loss is easy to accept. I'll counter that some are uglier than others. The Orioles commited four errors in Game 1 of today's doubleheader, matched their season high for most runs allowed and watched the Blue Jays celebrate a 15-2 win and the franchise's first division title in 22 years. The four errors were the most by the Orioles since Aug. 12, 2008 in Cleveland. "We weren't very crisp to say the least and didn't pitch very well out of the 'pen,"...

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Orioles Game 2 lineup vs. Jays

September 30, 2015, 3:53pm

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Adam Jones remains out of the Orioles lineup for Game 2 of tonight's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.Nolan Reimold is leading off and playing left field. Gerardo Parra is in center field and Ryan Flaherty is in right. For the Orioles Nolan Reimold LF Gerardo Parra CF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis DH Jonathan Schoop 2B Matt Wieters C Steve Pearce 1B Ryan Flaherty RF J.J. Hardy SS Kevin Gausman RHP

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Notes on Matusz, Machado and more (O's lose 15-2)

September 30, 2015, 11:47am

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Notes on Matusz, Machado and more (O's lose 15-2)

Orioles reliever Brian Matusz will undergo a minor arthroscopic procedure on Monday in Baltimore to clean out his right shoulder. It's outpatient surgery and he will fly home to Phoenix, Ariz., the following day. Matusz had a cortisone injection in the shoulder in spring training. The discomfort has returned, though he remains available to pitch. "It's just something that's been bothering him as he turns," said manager Buck Showalter. "It's in an out, outpatient. They think it's pretty...

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Orioles announce time change for Thursday game

September 30, 2015, 10:31am

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The Orioles are moving up their game against the Blue Jays on Thursday from 7:05 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. due to another ominous weather forecast. Both clubs were working in conjunction with Major League Baseball. Inclement weather is anticipated across the Mid-Atlantic region. The Orioles and Jays are forced to play a doubleheader today due to last night's postponement. All ballpark gates will open at 11 a.m. tomorrow and parking lots will open at 10 a.m. Fans with tickets who are unable to attend...

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Orioles and Blue Jays lineups

September 30, 2015, 9:50am

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Manny Machado told manager Buck Showalter that he wants to play both ends of today's doubleheader at Camden Yards. He also wants to play all 162 games. Machado is starting at shortstop in Game 1, with Ryan Flaherty at third base. Showalter remains hopeful that center fielder Adam Jones will play again this season. He's hoping as early as Game 2. Reliever Brian Matusz will undergo surgery Monday on his right shoulder. Showalter said it's a minor procedure and Matusz remains available to...

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Looking ahead to two games

September 29, 2015, 10:03pm

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The Orioles can't win their division and they can't qualify as a wild card. They can, however, stay out of last place. Their positioning from third to fifth is still under their control. The suddenly hot Red Sox have moved ahead of the Orioles by a half-game for third place, defeating the Yankees again last night. Only a half-game separates the Orioles from the last-place Rays. Just win, baby. There's plenty to play for over these last six games. They just don't hang a banner on the...

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Orioles-Blue Jays game postponed tonight

September 29, 2015, 2:41pm

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Tonight's game between the Orioles and Blue Jays has been postponed due to rain and a forecast that offers no relief. The game will be made up on Wednesday as part of a single-admission doubleheader beginning at 4:05 p.m. The second game will begin approximately 30 minutes after the first game concludes, but no earlier than 7:05 p.m. All ballpark gates will open at 3 p.m. and parking lots will open at 2 p.m. Prepaid parking permits dated for either Sept. 29 or 30 are valid for the...

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Steve Pearce: "We're going to show up to win ballgames"

September 29, 2015, 2:23pm

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Steve Pearce: "We're going to show up to win ballgames"

A light rain continues to fall at Camden Yards. There's nothing else to update. Tarp looks the same. The Orioles haven't laid out their contingency plans if tonight's game is postponed. The Orioles insist that they remain motivated through their final six games despite being eliminated last night from the wild card race. "We're going to show up to win ballgames," said Steve Pearce. "We're not going to show up here and not give 100 percent and not try to win games because that's just...

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Branden Kline experiencing more elbow discomfort (plus other notes)

September 29, 2015, 1:01pm

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Branden Kline experiencing more elbow discomfort (plus other notes)

A light rain is falling at Camden Yards and the tarp is on the field. No batting practice. Orioles pitching prospect Branden Kline left yesterday's fall instructional league game with tightness in his right elbow. Team orthopedist Dr. Michael Jacobs will examine Kline, and the Orioles also will set up an appointment with Dr. James Andrews. Kline, a second-round pick in 2012 out of the University of Virginia, was shut down after a May 20 game due to elbow soreness and received a platelet-rich...