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More on Wei-Yin Chen and thoughts on Jonathan Schoop rejoining roster

June 16, 2015, 8:43pm

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More on Wei-Yin Chen and thoughts on Jonathan Schoop rejoining roster

While wondering if Wei-Yin Chen should change the password on his Twitter account to avoid being hacked ... Is Chen going to be fully motivated to work those three or four innings Saturday night at Single-A Frederick? Either way, he still needs to spring for the postgame spread. I'd skip the sour grapes. But seriously, folks, it's usually not wise to vent on social media. And it was highly unusual for Chen, a pending free agent who figures to get a sweet deal with agent Scott Boras at the...

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Showalter on Jones' MRI, Chen's tweets and a 19-3 Orioles win

June 16, 2015, 7:21pm

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The Orioles set a franchise record tonight with eight home runs and came within four runs of tying another mark in a 19-3 stomping of the Phillies before 26,964 at Camden Yards. Before we get to those details, manager Buck Showalter provided an update on center fielder Adam Jones, who sat out tonight's game after undergoing an MRI on his right shoulder. Showalter described Jones' status for Wednesday night's game in Philadelphia as "iffy." "He did go and get an MRI before the game and...

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Orioles tie club record with seven home runs (O's set record, win 19-3)

June 16, 2015, 5:37pm

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The Orioles can't stop hitting home runs tonight and the Phillies can't take anymore of it. Reliever Justin De Fratus, working his second inning, was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barksdale in the sixth after throwing at shortstop J.J. Hardy. Chris Parmelee led off with his second homer of the night, and De Fratus followed with a pitch that was tailing into Hardy's midsection. Hardy got out of the way and Barksdale wasted no time in tossing De Fratus, who didn't put up much of a fight. If...

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O's have six homers, Chen tweets disappointment, Gausman update

June 16, 2015, 3:44pm

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O's have six homers, Chen tweets disappointment, Gausman update

No wonder Orioles manager Buck Showalter wants to keep Manny Machado in the leadoff spot. And no wonder the Phillies have lost 17 of their last 20 games. The Orioles scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning tonight and Phillies starter Jerome Williams left the game with an injury with two outs after throwing back-to-back wild pitches. Machado hit his second career leadoff home run tonight, both coming this season, to give the Orioles a quick 1-0 lead over the Phillies. He jumped on an...

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Showalter on Chen, Jones, Schoop and more

June 16, 2015, 2:05pm

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Showalter on Chen, Jones, Schoop and more

The Blue Jays lead the majors with a .313 average and .876 OPS vs. left-handed pitching. If the Orioles were going to remove Wei-Yin Chen from the rotation for one start, this weekend seemed like the opportune time. Chen owns a career 3.25 ERA in 20 starts on six days' rest or more. His ERA is 3.93 in 49 starts on four days' rest and 3.70 in 30 starts on five days'. As I wrote earlier, Chen will pitch three or four innings Saturday at Single-A Frederick and start for the Orioles on June 26...

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More on Wei-Yin Chen and update on Adam Jones

June 16, 2015, 12:58pm

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More on Wei-Yin Chen and update on Adam Jones

Wei-Yin Chen throws eight scoreless innings last night and is optioned today to Single-A Frederick. It appears to make no sense on the surface. Dig a little deeper. Chen complained of overall body fatigue on June 10, and the Orioles don't want him to break down. Chen and Miguel Gonzalez have been shortened up in previous seasons. The Orioles are pretty good at it. Manager Buck Showalter said he didn't like the things Chen was describing on the 10th. He also said the left-hander understands...

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Wei-Yin Chen optioned to make room for Chris Parmelee (updated)

June 16, 2015, 12:24pm

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Wei-Yin Chen optioned to make room for Chris Parmelee (updated)

As predicted, the Orioles have optioned a pitcher to make room for Chris Parmelee, who is batting fifth and playing right field in tonight's matchup against the Phillies. It's just not the pitcher we expected. Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen has been optioned to Single-A Frederick. Chen is 3-4 with a 2.89 ERA over 13 starts this season. In his start yesterday, Chen went eight innings, scattering four hits and allowing no runs, while striking out nine. Parmelee has batted .312/.381/.444 with 13...

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Orioles and Phillies lineups

June 16, 2015, 11:15am

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The Orioles haven't announced their roster move today, but Chris Parmelee is starting in right field and batting fifth. Twenty-six players are listed on the lineup card. Adam Jones is on the bench tonight. We'll find out the reason later. Travis Snider is in left field, and David Lough is in center. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Travis Snider LF Jimmy Paredes DH Chris Davis 1B Chris Parmelee RF J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty 2B Caleb Joseph C David Lough CF Chris Tillman RHP For the Phillies...

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Possibilities with Chris Parmelee and tonight's game

June 15, 2015, 6:24pm

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Possibilities with Chris Parmelee and tonight's game

The Orioles are bringing more roster intrigue to the party today. Outfielder/first baseman Chris Parmelee will come off the taxi squad and the Orioles seem intent on giving him an audition with the major league club. Parmelee could have exercised the opt-out clause in his contract yesterday, but the Orioles didn't give him a chance. "We have first dibs," said manager Buck Showalter. The trick is making room for Parmelee on the 25-man roster. Do the Orioles eliminate a left-handed hitting...

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Showalter speaks after 4-0 win

June 15, 2015, 6:20pm

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The Orioles won for the ninth time in their last 11 games tonight and handed the Phillies their 17th loss in the last 20. I try to avoid the cliche about two teams heading in opposite directions, but man, this is a prime example of it. Wei-Yin Chen turned in a masterful performance, tying his career high with eight innings and his season high with nine strikeouts in a 4-0 victory over the Phillies at Camden Yards. "That was good, obviously," said manager Buck Showalter. "He threw 75 strikes...

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Updating Chen and more notes (O's win 4-0)

June 15, 2015, 3:54pm

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Updating Chen and more notes (O's win 4-0)

Tonight's game between the Orioles and Phillies started after a 27-minute delay due to an approaching storm. Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen wasn't fazed by it. He retired the Phillies in order on 12 pitches in the top of the first inning, including a strikeout of Maikel Franco. He threw 14 pitches in the second and survived a two-out walk to Chase Utley. Before tonight, Chen was averaging 15.7 pitches per inning over his 12 starts, the fewest among Orioles starters with at least five outings. Chen...

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Notes and quotes before tonight's game (game to start at 7:30)

June 15, 2015, 1:32pm

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Notes and quotes before tonight's game (game to start at 7:30)

We've had lots of activity here today with Chris Parmelee being placed on the taxi squad, Jonathan Schoop working out and preparing to start his injury rehab assignment Friday at Double-A Bowie, third baseman Manny Machado being named the American League's Player of the Week and reliever Wesley Wright finally leaving extended spring training. Wright, on the disabled list with a strained left trapezius muscle, will pitch one inning Tuesday at Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles want to take a good...

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Parmelee on taxi squad, updated All-Star results

June 15, 2015, 11:34am

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Parmelee on taxi squad, updated All-Star results

Chris Parmelee is on the Orioles taxi squad today. The club has 24 hours to make a decision on him. Second baseman Jonathan Schoop is working out at Camden Yards today. He told reporters that his injury rehab assignment begins Friday at Double-A Bowie. Meanwhile, Adam Jones remains fifth among American League outfielders in All-Star voting and Manny Machado is fifth among third basemen. Catcher Caleb Joseph no longer is listed in the top five. The Royals now have eight players who would earn...

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Orioles lineup vs. Phillies

June 15, 2015, 11:01am

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Nolan Reimold is starting in left field tonight and Travis Snider is in right, as the Orioles begin a two-game series against the Phillies at Camden Yards. Jimmy Paredes is the designated hitter. The Phillies (22-42) bring the worst record in baseball to Camden Yards. They've lost six in a row and are 7-26 on the road this season. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Jimmy Paredes DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Travis Snider RF J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty...

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Manny Machado named AL Player of the Week (Parmelee update)

June 15, 2015, 10:45am

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Manny Machado named AL Player of the Week (Parmelee update)

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has been named the American League's Player of the Week for June 8-14. Machado batted .458 (11-for-24) with a double, two home runs and five RBIs to earn the honor. Machado is batting .455/.500/.758 during an eight-game hitting streak, tied for his longest streak this season. He has six multi-hit games in that stretch. Shortstop J.J. Hardy is batting .308/.345/.385 during his seven-game hitting streak. It's his longest streak since May 18-26, 2014 (eight...

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This, that and the other

June 14, 2015, 6:06pm

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What happens next with the Orioles rotation remains an intriguing riddle. Miguel Gonzalez can't come off the disabled list until June 25. Mike Wright's next turn is Friday night in Toronto, but does Tyler Wilson replace him after tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings yesterday? Does Kevin Gausman get a start over the weekend? I've predicted that Gausman will face the Blue Jays, but he just as easily could slip into a temporary relief role despite earlier talk that he needed to be stretched out at...

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Showalter speaks after 5-3 loss

June 14, 2015, 2:11pm

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Leadoff walks can come back to bite a pitcher. Issuing four consecutive walks to start an inning will leave a much deeper gash. Today's game basically was decided in the top of the fifth inning, when Mike Wright walked Chase Headley, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to load the bases with no outs and Brian Matusz walked left-handed hitting Garrett Jones to force in a run. Matusz struck out the next two batters, but John Ryan Murphy lined a two-run double to left field, the ball glancing off...

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Manny Machado continues to provide spark atop the order (O's lose 5-3)

June 14, 2015, 10:13am

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Manny Machado continues to provide spark atop the order (O's lose 5-3)

Mike Wright's first start today since returning to the Orioles isn't going as smoothly as his first two major league outings. However, he's got a 2-1 lead to work with at 91-degree Camden Yards. Wright allowed an infield hit to Brett Gardner leading off the top of the first inning and a two-out RBI double to Mark Teixeira, who's 5-for-9 with two doubles and two RBIs in the series. Wright struck out Garrett Jones on his 23rd pitch of the inning. Manny Machado singled to center field leading...

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Showalter on roster move (plus Yankees lineup and update)

June 14, 2015, 8:23am

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Showalter on roster move (plus Yankees lineup and update)

Left-hander T.J. McFarland, optioned today to make room for pitcher Tyler Wilson, will be used out of the bullpen at Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles want McFarland to simulate his role with the Orioles, including coming into games in the middle of an inning. He also needs to improve his control, having walked eight batters in 9 1/3 innings. "He's had a little problem in the middle of an inning as compared to starting an inning," said manager Buck Showalter. "I think some of that's our fault....

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees (Tyler Wilson recalled)

June 14, 2015, 7:09am

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After a sweep of the Red Sox in their last series, the Orioles are going for a sweep of the Yankees this afternoon while trying to extend their winning streak to seven games. Brian Matusz is back in the bullpen. Right-hander Tyler Wilson, who has made three appearances (one start) for the Orioles this season, has been scratched from his Triple-A Norfolk start today. He hasn't been seen in Baltimore. Nolan Reimold will get another start in left field, and he's moved to fifth in the lineup....