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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays (with Fan Appreciation Weekend details)

September 29, 2015, 11:21am

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Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup tonight for the seventh time in the last eight games due to tightness in his back. Gerardo Parra is leading off and playing center field. Ryan Flaherty is in right, Matt Wieters is the designated hitter and Steve Clevenger is catching. Wieters is 6-for-15 in his last four games. Reliever Brad Brach suffered his first loss last night since June 6, snapping a 38-game streak. Darren O'Day hadn't allowed a run in 12 games over 11 1/3 innings before being...

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Tyler Wilson starting on Thursday

September 29, 2015, 10:39am

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Orioles rookie Tyler Wilson will get the start Thursday night in the series finale against the Blue Jays. The Orioles are listing Wilson as their starter rather than wait until Miguel Gonzalez's outing tonight. Manager Buck Showalter indicated that a final decision might not come until he knew how many relievers were needed tonight, with Gonzalez coming off the disabled list to make his first start since Aug. 30. There are plenty of extra arms to cover Gonzalez if needed, including rookie Mike...

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More on the coaching staff and tonight's game

September 28, 2015, 8:54pm

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More on the coaching staff and tonight's game

If the Orioles are going to offer contracts to their entire coaching staff, they shouldn't wait too long on pitching coach Dave Wallace. Wallace could be one of the more attractive free agents on the market this winter. A few teams already are checking on his availability. Executive vice president Dan Duquette told me in Boston that the club was still in "the process" of working on new deals. He hoped to have everyone back for 2016. Manager Buck Showalter said earlier this month that he...

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Showalter speaks after 4-3 loss

September 28, 2015, 6:20pm

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With tonight's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Camden Yards, the Orioles must win their six remaining games to finish above .500. They must run the table while still hurting for runs. The scoreless innings streak ended at 29 tonight, but the three runs came on one swing from Ryan Flaherty in the second. Three of the four hits came in that inning. The last baserunner was Matt Wieters, who singled for the second time tonight in the fourth inning. Blue Jays pitchers retired the last 17...

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Orioles' scoreless streak ends with Flaherty home run (O's lose 4-3)

September 28, 2015, 3:46pm

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The Orioles no longer are stringing together scoreless innings, the streak finally ending tonight at 29, four short of the franchise record. Ryan Flaherty hit an opposite-field three-run homer off Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada in the bottom of the second inning to give the Orioles a 3-1 lead at Camden Yards. Matt Wieters and Jonathan Schoop singled with one out before Flaherty belted his ninth home run and his third this month. The Orioles were shut out in all three games against the Red Sox...

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Tarp on the field, O'Day talks about award (tarp off the field)

September 28, 2015, 2:11pm

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Tarp on the field, O'Day talks about award (tarp off the field)

Rain is in the forecast pretty much the entire week and it started to fall this afternoon as the Blue Jays were taking their final swings in batting practice. The tarp is on the Camden Yards field after the grounds crew lined up behind it and waited for the Jays to finish. It's more of a drizzle right now and there's no word on whether the weather will impact the 7:05 p.m. starting time. Reliever Darren O'Day will receive the 2015 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award before the game. The award is...

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Notes on Tyler Wilson, Adam Jones and Alan Mills

September 28, 2015, 1:15pm

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Notes on Tyler Wilson, Adam Jones and Alan Mills

The Orioles haven't named a starter for Thursday's series finale against the Blue Jays, but rookie Tyler Wilson is expected to get the call. Manager Buck Showalter is waiting until Miguel Gonzalez comes off the disabled list and makes Tuesday night's start, in case he needs to dig deep into his bullpen. Wilson is 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in eight appearances, including four starts. In his last outing, he held the Nationals to two runs over six innings in the Orioles' 5-4 victory in D.C. Wilson...

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Adam Jones out of Orioles lineup tonight

September 28, 2015, 11:09am

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Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup tonight after returning to it yesterday. Jones missed five games with back spasms. Gerardo Parra is replacing him tonight in center field. Ryan Flaherty is starting in right field. The Orioles are attempting tonight to avoid setting the franchise record for most consecutive scoreless innings at 33 set in 1957. They've been shut out in three straight games and haven't scored in their last 28 innings. Chris Tillman will become the 16th Orioles starting...

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Orioles set to begin final homestand as season winds down

September 27, 2015, 2:52pm

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Can the Orioles score within the first five innings tonight and avoid tying their record for the longest streak without a run at 33? That would be the first step toward regaining their winning touch and perhaps finishing at .500 or above. The Orioles can't talk about repeating as division champions. They can talk about the second wild card based only on math. They're 5 1/2 games behind the Astros with seven remaining and three teams are ahead of them. Sweep the Nationals and get swept by the...

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Zach Britton: "This is unacceptable to our standards"

September 27, 2015, 1:18pm

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Zach Britton: "This is unacceptable to our standards"

BOSTON - Rather than check the wild card standings, consider that the Orioles must go 6-1 this week to finish with their fourth consecutive winning record. The goals have been whittled down. The Orioles have been shut out in three straight games for the first time since July 29-31,1957 following today's 2-0 loss to the Red Sox. They haven't scored in 28 innings, five short of the club record set in '57. "Guys are realistic in there, but at the same time, we're not thinking that we're...

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Game update and more on rotation (O's lose 2-0)

September 27, 2015, 10:21am

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Game update and more on rotation (O's lose 2-0)

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter won't commit to a five- or a six-man rotation for the final week of the season. It's a work in progress. Chris Tillman is the confirmed starter for Monday night's series opener against the Blue Jays that begins the last homestand of the season. He's 0-4 with a 15.50 ERA in five starts against Toronto this season, but he's getting another shot. Miguel Gonzalez starts Tuesday in his first outing since Aug. 30 in Texas. He's 2-5 with a 6.04 ERA and...

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Buck Showalter on Adam Jones' return to lineup (O's down 1-0)

September 27, 2015, 8:51am

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Buck Showalter on Adam Jones' return to lineup (O's down 1-0)

BOSTON - Adam Jones knew that reporters were waiting for the Orioles' lineup to be posted this morning, specifically to see whether his name was included in it. That was the primary reason for standing inside the cramped visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park. Jones hadn't appeared in the last five games due to back spasms. Rather than keep the media in suspense, he said, "I'm playing. You can write that." We did. Jones is in center field and batting cleanup against Red Sox left-hander Henry...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

September 27, 2015, 6:52am

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BOSTON - Adam Jones is back in the Orioles' lineup today for the final road game. Paul Janish is starting at shortstop, with J.J. Hardy getting the day off. Manager Buck Showalter said reliever Darren O'Day is available today, along with closer Zach Britton. Dr. James Andrews will examine Hunter Harvey's right elbow on Oct. 5. For the OriolesNolan Reimold LFManny Machado 3BChris Davis DHAdam Jones CFSteve Pearce 1BJonathan Schoop 2BGerardo Parra RFCaleb Joseph CPaul Janish SS Ubaldo Jimenez...

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Orioles trying to score and avoid sweep

September 26, 2015, 6:51pm

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BOSTON - The Orioles haven't scored in the last 19 innings, never a good idea when desperately clinging to your playoff hopes. It's like waiting for a bus and then motioning to the driver, "That's OK, I'll get the next one." You're never going to reach your destination. The Orioles hadn't been shut out in consecutive games by the same team since the Angels blanked them on July 7-8, 2012. They were unbeaten in their last five series, going 4-0-1, but their only possible accomplishment...

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Wrapping up an 8-0 loss

September 26, 2015, 4:00pm

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BOSTON - If the Orioles had any shot at stealing the second wild card spot in the American League, they had to sweep the Red Sox before returning home for the final seven games versus the Blue Jays and Yankees. Winning a series wouldn't suffice. They needed to run the table. They've run into a buzzsaw. The Red Sox have posted back-to-back shutouts, including today's 8-0 win that included three Orioles errors leading to six unearned runs. The bullpen failed, the defense failed and the bats...

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Gonzalez gets the start Tuesday, and other notes (O's lose 8-0)

September 26, 2015, 11:23am

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Gonzalez gets the start Tuesday, and other notes (O's lose 8-0)

BOSTON - Miguel Gonzalez will be activated from the disabled list and start Tuesday night against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. He also would be able to start the season's final game on Oct. 4 versus the Yankees. Gonzalez hasn't pitched since Aug. 30 because of a sore right shoulder and elbow. "It's great," Showalter said. "We were really hopeful at the time that he'd be able to get back for a couple of starts. Hopefully, more than that. But it's good for him and the organization to...

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David Lough on his return to the Orioles

September 26, 2015, 9:42am

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BOSTON - Orioles closer Zach Britton said he expects to be available for today's game against the Red Sox. Britton hadn't gone on the field, but he seemed to be recovered from the mild strain in his left lat muscle. Britton hasn't pitched since Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Outfielder David Lough figures to be listed among the reserves again today - the Orioles haven't posted their lineup - with the Red Sox starting left-hander Craig Breslow. Lough had his contract selected from Triple-A...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

September 26, 2015, 8:36am

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BOSTON - Adam Jones will sit for the fifth straight game. Nolan Reimold will start in center field and lead off. Ryan Flaherty is starting in left field for the first time since July 1, 2012. Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen has held opponents to a .168 average (25-for-149) with runners in scoring position, which leads all qualifying starters. In his last 26 starts since April 25, Chen has allowed only 28 walks in 165 innings to rank second among qualifying American League starters in walks per nine...

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Looking ahead to today's game and leftover notes from last night

September 25, 2015, 7:25pm

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Looking ahead to today's game and leftover notes from last night

BOSTON - The Orioles lost last night to a 35-year-old journeyman left-hander who was pitching for the independent Long Island Ducks earlier this summer. Later today, they're going to face a 35-year-old journeyman left-hander who's making his first major league start. Rich Hill shut them out on two hits. Craig Breslow might only make it through the order once due to a strict pitch count. This is September baseball? The Red Sox are pitching a bullpen game today, with Breslow in a new role after...

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Wrapping up a 7-0 loss

September 25, 2015, 7:03pm

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BOSTON - How fitting that tonight's game would end with Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts reaching far over the fence and nearly flipping into the bullpen to rob Chris Davis of a two-run homer and record the final out. At least half of Betts' body disappeared over the fence. The ball stuck in his glove. And the Orioles were stuck with a 7-0 loss that drove another nail into the proverbial coffin. Every defeat is critical. None can be taken lightly. Journeyman left-hander Rich Hill registered...