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Orioles go for another sweep of Phillies

June 17, 2015, 6:56pm

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PHILADELPHIA - The Orioles are playing their last game today with a six-man bench, as they finish an interleague series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Long bench, short series. Adam Jones still may be counted among the reserves due to a sore right shoulder, the most painful of his ailments. He's 4-for-7 lifetime against Phillies starter Sean O'Sullivan, but manager Buck Showalter wants to take advantage of the schedule and sit Jones until the Orioles begin a weekend series in...

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Wrapping up a 6-4 win

June 17, 2015, 6:44pm

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PHILADELPHIA - The Orioles are three games above .500 for the first time this season after tonight's 6-4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The roll continues. The Orioles have won nine of their last 10 games and 11 of 13. The Phillies have dropped 19 of 22. Keep a bad team down, something the Orioles failed to do last month on their trip to Miami. "Winning a major league game is hard," said manager Buck Showalter. "Last night, obviously, is a break from the norm. You get one or...

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Showalter updates injuries and more (O's win 6-4)

June 17, 2015, 2:39pm

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Showalter updates injuries and more (O's win 6-4)

PHILADELPHIA - Orioles manager Buck Showalter started his pregame media session today at Citizens Bank Park by removing a piece of paper from his pocket and rattling off the injury updates. Showalter decided to give center fielder Adam Jones at least one more day off. Jones is mostly bothered by a sore right shoulder. "Talking to the doctors and MRI and everything, I'm really wanting to get him back to 100 percent," Showalter said. "I think it's a good little ... with all the nagging...

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Gausman starting Saturday in Toronto (and more notes)

June 17, 2015, 2:02pm

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Gausman starting Saturday in Toronto (and more notes)

PHILADELPHIA - Kevin Gausman will start Saturday against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre following last night's two-inning stint at Single-A Frederick. The Orioles will need to activate Gausman from the disabled list and make a corresponding roster move. Mike Wright will start Friday and Chris Tillman will start Sunday. Gausman allowed one run in two innings at Frederick in his final tune-up before joining the rotation. "Good," he said. "Just getting back in a game, just tried to throw all...

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Adam Jones: "I'll be back out there tomorrow, I hope"

June 17, 2015, 12:57pm

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Adam Jones: "I'll be back out there tomorrow, I hope"

PHILADELPHIA - Adam Jones rode to the ballpark this afternoon with manager Buck Showalter, but he didn't try to talk his way into the lineup. He didn't see the point. "Didn't lobby," he said. "Can't lobby him. I've tried." The Orioles will play their second consecutive game tonight without Jones in the lineup. David Lough is in center field while Jones receives treatment on a sore right shoulder - just one of his many ailments. "You can point to a bunch of different things, but right...

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Orioles and Phillies lineups

June 17, 2015, 11:34am

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PHILADELPHIA - For the second day in a row, Adam Jones will start the game on the bench. The center fielder had an MRI on his sore right shoulder yesterday, and it showed no structural damage. He's day-to-day and expects to be in the lineup tomorrow. David Lough is getting another start in center field, Chris Parmelee another in right. After yesterday's 19-3 victory over the Phillies, the Orioles are in Philadelphia for the first time since sweeping a three-game series in 2009. The Phillies...

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Taking a look at tonight's matchup

June 17, 2015, 9:15am

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PHILADELPHIA - The Orioles haven't posted their lineup yet, but you can be certain that Manny Machado will lead off again tonight in the series opener against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. (That's "Bank," not "Bankrupt".) According to Elias, Machado last night became only the third player in the last 50 years to lead off the first and second innings with home runs, joining the Tigers' Chad Curtis on May 28, 1995 against the White Sox and the Giants' Stan Javier on April 11, 1999...

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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...