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Britton on batting

May 05, 2015, 6:59pm

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NEW YORK - Ubaldo Jimenez gets his turn at batting tonight in the finale of a two-game interleague series between the Orioles at Mets at Citi Field. Jimenez is a career .113 hitter in 10 major league seasons, going 31-for-274 with nine RBIs, 17 walks and 94 strikeouts. He batted .045 (3-for-67) in 2008, .220 (13-for-59) in 2009 and .104 (8-for-77) in 2010. He'll try to recapture that 2009 magic tonight. He'll also try to produce the rotation's eighth consecutive quality start. Jimenez is 2-3...

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Wrapping up a 3-2 loss

May 05, 2015, 6:43pm

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NEW YORK - Bud Norris gave the Orioles a chance to win tonight, as manager Buck Showalter pointed out following tonight's 3-2 loss to the Mets at Citi Field. He just couldn't match veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon, who became the first pitcher to beat a team with seven different organizations. Colon carried a shutout into the eighth inning before Manny Machado homered. He struck out nine batters and didn't issue a walk, leaving his total at one in 40 1/3 innings. "Just what he's been...

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Jimmy Paredes shining in field but O's down 3-0 (O's lose 3-2)

May 05, 2015, 4:23pm

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Jimmy Paredes shining in field but O's down 3-0 (O's lose 3-2)

NEW YORK - With Steve Pearce unable to play tonight in the Orioles' first interleague game of 2015, Jimmy Paredes is getting the start at second base and making the most of his opportunity. Paredes, considered below-average in the field, made a leaping catch of a line drive from the Mets' Wilmer Flores with runners on first and second and no outs in the second inning. The next batter, Kevin Plawecki, grounded to third baseman Manny Machado, who started a 5-4-3 double play. For those of you...

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Orioles honoring slain NYPD officer

May 05, 2015, 2:40pm

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NEW YORK - As the Orioles prepared for their first interleague series tonight at Citi Field, they also made certain to honor slain New York City police officer Brian Moore, an avid fan of the team who died yesterday. Moore, 25, was shot in the head Saturday night while trying to question a man in Queens. He was the son, nephew and cousin of police officers and earned service medals in less than five years on the job. The Mets wore NYPD caps today while taking batting practice. Moore's favorite...

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Steve Pearce still shelved with stomach virus

May 05, 2015, 2:20pm

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Steve Pearce still shelved with stomach virus

NEW YORK - Steve Pearce continues to battle a stomach virus, which explains his absence from tonight's lineup. Pearce was removed from Sunday's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field and he's not feeling any better today. Orioles manager Buck Showalter wrote out two lineups this afternoon before deciding to sit Pearce and start Jimmy Paredes at second base. "Just a little under the weather right now," Pearce said. "Just hope I'm at the very end of this thing and hopefully I'll get out...

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Orioles and Mets lineups

May 05, 2015, 11:31am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles will attempt to break a six-game losing streak to the Mets tonight as they begin a two-game interleague series at Citi Field. The Orioles are 9-19 all-time against the Mets, going 3-8 on the road (0-3 at Citi Field and 3-5 at Shea Stadium) since interleague play started in 1997. They haven't won since June 18, 2009 and haven't prevailed in New York since June 17, 2006. Not that the sides play on a yearly basis. They've competed against each other in New York in two...

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Entering interleague play

May 04, 2015, 3:42pm

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The Orioles are entering their first interleague series tonight against the Mets, and they're designated as the visiting team at Citi Field. Attendance and statistics count as road games. The uniforms will be gray in color. We're slowly getting back to normal. The Orioles were 12-8 against the National League in 2014 and 11-9 in 2013. Starter Bud Norris gets the opportunity to bat tonight, which puts a knot in manager Buck Showalter's stomach. It isn't because Norris is completely...

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Cruz beats out Jones for American League honor

May 04, 2015, 1:33pm

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Cruz beats out Jones for American League honor

Major League Baseball announced today that former Oriole Nelson Cruz was named the American League's Player of the Month after his home run binge for the Mariners. Cruz finished ahead of Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, who batted .400 with six doubles, five home runs, 19 RBIs and 17 runs scored. That may be good enough to win it in other months, but Cruz earned his first award - and the first by a Seattle player since Ichiro Suzuki in August 2004 - with a .322 average, three doubles, one...

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Odds and ends following a weekend series in St. Petersburg

May 03, 2015, 2:54pm

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Odds and ends following a weekend series in St. Petersburg

The Orioles are back home today, and not in the dome sense of the word. They're really home until later this afternoon, when they board a train to New York. Coming up are two games against the Mets followed by four against the Yankees. They don't return to Camden Yards until May 11 against the Blue Jays. The Orioles are preparing for their first interleague series. They should be excited just to get out of the American League East. The most positive development at Tropicana Field involved a...

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Wrapping up a 4-2 win

May 03, 2015, 1:28pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles took two of three games at Oriole Park at Tropicana Field, or OPATF for short, and moved above .500 for the first time since April 20. They handled their latest challenge like all the others, in businesslike fashion and refusing to accept any sort of pity. "People have been through worse, man. People have been through worse," said center fielder Adam Jones, who went 4-for-4 with a tie-breaking two-run single in a 4-2 win over the Rays before 16,652. "We're...

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Catching up with Matt Wieters (O's win 4-2)

May 03, 2015, 9:35am

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Catching up with Matt Wieters (O's win 4-2)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Catcher Matt Wieters provided an update today on his rehab schedule at extended spring training. However, he's still unable to pass along a timetable for his first injury rehab games or his return to the Orioles' 25-man roster. Wieters caught five innings in Saturday's extended game and threw out a couple of runners, another positive step in his return from ligament-reconstructive surgery on his right elbow. He was back in the Orioles clubhouse this morning to visit...

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Hardy and Flaherty ready for rehab assignments

May 03, 2015, 8:17am

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Hardy and Flaherty ready for rehab assignments

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy and infielder Ryan Flaherty will begin their injury rehab assignments on Monday at Double-A Bowie. Both players are expected to play three games with the Baysox. They may skip the 11 a.m. game Thursday and use it as a travel day. Orioles manager Buck Showalter is hoping that Hardy and Flaherty will join the team this weekend in New York. Flaherty, on the disabled list with a strained groin muscle, ran the bases again today and said he's...

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Orioles lineup vs. Rays (with Rays lineup)

May 03, 2015, 6:09am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manny Machado will bat leadoff again today for the Orioles, the fourth time in his career that he's been atop the order. After going 0-for-3 with a walk last night, Machado's now 2-for 13 in the leadoff role. Steve Pearce will get another start at second base. For the OriolesManny Machado 3BJimmy Paredes DHAdam Jones CFChris Davis 1BSteve Pearce 2BDelmon Young RFTravis Snider LFCaleb Joseph CEverth Cabrera SS Wei-Yin Chen LHP The pitching matchups for the two-game...

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Machado's defense and today's game

May 02, 2015, 8:12pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles third baseman Manny Machado charged a slow bouncer last night from Tampa Bay's Steven Souza Jr. and fired across the diamond for the out, making the play appear routine. Soft hands, cannon arm. The usual tools that Machado brings on the field. Souza Jr. tested Machado again in the third inning, laying down a two-out bunt with Kevin Kiermaier at third base. Again, Machado charged the ball and recorded the out with a laser to first baseman Chris Davis. Machado...

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Wrapping up a 4-0 win

May 02, 2015, 6:35pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles posted their first shutout victory of the season tonight and returned to .500 with a 4-0 win over the Rays before 12,789 at Tropicana Field. The game took 2 hours, 33 minutes to complete and included a four-out save for Brad Brach and the rotation's fifth consecutive quality start. Miguel Gonzalez has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his five starts, and left the ballpark tonight with a 2.59 ERA. "Command of the fastball and it goes from there,"...

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Showalter on Machado leading off and more (O's win 4-0)

May 02, 2015, 3:16pm

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Showalter on Machado leading off and more (O's win 4-0)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In their latest effort to make the Baltimore media feel at home, the Rays served "Maryland style crab cakes" in the press dining room. It's the thought that counts, and another classy gesture by the Rays, who have been gracious visitors in their own ballpark. Third baseman Manny Machado is leading off tonight for only the third time in his career and the first since September 22, 2013. He lined out to right field on the first pitch from Rays starter Chris...

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Injury updates on Hardy, Flaherty, Wieters and Schoop

May 02, 2015, 1:14pm

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Injury updates on Hardy, Flaherty, Wieters and Schoop

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles remain hopeful that shortstop J.J. Hardy and infielder Ryan Flaherty will begin an injury rehab assignment Monday night at Double-A Bowie. The Baysox begin a four-game series against Akron, and manager Buck Showalter joked that he'd need to break the news to Hardy and Flaherty that Thursday's first pitch is slated for 11 a.m. Hardy did some early hitting and took batting practice with Flaherty in Group 4. Hardy also took ground balls and made throws from...

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Orioles and Rays lineups

May 02, 2015, 10:56am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Steve Pearce worked out again today at second base and gets the start tonight against the Rays in the second game of their relocated series. Pearce made his professional debut at second base last night. Manny Machado is leading off for the third time in his career. He's 2-for-10 atop the order. Center fielder Adam Jones led the American League in batting average (.400) last month, and finished second in slugging percentage (.707) and third in on-base percentage (.440)...

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A few notes before tonight's game

May 02, 2015, 7:02am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles' last two games have been completed in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 2 hours, 19 minutes. The crowds have been under 10,000, including Wednesday's no-fan zone. The explanation probably has more to do with pitching changes made between innings instead of the middle. No interruptions in the action. And the Orioles rotation has produced four consecutive quality starts, which tends to quicken the pace. Miguel Gonzalez will try to make it five in a row tonight at...

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Looking back on last night

May 01, 2015, 8:46pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles and Rays played their 300th game against each other last night and the all-time series is tied 150-150. There's a lot on the line tonight. Tension hangs heavy beneath the dome. The season series is knotted at 2-2. The Orioles are batting .171 and the Rays are batting .185. The Orioles have been shut out twice this season - both times by 2-0 scores in the last two games at Tropicana Field. But the Orioles are 0-1 when they're the home team. Since the start of...