Roch Kubatko

Gonzalez goes 5 2/3 innings (O's split squads split)

March 29, 2015, 11:00am

Orioles

Gonzalez goes 5 2/3 innings (O's split squads split)

ORIOLES GAME WRAPS Score: Twins 6, Orioles (ss) 5 Recap: Miguel Gonzalez went 5 2/3 innings, the longest outing by an Orioles starter for a few minutes. Ubaldo Jimenez went six in Dunedin. Gonzalez was charged with five runs and seven hits, with one walk and five strikeouts. The last run off Gonzalez scored when David Hess replaced him and served up a two-run shot to Oswaldo Arcia. Adam Jones and Travis Snider hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first. Jones' two-run shot broke a...

Tags:

More Rule 5 talk, Jones and Snider homer (O's down 4-3)

March 29, 2015, 9:27am

Orioles

More Rule 5 talk, Jones and Snider homer (O's down 4-3)

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles' cuts later today won't include Rule 5 pitchers Logan Verrett and Jason Garcia. The evaluations continue, along with the brainstorming on how to keep both of them. Asked if there's a scenario where the Orioles could carry both right-handers in their bullpen, manager Buck Showalter replied, "Sure. I had one brought up to me a couple days ago. And if you know us ... Trying to find a way legally to keep all the pieces." I'll say that it's an incredible long shot...

Tags:

orioles spring training adam jones buck showalter jason garcia jimmy paredes logan verrett travis snider frontstory_orioles3

Notes on cuts, Hardy and more

March 29, 2015, 7:26am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are expected to make at least five cuts later today. They won't be announced until after the split-squad games in Sarasota and Dunedin. The vast majority of players optioned or reassigned will be position players. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said shortstop J.J. Hardy's left shoulder is much better today. The club is encouraged, but an MRA is still scheduled for Monday. Hardy injured the shoulder while diving for a ground ball on Friday. "J.J.'s a lot...

Tags:

orioles spring training buck showalter david lough j.j. hardy ubaldo jimenez frontstory_orioles3

Orioles split-squad lineup vs. Twins in Sarasota

March 29, 2015, 5:11am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - With J.J. Hardy unable to play today due to a sore left shoulder, Ryan Flaherty is starting at shortstop in the Orioles' split-squad game against the Twins at Ed Smith Stadium. Manager Buck Showalter will stay in Sarasota rather than watch Ubaldo Jimenez in Dunedin. The bullpen includes Zach Britton, Darren O'Day, David Hess, Branden Kline and Jon Keller. David Lough is listed among the reserves, but he's expected to miss one more game while recovering from back spasms. For...

Tags:

orioles spring training frontstory_orioles1 j.j. hardy ryan flaherty

Orioles and Blue Jays split-squad lineups

March 29, 2015, 3:36am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles have two lineups to post this morning, and they've started with the group that's traveling to Dunedin to play the Blue Jays. Nolan Reimold will lead off and play left field. Everth Cabrera is in center field and Steve Clevenger is behind the plate. T.J. McFarland and Chaz Roe are listed in the bullpen behind starter Ubaldo Jimenez. The bench consists of players brought over from minor league camp, including Rey Navarro, Michael Almanzar, Glynn Davis, Adrian Marin...

Tags:

orioles spring training everth cabrera nolan reimold steve clevenger

Two games and more cuts are coming for Orioles

March 28, 2015, 5:30pm

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are playing two games today at the same time, leaving me to chose between the Ed Smith Stadium complex and Dunedin. Give me a half-second to decide. I'll be watching Miguel Gonzalez in Sarasota. The Twins are countering with Ricky Nolasco. I'll watch him, too. Gonzalez has allowed six runs in 12 2/3 innings, with no walks and 11 strikeouts. He'll try to complete five innings today. Ubaldo Jimenez makes his sixth start, all of them on the road. The Blue Jays are...

Tags:

orioles chaz roe chris tillman dariel alvarez everth cabrera featured_sidebar j.j. hardy j.p. arencibia jason garcia jayson nix logan verrett nolan reimold paul janish ryan flaherty ryan webb spring training. miguel gonzalez ubaldo jimenez frontstory_orioles3

Orioles option Tyler Wilson, and more from today's 10-2 win

March 28, 2015, 12:50pm

Orioles

TAMPA, Fla. - The Orioles optioned pitcher Tyler Wilson to Triple-A Norfolk following today's 10-2 victory over the Yankees. The camp roster has been reduced to 40 players and more cuts are coming on Sunday. Manager Buck Showalter said the roster will be down into the low 30s. Showalter joked that Wilson never should have given up that one hit in his four scoreless innings. "We have a high level here," he quipped. The Orioles want Wilson to get ready for the Triple-A season, and perhaps come...

Tags:

orioles spring training buck showalter frontfeatured_orioles jason garcia tyler wilson

Tyler Wilson: "It was awesome" (Orioles win 10-2)

March 28, 2015, 11:36am

Orioles

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 10, Yankees 2 Recap: Tyler Wilson, the 10th-round pick in 2011 out of the University of Virginia, was nothing short of sensational. He retired 12 of 13 batters, allowing a two-out single to Carlos Beltran in the first, and struck out two. Alejandro De Aza hit a three-run homer in the second and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Jimmy Paredes homered in the ninth. Jonathan Schoop had an RBI single and Ryan Flaherty lifted a sacrifice fly before De Aza's...

Tags:

orioles spring training featured_sidebar tyler wilson frontstory_orioles1

Game update and more notes and quotes (O's lead 7-1)

March 28, 2015, 10:01am

Orioles

Game update and more notes and quotes (O's lead 7-1)

TAMPA, Fla. - The Orioles found out that Tyler Wilson reacts favorably after sitting in the dugout during a long inning. Wilson watched as the Orioles scored five runs off Yankees starter Scott Baker in the top of the second inning to lead 5-0. Alejandro De Aza capped the uprising with a three-run shot to right field, his second of the spring. De Aza was batting .161 with two RBIs before today. Wilson came back out and retired the Yankees in order on seven pitches. I've got him at 25 pitches,...

Tags:

orioles spring training alejandro de aza buck showalter jj hardy tyler wilson frontstory_orioles3

Hardy to undergo MRA on left shoulder

March 28, 2015, 8:48am

Orioles

TAMPA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy will undergo an MRA on his left shoulder Monday in Sarasota and won't be available to play before the following day. Hardy jammed his shoulder while diving for a ball during Friday's game against the Rays and the discomfort worsened this morning. He wasn't scheduled to make today's trip to George M. Steinbrenner Field. An MRA involves the injection of dye into the shoulder. It's not going to come back clean because Hardy underwent labrum surgery...

Tags:

orioles spring training david lough everth cabrera featured_sidebar jj hardy jp arencibia wei-yin chen frontstory_orioles3

Yankees lineup vs. Wilson and more notes

March 28, 2015, 7:12am

Orioles

Yankees lineup vs. Wilson and more notes

TAMPA, Fla. - Right-hander Tyler Wilson is facing most of the Yankees' regulars today in his first spring training start. Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury is sidelined with an oblique injury. Catcher Brian McCann also is missing from the lineup. Otherwise, it's the A team. The Yankees are starting Scott Baker this afternoon after rain interrupted yesterday's game and prevented him from pitching. They listed CC Sabathia as the starter, switched to Bryan Mitchell and switched again to Baker. Baker...

Tags:

orioles spring training garabez rosa travis snider tyler wilson frontstory_orioles3

Hardy updates shoulder injury

March 28, 2015, 4:37am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy offered an update this morning on his left shoulder. "It's a little bit more sore today than yesterday," he said, adding that he wouldn't have played this afternoon against the Yankees in Tampa if his name appeared on the travel roster. Hardy isn't sure whether he'll need to undergo tests on his shoulder. "I think everyone kind of anticipated it being more sore today than yesterday, so I don't know. I don't know what their plan is," he...

Tags:

orioles spring training featured_sidebar jj hardy frontstory_orioles3

Hardy update and today's lineup vs. Yankees

March 28, 2015, 4:12am

Orioles

Hardy update and today's lineup vs. Yankees

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy said his left shoulder is more sore this morning after slamming it into the ground yesterday while diving for a ground ball. Hardy will rest today - he wasn't scheduled to make the trip to Tampa - and be re-evaluated on Sunday. He took his first anti-inflammatory pill and joked that he tried to finally make it through an entire spring without one. Hardy said the injury wasn't caused by his collision with second baseman Jonathan Schoop, "so don't...

Tags:

orioles spring training featured_sidebar jj hardy frontstory_orioles3

Wilson's start, more on the rotation and more on Reimold

March 27, 2015, 4:53pm

Orioles

Wilson's start, more on the rotation and more on Reimold

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles make their only trip to Tampa today to play the Yankees and minor league right-hander Tyler Wilson escapes the bullpen to make his first start. Bring on A-Rod. Manager Buck Showalter is curious how Wilson will respond to that environment. The Orioles are focused on 2015, of course, but they have 11 pending free agents and want to get a head start on evaluating certain players. Wei-Yin Chen and Bud Norris could leave after the season and Wilson has a chance to fill...

Tags:

orioles spring training featured_sidebar nolan reimold tyler wilson frontstory_orioles3

Norris on outing and Hirschbeck exchange (with note)

March 27, 2015, 11:51am

Orioles

Norris on outing and Hirschbeck exchange (with note)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Bud Norris threw 59 pitches today and headed to the indoor batting cage to continue, his day not done despite the heavy rain that forced the game's cancellation in the bottom of the fourth inning. "I think I did 20-25 more down in the cage to simulate another inning, a couple more hitters. Just wanted to make sure we got to the pitch count again," he said. "It's been an interesting camp for me, but I got my work in today. Threw a few more sliders. They were breaking pretty...

Tags:

orioles spring training buck showalter bud norris featured_sidebar john hirschbeck frontstory_orioles3

Hardy and Schoop collide on infield hit

March 27, 2015, 11:01am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy banged his left shoulder today in the second inning while diving for a ball hit up the middle by the Rays' Jake Elmore. He would have come out of the game if it hadn't been canceled due to rain. Hardy wanted to keep playing, but manager Buck Showalter wasn't taking any chances. A run scored on Elwood's infield hit, which caused a collision between Hardy and second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Hardy seemed fine afterward while sitting at his...

Tags:

featured_sidebar j.j. hardy jonathan schoop orioles spring training frontstory_orioles1

Rain has returned with Orioles leading 4-3 (it's a rainout)

March 27, 2015, 10:16am

Orioles

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 4, Rays 3 (4 innings - canceled) Recap: The game was halted at 2:04 p.m. due to rain and canceled 16 minutes later. The stats don't count. It's like the game never happened. Bud Norris allowed three runs and four hits in four innings, with two walks, one strikeout and one home run. Rene Rivera hit a solo homer to center field off Norris in the third. Nolan Reimold homered on the first pitch thrown by Rays starter Everett Teaford and also doubled off Mike...

Tags:

orioles spring training adam jones bud norris frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles3

Caleb Joseph on his latest opportunity (Reimold homers)

March 27, 2015, 8:25am

Orioles

Caleb Joseph on his latest opportunity (Reimold homers)

SARASOTA, Fla. - The tarp is on the field and it's pouring. No, wait, the rain just stopped, the sun is peeking through the clouds and the grounds crew is sweeping water off the tarp. Oh, Florida! Caleb Joseph is supposed to catch today. He' s also expected to be behind the plate for most of the games while Matt Wieters is on the disabled list. It would be Joseph's first opening day in the majors and the latest twist to a professional career that wasn't always pointed in the right...

Tags:

orioles spring training caleb joseph chris tillman darren o'day featured_sidebar matt wieters frontstory_orioles3

Buck Showalter updates Kevin Gausman's pitching schedule and more

March 27, 2015, 7:34am

Orioles

Buck Showalter updates Kevin Gausman's pitching schedule and more

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter has Kevin Gausman scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Rays in Sarasota. The pitching schedule will change if today's game is rained out, but the Orioles are taking batting practice and the storm isn't expected to arrive until later this afternoon. We're working off our 12th forecast of the morning. Gausman worked the eighth inning yesterday in Lakeland and surrendered a tiebreaking two-run homer to Victor Martinez. Showalter...

Tags:

orioles spring training buck showalter chris tillman dave wallace david lough dom chiti featured_sidebar jp arencibia kevin gausman frontstory_orioles3

Tyler Wilson on his upcoming start against the Yankees

March 27, 2015, 5:58am

Orioles

Tyler Wilson on his upcoming start against the Yankees

SARASOTA, Fla. - For right-hander Tyler Wilson, being named Orioles minor league Pitcher of the Year has its perks. After making five relief appearances this spring, Wilson will get the start Saturday against the Yankees in Tampa. Manager Buck Showalter delivered the news earlier this week and the club announced it yesterday morning. "I'm excited," he said. "Obviously, to get a chance to start a game is great. That's all I've ever done in the minor leagues, so it's good to be able to...