Roch Kubatko

Tonight's game and a few thoughts

April 26, 2015, 6:52pm

Orioles

The Orioles are changing Sox today. See what I did there? The White Sox are following the Red Sox into Camden Yards, as the Orioles finally venture outside of the American League East. They're done with the division until ... the Rays come to Camden Yards on Friday. Weather issues caused the White Sox to adjust their rotation, with Hector Noesi taking the mound tonight. Noesi is 9-18 with a 4.78 ERA in 53 career appearances at home, and 3-11 with a 5.67 ERA in 46 appearances on the road. Noesi...

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Wrapping up an 18-7 win

April 26, 2015, 1:43pm

Orioles

Orioles manager Buck Showalter was asked today whether he placed greater importance on the 18 runs or Bud Norris carrying a shutout into the seventh inning. Showalter didn't hesitate with his response. "Bud, without a doubt," Showalter said following the Orioles' 18-7 win over the Red Sox. "That's the Bud that pitched well for us last year. This guy won 15 games last year, and he was in attack mode today. Got a little tired there at the end. Threw a lot of strike ones. He was around the...

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Game update and more from Showalter (O's win 18-7)

April 26, 2015, 10:20am

Orioles

Game update and more from Showalter (O's win 18-7)

Bud Norris has blanked the Red Sox over three innings this afternoon despite allowing two hits and walking two batters, and he's now protecting a 1-0 lead. Steve Pearce lifted a sacrifice fly to left field in the second inning to score Delmon Young, who reached second when center fielder Mookie Betts lost his fly ball in the sun and dropped it. Pearce was in a 4-for-40 slump before reaching base twice on a walk and single in his last appearance on Friday. He's starting today for the first...

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A few notes before today's game

April 26, 2015, 8:25am

Orioles

It's Little League Day at Camden Yards and there appear to be zero security concerns as kids circle the field in their uniforms and we await the start of the series finale between the Orioles and Red Sox. Orioles manager Buck Showalter estimated that shortstop J.J. Hardy will need three or four rehab games before coming off the disabled list. Hardy is shut down until Wednesday after receiving a cortisone injection yesterday in his left shoulder. The Orioles considered the injection a few days...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups for series finale

April 26, 2015, 7:16am

Orioles

After David Lough's walk-off home run in the 10th inning Saturday night led to a 5-4 win over the Red Sox, the Orioles look to earn the series win this afternoon with Bud Norris on the mound. Jimmy Paredes remains the designated hitter after going 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs last night. Delmon Young will bat cleanup and play right field. Steve Pearce is in left. For the OriolesEverth Cabrera SSManny Machado 3BAdam Jones CFDelmon Young RFChris Davis 1BSteve Pearce LFJimmy Paredes...

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Norris on the hill in series finale

April 25, 2015, 9:53pm

Orioles

The Orioles close out their three-game series with the Red Sox this afternoon by sending Bud Norris to the mound for his fourth start. Norris is 0-2 with a 17.42 ERA in 10 1/3 innings, and his 20 earned runs were tied last night with Milwaukee's Kyle Lohse for the most in the majors. Norris has worked three, five and 2 1/3 innings in his starts. In two games against the Blue Jays, he's allowed 17 runs and 13 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Time to change opponents. Norris is 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA in...

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Showalter speaks following a 5-4, 10-inning win

April 25, 2015, 6:54pm

Orioles

Showalter speaks following a 5-4, 10-inning win

The mood in the interview room tonight was about as subdued as you're going to find following a dramatic walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning. The Orioles ended their losing streak at five games with a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox, but David Lough's first career walk-off home run wasn't the primary subject. The protests in the city and safety issues that prohibited fans from leaving the ballpark after the top of the ninth were a much bigger part of the story. Manager Buck...

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John Russell on O's slow start: "We're not going to panic" (O's win 5-4)

April 25, 2015, 3:06pm

Orioles

John Russell on O's slow start: "We're not going to panic" (O's win 5-4)

Protesters returned to Camden Yards during batting practice and police were forced to close the Gate H entrance into the ballpark. A window was smashed at Dempsey's Brew Pub. This will be a late-arriving crowd tonight with several road closures. The ballpark is about 40 percent full as lineup cards are exchanged at home plate. The Orioles were 9-9 after 18 games last season on their way to a division title and berth in the American League Championship Series. A win tonight would snap a...

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Pregame notes from Camden Yards

April 25, 2015, 1:10pm

Orioles

The protesters have left Camden Yards, but there's a heavy police presence around the ballpark. Tonight's game between the Orioles and Red Sox will be played despite rumors of a possible postponement. The Orioles are taking batting practice and the Red Sox are stretching on the field. It seems to be business as usual here except in the home dugout. Orioles manager Buck Showalter is expected back in Baltimore later tonight after attending a memorial service for his father-in-law in Nashville....

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Red Sox and Orioles lineups

April 25, 2015, 10:57am

Orioles

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is headed back to Baltimore today after taking live batting practice on back-to-back days at Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles could be nearing a decision on where to send Hardy on an injury-rehabilitation assignment. The affiliates will be on the road, which complicates their plans. Everth Cabrera starts at shortstop again tonight as the Orioles attempt to even their series with the Red Sox following last night's 7-5 loss. Rey Navarro gets another start at second...

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Mistakes and mishaps continue to plague the Orioles

April 25, 2015, 12:19am

Orioles

The Orioles didn't make it through last night without committing two more errors. Their streak of miscues ended at five games Thursday night, but Manny Machado couldn't get a glove on Allen Craig's two-out bouncer in the eighth inning last night and Brock Holt followed with a three-run homer to right field. It wasn't an easy play for Machado, but it's one that he usually makes. He whiffed on the ball for his team-leading third error of the season. Shortstop Everth Cabrera booted Dustin...

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Showalter speaks after 7-5 loss

April 24, 2015, 7:16pm

Orioles

The Orioles didn't lose more than four games in a row last season while winning the American League East and advancing to the Championship Series. They dropped their fifth straight tonight, the longest streak since September 2013. "We knew the schedule," said manager Buck Showalter following a 7-5 loss to the Red Sox before 37,359 at Camden Yards. "It's challenging for 162 games. Nothing you'd like to have happen, but we've got some people here and coming. We have to grind through it....

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Orioles haven't found same success vs. Porcello (O's lose 7-5)

April 24, 2015, 4:05pm

Orioles

Delmon Young's fly ball to right-center field tonight to end the bottom of the second inning was cause for celebration after Red Sox starter Rick Porcello struck out the first five batters. The streak had to end. Porcello struck out Alejandro De Aza and Manny Machado looking and got Jimmy Paredes, Adam Jones and Chris Davis swinging. Jones thought a 3-1 pitch was down and away and he took a step toward first base before plate umpire Dana DeMuth called it a strike. Jones had a few words for...

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More notes and quotes before first pitch

April 24, 2015, 2:54pm

Orioles

More notes and quotes before first pitch

The Rangers designated pitcher Logan Verrett for assignment today after claiming the Rule 5 pick off waivers from the Orioles during the final days of spring training. Verrett would have to be offered back to the Mets, his original team, if he cleared waivers. Before the Blue Jays series, the Orioles hadn't been swept on the road since Aug. 22-24, 2014 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. No division opponent had swept them on the road since a four-game series against the Rays on Sept. 20-23,...

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Notes on Flaherty, Lough, Hardy, Wieters and more

April 24, 2015, 12:58pm

Orioles

Notes on Flaherty, Lough, Hardy, Wieters and more

The Orioles are confident that infielder Ryan Flaherty will be ready to come off the disabled list when he's eligible. Flaherty was projected to miss five to seven games and the Orioles needed to make a move rather than play a man down. He probably will begin his rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Bowie. The Orioles could have waited on Flaherty if he played the outfield. They have enough of those to cover for an injury. However, they were short on infielders. David Lough is fine after...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

April 24, 2015, 11:28am

Orioles

Rey Navarro is making his major league debut tonight, starting at second base for the Orioles in their series opener against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Alejandro De Aza is leading off and playing left field, and Delmon Young is in right field. Steve Pearce is on the bench again tonight. For the Orioles Alejandro De Aza LF Manny Machado 3B Jimmy Paredes DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Delmon Young RF Rey Navarro 2B Caleb Joseph C Everth Cabrera SS Miguel Gonzalez RHP For the Red Sox Mookie...

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Orioles place Ryan Flaherty on disabled list

April 24, 2015, 10:47am

Orioles

The Orioles confirmed their roster move this afternoon, placing infielder Ryan Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin muscle and recalling infielder Rey Navarro from Triple-A Norfolk. The DL assignment is retroactive to yesterday. Flaherty sustained the injury while running to second base on the final play of Wednesday night's game in Toronto. He was out of the lineup last night, as the Blue Jays completed their sweep of the three-game series. Flaherty, 28, was...

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Orioles hope to find a cure in home cooking

April 23, 2015, 11:03pm

Orioles

The Orioles are back home tonight after going 2-5 on their road trip to Boston and Toronto and falling two games below .500. I'm hearing from fans who already want the Orioles to make wholesale changes to the roster, including one suggestion yesterday morning that Steve Pearce should be designated for assignment after 15 games. He's scuffling at the plate, but that's not going to happen. You don't sign the guy to a $3.7 million deal after a breakthrough 2014 season and let him go only two...

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Orioles set to recall Rey Navarro (O's lose 7-6)

April 23, 2015, 4:10pm

Orioles

The Orioles have summoned infielder Rey Navarro from Triple-A Norfolk, according to sources, and appear ready to place Ryan Flaherty on the disabled list. Navarro went 2-for-4 today with his first home run in the Tides' 4-3 victory over Gwinnett. He's 3-for-7 in two games after beginning the minor league season on the disabled list with a groin injury. Navarro was scratched from Wednesday's lineup, but returned this afternoon at Harbor Park. He's scheduled to fly into Baltimore tonight. The...

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A few notes before tonight's series finale in Toronto (Flaherty sits)

April 23, 2015, 12:34pm

Orioles

A few notes before tonight's series finale in Toronto (Flaherty sits)

The starters are set for the three-game series against the Red Sox at Camden Yards that follows tonight's game in Toronto. Miguel Gonzalez opposes Rick Porcello on Friday, Wei-Yin Chen opposes Justin Masterson on Saturday and Bud Norris opposes Wade Miley on Sunday. Didn't these teams just play each other? Since the start of the 2014 season, Chris Tillman has gone 10-1 in 18 road starts and leads the majors with a .909 road winning percentage in that span. He's on the mound tonight at...