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More Orioles chatter following 14-5 win

April 08, 2014, 2:06pm

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NEW YORK - Lots of Orioles quotes coming out of the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium. Here's a sampling. Buck Showalter on offense breaking out: "It's not that big of a deal. We can't live in that world. You trust your guys and their track record. These are the best pitchers in the world and you try to keep that in mind. You don't just go up there and say, 'I did this last year.' Nobody cares. And tomorrow will be another challenge. That's what it is. Every day you've got to live...

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Lough headed to disabled list

April 08, 2014, 1:54pm

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NEW YORK - Jemile Weeks is headed to New York, and he apparently will take outfielder David Lough's spot on the 25-man roster. I'm hearing that Lough is headed to the disabled list. He didn't play today in the Orioles' 14-5 win over the Yankees. Lough didn't start against New York right-hander Ivan Nova, an unusual occurrence judging by the early pattern established by manager Buck Showalter. Nelson Cruz started in left and Delmon Young served as the designated hitter. Young collected...

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Orioles preparing for roster move (Weeks headed to New York)

April 08, 2014, 1:30pm

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NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters today that the club will make "an adjustment" to its roster, with a player headed to the disabled list and another one summoned from Triple-A Norfolk. Showalter didn't want to reveal any names before Wednesday. Shortstop J.J. Hardy, who's missed four of the last five games with spasms and tightness in his lower back, hasn't been told that he's a candidate for the disabled list and reported significant improvement today. "Not me,...

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We said it wouldn't get weird (O's win 14-5)

April 08, 2014, 11:56am

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We said it wouldn't get weird (O's win 14-5)

NEW YORK - Before today, Ryan Flaherty's last three-hit game occurred on Aug. 2, 2013 against the Mariners. Before today, Delmon Young's last three-hit game also occurred on Aug. 2, 2013, while playing for the Phillies. Hold me. Chris Davis led off the eighth inning with a single for the Orioles' 17th hit today. Matt Wieters was the only starter without a hit, though he lifted a sacrifice fly in the sixth. That was before Wieters belted a two-run homer off left-hander Vidal Nuno to...

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Chen giving up hits but holding lead (updated)

April 08, 2014, 11:04am

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Chen giving up hits but holding lead (updated)

NEW YORK - The Orioles gave left-hander Wei-Yin Chen a six-run lead today and he handed back three runs in the bottom of the fourth. It's never easy in the Bronx. Chen has allowed nine hits in five innings today, increasing his total to 21 over 10 2/3 frames. He's thrown 102 pitches, 65 for strikes. Josh Stinson had been warming in the bullpen with the Orioles holding a 7-4 lead, but he took a seat after Brian McCann grounded out to end the fifth and strand Jacoby Ellsbury at third. Chen...

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Jones homers and Orioles getting production from bottom of order (updated)

April 08, 2014, 9:40am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles jumped on Yankees starter Ivan Nova for three runs in the first inning today, another fast start for a team that's lost five of seven games. The Orioles have scored six runs in the first inning and eight in the ninth. Nick Markakis and Delmon Young opened with singles and Chris Davis lifted a sacrifice fly. Adam Jones followed with a two-run homer, his first of the season, on a 92 mph fastball. Jones had been 7-for-35 against Nova. Young is 8-for-13 with two homers,...

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Hardy's back improved

April 08, 2014, 7:50am

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NEW YORK - The sun is out and the Orioles are taking batting practice and doing infield drills. The temperature actually is rising. Imagine the possibilities. Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters this morning that shortstop J.J. Hardy is feeling "a lot better" despite being out of the lineup for the fourth time in five games with lingering tightness in his lower back. Showalter indicated that Hardy should be available today, though he would make the same claim if it weren't true...

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Hardy still out, plus Orioles and Yankees lineups

April 08, 2014, 5:15am

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NEW YORK - It's another rainy and cold morning in the Bronx. Still waiting for baseball weather to kick in and no longer make me feel as though I should be waiting for a coin toss and the opening kickoff. Much more of this and I'll be setting up an interview with the Orioles' special teams coach. J.J. Hardy is again out of the lineup, as he's sidelined for the fourth time in five games because of spasms and tightness in his lower back. Ryan Flaherty is at shortstop with Steve Lombardozzi...

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Wieters doing it right from the left

April 07, 2014, 4:38pm

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NEW YORK - I'm writing quickly this morning because I left my power cord in the Yankee Stadium press box yesterday and my laptop battery is running low. You may read slowly, however. No pressure. J.J. Hardy has missed three of the last four games due to spasms and tightness in his lower back. If he's still on the shelf today, with little or no improvement, it's perfectly fine to express concern and speculate about a trip to the disabled list. Losing Hardy and Manny Machado on the left...

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Hearing from Jimenez and Cruz (and Schoop)

April 07, 2014, 1:38pm

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Hearing from Jimenez and Cruz (and Schoop)

NEW YORK - Ubaldo Jimenez couldn't locate his breaking ball today, couldn't get it down, and the Yankees made him pay. Jimenez didn't last through the fifth inning and was charged with four runs and eight hits, with five walks 109 pitches thrown. He's 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in his first two starts with the Orioles. "It was all about getting the breaking ball down," he said. "It was kind of tough to throw inside and especially, I couldn't find any of them to put away hitters. I was able to...

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Showalter speaks after 4-2 loss

April 07, 2014, 1:23pm

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NEW YORK - With shortstop J.J. Hardy unavailable today due to tightness in his lower back, Orioles manager Buck Showalter couldn't make moves in the late innings that normally would have been automatic for him. Showalter addressed that topic after a 4-2 loss to the Yankees, along with Ubaldo Jimenez's start and the decision to move outfielder Nolan Reimold to the 60-day disabled list. Here you go: On Jimenez: "He went through some really good sequences and then just got out of whack. He was...

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Jimenez can't finish fifth or lower portion of Yankees lineup (O's lose 4-2)

April 07, 2014, 11:09am

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Jimenez can't finish fifth or lower portion of Yankees lineup (O's lose 4-2)

NEW YORK - Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez threw 109 pitches in 4 2/3 innings today. The five walks didn't do him any favors. Same with the eight hits. Jimenez threw 13, 19, 18, 32 and 27 pitches over five innings. He needed 96 pitches to get through six innings in his debut Wednesday against the Red Sox at Camden Yards and has issued eight walks in 10 2/3 innings this season. He's got to become more economical. Got to throw more strikes. A two-out walk to Kelly Johnson in the fourth today was...

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Game update and Showalter talks about Jeter (updated)

April 07, 2014, 10:02am

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Game update and Showalter talks about Jeter (updated)

NEW YORK - The Yankees have taken a 1-0 lead in the third inning today on Derek Jeter's double play bouncer. Not the most dramatic way for Jeter to celebrate his last opening day at Yankee Stadium, but it's still early. Ubaldo Jimenez fielded Jeter's comebacker and chose to start a 1-6-3 double play rather than throw home for the easy out on Yangervis Solarte, who led off with a walk and took third on Brett Gardner's single. Jimenez overcame two walks in the second inning by striking out...

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Orioles acquire Guilmet from Indians

April 07, 2014, 9:28am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles announced today that they've acquired pitcher Preston Guilmet from the Indians for minor league outfielder Torsten Boss. Guilmet was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. To make room for Guilmet on the 40-man roster, the Orioles have transferred outfielder Nolan Reimold to the 60-day disabled list. Guilmet, 26, owns a lifetime 2.57 ERA and 90 saves in 196 games (15 starts) over five minor league seasons in the Cleveland system. He's struck out 9.8 batters and walked 1.9 per...

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Hardy and Showalter provide injury updates

April 07, 2014, 7:43am

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Hardy and Showalter provide injury updates

NEW YORK - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy remains day-to-day with spasms in his lower back. He continues to receive treatment and didn't expect to perform baseball activities this morning. Hardy has no idea whether he will return to the lineup on Tuesday. He's been on the bench for three of the last four games and was walking gingerly to his locker this morning, his movements clearly restricted. "It feels better than yesterday," he said. "It's still a little bit tight, but it's definitely...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

April 07, 2014, 5:47am

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NEW YORK - Shortstop J.J. Hardy is out of the lineup again today because of lingering back issues. The early-season absences are particularly frustrating to Hardy because he said this year's spring training was one of the healthiest of his career. With Hardy sidelined, the Orioles will go with Ryan Flaherty at short, Steve Lombardozzi at second and Jonathan Schoop at third. For the Orioles David Lough LF Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C Nelson Cruz DH Steve...

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New city and old starting time

April 06, 2014, 7:37pm

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NEW YORK - Stop me if you've heard this one: The Orioles are playing a day game, their fourth in a row since leaving Baltimore. They hunger for a postgame spread that isn't lunch. In this case, the 1:05 p.m. start has nothing to do with plummeting temperatures and the need to bask in whatever warmth is available in Detroit in the month of April. It's opening day at Yankee Stadium, with the first Bleacher Creature roll call of 2014. I always feel a special bond with the city of New York...

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Jones breaks tie, Tillman breaks trend (O's win 3-1)

April 06, 2014, 11:16am

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Jones breaks tie, Tillman breaks trend (O's win 3-1)

Adam Jones battled Tigers starter Justin Verlander in the top of the eighth inning today, fouling off four pitches and taking two out of the strike zone before lifting a sacrifice fly to deep left-center field that broke a 1-1 tie. Jones drove an 87 mph slider into the gap, where Tyler Collins made a nice running catch. Jones picked up only his second RBI of the season, scoring Nick Markakis from third base. Markakis delivered his first extra-base hit of the season with a triple to...

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This and that through three innings (game tied)

April 06, 2014, 9:56am

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This and that through three innings (game tied)

Well, look at Chris Tillman dishing out three clean innings to start today's game against the Tigers. That makes eight for the Orioles' pitching staff in 2014. Jonathan Schoop is on the 25-man roster because Manny Machado is on the disabled list following knee surgery. He's in today's lineup because of J.J. Hardy's back spasms. Opportunity can be found in many places, including body parts. Schoop may have gotten an infield hit in the third inning if he hadn't stumbled coming out of the...

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Hardy scratched from lineup

April 06, 2014, 8:35am

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Orioles shortstop J.J Hardy has been scratched from today's lineup due to another spasm in his lower back. Ryan Flaherty will move to shortstop, with rookie Jonathan Schoop playing third base. The Orioles announced that the spasm is located in a different spot from the one that forced him out of Friday's lineup. So much for that stat about Hardy hitting three home runs off Tigers starter Justin Verlander last season. For the Orioles David Lough LF Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Chris...