BOSTON - The Orioles are back in first place in the American League East, and they finally won a series after four straight failed attempts.
Most of the credit goes to Wei-Yin Chen, who held the Red Sox to one run over seven innings.
Manager Buck Showalter thinks Chen might actually benefit from working on normal rest.
"We've been trying to be careful with him rest-wise, but he was crisp from the get-go," Showalter said. "You come in this ballpark, left-handers, command of the fastball,...
BOSTON - The Orioles managed one hit off Josh Beckett in five innings, but consecutive singles by Wilson Betemit, Ryan Flaherty and Robert Andino to open the sixth allowed them to tie the game, 1-1.
Endy Chavez hit into a force, bringing in the go-ahead run. Chavez had three hits last night, and he's singled and driven in a run tonight.
Boston's Mike Aviles lifted a sacrifice fly to right field in the third after former Oriole Darnell McDonald led off with a double and Marlon Byrd...
BOSTON - It's been another slow day covering the Orioles.
They draft Cal Ripken's son and John Russell's son - who just happens to be sitting in their clubhouse - and Brian Graham's nephew. They activate Zach Britton from the 60-day disabled list and option him to Triple-A Norfolk. They transfer Stu Pomeranz to the 60-day DL. They sign 49-year-old Jamie Moyer to a minor league contract and announce that he's starting Saturday for the Tides. They put Double-A Bowie pitcher Mike Wright,...
BOSTON - The Orioles added to their ever-growing veteran pitching depth today, signing 49-year-old left-hander Jamie Moyer to a minor league deal.
Moyer has been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk and is scheduled to start for the Tides Saturday in Buffalo.
Moyer began the season with the Colorado Rockies and went 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA in 10 starts before being designated for assignment. In 25 major league seasons, he's 269-209 with a 4.25 ERA and at least nine lives.
This will be Moyer's second...
BOSTON - Another version of Family Ties is airing in the Orioles organization today.
Earlier this afternoon, they selected Ryan Ripken, the son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken in the 20th round of the First-Year Player Draft. And a few minutes ago, they used their 32nd-round pick on Midland (Tx.) College catcher William "Steel" Russell, the son of bench coach John Russell
Steel Russell has been with the team for a few days and sat in the visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park when the Orioles...
BOSTON - Wilson Betemit is back in the Orioles' lineup tonight after being shelved with a fever and sore throat.
Chris Davis is making his first appearance since June 2 in Tampa.
For the Orioles:
Endy Chavez RF
J.J. Hardy SS
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Chris Davis DH
Mark Reynolds 1B
Wilson Betemit 3B
Ryan Flaherty LF
Robert Andino 2B
Wei-Yin Chen LHP
In the 31st round of the First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles selected pitcher Anthony Bazzani of Eastern Kentucky. In the 32nd...
BOSTON - In the 29th round of the First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles selected right-hander Jake Pinar of San Juan Hill (Calif.) High School. In the 30th round, they took center fielder Anthony Vega of Manhattan College in New York.
Here's the Red Sox lineup:
Mike Aviles SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
David Ortiz DH
Will Middlebrooks 3B
Adrian Gonzalez RF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Darnell McDonald LF
Marlon Byrd CF
Josh Beckett RHP
Matt Wieters has eight hits in his last 16 at-bats...
BOSTON - The Ripken name may be staying in the Orioles family.
The Orioles just drafted Ryan Ripken - Cal Sr's grandson, Cal's son and Billy's nephew - in the 20th round of the First-Year Player Draft.
Ripken, a left-handed-hitting first baseman at Gilman who also played basketball, has committed to the University of South Carolina. He received plenty of scholarship offers after batting .353 as a junior.
This year, Ripken hit .377 with 25 RBIs at Gilman.
Ripken, listed at 6 foot 6, 205...
BOSTON - It's Day 3 of the First-Year Player Drafts, and the picks are coming fast and furious. Teams don't need five minutes between selections. They don't stay on the clock for more than a few seconds.
The Orioles used their 16th pick on pitcher Luc Rennie of Torrey Pines (Ca.) High School. Their 17th pick was used on pitcher Nick Grim of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.
That's 12 pitchers chosen in the first 17 rounds.
Rennie was 9-1 with a 0.89 ERA, 10 walks and 73 strikeouts in 70 2/3...
BOSTON - I can't figure out who's going to make Saturday's start against the Phillies at Camden Yards.
It's easier to eliminate certain pitchers, most notably left-hander Zach Britton, who would be working on short rest and who will stay on his rehab assignment.
The Orioles apparently think Britton needs to improve the command of his pitches. They're in no rush to end his assignment. Cross him off the list.
Manager Buck Showalter didn't mention Brad Bergesen when rattling off the names...
BOSTON - Jason Hammel said his knee wasn't an issue while working five innings tonight in the Orioles' 8-6, 10-inning victory over the Red Sox.
"Knee is getting better each time out," he said. "It's manageable right now."
Hammel couldn't put away the Red Sox early and his pitch count rose to 106.
"Yeah, they're usually pretty patient," he said. "They were kind of aggressive tonight. Obviously, you want to get deeper into ballgames, but we still had a chance to win.
"It was a...
BOSTON - Manager Buck Showalter described tonight's 8-6, 10-inning victory over the Red Sox as "one of our better wins of the year."
"That was a real test for us a little bit," he said.
It became more challenging when closer Jim Johnson blew his first save of the season.
"J.J.'s picked us up so many times this year and the guys come in and picked him up. That was nice," Showalter said.
Darren O'Day was warming in the bullpen, but Showalter allowed Johnson to pitch the 10th and pick...
BOSTON - The Orioles were one strike away from winning tonight's game and pulling into a first-place tie with Tampa Bay in the American League East.
One strike.
It seemed like a done deal with Jim Johnson on the mound, but nothing comes easily for the Orioles.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a two-run homer off Johnson on a 1-2 pitch to tie the game, 6-6, and send it into extra innings. David Ortiz singled off the Green Monster with one out and "Salty," as he's called here, cleared it with...
BOSTON - The Orioles committed two errors and had one lapse in judgement in the fifth inning, and we're tied, 2-2, at Fenway Park.
Mark Reynolds committed his eighth error of the season, and his second at first base, when he mishandled Daniel Nava's bouncer leading off the inning. Pitcher Jason Hammel was late covering first, but he never got the chance to find out how late.
Mike Aviles squirted a single into left field, and Nava scored when Reynolds fielded Scott Podsednik's bunt and...
BOSTON - If Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester is going to remain unbeaten against the Orioles, his teammates will have to rally from a two-run deficit.
Adam Jones and Matt Wieters had back-to-back singles with two outs in the third inning to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead.
Endy Chavez, batting ninth, reached on an infield hit with one out, and Robert Andino reached on an error by shortstop Mike Aviles. J.J. Hardy flied out, but Jones and Wieters came through in the clutch.
Both runs off Lester...
BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter needs a fifth starter on Saturday, but he still hasn't decided who will take the mound.
It won't be left-hander Zach Britton, who starts tonight at Triple-A Norfolk. Britton would be working on short rest Saturday. Also, the Orioles want to keep him on the injury-rehab assignment and make sure he's ready to be activated.
Showalter said Britton's return isn't "imminent."
"He needs to continue to pitch well at the level he's pitching at to be...
BOSTON - Adam Jones said he could have played yesterday if the schedule allowed it, and he had no intention of sitting out tonight's game.
Jones underwent MRIs on both hands and wrists in Sarasota that came back negative.
"I'm not missing no game. If there's nothing broke, I'm not missing no game," Jones said.
"I wasn't worried. Since we had an off day and we were down there and we've got our hand specialist down there, it was fitting to let them see everything. It was cool to stay...
BOSTON - Adam Jones' right wrist isn't bothering him enough to keep him out of tonight's lineup. He's batting third instead of cleanup for the Orioles.
For the Orioles:
Robert Andino 2B
J.J. Hardy SS
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Steve Pearce LF
Ronny Paulino DH
Steve Tolleson 3B
Endy Chavez RF
Jason Hammel RHP
Down on the farm, catcher Brian Ward has reported to Double-A Bowie after serving his 50-game suspension. First baseman Rhyne Hughes also reported to the...
BOSTON - The Orioles haven't posted their lineup yet, but the Red Sox have shared their starting nine with us.
For the Red Sox:
Scott Podsednik CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
David Ortiz DH
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Ryan Sweeney RF
Daniel Nava LF
Mike Aviles SS
Jon Lester LHP
The Orioles swept the Red Sox in three games at Fenway Park on May 4-6 for the first time since June 10-12, 1994. They've won eight of their last 11 and 10 of their last 13 games overall...
BOSTON - We've moved into the third round of the First-Year Player Draft, and the Orioles used the 99th overall pick to select shortstop/second baseman Adrian Marin of Gulliver Prep School in Miami.
Marin is listed at 6 foot and 170 pounds. He's regarded as a plus-runner who's been timed at 6.65 in the 60-yard. He's committed to the University of Miami.
Baseball America ranked Marin as the 192nd-best prospect in the draft.
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