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Guthrie good but unrewarded (O's win 2-0)

September 09, 2011, 4:15pm

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Guthrie good but unrewarded (O's win 2-0)

This is why I can't give a firm answer on whether Jeremy Guthrie will lose 20 games this season. Guthrie has shut out the Blue Jays through four innings tonight. That screams quality start and victory. Except Toronto left-hander Brett Cecil has shut out the Orioles through five innings. And so it goes ... Guthrie can bring his 'A' game and still lose. The last time we saw Guthrie, he was body-slamming a water cooler in the visiting dugout at Tropicana Field. He didn't yell or wear a...

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Orioles and Blue Jays lineups

September 09, 2011, 12:13pm

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Ryan Adams gets the start at second base tonight for the series-opener in Toronto. Robert Andino is starting at third base, and Chris Davis gets the night off. Well, at least the beginning of it. For the Orioles: Robert Andino 3B J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Vladimir Guerrero DH Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds 1B Nolan Reimold LF Ryan Adams 2B Jeremy Guthrie RHP For the Blue Jays: Escobar SS Thames LF Bautista RF Encarnacion DH Lind 1B Lawrie 3B Johnson 2B Arencibia C...

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Showalter's words about the walk-off

September 08, 2011, 1:33pm

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No discussion about or dissection of today's 5-4, 10-inning win over the Yankees would be complete without mention of the Orioles' bullpen, which turned in six scoreless and hitless innings. Orioles relievers have now worked 13 1/3 scoreless innings over the last three games, with four hits, three walks and 17 strikeouts. Eight of those strikeouts came today, including four from Kevin Gregg over 1 1/3 innings. Jo-Jo Reyes was a calming influence after replacing starter Alfredo Simon with 2...

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Blake Davis clears waivers (O's walk-off win)

September 08, 2011, 12:22pm

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Blake Davis clears waivers (O's walk-off win)

Infielder Blake Davis cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. Once again, an Orioles player is ignored by the rest of baseball. What gives? Davis came off the 40-man roster on Tuesday when the Orioles purchased the contracts of relievers Clay Rapada and Jeremy Accardo. Meanwhile, we've got free baseball today at Camden Yards, where the announced attendance is 33,841. That's tickets sold. The Orioles' bullpen hasn't allowed a run, hit or walk in five innings. The...

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Markakis lowers shoulder and raises collision bar (game tied)

September 08, 2011, 11:50am

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Markakis lowers shoulder and raises collision bar (game tied)

There won't be a single Ravens player who delivers a hit on Sunday like the one Nick Markakis laid on Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli at home plate. Ray Lewis would be proud. Markakis tried to score from first base with one out in the seventh inning on Vladimir Guerrero's double into right-center field. He never broke stride. He almost broke Cervelli's nose. Markakis lowered his shoulder into Cervelli's face in a violent collision. Cervelli held onto the ball and all of his body parts,...

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This and that

September 08, 2011, 11:09am

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I just finished typing up a large morning entry for you, and my laptop screen faded to black. I lost everything except the headline. I don't have the energy or patience to duplicate it, so I'm just going to pass along a few items that are still fresh in my mind. I'm also going to display unusual restraint by not running into my front yard and screaming until my throat burns. With my hair looking like this? No way. I'm no longer using the "This, that and the other" headline. There's no...

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Guerrero continues to own Nova (O's down 4-3)

September 08, 2011, 10:40am

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Guerrero continues to own Nova (O's down 4-3)

Vladimir Guerrero's presence in the cleanup spot is a major irritant to fans here, but the matchup clearly favored him today. Guerrero has two more hits off Yankees starter Ivan Nova, including his 12th home run and a leadoff double in the fourth inning that led to another run. Yankees 4, Orioles 2. Guerrero is 6-for-8 with two homers lifetime against Nova. He just missed clearing the fence in right-center field in the fourth and settled for a double after slowing up as he rounded first...

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Simon and Andino with inning to forget

September 08, 2011, 9:43am

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Alfredo Simon retired the side in order in the top of the first inning on a pop up, fly ball and strikeout, but the first four Yankees reached base against him in the second. He also issued a two-out walk and gave up a two-run single to Derek Jeter. Vladimir Guerrero led off the bottom of the second with his 12th home run. He's 5-for-7 with 2 homers against Ivan Nova. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. Simon has faced 11 Yankees and we're only in the bottom of the second. He's thrown 47 pitches, 24...

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VandenHurk will start Saturday (Yankees lineup)

September 08, 2011, 8:15am

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VandenHurk will start Saturday (Yankees lineup)

Orioles manager Buck Showalter has chosen Rick VandenHurk to start Saturday's game in Toronto. Showalter also considered left-handers Jo-Jo Reyes and Brian Matusz, but he's going with VandenHurk, who has allowed one run and two hits, with three walks and two strikeouts, in two relief appearances covering 3 2/3 innings. VandenHurk went 9-13 with a 4.43 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Norfolk, with 40 walks and 108 strikeouts in 154 1/3 innings. He allowed one earned run or fewer in each of his...

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Orioles break out more traditional lineup

September 08, 2011, 7:01am

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It's a one-game homestand, but the lineup looks pretty normal today. Nothing here that should surprise you. For the Orioles: J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds 1B Nolan Reimold LF Chris Davis 3B Robert Andino 2B Alfredo Simon RHP

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Home today, gone tomorrow

September 07, 2011, 7:17pm

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Don't be fooled by that open date on your Orioles pocket schedule or refrigerator magnet. We're supposed to have a game today if it stops raining long enough to get the tarp off the field and separate the animals that have already been paired up. The Orioles will fly out to Toronto for a three-game series that starts tomorrow. They're one and done against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Or the fifth game between the two teams this season will be postponed because of the weather. It could go...

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Reynolds doesn't whiff in clutch; O's win 5-4 in 11 innings

September 07, 2011, 1:36pm

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Reynolds doesn't whiff in clutch; O's win 5-4 in 11 innings

Mark Reynolds struck out four times today, making him the envy of teammate Chris Davis, but he also delivered the Orioles' go-ahead run in a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Yankees. Reynolds singled off Yankees reliever Hector Noesi with two outs in the top of the 11th to score Matt Angle and break a 4-4 tie. Mark Reynolds talks with the O's Xtra crew after hitting the game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning Angle reached with one out on another error by Yankees shortstop Eduardo Nunez....

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Davis, Reynolds wearing golden sombreros (Davis approaching record)

September 07, 2011, 12:09pm

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Davis, Reynolds wearing golden sombreros (Davis approaching record)

Orioles third baseman Chris Davis misses that Eastern League pitching. Davis has struck out four times today and is 0-for-8 with six strikeouts since completing his injury rehab assignment at Double-A Bowie and coming off the disabled list yesterday. Davis fanned three times today against A.J. Burnett and took a called third strike from reliever David Robertson. This isn't a recent development for Davis. He's struck out 19 times in his last nine games and 39 at-bats. Meanwhile, the...

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Another lead slips away

September 07, 2011, 10:49am

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Zach Britton couldn't hold a 4-2 lead, allowing two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning after a four-pitch leadoff walk to Alex Rodriguez. Nothing good happens after...well, you know. Britton hadn't surrendered a hit since the first inning, but Andruw Jones doubled to move Rodriguez to third and Jesus Montero followed with a two-run single off the right field fence. The Orioles have seen enough of Montero. Big-time prospect with impressive opposite-field power. We get it. Britton had...

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Manufacturing a run and reclaiming the lead

September 07, 2011, 9:28am

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Manufacturing a run and reclaiming the lead

The Orioles and Yankees are fielding lineups today that conjure images of a split-squad game in spring training. Anyone know if it's raining in Sarasota or Tampa? The Orioles found the strength to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and the rally started with Matt Angle slapping a single into center field. Angle stole second, took third on a ground ball and scored on Nick Markakis' grounder to second base. Markakis has 65 RBIs this season. If Angle is going to make the roster in 2012,...

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A much different lineup today

September 07, 2011, 8:04am

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I couldn't be happier that I've been refreshing Twitter since 9:30 a.m. waiting for a lineup that arrived at noon. Stay hot, Roch. Manager Buck Showalter is doing some massive substituting and rearranging after last night's game ended at 2:15 a.m. You won't recognize this lineup. For the Orioles: Matt Angle CF Robert Andino SS Nick Markakis DH Mark Reynolds 1B Nolan Reimold RF Chris Davis 3B Ryan Adams 2B Kyle Hudson LF Craig Tatum C Zach Britton LHP

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The only baseball game that needs a lifeguard (NY wins 5-3)

September 06, 2011, 8:52pm

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The only baseball game that needs a lifeguard (NY wins 5-3)

The Orioles endured another delay tonight, this one lasting 13 minutes as the Yankee Stadium grounds crew applied a drying agent around home plate and on the mound. As if that's going to do any good. The crew should have dumped a few sacks of it on the warning track. Matt Angle lost his footing while trying to track Francisco Cervelli's fly ball in the fifth inning, breaking back and in and sideways before dropping it and allowing Jorge Posada to score for a 2-0 lead. Posada reached on...

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Orioles DFA B. Davis and Hendrickson (O's down 2-0)

September 06, 2011, 7:14pm

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The Orioles waited until first pitch, as always, to announce their roster moves. They created room on the 40-man roster by designating Blake Davis and Mark Hendrickson for assignment. Davis, 27, hit .254 (15-for-59) in 25 games for the Orioles this year. Hendrickson, 37, posted a 5.73 ERA in eight games and 11 innings. Hendrickson recently went through optional waivers so the Orioles could put him back on the 40-man. Now they've taken him off. The Orioles needed two spots on the 40-man...

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Orioles-Yankees starting at 11 p.m.

September 06, 2011, 6:38pm

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It took 3 1/2 hours for the crew chief to decide that the Orioles and Yankees could start their game tonight. Tack on another 30 minutes for the Yankee Stadium grounds crew to get the field ready, and we're looking at a projected 11 p.m. start time. The decision to play or postpone rested in the hands of the umpires, since the Orioles are making their last visit to New York. And they're in no hurry to send everyone home. MASN's Gary Thorne says we've got a 30-minute window before more...

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Rain and Reimold

September 06, 2011, 4:52pm

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Anticipating more rain today, the Yankee Stadium grounds crew has installed a diving board and ladder behind the mound. Matt Angle had trouble tracking the ball in left field last night, but only because he was distracted by the shark's fin. The decision to play or postpone the game rested in the clammy hands of the umpires, since the Orioles were making their final trip to the Bronx. And they really, really wanted to work. It was raining buckets and the forecast for the rest of the night...