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The hot left hands

The hot left hands
Brian Matusz, who takes the ball tonight in Chicago, has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his four August starts. Mark Buehrle has lost once in four starts this month, when he allowed four runs (three earned) and 10 hits in seven innings at Camden Yards. He tossed seven scoreless innings in his last outing. For his career, Buehrle is 5-4 with a 2.81 ERA in 15 games against the Orioles. Nick Markakis is 9-for-20 with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs against Buehrle. Corey...
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Fitting J.J. in the bullpen

Fitting J.J. in the bullpen
It took about an hour, but I'm finally able to create a blog entry. I'm having another one of those mornings. Every connection times out and the system is running at a snail's pace. I lost my patience about 45 minutes ago, but that's typical. Anyway, I need to file something simple because I'm not equipped to actually flip screens and check statistics and information at other sites. That would take another hour. By that time, my wireless card will be nestled under my back tire as I hit...
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Good and bad baserunning

Good and bad baserunning
Adam Jones hustled from first to third on Felix Pie's ground ball single into right field in the second inning. It looked like a gamble with no outs, but he didn't even draw a throw. At that moment, Jim Palmer noted on the MASN telecast that the Orioles are playing with more energy than he's seen in a few years. Matt Wieters followed with a hard grounder to first, where Paul Konerko fielded the ball and threw to second to start a 3-6-3 double play. Jones froze on the play and remained at...
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A couple injury updates

A couple injury updates
Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters in Chicago that reliever Jim Johnson could be activated from the disabled list as early as Friday in Anaheim. Johnson threw two scoreless innings today for Double-A Bowie, allowing one hit and striking out three in the first game of a doubleheader against Akron. Ryan Adams' 13th homer provided all the scoring in a 1-0 victory. Johnson was supposed to work back-to-back days, but that schedule has changed after he threw 28 pitches today. Look for...
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Tonight's lineups

Tonight's lineups
For the Orioles: 2B Brian Roberts RF Nick Markakis 1B Ty Wigginton DH Luke Scott CF Adam Jones LF Felix Pie C Matt Wieters SS Cesar Izturis 3B Josh Bell RHP Jeremy Guthrie For the White Sox: LF Juan Pierre 3B Omar Vizquel CF Alex Rios 1B Paul Konerko RF Carlos Quentin C A.J. Pierzynski SS Alexei Ramirez DH Mark Teahen 2B Gordon Beckham RHP Gavin Floyd
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Having another chance against Gavin

Having another chance against Gavin
The Orioles will get another look at hometown righty Gavin Floyd, who held them to two runs over seven innings in a 4-2 victory on Aug. 7. Floyd is 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA lifetime against the Orioles, the team that we'll assume he rooted for as a kid. Nick Markakis is 3-for-10 with two doubles, a homer and three RBIs against Floyd. Felix Pie is 3-for-6. Adam Jones is 2-for-6 with a homer. Brian Roberts is 3-for-14, but two of those hits are home runs. Luke Scott is 2-for-11. I'm starting to...
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Happy Birthday, Cal

Happy Birthday, Cal
I'm heading back down to Ocean Pines this morning and might actually see the beach this time. I'm shooting for tomorrow and Thursday, since it's overcast today and I'm getting a late start. All I need is for the Orioles to cooperate. No trades or managerial changes. I should be safe. I'm averaging three Joe Mahoney questions a day, so I'll just mention here that he has a shot to surface in Baltimore sometime next summer. It won't be on Opening Day. The Orioles won't approach free...
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Quick check of the farm (updated)

Quick check of the farm (updated)
Pitcher Daniel Klein, the Orioles' third-round pick out of UCLA, logged a perfect seventh inning tonight for short-season Single-A Aberdeen. He recorded two outs on ground balls and one on a fly ball. The Orioles view him as a starter, but they'll ease him into his professional career by having him come out of the bullpen. Brandon Waring hit his 20th home run tonight for Double-A Bowie, and Joe Mahoney added his seventh, but I'm more interested in the curious lineup. Danny Figueroa was...
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Checking on Reimold (updated)

Checking on Reimold (updated)
Nolan Reimold is starting at first base today for Triple-A Norfolk. The Tides are losing to Durham, 5-1, in the fifth. Brandon Snyder has been making the bulk of the starts at first since coming off the disabled list, but he's not in the lineup. Reimold has posted a .464 on-base percentage in 34 games since July 17. That's the third-highest percentage in the International League. Former Oriole Justin Turner is first at .474 during that span. Reimold is batting .308 (36-for-117) with four...
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Determining Millwood's immediate future

Determining Millwood's immediate future
Jeremy Guthrie will start tomorrow night's series opener in Chicago, bringing an unimpressive 7-12 record and a serviceable 3.97 ERA. That's the same ERA as his counterpart, Severna Park's Gavin Floyd, who gets a lot more love in baseball circles. Guthrie is a veteran who currently figures into next season's plans, though he'll draw interest on the trade market. I know a few rival general managers wish they had pulled the trigger on a deal before the July 31 non-waiver...
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Rowell sets record (w/Norfolk update)

Rowell sets record (w/Norfolk update)
Third baseman Billy Rowell set the record for most career games played at Single-A Frederick when he appeared in No. 334 this afternoon in a 4-1 loss to Salem. I suppose you can file this one in the "dubious" category, since Rowell has spent the last three seasons in the Carolina League after being the ninth overall pick in the 2006 draft. The Orioles considered the idea of assigning him to Double-A Bowie to start the season, but decided to keep him at the Single-A level. They put him back...
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Millwood: "I just wasn't executing my pitches"

Millwood: "I just wasn't executing my pitches"
Reminds me of the famous line delivered by former Tampa Bay Bucs coach John McKay when asked by a reporter about his woeful team's execution. "I'm all for it." Anyway, here's how Kevin Millwood summarized the first inning: "I got a ball up to Andrus that he hit, walked Michael Young and then threw one right down the middle to Hamilton. So, I just wasn't executing my pitches." Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero did the serious damage to Millwood, who fell to 2-14. "They're pretty...
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Post-game Showalter

Post-game Showalter
The Orioles were done in today by the three-run homers that Kevin Millwood surrendered to Josh Hamilton in the first inning and Vladimir Guerrero in the fifth. Millwood, as I pointed out earlier, has allowed 38 runs in the first inning this season. "I give him a little bit of an out. He was already warmed up and the rain came and he sat around for a little while. But I understand some of the problems he's had there, regardless," manager Buck Showalter said. "You get a lineup like that...
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VandenHurk's debut (updated)

VandenHurk's debut (updated)
Rick VandenHurk walked off the mound to a partial standing ovation after striking out Michael Young to end the top of the seventh inning. VandenHurk walked leadoff hitter Julio Borbon on five pitches before striking out Elvis Andus. He picked off Borbon and fanned Young to complete a 12-pitch inning. VandenHurk's fastball hit 95 mph. He threw three straight heaters at Andrus - 93, 95 and 94 mph - and struck him out on an 81 mph curveball. He started off Young with a 95 mph fastball and threw...
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Vlady strikes again (updated)

Vlady strikes again (updated)
I joked on O's Xtra that Rick VandenHurk was keeping busy by directing traffic in and out of the A Lot at Camden Yards, but he actually warmed up in the fifth inning. Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run homer off Kevin Millwood to increase the Rangers' lead to 6-1. He was 0-for-2 before that at-bat, but began the day hitting .384 with five homers and 17 RBIs lifetime against Millwood. Make that six homers and 20 RBIs. VandenHurk has stopped throwing, so we'll see Millwood again in the sixth...
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Oh those first inning woes

Oh those first inning woes
It happened again. Kevin Millwood gave up runs in the first inning - three to be exact. That brings his season total to 38 in the first inning. Millwood has been scored upon in the first in 13 of his last 16 outings. Only once has he kept the run total to one. Elvis Andrus singled, Michael Young walked and Josh Hamilton homered. Three batters, three runs. Millwood breezed through the second inning, getting a fly ball and two grounders. But the damage is done. In Millwood's last six...
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Showalter talks about J.J. (updated)

Showalter talks about J.J. (updated)
It's raining hard right now, so we're not starting on time. The word "monsoon" has been used here to describe the conditions. Instant weather update: It's already stopped raining and the tarp's coming off the field. They don't make monsoons the way they used to. Kevin Millwood will make his 400th career start, joining Jamie Moyer, Andy Pettitte, Livan Hernandez, Tim Wakefield, Javier Vazquez and Jeff Suppan as the only active pitchers to start 400 or more games. Not only did Orioles...
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More on J.J.

More on J.J.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter watched from the home dugout at Prince George's Stadium last night as Jim Johnson pitched one inning for Double-A Bowie. Showalter arrived in the fourth inning and got a good seat. Johnson entered the game in the top of the sixth and served up a home run to Thomas Neal on a high changeup. Johnson retired the other three batters he faced, striking out the last one. He threw 20 pitches after totaling 12 the previous night. "I felt like I had better release on my...
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Before the lineup's posted (it is now)

Before the lineup's posted (it is now)
Players aren't required to report to the ballpark today until noon. I saw Matt Wieters and Cesar Izturis eating breakfast with third base coach Gary Allenson. It's a little slow around here. I forgot to mention last night that Adam Jones won't start today. Manager Buck Showalter wants to rest him for a few days, including tomorrow, when we have an open date on the schedule before the six-game road trip that begins Tuesday in Chicago and continues into Anaheim. Jones is 0-for-16 since his...
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JJ update

JJ update
Orioles reliever Jim Johnson gave up a solo home run tonight to Richmond's Thomas Neal in his latest injury-rehab inning at Double-A Bowie. He threw 20 pitches, 12 for strikes. Johnson struck out a batter to end the inning. I'm told that his fastball sat in the 93-94 mph range. Johnson also threw his slider, changeup and curveball tonight. So what's next? The Orioles want him to work out the next two days and pitch again on Tuesday and Wednesday. But you already knew that because you...
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