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Hyde on Ellis, UrÃas, Zimmermann and Santander

September 23, 2021, 1:38pm

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Hyde on Ellis, UrÃas, Zimmermann and Santander

Rookie Chris Ellis threw a bullpen session this afternoon at Camden Yards and remains a candidate to start this weekend against the Rangers. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was waiting for a health update after head athletic trainer Brian Ebel monitored the session. "I should know here in about 20 minutes. Hopefully, he's good to go," Hyde said. "If he's good to go, he'll pitch probably Saturday. And then (John Means) Sunday." Hyde confirmed the infielder RamÃ³n UrÃas won't play again...

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Orioles and Rangers lineups

September 23, 2021, 1:03pm

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The Orioles get a four-game break from contending opponents, facing the Rangers tonight with rookie Zac Lowther on the mound and a designated hitter back in their lineup. Trey Mancini is the cleanup hitter and DH. Anthony Santander remains out of the lineup with a sore left hamstring. Santander ran sprints earlier today and hit in the cage. Austin Hays is in left field and Ryan McKenna is in right. Jahmai Jones is the second baseman. Austin Wynns is catching. Lowther is making his ninth...

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Orioles forced into another flurry of roster moves

September 22, 2021, 6:42pm

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The lineup was a late posting again yesterday. Manager Brandon Hyde explained that the Orioles had "a bunch of things going on right now." It must have been quite a scene. Bring players to Philadelphia and calculate how many are needed on the active roster and for which injured Orioles. Outfielder Anthony Santander avoided the injured list, but didn't figure to be much of a contributor off the bench with a sore left hamstring. As if his sore left ankle needed company. The starter for Sunday...

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Akin and Hays impress again, but O's lose 4-3 (updated)

September 22, 2021, 6:27pm

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Akin and Hays impress again, but O's lose 4-3 (updated)

As the Orioles keep piling more players on their injured lists and going day-to-day with others who are ailing, they cherish every individual who stays in the lineup or rotation and seems determined to finish strong. Keegan Akin, a couple starts removed from his six no-hit innings, shut out the Phillies over 5 1/3 and struck out six batters before Eric Hanhold replaced him. Austin Hays retained ownership of the month of September, his scorching bat producing a run-scoring double in the sixth...

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Orioles put UrÃas on injured list and DFA Valdez

September 22, 2021, 2:03pm

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The Orioles' roster moves are official and their 28-man roster has been refreshed again. The club has recalled infielder Jahmai Jones and reliever Konner Wade from Triple-A Norfolk today, placed infielder RamÃ³n UrÃas on the 10-day injured list with a right adductor strain and designated reliever CÃ©sar Valdez for assignment. Reliever Joey Krehbiel, claimed off waivers yesterday from the Rays, was optioned to Norfolk. UrÃas was a late scratch from the lineup yesterday, but he...

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Orioles preparing to make multiple roster moves

September 22, 2021, 1:04pm

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The Orioles end their road trip tonight in Philadelphia with a few more roster moves pending. Infielders Jahmai Jones and Tyler Nevin have joined the club and could be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Manager Brandon Hyde said there's also a fresh arm available for the bullpen as a possible transaction. Hyde said, "We have a bunch of things going on right now," which includes pitcher Chris Ellis' arm fatigue, infielder RamÃ³n UrÃas' sore right upper leg and Anthony Santander tweaking...

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Stewart's placement on injured list latest change to outfield

September 21, 2021, 7:23pm

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Stewart's placement on injured list latest change to outfield

With so much turbulence striking the Orioles roster this summer, there was no reason to believe that the outfield would be unaffected. And that the depth so fiercely advertised throughout the winter and spring would protect it. DJ Stewart is done for the last two weeks of the season and primed to undergo surgery on his right knee. A procedure to correct an "osteochondral defect," which also is known as "osteochondritis dissecans," which brings no clarity. Basically, it's damage to the...

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Orioles bullpen brings its best until 10th in 3-2 loss (updated)

September 21, 2021, 6:51pm

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The bullpen game plotted tonight by Orioles manager Brandon Hyde began to live up to its definition perhaps a bit sooner than anticipated. Conner Greene couldn't give the Orioles a second inning as the opener, his 24 pitches in a scoreless first against the Phillies beginning the parade of relievers. Marcos DiplÃ¡n tossed two scoreless innings. Thomas Eshelman stranded a runner in the fourth, retired the side in order in the fifth and struck out two batters in the sixth around J.T....

Stewart goes on injured list (plus lineups, UrÃas scratched)

September 21, 2021, 1:23pm

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Stewart goes on injured list (plus lineups, UrÃas scratched)

The Orioles have placed outfielder DJ Stewart on the 60-day injured list with a right knee osteochondral defect and selected the contract of reliever CÃ©sar Valdez from Triple-A Norfolk. Putting Stewart on the 60-day IL created a spot for Valdez on the 40-man roster. Stewart wasn't going to return before the season ended on Oct. 3. An osteochondral defect, according to a quick Internet search, refers to a focal area of damage that involves both the cartilage and a piece of underlying bone....

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Greene starting tonight, Orioles claim Krehbiel off waivers

September 21, 2021, 10:27am

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With rookie Chris EIlis unavailable to make tonight's start due to some arm fatigue, the Orioles are going with Conner Greene in a bullpen game against the Phillies. Greene is making his first major league start after 18 relief appearances this season. He hasn't gone more than two innings or thrown more than 37 pitches, which happened in his debut on July 27 against the Marlins. Until allowing three runs Sunday in one-third of an inning at Fenway Park, Greene had strung together six scoreless...

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This, that and the other

September 20, 2021, 4:36pm

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The 2021 season is down to a dozen games, and egging on the Orioles to keep playing won't do you any good. They'll be scrambling to make their flights home or to get back to Baltimore. Perhaps they'll also get some satisfaction from influencing a couple of pennant races. The schedule has set them up for it. They left Boston on Sunday afternoon and flew into Philadelphia, facing another team desperate for wins that can get it into the playoffs. A four-game series against the Rangers won't...

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Notes on Mullins, upcoming starters, playing spoiler and more

September 20, 2021, 1:22pm

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Notes on Mullins, upcoming starters, playing spoiler and more

Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is just getting a rest day, according to manager Brandon Hyde. He isn't injured and he isn't necessarily staying on the bench for tonight's series opener in Philadelphia. "After a busy weekend, it's a good day to give him a rest and he'll be ready for a pinch-hit or coming into the game," Hyde said. Mullins is one home run short of joining the 30/30 club and being the lone member with the Orioles. Mullins is trying to become the first center fielder,...

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Orioles lineup vs. Phillies

September 20, 2021, 11:56am

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The Orioles lineup for tonight's series opener in Philadelphia excludes Cedric Mullins, Trey Mancini and RamÃ³n UrÃas. Mancini had his first multi-RBI game yesterday since July 11 against the White Sox, but he's dealing with a sore oblique. UrÃas has been in and out of the lineup with to a sore right leg. National League rules prevent Mancini from serving as the designated hitter. Austin Hays, with seven RBIs in his last five games and 18 in his last 15, is leading off and playing...

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Hanhold back in majors and working to stay there

September 19, 2021, 12:12pm

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Hanhold back in majors and working to stay there

BOSTON - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde expressed his opinion of reliever Eric Hanhold by getting the right-hander out of Friday night's game after only two batters. Sounds bad until Hyde explains why. Hanhold retired both batters in the sixth after replacing Dusten Knight, snagging a comebacker to get Hunter Renfroe in a rundown between second and third base and striking out Rafael Devers on a 95 mph fastball, and made such an impression on Hyde that he was removed to keep him available the...

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Wells retires 11 of 12, but O's lose 8-6 to complete sweep (updated)

September 19, 2021, 12:06pm

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Wells retires 11 of 12, but O's lose 8-6 to complete sweep (updated)

BOSTON - The last of the three young starters for the Orioles took his lumps today just like everyone else. With the Red Sox showing no mercy early in their quest to earn a wild card spot in the playoffs. Go easy and you might be going home, and not to host a game in the postseason. Alexander Wells stepped into traffic this afternoon, knowing the risks and hoping to come out fine on the other side. Whether he did is open to interpretation, but it sure felt that way. He loaded the bases with no...

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UrÃas scratched from lineup, Mancini and Severino return

September 19, 2021, 8:18am

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UrÃas scratched from lineup, Mancini and Severino return

BOSTON - RamÃ³n UrÃas worked out at third base this morning and has been scratched from the original lineup. Kelvin GutiÃ©rrez is starting at third base. UrÃas has been bothered by soreness in his right leg, which takes him in and out of the lineup. "He went and tried to run this morning and it didn't feel great," said manager Brandon Hyde. Anthony Santander is in left field again, a Fenway Park maneuver, with Austin Hays in right. Trey Mancini returns to the lineup as the...

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Orioles add relievers Eshelman and Kriske to active roster

September 19, 2021, 7:18am

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BOSTON - The Orioles shook up their bullpen again this morning by selecting the contract of Thomas Eshelman from Triple-A Norfolk and recalling Brooks Kriske from the Tides. In corresponding moves, the club has optioned Spenser Watkins to Norfolk and designated Dusten Knight for assignment. Knight had to be moved in order to create space for Eshelman on the 40-man roster. Kriske, claimed off waivers from the Yankees, joined the Orioles over the weekend and went through the intake process after...

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Orioles value young contributors as losing gets old

September 18, 2021, 6:40pm

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BOSTON - The Orioles conclude their series against the Red Sox this afternoon with another rookie on the mound. Another enormous challenge that, at the least, can push along the education of a young starting pitcher. As long as it doesn't break him. Alexander Wells receives his turn after Keegan Akin and Zac Lowther pitched in the first two games of the series. Got to make sure the Red Sox get their fill of lefty prospects. So, where does this group go for support? To ensure that any beatings...

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Orioles can't maintain rapid pace in 9-3 loss (updated)

September 18, 2021, 12:19pm

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BOSTON - The Orioles came out swinging today in baseball's most literal sense. The first pitch to Cedric Mullins was lined into left field for a double. The first to Ryan Mountcastle was launched for a two-run homer. The first to Anthony Santander was lined to center for a single. The first to Austin Hays was pulled foul before he drew a walk. Nick Pivetta needed to pivot. The Orioles needed to find a way to sustain their momentum, which can be halted as if reaching a barricade. Rookie Zac...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

September 18, 2021, 7:31am

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BOSTON - Trey Mancini, Pedro Severino and RamÃ³n UrÃas are out of the Orioles lineup for today's game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. DJ Stewart is the designated hitter and he's batting fifth. Pat Valaika is the second baseman, with Richie Martin at shortstop. UrÃas has a 12-game on-base streak. He also has a sore right upper leg. Austin Hays, today's cleanup hitter and right fielder, leads the Orioles with 34 RBIs since the All-Star break and has hit seven homers with 16 RBIs...