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Mancini on Hyde: "He's going to back us up in any situation"

September 11, 2021, 8:40pm

Orioles

Mancini on Hyde: "He's going to back us up in any situation"

The Orioles and Blue Jays made it through two games yesterday without any blowups and only one stunning blowout. No hits through six innings in the nightcap and no hitters drilled after the opposing pitcher surrendered a couple of home runs. No bickering over a misunderstanding or false accusations. No TV-MA rating for the television broadcast. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde took some social media heat - as if that's a unique development - for his language Friday directed at Rays starter Robbie...

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Orioles no-hit Jays for six innings and lose 11-2 (updated)

September 11, 2021, 7:03pm

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The starts will keep coming to Orioles left-hander Keegan Akin. What he does with them is up to him. The Orioles can only provide the opportunities, sit back and hope that he flourishes. Just as they did while making Cedric Mullins their everyday center fielder. Akin issued a leadoff walk to George Springer tonight in the second game of the doubleheader, retired 15 batters in a row and turned in six hitless innings, and Mullins belted his 29th home run. But the Orioles still couldn't achieve...

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Orioles lose lead in seventh and drop Game 1 11-10 (updated)

September 11, 2021, 3:49pm

Orioles

Dean Kremer was handed the ball today and given no promises. Lots of run support, but no promises. The 29th man for a September doubleheader knows his way back to the minors. But there are no rules against him staying, just that someone must be optioned after the nightcap. Kremer's first start with the Orioles in more than two months lasted four innings and included more strikes, but also three home runs among six extra-base hits and leads that shrank or disappeared. The Orioles wouldn't let...

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Orioles and Blue Jays Game 1 lineups (updated)

September 11, 2021, 10:38am

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The Orioles are sending rookies Keegan Akin and Dean Kremer to the mound for today's doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. Kremer is starting the opener. Kremer has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk as the 29th man, rejoining a team he hasn't pitched for since June 24 in Buffalo, where he allowed six runs and walked five batters in one-third of an inning. In his previous start, he held the Jays to two runs and three hits with six strikeouts in six innings at Camden Yards....

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Mountcastle on rookie heels of Ripken and Murray

September 10, 2021, 6:55pm

Orioles

Mountcastle on rookie heels of Ripken and Murray

The comparisons came to Ryan Mountcastle almost from the minute that the Orioles selected him with their second pick in the 2015 draft. His size, the position he played. There was an attachment to Cal Ripken Jr. long before he approached the Hall of Famer's club record for most home runs by a rookie in a season. Mountcastle enters today's doubleheader needing only one to tie Eddie Murray for second place with 27 and leave him one behind Ripken, baseball's Iron Man. Two legends of the game....

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Santander's tiebreaking homer pushes Orioles past Jays (updated)

September 10, 2021, 6:39pm

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The Orioles know exactly what's at stake. The importance of the remaining games for each opponent that's in a pennant race. Vying for a division title or the distinction of a wild card. A team buried in last place can wield plenty of influence. And the Orioles are going to take their biggest swings at it. Don't strive to be a spoiler but hope to succeed at it. Cedric Mullins and Ryan McKenna homered in the first inning tonight and rookie Chris Ellis grinded through the fifth before the Blue...

More on Harvey and LÃ³pez being shut down for season

September 10, 2021, 1:47pm

Orioles

More on Harvey and LÃ³pez being shut down for season

The Orioles are shutting down pitchers Matt Harvey and Jorge LÃ³pez for the remainder of the season, leaving their futures in the organization in varying states of uncertainty. Harvey went on the 10-day injured list yesterday with inflammation in his right knee. LÃ³pez beat him to it after leaving Monday's game against the Royals with a sprained right ankle. Manager Brandon Hyde announced both decisions earlier today. Harvey underwent further testing on the knee, which he injured Aug. 4...

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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays

September 10, 2021, 12:33pm

Orioles

Jorge Mateo and RamÃ³n UrÃas are out of the lineup tonight due to their physical issues, which puts Richie Martin back in the Orioles lineup for the series opener against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. Martin is playing shortstop in his first game since the Orioles recalled him. UrÃas continues to receive treatment on his right upper leg and Mateo is enduring some unspecified discomfort. Manager Brandon Hyde saw Mateo struggle to get out of the box last night and wondered if the...

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Leftovers for breakfast

September 09, 2021, 7:31pm

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The Orioles ran out of rookie relievers making their major league debuts. Their streak of bullpen wins by newbies ended last night at two. A modest total for most streaks, but no other team in the modern era went back-to-back before the Orioles, who provided the opportunity for Mike Baumann the previous night and Manny Barreda on Wednesday. Could there be more contrasting relievers than these two? Baumann, 25, the third-round pick in 2017 who's ranked as a Top 10 prospect in the system by...

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Game gets away from Orioles late in 6-0 loss (updated)

September 09, 2021, 5:49pm

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Rule 5 pick Tyler Wells wasn't available to pitch tonight after Orioles manager Brandon Hyde reluctantly had to use him to get the final out in Wednesday's remarkable comeback win. The rookie pitched in back-to-back games and in three of the last four, and he wasn't going to close if a slim lead carried to the ninth. Hyde was just hoping to be pressed into a decision. No jokes about avoiding one-run games. He'd take any margin as long as his club was on the right side of it. Kansas City...

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Matt Harvey placed on 10-day injured list

September 09, 2021, 1:59pm

Orioles

Matt Harvey placed on 10-day injured list

The Orioles found their infield coverage this afternoon while creating room in their rotation. Veteran starter Matt Harvey is on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation, the move coming after he made his 28th start last night. Infielder Richie Martin has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and gives the Orioles five players on their bench. Harvey is 6-14 with a 6.27 ERA and 1.543 WHIP in 127 2/3 innings. His 28 starts rank first on the club, three ahead of Jorge LÃ³pez, who was...

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Orioles and Royals lineups (updated)

September 09, 2021, 12:26pm

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Trey Mancini returns to the Orioles lineup tonight for the first time since Sunday, batting cleanup and serving as the designated hitter. Austin Hays and RamÃ³n UrÃas are on the bench. DJ Stewart is in left field and batting fifth. The double play combination remains Jorge Mateo at shortstop and Jahmai Jones at second base. Ryan Mountcastle's 26 home runs are the third-most by an Orioles rookie in a single season, trailing Cal Ripken Jr. (28 in 1982) and Eddie Murray (27 in 1977). Hays...

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Orioles rally for nine runs in eighth inning and win 9-8 (updated)

September 08, 2021, 6:37pm

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A quality start from Matt Harvey on Aug. 27 against the Rays has been followed by two failed attempts to complete the fifth inning. What's also going to follow are questions about his remaining time in a rotation that keeps getting younger and less experienced. The Orioles will figure it out. In the meantime, they seem to be getting more frisky. More confident in themselves. Less inclined to wait for something bad to happen to them. There's no reasonable way to question it. They made sure...

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Orioles rolling out the rookies in rotation

September 08, 2021, 3:07pm

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Matt Harvey made his 28th start last night, the former Orioles reclamation project in spring training who turned into the No. 2 guy in the rotation breaking camp. Before all the shuffling that wrecked the order like a wet NASCAR track. Whether Harvey receives a 29th, or when he does, is under discussion. Whether the Orioles bend to the need to evaluate and offer chances to their prospects who suddenly have formed a conga line to Camden Yards. Mike Baumann made his major league debut Tuesday...

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Hyde on Baumann, Wells, injuries and more

September 08, 2021, 1:58pm

Orioles

Hyde on Baumann, Wells, injuries and more

Mike Baumann is going to follow his major league debut last night, and his first victory, with another bullpen appearance. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Baumann will be used in similar fashion after working 3 2/3 innings and allowing only an unearned run. "We're going to do the same thing with Mike, probably in a few days," Hyde said, "where he's going to do an extended bullpen appearance where I probably bring him in in a clean inning and give us some innings out of the 'pen that...

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Orioles and Royals lineups

September 08, 2021, 12:19pm

Orioles

Trey Mancini (oblique) and RamÃ³n UrÃas (leg) remain out of the Orioles lineup for tonight's game against the Royals at Camden Yards. Ryan McKenna is in center field and Cedric Mullins is the designated hitter. Pedro Severino is batting cleanup. Austin Hays will try to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. He's 19-for-51 (.373) with 12 RBIs, eight extra-base hits and 10 runs scored during the streak. Mullins has homered in three consecutive games to run his team-leading total to 27....

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Former Orioles knew where Mateo belonged

September 07, 2021, 6:08pm

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The comments were made in jest and thousands of miles away from Baltimore. By former members of the Orioles organization who saw a perfect marriage between one of their players and the rebuilding team they left behind. Never did they imagine that it would actually come true. The Orioles claimed Jorge Mateo on waivers a month ago and he's reached base in 24 of his 25 starts, with a walk and his 10th stolen base last night. His name keeps appearing in the lineup, which the Padres couldn't do...

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O's hit three homers and Baumann gets win in debut (updated)

September 07, 2021, 5:52pm

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O's hit three homers and Baumann gets win in debut (updated)

The Orioles keep building new streaks as if tool belts are now part of the uniform. Usually the kind that feel like a drill bit twisting through the temples of their manager. Brandon Hyde was able to joke about the most recent streak, the one-run games that reached five in a row going into tonight. How he told his players it was OK to win 7-2 once in a while. They didn't exactly follow orders against the Royals, but a four-run first inning hinted that they no longer wanted to be so...

Hyde on Baumann, LÃ³pez and Harvey, Mancini on oblique

September 07, 2021, 2:10pm

Orioles

Hyde on Baumann, LÃ³pez and Harvey, Mancini on oblique

The Orioles made a series of pitching moves before tonight's game, setting up the possibility of achieving one club record and tying another during the series against the Royals. Besides recalling Mike Baumann from Triple-A Norfolk and placing Jorge LÃ³pez on the 10-day injured list, the Orioles also selected the contract of reliever Manny Barreda from Norfolk and optioned reliever Zack Burdi to the Tides. Reliever Hunter Harvey was transferred to the 60-day injured list to create a spot for...

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Orioles and Royals lineups

September 07, 2021, 11:47am

Orioles

Trey Mancini is out of the Orioles lineup again tonight after staying on the bench yesterday with "general soreness," according to manager Brandon Hyde. Mancini was struck on the foot by a ball Sunday afternoon. DJ Stewart is the designated hitter, as the Orioles continue their series against the Royals at Camden Yards. Ryan Mountcastle is the first baseman and batting second. RamÃ³n UrÃas also remains out of the lineup with soreness in his upper right leg. Jorge Mateo is playing...