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Orioles promoting pitcher Mike Baumann

September 07, 2021, 11:14am

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The Orioles are poised to recall one of their top pitching prospects, right-hander Mike Baumann, from Triple-A Norfolk, according to sources. Baumann's arrival in Baltimore today would seem to indicate that Jorge LÃ³pez is going on the injured list after rolling his right ankle yesterday. LÃ³pez faced one batter and sustained the injury while covering first base on Andrew Benintendi's ground ball to Ryan Mountcastle. He's pitched in six games since moving to the bullpen and allowed two...

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Expanded roster still stretching Orioles thin

September 06, 2021, 2:24pm

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Grant manager Brandon Hyde one baseball wish and he could go in pretty much any direction, no GPS capable of leading him to an exact spot. Give him a bunch, however, and he's demanding more length out of an expanded roster. The bump from 26 to 28 players just doesn't cut it. He'd rub the shine off the genie lamp for a deeper bench and pitching staff. "I wish we had a 35-man roster in September this year," he said yesterday morning, sitting in the dugout for his media session and confirming...

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Lowther impresses but Orioles lose lead and game (updated)

September 06, 2021, 12:07pm

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The door opens so wide for Orioles in search of an opportunity, it's a wonder that the hinges don't snap in half. Faces have been reddened by that same door slamming shut, the failures bound to leave a mark. Zac Lowther got his latest chance this afternoon after making one appearance each in April, May and June, and two in July. Manager Brandon Hyde suggested that the rookie would receive multiple starts and, hopefully, open some eyes in the front office. Maybe wider than the door. Lowther...

Orioles notes before today's series opener (updated)

September 06, 2021, 8:29am

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The Orioles are recalling rookie left-hander Zac Lowther from Triple-A Norfolk today but haven't announced the move or who's leaving the active roster for the series opener against the Royals at Camden Yards. This is Lowther's second major league start and sixth appearance. He's allowed 10 runs and 13 hits in 8 1/3 innings. His lone start was May 8 against the Red Sox, when he surrendered seven runs and seven hits in 2 1 /3 innings. Lowther has never faced the Royals, who are 61-75 overall...

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More thoughts on yesterday's comeback win in the Bronx

September 05, 2021, 5:29pm

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More thoughts on yesterday's comeback win in the Bronx

Say what you will about the 2021 Orioles, and the dialogue fills a lot of pages, but there's no denying that they're playing hard with the season down to its final month and hopes of staying competitive buried a long time ago. You don't overcome a trio of three-run deficits yesterday at Yankee Stadium if you're already booking offseason vacations. You don't win two one-run games in the series. You don't keep grinding. There are obvious signs and more subtle ones, the latter including how...

Mullins joins 25/25 club and O's rally for 8-7 win (updated)

September 05, 2021, 1:10pm

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Mullins joins 25/25 club and O's rally for 8-7 win (updated)

Nine consecutive four-seam fastballs to Gary SÃ¡nchez in the second inning today showed tremendous confidence in the pitch. But also with the obvious risks and other potential repercussions. SÃ¡nchez got the barrel on the ninth, with the bases loaded and the Orioles ahead by a run, and launched it into the second deck for a grand slam. The chance at a rare series win on the road seemed to disappear with the ball, but the Orioles kept clawing, kept putting runners on base and finally found...

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More on Orioles rotation heading into Royals series

September 05, 2021, 8:16am

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Orioles manager Hyde is holding off until after today's game to reveal Monday's starter, saying it's going to require a corresponding move because the pitcher is being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. This eliminates left-hander Alexander Wells, who's already with the team. "I'm just going to wait on it," he said. Mike Baumann started Tuesday for the Tides and would be working on extra rest. Zac Lowther would be on normal rest. Dean Kremer isn't available because the Orioles won't use...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

September 05, 2021, 7:20am

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Ryan Mountcastle and Jahmai Jones are out of the Orioles lineup today as they conclude their series at Yankee Stadium. DJ Stewart is the designated hitter with the Orioles finally facing a right-handed starter. RamÃ³n Urias moves to shortstop and Jorge Mateo to second base. Trey Mancini has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, batting .358/.404/.472 (19-for-53). He's the first baseman today. Left-hander Keegan Akin has held opponents to one run in each of his last two starts totaling 12...

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This, that and the other

September 04, 2021, 6:03pm

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We tend to poke fun at the Rule 5 draft and the Orioles' past obsessions with it. Selecting three players at the 2017 Winter Meetings. Trying to carry more than one. Allowing it to become the biggest story for beat writers at those sites. "I attended the Winter Meetings and all I got was this lousy Rule 5 pick" There have been a few good choices, however, and Tyler Wells is proving to be a steal. Dice are rolled when a team gambles by trying to carry an inexperienced pitcher in its bullpen,...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups (updated)

September 04, 2021, 7:21am

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Pedro Severino returns to the Orioles lineup this afternoon against the Yankees after a two-game absence. Severino replaced Austin Wynns behind the plate last night in the 10th inning. Ryan McKenna is in left field and Austin Hays is in right. Trey Mancini has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, batting .320 (16-for-50) with three doubles, a home run, four RBIs, two walks and seven runs scored. He homered and singled last night and is the designated hitter this afternoon. Hays has hit safely...

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Taking the Orioles rotation for another spin

September 03, 2021, 7:38pm

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The revisiting of the Orioles rotation could have worn a path deeper than the actual pitching staff. Chris Ellis and Keegan Akin are confirmed to close out the series at Yankee Stadium, and Matt Harvey would stay on turn if he pitches Monday afternoon against the Royals at Camden Yards. John Means won't be ready before Wednesday after starting last night and allowing two runs in five innings. What the Orioles do for the remaining weeks of the season is one of the more interesting topics to...

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Orioles rally to tie and lose in 11th 4-3 (updated)

September 03, 2021, 6:57pm

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The Orioles couldn't carry pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. as a Rule 5 selection. Tonight, they couldn't break through against him until the sixth inning. Trey Mancini's first home run since Aug. 14 sent Cortes to the bench with two outs and sliced the deficit in half. Jorge Mateo was a three-time Top 100 prospect who began his professional career with the Yankees, finally made it to the Bronx tonight and hit a game-tying homer in the seventh. The redemption angle held up through regulation. Four...

Orioles and Yankees lineups (plus notes)

September 03, 2021, 1:21pm

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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde waited until later than usual to post his lineup for tonight's series opener against the Yankees in the Bronx. He had to check on a few players with questionable health statuses. "We're just waiting on a couple guys and it's that time of year," he said. Austin Wynns is starting again behind the plate, as he did Wednesday in Toronto. The team was off yesterday. Ryan Mountcastle is playing first base and Trey Mancini is batting fourth as the designated hitter....

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Checking on Orioles who have a lot to play for this month

September 02, 2021, 6:11pm

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What can we expect from the Orioles in September and those three October games in Toronto that attach to the schedule like skin tags? Probably more losses than wins, considering their record and the teams awaiting them, though four games at home against the Royals and four against the Rangers will be spun as soft spots. That's not what I'm talking about. Let's move beyond the schedule and look closer at how the Orioles could use these final weeks. Some players who could really benefit from...

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Orioles rally to tie, but lose 5-4 in Toronto (updated)

September 01, 2021, 6:13pm

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A couple of bases-loaded walks tonight in the second inning gave the Orioles a lead and some evidence that they can work a count and offer their manager the type of at-bats he's been pleading for during the season. Those walks, by Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle, weren't intended to provide the bulk of the offense. The Orioles would need to back them with some clutch hitting and hope the bullpen also could step up. Jorge Mateo led off the sixth with a double against Tayler Saucedo, his...

Because You Asked - The Edge of Reason

September 01, 2021, 2:58pm

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The Orioles aren't playing tonight. They have an off-day in New York. We should all be so lucky. "Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Broadway?" "Practice, practice, practice." I've already mastered the art of the mailbag. How to gather questions, provide answers - or at least make the attempt - and exhibit tremendous patience while repeating myself. And also how to make it conversational at times, which ain't easy with the mail. I implore everyone to be as expansive as you'd like...

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Orioles and Blue Jays lineups, plus notes (updated)

September 01, 2021, 12:56pm

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The Orioles enter a new month with pitchers Alexander Wells and Dusten Knight added to their expanded roster. Wells has a 7.71 ERA and a 1.929 WHIP in six games with the Orioles, but he's strung together three consecutive scoreless appearances with Triple-A Norfolk. Knight allowed six earned runs (seven total) and eight hits with four walks and nine strikeouts in his five outings with the Orioles over 7 1/3 innings. Both pitchers were on the taxi squad during the series against the Blue Jays...

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More thoughts on September roster expansion

August 31, 2021, 6:48pm

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More thoughts on September roster expansion

The Orioles can happily push aside August, giving it a hard shove after losing 24 of 28 games, and get down to September business. There's always something to keep them active and it's usually about the roster. The difference now is they can expand it rather than just plugging holes. With the team in Canada and transporting a taxi squad, the logical moves today would be to recall left-hander Alexander Wells and right-hander Dusten Knight since they're already in the visiting clubhouse at...

Orioles go from no-hit to no loss in Toronto (updated)

August 31, 2021, 6:02pm

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In a season with so many challenges for the Orioles, testing them seemingly in every way imaginable, the attempt to win a game on a particular night can suddenly become a struggle of a different sort. Just trying to get a hit. Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu allowed two baserunners in the first inning tonight but retired 15 batters in a row and flirted with history until Ryan Mountcastle lined a double into right field with two outs in the sixth in a one-run game. Austin Hays drove in the...

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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays (plus notes, updated)

August 31, 2021, 12:50pm

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Keegan Akin will try to build on his last start and the Orioles will try to end a four-game losing streak tonight against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Akin earned his second major league win Thursday by holding the Angels to one run and three hits in seven innings with six strikeouts and lowering his ERA from 7.92 to 7.26. He faced the Blue Jays on June 26 in Buffalo and allowed six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette hit home runs. Akin also faced the Blue...