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Orioles lineup vs. Mets

September 09, 2020, 11:51am

Orioles

The Orioles will try to extend their winning streak to five games tonight with Pat Valaika at first base and Chris Davis still on the bench. Valaika is celebrating his 28th birthday today. He's posted a .429 average (12-for-28) in his last nine games. Cedric Mullins moves up to the leadoff spot and JosÃ© Iglesias is batting second again, as he did last night while notching his ninth multi-hit game in the last 12. DJ Stewart, with four home runs in the last three games, is the cleanup...

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What else is going on with Orioles besides pennant race?

September 08, 2020, 7:01pm

Orioles

A season that was in danger of stalling before it could move forward, and with its COVID postponements, unique doubleheaders and occasional designations of home teams as visitors, is down to the final 19 games for the Orioles. The odds of getting this far didn't appear promising, but it's happened. The Orioles are in the midst of their penultimate road trip, with the last homestand beginning next week. And they remain in playoff contention, defying another set of odds. Tabbed as the worst...

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Banged-up Orioles get healthier in standings with 11-2 win (updated)

September 08, 2020, 6:12pm

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Brandon Hyde isn't being coy or playing mind games with the opposition before his team hits the field for the actual competition. The second-year Orioles manager would like to post his lineup early - or at a reasonable hour. However, he has to wait until making the rounds in the clubhouse and during batting practice. Checking whether his day-to-day guys are full-go at night. Renato NÃºÃ±ez didn't play in the last two games due to a sore hamstring. Hyde was able to write in his name as the...

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Orioles lineup, Hyde on how he'll use Davis plus other notes

September 08, 2020, 2:02pm

Orioles

Chris Davis is back on the Orioles' active roster, but he isn't in their lineup for tonight's game against the Mets at Citi Field. Pat Valaika is playing first base and Renato NÃºnez is the designated hitter. NÃºÃ±ez has been receiving treatment for a sore hamstring and missed the last two games. JosÃ© Iglesias moves up to second in the order after batting third this season. Davis hasn't played since Aug. 19 and has two hits in his last 23 at-bats. "Chris, the last few days, has...

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Orioles activate Chris Davis from injured list

September 08, 2020, 12:29pm

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The Orioles have reinstated first baseman Chris Davis from the 10-day injured list and designated utility player Dilson Herrera for assignment. Davis traveled with the team to New York yesterday after working out again at the alternate camp site in Bowie. He played in a simulated game on Saturday to test his injured knee. The Orioles placed Davis on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 21 with left knee patellar tendinitis. He was slashing .122/.173/.184 with three doubles, three walks and 16...

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Orioles activate Fulmer and option Kline

September 07, 2020, 6:02pm

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The Orioles have made a late roster move tonight, again impacting their bullpen. Carson Fulmer has been activated after completing the intake process. Branden Kline was optioned to the alternate camp site in Bowie as the corresponding roster move. Fulmer has joined the team in New York, where a two-game series against the Mets begins Tuesday night. The Orioles also are playing four games against the Yankees. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias claimed Fulmer, 26, on waivers from...

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Injury updates on Chris Davis and Austin Hays

September 07, 2020, 12:59pm

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Injury updates on Chris Davis and Austin Hays

The Orioles begin a six-game stay in New York tonight with their series opener against the Mets. They boarded a train yesterday with a taxi squad and at least one injured player. Chris Davis is on the trip and could be activated before the Orioles return to Baltimore and start their final homestand of the 2020 season. They'll have the option to do so while he's staying with the team. Davis has been working out at the alternate camp site in Bowie for more than a week, contradicting a recent...

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Because You Asked - Risk Addiction

September 06, 2020, 4:59pm

Orioles

A day without baseball is like a day without sunshine. Except the forecast is calling for it today in Baltimore. Lots of it. A day without sunscreen could lead to a nasty burn. There's always the risk of a nasty burn when I sort through my mailbag. And the sarcasm doesn't require extra postage. You know the drill. You keep asking the same stuff and I keep answering it. Or I just make it up as I go along. I don't like stale bread - unless it's used for my mother's homemade stuffing - or...

Kremer crushes major league debut and O's win series (updated)

September 06, 2020, 12:09pm

Orioles

Kremer crushes major league debut and O's win series (updated)

Seven Orioles bolted out of the dugout for the start of today's series finale against the Yankees, but Bryan Holaday stayed back and waited for the kid he was going to catch. Holaday stood on the top step, glancing over his shoulder until it was time. And then another piece of the Orioles' future emerged. In the present. With longish hair and flowing confidence. Dean Kremer had finally come out, under a bright blue sky, with Holaday jogging behind him. They separated at the appropriate point,...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

September 06, 2020, 8:38am

Orioles

Ryan Mountcastle is elevated to the cleanup spot this afternoon as Orioles manager Brandon Hyde makes more adjustments to a lineup that's missing key players to injuries. Renato NÃºÃ±ez and Cedric Mullins remain out of the lineup, with Pat Valaika playing first base today and Mason Williams getting another start in center field. Pedro Severino is the designated hitter and Bryan Holaday is behind the plate. Shortstop JosÃ© Iglesias is on the bench with a sore quadriceps muscle. His...

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Kremer making major league debut today vs. Yankees

September 06, 2020, 8:07am

Orioles

Kremer making major league debut today vs. Yankees

Dean Kremer has been recalled from the alternate camp site in Bowie and is making his major league debut this afternoon in the series finale against the Yankees at Camden Yards. The corresponding roster move was made last night with David Hess optioned to the secondary site. Kremer, who's wearing No. 64, came to the Orioles in the Manny Machado trade with the Dodgers. He led the minors in strikeouts in 2018 with 178 in 131 1/3 innings. Kremer was the first Israeli citizen drafted by a major...

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Ryan Ripken on reliving 2,131

September 05, 2020, 7:19pm

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Ryan Ripken was 2 years old when his father stepped out of the dugout again, received an encouraging shove in the back and jogged around the warning track. When the ovation at Camden Yards lasted more than 22 minutes and the entire baseball word hit the pause button to watch him. Ripken spent much of that evening being held by his mother, Kelly, after joining his sister, Rachel, in throwing out the ceremonial first pitch from the first row of seats. Ryan used his left hand. We wouldn't find...

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Akin shines and Stewart busts out of slump in 6-1 win (updated)

September 05, 2020, 6:22pm

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Akin shines and Stewart busts out of slump in 6-1 win (updated)

Keegan Akin didn't know the exact date when the Orioles intended to set him free from the alternate camp site and promote him to the majors. He had no idea that his debut in the rotation would happen in Buffalo and in the thick of the trade deadline. And he couldn't anticipate that he'd get into a pitchers' duel this month with Gerrit Cole. One is a rookie making his second start. The other is making $324 million. Akin didn't allow a run tonight through the first three innings. Cole struck...

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Santander's season ending due to oblique strain (updated)

September 05, 2020, 1:22pm

Orioles

Santander's season ending due to oblique strain (updated)

Anthony Santander's season appears to be over after 37 games. A late arrival to summer training camp after testing positive for COVID-19, Santander was enjoying a breakout season until straining an oblique muscle yesterday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Yankees. He's on the injured list, with the Orioles selecting Mason Williams' contract from the alternate camp site in Bowie. Pitcher David Hess apparently has been recalled from the secondary camp. The Orioles still haven't...

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Williams and Hess rejoin Orioles

September 05, 2020, 11:52am

Orioles

The Orioles have summoned outfielder Mason Williams and pitcher David Hess from the alternate camp site in Bowie. Williams can only return if he's replacing an injured player, making his arrival likely tied to outfielder Anthony Santander, who left the early game of yesterday's doubleheader with a sore oblique. Santander was undergoing tests earlier today. The 40-man roster had two openings, so no corresponding move would be necessary to accommodate Williams. The Orioles outrighted Williams...

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Ripken on unselfish nature of The Streak, times it almost ended

September 04, 2020, 8:39pm

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Ripken on unselfish nature of The Streak, times it almost ended

The Orioles and the rest of Major League Baseball are going to celebrate 2,131 on Sunday. The 25th anniversary of an event that requires no explanation or clarity beyond the digits. Everyone knows it's the number of consecutive games played by Cal Ripken Jr. to break Lou Gehrig's record, and that it's referenced as "The Streak," earning the usage of capital letters due to its historic nature. Ripken will offer more reflection on it later. The banner on the warehouse that allowed fans to...

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Orioles overcome obstacles, end streak vs. Yankees (updated)

September 04, 2020, 7:53pm

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The Orioles won't get much sympathy from the opposing dugout. No one on that side wants to hear about their injuries and misfortune. How their best starting pitcher this year unexpectedly was lost today to the injured list, the word "protocol" and their lack of information suggesting it's related in some fashion to COVID-19. How their top overall player left the first game of the doubleheader after feeling a twinge in his oblique, an injury that never heals quickly. There are no speedy...

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Orioles go beyond regulation and lose again to Yankees 6-5

September 04, 2020, 4:43pm

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Sometimes they sneak up on the Orioles rather than bulldoze them. The Yankees fell behind today after the first batter in the bottom of the first inning. They built a three-run lead and lost it. Their lineup was decimated by injuries and their starting pitcher was far south of elite status. Maybe this was the day that the Orioles' losing streak in head-to-head competition would end at 18 games. Maybe they wouldn't have to go into the nightcap of the doubleheader wondering if they can keep it...

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Eshelman starting opener, Alberto and NÃºÃ±ez return to lineup

September 04, 2020, 11:05am

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Eshelman starting opener, Alberto and NÃºÃ±ez return to lineup

Right-hander Thomas Eshelman is starting the first game of today's doubleheader against the Yankees. Eshelman is the replacement for veteran Alex Cobb, who's on the injured list for protocol reasons. The Orioles don't offer specific information if an absence involves COVID-19 testing. "We're just following protocol and he's just unavailable today, and that's really all I can say on it at this point," manager Brandon Hyde said during his Zoom conference call. "Eshelman's going to start...

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Cobb scratched from today's start and placed on injured list

September 04, 2020, 9:41am

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Cobb scratched from today's start and placed on injured list

Alex Cobb no longer is the starter for the opener of today's doubleheader against the Yankees at Camden Yards. He's on the injured list. No explanation has been provided. Manager Brandon Hyde is going to speak with the media later this afternoon on his Zoom conference call and will announce the substitute starter. The Orioles made a flurry of moves today. They summoned infielder RamÃ³n UrÃas as the 29th man and selected reliever Branden Kline's contract from the alternate camp site in...