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Wynns caught in logjam behind plate

September 06, 2019, 6:50pm

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Another game passed last night with Austin Wynns unable to swing the bat beyond the usual cage work. He's healthy and he's ready, but the life of a third catcher on an expanded September roster can be filled with idle time. There's the fast lane and then the cell phone lot. Wynns hasn't received a plate appearance with the Orioles since Game 1 of a June 1 doubleheader against the Giants. He caught an inning on July 19, two in the nightcap of Tuesday's doubleheader and one last night after...

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Orioles bullpen can't hold lead in 7-6 loss (updated)

September 06, 2019, 6:09pm

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With his team playing so many close games, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde keeps relying on the same set of relievers rather than diving into the expanded area of his bullpen. It works at times. Tonight wasn't one of them. The Orioles couldn't hold a two-run lead in the seventh inning, with Paul Fry unable to throw strikes and Shawn Armstrong unable to save him. And the quest to match last season's win total stalled again. The Rangers scored three times in the seventh after Dylan Bundy exited...

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Familiar bullpen faces need strong finishes (O's down 7-6)

September 06, 2019, 1:43pm

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Familiar bullpen faces need strong finishes (O's down 7-6)

The row of lockers against one wall in the home clubhouse at Camden Yards is the setting for a Triple-A reunion. The expanded roster has allowed pitchers Ty Blach, Chandler Shepherd, Branden Kline, Tanner Scott, Evan Phillips and David Hess to get back to Baltimore. Dillon Tate is assigned a corner locker that leads to the hallway outside manager Brandon Hyde's office, but he already had been recalled. Hyde is starting the next wave of auditions with the relievers, who are handed a clean slate...

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Orioles lineup vs. Rangers

September 06, 2019, 11:10am

Orioles

Mason Williams gets the start in center field as the Orioles continue their series against the Rangers. Trey Mancini is playing first base. DJ Stewart is in left field. Anthony Santander is batting .415/.415/.854 (17-for-41) with three doubles, five home runs, 12 RBIs and six runs scored during his 10-game hitting streak. He's in right field tonight. Hanser Alberto continues to lead the majors with a .417 average versus left-handed pitching. He's atop the order tonight. Rule 5 shortstop...

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Mills on his first year managing and uncertain future

September 05, 2019, 6:30pm

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Mills on his first year managing and uncertain future

Alan Mills became the third manager of an Orioles minor league affiliate to earn an award for his work in 2019. And he's still uncertain about his future, wondering if he's going to stay with them, the obvious preference, or be searching for a job. Mills was chosen as the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League's Manager of the Year after leading the rookie-level Orioles to the top record at 38-15. The season was cut short due to the threat posed by Hurricane Dorian and the playoffs were...

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Means cruises through six innings in 3-1 loss (updated)

September 05, 2019, 5:44pm

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Means cruises through six innings in 3-1 loss (updated)

John Means found a needed distraction again tonight as he stepped on the mound. His thoughts locked on baseball. An escape of sorts before his personal life again takes hold and spins him around. Making his second start since returning from the family medical emergency list, Means plowed through the Rangers batting order for six innings and waited for the Orioles to hand him a lead. He got it, but the first hard-hit ball of the night against him resulted in a two-run homer for Nick Solak in the...

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Notes on rotation, roster, Trumbo and more (O's down 2-1)

September 05, 2019, 1:12pm

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Notes on rotation, roster, Trumbo and more (O's down 2-1)

The Orioles have their rotation set through their four-game series against the Rangers and are going to figure out later how to insert a fifth starter. The team is off again Monday, which gives manager Brandon Hyde some maneuverability. He's staying with John Means, Dylan Bundy, Aaron Brooks and Asher Wojciechowski, and can decide between Gabriel Ynoa and left-hander Ty Blach for the fifth spot. Blach allowed two runs and two hits in five innings Tuesday against the Rays and Ynoa followed by...

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Peterson and Eshelman outrighted, Orioles lineup vs. Rangers

September 05, 2019, 11:07am

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Orioles infielder Jace Peterson and pitcher Tom Eshelman have been outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. The club made the announcement this afternoon. Peterson could have declined the assignment and elected free agency, but he accepted it. Eshelman and Peterson came off the 40-man roster while the Orioles were in Florida to create room for Mark Trumbo and Mason Williams, respectively. Trumbo is in the Orioles lineup tonight as they start a four-game series against the Rangers at Camden Yards. Trumbo...

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More of what we know about Orioles

September 04, 2019, 11:14am

Orioles

We never stop learning. This is what I've been told as I advance through middle age. My problem is that I keep forgetting. The Orioles made it out of Florida without any weather issues. Hurricane Dorian posed an enormous threat, raising discussions about moving the series to a neutral site before the teams settled on a Tuesday doubleheader to allow for an earlier departure. There wasn't a drop of rain. Only the Orioles' record fell, a nightcap loss leaving them 46-93 and still one win shy of...

Tate wants to keep earning Hyde's trust

September 03, 2019, 6:23pm

Orioles

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is measuring the level of composure that Dillon Tate brings into the first set of major league games. He already knows how the rookie can handle an uncomfortable situation while sitting in the clubhouse. Tate removed his earbuds and put down his phone yesterday afternoon as a reporter approached him, braced for a set of questions related to Tommy Pham's accusations of head hunting and dugout chirping. They came a little later in the session...

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Ynoa's quality start wasted in Game 2 loss (updated)

September 03, 2019, 4:59pm

Orioles

Ynoa's quality start wasted in Game 2 loss (updated)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde arrived at Tropicana Field yesterday still plotting how he was going to get through the next day's doubleheader. He needed two starters and had none on regular rest. Left-hander John Means was pushed back to Thursday in Baltimore. The minor league system provided one answer, with left-hander Ty Blach included among the call-ups and working the opener. The bullpen held the Game 2 starter, with Hyde choosing Gabriel Ynoa in an attempt to...

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Santander stays hot and in Game 2 lineup (O's down 1-0)

September 03, 2019, 2:33pm

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Santander stays hot and in Game 2 lineup (O's down 1-0)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Anthony Santander is staying in the Orioles lineup tonight for Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Rays. And with good reason. Santander extended his career-high hitting streak to eight games in the opener with the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning that propelled the Orioles to a 4-2 win. During a scorching stretch of games, Santander has collected 15 hits in 33 at-bats for a .455 average with five homers and 12 RBIs. He's slashing .292/.328/.526 with 19 doubles,...

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Orioles calmly dispose of Rays 4-2

September 03, 2019, 1:51pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tommy Pham saw five pitches today from Ty Blach in the bottom of the first inning. None of them clocked higher than 91.3 mph. None of them buzzing the tower. Pham drew a walk and was erased on a double play. There was no takeout slide at second base or chirping from an Orioles dugout that tends to set the volume at library level. Both teams decided to turn the page. With tempers held and accusations muted, Game 1 of a rare doubleheader at Tropicana Field relied strictly...

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Williams getting a chance he knew would come (O's up 3-2)

September 03, 2019, 11:19am

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Williams getting a chance he knew would come (O's up 3-2)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Mason Williams signed a minor league deal with the Orioles on March 28 because he saw an opportunity to play for them. It just took a while. Williams had his contract selected today from Triple-A Norfolk and got the start in center field in Game 1 of the doubleheader. He's the 57th player used by the Orioles to break last year's club record. "He was a guy I saw a couple years ago in Cincinnati and he's had a really nice year in Norfolk for us," said manager Brandon...

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Hyde defends Tate in Pham controversy

September 03, 2019, 10:20am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde denied this afternoon that rookie pitcher Dillon Tate intended to throw near Tommy Pham's head yesterday in the 10th inning and noted how players in his dugout weren't "chirping." Or making any sounds. "I was surprised," Hyde said when asked about Pham's postgame comments. "I'm sitting in the dugout. I've never heard one of our guys all year. This is one of the quietest groups in the world and we're in a place that's kind of like...

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Tate responds to Pham accusations

September 03, 2019, 9:19am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The venom and confrontational accusations that flowed out of the Rays' Tommy Pham following yesterday's game have left the Orioles a bit confused. Pham apparently thought Tanner Scott hit him intentionally in the eighth inning and Dillon Tate buzzed him in the decisive 10th, right before a walk-off single in Tampa Bay's 5-4 win. He also told the media that the Orioles dugout was "chirping" as if to encourage the rookie to keep coming inside. "First pitch, he threw...

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Orioles DFA Peterson and announce call-ups (updated)

September 03, 2019, 8:36am

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles designated infielder Jace Peterson for assignment today to make room for outfielder Mason Williams on the 40-man roster. Williams had his contract selected today from Triple-A Norfolk. Pitchers Ty Blach, David Hess, Evan Phillips and Chandler Shepherd and catcher Austin Wynns were recalled today. Peterson batted .220/.269/.330 in 29 games. Williams is wearing No. 40. Shepherd was named the International League's Player of the Month for August after going 3-1...

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More on Orioles' expanded roster and exclusions

September 02, 2019, 2:18pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The visiting clubhouse at Tropicana Field is running low on available locker space. Roster expansion can shrink a room. It also can trigger some fans, depending on which players are kept out of it. The pitching staff is gaining more arms for the bullpen and perhaps the rotation with the arrivals of David Hess, Chandler Shepherd, Ty Blach and Evan Phillips. A third catcher always is desired, and Austin Wynns boarded a flight last night. Blach is starting the opener of...

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Trumbo makes triumphant return in Orioles' 5-4 loss (updated)

September 02, 2019, 12:29pm

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Mark Trumbo stood on the on-deck circle today in the top of the first inning, waiting for an opportunity that was a year in the making. A chance to bat again in a major league game. No longer a prisoner to the pain in his surgically repaired right knee. Just putting on the uniform and checking the lineup card felt like a win for Trumbo. Finding his name in it, grabbing a bat and walking past the indoor cage and onto the field was the greatest reward. The Orioles left two...

The pitching, expanded roster, Trumbo's return and more (tied 4-4)

September 02, 2019, 8:52am

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The pitching, expanded roster, Trumbo's return and more (tied 4-4)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde and Rays manager Kevin Cash aren't ready to list their starters for Tuesday's doubleheader at Tropicana Field. There's too much uncertainly to finalize pitching plans. Hyde knew he'd need a spot starter and Hurricane Dorian created a complication by forcing the teams to play a doubleheader in order for the Orioles to fly back home a day earlier. The bullpen obviously comes into play. Hyde is waiting to find out who's available after...