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The rotation, Phillips' return and more (O's down 5-3)

May 15, 2019, 9:57am

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The rotation, Phillips' return and more (O's down 5-3)

NEW YORK - The Orioles' pitching plans have become clearer as the rain moves out of the Bronx. David Hess and Andrew Cashner are starting in today's single-admission doubleheader. Dan Straily flew to Cleveland today and is starting Thursday night in the series opener against the Indians, followed by Dylan Bundy on Friday and left-hander John Means on Saturday. The starter for Sunday is TBD based on today's doubleheader. Manager Brandon Hyde won't let anyone work on short rest and he'll...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

May 15, 2019, 8:06am

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NEW YORK - The sky is blue and the Orioles are set up to play two games today at Yankee Stadium. Field conditions and the forecast are giving them the green light. Reliever Evan Phillips has joined the team as the 26th man for the doubleheader. I heard his name mentioned yesterday as the likely choice, but assumed that Josh Rogers was coming up after the left-hander had been scratched from his start with Triple-A Norfolk. You know what happens when you assume. Phillips was optioned Saturday...

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Orioles hoping to finally catch a break from the weather

May 14, 2019, 6:36pm

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NEW YORK - Will the Orioles be able to play two games today? One has been impossible. The forecast shows partly cloudy skies but no rain, with temperatures inching toward the 70s. Which means hail. Watch for it. It can't get much worse than Monday night. The Yankees called off yesterday's game more than an hour before first pitch. They ripped off the Band-Aid. They waited more than three hours after the scheduled first pitch to call off Monday's game. They ripped off fans who sat through a...

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Orioles-Yankees postponed again tonight

May 14, 2019, 1:32pm

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NEW YORK - The Orioles and Yankees won't play tonight, with the decision to postpone the game due to rain and an unfavorable forecast coming much earlier than last night. The teams will engage in a day-night doubleheader on Aug. 12 with the opener starting at 1:05 p.m. Game 2 begins at 7:05 p.m. This is the fifth postponement for the Orioles, who are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Wednesday. David Hess starts Game 1 and Andrew Cashner gets the ball for Game 2. Hess would have pitched last...

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Updating Pop's surgery and revisiting last night's postponement

May 14, 2019, 12:21pm

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Updating Pop's surgery and revisiting last night's postponement

NEW YORK - The Orioles announced today that minor league pitcher Zach Pop underwent successful surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery after yesterday's examination in Pensacola, Fla. Pop, 22, had appeared in eight games with Double-A Bowie and allowed only one run and seven hits in 10 2/3 innings. He walked four batters and struck out 11. The Orioles acquired Pop from the Dodgers as part of the...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

May 14, 2019, 10:12am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles will try again tonight to make it through nine uninterrupted innings as they begin their series against the Yankees. Start on time and pray for drier weather. Renato NÃºÃ±ez is batting fourth as the designated hitter while stuck in slumps that stretch to 1-for-31 and 4-for-52. He hasn't drawn a walk since April 23. Tonight brings a favorable matchup on paper. More on that later. Joey Rickard is batting fifth against Yankees left-hander J.A. Happ and Chris Davis moves...

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Yacabonis hoping to stay off the shuttle

May 13, 2019, 5:12pm

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Yacabonis hoping to stay off the shuttle

NEW YORK - Jimmy Yacabonis didn't return to Triple-A Norfolk with instructions to just keep doing whatever he's been doing and get back to the majors at some point in the summer. It was more complicated. The Orioles needed Yacabonis to work on his mechanics. Fix his delivery to regain movement on his pitches and hope that a spot reopened for him in a bullpen that's undergone many changes in less than two full months of the season. The shuttle keeps picking up Yacabonis. He'd like to have it...

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Pop to undergo surgery (game postponed, updated)

May 13, 2019, 3:04pm

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Pop to undergo surgery (game postponed, updated)

NEW YORK - Reliever Zach Pop, one of the Orioles' highly rated pitching prospects who came to the organization last summer in the Manny Machado trade, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Tuesday morning, according to multiple industry sources. Pop had appeared in eight games with Double-A Bowie and allowed only one run and seven hits in 10 2/3 innings. He walked four batters and struck out 11. Eastern League opponents were batting .184 against Pop, 22, the former Dodgers...

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Notes on Cobb, Davis, new power, NÃºÃ±ez and more

May 13, 2019, 1:43pm

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Notes on Cobb, Davis, new power, NÃºÃ±ez and more

NEW YORK - Rain has been falling in the Bronx all day and should continue into the night, but the Orioles are hoping to avoid their fourth postponement, no matter how long it takes to play. The weather continues to challenge them. Temperatures that are plummeting and storms that keep the tarp on the field and force fans to run for cover. The month of May isn't providing any relief. "I feel like we can't escape it," said manager Brandon Hyde. Asked what he's been told about the weather,...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

May 13, 2019, 11:17am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles begin a three-game series against the Yankees tonight with first baseman Chris Davis remaining in the cleanup spot. Davis has homered in two of his last three games. Yesterday's home run was the first for Davis as the cleanup hitter since Sept. 26, 2017 in Pittsburgh. He's hit four on Mother's Day. Davis' .952 OPS since April 13 leads the team and ranks 15th in the American League (minimum 70 plate appearances). He's hitting .290/.371/.581 (18-for-62) with three...

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Bundy "not one bit" concerned over arm and early removal

May 12, 2019, 3:52pm

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Bundy "not one bit" concerned over arm and early removal

The pitcher who used to light up radar guns wouldn't mind if they were set ablaze and never replaced. Put them on a raft in the bay and give it a shove. Dylan Bundy insisted again yesterday morning that his dip in velocity during Saturday's start wasn't due to an injury. Might have been based on mechanics or the weather. He's trying to figure it out. But he knows how his arm feels. "My arm feels great," he said. So he's got that going for him. Which is really important. Bundy's injury...

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Orioles hit four home runs and avoid sweep in 5-1 win (updated)

May 12, 2019, 2:56pm

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Chris Davis found the cleanup spot again. Which happens when a former slugger appears to be regaining his stroke. Left-hander John Means is finding the rotation to be an ideal fit, his tendency to hold opponents to one run a most endearing trait. Davis led off the top of the second inning today by launching a 93 mph fastball from Angels starter Griffin Canning onto the flag court in right field. The swing and the sound were quite familiar. They've just been buried for a while. The 0-for-33...

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Notes on Bundy, Bleier, Hays, Sisco and more (O's lead 5-1)

May 12, 2019, 8:25am

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Notes on Bundy, Bleier, Hays, Sisco and more (O's lead 5-1)

A day after Orioles starter Dylan Bundy raised some concerns over his decline in velocity and poor command, the sense within the organization remains that he isn't hurt. "I feel fine physically and that's the most important thing," Bundy said this morning. Manager Brandon Hyde checked again on Bundy this morning. "His velo was down a little bit all game long," Hyde said. "What we saw, and I talked to him about it - he understood totally, too - in the fifth inning there his velo dropped a...

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Orioles lineup vs. Angels

May 12, 2019, 6:15am

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Chris Davis has risen to the cleanup spot for today's series finale against the Angels. Dwight Smith Jr. is batting second and Trey Mancini is lowered to third. Hanser Alberto is playing second base and Jonathan Villar is moving back to shortstop with Richie Martin on the bench. Renato NÃºÃ±ez is the designated hitter after sitting out yesterday's loss. Stevie Wilkerson continues to play center field. For the Orioles Jonathan Villar SS Dwight Smith Jr. LF Trey Mancini RF Chris Davis 1B...

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Means ready for latest challenge

May 11, 2019, 6:53pm

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Orioles left-hander John Means continues his series of firsts in the majors today with his initial up-close looks at the Angels' Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. Means has pitched to Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez. He's faced Khris Davis. His first three games in 2019 were against the Yankees. He's wandered into baseball's mine fields. Trout and Pujols present another dangerous situation. But one that doesn't seem to rattle him. "It's a great opportunity," Means said. "I think it's...

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Pujols homers and missed chances doom O's in 7-2 loss (updated)

May 11, 2019, 3:42pm

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Pujols homers and missed chances doom O's in 7-2 loss (updated)

The curiosity over Dylan Bundy's fastball velocity climbed another notch today as his readings declined at critical junctures. Bundy's heater kept slipping below 90 mph as the temperature fell at Camden Yards and the latest storm moved into the area. He was burned twice by Albert Pujols because of it. Pujols targeted the seats in left field, providing leads for the Angels in the first and fourth innings, and the Orioles lost again 7-2 before an announced crowd of 21,106. The Orioles are 13-26...

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NÃºÃ±ez held out of lineup while slump continues (O's down 6-2)

May 11, 2019, 11:06am

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NÃºÃ±ez held out of lineup while slump continues (O's down 6-2)

Figuring out what's wrong with Renato NÃºÃ±ez isn't the complicated part of his slump. It's snapping him out of it. NÃºÃ±ez is missing from the Orioles lineup after another hitless night left him 1-for-27 since May 1. He's 4-for-48 going back to April 24 and hasn't drawn a walk in that period. Health isn't the issue. NÃºÃ±ez could swing the bat while bothered by right biceps soreness that no longer is present. Player and manager agree that he's burrowed too deep inside his...

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Hyde on Phillips: "He's going to be back up here shortly"

May 11, 2019, 9:54am

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Hyde on Phillips: "He's going to be back up here shortly"

Reliever Evan Phillips is the latest Oriole to be given a reset in the minors. The club optioned Phillips this morning and recalled reliever Jimmy Yacabonis in an exchange of right-handers. Phillips has allowed two earned runs in each of his last three appearances and also let two inherited runners score last night to leave him with a 7.11 ERA in 12 2/3 innings. Command has been an issue with Phillips, who's issued 10 walks and hit three batters. He's also thrown two wild pitches. "We want...

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Orioles lineup vs. Angels (Yacabonis recalled)

May 11, 2019, 8:04am

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Can Chris Davis lift his average above .199 for the first time since the end of the 2017 season? A hit in his first at-bat today will raise Davis' average to .202. He's currently at .193 and batting sixth. Davis is batting .309 (17-for-55) with three doubles, four home runs, 14 RBIs and eight runs scored in his last 19 games since April 13. Trey Mancini is hitting .483 (14-for-29) with three home runs and eight runs scored in the first inning. He's the designated hitter today with Joey...

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Ynoa settling into solid bullpen role

May 10, 2019, 8:45pm

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It never fails. A reliever has success and is capable of gobbling up innings and a manager is asked whether a spot in the rotation could open up. Brandon Hyde is experiencing it with Gabriel Ynoa, who has allowed only one run and walked one batter with 11 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings. He's tossed three scoreless innings in back-to-back appearances. "I think he would be in the mix if we went in that direction, but he's also pitching his way into higher-leverage situations and being somebody...