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Trumbo plays through pain in right knee

August 14, 2018, 6:33pm

Orioles

The right knee soreness that kept Mark Trumbo out of the lineup for back-to-back games and led to him receive an injection has been an issue since late May and has required various treatments. It might slow him around the bases, but his bat seems to be fine. Trumbo posted a .388 average during a 12-game hitting streak that tied his career high. He has five home runs and 13 RBIs this month. Trumbo could be limited to designated hitter chores to limit the stress on his knee, but Adam Jones' move...

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Cashner offers more quality, Davis breaks tie in 6-3 win (with quotes)

August 14, 2018, 5:45pm

Orioles

Cashner offers more quality, Davis breaks tie in 6-3 win (with quotes)

Andrew Cashner has been sneaky good. It's easy to get overlooked on a team with 84 losses and the worst record in baseball, but Cashner posted his sixth quality start tonight in his past nine outings. He's allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of his last seven starts and three or fewer in 10 of 12, including the rain game in D.C. that forced his exit after four scoreless innings. The time has passed for the Orioles to jump into a pennant race or Cashner to enter the Cy Young picture, but...

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Notes on Trumbo, Jones, rotation, rehabs and Davis (O's lead 6-2)

August 14, 2018, 1:53pm

Orioles

Notes on Trumbo, Jones, rotation, rehabs and Davis (O's lead 6-2)

Mark Trumbo received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right knee yesterday and made it into tonight's lineup against the Mets at Camden Yards. The knee has bothered Trumbo for most of the season, but his 17 home runs are tied with Trey Mancini for the team lead among players who weren't traded last month. "Feels better today like we thought it would and he's going to DH," said manager Buck Showalter. "Waited to talk to him some and he said he felt good. I don't think it's going...

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Orioles lineup vs. Mets

August 14, 2018, 11:24am

Orioles

Andrew Cashner makes his 23rd start of the season tonight as the Orioles begin a two-game series against the Mets at Camden Yards. Cashner has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last six starts and three or fewer in nine of 11. He's facing the Mets for the 10th time in his career, making only his fifth start. He's 0-3 with a 6.18 ERA and 1.590 WHIP in 27 2/3 innings. Todd Frazier is 5-for-13 with five doubles against Cashner. Left-hander Jason Vargas is scuffling in his first...

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Duquette on Jones: "I respect the right that the player earned"

August 13, 2018, 3:58pm

Orioles

Duquette on Jones: "I respect the right that the player earned"

While Adam Jones continues his transition to playing right field for the Orioles, executive vice president Dan Duquette denies that the organization carries a feeling of animosity toward the five-time All-Star over his refusal to approve a trade. Jones stated in a podcast earlier this month, co-hosted by Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, that he sensed it based on Duquette's remarks following a July 29 trade of reliever Brad Brach to the Braves for $250,000 in international signing bonus slot...

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Leftovers for breakfast

August 12, 2018, 6:23pm

Orioles

Cedric Mullins is aware of the comparisons to Al Bumbry. Manager Buck Showalter referred to Bumbry as the first "comp" that came to mind after watching Mullins. It's out there. It led me to wonder whether Mullins heard of the former Orioles center fielder. Bumbry is 71, Mullins 23. Bumbry was chosen as the American League's Rookie of the Year in 1973. Mullins was born on Oct. 1, 1994. Bumbry was part of the 1983 championship team. Mullins ... was born in 1994. I've made my point. I also...

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Trumbo sidelined with sore right knee

August 12, 2018, 8:15am

Orioles

Mark Trumbo is out of the Orioles lineup for the second consecutive game due to a sore right knee that might require an anti-inflammatory injection. Trumbo pinch-hit last night in Game 2 of the doubleheader and drew a walk in the eighth inning. Catcher Austin Wynns pinch-ran for him. He struck out three times in the opener. "Mark's knee's barking on him a little bit," said manager Buck Showalter. "I don't like some of the characteristics, so we're going to try to give him most of the...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

August 12, 2018, 7:03am

Orioles

Joey Rickard stays in left field and bats leadoff today as the Orioles try to avoid a four-game sweep in their series against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Trey Mancini is the designated hitter, batting fourth, and Cedric Mullins moves back down to ninth in the order. Mark Trumbo is out of the lineup. Tim Beckham returns to shortstop after sitting out Game 2 last night. The Red Sox are sitting outfielder Andrew Benintendi and shortstop Xander Bogaerts. For the Orioles Joey Rickard LF Jonathan...

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Cobb vs. Sale in series finale

August 11, 2018, 7:48pm

Orioles

The Orioles close out their four-game series against the Red Sox today by sending their hottest pitcher to the mound. Alex Cobb has gotten on a nice roll and it seems like no one is noticing. Fourteen losses have a way of sticking to a guy like no-pest strips. Cobb has strung together three consecutive quality starts with five earned runs allowed in 19 innings, and five in his last seven games. His ERA has gone down from 6.75 to a season-low 5.55, the improved feel for his split-changeup...

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Orioles' bullpen falters again in Game 2 loss (with quotes)

August 11, 2018, 7:03pm

Orioles

The Orioles can't win their division. They can't finish above .500. They can't seem to avoid weather-related delays. They can't slow down the Red Sox. There's always the task of avoiding a four-game sweep at home before jumping into the arms of another off-day. Yefry RamÃrez followed his shortest career start last weekend in Texas with one of his finest tonight in Game 2 of a doubleheader. But he was capped off again at five innings and a tie transferred to the bullpen. Cody Carroll...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups and notes (tied 3-3)

August 11, 2018, 1:22pm

Orioles

Jace Peterson is starting at second base and Jonathan Villar has moved over to shortstop for Game 2 of today's doubleheader against the Red Sox. Villar is batting second behind Peterson. Manager Buck Showalter has made a few other tweaks to his lineup, including Trey Mancini starting at first base and Chris Davis serving as the designated hitter. Mancini is batting cleanup ahead of Davis, who struck out three times in Game 1. Cedric Mullins has moved up to seventh in the order after batting...

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Orioles suffer shutout for 10th time in 5-0 loss in Game 1 (updated)

August 11, 2018, 11:54am

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Because baseball tends to repel any form of logic, Jimmy Yacabonis joined the Orioles today as the 26th man and starter in Game 1 of a doubleheader after back-to-back duds with Triple-A Norfolk and plowed through a Red Sox lineup through four innings as if it were made of straw. Because baseball also can be incredibly fickle and elite teams have a tendency to counterpunch with steel gloves, the Red Sox mashed a couple of two-seam fastballs in the fifth inning, put three runs on the board and...

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Orioles option Hart to make room for Gilmartin (O's down 4-0)

August 11, 2018, 8:08am

Orioles

The Orioles optioned left-hander Donnie Hart to Triple-A Norfolk today to make roster room for southpaw reliever Sean Gilmartin, the former first-round pick whose contract was selected from the Tides. Gilmartin joins Tanner Scott and Paul Fry as lefties in an eight-man bullpen. Hart has registered a 5.79 ERA and 2.286 WHIP in 15 appearances this season. He's allowed nine earned runs (10 total) and 24 hits and walked eight batters in 14 innings. In 27 games with the Tides, Hart has allowed only...

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Orioles selecting Gilmartin's contract

August 11, 2018, 7:49am

Orioles

The Orioles are selecting the contract of left-hander Sean Gilmartin from Triple-A Norfolk and he's going to be in the bullpen for Game 1 of today's doubleheader against the Red Sox. The corresponding move could involve left-hander Donnie Hart, who last night allowed three inherited runners and three of his own to score in only one-third of an inning. He's been recalled eight times this season. Gilmartin, 28 signed a minor league deal on July 13 and has gone 2-0 with a 3.14 ERA in seven...

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Orioles Game 1 lineup vs. Red Sox

August 11, 2018, 7:18am

Orioles

The Orioles recalled Jimmy Yacabonis this morning as the 26th man for their doubleheader and he's starting Game 1. Yacabonis faced the Red Sox twice last year in relief and allowed one run and two hits in 1 2/3 innings. Cedric Mullins remains in center field and is batting eighth ahead of catcher Austin Wynns. Adam Jones continues to play right field. Mark Trumbo has a 12-game hitting streak that ties his career high. He's 19-for-47 (.404) with five home runs, 14 RBIs and 11 runs scored. Tim...

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Bumbry on Mullins: "He can run, he can field, he can throw"

August 10, 2018, 7:55pm

Orioles

Bumbry on Mullins: "He can run, he can field, he can throw"

The two biggest foolers in baseball tend to be spring training and September stats. What you see isn't necessarily what you get outside the confines of a small sample size. Manager Buck Showalter has issued the warning on multiple occasions. Not to keep picking on Jake Fox, but he was Babe Ruth in exhibition games. The media created an imaginary award in his honor. The plays that Cedric Mullins kept making in center field were real and didn't come with any warnings. The diving catches on...

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Mullins' debut a bright spot in 19-12 loss (with quotes)

August 10, 2018, 7:12pm

Orioles

Mullins' debut a bright spot in 19-12 loss (with quotes)

As the Orioles ran onto the field tonight for the anthem at Camden Yards, Adam Jones found his mark and stood next to Trey Mancini with his back to the infield. Cedric Mullins trailed them, despite Jones' urging that he leave the dugout first, and stepped in between, finding his niche as the new center fielder. He wasn't too bad as the No. 9 hitter. Mullins lined an RBI double to right field off Nathan Eovaldi in his first major league at-bat in the second inning, bringing the Orioles'...

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More on Mullins' arrival and outfield plans (O's down 14-10)

August 10, 2018, 1:58pm

Orioles

More on Mullins' arrival and outfield plans (O's down 14-10)

Orioles manager Buck Showalter expects to keep rookie Cedric Mullins in center field and Adam Jones in right beyond tonight's series opener against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Showalter won't go back and forth unless circumstances force him to adjust the plan. "Adam will play right and Cedric will play center," Showalter said. "That's the way I perceive it. Something happens with Cedric, we'll see. If something happens with Adam. I hope nothing does. "Adam's playing right field today...

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Mullins in center field tonight, Jones in right

August 10, 2018, 11:29am

Orioles

Mullins in center field tonight, Jones in right

Cedric Mullins is in the Orioles' lineup tonight to make his major league debut, and he's starting in center field. Adam Jones is shifting to right field for the series opener against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Mullins said they've been in constant contact and Jones is supportive of the change. Mullins is batting ninth. Jonathan Villar is leading off. Jones sent out a tweet about 15 minutes ago that read: "End of an Era!!!! Embrace Change!!!!" Mullins will wear No. 3 after having his...

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Cedric Mullins summoned to Camden Yards (updated)

August 10, 2018, 11:03am

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Cedric Mullins summoned to Camden Yards (updated)

Outfielder Cedric Mullins is at Camden Yards today and the Orioles are expected to select his contract from Triple-A Norfolk in a roster move that's been anticipated for much of the summer. Mullins has missed the last three games with Triple-A Norfolk due to an illness. He's batting a combined .288/.346/.465 in 108 games with Double-A Bowie (49) and Norfolk (59). The Orioles promoted Mullins to Norfolk after he batted .313/.362/.512 with 12 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 28 RBIs...