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June 26, 2018, 7:09pm

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As scouts continue to follow Orioles closer Zach Britton and monitor his recovery from Achilles surgery and his dependability in the late innings, they can mark off the box that confirms his ability to enter games with little preparation and get results. Britton was forced into the ninth inning Monday night against the Mariners after plate umpire Stu Scheuwater called a balk on Darren O'Day and then ejected him when O'Day argued the call. The left-hander didn't anticipate that the bullpen...

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O'Day and Gentry latest Orioles felled by injuries

June 26, 2018, 6:58pm

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Getting the lineup back as intended hasn't eased the Orioles' health crisis. It's kicking into full gear. Reliever Darren O'Day and outfielder Craig Gentry will be placed on the 10-day disabled list before Wednesday night's game, joining reliever Richard Bleier and starter Dylan Bundy as the latest casualties within the past two weeks. O'Day reinjured his hamstring tonight and will undergo tests in the morning, but he's destined to return to the DL. He was lost on May 9 to a...

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O'Day injury latest crisis for Orioles in 3-2 loss

June 26, 2018, 5:48pm

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Orioles reliever Darren O'Day removed himself from tonight's game. No umpiring controversy and no arguments. O'Day appeared to suffer a leg injury while fielding Jean Segura's bunt in the eighth inning after Dee Gordon's leadoff double. He hopped off the mound as Segura reached, his pursuit of the ball on the left side of the infield compromised, and threw one warmup pitch before heading to the clubhouse with head athletic trainer Brian Ebel. The Mariners worked Tanner Scott for a walk to...

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Yacabonis emerges as Thursday starter candidate (O's lose 3-2)

June 26, 2018, 1:34pm

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Yacabonis emerges as Thursday starter candidate (O's lose 3-2)

Right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis has been scratched from tonight's start at Triple-A Norfolk and replaced by reliever Joely Rodriguez. Yacabonis is in play to start Thursday for the Orioles. It would be his first rotation assignment in the majors after 16 relief appearances. The Orioles are converting Yacabonis to a starter this year, and he's gone 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in 13 games with the Tides. Opponents are batting .205 against him. Yacabonis had a stretch of six starts when he...

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Bundy headed to disabled list with ankle injury

June 26, 2018, 12:42pm

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Bundy headed to disabled list with ankle injury

The Orioles are placing starter Dylan Bundy on the 10-day disabled list with a left ankle injury and recalling left-hander Donnie Hart from Triple-A Norfolk. The move will be announced later today. Bundy rolled the ankle Saturday afternoon while rounding third base at SunTrust Park. He tried to throw off flat ground this afternoon and was limping. Manager Buck Showalter is hoping that Bundy returns on July 6 in Minnesota. He doesn't want Bundy pitching on July 4 in Philadelphia with no...

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Orioles lineup vs. Mariners

June 26, 2018, 10:55am

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Danny Valencia is starting in right field tonight to give the Orioles an extra right-handed bat against Mariners left-hander James Paxton. This is Valencia's 43rd career start in right. Trey Mancini is leading off and playing left field. Chris Davis moves down to seventh as the only left-handed hitter in the lineup. Tim Beckham is batting eighth and Caleb Joseph continues to catch. Manny Machado has hit safely in 28 of 34 home games this season, batting .360 (45-for-125). He's a career .317...

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Machado continues to lead AL shortstops in All-Star voting

June 26, 2018, 8:38am

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Machado continues to lead AL shortstops in All-Star voting

Manny Machado remains the only Orioles player to appear in the latest update in All-Star Game balloting in the American League. Machado ranks first among shortstops with 960,628 votes, putting him ahead of the Astros' Carlos Correa (793,087). The Yankees' Didi Gregorius is third with 639,630. Eight different teams are represented among the nine leaders. The group includes two players from the Red Sox and one each from the Orioles, White Sox, Indians, Astros, Angels, Yankees and Rays. This...

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Joseph's return, tonight's game and leftover balk talk

June 25, 2018, 7:32pm

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Joseph's return, tonight's game and leftover balk talk

The Orioles have played seven games since recalling catcher Caleb Joseph from Triple-A Norfolk and he's started six of them, including last night's series opener against the Mariners at Camden Yards. There's no platoon with two right-handed hitting catchers on the roster. There's no timeshare behind the plate. Joseph is the undisputed regular as the Orioles envisioned when they opened camp in February. Rookie Chance Sisco eventually could have seized the role, but the Orioles optioned him...

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Balk call leaves Orioles fuming in 5-3 loss to Mariners

June 25, 2018, 7:19pm

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Orioles reliever Darren O'Day has been called for two balks in a major league career spanning 11 seasons and 576 games. Umpire Stu Scheurwater, hired in December to a full-time position, is responsible for both of them. Tonight's call in the ninth inning led to O'Day's first career ejection and the 32nd for manager Buck Showalter in a 5-3 loss to the Mariners at Camden Yards. O'Day appeared to retire Nelson Cruz on a popup to Chris Davis in foul territory after Mitch Hanigan's leadoff...

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Beckham's return doesn't bring win to Orioles

June 25, 2018, 6:10pm

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The Orioles have surrendered any hope of structuring their preferred 25-man roster moving forward in the 2018 season. Can't be done after left-hander Richard Bleier underwent surgery to repair a Grade 3 tear in his latissimus dorsi muscle. And no one is certain whether Chris Tillman, signed for the back end of the rotation, will complete a successful rehab assignment and rejoin the club. But manager Buck Showalter could sit in the dugout tonight, scan the field and find his projected starters...

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Showalter on Valencia, Bundy and Davis (O's down 5-3)

June 25, 2018, 2:07pm

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Showalter on Valencia, Bundy and Davis (O's down 5-3)

The Orioles optioned left-hander Donnie Hart to Triple-A Norfolk and transferred infielder Luis SardiÃ±as to the 60-day disabled list to create room for infielder Tim Beckham on the 25- and 40-man rosters. SardiÃ±as went on the 10-day DL retroactive to April 29 with a lower back strain, but he recently sprained his left ankle. Danny Valencia didn't crack the Orioles lineup for tonight's series opener against the Mariners, but he's going to resurface with left-handed starters lined up the...

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Bundy could miss Thursday start with ankle injury

June 25, 2018, 12:53pm

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Bundy could miss Thursday start with ankle injury

Dylan Bundy rolled his ankle while running the bases Saturday in Atlanta and his start Thursday afternoon is in jeopardy. So, too, is his roster spot. The Orioles probably will put Bundy on the disabled list if he's unable to face the Mariners to close out the four-game series. They're monitoring the situation. Manager Buck Showalter didn't want to commit to a brief DL stint if Bundy can't pitch, but he indicated that it likely would happen. Bundy collected his first major league hit and...

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Beckham in Orioles lineup

June 25, 2018, 11:09am

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Tim Beckham is coming off the disabled list today and starting at third base as the Orioles open their series against the Mariners. A corresponding move will be announced later. Beckham is batting eighth against Mariners right-hander FÃ©lix HernÃ¡ndez. Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter and cleanup hitter, and Chris Davis is behind him batting fifth. Caleb Joseph is catching. The Mariners are 1-6 over their last 7 games. Kyle Seager ranks second in the majors with 33 RBIs on the road,...

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On Beckham's return, Tillman's latest, Wright's roll, Mariners vs. O's

June 24, 2018, 4:59pm

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On Beckham's return, Tillman's latest, Wright's roll, Mariners vs. O's

Unless the Orioles throw us a curveball later today or reverse field like Marcus Allen, they're going to activate third baseman Tim Beckham from the disabled list as the latest adjustment to their 25-man roster. Beckham hasn't played since April 23. He underwent core muscle surgery that involved repairing tears on both sides of his groin. (This blog doesn't come with illustrations. You're welcome.) The Orioles are down to a three-man bench as they return to American League competition and...

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Orioles denied series sweep with 7-3 loss (with quotes)

June 24, 2018, 12:30pm

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ATLANTA - The season record and placement in the standings allow the Orioles to remain patient with a rookie starter and keep running him out there every fifth day, enabling them to continue the evaluation process and monitor how he responds to adversity that could prove beneficial down the road. Learn about the pitcher and the person. But is there a limit, no matter how many games already are lost? The Orioles will place the topic on a scale and check how it balances out, weighing the pros and...

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Updates on Beckham and Trumbo (O's down 5-3)

June 24, 2018, 8:16am

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Updates on Beckham and Trumbo (O's down 5-3)

ATLANTA - The Orioles will decide Monday whether to activate third baseman Tim Beckham from the 60-day disabled list. They seem to be leaning in that direction. Beckham remains with Triple-A Norfolk on his injury rehab assignment. He's 2-for-15 with the Tides after going 1-for-8 with Double-A Bowie since recovering from core muscle surgery. The Orioles haven't been able to put Beckham in their lineup since April 23. He's appeared in 23 games with a .179/.247/.262 slash line. "I'm not sure....

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Orioles and Braves lineups

June 24, 2018, 7:56am

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ATLANTA - Mark Trumbo is out of the Orioles' lineup today due to some soreness in his knee, but he's expected to play Monday night against the Mariners at Camden Yards. Trey Mancini is back in the lineup, no longer bothered by neck stiffness. Colby Rasmus is in right field and leading off. Danny Valencia is in the cleanup spot. Rookie Austin Wynns is behind the plate. Prior to Trumbo's grand slam yesterday, the last time that the first three Orioles in a game reached base before a home run...

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Orioles set up to go for sweep in Atlanta series

June 23, 2018, 7:26pm

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ATLANTA - The Orioles have finally won a road series outside of New York, but why stop there? They can earn their first three-game series sweep in 2018 if they defeat the Braves this afternoon to conclude the road trip. No one is suggesting that an entire season is turning around and they're on the verge of becoming buyers instead of sellers. But, hey, it really is true that winning is more fun than losing. It isn't just a rumor. "Winning cures a lot of things," first baseman Chris Davis...

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Trumbo, Davis power Orioles to 7-5 win (with quotes)

June 23, 2018, 3:40pm

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ATLANTA - The Orioles are getting run production from Mark Trumbo and Chris Davis in the middle of their order. And it's 2018. No one has ventured back in time. Trumbo stayed hot today with a grand slam, Davis continued to celebrate his return with a bases-clearing double and the Orioles took care of business in regulation with a 7-5 victory over the Braves before a sellout crowd of 40,333 at SunTrust Park. An offense that hibernated for most of the season has produced seven runs or more in...

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Trumbo hits grand slam, Wilkerson on last night's game (O's up 7-4)

June 23, 2018, 12:31pm

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Trumbo hits grand slam, Wilkerson on last night's game (O's up 7-4)

ATLANTA - If the Orioles felt sluggish after last night's marathon game, they put up a brave front - so to speak. Mark Trumbo hit a grand slam before Atlanta starter Julio Teheran recorded an out to give the Orioles a 4-0 lead. Colby Rasmus walked, Adam Jones doubled, Manny Machado walked and Trumbo lined a 93 mph fastball over the center field fence for his fifth career slam and the third by the Orioles this season. Center fielder Ender Inciarte reacted like he was going to make the catch,...