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Showalter on Mancini, Cashner, Tillman and more (O's down 8-0)

July 11, 2018, 2:46pm

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Showalter on Mancini, Cashner, Tillman and more (O's down 8-0)

The Orioles' lineup has taken on many forms in the first half, and tonight it doesn't include Trey Mancini, who's 2-for-25 this month to lower his season average to .220 with a .657 OPS. It's a startling drop for a player who finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting in the American League last season after batting .293/.338/.488 with 26 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 78 RBIs in 147 games. A player with a career .306/.357/.472 slash line in four minor league seasons. "Trey's...

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Cashner returns to DL

July 11, 2018, 1:47pm

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Andrew Cashner is making his second stop on the disabled list this season. The Orioles placed Cashner on the 10-day DL today with a strained muscle in his neck and recalled right-hander Yefry RamÃrez from Triple-A Norfolk. Ramirez is eligible to return because he's replacing an injured player. Cashner worked 6 1/3 innings last night, his second-longest outing of the season, but he received a trigger point injection in his neck today to quiet the spams that crop up periodically. Manager Buck...

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Cashner questionable to make next start

July 11, 2018, 12:45pm

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Andrew Cashner is receiving a trigger point injection in his neck this afternoon due to spasms, a procedure he's undergone in the past around the All-Star break. The latest one puts Sunday's start in jeopardy. Cashner could go on the disabled list and return immediately after the break. The Orioles' options for Sunday's starter include Yefry RamÃrez, who would be eligible to return if replacing an injured player, and Jimmy Yacabonis, who can return at any time because he was the 26th man...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

July 11, 2018, 11:11am

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Joey Rickard is in left field and Danny Valencia is in right for tonight's game against the Yankees at Camden Yards that closes out the series. Caleb Joseph is catching Dylan Bundy. Bundy is making his first start against the Yankees in 2018. He's 2-3 with a 5.34 ERA and 1.582 WHIP in seven career games (five starts) over 30 1/3 innings. Brett Gardner is 6-for-16 with two doubles against him. Gary SÃ¡nchez is 3-for-10 with a double and home run. Aaron Judge is 1-for-8 with a home run and...

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Orioles extend agreements with five affiliates

July 11, 2018, 9:21am

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The Orioles announced today that they've extended their working agreements with their five minor league affiliates through the 2020 season. Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, high Single-A Frederick, low Single-A Delmarva and short-season Single-A Aberdeen will remain part of the Orioles' system for at least two more years. Perhaps most noteworthy is the deal with Norfolk, since the Nationals no longer will have Syracuse as their Triple-A affiliate beyond 2018 and speculation increased that...

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Machado keeps stating his position preference for free agency

July 10, 2018, 7:33pm

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Machado keeps stating his position preference for free agency

In case anyone has been looking the other way or dealing with a severe case of clogged eardrums since, oh, around the first day of spring training, Manny Machado views himself only as a shortstop and doesn't want to go back to third base unless he tripled. Here's a partial list of other things Machado doesn't want to do: * Keep answering questions about whether he'd go back to third base. * Be 40 games below .500. * Wear a boa constrictor as a scarf. * Scarf down a boa constrictor. * Keep...

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Machado homers twice and Schoop delivers walk-off single (quotes)

July 10, 2018, 6:18pm

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Machado homers twice and Schoop delivers walk-off single (quotes)

How many times can Manny Machado prove to the world, or at least baseball's portion of it, that he isn't distracted by all of the trade talk and the obsession over his pending free agency? He offers denials at his locker and in the batter's box. Machado collected three more hits tonight, including game-tying home runs in the bottom of the fifth and seventh and against a team that's showing renewed interest in him. His contribution in the game-winning rally in the ninth inning was an...

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Orioles option Yefry RamÃrez (and other notes, tied 5-5)

July 10, 2018, 1:47pm

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The Orioles announced their roster moves this afternoon, recalling left-hander Donnie Hart and selecting right-hander Jhan MarÃÃ±ez's contract from Triple-A Norfolk and optioning right-handers Yefry RamÃrez and Ryan Meisinger to the Tides RamÃrez started Game 2 of yesterday's doubleheader and wasn't going to be available. The Orioles are back down to four starters and have nine relievers and three bench players on the roster. RamÃrez is 0-3 with a 3.93 ERA and 1.255 WHIP in...

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Donnie Hart also joining Orioles

July 10, 2018, 12:47pm

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The Orioles aren't done making bullpen moves. They're also recalling left-hander Donnie Hart from Triple-A Norfolk today to join right-hander Jhan MariÃ±ez. Hart has posted a 3.68 ERA and 1.909 WHIP in eight games with the Orioles this season, his seat reserved on the shuttle. He's allowed three earned runs (four total) and 12 hits in 7 1/3 innings, with two walks and three strikeouts. The Orioles most recently called up Hart on June 26 while placing Dylan Bundy on the disabled list. He...

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Orioles select Jhan MariÃ±ez's contract

July 10, 2018, 12:11pm

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The Orioles needed a fresh bullpen arm after yesterday's doubleheader and selected the contract of right-hander Jhan MariÃ±ez from Triple-A Norfolk. MariÃ±ez replaces right-hander Ryan Meisinger, who worked three scoreless and hitless innings last night in Game 2. The move will be announced later today. Meisinger's locker already has been emptied. MariÃ±ez, 29, signed a minor league contract with the Orioles on Nov. 28, joining his ninth organization. He's 1-5 with a 3.43 ERA and 1.452...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

July 10, 2018, 10:54am

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Joey Rickard is in right field tonight and Adam Jones returns to center after last night's break during Game 2 of a doubleheader. Tim Beckham remains the leadoff hitter. Trey Mancini is playing left field and batting seventh. Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Andrew Cashner has registered three consecutive quality starts and five in his last six outings, the exception coming after a long rain delay in D.C. after he tossed four scoreless innings. He's 0-3 with three no-decisions in that...

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Beckham staying ready at shortstop, Yankees enter Machado fray

July 09, 2018, 7:06pm

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Beckham staying ready at shortstop, Yankees enter Machado fray

While craving young pitching talent in any trade involving Manny Machado, the Orioles also could use a replacement for him at shortstop, or at least a temporary plan for filling the position. They aren't going to shift the rest of the season and leave the spot empty. Cadyn Grenier, the second-round pick last month out of Oregon State, is playing at low Single-A Delmarva and must wait for his chance in the majors. His defense alone could elevate him to the Double-A level, according to some...

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Game 2 Orioles lineup vs. Yankees (quotes added)

July 09, 2018, 3:25pm

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Chris Davis is in the Orioles lineup for Game 2 of the doubleheader, but Adam Jones heads to the bench. Joey Rickard is in center field, Jace Peterson is in left and Danny Valencia stays in right. Trey Mancini joins Jones on the bench. Chance Sisco will catch Yefry RamÃrez, as the Orioles go for the sweep over the Yankees. For the Orioles Tim Beckham 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Manny Machado SS Mark Trumbo DH Chris Davis 1B Danny Valencia RF Jace Peterson LF Joey Rickard CF Chance Sisco C Yefry...

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Valencia's three-run homer powers O's past Yankees 5-4

July 09, 2018, 3:05pm

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Valencia's three-run homer powers O's past Yankees 5-4

CC Sabathia fielded a comebacker in the fifth inning today, threw to second base to start a double play and raised both arms triumphantly as it unfolded. He kept them in the air while the ball began its journey around the infield. The image of a heavyweight who had just delivered the knockout punch. The Orioles are in a much lower class in 2018, but they struck the hardest blow an inning later, sending Sabathia - arms now at his side - to the visiting clubhouse. Danny Valencia broke an 0-for-25...

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Injury updates and more on Machado (O's lead 5-4)

July 09, 2018, 11:13am

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Injury updates and more on Machado (O's lead 5-4)

Most of today's pregame media session with manager Buck Showalter centered on injury updates and pointing out again that shortstop Manny Machado is really good and hasn't let distractions ruin his game. Showalter remains confident that Alex Cobb will make his next start after leaving yesterday's game in Minnesota with a blister on his right index finger. "It's more of a deep callus underneath," Showalter said. "Once they kind of cleaned it up and everything, he was fine. Like I said...

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Game 1 Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

July 09, 2018, 8:45am

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Trey Mancini is playing first base today for Game 1 of the Orioles' doubleheader against the Yankees. Chris Davis is on the bench. He's 12-for-54 (.222) with two home runs and 22 strikeouts lifetime against left-hander CC Sabathia. Joey Rickard is in left field and Danny Valencia is in right. Jimmy Yacabonis was called up as the 26th man to make the start. Sabathia is making his 43rd career start against the Orioles, the second-most versus any opponent behind the Rays (47). He's 19-10 with a...

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More challenges and Machado trade talk await Orioles this week

July 08, 2018, 3:48pm

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MINNEAPOLIS - Because the 2018 season hasn't burrowed deeply enough under the Orioles' collective skin, they are forced to play a doubleheader today against the Yankees due to a rainout on May 31, and also lose Thursday's off-day after rain washed away a May 15 game versus the Phillies. When did this club become a human dart board? Catching a break will necessitate the arrival of All-Star week, though it's pretty hard to completely detach from a loss total that grew to 65 over the...

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Blister on right finger ended Cobb's day in 10-1 loss

July 08, 2018, 2:25pm

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Blister on right finger ended Cobb's day in 10-1 loss

MINNEAPOLIS - The Orioles couldn't avoid another loss today, but they dodged a serious injury involving Alex Cobb, who left the game in the sixth inning with a blister on his right index finger that shouldn't impact his next start. It wasn't a hamstring or knee after he made a move toward Logan Morrison's bunt in the sixth. Cobb said he noticed the blister near the end of the fourth inning. "It was getting hot later on in the game, so tried to cool down a lot between innings with ammonia...

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Cobb leaves game with injury in latest Orioles loss

July 08, 2018, 1:07pm

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MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Cobb needed a sensational diving catch today from Manny Machado to avoid a run from scoring in the second inning. He needed to avoid a leadoff walk in the fifth and the fastball he grooved to Mitch Garver with the count full to have any chance of winning. Falling behind by two runs can feel like a death sentence. Just imagine the impact of a 10-run deficit later in the day. Factor in a bunt single that led to Cobb coming off the field with head athletic trainer Brian Ebel,...

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Manny Machado voted into All-Star Game as AL shortstop

July 08, 2018, 10:05am

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Manny Machado voted into All-Star Game as AL shortstop

MINNEAPOLIS - His destination unknown while the center of major trade talks with several teams, Orioles shortstop Manny Machado at least can be sure that he's starting for the American League in the upcoming All-Star Game in D.C. Machado received the most votes (1,740,645) among AL shortstops, his position in 2018 following J.J. Hardy's departure from the Orioles, and will appear in his fourth All-Star Game in seven major league seasons. He was a reserve third baseman in 2013 and 2015 and...