Roch Kubatko

Orioles lineup vs. Twins

April 01, 2018, 6:22am

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Chance Sisco is behind the plate this afternoon and Chris Davis remains atop the order, as the Orioles close out their series against the Twins at Camden Yards. Pedro Ãlvarez is the designated hitter. Colby Rasmus is in right field. For the Orioles Chris Davis 1B Manny Machado SS Jonathan 2B Adam Jones CF Trey Mancini LF Colby Rasmus RF Tim Beckham 3B Pedro Alvarez DH Chance Sisco C Kevin Gausman RHP Closer Zach Britton did some light jogging this morning and walked around the warning track...

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The times they are a changin' for Orioles

March 31, 2018, 7:41pm

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If you're playing starting time bingo, your card is going to fill up in a hurry. First pitch on opening day at Camden Yards was scheduled for 3:05 p.m. Last night's game was set for 7:05 p.m. Today's series finale begins at 1:05 p.m. - 30 minutes earlier than past Sunday home games. The Orioles travel to Houston next week for a three-games series with starting times of 7:10 p.m., 8:10 p.m. and 2:10 p.m. EDT. They play four games in New York, with the opener set to begin at 6:35 p.m. Seven...

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Wrapping up 6-2 loss

March 31, 2018, 6:38pm

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The Orioles followed a dramatic 11th-inning walk-off home run on opening day by almost being no-hit tonight by the Twins. Kyle Gibson handled the first six innings, walking five batters and throwing 102 pitches. Ryan Pressly retired the first five batters he faced, but he walked Manny Machado with two outs in the eighth and Jonathan Schoop grounded a single up the middle on the next pitch, an 89 mph slider that got through the infield and drew an ovation for what remained of an announced crowd...

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Cashner surrenders three home runs in Orioles debut

March 31, 2018, 4:53pm

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Three pitches from Andrew Cashner tonight and his first strikeout with the Orioles was in the books. Three batters into the game and he allowed his first home run. There would be more strikeouts and more home runs for Cashner over five innings, and an unsuccessful debut in front of the home crowd. Cashner was charged with five runs (four earned) and six hits, with two walks, five strikeouts and three home runs. He threw 79 pitches, 53 for strikes. Rule 5 pick Nestor Cortes Jr. made his major...

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Brach hoping to get another save chance tonight (O's lose 6-2)

March 31, 2018, 2:23pm

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Brach hoping to get another save chance tonight (O's lose 6-2)

Though the blown save came on opening day, Orioles reliever Brad Brach is treating it like only one game out of 162. Time to move on from it. And if there's another save situation tonight, he wants the ball. Brach gave up Robbie Grossman's two-run single in the ninth inning Thursday that erased a 2-0 lead and set up Adam Jones' dramatic walk-off homer in the 11th. He walked two batters, but he also was victimized by a chopper that first baseman Chris Davis lost in the lights and Grossman's...

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Notes on Cobb, Trumbo, Britton, upcoming starters and more

March 31, 2018, 12:59pm

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Notes on Cobb, Trumbo, Britton, upcoming starters and more

Alex Cobb isn't expected to debut with the Orioles before April 14. Cobb worked four innings and threw 48 pitches yesterday in extended spring training in Sarasota. He'll build up to five and six innings in his next two outings. The veteran right-hander must be placed on Double-A Bowie's roster on April 9, but he probably won't pitch in an Eastern League game. Cobb isn't allowed to use a major league baseball since he isn't on an injury rehab assignment, though the Orioles tried to obtain...

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Orioles lineup vs. Twins

March 31, 2018, 11:22am

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Chris Davis remains the Orioles' leadoff hitter tonight and Anthony Santander is the designated hitter. Colby Rasmus makes his first start with the Orioles, replacing Craig Gentry in right field. Caleb Joseph is catching. For the Orioles Chris Davis 1B Manny Machado SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Adam Jones CF Trey Mancini LF Colby Rasmus RF Tim Beckham 3B Anthony Santander DH Caleb Joseph C Andrew Cashner RHP On this date in 2008, Jones played in his first game with the Orioles in a 6-2 opening day...

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Gentry's latest chance and tonight's pitching matchup

March 30, 2018, 1:28pm

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Gentry's latest chance and tonight's pitching matchup

Craig Gentry is developing a knack for signing minor league deals with the Orioles in February and breaking camp with the team. Not the easiest path to take and certainly not his first choice, but he's really making the most of it. Gentry's first start last season occurred on April 9 after coming off the bench in four games with no plate appearances. He was in the opening day lineup Thursday afternoon and made a couple of outstanding plays in right field in a 3-2, 11-inning win over the...

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Orioles hoping to be defensive in 2018

March 29, 2018, 7:41pm

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Manager Buck Showalter gets another day to plot his Game 2 lineup after the second-guessers descended upon him in the opener. Chris Davis batting leadoff wasn't the only move that stirred the masses. Craig Gentry was given the start in right field over Colby Rasmus and switch-hitting spring training darling Anthony Santander. We'll never know whether Rasmus or Santander would have caught Eddie Rosario's fly ball to the track in right-center field leading off the top of the second inning, but...

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Showalter on Jones, Bundy, bullpen and 3-2 11-inning win

March 29, 2018, 3:47pm

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Showalter on Jones, Bundy, bullpen and 3-2 11-inning win

Adam Jones saw one pitch today from Twins reliever Fernando Rodney leading off the bottom of the 11th inning. That's all he needed. Jones demolished a 92 mph fastball, sending it into the left field seats to give the Orioles a 3-2 win on opening day and the center fielder his first walk-off hit since a single against the Mariners in 2012. This is the third career walk-off home run for Jones, who's batting .341 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs, eight RBIs and seven runs scored in 11...

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O'Day's advice to Araujo: "Don't trip" (Jones walkoff homer)

March 29, 2018, 11:33am

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O'Day's advice to Araujo: "Don't trip" (Jones walkoff homer)

Reliever Pedro Araujo, the Rule 5 pick who's making the jump from Single-A Myrtle Beach to the majors, came out of the Orioles bullpen for the first time this afternoon. It wasn't a save situation. Araujo didn't protect a slim lead and no one had to save him. Veteran Darren O'Day played the role of adviser to Araujo, with more tips to come later in the day. The first step was to make sure he didn't lose his footing upon being introduced to the crowd. "My first advice is don't trip going...

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Showalter on roster moves, Davis leading off and more

March 29, 2018, 9:31am

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Showalter on roster moves, Davis leading off and more

The Orioles set their 25-man roster today shortly before the noon deadline and the moves included the removals of pitchers Alec Asher, Stefan Crichton, Michael Kelly and Jesus Liranzo from the 40-man roster to accommodate Colby Rasmus, Danny Valencia, Pedro Ãlvarez and Craig Gentry. Four pitchers for four position players. "Our hope is that they clear and put them back in the system," said manager Buck Showalter. "If not them, then who? I know there was a lot of discussion back and forth....

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Orioles lineup includes Chris Davis leading off (with 40-man moves)

March 29, 2018, 6:57am

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Chris Davis is leading off today for the Orioles as they open against the Twins at Camden Yards. It wasn't just talk and speculation. Davis has never batted first during the regular season. He had a handful of chances toward the end of spring training. Craig Gentry is in right field instead of Colby Rasmus, likely a concession to Twins starter Jake Odorizzi's reverse splits. However, Pedro Ãlvarez is the designated hitter. For the Orioles Chris Davis 1B Manny Machado SS Jonathan Schoop 2B...

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More on Bundy, Davis and the catching situation

March 28, 2018, 6:21pm

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More on Bundy, Davis and the catching situation

Dylan Bundy already had expressed his opinions back in Sarasota on being the opening day starter, getting in touch with whatever feelings were circulating inside him. As a light rain fell yesterday at Camden Yards, Bundy again had to sort through his emotions after finishing a pickoff drill. Not much changed besides the weather. Asked if anything seemed different to him now that he was in Baltimore, his assignment less than 24 hours away, Bundy said, "No, it doesn't feel much different. Just...

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Workout day notes on Beckham, Mancini, Davis, lineup and more

March 28, 2018, 12:46pm

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Workout day notes on Beckham, Mancini, Davis, lineup and more

Today's rain forced the Orioles inside to take batting practice after the Twins were able to hit on the field. Pitchers squeezed in some defensive drills before heading for cover. "The weather is getting progressively worse," said manager Buck Showalter. "It's supposed to be good tomorrow, or better temperature-wise. I'd like for that snow to melt. That's not a good look." Showalter won't reveal his lineup for opening day until rosters are submitted, with a noon deadline on...

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Bancells chosen to throw out ceremonial first pitch (Mesa update)

March 28, 2018, 7:52am

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Bancells chosen to throw out ceremonial first pitch (Mesa update)

Whenever Richie Bancells appeared on the field and play was halted, it usually drew concerns based on his role as Orioles head athletic trainer and the likelihood that somone had sustained an injury. Seeing him bolt out of the dugout was a bad sign. Not anymore. Bancells, who retired after the 2017 season, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Thursday as part of the opening day festivities at Camden Yards. His appearance will bring an ovation from the crowd instead of hushed...

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Wondering about the lineup as opening day approaches

March 27, 2018, 1:31pm

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Wondering about the lineup as opening day approaches

The Orioles will work out later today at Camden Yards in their final preparation for Thursday's season opener against the Twins. Unless you count batting practice the following day, of course. But this afternoon marks the last time that the Orioles gather before the games are real. The roster appears to be set. The Orioles aren't expected to make any late moves to alter it, though no one is issuing promises. Manager Buck Showalter told the media Monday in Norfolk that he sat with executive...

More leftovers before the real games start

March 26, 2018, 1:59pm

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More leftovers before the real games start

Pedro Araujo received the news that he made the Orioles' opening day roster as a Rule 5 pick and promptly served up a home run in his next appearance. Because that's baseball. It's unwise to read too much into one appearance in spring training, and that includes how Araujo was burned by Williams Astrudillo's two-run shot in the ninth inning in a 12-4 loss to the Twins, but it probably brought a certain measure of comfort to the Orioles when the right-hander retired the side in order...

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Orioles lineup vs. Norfolk

March 26, 2018, 9:51am

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Chris Davis continues to lead off today as the Orioles close out their exhibition schedule with a game at Triple-A Norfolk. Danny Valencia remains at third base. Tim Beckham is on the travel roster, but not the lineup card, and the Orioles are supposed to arrange a simulated game for him on Tuesday. Anthony Santander is in left field and Pedro Ãlvarez is the designated hitter. Andrew Cashner gets the start and the bullpen includes Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo, Andrew Faulkner, Luis Gonzalez and...

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Reflections on spring training as Orioles break camp

March 25, 2018, 4:37pm

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Minor league signings in November tend to be forgotten as spring training nears its conclusion. They provide copy during the offseason's dead zone. Players given generous amounts of space on websites and in newspapers are footnotes later as camp cuts are announced. There are exceptions, of course, which brings us to left-handed relievers Joely Rodriguez and Josh Edgin. I've covered past spring trainings when the decision to take guys of this caliber north would be a no-brainer. The Orioles...