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Orioles lineup vs. Rays

September 22, 2017, 11:14am

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Tim Beckham returns to the Orioles lineup tonight, leading off and playing shortstop. Austin Hays drops to seventh as the right fielder. Pedro Ãlvarez is the designated hitter against Rays right-hander Alex Cobb. Caleb Joseph is catching. Ubaldo JimÃ©nez has registered a 10.80 ERA and 2.057 WHIP in three starts against the Rays this season. He's allowed 14 runs and 13 hits, with 11 walks and four home runs, over 11 2/3 innings. Logan Morrison is 6-for-14 with two doubles, one triple and...

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Jonathan Schoop named Most Valuable Oriole

September 22, 2017, 9:31am

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Jonathan Schoop named Most Valuable Oriole

Jonathan Schoop is assured of receiving votes this year for Most Valuable Player in the American League. In the meantime, he's being honored as the top player on his team. Schoop has been chosen as the recipient of this year's Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole Award by members of the local media who cover the team on a regular basis. He will be recognized for his accomplishments in an on-field ceremony prior to Sunday's final home regular season game against the Rays. Ballots aren't made...

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Ynoa goes career-high eight innings in 3-1 win (with quotes)

September 21, 2017, 5:37pm

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Ynoa goes career-high eight innings in 3-1 win (with quotes)

The Orioles broke their streak tonight of consecutive innings without a run at 26. Busted it, jumped on it, grinded it in their heels. Then they started a new one and relied on Gabriel Ynoa to make an early lead stand up. Manny Machado hit a two-run homer to put the Orioles ahead just two batters into the bottom of the first inning and Ynoa pitched a career-high eight innings in a 3-1 victory over the Rays before an announced crowd of 14,967 at Camden Yards. Trey Mancini contributed an RBI...

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Wondering if JimÃ©nez is making his final start with Orioles

September 21, 2017, 2:20pm

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Is Ubaldo JimÃ©nez making his last start tonight for the Orioles? This isn't a question regarding 2018. The Orioles won't re-sign JimÃ©nez as a free agent. I have no idea what kind of offers he's going to field over the winter, but this team won't jump into the bidding. The rotation over the remaining eight games is mostly a riddle. The only confirmed starter moving forward is right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who takes the mound on Saturday against his former team. Kevin Gausman will get...

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Notes on Machado, Beckham, Britton and more (O's lead 3-1)

September 21, 2017, 1:38pm

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Notes on Machado, Beckham, Britton and more (O's lead 3-1)

The Orioles completed their batting practice session and the lineup hasn't changed. Unless there's a late switch, Manny Machado will play third base and bat second. Machado is recovering from an illness that kept him out of last night's game. Showalter advised the media earlier today to avoid copying the lineup in ink. "Want to see if he gets to feeling better moving around or not, so he's kind of 50-50," Showalter said. "We'll see how he feels. "This stuff going around isn't some...

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Orioles lineup vs. Rays

September 21, 2017, 12:38pm

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Manny Machado is in the Orioles lineup tonight after missing last night's game with an illness. However, manager Buck Showalter said it's "50-50" whether Machado stays in it. The Orioles will check on Machado during batting practice. Tim Beckham is still recovering from having a wisdom tooth extracted and won't play tonight. Austin Hays remains the leadoff hitter. Closer Zach Britton will receive a stem cell injection his left knee Friday morning and the club will re-evaluate him in three...

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Hays chosen as Orioles minor league Player of the Year

September 21, 2017, 8:34am

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The Orioles have chosen Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays as their Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year, a selection that seemed obvious for a long time. Hays, 22, batted a combined .329/.365/593 with 32 doubles, five triples, 32 home runs and 95 RBIs in 128 games at Bowie and Single-A Frederick. The Orioles selected his contract on Sept. 5, and last year's third-round draft pick has gone 7-for-27 with two doubles and a home run. Hays was named the Carolina League's Player of...

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More on Britton's knee and Ynoa's latest opportunity

September 20, 2017, 8:41pm

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More on Britton's knee and Ynoa's latest opportunity

The news that closer Zach Britton isn't expected to require a surgical procedure on his left knee can be taken two ways. The obvious one is with glee. Who roots for surgery? However, I've continued to wonder why another MRI didn't show anything structurally wrong, but he's continued to pitch through the discomfort since 2014. What's the cause and why should the club be confident that the knee will "heal itself" over the winter? It hasn't happened up to this point or there wouldn't be a...

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Updating Britton and Showalter speaks after 9-0 loss

September 20, 2017, 7:15pm

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Updating Britton and Showalter speaks after 9-0 loss

Orioles closer Zach Britton will receive a stem cell injection in his left knee on Thursday afternoon and is expected to be shut down for the last nine games of the season, which continued to turn sour with tonight's 9-0 loss to the Red Sox at Camden Yards. The Orioles will monitor how Britton responds to the injection, but also where they stand as they move through their final homestand and hit the road for series in Pittsburgh and St. Petersburg, Fla. "The plan is do that now and then see...

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Orioles shut out again while Red Sox complete sweep

September 20, 2017, 6:18pm

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Wade Miley escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third inning tonight and walked straight into an ambush in the fourth. No one could save him. No one can save this season. Miley served up two-run homers to the Red Sox's Mookie Betts and Deven Marrero in the fourth and the Orioles lost for the 12th time in 14 games, 9-0, before an announced crowd of 16,906 at Camden Yards. Did anyone believe that Chris Sale would hand back a four-run lead, or the six-run margin in the fifth? Extra innings weren't...

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Showalter on Machado, Beckham, Hays and Britton (O's down 6-0)

September 20, 2017, 1:44pm

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Showalter on Machado, Beckham, Hays and Britton (O's down 6-0)

Manny Machado is absent from the Orioles lineup tonight and manager Buck Showalter is considering whether to send him home due to an illness that's also struck a few other players in the clubhouse. "It's something that we've been dealing with for, I guess, two weeks," said Showalter. "He's pretty sick. So that's what that's about. "He's got total body ... his body's aching all over. I don't know if you all saw him in the clubhouse. We're actually thinking about sending him home,...

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Britton may be shut down (plus Machado and Beckham updates)

September 20, 2017, 12:59pm

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Britton may be shut down (plus Machado and Beckham updates)

The Orioles may shut down closer Zach Britton for the last 10 games of the season due to lingering concerns about his knee. Britton underwent his exit physical and team orthopedist Dr. Michael Jacobs will discuss the results of an MRI with manager Buck Showalter before the club makes a decision. Surgery isn't considered a possibility at the moment. Showalter said whatever is causing the discomfort should "heal itself" in the offseason. Britton continues to wear a brace on the knee, as he's...

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Machado and Beckham out of Orioles lineup

September 20, 2017, 12:03pm

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Manny Machado and Tim Beckham are missing from the Orioles lineup for tonight's game against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Machado is sick and may not be available. Manager Buck Showalter will discuss the statuses of both players later today. Rookie Austin Hays is leading off. J.J. Hardy is at shortstop and Ryan Flaherty is at third base. Adam Jones stays in the lineup after an X-ray on his right hand last night came back clean. Trey Mancini is batting second. The Orioles haven't scored in the...

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Tonight's game and more on the instructional league

September 19, 2017, 8:37pm

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Tonight's game and more on the instructional league

The Orioles will need to go 8-2 over their final 10 games to avoid their first losing season since 2011. They're only 1 1/2 games ahead of the last-place Blue Jays in the American League East. I could bore you with details of the wild card chase - the Orioles remain 5 1/2 games behind the Twins - but the focus should be on smaller gains. Don't end up in the cellar. Try to claw back to .500. Don't waste eight runs from the offense and eight shutout innings from the starter on consecutive...

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Orioles lose 1-0 in 11th on wild pitch (updated and quotes)

September 19, 2017, 6:35pm

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Kevin Gausman pretty much did everything he could tonight except cross home plate for himself. Gausman shut out the Red Sox over eight innings, but the Orioles couldn't reward him. One night after the teams combined for 18 runs, played for 4 hours, 24 minutes and weren't done until the 11th inning, they were in a rush to do nothing. And they still managed to log 11 innings. Just as a brisker pace and with an odd twist. Brad Brach unleashed a wild pitch with the bases loaded, two outs and...

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Notes on Bundy, Miley, bullpen and young players

September 19, 2017, 2:01pm

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Notes on Bundy, Miley, bullpen and young players

One sure sign that a season is winding down is the start of exit physicals for the players. The Orioles began the process, as they usually do on this date. You may recall that reliever Brad Brach underwent a minor procedure on left his knee on Oct. 11 that involved the repairing of a slight tear in his meniscus. Manager Buck Showalter was asked again this afternoon whether he would consider shutting down Dylan Bundy, whose innings have risen to 169 2/3 in 28 starts. He's failed to complete the...

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Orioles lineup vs. Red Sox

September 19, 2017, 11:21am

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Orioles rookie Austin Hays stays in right field tonight against Red Sox left-hander Drew Pomeranz and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter. Pomeranz is 13-2 with a 2.73 ERA in his last 22 starts. For the Orioles Tim Beckham SS Manny Machado 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Adam Jones CF Trey Mancini LF Mark Trumbo DH Chris Davis 1B Austin Hays RF Caleb Joseph C Kevin Gausman RHP

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Orioles announce fall instructional league roster and schedule

September 19, 2017, 7:22am

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Hurricane Irma delayed the start of the Orioles' fall instructional league. The storm couldn't deny it. Games will be held at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota beginning on Monday and running through Oct. 10. They're free and open to the public. The instructional league program focuses on specific individual development while providing additional playing time to accelerate a player's progress through the minor league system. The staff includes director of player development Brian Graham,...

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Notes and quotes on Castro's control and Hays' hustle

September 18, 2017, 8:29pm

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Notes and quotes on Castro's control and Hays' hustle

Last night's game at Camden Yards was September baseball at its most obnoxious. The Red Sox used 26 players, including four second basemen and nine relievers. The Orioles used eight relievers. It's no longer baseball as we know it while teams are fighting for playoff spots. Makes no sense to me. Miguel Castro took the loss last night, retiring the side in order with two called third strikes in the 10th inning but walking the bases loaded in the 11th and surrendering Andrew Benintendi's...

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Orioles run out of extra-inning magic in 10-8 loss (with quotes)

September 18, 2017, 7:31pm

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Coming off a 2-8 road trip that pushed them 5 Â½ games back for the second wild card, the Orioles jumped on the first-place Red Sox early tonight and built a five-run lead through four innings. They got rid of Doug Fister, who didn't retire a batter in the third. They seemed to get back a little of their swagger. They were determined to win back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 29-30. That was before a cruel season delivered another shot to the solar plexus, with the Red Sox...