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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...

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Early notes on Jones, defense and Britton (O's lose 10-8)

September 18, 2017, 1:25pm

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Early notes on Jones, defense and Britton (O's lose 10-8)

The rain has stopped at Camden Yards, the sun is shining and the tarp is peeled back off the infield. It remains folded in the outfield. I'd feel better if it were rolled up. Adam Jones is back in the lineup tonight after missing two of the last three games with "general soreness," as manager Buck Showalter put it. Mostly in his legs. "Better," Showalter said. "He's ready to go. We'll see. He got shortened up a couple games in New York, so I'm hoping he's over some of that Toronto...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

September 18, 2017, 12:06pm

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Pedro Ãlvarez is the designated hitter tonight and Austin Hays is in right field, as the Orioles begin their final homestand with a three-game series against the Red Sox. Adam Jones has returned to the lineup and is batting cleanup. Xander Bogaerts is 7-for-20 (.350) with two doubles and a home run against Dylan Bundy. Doug Fister had allowed two runs or fewer in four consecutive starts before surrendering six in four innings against the Athletics on Wednesday. He held the Orioles to two...

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Orioles keep reaching down to Double-A for reinforcements

September 17, 2017, 8:04pm

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The Orioles just concluded a road trip that only felt like it lasted a month. The game count was 10 with no off-days. But it was the ultimate grind. Sausage could be made out of this trip. Players won't concede the season. They're just not wired that way. Being 5 Â½ back for the second wild card and four below .500 spells October vacation, but they firmly believe that they have another run in them. Not scoring one run. Hold the jokes. No one knows whether the Orioles are done fiddling with...

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Wrapping up a 6-4 win

September 17, 2017, 1:43pm

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NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter had to pick his poison today. The club lived to tell about it. Showalter ordered an intentional walk to rookie slugger Aaron Judge in the bottom of the ninth inning with Jacoby Ellsbury on third base, two outs and the Orioles clinging to a 6-4 lead over the Yankees. Gary SÃ¡nchez batted as the potential winning run against closer Zach Britton and struck out. The Orioles won for only the second time in their last 11 games, avoided a sweep in the Bronx...

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Orioles avoid sweep in Bronx with 6-4 win

September 17, 2017, 12:26pm

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NEW YORK - Tim Beckham was slumping, the Orioles were sinking, and their shortstop figured he just needed to keep swinging. It felt good to get back to winning. Beckham's three-run homer off Sonny Gray in the top of the fourth gave the Orioles a little breathing room and Ubaldo JimÃ©nez struck out 10 batters in five innings in a 6-4 victory over the Yankees before an announced crowd of 38,189. It didn't qualify as a Bronx beating, with the Yankees rallying to within two runs, but the...

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Scott promoted: "Wow, I wasn't expecting that" (O's up 6-4)

September 17, 2017, 9:08am

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Scott promoted: "Wow, I wasn't expecting that" (O's up 6-4)

NEW YORK - Tanner Scott had returned to his home in Ohio following the Eastern League playoffs, figuring that his next pitch would come in the Arizona Fall League. He never expected to receive a phone call informing him of his promotion to the Orioles. Director of player development Brian Graham delivered the news, which led to Scott's placement yesterday on the taxi squad. The Orioles selected his contract this morning from Double-A Bowie and he's in the bullpen for the series finale at...

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Orioles DFA Richard Rodriguez (plus notes and lineups)

September 17, 2017, 7:56am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles selected the contract of left-hander Tanner Scott this morning, removing him from the taxi squad, and designated pitcher Richard Rodriguez for assignment. The club will know by 1 p.m. whether Rodriguez cleared waivers. He posted a 14.29 ERA in five relief appearances this month. Adam Jones is out of the lineup again today due to some soreness in his legs. The turf in Toronto wasn't kind to him. Austin Hays is in center field. Trey Mancini is batting fourth. The Orioles...

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Showalter says Tillman still "in the options" to start

September 16, 2017, 7:06pm

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Showalter says Tillman still "in the options" to start

NEW YORK - As another game in the Bronx spiraled out of control for the Orioles, Chris Tillman rose from his seat in the visiting bullpen in the bottom of the eighth inning and began to warm up. Tillman didn't pitch in Friday night's 8-2 loss, but he came close. Manager Buck Showalter was getting ready to make the move. Richard Bleier served up a home run to Greg Bird before recording the final out, and Tillman sat down. Yesterday provided another chance for Tillman, who replaced starter...