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Seth Smith returns to Orioles lineup

March 25, 2017, 8:57am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Seth Smith is in the Orioles lineup tonight for the first time since March 8. He's been unable to play because of a sore hamstring. Smith is joined by Manny Machado at third base, Jonathan Schoop at second and Welington Castillo behind the plate. Zach Britton, Brad Brach and Oliver Drake are listed as relievers behind starter Gabriel Ynoa. For the Orioles Joey Rickard LF Seth Smith RF Manny Machado 3B Mark Trumbo DH Chris Davis 1B J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Welington...

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This, that and the other

March 24, 2017, 6:25pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Does anyone want to be the Orioles' fifth starter? I'd do it, but it might interfere with my blogging. I considered Mike Wright to have the edge before last night, and it still could hold true, but he allowed five runs and seven hits in two innings against the Twins in Fort Myers. It's important to remember that the competition doesn't have to be decided when the Orioles break camp. They don't need a fifth starter until April 15. Perhaps it comes down to whichever pitcher...

Orioles lineup vs. Twins

March 24, 2017, 8:34am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Rule 5 pick Aneury TavÃ¡rez is getting another start in center field tonight, as the Orioles travel to Fort Myers again to play the Twins. Adam Jones could get back in the lineup for Saturday's home game against the Twins unless manager Buck Showalter wants to rest his center fielder following Team USA's championship run in the World Baseball Classic. Ryan Flaherty is leading off and playing second base, his first game since March 13. Pedro Ãlvarez gets another start in...

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Trumbo on lack of spring attention: "I couldn't care less"

March 23, 2017, 5:10pm

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Trumbo on lack of spring attention: "I couldn't care less"

SARASOTA, Fla. - Last year's major league leader in home runs sits alone at his locker while another national reporter across the clubhouse locks up the saves leader in a prolonged conversation. Mark Trumbo is relieved that he isn't the subject of daily interview requests. He's certainly accessible, but he isn't the type of guy who craves the spotlight. You're far less likely to get burned away from it. Zach Britton isn't trying to position himself beneath it, but there's no escape. In...

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Positive early reviews for Welington Castillo

March 22, 2017, 6:40pm

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Positive early reviews for Welington Castillo

SARASOTA, Fla. - With Welington Castillo back inside the Orioles clubhouse and soon to be back in their lineup, the process continues of getting acclimated to a new pitching staff after signing as a free agent, spending about three weeks in camp and leaving for the World Baseball Classic. Castillo sits at the locker once occupied by Matt Wieters, the popular former starting catcher and one of the leaders. His absence while playing for the Dominican Republic could have raised eyebrows and some...

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Wrapping up a 7-4 win

March 22, 2017, 5:25pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Chance Sisco hit the left field foul pole with two runners aboard in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and give the Orioles a 7-4 win over the Rays. Sisco replaced Caleb Joseph behind the plate and had only one at-bat. He made it count, belting his first home run after infield singles by Joey Rickard and Paul Janish. "That was legit," said manager Buck Showalter. "I think that ball would have hit our foul pole in Baltimore. He's got that type of use of the...

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Short start tonight for Chris Lee (O's win 7-4)

March 22, 2017, 3:06pm

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Short start tonight for Chris Lee (O's win 7-4)

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 7, Rays 4 Recap: Chance Sisco hit an opposite-field three-run homer with two outs in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie ... Chris Lee lasted only two innings in his second start and allowed two runs and five hits. He threw 55 pitches, 32 for strikes ... Chris Johnson hit a two-run homer to center field in the fourth to give the Orioles a 3-2 lead ... Brad Brach tossed another scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one ... Zach Britton retired the side in...

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Orioles make two cuts, Machado talks about WBC experience

March 22, 2017, 1:45pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles have reduced their camp roster to 42 players, including nine non-roster invitees, by optioning left-hander Richard Bleier to Triple-A Norfolk and reassigning right-hander Zach Stewart to minor league camp. Bleier, acquired from the Yankees last month, allowed three runs and 10 hits in seven innings. Stewart allowed six runs and 10 hits in 10 2/3 innings. He also tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings against the Dominican Republic. Stewart's runs came in his last two...

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Machado set for Saturday lineup return (and more notes)

March 22, 2017, 12:31pm

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Machado set for Saturday lineup return (and more notes)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Third baseman Manny Machado is taking batting practice this afternoon with the Orioles, his cap spun backward and his hips gyrating to the music filtering through Ed Smith Stadium. Machado returns to the lineup Saturday night against the Twins in Sarasota. Welington Castillo also is back from the World Baseball Classic, and manager Buck Showalter is deciding whether to have him catch relievers Zach Britton and Brad Brach tonight against the Rays. Castillo will catch Kevin...

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Wade Miley says he's ready for next start

March 22, 2017, 9:41am

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Wade Miley says he's ready for next start

SARASOTA, Fla. - Wade Miley isn't certain about the date of his next start. He only knows that he's healthy enough to take the ball when it's given to him. Miley was scratched from Monday's game against the Red Sox in Fort Myers because of flu-like symptoms that he says have lingered for about a week. Manager Buck Showalter noted that Miley also was under the weather on March 14 while allowing three runs and seven hits in three innings against the Rays. Miley seemed fine on Monday morning,...

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Orioles lineup vs. Rays

March 22, 2017, 8:54am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Pedro Ãlvarez is serving as the designated hitter tonight for the Orioles on MASN and Mark Trumbo is playing right field. Caleb Joseph is catching left-hander Chris Lee. Rule 5 pick Aneury TavÃ¡rez is in center field. Zach Britton, Brad Brach and Tyler Wilson are listed as the relievers. For the Orioles Aneury TavÃ¡rez CF J.J. Hardy SS Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF Pedro Ãlvarez DH Chris Johnson 3B Hyun Soo Kim LF Caleb Joseph C Robert Andino 2B Chris Lee LHP

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Kirby updates Ãlvarez's transition to right field

March 21, 2017, 6:22pm

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Kirby updates Ãlvarez's transition to right field

SARASOTA, Fla. - Pedro Ãlvarez played right field Saturday and Monday and served as the designated hitter yesterday. He's being tossed into the deep end of the pool, but also thrown the occasional life preserver. Ãlvarez isn't a Swimmies kind of guy. Trust me on this one. The Orioles aren't leaving him out to dry. Ãlvarez gets lots of reps on the back fields as he learns a new position, alternating each day between first base coach Wayne Kirby and vice president of baseball...

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PeÃ±a and Perez reassigned, wrapping up a 5-2 loss

March 21, 2017, 12:52pm

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PeÃ±a and Perez reassigned, wrapping up a 5-2 loss

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles reassigned catchers Francisco PeÃ±a and Audry Perez following today's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays. The camp roster stands at 44, including 10 non-roster players. PeÃ±a was 1-for-12 and Perez went 1-for-11. Welington Castillo, Caleb Joseph and top prospect Chance Sisco are the only remaining catchers in camp. Castillo returns on Wednesday from the World Baseball Classic. More cuts are coming on Wednesday. Manager Buck Showalter indicated that Rule 5 picks Aneury...

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JimÃ©nez says today was "even better" than last outing (O's lose 5-2)

March 21, 2017, 11:33am

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JimÃ©nez says today was "even better" than last outing (O's lose 5-2)

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Blue Jays 5, Orioles 2 Recap: Ubaldo JimÃ©nez failed to get past the fourth inning, allowing four runs and throwing 76 pitches. He gave up five hits, walked three batters, struck out four and threw a wild pitch. ... Chris Davis led off the bottom of the fourth inning with his first home run, a shot to left-center field off Aaron Sanchez. ... Logan Verrett struck out three in two scoreless innings. ... The Jays scored an unearned run off Darren O'Day in the eighth...

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Showalter on Drake, Ãlvarez, Britton and Joseph (updated)

March 21, 2017, 8:35am

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Showalter on Drake, Ãlvarez, Britton and Joseph (updated)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter always warns against falling in love with September and spring training statistics. They can be the great foolers. Where does this leave reliever Oliver Drake, who isn't fooling many hitters in the Grapefruit League? Drake was fantastic over the final month of the 2016 season, posting a 1.59 ERA in 11 1/3 innings and holding opponents to a .146 average. He's gone in the other direction since reporting to camp, allowing 11 runs and 18 hits over 9...

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Dickerson day-to-day with sore shoulder (plus other notes)

March 21, 2017, 7:27am

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Dickerson day-to-day with sore shoulder (plus other notes)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles outfielder Chris Dickerson is day-to-day with a sore left shoulder, the latest setback in his attempt to break camp with the team. "Hopefully, it's only a day or two. He kind of tweaked it on a throw yesterday," said manager Buck Showalter. It's been a difficult spring health-wise for Dickerson, 34, who also missed time after fouling a ball off his right shin - the swelling moving down to his foot - and after being hit by a pitch on his right elbow. Dickerson is...

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Zach Britton on yesterday's inning at minor league camp

March 21, 2017, 5:43am

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Zach Britton on yesterday's inning at minor league camp

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles closer Zach Britton remains convinced, along with everyone else in the organization, that he's going to be ready for opening day. Britton struck out the side on 12 pitches yesterday in a minor league game against the Rays at Twin Lakes Park. Britton said he was facing Tampa Bay's Triple-A team and he didn't know exactly which hitters were stepping up to the plate. They just couldn't touch him. "There really wasn't much action," he said after reluctantly telling...

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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays

March 21, 2017, 5:09am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Pedro Ãlvarez is serving as the Orioles' designated hitter today and Mark Trumbo is in right field for a 1:05 p.m. game against the Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium. Chris Johnson is playing third base while Manny Machado remains out of camp. Machado is expected back on Wednesday, though he might not be in the lineup. Paul Janish is playing second base. Jonathan Schoop will be back soon now that Team Netherlands has been eliminated in the World Baseball Classic. For the...

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More roster reduction is coming

March 20, 2017, 6:15pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Remember that period for pitchers in camp that was similar to "dead-arm," except manager Buck Showalter was hesitant to use the term? It's no longer a thing. "I think we're on the backside of that," Showalter said following Sunday's game. "I think you'll see it pick up some now. At the tail end of that week where you kind of see it. And it's as much mentally and emotionally as it is physical. "Now, all of a sudden, you start seeing some lockers getting cleared out....

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Wade Miley scratched from today's start

March 20, 2017, 8:08am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Left-hander Wade Miley has been scratched from today's start against the Red Sox in Fort Myers because he's feeling ill. Vidal NuÃ±o will make the start instead of pitching in relief. Manager Buck Showalter will have more details for reporters during batting practice. He stayed back in camp as usual before heading over to JetBlue Park with a few of his coaches. Miley was supposed to make his fifth spring start. He's allowed seven earned runs (eight total) and 16 hits over...