Roch Kubatko

Leftovers for breakfast

April 30, 2017, 6:22pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - The Orioles made it through the month of April with a 15-8 record, their best start since the 2005 season. Didn't have their No. 1 starter, lost their closer and tied with the Yankees for the best winning percentage in the American League. Only one day without at least a share of the division lead. Six wins, one loss and one tie in eight series while compensating for injuries and testing the flexibility of their roster. "Our team is really good," said catcher Welington Castillo....

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Wrapping up a 7-4 11-inning win

April 30, 2017, 3:21pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - Players were challenged to remember a stranger game in their careers. Reporters were challenged to make sure every detail got into their stories, with so many key moments and bizarre twists and turns that led to the Orioles' 7-4 11-inning win over the Yankees. Everyone inside the visiting clubhouse seemed to be in agreement that reliever Darren O'Day didn't commit a balk in the ninth inning, as ruled by plate umpire Stu Scheurwater. Logan Verrett threw to the wrong base to...

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Orioles recover from blown lead to win in 11 innings

April 30, 2017, 1:46pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - Given the chance for redemption today, the Orioles bullpen couldn't cover the last four innings of regulation without unraveling. It happened again. A late lead lost and a game forced into extra innings. Unwanted drama better saved for Broadway. What didn't happen was another defeat that tears at the gut. The Orioles overcame the loss of their lead and their manager to avoid being swept and move back into a first-place tie in the American League East. Mark Trumbo delivered an RBI...

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Elbow issues, roster moves and more (extra innings)

April 30, 2017, 9:16am

Orioles

Elbow issues, roster moves and more (extra innings)

NEW YORK - Jonathan Schoop is hit on the elbow yesterday and remains in today's lineup. Chris Davis is hit on the elbow Friday night, plays yesterday and is scratched from today's lineup. This is today's elbow news. Schoop came out of yesterday's game, but he's batting seventh today against Yankees rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery. "Where is hit him right above the elbow, it compresses the nerve and he had a lot of weakness there," said manager Buck Showalter. "I just didn't like...

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Davis scratched from lineup (plus other notes)

April 30, 2017, 7:56am

Orioles

Davis scratched from lineup (plus other notes)

NEW YORK - First baseman Chris Davis has been scratched from the Orioles lineup due to a sore right elbow after being hit by a pitch in the fourth inning on Friday. He was in manager Buck Showalter's office earlier this morning. Davis wanted to play, but Showalter made the decision to sit him. Here's the new lineup: Joey Rickard LF Adam Jones CF Manny Machado 3B Mark Trumbo DH Welington Castillo C Trey Mancini 1B Jonathan Schoop 2B Craig Gentry RF J.J. Hardy SS Wade Miley LHP Chris Tillman is...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

April 30, 2017, 7:03am

Orioles

NEW YORK - Second baseman Jonathan Schoop is in today's Orioles lineup for the finale of a three-game series against the Yankees after being hit on the elbow and leaving Saturday's game. Schoop has reached base in 16 straight games after singling yesterday. Mark Trumbo is serving as the designated hitter and Trey Mancini is playing right field. Welington Castillo is catching left-hander Wade Miley for the first time. For the OriolesJoey Rickard LFAdam Jones CFManny Machado 3BMark Trumbo...

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Orioles recall Bleier and Verrett

April 30, 2017, 5:58am

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NEW YORK - The Orioles redesigned their bullpen today by recalling left-hander Richard Bleier and right-hander Logan Verrett from Triple-A Norfolk. They optioned left-handers Jayson Aquino and Vidal NuÃ±o following yesterday's 12-4 loss to the Yankees. Bleier has allowed one earned run and seven hits in nine innings, with no walks and 11 strikeouts. He's made back-to-back appearances on Thursday and Friday after coming off the disabled list. Bleier worked three innings on April 9. He's...

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Orioles try to avoid sweep today in the Bronx

April 29, 2017, 2:02pm

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NEW YORK - The Orioles made half of their roster moves yesterday by optioning left-handers Jayson Aquino and Vidal NuÃ±o to Triple-A Norfolk. They brag about having more optionable pieces this year and no longer being handcuffed when their bullpen is taxed. They're now providing a demonstration. If Richard Bleier is recalled, and he's been discussed, the left-hander will be returning to Yankee Stadium. He appeared in 23 games with New York as a rookie last season and posted a 1.96 ERA in 23...

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Wrapping up a 12-4 loss (Aquino and NuÃ±o optioned)

April 29, 2017, 1:36pm

Orioles

Wrapping up a 12-4 loss (Aquino and NuÃ±o optioned)

NEW YORK - Two games lost, a series lost for the first time this month and more roster moves to come. The Orioles are in scramble mode and no longer in first place. Three Orioles pitchers combined to allow 12 runs today over the first seven innings and the Yankees cruised to a 12-4 victory. Caleb Joseph hit a two-run homer off Tommy Layne in the ninth for his first RBIs since Sept. 11, 2015. There was a highlight on the visiting side. The Orioles had a 6-0-1 series record, but they've dropped...

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Another disappointing start for Ubaldo JimÃ©nez (O's lose 12-4)

April 29, 2017, 10:45am

Orioles

Another disappointing start for Ubaldo JimÃ©nez (O's lose 12-4)

NEW YORK - Yankees starter Michael Pineda struck out the side today in the top of the first inning. Orioles starter Ubaldo JimÃ©nez served up a leadoff home run to Brett Gardner. And a tone was set. Gardner added a three-run shot in the second inning and the Orioles are threatening to lose their first series of the season while trailing 7-0 in the fifth at Yankee Stadium. JimÃ©nez lasted only 3 1/3 innings for the second consecutive start and was charged with seven runs (six earned) and...

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Updates on Tillman, Britton, Bundy and more (O's down 5-0)

April 29, 2017, 8:22am

Orioles

Updates on Tillman, Britton, Bundy and more (O's down 5-0)

NEW YORK - Chris Tillman and Zach Britton will stay on their respective injury rehab assignments. Tillman will join Triple-A Norfolk and pitch Tuesday night in Charlotte. Britton will stay with Double-A Bowie and throw another inning on Sunday. The Orioles considered letting Tillman pitch at Bowie or Single-A Frederick, but decided to bump him up to the International League. "Talking to Chris, the best competition, the best facility. That will be good for him," said manager Buck...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

April 29, 2017, 6:34am

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NEW YORK - Caleb Joseph is behind the plate today for Ubaldo JimÃ©nez's start against the Yankees. The Orioles have Seth Smith leading off and playing right field, with Hyun Soo Kim in left. Pretty standard lineup against a right-hander who doesn't throw a knuckleball. Jonathan Schoop has reached base in his last 15 games since April 12, the second-longest streak of his career, and is batting .352/.367/.704 with four doubles, five home runs and 14 RBIs in that span. He reached in 22...

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Looking back and ahead

April 28, 2017, 9:14pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - The sun came up this morning and the Yankees weren't crowned division champions. The Orioles didn't start making their offseason plans. Last night wasn't another elimination game without Zach Britton. It counted as one loss, though brutal with the Orioles squandering leads of 9-1 and 11-4. The opponent must have made it feel a lot worse, judging by the response on Twitter. Do this against the Athletics and maybe it doesn't hurt quite so much. Maybe it doesn't make you want to...

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Wrapping up a 14-11, 10-inning loss

April 28, 2017, 7:58pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - The Orioles won't have much time to dwell on tonight's meltdown, on how leads of 9-1 and 11-4 couldn't hold up. They've got a quick turnaround with a 1:05 p.m. game Saturday. Sleep fast. The nightmare already transpired. Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer off left-hander Jayson Aquino with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Yankees a 14-11 win over the Orioles and create a tie for first place in the American League East. According to the Elias Sports Bureau,...

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Orioles squander big lead and head to extras (O's lose 14-11 in 10th)

April 28, 2017, 6:33pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - Orioles reliever Brad Brach hadn't allowed a run in 11 appearances before tonight. Twelve innings without anyone crossing the plate. But it's never easy at Yankee Stadium. Big leads become small leads. Small leads disintegrate. Crowds get louder. Bullpens get taxed. The Yankees scored three runs off Brach in the bottom of the ninth, the last two on Starlin Castro's home run to left field, and we're headed to extra innings with the score tied 11-11. Brach replaced Darren O'Day,...

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Orioles weigh Tillman's return, Bundy's next start (we're tied)

April 28, 2017, 2:30pm

Orioles

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club will wait until Chris Tillman takes his work day on Sunday before making a decision on his next start. Tillman could be activated from the disabled list and start Tuesday or stay on his rehab assignment. Though Showalter didn't show his hand, it seems like the Orioles want Tillman to make one more start with an affiliate before returning him to the rotation. "Keep in mind that spring training is usually six starts, and he's had four....

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Tillman waiting to find out status next week

April 28, 2017, 1:00pm

Orioles

Tillman waiting to find out status next week

NEW YORK - Chris Tillman still hasn't been told whether he'll be activated on Tuesday or make another rehab start. The Orioles may wait until Sunday's bullpen session before notifying him. Tillman made his third rehab start last night and his first with Single-A Frederick, allowing six runs (four earned) and eight hits in five innings at Potomac. He has a 6.35 ERA in 11 1/3 innings, including 6 1/3 with Double-A Bowie. "I feel good," he said. "I'm sore, a good sore, which I think any...

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Rickard returns to Orioles lineup

April 28, 2017, 11:34am

Orioles

NEW YORK - The Orioles activated outfielder Joey Rickard from the 10-day disabled list today and he's leading off and playing left field tonight in the Bronx. A spot on the 25-man roster opened Wednesday night when the Orioles optioned left-hander Paul Fry to Triple-A Norfolk. They've gone back to a five-man bench. Rickard was 0-for-6 before spraining the middle finger on his left hand on April 8. Trey Mancini is in right field and Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter. Chris Tillman has...

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Lineup intrigue and Gausman's important start

April 27, 2017, 6:08pm

Orioles

Lineup intrigue and Gausman's important start

Orioles manager Buck Showalter never understands the obsession, curiosity or general intrigue over the daily lineups. I'll ask him about the latest and he'll reply, "Do people really care about this stuff?" They do. I do. And I now pronounce us reporter and reader. The Yankees are sending left-hander CC Sabathia to the mound for tonight's series opener in the Bronx, a tale of teams occupying the top two spots in the American League East. Seth Smith and Hyun Soo Kim will retreat to the...

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Because You Asked - The New Batch

April 26, 2017, 10:33pm

Orioles

The mailbag is full again, though I'm estimating that three-fourths of it is occupied by weather-based questions. If this is any help, the latest forecast in New York calls for a high temperature of 78 degrees for Friday's series opener against the Yankees, with a 20 percent chance of rain. There's a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms on Saturday with a high temperature of 82, but it's not supposed to get above 63 degrees on Sunday, with no rain anticipated. Weather.com threw me a few days...