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Hearing from Showalter, Gausman and Jones after 3-2 loss

August 08, 2016, 9:31pm

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Hearing from Showalter, Gausman and Jones after 3-2 loss

OAKLAND - The Orioles don't score runs for Kevin Gausman and he doesn't win on the road. Pick your favorite story angle. Gausman won't join you. Manager Buck Showalter also prefers to stay out of it. Gausman left tonight's game after six innings with the Orioles trailing the Athletics 2-1, and they finished on the wrong end of a 3-2 score at Oakland Coliseum. "He pitched well again," Showalter said. "It was good to see. He had little hiccup last time out, but he threw the ball good. We...

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Machado homers again in 3-2 loss

August 08, 2016, 8:36pm

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OAKLAND - Manny Machado didn't hit home runs in each of the first three innings tonight. If anyone made that wager, the money could have been spent more wisely. He had to settle for one monstrous shot in a losing cause. Machado grounded out in the first inning, scored J.J. Hardy with a foul popup in the third, lined to short in the sixth and hit a solo homer with two outs in the eighth in the Orioles' 3-2 loss to the last-place Athletics before only 10,407. The Orioles (63-48) are tied with...

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Showalter on resting players, Jimenez and McFarland (O's down 3-2)

August 08, 2016, 6:02pm

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Showalter on resting players, Jimenez and McFarland (O's down 3-2)

OAKLAND - With outfielder Mark Trumbo absent from yesterday's lineup, second baseman Jonathan Schoop is the only Orioles player to play in all 111 games, including tonight's series opener at O.co Coliseum. Manager Buck Showalter had three lineups ready yesterday before deciding to sit Trumbo. More rest is coming for other players. "Somebody thought that someone talked their way into the lineup. That wasn't the case," Showalter said, referring to first baseman Chris Davis, who started and...

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Updating Pearce, McFarland and pitching matchups

August 08, 2016, 5:01pm

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Updating Pearce, McFarland and pitching matchups

OAKLAND - Steve Pearce's right arm is feeling much better today after the cortisone injection, the improvement more pronounced than Orioles manager Buck Showalter had anticipated. Pearce seems like a good bet to avoid the disabled list. Showalter said he'll have a better idea on Wednesday. "He's improved today," Showalter said. "I was talking to he and Richie (Bancells). A lot better than usually, so hopefully that's a good sign that he can stay off the DL." Pearce felt discomfort in...

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Jimenez on his first career save

August 08, 2016, 3:56pm

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OAKLAND - Orioles outfielder Steve Pearce wasn't at his locker this afternoon while the media gathered in the clubhouse. Manager Buck Showalter will provide a health update in less than an hour. Pearce received a cortisone injection to alleviate discomfort in his right flexor mass. He exited yesterday's game in the fifth inning and probably won't be available tonight. Ubaldo Jimenez kept the ball yesterday from his first major league save in 289 games. He retired all nine White Sox batters...

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Orioles and Athletics lineups

August 08, 2016, 2:35pm

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OAKLAND - Kevin Gausman remains in search of his first road victory since August 2014 as the Orioles open a four-game series against the Athletics. Chris Davis is batting cleanup tonight after homering yesterday. Mark Trumbo is in right field and Pedro Alvarez is the designated hitter. The Orioles took two of three games in Oakland last season. Their last three-game sweep here came in August 2005. Athletics starter Kendall Graveman is 6-1 with a 3.89 ERA over his last 12 starts after going 1-6...

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Afternoon notes from Oakland

August 08, 2016, 11:41am

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OAKLAND - The Orioles won't post their lineup for a few more hours, but third baseman Manny Machado most definitely will be in it. Look for him in his usual third spot behind Adam Jones and Hyun Soo Kim. Just don't be disappointed if he can't hit three home runs tonight. Making history has its limits. Machado became the first Oriole to hit three home runs in a game since Chris Davis on May 20, 2014 in Pittsburgh. He was the first to hit three homers in a game at U.S. Cellular Field since...

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Orioles hoping to continue success against Graveman

August 07, 2016, 6:02pm

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OAKLAND - I don't know whether Kevin Gausman vs. Kendall Graveman will be a good matchup tonight, but it does have a nice ring to it. Graveman is aware that Manny Machado hit three home runs in the first three innings yesterday in Chicago. He knows that the Orioles totaled five homers in a 10-2 win. And no one knows Graveman's history with the Orioles better than the man himself. In a May 8 game at Camden Yards, Graveman served up four home runs and was charged with six runs and five hits...

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Braves claim Chaz Roe off waivers from Orioles

August 07, 2016, 10:22am

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The Orioles won't be able to keep reliever Chaz Roe in the organization. The Braves have claimed Roe off waivers, another curious move by a team that's rebuilding. But if outfielder Matt Kemp makes sense for them, why not Roe? The Orioles designated Roe for assignment on July 29 after they signed reliever Logan Ondrusek. Roe is out of minor league options and the Orioles tried to pass him through waivers. Roe, 29, could have declined an outright assignment and elected free agency. However,...

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Orioles and White Sox lineups

August 07, 2016, 8:41am

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For the first time this season, Mark Trumbo is not in the Orioles starting lineup. Trumbo is 0-for-9 with six strikeouts lifetime against White Sox starter James Shields. Pedro Alvarez returns to the lineup after sitting out last night's game and will bat sixth as the designated hitter. Chris Davis is back in the cleanup spot and Matt Wieters will start at catcher and bat seventh. Dylan Bundy will try to win his second straight start in today's series finale. He is 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA in his...

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Bundy vs. Shields today to close out series in Chicago

August 06, 2016, 5:46pm

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Bundy vs. Shields today to close out series in Chicago

If anyone wants a veteran left-handed reliever, the Padres designated 39-year-old Matt Thornton for assignment yesterday afternoon. I'm wondering if the Orioles would have interest, considering that he held left-handed hitters to a .198 average last season with the Nationals and posted a 2.18 ERA in 60 appearances. Thornton registered a combined 1.75 ERA in 64 appearances with the Yankees and Nationals in 2014. Left-handers hit .235 off him in 2013, but right-handers hit .333. Left-handers...

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Upcoming starters, Alvarez, Britton and memorable loss

August 06, 2016, 2:32pm

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Upcoming starters, Alvarez, Britton and memorable loss

The Orioles have set their rotation for the Oakland series that begins Monday at O.co Coliseum. Kevin Gausman will start the opener of the four-game series, followed by Wade Miley on Tuesday, Yovani Gallardo on Wednesday and Chris Tillman on Thursday. The Athletics are listing only Kendall Graveman for Monday and Sonny Gray for Thursday. The other two spots are TBD. Gray, though, left today's game with forearm soreness, putting his scheduled start against the Orioles in doubt. Pedro Alvarez is...

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Orioles lineup vs. White Sox

August 06, 2016, 11:54am

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Chris Davis is batting sixth tonight as the Orioles continue their series against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Davis' average is down to .218. He's 2-for-15 this month and 6-for-58 since July 16. He's hit one home run since July 2 and none since July 10. Sixth is the lowest slot for Davis since June 25, 2015, the move tonight also based on the White Sox starting southpaw Carlos Rodon. Davis is batting .215 against right-handers and .225 against left-handers this season. Steve Pearce...

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Tillman vs. Rodon tonight in Chicago

August 05, 2016, 9:16pm

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The White Sox are starting a left-hander tonight. Does Pedro Alvarez sit? More on Carlos Rodon later. More on Alvarez now. He hit two more home runs last night to give him five in his last three games and six in his last five. This is the guy that the Orioles envisioned when they signed him to a one-year, $5.75 million contract in spring training. Funny how easily a player suddenly can look like a bargain. Alvarez is 4-for-27 with a home run and eight strikeouts against left-handers this...

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Orioles lineup vs. White Sox

August 05, 2016, 12:20pm

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The Orioles open a three-game series against the White Sox in Chicago tonight against former teammate Miguel Gonzalez. Manager Buck Showalter is sticking with a standard lineup behind starter Yovani Gallardo. Hyun Soo Kim is batting second and in left field, with Mark Trumbo in right. Matt Wieters is behind the plate and Pedro Alvarez is serving as the designated hitter. For the OriolesAdam Jones CFHyun Soo Kim LFManny Machado 3BChris Davis 1BMark Trumbo RFPedro Alvarez DHMatt Wieters CJonathan...

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Time to retire the Teixeira storyline

August 05, 2016, 9:09am

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Reports have surfaced that Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is set to announce his retirement effective after the season. News that brings me, not to tears, but a shrug. What really needs to be retired is the notion that all fans in Baltimore still lose their collective minds whenever Teixeira comes back to town. The mere mention of his name over the PA system at Camden Yards used to elicit a deafening chorus of boos and expletives. But lately, I'd more accurately describe the response as a...

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Orioles facing old friend and new foe

August 04, 2016, 7:32pm

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Miguel Gonzalez is starting tonight against the Orioles in Chicago. We said it wouldn't get weird. Gonzalez hasn't faced the Orioles. Not before they signed him in 2012 and not after they released him in spring training this year. The decision wasn't popular among players, many of them refusing to discuss it publicly. Pitchers that I approached declined comment, saying it was "too soon." Gonzalez is 2-5 with a 4.06 ERA in 17 games (16 starts) this season. He recorded quality starts in all...

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Showalter on Miley injury and 5-3 loss

August 04, 2016, 6:28pm

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Wade Miley's debut with the Orioles tonight ended after five innings and a shot off his left calf that caused him to limp into the dugout and through the tunnel with head athletic trainer Richie Bancells. However, no X-rays are scheduled and Miley is confident that he'll make his next start, saying it's "not a concern." Manager Buck Showalter sounded the same optimistic tone following a 5-3 loss to the Rangers before 28,762 that ended a three-game winning streak and prevented a...

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Miley makes sure Orioles left with southpaw in rotation (O's lose 5-3)

August 04, 2016, 3:36pm

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Wade Miley's first pitch tonight as an Oriole missed the strike zone. The fifth one found it, producing a leadoff double for Shin-Soo Choo with a 3-1 count. Miley has a 6.63 ERA in the first inning this season, but he stranded Choo at third base by striking out Ian Desmond, retiring Carlos Beltran on a ground ball and striking out Adrian Beltre. Miley threw 20 pitches. His strikeouts came on a slider and curveball. The second inning didn't go quite as smoothly for Miley, who retired Rougned...

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Pregame notes on Tyler Wilson and success at home

August 04, 2016, 1:14pm

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Pregame notes on Tyler Wilson and success at home

Orioles pitchers took batting practice this afternoon in preparation for their interleague series against the Giants in San Francisco. Manager Buck Showalter hasn't announced his starters for the series. He didn't base his decisions on their batting averages. "If you have that much in advance, but it's more about creating the best consistency in pitchers," he said. "We've done that some when we had the opportunity and there wasn't much separator, but now it's about the pitchers and...