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Orioles acquire Lobstein from Pirates

August 31, 2016, 10:53am

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The Orioles may have found their left-handed specialist in time to include him on the postseason roster if they qualify. Executive vice president Dan Duquette acquired reliever Kyle Lobstein from the Pirates for minor league lefty Zach Phillips. No word yet on how the Orioles envision using him, but the splits suggest that he'd be a good fit in the bullpen. To make room for Lobstein on the 40-man roster, the Orioles have designated Triple-A Norfolk southpaw Ashur Tolliver for...

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Tonight's game and another roster deadline

August 30, 2016, 7:32pm

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Tonight's game and another roster deadline

Yovani Gallardo needs to be a fast healer, and not due to another health crisis. Gallardo turned in the shortest start of his career Friday night in New York, allowing eight runs (seven earned) and six hits in 1 1/3 innings. He lasted 41 pitches and the game unraveled as though Robert Redford squared it up. In his other four starts this month, Gallardo has surrendered 10 runs (nine earned) in 24 innings. Gallardo is making his third start against the Blue Jays this season. He faced them on June...

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Game played on field ends differently than paper version (quotes)

August 30, 2016, 5:43pm

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Game played on field ends differently than paper version (quotes)

A mismatch on paper. A no-brainer that the Orioles had no chance tonight with the Blue Jays starting left-hander J.A. Happ and the home team sending out Ubaldo Jimenez. Baseball is a funny game. For six innings, the Orioles had more than a chance. They also had a two-run lead. It disappeared with one out in the seventh on Michael Saunders' two-run shot to right field after Russell Martin's leadoff single. Back to reality. It reappeared in the eighth on Matt Wieters' two-run shot off Jason...

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Alvarez gets rare start vs. lefty, Reimold stays in center (O's lead 5-3)

August 30, 2016, 3:02pm

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Alvarez gets rare start vs. lefty, Reimold stays in center (O's lead 5-3)

With Adam Jones on the bench again tonight, the Orioles are breaking out another unique lineup that oozes creativity. Whether it does the same with runs, more important and less messy, will be known later. Steve Pearce is leading off for the second time in his career - and the second time since Sunday afternoon in New York. He went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Pedro Alvarez is batting second for the third time in his career and the first since his rookie season with the Pirates in...

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Updates on Jones, Tillman and roster expansion

August 30, 2016, 1:49pm

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Updates on Jones, Tillman and roster expansion

Lots to talk about this afternoon regarding injury updates and roster maneuvering leading to September expansion. Adam Jones took the field early again today to perform some drills with head athletic trainer Richie Bancells and determine whether his strained left hamstring would prevent him from starting. "He's close, very close," manager Buck Showalter said. "Still feels just a little bit with one movement, but he's close. Could play him. Take a pretty good risk that he may not be with us...

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Orioles lineup and notes

August 30, 2016, 12:44pm

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Steve Pearce is leading off tonight and Nolan Reimold is in center field while Adam Jones sits out another game with a strained left hamstring. Manager Buck Showalter said Jones is "very close." "Still feels just a little bit with one movement," Showalter said. Pedro Alvarez is getting a rare start against a left-hander, Blue Jays 17-game winner J.A. Happ. Alvarez is batting second. Showalter said Chris Tillman may throw off a mound by the weekend, but starting on Sept. 9 or 10 no longer...

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Ondrusek and Borbon outrighted

August 30, 2016, 10:41am

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The Orioles announced today that they've outrighted reliever Logan Ondrusek and outfielder Julio Borbon to Double-A Bowie. Both players cleared waivers. Borbon again has accepted an outright assignment after being designated earlier this season. Ondrusek was designated on Saturday to make room for left-hander T.J. McFarland, who subsequently was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after clearing waivers. Ondrusek allowed seven earned runs in 6 1/3 innings with the Orioles. Borbon rejoined the Orioles...

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Jimenez vs. Happ tonight at Camden Yards

August 30, 2016, 7:47am

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Jimenez vs. Happ tonight at Camden Yards

Ubaldo Jimenez made it back into the rotation last week because a spot opened up and he had past success against the Nationals and in D.C. Jimenez remains in the rotation because Chris Tillman is still on the disabled list. It isn't due to his track record with the Blue Jays. Whatever the reasons, Jimenez must serve as stopper tonight and the Orioles must find a way to break loose offensively. A season is slipping away. Jimenez is 6-5 with a 4.91 ERA in 16 career games, 14 of them starts,...

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Expanded thoughts on September roster

August 29, 2016, 6:22pm

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter has met with his staff to discuss possible call-ups for the September expanded roster. He intends to speak soon with executive vice president Dan Duquette and finalize the details. Showalter won't crowd the clubhouse and dugout, won't bring up pitchers and players to audition for next season. Anyone coming up is expected to contribute over the final month. Also, anyone coming up must be on the 40-man roster, which currently is full. "I met with the staff to get...

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Showalter speaks after 5-1 loss

August 29, 2016, 6:13pm

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Wade Miley retired the Blue Jays in order tonight in five of his seven innings. He set down the first 10 batters. He completed seven innings for the first time in six starts with the Orioles. A quality start couldn't prevent the Orioles from dropping four games out of first place in the American League East. Marco Estrada held the Orioles to one run, on J.J. Hardy's homer leading off the third, and the Blue Jays took the first game of this crucial series, 5-1, before 15,532 at Camden...

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Jones' hamstring injury opens leadoff door for Schoop (O's lose 5-1)

August 29, 2016, 3:00pm

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Jones' hamstring injury opens leadoff door for Schoop (O's lose 5-1)

By leading off tonight for the Orioles, Jonathan Schoop has started at eight of the nine spots in the lineup during parts of four seasons in the majors. All he needs is to inherit cleanup duties and he can run the table. Schoop has started 25 games in the second slot, one batting third, 20 batting fifth, 53 batting sixth, 63 batting seventh, 98 batting eighth and 82 batting ninth. Steve Pearce led off yesterday for the first time in his career and went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs....

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More notes from Camden Yards

August 29, 2016, 12:54pm

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Orioles left-hander T.J. McFarland has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk and will meet the team later today in Gwinnett. The Orioles designated McFarland for assignment yesterday, but it wasn't the typical DFA where a player is removed from the 40-man roster. One of the complicated transactions in baseball involving optionable waivers. Chris Tillman's throwing session on flat ground went well and he's scheduled to do the same on Wednesday, according to manager Buck Showalter. "That's...

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Jones remains out of Orioles lineup

August 29, 2016, 11:46am

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Adam Jones tested his left hamstring today and decided to stay out of the Orioles lineup for tonight's series opener against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. Jones said the leg feels much better, but he doesn't want to be selfish and risk a more serious injury. He remains day-to-day. "I'm feeling a lot better," Jones said. "I think it's still there and it's still August. We've got a whole month to go and I just think we're being smart with it. Being smart with my legs and making sure...

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Miley vs. Estrada tonight at Camden Yards

August 29, 2016, 8:28am

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Miley vs. Estrada tonight at Camden Yards

It doesn't get any easier for the Orioles. The stretch run can pull a team apart at the seams. Winning yesterday to avoid a sweep in the Bronx, the Orioles return home to face the Blue Jays in a crucial three-game series. They remain in third place in the American League East, one game behind the second-place Red Sox and three behind Toronto. Being swept at Camden Yards wouldn't destroy their season, but the dent would be noticeable. Complicating matters is tonight's opposing pitcher,...

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More on yesterday's news and a few notes

August 28, 2016, 6:29pm

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More on yesterday's news and a few notes

The news on Adam Jones and Chris Tillman is encouraging, according to reports out of New York. It's mildly disturbing on Steve Pearce. It's quite confusing with T.J. McFarland. Jones remains day-to-day with a strained left hamstring, but manager Buck Showalter told reporters that the center fielder may have been in the lineup yesterday if the Orioles were playing at night. The quick turnaround led to a more cautious approach. My guess is we'll see Jones in center field tonight against the...

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Orioles sign Tommy Hunter, recall Oliver Drake (updated)

August 28, 2016, 7:19am

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The Orioles added two more pitchers to the active roster today, including Tommy Hunter, their former set-up man and closer who signed as a free agent after the Indians released him last week. Oliver Drake has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, the latest changes to a bullpen that's stayed busy in New York. The lineup card no longer lists left-hander T.J. McFarland, who apparently has been optioned, and outfielder Julio Borbon, who's out of options and must have been designated for...

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Gausman vs. Sabathia today in the Bronx

August 27, 2016, 6:23pm

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Should your main concerns rest upon a rotation that's surrendered 12 earned runs and 13 hits over 5 1/3 innings in the first two games in the Bronx? Or should it be the bullpen with the revolving door and the sudden inability to cover for the rotation? T.J. McFarland, Mychal Givens, Donnie Hart and Brad Brach combined yesterday to allow eight earned runs and 11 hits in four innings. Or should it be center fielder Adam Jones, who remains day-to-day with a strained left hamstring, while Chris...

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Orioles select Borbon's contract (plus lineups)

August 27, 2016, 7:40am

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The Orioles have selected outfielder Julio Borbon's contract from Double-A Bowie and he's starting today in center field. Adam Jones is day-to-day with a strained left hamstring that forced him out of last night's game after the first inning. Mike Wright has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after pitching on back-to-back nights. The Orioles will be an arm short in the bullpen. Borbon, 30, is batting .275/.336/.362 with nine doubles, four triple, six home runs and 25 RBIs in 106 games with...

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Losing Jones last night and trying to win a game today

August 26, 2016, 6:22pm

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Losing Jones last night and trying to win a game today

A blowout loss to the Yankees won't leave the same mark as losing center fielder Adam Jones to a hamstring injury. That's adding injury to insult and the Orioles simply cannot afford it. It must be a New York thing. If you recall, Jones left a July game in the Bronx with back spasms and insisted that he'd play the following day, but he wasn't in the lineup. Jones brought the leg cramps from D.C., started last night and was done after one inning. The Orioles announced that he had a strained...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups, McFarland off DL (updated)

August 26, 2016, 12:13pm

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Adam Jones is in center field tonight in New York after leaving last night's game in the ninth inning with cramping in his hamstring. Francisco Pena is catching Yovani Gallardo in the series opener against the Yankees. The Orioles will activate left-hander T.J. McFarland from the disabled list, as expected. Update: The Orioles announced that they designated Logan Ondrusek for assignment off the 25-man roster. Not the same as a DFA. If memory serves, he stays in the organzation. They're not...