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Orioles and Athletics lineups

August 10, 2016, 2:32pm

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OAKLAND - Shortstop J.J. Hardy moves up to second in the Orioles lineup tonight and first baseman Chris Davis moves down to sixth against Athletics left-hander Ross Detwiler. Hardy hasn't batted second since May 24, 2014. Caleb Joseph is catching and Matt Wieters is serving as the designated hitter. Second baseman Jonathan Schoop moves up to fifth as another part of the lineup shakeup. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF J.J. Hardy SS Manny Machado 3B Mark Trumbo RF Jonathan Schoop 2B Chris Davis 1B...

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Random notes from Oakland

August 10, 2016, 9:15am

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OAKLAND - Left-hander T.J. McFarland, in his first game today since going on the disabled list with a left knee injury, didn't allow a run or hit in three innings with the Gulf Coast League Orioles. McFarland, facing the GCL Twins in Fort Myers, walked one batter and struck out one. Rain caused a postponement of yesterday's game in Sarasota and delayed McFarland's start. The Orioles are expected to send McFarland, who's 2-2 with a 5.63 ERA in 15 appearances, on an injury rehab assignment....

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Slumping sluggers and tonight's game

August 09, 2016, 9:43pm

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OAKLAND - Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is 9-for-76 (.118) with one double and one home run since the All-Star break and his average is down to .214. Outfielder Mark Trumbo is 15-for-91 (.165) with four doubles and three home runs since the break and his average is down to .263. The heart of the order needs to get pumping. Everyone knows it, including the two sluggers. Davis grounded out in his first three at-bats last night and took a called third strike to end the game, leaving Manny...

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Wrapping up a 2-1 loss

August 09, 2016, 9:20pm

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OAKLAND - Adam Jones passed Al Bumbry for 10th place on the Orioles' all-time hits list tonight with a leadoff single in the top of the ninth inning. It could have meant so much more in a one-run game, but Hyun Soo Kim bounced into a 1-6-3 double play - the third time tonight that he hit a comebacker - and Manny Machado's two-out walk also was wasted in a 2-1 loss to the Athletics. The Orioles are 24-32 on the road and 10-18 against the American League West. We can revisit these numbers if...

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Orioles offense gets another failing grade in loss to A's

August 09, 2016, 8:32pm

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OAKLAND - The bats have disappeared again. Gone without a trace. Missing in inaction. Held to two runs last night, the Orioles managed only one tonight and can do no better than a split in their four-game series with the last-place Athletics after a 2-1 loss before 13,573 at Oakland Coliseum. Wade Miley's second start with the Orioles was quality - two runs and six hits in six-plus innings - but the A's needed only their two-run third inning to take control. Former Oriole Danny Valencia had...

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Brach hoping for fresh start in relief role (O's down 2-1)

August 09, 2016, 6:24pm

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Brach hoping for fresh start in relief role (O's down 2-1)

OAKLAND - Brad Brach is under the impression that his reduced workload of late is due to the Orioles wanting to freshen him up. It's more of an assumption and he understands the logic behind it. Brach made the All-Star team after going 6-1 with a 0.91 ERA and 0.831 WHIP in 40 appearances in the first half. He's posted a 3.24 ERA and 1.440 WHIP in nine appearances in the second half, and his absences have been noticeable. Logan Ondrusek worked the seventh inning last night with the Orioles...

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Showalter on Pearce, Duensing, left-handed relief and Tebow

August 09, 2016, 5:04pm

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Showalter on Pearce, Duensing, left-handed relief and Tebow

OAKLAND - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club will made a decision on Steve Pearce's status no later than Thursday before heading to San Francisco. Pearce is confident that he can avoid the disabled list after receiving a cortisone injection Sunday in his right forearm. "Stevie's a little better today," Showalter said. "Still going to have to make a decision here probably before we go to San Francisco. It would be kind of tough to play short there. It's tough to play short...

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Pearce optimistic that he won't go on disabled list

August 09, 2016, 3:55pm

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Pearce optimistic that he won't go on disabled list

OAKLAND - Steve Pearce expressed confidence this afternoon that he will avoid the disabled list and return to the field later this week. Pearce received a cortisone injection in his right forearm Sunday after leaving the game in the fifth inning. He's been receiving treatment and had an electronic stimulator attached near the elbow today while talking to the media at his locker. "It's feeling better than yesterday," he said. "It's getting better day-by-day, so that's the route we're...

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Orioles and Athletics lineups

August 09, 2016, 2:05pm

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OAKLAND - The Orioles are breaking out their standard left-handed lineup for tonight's game against the Athletics. Hyun Soo Kim is batting second and playing left field. Chris Davis is the cleanup hitter. Pedro Alvarez is the designated hitter. Pretty standard stuff here. Matt Wieters is catching and batting seventh. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Hyun Soo Kim LF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF Pedro Alvarez DH Matt Wieters C Jonathan Schoop 2B J.J. Hardy SS Wade Miley LHP For...

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Early notes from Oakland

August 09, 2016, 10:08am

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OAKLAND - Left-hander T.J. McFarland will have to wait another day to face hitters in a game setting. McFarland was supposed to pitch this morning for the Gulf Coast League Orioles, but rain washed away his appearance against the GCL Twins in Sarasota. Manager Buck Showalter said McFarland, on the disabled list since June 29, was scheduled to throw two or three innings while continuing his recovering from a knee injury. McFarland eventually will go on an injury rehab assignment - as long as the...

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Alvarez, Davis and tonight's game in Oakland

August 08, 2016, 9:44pm

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Alvarez, Davis and tonight's game in Oakland

OAKLAND - With Ross Detwiler's insertion into the Athletics' rotation on Wednesday, Pedro Alvarez figures to sit out one of the four games in the series. Otherwise, he's going to be the designated hitter while attempting to reach the 20-home run mark for the fourth time in five seasons. Alvarez has hit 18 home runs, including nine since the All-Star break. Five have come over six games this month, and he contributed an RBI single to Sunday's win in Chicago. Alvarez went 0-for-4 last night,...

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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,...