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Orioles and White Sox lineups

August 07, 2016, 8:41am

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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

Orioles

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...

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Orioles and Rangers lineups (plus minor league awards)

August 04, 2016, 11:14am

Orioles

Wade Miley makes his Orioles debut tonight as they attempt to sweep the Rangers before heading to Chicago. Miley is the first left-hander to start for the Orioles this season. Matt Wieters is catching Miley tonight. Hyun Soo Kim is in left field and Mark Trumbo is in right, with Pedro Alvarez serving as the designated hitter. Chris Davis is batting cleanup. The Orioles named Single-A Delmarva pitcher Ofelky Peralta as the organization's minor league Pitcher of the Month for July. Peralta, 19,...

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The best of Britton and bonding with Miley

August 03, 2016, 8:08pm

Orioles

The best of Britton and bonding with Miley

Any discussion of Cy Young Award candidates in the American League must include Orioles closer Zach Britton. To omit him would be like forgetting to wear pants. OK, that's probably a poor analogy. There are no laws against omitting Britton. It would be a mistake, but not indecent. You'd be exposing yourself in a completely different way. Britton lowered his ERA last night to 0.59 in 45 2/3 innings, best in the majors, while converting his 33rd consecutive save opportunity to start the...

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Showalter on Gausman, O'Day, home success and a 3-2 victory

August 03, 2016, 6:32pm

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Showalter on Gausman, O'Day, home success and a 3-2 victory

Kevin Gausman threw 15 pitches in the first inning tonight and 35 in the second. He served up a home run to the third batter of the game. Nothing about the early portion of this story suggested a happy ending. Gausman did a major rewrite against the Rangers, working through the seventh inning and leaving with a 3-2 lead that held up after manager Buck Showalter turned to his bullpen. Darren O'Day, working on back-to-back nights, retired the side in order in the eighth, and Zach Britton...

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More on Bundy, Miley and sitting hot-hitting lefties (O's win 3-2)

August 03, 2016, 3:00pm

Orioles

More on Bundy, Miley and sitting hot-hitting lefties (O's win 3-2)

Following Dylan Bundy in the rotation means facing both the opponent and a raised bar. Bundy has taken no-hitters into the sixth inning in his last two starts. He walked off the mound last night to multiple standing ovations. Kevin Gausman would welcome the same results tonight, the same reception, though a team win always takes priority. Manager Buck Showalter has been peppered with questions about Bundy's latest flirtation with history and how he would have responded if it continued past the...

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Showalter on Britton: "There's nobody out there better than him"

August 03, 2016, 1:50pm

Orioles

Showalter on Britton: "There's nobody out there better than him"

The Orioles are starting Yovani Gallardo, Chris Tillman and Dylan Bundy for their three-game series against the White Sox that begins Friday night in Chicago. Manager Buck Showalter is pushing back Gallardo, who was listed as Thursday's starter against the Rangers before the Orioles traded for Wade Miley. He also wanted to give Tillman an extra day of rest. Former Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez is starting Friday for the White Sox. He's 2-5 with a 4.06 ERA in 17 games, including 16...

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Quick hits from Camden Yards

August 03, 2016, 12:58pm

Orioles

There wasn't much news to come out of today's pregame session with Orioles manager Buck Showalter. Showalter doesn't sound confident that Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard will be cleared to play before September. Rickard continues to wear a splint on his right hand due to a torn ligament in his thumb. He can remove the splint for short periods, but he's still required to wear it following Monday's examination. While Showalter believes that Rickard will return this season, he added that it's...

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Orioles and Rangers lineups

August 03, 2016, 10:50am

Orioles

Steve Pearce makes his 2016 Orioles debut tonight, starting in right field and batting sixth against Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels. Pearce is 1-for-6 with a double and three strikeouts lifetime against Hamels. Nolan Reimold is in right field and Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter. Trumbo, batting cleanup tonight, is 3-for-34 in his last nine games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Dylan Bundy is only the second Orioles rookie to go at least seven innings and allow no more than one hit...

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This, that and the other

August 02, 2016, 8:38pm

Orioles

In case you missed the update late last night, the Orioles will start Wade Miley in Thursday's series finale against the Rangers. It's more than just expected now. He's taking the ball in his debut. Yovani Gallardo figures to be pushed back to Friday night in Chicago, but it's not official. In the Orioles' perfect baseball world, major league rosters would hold 26 players and allow for a 13-man pitching staff and four-man bench. They take another look at the schedule and wish for an extra...

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Showalter on Bundy, O'Day, history and a 5-1 win (updated)

August 02, 2016, 6:52pm

Orioles

Showalter on Bundy, O'Day, history and a 5-1 win (updated)

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy was coming out of tonight's game after the seventh inning. Nothing was going to change the mind of manager Buck Showalter. Not even a no-hitter, which was alive with two outs in the sixth before Elvis Andrus singled to center field. Bundy went a career-high seven innings and allowed no runs and one hit, walked one and struck out seven in the Orioles' 5-1 victory over the Rangers before 22,230 at Camden Yards. "That's a really good offensive team," Showalter...