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AL All-Star omissions include Tillman, Davis and Schoop

July 05, 2016, 4:11pm

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AL All-Star omissions include Tillman, Davis and Schoop

The Orioles have five All-Star representatives for next week's game in San Diego, a group that doesn't include pitcher Chris Tillman, first baseman Chris Davis and second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Third baseman Manny Machado is the only Oriole among the American League starters, earning his third selection. This year marks the first time that he's been voted into the game. Joining Machado, who received 2,985,003 votes, are outfielder Mark Trumbo, catcher Matt Wieters, and relievers Zach...

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Orioles lineup vs. Dodgers (Machado an All-Star starter)

July 05, 2016, 2:36pm

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Hyun Soo Kim is in left field and Mark Trumbo is in right, as the Orioles try to end their five-game losing streak in Los Angeles. Kim is batting second. Jonathan Schoop is seventh. The Orioles are 12-4 in Chris Tillman's 16 interleague starts. Tillman is 4-1 with a 4.88 ERA against the National League, and he's 4-0 with a 2.91 ERA in his last seven starts since July 7, 2014. Tillman has posted a quality start in each of those seven outings and the Orioles are 7-0 in those games. For the...

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Tillman's turn to stop skid

July 05, 2016, 7:24am

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Chris Tillman needs to play the part of an ace tonight. Tillman needs to be the April and May version of himself, not the pitcher who's allowed 14 runs and 21 hits in his last three starts over 14 2/3 innings. Not the pitcher with the 5.19 ERA in June. The Orioles have dropped five in a row and the rotation is a major contributor, totaling only 22 innings and permitting 25 runs. Early leads are lost, followed by more games. Tillman has never faced the Dodgers and he's gone against only five...

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Another loss and All-Star talk

July 04, 2016, 9:31pm

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The Orioles have lost five games in a row and the finger remains pointed at the pitching. Yovani Gallardo worked only four innings last night and threw 95 pitches. Odrisamer Despaigne took the loss after allowing three runs in 2 1/3 innings. A disputed balk call garnered much of the postgame attention, but the Orioles are putting themselves in harm's way. The starters aren't providing length and the bullpen is cracking under the weight of a heavier workload. It isn't complicated. The...

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Orioles lineup vs. Dodgers

July 04, 2016, 2:21pm

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Jonathan Schoop is batting second tonight as the Orioles begin a three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Mark Trumbo is in right field and Joey Rickard is in left. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Jonathan Schoop 2B Manny Machado 3B Mark Trumbo RF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C J.J. Hardy SS Joey Rickard LF Yovani Gallardo RHP In case you missed it earlier, the Orioles recalled outfielder Dariel Alvarez from Triple-A Norfolk and left-hander Jayson Aquino from Double-A Bowie, placed...

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Orioles hope Gallardo gives them fresh start after Seattle series

July 04, 2016, 9:49am

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The Orioles will place Pedro Alvarez on the bereavement list this afternoon and bring up a player to replace him for the three-game series against the Dodgers. Alvarez would have been on the bench with no designated hitter in the series, but the circumstances behind his departure from the club are most unfortunate. While Alvarez headed to the Dominican Republic, the Orioles were deciding whether they needed a position player or pitcher to fill out the 25-roster. The position players on the...

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Pitching woes have Orioles wobbling as they prepare for Dodgers

July 03, 2016, 7:05pm

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The Orioles have put the Seattle series behind them. It's in the past. It's done. However, their pitching woes won't budge from in front of their faces. They may as well be jumping up and down and waving their arms. You can't miss them. The rotation has pitched to a 7.76 ERA in the first six games of the road trip, including four straight losses to match the club's season high. The bullpen no longer is covering for the sins, in large part because the Orioles are scrambling without Darren...

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Orioles want to avoid being swept in Seattle (updated)

July 03, 2016, 8:08am

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Caleb Joseph is behind the plate today as the Orioles try to avoid being swept in a four-game series in Seattle for the first time since June 2000. Joseph is making his first start since May 30. Starter Ubaldo Jimenez owns a career 3.47 ERA in 40 starts with Joseph catching and a 7.36 ERA in 19 starts with Matt Wieters behind the plate. However, Wieters caught his last two starts that resulted in victories over the Padres. Chris Davis' home run last night was his 182nd with the Orioles, tying...

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Jimenez needs to be stopper as skid reaches three games

July 02, 2016, 9:43pm

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Jimenez needs to be stopper as skid reaches three games

If the Orioles are going to avoid a four-game sweep in Seattle, they'll need to do some damage against the pitcher who no-hit them last season. A quality start from Ubaldo Jimenez also would be an asset. Or maybe a bullpen that keeps the team in the game, a missing element in last night's 12-6 loss. Tyler Wilson put the Orioles in an early hole after surrendering a three-run homer to Nelson Cruz in the first inning and a two-run shot to Mike Zunino in the second. He was charged with eight...

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Orioles and Mariners lineups

July 02, 2016, 2:14pm

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Nolan Reimold gets a start in left field tonight as the Orioles seek to end a two-game losing streak against the Mariners, who start left-hander James Paxton. Even though Paxton has reverse splits - with left-handed batters hitting him better than right-handers - Hyun Soo Kim will start tonight's game on the bench. Joey Rickard is in right field and Mark Trumbo is serving as the designated hitter. Tyler Wilson starts for the Orioles. For the OriolesAdam Jones CFJonathan Schoop 2BManny Machado...

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Wilson vs. Paxton tonight in Seattle

July 02, 2016, 8:35am

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It didn't work with Chris Tillman or Kevin Gausman. Two failed chances to beat the Mariners in a city wedged between two California teams on a nutty road trip. Can Tyler Wilson be the stopper and end a two-game skid? Can the offense revert to its double-digit form - three straight games before the Orioles arrived in Seattle, where they've scored five runs in two losses? Wilson has allowed eight runs and 19 hits over 11 innings in two starts since shutting out the Red Sox over eight innings in...

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Splits could keep Kim in lineup

July 01, 2016, 9:38pm

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The idea had been brewing, with Orioles manager Buck Showalter contemplating a lineup that included Hyun Soo Kim versus a left-handed starter. Kim got his first chance last night against Mariners southpaw Wade LeBlanc and went 0-for-2 in the Orioles' 5-2 loss at Safeco Field. He grounded out twice to second baseman Robinson Cano and also reached on an error against lefty reliever Mike Montgomery. Kim is now 0-for-7 with three walks and a strikeout against left-handers since coming to the U.S....

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Orioles lineup vs. Mariners

July 01, 2016, 3:04pm

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With the Orioles facing a left-hander in Seattle's Wade LeBlanc, Hyun Soo Kim gets the start in left field for tonight's game. Kim will bat eighth, one night after hitting his third home run of the season. Joey Rickard starts in right field while Mark Trumbo will bat fifth as the designated hitter. Kevin Gausman, meanwhile, looks to win his second straight decision. Gausman is 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in two career starts against the Mariners. For the Orioles Adam Jones CFJonathan Schoop 2BManny...

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Gausman vs. LeBlanc tonight in Seattle

July 01, 2016, 8:06am

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Thanks to the Orioles, we now know that a team can set a June home run record in July. Ah, West Coast life. Hyun Soo Kim hit a solo shot last night in the seventh inning to give the Orioles 56 in June, eclipsing the 1996 Athletics, who must leave the champagne on ice. Kim is 12-for-27 in his last seven starts, with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBIs, five walks and six runs scored, but he's probably on the bench tonight against Mariners left-hander Wade LeBlanc (who was great as Joey in...

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Orioles still waiting on Connaughton

June 30, 2016, 8:26pm

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Not sure that anyone anticipated how the Orioles would place T.J. McFarland on the disabled list yesterday, but he was receiving treatment on his left knee both days in San Diego. That should have been a pretty strong clue. I figured it may have been maintenance after he sustained the injury while covering home plate at Triple-A Norfolk. It turned out to be more serious. While the Orioles scour the market for available starting pitchers, they also leave a candle burning in the window for one of...

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Orioles and Mariners lineups

June 30, 2016, 4:12pm

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If the Orioles can hit one home run tonight at Safeco Field, they will set a new major league record for homers hit in June. The Orioles are currently tied with the 1996 A's, both teams having hit 55 June homers. The Orioles' top seven home run hitters are in tonight's lineup, so that weighs in their favor. So does the fact that Mariners starter Taijuan Walker has allowed 14 homers in 75 2/3 innings. With a right-hander pitching for the Mariners, Hyun Soo Kim starts in left field and bats...

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Orioles option Drake and Pena, place McFarland on DL

June 30, 2016, 10:19am

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The Orioles made a couple of anticipated roster moves today, activating pitcher Vance Worley and catcher Caleb Joseph from the disabled list, and optioning pitcher Oliver Drake and catcher Francisco Pena to Triple-A Norfolk. They also made an unanticipated move in their bullpen, placing T.J. McFarland on the 15-day DL with a left knee injury and selecting the contract of Chaz Roe from Triple-A. Manager Buck Showalter confirmed the moves in his pregame press briefing in Seattle. Worley is 2-0...

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Tillman vs. Walker tonight in Seattle

June 30, 2016, 8:33am

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SAN DIEGO - The Orioles are in Seattle to remind the Mariners that they traded away Chris Tillman and Adam Jones. There's also a four-game series to play. Tillman gets the start tonight, with a chance to earn his 11th win in 12 decisions and perhaps influence the pitching staff for the upcoming All-Star Game. His last outing didn't go as well as most. He allowed six runs and 10 hits in five innings against the Rays, but it was a minor glitch in an otherwise impressive campaign. Tillman is 7-0...

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Notes on pending bullpen move and Rickard

June 29, 2016, 4:40pm

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Notes on pending bullpen move and Rickard

SAN DIEGO - The Orioles have an obvious roster move coming this week and one today that had been wide open to debate and speculation. Maybe not quite as much anymore. Catcher Caleb Joseph will join the team today in Seattle after catching on three consecutive nights at Single-A Frederick. The Orioles figure to activate him for Friday night's game against the Mariners, with backup Francisco Pena returning to Triple-A Norfolk. Having Pena and Audry Perez in Norfolk could force Chris O'Brien...

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Showalter, Trumbo, Jones and Gallardo wrap up 12-6 win

June 29, 2016, 4:21pm

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Showalter, Trumbo, Jones and Gallardo wrap up 12-6 win

SAN DIEGO - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club will make "at least" one roster move before Thursday night's series opener against the Mariners in Seattle. Vance Worley is meeting up with the team and will be activated from the disabled list. The Orioles could option reliever Oliver Drake, who's pitched in back-to-back games and allowed six runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings. Showalter noted after today's 12-6 win over the Padres that he wanted to avoid getting another reliever...