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Miley leaves today's game with injury (O's win 2-1)

September 18, 2016, 11:03am

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Miley leaves today's game with injury (O's win 2-1)

Wade Miley can't catch a break. The much-maligned left-hander shut out the Rays today on one hit over four innings. He warmed up for the fifth and walked off the mound with head athletic trainer Richie Bancells. Darren O'Day has been rushed into the game in his first appearance since Aug. 11. The Orioles activated him from the disabled list this morning. Corey Dickerson greeted O'Day with a home run to left field on the first pitch to break a scoreless tie. This is an unusually early...

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Orioles with gains and losses in injury department

September 18, 2016, 9:32am

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The Orioles were late posting their lineup compared to most days because they needed to check on Mark Trumbo's back. It was fine during pregame drills with first base/outfield coach Wayne Kirby. But what about later in the morning? "Kirb and him went out and ran around in the outfield," said manager Buck Showalter. "I wanted to make sure that didn't all of a sudden 20 minutes later tighten up on him. In order to get (Pedro Alvarez) in the lineup, (Trumbo) has got to play right field. I...

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Pearce to undergo surgery (and other notes)

September 18, 2016, 8:22am

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Pearce to undergo surgery (and other notes)

You want news? We've got news. Steve Pearce will undergo surgery after being placed on the 60-day disabled list today with a strained right flexor mass. It's not ligament-replacement surgery, according to manager Buck Showalter, but tears will be repaired and the rehab will last four to six months. Pearce wants to be ready by April and made the decision, after consulting with a doctor and his agent, to have the procedure done right away. The Orioles understood and will move forward without...

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Trumbo in Orioles lineup

September 18, 2016, 7:32am

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Mark Trumbo has returned to the Orioles lineup today after missing the past two games with back spasms. Trumbo took fly balls in right field this morning and said he felt great and was ready to play. Hyun Soo Kim is starting in left field and batting second. Pedro Alvarez is the designated hitter. Caleb Joseph is catching. Kim and Alvarez are in the lineup despite Jake Odorizzi's reverse splits. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Hyun Soo Kim LF Manny Machado 3B Mark Trumbo RF Chris Davis 1B...

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Trey Mancini in Baltimore (O'Day back, Pearce to 60-day DL)

September 18, 2016, 6:56am

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Trey Mancini in Baltimore (O'Day back, Pearce to 60-day DL)

The Orioles have brought first baseman Trey Mancini to Camden Yards. Mancini, 24, has a locker set up in the clubhouse and a No. 67 uniform jersey hanging in it. No word yet from the Orioles on the transaction. Mancini, the organization's minor league Player of the Year in 2015, batted .280/.349/.427 with 22 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 54 RBIs this season in 125 games at Triple-A Norfolk. He's been working out in Sarasota. This would be Mancini's major league debut if he...

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Miley making start with split on the line

September 17, 2016, 8:55pm

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Miley making start with split on the line

If the Orioles fail to make the playoffs, and they're still tied for the top wild card spot, they can look back to the three losses last month in Oakland and how the bats went silent against Kendall Graveman, Zach Neal and Ross Detwiler. And they may point to this series against the last-place Rays, which threatens to produce three more losses in four games. Matt Andriese was 0-3 with a 9.24 ERA in five career games against the Orioles before last night. They scored two runs off him in 5 2/3...

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Orioles left only with hopes of a series split (with quotes)

September 17, 2016, 6:08pm

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Getting Chris Tillman through tonight's start with a healthy shoulder will be deemed a win for the Orioles. Just not the kind that's going to aid them in their pursuit of a playoff berth. They lost a game and ground on the first-place Red Sox, with Tillman giving up the lead in the sixth inning in a 5-2 loss to the Rays before 27,823 at Camden Yards. The last-place Rays have taken two of the first three games of the series. The best that the Orioles can achieve is an unsatisfying split, and...

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Showalter on how Hardy "completes" the infield (O's lose 5-2)

September 17, 2016, 2:53pm

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Showalter on how Hardy "completes" the infield (O's lose 5-2)

The Orioles need a win tonight to stay within two games of first place in the American League East. The Red Sox already took care of business. The lineup is missing Mark Trumbo again, but center fielder Adam Jones continues to start after fouling a ball off his foot a few nights ago. "A lot of guys wouldn't have played last night," said manager Buck Showalter. "Adam hammered one off his foot the night before. We went through some things last night before we decided to play him. "That hurt....

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Showalter provides injury updates

September 17, 2016, 1:20pm

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Mark Trumbo is available to pinch-hit tonight for the Orioles despite not being in the lineup with back spasms. Manager Buck Showalter said Trumbo is "better, improved, close." "A lot more of a potential option tonight than he was last night," Showalter said. "It has nothing to do with post-Tampa series, but we have a day game tomorrow and it'll be a quick turnaround, but he's close. He wanted to give it a shot tonight, but we're going to be a little cautious with it. He's feeling...

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Orioles lineup vs. Rays

September 17, 2016, 11:29am

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Mark Trumbo remains out of the Orioles lineup tonight with back spasms. Hyun Soo Kim is in left field, Michael Bourn is in right and Pedro Alvarez is the designated hitter. According to Elias, the Orioles' previous win in a game that ended with the tying run being thrown out at the plate on a ball hit to the outfield occurred on May 10, 2013 against the Mariners, when Josh Wilson was cut down by Corey Patterson while trying to score on an Ichiro Suzuki single. Last night marked the fifth time...

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Tillman vs. Andriese tonight at Camden Yards

September 17, 2016, 7:25am

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Tillman vs. Andriese tonight at Camden Yards

Chris Tillman came off the disabled list to make his last start and gave the Orioles six innings of one-run baseball in Detroit. What will they get in his second game? Tillman walked only one Tigers batter after issuing five free passes in two innings against the Astros and going on the disabled list with bursitis in his right shoulder. I'm taking it as a signal that he's feeling much better. The Orioles seem confident, as well, but not to the point where they stop monitoring him. "We...

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Showalter on Hart: "He's got a chance to serve a role"

September 16, 2016, 9:51pm

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Showalter on Hart: "He's got a chance to serve a role"

In order for manager Buck Showalter to get a clearer read on Donnie Hart's potential in the majors, he's going to need the rookie left-hander to fail at the job. Hart knows adversity and the doubts that creep into a young pitcher's mind at the minor leave level, the long bus rides providing ample time to think and overthink, but his Orioles tenure has been smoother than a bowling lane. Hart hasn't allowed a run in 16 games since the Orioles selected his contract from Double-A Bowie on July...

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A rally, a relay and a win

September 16, 2016, 6:40pm

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The Orioles need to figure out a way to start games in the second inning. Petition Major League Baseball to eliminate the first inning. That would speed up the game and provide a huge assist to the club's rotation. The starters have registered a 6.00 ERA in the opening frame this season, and Ubaldo Jimenez fattened it up tonight on Evan Longoria's two-run homer. Richie Shaffer hit a two-run shot in the second inning, his first of the season, before Jimenez settled down. The good Ubaldo was...

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Does O'Day return to usual set-up role? (O's win 5-4)

September 16, 2016, 2:32pm

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Does O'Day return to usual set-up role? (O's win 5-4)

With Darren O'Day making it through his second simulated game, everything about it making the Orioles more confident that he'll come off the disabled list in a few days, the question is how he's going to be used. Does O'Day go back to his usual eighth inning set-up role or is he eased back into it? O'Day hasn't pitched since Aug. 11 in Oakland, when he allowed two runs and walked a batter in one-third of an inning and alerted manager Buck Showalter to his shoulder discomfort. He's made...

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Notes on Trumbo, Kim, Rickard, O'Day and more

September 16, 2016, 12:44pm

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Notes on Trumbo, Kim, Rickard, O'Day and more

Mark Trumbo is out of tonight's lineup with back spasms, according to Orioles manager Buck Showalter. Trumbo may be available to pinch-hit later. Showalter is hoping that Trumbo will return to the lineup Saturday night. Trumbo was waiting to have his back checked by a team physician. Hyun Soo Kim would have started tonight anyway. Trumbo's status didn't influence the lineup. Kim also is expected to be in Saturday's lineup, but he may sit Sunday against Jake Odorizzi, a reverse-splits guy...

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Orioles lineup vs. Rays (and notes)

September 16, 2016, 11:37am

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Hyun Soo Kim is in the Orioles' lineup tonight. However, Mark Trumbo will begin the game on the bench. Michael Bourn is in right field and Pedro Alvarez is the designated hitter. Adam Jones is batting .304/.351/.449 (21-for-69) with a double, three home runs, seven RBIs, five walks and 10 runs scored in his last 17 games. Manny Machado has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games, batting .302/.343/.540 (19-for-63) with a double, triple, four home runs, 10 RBIs and nine runs. J.J. Hardy is...

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Jimenez needed to return momentum to Orioles

September 15, 2016, 8:47pm

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Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher. You should get it engraved on a coffee mug. Less painful than the tattoo. What really hurt was stranding two runners in the bottom of the ninth inning and then finding out that the Red Sox scored five runs in the ninth to beat the Yankees, who must have a pool going for when Dellin Betances' shoulder will explode like a can of soda in a microwave. The Orioles went 6-3 on their road trip, taking two of three games at Fenway Park, and Yovani Gallardo...

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Showalter speaks after 7-6 loss

September 15, 2016, 7:17pm

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The Orioles had their chances tonight. Plenty of them. Chances to take the lead, a chance maybe to move into a first-place tie in the American League East. If they selected Chance Sisco's contract, it would have been a perfectly-themed night. The Rays continue to revel in their role of spoiler, scoring in each of the first four innings and getting timely outs in a 7-6 victory over the Orioles before 19,233 at Camden Yards. The Red Sox scored five runs in the ninth to beat the Yankees and now...

Can Gallardo give the Orioles a clean first inning? (O's lose 7-6)

September 15, 2016, 2:47pm

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Whether Yovani Gallardo gives the Orioles a quality start tonight may hinge on how smoothly he comes out of the gate. Not the bullpen gate. Tripping on the warning track isn't the concern. It's his tendency to get ambushed in the first inning. Gallardo has surrendered 18 runs in the opening frame this season, his largest total, and has posted an 8.10 ERA. Opponents are batting .321. He's surrendered 26 hits, including six home runs, and walked 15 batters. If there were a simple solution, the...

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Notes on roster moves, Miley, injuries and more

September 15, 2016, 1:03pm

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Notes on roster moves, Miley, injuries and more

The Orioles made space on the 40-man roster for infielder Paul Janish by recalling left-hander Chris Lee from Double-A Bowie and placing him on the 60-day disabled list with a strained shoulder. Lee, 24, has been on the minor league disabled list with a strained lat muscle. A player must be placed on the major league roster before he can be transferred to the 60-day DL. One of the Orioles' top pitching prospects, Lee registered a 2.98 ERA in 51 1/3 innings this season at Bowie. He appeared in...