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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

June 16, 2016, 11:29am

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BOSTON - Matt Wieters is catching for the third consecutive night and Nolan Reimold is in left field, as the Orioles close out their series tonight against the Red Sox and try to avoid their fifth loss in the last six games. Joey Rickard is in right field and batting second. Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter and Paul Janish is starting at third base. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Joey Rickard RF Manny Machado SS Mark Trumbo DH Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters C Jonathan Schoop 2B Nolan Reimold...

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Wilson vs. Rodriguez tonight at Fenway Park

June 16, 2016, 7:38am

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Wilson vs. Rodriguez tonight at Fenway Park

BOSTON - Chris Tillman was the stopper on Tuesday, enabling the Orioles to end a three-game losing streak. Can Tyler Wilson give his best impression tonight? The Orioles have lost three of their last four games and are tied again with the Red Sox for first place in the American League East. The rotation's 4.89 ERA ranks 26th in the majors. Wilson is due for a good outing and the Orioles certainly could use one. He registered four quality starts in five outings last month, but he's allowed 10...

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Hearing from Hays following amateur draft

June 15, 2016, 7:49pm

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Hearing from Hays following amateur draft

BOSTON - Austin Hays may not be well-versed in his Orioles history, but he knows the quality that largely defines the team that drafted him. "I know they've got a lot of power in their lineup this year," said Hays, the 91st overall pick in last week's amateur draft. "They've got a chance to make some history. And they're doing really well again this year. But I haven't followed them too much growing up. I didn't have any ties to Baltimore and the Orioles." It all changed for Hays when...

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Wrapping up a 6-4 loss

June 15, 2016, 7:25pm

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BOSTON - Kevin Gausman had a pretty good idea tonight that he wasn't coming back out for the fourth inning. A six-run deficit would hold his fingerprints, but the game no longer was in his hands. Manager Buck Showalter decided that a 39-pitch third inning was too much for Gausman, who remained winless as an Orioles rally fell short in a 6-4 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The bullpen offered up five scoreless innings, including 2 2/3 from Odrisamer Despaigne in his Orioles debut. Adam...

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Gausman lasts only three innings (O's lose 6-4)

June 15, 2016, 4:45pm

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Gausman lasts only three innings (O's lose 6-4)

BOSTON - In three innings tonight, Kevin Gausman's pitch count soared by disturbing proportions. To heights that led manager Buck Showalter to call upon his bullpen in relatively quick fashion. Gausman turned in his shortest outing of the season, with Odrisamer Despaigne replacing him to begin the fourth and making his Orioles debut. Gausman allowed a season-high six runs and seven hits, with two walks, three strikeouts, a home run and a wild pitch. If not for No. 9 hitter Christian Vazquez,...

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More on Hardy, Joseph, O'Day, the rotation, All-Stars (O's down 6-0)

June 15, 2016, 3:13pm

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More on Hardy, Joseph, O'Day, the rotation, All-Stars (O's down 6-0)

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter sounded an encouraging tone today while providing updates on shortstop J.J. Hardy and catcher Caleb Joseph. It wasn't the same with reliever Darren O'Day, however, but let's start with the two position players. Hardy is scheduled to play three games at Double-A Bowie while testing his left foot and could come off the disabled list by "Friday at the earliest," Showalter said, "but it's going to be J.J's call." "Dave Anderson is there, Brian...

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Quick hits from Fenway Park before tonight's game

June 15, 2016, 2:11pm

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Quick hits from Fenway Park before tonight's game

BOSTON - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is back in Double-A Bowie's lineup tonight as the shortstop and No. 2 hitter. Hardy went 2-for-3 and played six innings in the field last night. He's also expected to start on Thursday, though the Orioles are leaving it up to him. Whether Hardy comes off the disabled list on Friday while the Orioles are home also rests primarily in his hands. If he's up to it, the Orioles likely will return him to their lineup. Caleb Joseph continues to work out at Bowie...

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Ubaldo Jimenez: "It was pretty clear that I wasn't doing my job"

June 15, 2016, 1:00pm

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Ubaldo Jimenez: "It was pretty clear that I wasn't doing my job"

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter didn't address the topic in vague terms when he called pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez into his office yesterday at Fenway Park and explained why the veteran right-hander was coming out of the rotation. "It was pretty clear that I wasn't doing my job and obviously they have to find a way or someone that can get the job done," Jimenez said earlier today. "I'm going to go to the bullpen and hopefully I can get back on track and try to help the team however I...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

June 15, 2016, 11:12am

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BOSTON - The Orioles are starting Joey Rickard in right field tonight against Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright. Hyun Soo Kim is in left field and Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter. Pedro Alvarez is 11-for-31 with four home runs this month, but he's on the bench tonight. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Hyun Soo Kim LF Manny Machado SS Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo DH Matt Wieters C Jonathan Schoop 2B Joey Rickard RF Ryan Flaherty 3B Kevin Gausman RHP For the Red Sox Mookie Betts RF Dustin...

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Orioles name Tyler Wilson as Thursday's starter

June 15, 2016, 10:06am

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BOSTON - The Orioles no longer are listing Thursday night's starter as TBD. Tyler Wilson will take the mound for the series finale against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The club made the announcement on Twitter. Manager Buck Showalter chose Wilson over Mike Wright, who started Saturday and would have been working on regular rest. Wilson pitched Thursday night in Toronto and will be working on six days' rest. Wilson is 2-5 with a 4.73 ERA in 12 games (nine starts). He's had a rough stretch this...

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Gausman vs. Wright tonight at Fenway Park

June 15, 2016, 8:15am

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Gausman vs. Wright tonight at Fenway Park

BOSTON - The Orioles ended their three-game losing streak last night. They took over first place in their division. They continued to beat up on the Red Sox since 2012, including their trips to "America's Most Beloved Ballpark." It's all fun and games until a knuckleballer crashes the party. Steven Wright is the fly in the ointment. He's the pebble in a pair of spikes. He's the guy who tossed a complete game against the Orioles less than a month ago, his third this season. Wright is...

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Leftovers for breakfast

June 14, 2016, 8:32pm

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BOSTON - With Yovani Gallardo coming off the disabled list Saturday, the Orioles will need to figure out a way to create an opening on their 25-man roster. They could return Odrisamer Despaigne to Triple-A Norfolk and go with T.J. McFarland and Ubaldo Jimenez as their long relievers. They could option Mike Wright or Tyler Wilson and insert Despaigne into the rotation. They could part with left-hander Brian Duensing, who's allowed four runs and eight hits in four innings, including a pair of...

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Showalter, Tillman and Britton wrap up 3-2 win

June 14, 2016, 7:11pm

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Showalter, Tillman and Britton wrap up 3-2 win

BOSTON - The question barely reached the air tonight before Orioles manager Buck Showalter took it down with gusto and a nice turn of a phrase. The Orioles won the first game of another series against the Red Sox, with Chris Tillman playing stopper and Zach Britton serving as dominant closer in a 3-2 win at Fenway Park. Can winning that first game set the tone? "Not at all," Showalter said. "We've got 99 games left. Ninty-nine. You don't send messages, you don't set tones. It's 99 games...

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Orioles defeat Red Sox 3-2 and take over first place in AL East

June 14, 2016, 5:58pm

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BOSTON - The Orioles got most their scoring out of the way early tonight. The scoring. The hits. Any semblance of an offensive pulse. Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard singled with one out in the first inning and Manny Machado followed with his 17th home run, a fly ball that stayed inside the Pesky Pole in right field to give the Orioles a quick lead. Red Sox left-hander David Price retired the next 19 batters, Chris Tillman did his best to keep up, and the Orioles held on for a 3-2 victory at sold-out...

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More notes and quotes from Fenway Park (updated)

June 14, 2016, 2:40pm

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More notes and quotes from Fenway Park (updated)

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter met with struggling starter Ubaldo Jimenez this afternoon and told the right-hander that he's headed to the bullpen. How did Jimenez take the news? "Good. As good as ... Ubaldo knows," Showalter said. "He's responded well. I think we had to it one other time in 2014 and he responded well. It's tough with a guy that might have been our best starting pitcher last year. We just reached a point where we kept waiting and waiting for him to find his...

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Ubaldo Jimenez sent to bullpen

June 14, 2016, 2:00pm

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BOSTON - The Orioles are moving Ubaldo Jimenez to the bullpen following the shortest start of his major league career. Jimenez will be available in relief beginning on Wednesday night. Bullpen coach Dom Chiti summoned Jimenez into manager Buck Showalter's office this afternoon, where the right-hander learned of his changing role. There's no timetable regarding Jimenez. He's in the bullpen for an indefinite period while trying to work out his command issues. Jimenez allowed five runs in...

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Vance Worley talks about his injury

June 14, 2016, 1:05pm

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BOSTON - Vance Worley said he began to feel some discomfort in his right groin muscle while pitching to Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders in the second inning of Sunday's game in Toronto. He pushed through it, lasting 4 1/3 innings and surrendering two runs, and the decision was made today to place him on the 15-day disabled list. "Want to say it was the second pitch of the at-bat," Worley said today while standing outside the visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park. "Started feeling it,...

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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

June 14, 2016, 11:27am

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BOSTON - Right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne is listed among the Orioles relievers for tonight's game. We don't know the corresponding move that will create a space for Despaigne on the 25-man roster for tonight's game, but right-hander Vance Worley is no longer listed among the relievers. We don't know who the starting pitchers are because they are not listed on the lineup card. Stay tuned. Update: Worley has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain. The move is...

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Orioles recalling Odrisamer Despaigne (updated)

June 14, 2016, 10:08am

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BOSTON - The Orioles are preparing to make a roster move this afternoon that influences their pitching staff. In what way will be revealed later. Right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne left Triple-A Norfolk last night and joined the Orioles in Boston, according to sources. Whether he's being inserted into the bullpen or rotation is unknown, but he's no longer with the Tides, who were playing last night in Charlotte. Despaigne is 1-6 with a 3.59 ERA in 12 starts with Norfolk. He's allowed only two...

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Updating where Orioles rank in All-Star voting

June 14, 2016, 9:27am

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BOSTON - As Manny Machado prepares to make another start at shortstop in J.J. Hardy's absence, he also continues to lead all American League third basemen in All-Star voting. Machado would be the only Orioles starter if voting ended today, but it runs through June 30. The 87th Midsummer Classic will be played July 12 in San Diego. Mark Trumbo remains in fourth place among AL outfielders, but it's a tight race. Catcher Matt Wieters is second and first baseman Chris Davis is third at their...