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O's game blog: Harvey against Smyly at Camden Yards

August 21, 2021, 1:54pm

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O's game blog: Harvey against Smyly at Camden Yards

The latest shot to end a long losing streak is tonight for the Orioles. They host the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a three-game series and it's part of the larger nine-game homestand that runs through next weekend. Lefty Max Fried threw a gem as Atlanta blanked the Orioles 3-0 on Friday night. He allowed just four hits - three singles and a double - and no Oriole advanced past second base. Fried improved to 11-7 with an ERA of 3.49, throwing 90 pitches, 66 for strikes. Over his last...

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Orioles moving struggling Jorge LÃ³pez to bullpen

August 21, 2021, 1:23pm

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In a few days, the Orioles rotation will undergo a change. That is because struggling right-hander Jorge LÃ³pez is moving to the bullpen, in a role to be determined, as of tonight when the Orioles host Atlanta at Camden Yards. LÃ³pez is 3-14 with a 6.35 ERA in 25 starts, covering 113 1/3 innings. On Aug 2 and Aug. 8, he threw two strong starts, allowing a combined three runs and five hits in 12 innings against the Yankees and Rays. But then he gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings versus...

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This O's draft pick patterns his game after Cedric Mullins

August 20, 2021, 7:38pm

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This O's draft pick patterns his game after Cedric Mullins

He said he was a bit shocked to be drafted by the Orioles. But now that he is here, he's very grateful to be wearing the orange and black, and he added that he patterns parts of his game after O's center fielder Cedric Mullins. In one interview with low Single-A Delmarva outfielder Donta' Williams this week, it is clear that he is a confident player and believes he can on day join Mullins as an Oriole. You have to admire the confident outlook of Williams (first name pronounced Don-tay), who,...

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O's game blog: Homestand begins against Braves

August 20, 2021, 1:14pm

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O's game blog: Homestand begins against Braves

If the Orioles are to end a 15-game losing streak when they start a long homestand tonight, they will have to beat a first-place team that has been recently playing outstanding baseball. The Orioles (38-82) host the Atlanta Braves (65-56) in the opener of a three-game series and nine-game homestand versus the Braves, Angels and Rays. The Braves have won six in a row, scoring 47 runs, and are 13-2 since Aug. 3. They were in third place and four games behind first when this stretch began. But...

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Top pick Colton Cowser banks hits now while looking to future

August 19, 2021, 5:57pm

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Top pick Colton Cowser banks hits now while looking to future

SALISBURY, Md. - Orioles top draft pick Colton Cowser seems to be making a pretty seamless transition to full-season baseball. Promoted to low Single-A Delmarva this week, he went 2-for-6 in his first two games with a double, two runs, an RBI, two walks and one strikeout. He had a 1-for-5 night with a booming RBI double in the third inning last night as Delmarva beat Fredericksburg 11-9. The Shorebirds are 3-0 since the arrival of 12 draft picks this week from the class of 2021. Cowser began...

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O's game blog: Series finale against Rays

August 19, 2021, 8:14am

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O's game blog: Series finale against Rays

There was a time when the Orioles were playing good baseball on the road. But you have to go back to the beginning of the 2021 season. They went 4-2 on their first road trip to Boston and New York. They went 3-2 on a trip to Texas and Miami and 4-2 on a trip to Oakland and Seattle. That one ended with a no-hitter. But if they lose today, the Orioles will have a fourth winless road trip this year. From May 21-30, they went 0-10 at Washington, Minnesota and the Chicago White Sox. And from June...

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Brandon Hyde on players and staff during losing streak

August 18, 2021, 8:23pm

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Brandon Hyde on players and staff during losing streak

The challenge for the Orioles is daunting. There is nothing new in that regard. But as all teams get deep into the tough dog days of August, a non-contending team on a long losing streak faces more challenges than most. That is where the Orioles reside these days. After last night's 8-4 loss to Tampa Bay, they have lost 14 in a row by a combined 131-40 score. They are 0-6 on the road trip to Boston and St. Petersburg, Fla., and have been outscored 57-11 with losses by 8-1, 16-2 and 10-0. To...

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O's game blog: Looking for a streak-ending win at The Trop

August 18, 2021, 2:29pm

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O's game blog: Looking for a streak-ending win at The Trop

Still in the hunt for an elusive win - and without one since Aug. 2 at Yankee Stadium - the Orioles play again at Tropicana Field tonight in Game 3 of a four-game series versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays have posted wins by 9-2 and 10-0 to begin the series as the O's losing streak has reached 13 in a row. They have been outscored123-36 during this span. They have been outscored 49-7 on this road trip to Boston and St. Petersburg, Fla., covering five games. The O's offense has produced just...

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Third baseman Coby Mayo joins '21 draft picks in Delmarva

August 17, 2021, 10:11pm

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Third baseman Coby Mayo joins '21 draft picks in Delmarva

SALISBURY, Md. - Drafted by the Orioles out of a Florida high school in round four of the 2020 draft, third baseman Coby Mayo had to wait to start his pro career with no minor league season last year. Then, when this season began, he injured his knee in spring training in April and his chance to begin the minor league season for opening day in May was over. There was more waiting and some rehab. But his day finally came this year in late June in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League and the...

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O's draft class arrives at Delmarva, ready for next step (updated)

August 17, 2021, 12:38pm

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O's draft class arrives at Delmarva, ready for next step (updated)

SALISBURY, Md. - The team that takes the field tonight at Perdue Stadium for the low Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds will look very different from the team that lost 2-1 at Lynchburg on Sunday. This club tonight is putting a team on the field made up completely of position players from the 2021 First-Year Player draft, along with infielder Coby Mayo, taken in the 2020 draft. Buy a scorecard to watch the Shorebirds this week, as they've added 12 draft picks from the class of 2021, including the...

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O's game blog: John Means faces Rays at The Trop

August 16, 2021, 8:10pm

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O's game blog: John Means faces Rays at The Trop

The Orioles have beaten the Tampa Bay Rays just one time this year in 13 tries. And after Monday's 9-2 loss to the Rays, they have three more games in this series to try and get a win to end a long losing streak. The current skid reached 12 Monday night and the Orioles have been outscored by 113-35 during this streak. They've also lost by seven runs or more seven times during the streak, including last night. The Rays scored eight or more runs for the eighth time in their last 10 games and...

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His stats have fallen off, but O's remain bullish on Gunnar Henderson

August 16, 2021, 7:53pm

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His stats have fallen off, but O's remain bullish on Gunnar Henderson

When the Orioles made a host of minor league roster moves on Monday, one player that was staying put - and was expected to - is high Single-A Aberdeen infielder Gunnar Henderson. Rated as the club's No. 4 prospect by Baseball America and No. 84 in their top 100, he is No. 5 and No. 87 in the top 100 by MLBPipeline.com. He began this year at low Single-A Delmarva, where he tore it up as a 19-year-old posting a line of .312/.369/.574/.944. But since moving to Aberdeen, where he turned 20 on June...

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O's game blog: Matt Harvey faces Rays at The Trop

August 16, 2021, 1:29pm

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O's game blog: Matt Harvey faces Rays at The Trop

Trying to snap a losing streak that has reached 11 games, the Orioles begin a four-game series tonight in St. Petersburg, Fla., against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Orioles got swept three straight at Boston over the weekend, scoring just five runs in the series. They were swept for the 14th time this season. Orioles right-hander Matt Harvey (6-11, 6.10 ERA) will make his 24th start of the year. He has recorded a WHIP of 1.558 for the season, allowing 11.2 hits and 1.2 home runs per nine innings...

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Orioles move up to No. 2 in Baseball America organization rankings

August 16, 2021, 11:24am

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Heading into the 2021 season, the Orioles were rated No. 7 in the Baseball America organizational rankings in January. It was their highest rating in the 37 years Baseball America has published such information. Well, the club just made another nice move up and today, in the newest rankings, the Orioles are No. 2. In March, they were ranked No. 5 by MLBPipeline.com, so the club is movin' on up. The Baseball America organization rankings include players that are prospect-eligible as of Aug. 15....

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For O's, competitive stretches followed by mounting losses

August 15, 2021, 4:41pm

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For O's, competitive stretches followed by mounting losses

For a while when the 2021 season began, the Orioles were playing some competitive baseball. They went 4-2 on an opening road trip to Boston and New York and 7-8 after 15 games. After 31 games, they were 15-16. When the second half began after the All-Star break, the Orioles went 10-6 in the first 16 games. You add those two stretches together and you get 25-22, or .532 baseball over a 47-game stretch. But with Sunday's loss at Boston, the club's 11th in a row, the Orioles are 13-56 (.188) in...

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O's fell in first-inning hole as losing streak continues

August 15, 2021, 12:05pm

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O's fell in first-inning hole as losing streak continues

In baseball, what happens in all nine innings counts. and what happened today in the first inning at Boston was pretty big as the Orioles saw their losing streak to extended 11 games in a row. They fell behind 3-1 after one frame on their way to a 6-2 loss. Boston swept this three-game series by a combined score of 30-5 after being swept there in the first series of the season when they were outscored by Baltimore 18-5. Former O's farmhand Eduardo Rodriguez took the mound for Boston today,...

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O's game blog: Looking to end losing streak in series finale

August 15, 2021, 7:30am

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O's game blog: Looking to end losing streak in series finale

With two losses this weekend at Boston and a riding 10-game losing streak, the Orioles are desperate for a win this afternoon at Fenway Park in the finale of this three-game series. The Orioles swept three from Boston at Fenway to begin the 2021 season, winning the games by a combined 18-5 score. But they have lost the first two games this weekend by a combined 24-3 score. Boston had 17 hits, bashed five homers and went 7-for-12 with runners in scoring position Saturday in pounding the Orioles...

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Could pitcher who began the season at Aberdeen end with Baltimore?

August 14, 2021, 4:48pm

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Could pitcher who began the season at Aberdeen end with Baltimore?

Before the 2021 season, he had never pitched even as high as high Single-A. But it is possible that right-handed reliever FÃ©lix Bautista could end this season in the Orioles bullpen. Bautista, 26, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been in the O's farm system since they signed him in August 2016. The Miami Marlins originally signed him out of the Dominican in November 2012, but released him in January 2015. Bautista throws a fastball that has touched 100 mph multiple times this...

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O's game blog: LÃ³pez against Sale at Fenway Park

August 14, 2021, 8:01am

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O's game blog: LÃ³pez against Sale at Fenway Park

If the Orioles are going to end a long losing streak today at Boston, they may have to beat lefty Chris Sale, who is making his return to the majors today. Sale and Boston host the Orioles in Game 2 of a three-game series and, for the Orioles, a seven-game road trip. Boston got homers from Xander Bogaerts (No. 18), Bobby Dalbec (No. 12) and Hunter Renfroe (No. 20) in an 8-1 win last night. That snapped the Orioles' four-game win streak at Fenway Park, during which they had allowed just six...

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Mullins extends hit streak, but O's extend losing streak

August 13, 2021, 8:06pm

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Mullins extends hit streak, but O's extend losing streak

The Orioles' losing streak reached nine last night as right-hander Spenser Watkins allowed six runs and seven hits over four innings in an 8-1 loss at Boston. The Orioles have allowed 82 runs during the losing streak as they fell to 38-76. Watkins struggled badly to throw strikes Friday night, and when his pitches did find the zone, they found the middle of it too much. Boston scored four runs in the third and led 5-1 after three innings. So five runs in three innings last night and Boston had...