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Means after Bowie game: "Glad I'm healthy, onto the next one"

July 09, 2021, 3:32pm

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Means after Bowie game: "Glad I'm healthy, onto the next one"

BOWIE - O's lefty John Means extended his outing in his second rehab start tonight, but he allowed two solo homers and four runs over three innings. He was pitching for Double-A Bowie against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Two of the runs were unearned in his outing at Prince George's Stadium. Means was not discouraged at all by allowing a few runs. Being healthy was the most important part of this outing. "No, no. I'm just glad I'm healthy. Onto the next one," he said. Means gave up a...

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O's game blog: The White Sox series begins at the Yard

July 09, 2021, 7:26am

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O's game blog: The White Sox series begins at the Yard

The Orioles, after splitting the first two games of their series against Toronto, had the third game rained out last night. Tonight the team welcomes the first-place Chicago White Sox to town to begin a three-game weekend series. The Orioles (28-58) have lost four of their last five games but are 5-6 over their last 11. They are 13-27 at home and now are 11-24 versus American League East teams after beating Toronto 7-5 Tuesday before a 10-2 loss on Wednesday. Through 86 games, the club has...

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Sizing up the O's at No. 5 with Baseball America's JJ Cooper

July 08, 2021, 4:01pm

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Sizing up the O's at No. 5 with Baseball America's JJ Cooper

Baseball America recently did a mock draft with their staff picking for the teams. High school shortstop Jordan Lawler went first to Pittsburgh, followed by Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter to Texas, high school shortstop Marcelo Mayer to Detroit and high school shortstop Kahlil Watson to Boston. That left the Orioles, selecting No. 5 overall, with Vandy pitcher Kumar Rocker still out there in this exercise, along with highly rated high school shortstop Brady House, high school pitcher Jackson...

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Some draft talk, minor league scores and Home Run Derby field

July 07, 2021, 8:00pm

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Some draft talk, minor league scores and Home Run Derby field

The draft analysts that post mock drafts and try to figure out which players might get selected in which spots on Sunday night have one tough job. Those analysts sometimes look to past behavior to try and predict future actions. When it comes to the Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias, they look at the past and sometimes speculate what it could mean to his 2020 O's draft. These predictions sometimes indicate and mostly speculate that he may be reluctant to take a...

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O's game blog: Matt Harvey faces Toronto at Camden Yards

July 07, 2021, 2:30pm

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O's game blog: Matt Harvey faces Toronto at Camden Yards

Spenser Watkins picked up a win in his first major league start and the Orioles beat Toronto 7-5 last night to open a three-game series and six-game homestand. The Orioles got two-run homers from Pedro Severino, Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins in the win. Mullins' homer was his 16th and gave him the team lead by one over Trey Mancini and by two over Ryan Mountcastle. Over his last seven games, Mullins is batting .379 (11-for-29) with a double, three homers and six RBIs. Mullins has now...

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Some of the clubhouse support for Mancini in Home Run Derby

July 06, 2021, 8:31pm

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Some of the clubhouse support for Mancini in Home Run Derby

He will face Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, the Home Run Derby champion in 2019, and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, among others. But at least one Orioles teammate of Trey Mancini - and no doubt there are many more - believes Mancini can walk away the Home Run Derby winner on Monday night in Denver. "I've seen Trey come out here, not trying to hit home runs, just trying to hit the ball hard through the middle of the field and hit a homer every swing for three straight (batting...

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Spenser Watkins slows Blue Jays bats, gets first major league win

July 06, 2021, 6:01pm

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Spenser Watkins slows Blue Jays bats, gets first major league win

For a player that has been in the major leagues less than a week, right-hander Spenser Watkins is quickly making a mark with the Orioles. Tonight, in his second big league appearance and first as a starter, he got his first major league win. Watkins is a player who has pitched on the farm since 2014, was a 30th-round draft pick and didn't make his major league debut until last week at 28. On Friday at Anaheim, he faced three batters and retired them all on just eight pitches. Tonight, he was...

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O's game blog: Homestand begins against Toronto

July 06, 2021, 2:45pm

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O's game blog: Homestand begins against Toronto

After a 4-6 road trip that ended with two walk-off losses in the last three games, the Orioles return home for a six-game, two-team homestand that will lead them into the All-Star break. Two homestands ago, the Orioles went 5-3 against the Twins, Indians and Mets. Last homestand, they went 1-5 against the Blue Jays and Astros. They won the first game of that homestand but lost the last five. They are 12-26 at home for the season. The Orioles are 10-23 versus American League East opponents,...

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A few draft notes as the Orioles offense perks up

July 05, 2021, 3:53pm

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It seems like it could be a real clue as to which player the Orioles might select with the No. 5 overall pick in the upcoming First-Year Player Draft. The first 37 selections will be made Sunday night as the three-day, 20-round draft begins. After they selected No. 1 overall in 2019 and took Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman, and No. 2 overall last year and took Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad, the O's will pick No. 5 this time. The clue as to which player they pick could come in which...

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Means back on the mound, plus a take on the ninth inning

July 04, 2021, 5:33pm

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Means back on the mound, plus a take on the ninth inning

To say the least, the Orioles' search for starting pitching is ongoing. Their rotation ERA of 6.09 is the worst in the majors and their three starting pitchers covered just 11 2/3 innings in the weekend series in Anaheim, allowing 12 runs. The O's know they have a good one - really, this year he's been a great one - in John Means. The lefty is their ace and he can't get back here soon enough. Means took a big step toward a return to the rotation yesterday, throwing a sharp two-inning rehab...

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Mullins' heroics overcome as Angels win in ninth (updated)

July 04, 2021, 2:38pm

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Mullins' heroics overcome as Angels win in ninth (updated)

The Los Angeles Angels ruined a great script. On the day he found out he was named an All-Star, Cedric Mullins again played very much like one. But even his heroics were not enough to get the Orioles a win. Right-hander Cole Sulser was trying to finish off a strong day for the bullpen, but it didn't happen. Mullins had entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and singled to tie the game. Then he topped that. He homered off Angels closer Raisel Iglesias in the top of the ninth to break a...

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The road back: John Means has solid rehab start for Aberdeen

July 04, 2021, 12:08pm

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The road back: John Means has solid rehab start for Aberdeen

ABERDEEN - The Orioles would desperately love to get their ace back on the mound. And lefty John Means today took a big step toward heading back to the Orioles rotation. And he looked good doing it. Throwing all of his pitches, including a fastball that touched 94 mph, Means pitched two innings this afternoon for the high Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds against the Brooklyn Cyclones at Ripken Stadium. It is the first of what Means said is expected to be three rehab starts at three levels before he...

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O's game blog: The road trip finale in Anaheim

July 04, 2021, 7:35am

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O's game blog: The road trip finale in Anaheim

The Orioles wrap up a three-city, 10-game road trip today in Anaheim and need a win or they will be swept three in a row by the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels beat the Orioles 8-7 on Friday night in a walk-off win and 4-1 last night behind right-hander Alex Cobb's strong start. The Orioles will wind up losing the first and third series on the road trip and sweeping Houston three straight in the middle leg. So, yes, strange trip. A loss today and they would go 1-6 playing Toronto and the Angels...

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O's bats slowed as Angels win 4-1 (updated)

July 03, 2021, 8:26pm

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O's bats slowed as Angels win 4-1 (updated)

Former Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb got his season off to a good start this year with the Los Angeles Angels. He had an ERA of 3.78 through May. But the year took a downturn for him in June, when he pitched to an ERA of 7.32 over 19 2/3 innings. However, Cobb got back on track tonight and slowed down the O's bats that had produced seven runs last night, 34 runs the last four games and 46 runs over the last seven. Cobb and the Angels beat the Orioles 4-1 and have taken the first two games of...

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Renewing old friendships: Dylan Bundy on his time with O's

July 03, 2021, 5:12pm

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Renewing old friendships: Dylan Bundy on his time with O's

After the Orioles traded him to the Los Angeles Angels for four minor league pitchers on Dec. 4, 2019, Dylan Bundy got a fresh start with a new club. The Orioles were the only team he had known. They drafted him No. 4 overall in 2011 and brought him to the big leagues. After pledging to throw his slider more, Bundy had a strong 2020 season, going 6-3 with a 3.29 ERA for the Angels. He finished ninth in the American League Cy Young voting. But the results have not been there this year, with the...

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Updates on John Means and more, plus checking in with Dylan Bundy

July 03, 2021, 4:30pm

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Updates on John Means and more, plus checking in with Dylan Bundy

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde provided an update today on three pitchers that are currently on the 10-day injured list in starters John Means and Bruce Zimmermann and bullpen right-hander CÃ©sar Valdez. Hyde confirmed what was reported on the high Single-A Aberdeen Twitter feed earlier today. Means, who has not pitched since early June while out with a left shoulder strain, will make a rehab start for the IronBirds at Ripken Stadium on the Fourth of July game at 2:05 p.m. "He's starting his...

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O's game blog: LÃ³pez against Cobb in Anaheim

July 03, 2021, 1:59pm

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O's game blog: LÃ³pez against Cobb in Anaheim

Their offense put up a big number, scoring seven runs, but the Orioles could not run their win streak to four in a row last night. It would have been a season high. They lost 8-7 to the Los Angeles Angels in walk-off fashion in the last of the ninth. Shohei Ohtani, who hit two homers earlier in the game, walked, stole second base and scored the winning run when Jared Walsh singled to right to win the game. Ohtani hit his major league-leading 29th and 30th home runs. He has been on a home run...

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Shohei Ohtani homers twice and Angels get a walk-off win (updated)

July 02, 2021, 8:19pm

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Shohei Ohtani homers twice and Angels get a walk-off win (updated)

The Orioles offense got going again tonight, early in the game in Anaheim. But would they be able to overcome a special player having a special night in the series opener? Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels began tonight leading the majors with 28 homers and had homered in nine of his last 14 games. Then he hit two more tonight as the Angels overcame an early 6-2 deficit to move ahead 7-6 in the fourth. The Orioles would tie the score at 7, but the Angels came up with a walk-off win in the...

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A look at O's draft preparations with Brad Ciolek

July 02, 2021, 4:16pm

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A look at O's draft preparations with Brad Ciolek

After picking first in the draft in 2019 and second overall last year, the Orioles have the No. 5 pick in round one this year. The three-day, 20-round draft begins at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, when picks No. 1 through No. 37 will be selected. During a Zoom interview with reporters Friday, O's supervisor of domestic scouting operations Brad Ciolek provided an update on the club's draft prep for this year. "It's a little bit of a different animal (picking fifth)," said Ciolek. "We have to,...

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Hyde on Harvey and more, Mountcastle on rookie honor

July 02, 2021, 3:49pm

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Hyde on Harvey and more, Mountcastle on rookie honor

The latest injury to Orioles right-hander Hunter Harvey may keep him out about a month, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Harvey went on the 10-day injured list today with a strained lat, and lefty Zac Lowther was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Harvey felt something on what was to be his last warmup pitch in the bullpen Wednesday night at Houston. He was about to be summoned into the game, but instead is headed back to the injured list. "He went and saw the doctors yesterday," Hyde said...