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O's game blog: Keegan Akin pitches series opener

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O's game blog: Keegan Akin pitches series opener
After going 1-3 at Toronto and 3-0 at Houston, the Orioles have arrived in Anaheim, the final stop of their three-city road trip. And the club that lost 20 in a row on the road recently has a winning road mark this trip heading into the weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels. The Orioles outscored Houston 27-12 in sweeping the series at Minute Maid Park. They had 39 hits in the three-game series, batting .333 with six doubles and seven homers, and went 12-for-36 with runners in scoring...
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Mullins chasing 200 hits, plus other O's notes

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Mullins chasing 200 hits, plus other O's notes
In the middle of a remarkable year we can think back to the first few games of the season and recall that center fielder Cedric Mullins was raking pretty much from the start. He went 9-for-13 in that opening series at Boston, which included a 5-for-5 game in the series finale. By the end of April he was batting .337. But there were times in May that it seemed like Mullins' bat was crashing back to earth. He was batting .291 in late May. Then came June and so much for his bat cooling off. He...
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Jordan Westburg settles in at Aberdeen (series sweep notes)

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Jordan Westburg settles in at Aberdeen (series sweep notes)
ABERDEEN - Orioles infield prospect Jordan Westburg said he has made a "seamless" transition to professional baseball, but it happened under anything but normal circumstances. After the club selected him No. 30 overall out of Mississippi State in the draft last June, there were no minor league games to play and no place to report to and begin his career. Westburg did eventually get to meet some of his new coaches and teammates during fall instructional league in Sarasota, Fla. This came after...
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O's game blog: Looking for a sweep in Houston

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O's game blog: Looking for a sweep in Houston
An Orioles offense that has scored 22 runs the past two nights in Houston should get a test tonight from an Astros rookie right-hander who will try to pitch his team to a sweep-avoiding win tonight. The Orioles beat Houston 9-7 on Monday night and 13-3 last night. Last week in Baltimore they got swept three in a row by Houston and scored just three runs on 14 hits in that series, hitting one homer while going 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. In the first two games this series,...
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An emotional day for Spenser Watkins ends with him in the majors

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An emotional day for Spenser Watkins ends with him in the majors
If we ever forget how special it can be for a player to reach the big leagues, we can go back and check out today's interview with one of the newest Orioles: pitcher Spenser Watkins. Signed by the club as minor league free agent Feb. 3, the 28-year-old right-hander earlier today got the call he has always waited for. He was added to the Orioles active roster from the taxi squad in Houston. After eight seasons - most spent in the Detroit organization - and more than 600 minor league innings, he...
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Feeling a draft: Jim Callis on the O's at No. 5

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Feeling a draft: Jim Callis on the O's at No. 5
On Sunday, July 11, the First-Year Player Draft for 2021 will begin at 7 p.m. There is no consensus No. 1 pick this year, as in some previous years, but there is surely plenty of speculation about what the Orioles will do. After executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias selected Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman No. 1 overall in 2019 and Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad No. 2 overall last year, he will make the No. 5 pick in round one this time. In a Zoom interview taped...
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O's game blog: Travis Lakins Sr. gets start against Houston

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O's game blog: Travis Lakins Sr. gets start against Houston
Travis Lakins Sr. gets a spot start for the Orioles tonight as they play at Houston in the second of a three-game series. The Orioles scored five runs in the ninth last night - two more than they scored last week in three games against Houston - and they won 9-7. It was their most runs and hits (15) in one game since June 8 in a 10-3 win over the New York Mets. Last night the top five in the Baltimore order - Cedric Mullins, Austin Hays, Trey Mancini, Ryan Mountcastle and Ryan McKenna - were a...
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Trey Mancini on his reason to take part in Home Run Derby

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Trey Mancini on his reason to take part in Home Run Derby
For the Trey Mancini, it was an easy decision to accept an invitation to take part in the Home Run Derby competition in Denver on July 12 as part of the All-Star game festivities. Mancini, during a Zoom interview today, talked about winning a home run derby once in college. But this occasion gives him another chance to inspire anyone dealing with cancer and trying to beat it. Mancini missed the entire 2020 season after his diagnosis and surgery for Stage 3 colon cancer. He wants to take...
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Not drafted last year, this player is having a great start on O's farm

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Not drafted last year, this player is having a great start on O's farm
ABERDEEN - For a player who was not even drafted last year, first baseman JD Mundy is having some first season of professional baseball. After a college career that took him to Virginia Tech for two years and then to Radford for two more, the Roanoke, Va., native leads the Orioles organization on the farm in homers, slugging and OPS. The player taken 1/1 in the 2019 draft, Double-A Bowie catcher Adley Rutschman, is second to Mundy in homers and OPS this season. So, yeah, pretty good for the...
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O's game blog: Road trip continues at Houston

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O's game blog: Road trip continues at Houston
After losing three of four games in Buffalo against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Orioles have arrived at the second stop on a three-city, 10-game trip. They play at Houston tonight to start a three-game series against the first-place Astros. The Orioles (24-54) beat the Blue Jays Friday night, 6-5 in 10 innings, but lost 12-4 and 5-2 the last two days. They started the season by winning 11 of 17 on the road, but are now 1-22 in the last 23 road contests. That makes them 12-28 for the year in road...
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A look at the Orioles' two Complex League rosters

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A look at the Orioles' two Complex League rosters
When play begins today in the short-season Rookie-level Florida Complex League (the former Gulf Coast League), the Orioles will have two teams beginning play to join the four full-season affiliates that have been playing since May 4 on the farm. In July, the O's will field two teams in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League. The two Complex League teams will feature a very, very heavy international flavor that will include 12 players that were part of the Orioles' first international...
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O's game blog: The Toronto series finale

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O's game blog: The Toronto series finale
The Orioles need a win today in Buffalo against Toronto as they try to split this four-game series. Toronto won 9-0 to begin the series on Thursday and the Orioles evened the series with Friday's 6-5 win in 10 innings. The Blue Jays won 12-4 yesterday after scoring four runs in three different innings. Toronto (39-36) has won six of its last seven games. The Blue Jays are 15-17 at home and 12-11 in June. The Orioles (24-53) have lost seven of eight games and 15 of 17. They are 1-21 in the last...
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A look at Alexander Wells' debut, plus other notes

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A look at Alexander Wells' debut, plus other notes
During a mostly otherwise bad day for the Orioles - they lost 12-4 to Toronto - seeing the big league debut of a player in his sixth year in the organization was a real highlight. Lefty Alexander Wells, 24, pitched two scoreless innings on 43 pitches in Buffalo, keeping Toronto off the board in the seventh and eighth innings. The debut came after Wells had pitched at five levels on the farm, starting in short-season ball in 2016 and going all the way through his rise this year to Triple-A...
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O's game blog: Seeking second straight in Buffalo

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O's game blog: Seeking second straight in Buffalo
The Orioles began play on Friday night with a record of 1-40 this year when trailing after the seventh inning. They trailed 5-1 after the seventh last night. But they scored four runs in the eighth to tie Toronto 5-5 and one in the tenth to beat the Blue Jays 6-5 last night to snap a six-game overall losing streak and a 20-game road losing streak. Today the Orioles (24-52) face Toronto (38-36) in the third game of this series after winning last night for just the second time in the last 16...
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Looking back at Friday's win and looking ahead to the draft

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Looking back at Friday's win and looking ahead to the draft
The Orioles players and manager Brandon Hyde had been telling reporters that the team had remained upbeat and the attitude in the clubhouse was good during all the recent losing. Some nights, to be honest, it didn't look like it, such as in recent shutout losses of 13-0 to Houston and 9-0 to Toronto. But, to be fair, when a team is getting blown out, it is hard to look good or to look like their energy level is strong. But it's easier to see that when, for instance, the team rallies from 5-1...
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Matt Harvey throws well as O's rally to win

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Matt Harvey throws well as O's rally to win
For a pitcher with a record of 0-7 and ERA of 13.17 over his last eight starts, right-hander Matt Harvey threw quite well tonight. For an offense that had not scored in 24 straight innings, the Orioles no longer have to worry about that streak. And thanks to a late four-run rally and a bases-loaded walk issued by the Blue Jays in the top of the 10th, the Orioles beat Toronto 6-5 tonight. The O's ended a six-game losing streak and a 20-game road losing streak, improving to 24-52. In a 5-5 game...
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O's game blog: Trying to end streaks against Blue Jays

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O's game blog: Trying to end streaks against Blue Jays
The Orioles can snap a losing streak of six straight and a road losing streak of 20 in a row if they can beat the Toronto Blue Jays tonight in Buffalo. The Blue Jays (38-35) host the Orioles (23-52) in the second game of a four-game series and a 10-game road trip for the O's. Right-hander Dean Kremer allowed six runs and got just one out last night before his first-inning knockout. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a grand slam as Toronto led 6-0 after an inning and 9-0 at the end of the third on its...
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Reunited in Aberdeen: Henderson moves up, joining Westburg and Mundy

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Reunited in Aberdeen: Henderson moves up, joining Westburg and Mundy
ABERDEEN - To say the trio of Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and JD Mundy helped the low Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds put up strong offensive numbers would be a bit of an understatement. And now that the trio is together again at high Single-A Aberdeen, they hope to begin bashing baseballs at the higher level as well. At the start of June, Westburg and Mundy were promoted to Aberdeen, and as of Sunday, Henderson has joined them with the IronBirds. At the beginning of the minor league season,...
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O's game blog: The road trip begins in Buffalo against the Blue Jays

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O's game blog: The road trip begins in Buffalo against the Blue Jays
The Orioles begin a three-city, 10-game road trip tonight in Buffalo as they play the first of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The teams met over the weekend in Baltimore with the Orioles winning 7-1 Friday but then losing 10-7 and 7-4 to complete the series. The Orioles (23-51) have lost five in a row and 13 of the last 14 games. Manager Brandon Hyde said they have to look at every game and the start of every new series as a chance to reset and reboot and believe that is the...
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Austin Hays and his teammates try to stay upbeat amid the losses

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Austin Hays and his teammates try to stay upbeat amid the losses
The losses are mounting. The latest was by a 13-0 score last night as the Orioles lost to Houston to get swept again in a three-game series. Since there are humans inside those uniforms, the players must have a tough time trying to stay upbeat during this losing. Before Wednesday's game, during an on-field interview after batting practice, O's outfielder Austin Hays said that, in his mind, the team has done a good job keeping the energy and their collective attitude upbeat. "We come in every...
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