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More on a dramatic win and Mike Elias on trade deadline

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More on a dramatic win and Mike Elias on trade deadline
With his team's losing streak at six games, it had been a week between wins. The Orioles lost three straight to Toronto and it would be three in a row against Boston with another loss last night. So O's manager Brandon Hyde was ready to try to make any move that could help his team win Saturday night. "We chased that one a little bit knowing we have an off-day Monday," Hyde said on a Zoom call after their 5-4 10 inning win over the Red Sox. "I kind of went for it bringing in Tanner (Scott)...
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Pedro Severino's walk-off hit ends losing streak in 10th (updated)

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Pedro Severino's walk-off hit ends losing streak in 10th (updated)
It was looking like another lifeless night for the Orioles offense and that the club was headed to a seventh straight loss. Then right fielder Anthony Santander turned around seven innings of offensive frustration with one swing. He got a 93 mph high and in fastball from lefty reliever Josh Taylor and smoked a ball down the left field line in the last of the eighth. It landed 426 feet from the plate for a game-tying two-run homer that also extended his long hitting streak. Santander's blast...
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O's game blog: Alex Cobb faces Boston

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O's game blog: Alex Cobb faces Boston
The Orioles' last win was a week ago tonight. They beat the Washington Nationals at Camden Yards 7-3. It is one of just four home wins in 17 games this year (the team is 8-1 on the road). Hanser Alberto and Pedro Severino each drove in two runs and right-hander Asher Wojciechowski went five innings to pick up the win. But since that victory the Orioles lost the series finale last Sunday to the Nats, were swept three in a row by Toronto and have lost the first two games to Boston by 7-1 and 8-5...
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Mountcastle's debut significant for the organization, plus other notes

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Mountcastle's debut significant for the organization, plus other notes
It is an exciting day for any organization when one of its top prospects arrives in the majors. And the big day for the Orioles and Ryan Mountcastle arrived Friday versus Boston. He walked twice and was part of a late rally, but the Orioles lost 8-5 as their losing streak reached six. But this was not just another game for the player or the team. The Orioles did a wonderful job providing messages broadcast on the MASN telecast and on social media from Mountcastle's family wishing him well....
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O's game blog: Trying to end a losing streak

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O's game blog: Trying to end a losing streak
Orioles prospect Ryan Mountcastle makes his major league debut tonight as the Orioles host Boston at 7:35 p.m. Mountcastle, the 2019 International League MVP and O's Minor League Player of the Year, will bat sixth and play in left field. Last year at Triple-A Norfolk, he batted .312/.344/.527 with 35 doubles, a triple, 25 homers, 83 RBIs and an OPS of .871. He led the International League in hits (162) and total bases (274). Here is where Mountcastle has been ranked over the years by Baseball...
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As offense slowed, O's made the call to get Ryan Mountcastle

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As offense slowed, O's made the call to get Ryan Mountcastle
The Orioles have picked a good time to call up one of their top hitting prospects in infielder/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle. Their lineup needs some help right now and recently lost both center fielder Austin Hays and shortstop José Iglesias to the injured list. That might have been the tipping point. About a week ago, it seemed the O's were just about first or second in many team offensive stats in the American League. But they have scored just 17 runs during their five-game losing streak...
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Taking a look at a losing streak, plus Cossins on Hyde

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Taking a look at a losing streak, plus Cossins on Hyde
The Orioles' losing streak has reached five games, and they've earned it. They've gone from 12-8 (.600) to 12-13 (.480). They are still winning at a much greater percentage than the team that lost 108 games last year. But during the losing streak, the Orioles have been outscored 33-17. In three of the last four games they have scored two runs or fewer. They've scored three runs in each of the last two games. The same group of players that was carrying the offense can't do it every night....
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Not tonight: O's losing streak reaches five

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Not tonight: O's losing streak reaches five
The Orioles might have thought and hoped that a new series and a clean slate would help them end a losing streak. And they would get a shot to do it against the last-place Boston Red Sox. But nothing went according to such a plan. The Orioles could not hit Boston right-hander Nathan Eovaldi again and their own mistakes again contributed to a loss. Boston beat the Orioles 7-1 to open a four-game series. A four-run ninth broke open what was a close game. The O's fall to 12-13, have now lost five...
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O's game blog: Series opener against Red Sox

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O's game blog: Series opener against Red Sox
The Orioles (12-12) will look to snap a four-game losing streak tonight when they host Boston (7-18) to open a three-game series at Oriole Park. The O's were swept three in a row by Toronto by scores of 7-2, 8-7 and 5-2. The Red Sox begin play tonight with the worst record in the American League, playing .280 ball a year after going 84-78. Boston beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to snap a nine-game losing streak. It was their longest losing streak since May 2014. During the streak,...
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Bats productive, but O's catchers work to improve the defense as well

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Bats productive, but O's catchers work to improve the defense as well
When looking at reasons for the Orioles' improved offense, the production from their catchers has been a key reason in helping the team improve as a whole. Pedro Severino is batting .338 with an OPS of 1.018 and Chance Sisco is batting .270 with an OPS of 1.005. The O's catching trio - including Bryan Holaday - leads the American League in catcher OPS at .945 and that mark ranks third-best in the majors. That is impressive. But while that offense has been very welcome, when someone plays a...
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As Santander continues to rake, will rest of O's keep up?

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As Santander continues to rake, will rest of O's keep up?
In the big picture, the Orioles are 12-12 to start a 60-game season and contending for a playoff berth. They have shown much improvement on offense and in their bullpen. But in the smaller, most recent slice of the season they've gone 1-5 in six games and contributed to their own demise a couple of times. Baserunning mistakes late in the game Tuesday and in the first inning Wednesday were costly. They went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in the first two innings yesterday. They had a...
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Rough stretch: O's losing streak reaches four games

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Rough stretch: O's losing streak reaches four games
The good start for the Orioles - one that saw them playing .600 ball 20 games into this shortened season - has now hit the skids. The Orioles lost 5-2 to Toronto this afternoon as the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep. The Orioles have lost four games in a row. They fall to 12-12 and are 1-5 over the last six games. They are 4-11 at home. It feels like an early season crisis for this team, but maybe if they hadn't played so well for 20 games, it would not feel this way. Toronto came to...
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O's game blog: Trying to avoid being swept

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O's game blog: Trying to avoid being swept
In some respects, it has been the year of the sweep for the Orioles. They have swept series from the Rays, Nationals and Phillies. They have been swept by the Yankees and Marlins. So they have completed seven series with five ending in sweeps. They need a win today to avoid being swept for the third time in 2020. The O's bats were held to five hits in a 7-2 loss to Toronto on Monday. Last night, they scored seven runs and hit three homers, but lost 8-7 to the Blue Jays. Toronto arrived at...
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Caleb Joseph on return to Baltimore, plus other notes

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Caleb Joseph on return to Baltimore, plus other notes
It is a very familiar sight but in an unfamiliar uniform. Catcher Caleb Joseph, the Orioles' seventh-round draft pick in 2008 who spent five seasons with the big league club, returned to Baltimore this week. He's on the Toronto Blue Jays' taxi squad after spending last season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. After spending a few years wondering if he would ever move past Double-A Bowie on the farm - he played there parts of four seasons - Joseph finally broke into the majors in 2014. At the...
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Mistakes in 10th doom O's to a gut punch loss

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Mistakes in 10th doom O's to a gut punch loss
That was a huge gut punch loss for the Orioles tonight, 8-7 in 10 innings against Toronto. In the top of the 10th, a play that was ruled a throwing error on defensive replacement Chris Davis from first base put Toronto ahead 8-7. He made a diving stop with runners on second and third and one out, and from the ground threw home. The ball bounced to catcher Pedro Severino, who could not handle the throw that would have led to an out. In the last of the 10th, Cedric Mullins singled on the eighth...
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O's game blog: Another chance to bounce back

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O's game blog: Another chance to bounce back
They were held to five hits last night in a 7-2 loss to Toronto. The Orioles (12-10) host the Blue Jays (8-11) again tonight in the second of a three-game series. Toronto's four-run third inning against right-hander Alex Cobb was highlighted by Randal Grichuk's three-run homer. Grichuk has 28 extra-base hits in 28 career games against the Orioles. He is a career .342/.383/.792 batter against Baltimore with 15 doubles, 13 homers and 30 RBIs. He had a bloop RBI single in the seventh for a...
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Are three losses in four just a bump in the road for O's?

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Are three losses in four just a bump in the road for O's?
We have to find out - and we will in the next few days - whether the Orioles have hit a small bump in the road or if they ran into a pothole. The club has lost three of its last four. Their record has dropped from 12-8 to 12-10 with back-to-back losses. The lineup has lost outfielder Austin Hays to injury and shortstop José Iglesias did not start Sunday or Monday. The Orioles badly need him out there if his left quad is willing and able. For the all of the tremendous offensive production of...
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O's game blog: The series opener with Toronto

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O's game blog: The series opener with Toronto
During this truncated season, where the Orioles will play 40 of 60 games against American League East opponents, tonight they get back to divisional play. After going 7-5 in 12 straight games versus National League teams, the Orioles begin a three-game series at Oriole Park against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles (12-9) are three games behind New York for the AL East lead and one game back of Tampa Bay for second. They have gone 5-3 (.625) against their own division, going 2-1 versus Boston,...
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O's group of four stacked up with Dodgers' group on MLB Network

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O's group of four stacked up with Dodgers' group on MLB Network
The Orioles offense, particularly four of their key hitters, got some national recognition during a segment on MLB Network today. Not only that, but in a video segment anchored by former Orioles infielder Bill Ripken, when compared to a more heralded and accomplished Los Angeles Dodgers quartet, the Orioles four stacked up very well. Ripken showed a stat comparison of how Anthony Santander, Pedro Severino, Hanser Alberto and Renato Núñez stacked up with the Dodgers foursome of Mookie...
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Skipper Brandon Hyde has been a strong leader for Orioles

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Skipper Brandon Hyde has been a strong leader for Orioles
Through a 12-9 start, with 35 percent of the 2020 season in the books, there has been a lot to like in Birdland. The offense has been a real surprise and one of the majors' best. The bullpen has shown improvement. The Orioles are a playoff contender through 21 games. But maybe one overlooked aspect of this good start is the steady hand of manager Brandon Hyde. When he was hired by the club on Dec. 17, 2018, he called managing the Orioles a "dream come true." And while this is just his...
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