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Orioles allow three unearned runs, lose by two in K.C. (updated)

August 31, 2019, 6:48pm

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KANSAS CITY - The Orioles' Anthony Santander homered from both sides of the plate tonight for his first career two-homer game. But the Baltimore defense helped contribute to the Royals' comeback tonight. The Birds allowed three unearned runs and lost 7-5 at Kansas City. The Orioles (45-90) lost for the second time in six games and fourth time in 10. Kansas City (48-89) had lost eight of 10 and 12 of 16 before winning Saturday night. Santander's second homer of the night was a three-run shot...

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O's series in Tampa Bay now a two-day event, plus other notes (O's lose 7-5)

August 31, 2019, 2:03pm

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O's series in Tampa Bay now a two-day event, plus other notes (O's lose 7-5)

KANSAS CITY - With Hurricane Dorian about to impact the East Coast, the Tampa Bay Rays announced today that they are altering the schedule of the series with the Orioles that begins Monday at Tropicana Field. The clubs were scheduled to play three games over three days but now will not play on Wednesday. The series will start Monday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. It will continue and conclude on Tuesday with a doubleheader starting at 3:10 p.m. The Orioles will then head home and host Texas for a...

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O's game blog: Going for another win in Kansas City

August 31, 2019, 6:45am

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O's game blog: Going for another win in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY - After their biggest offensive game of the year, the Orioles are back at Kauffman Stadium tonight looking for another win in this series. The Orioles (45-89) have won four of their last five and six of nine games. Friday night, they set season highs in runs and hits (21) as Hanser Alberto went 5-for-6, raising his average to .324. That average ranks third-best in the American League and seventh in Major League Baseball. Pedro Severino added a four-hit night, going 4-for-6 with...

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Martin embraces family ties to Negro Leagues (plus other notes)

August 30, 2019, 10:10pm

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Martin embraces family ties to Negro Leagues (plus other notes)

KANSAS CITY - For Orioles shortstop Richie Martin, Friday was not just another day on the baseball calender. It was a special day where he learned more about the grandfather who passed away before he was born and realized further the legacy he carries on in the sport. Martin's granddad, Walter "Bancy" Thomas, played in the Negro Leagues for several seasons and was on the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs. His teammates that season included Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige. Thomas...

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Alberto has five hits, Means goes seven as O's rout Royals

August 30, 2019, 8:06pm

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Alberto has five hits, Means goes seven as O's rout Royals

KANSAS CITY - There was a lot to like from the offense, which set season highs for runs and hits, and the pitching, which produced the 12th outing from a starter of seven or more innings this year. It all added up to a 14-2 Orioles rout of Kansas City in front of 16,287 at Kauffman Stadium to start a three-game series. The Orioles (45-89) have won four of their last five and six of nine games. They didn't get win No. 45 last year until Sept. 23. Down 1-0 in the second after a Jorge Soler solo...

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O's expect to add players when rosters expand (O's roll 14-2)

August 30, 2019, 2:42pm

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O's expect to add players when rosters expand (O's roll 14-2)

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles and all teams in Major League Baseball can expand their rosters to as many as 40 players on Sunday. Manager Brandon Hyde is not ready to provide any names yet, but the Orioles should have new players for the series finale at Kansas City. "We should have a couple of players here Sunday. And when the Triple-A season is over, we'll add some more in Tampa," Hyde said this afternoon. The Virginian-Pilot reports that Triple-A manager Gary Kendall will join the Orioles on...

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O's game blog: Series in Kansas City begins

August 30, 2019, 10:29am

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O's game blog: Series in Kansas City begins

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles (44-89) begin a weekend series in Kansas City tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The O's split two games in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday to start this three-city, eight-game trip. Lefty John Means (9-9, 3.61 ERA) was reinstated earlier today from the family medical emergency list and will start tonight's game. Means allowed one run and five hits over seven innings on Saturday against Tampa Bay in his last start. Over his past two starts, Means has allowed three...

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A look at some of the top pitchers at Delmarva

August 29, 2019, 8:04pm

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A look at some of the top pitchers at Delmarva

KANSAS CITY - As the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds charge toward next month's South Atlantic League playoffs we got another reminder this week of how special their pitching staff has been this year. It started Tuesday night with lefty Drew Rom and continued the last two nights with right-handers Gray Fenter and Grayson Rodriguez. The trio combined to pitch 16 no-hit innings, allowing one unearned run with two walks to 24 strikeouts. They seem to be getting better as this season goes on. Behind...

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Hanser Alberto is putting the finishing touches on a strong season

August 29, 2019, 12:12am

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Hanser Alberto is putting the finishing touches on a strong season

The Orioles' Hanser Alberto began play Wednesday night ranked fourth in the American League and 10th in Major League Baseball batting .316. If only the teams that waived him over the winter knew he was capable of that. Alberto's .407 batting average against left-handed pitchers is the highest in MLB among qualifying hitters. If only those teams knew he would do that. After a winter that started with him playing for Texas, Alberto was claimed via waivers by the Yankees, then by the Orioles,...

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O's game blog: Going for a two-game sweep in Washington

August 27, 2019, 10:56pm

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O's game blog: Going for a two-game sweep in Washington

WASHINGTON - The Orioles, after last night's 2-0 win at Nationals Park, go for a two-game series sweep tonight. The Birds have just one four-game winning streak this year and will have a four-game win streak with a victory tonight. The Orioles began this season with an opening day loss at Yankee Stadium and then won four in a row. They have not won four straight since. Tuesday night, Aaron Brooks threw six scoreless innings on two hits and now has allowed just one run in 11 innings his past...

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More on Harvey's wild eighth inning and Mountcastle's MVP

August 27, 2019, 10:44pm

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More on Harvey's wild eighth inning and Mountcastle's MVP

WASHINGTON - On a night the Orioles shut out a hot-hitting Washington Nationals team and starter Aaron Brooks did the heavy lifting for six innings, right-hander Hunter Harvey's eighth inning will be the one remembered around Birdland for a while. Pitching in just his fourth big league game, the kid was called on to protect a 2-0 lead on the road in the eighth. And against a team that was 15-4 in its last 19 games scoring 143 runs. Harvey threw a couple of 98 mph fastballs to pinch-hitter...

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Aaron Brooks throws six scoreless as O's blank Nats 2-0 (updated)

August 27, 2019, 5:59pm

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Aaron Brooks throws six scoreless as O's blank Nats 2-0 (updated)

WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals are pushing for a playoff berth. The Orioles are just trying to get better, as individuals and as a team. Tonight, the last-place Orioles pulled off a baseball upset. The Nationals' expensive free agent lefty, Patrick Corbin, threw another strong game. But he was outdueled by an O's right-hander added July 6 on a waiver claim. Aaron Brooks silenced the red-hot Nats bats on two hits over six innings as the Orioles blanked Washington 2-0 in front of 24,746...

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Pregame notes on Mountcastle, Trumbo, Alberto (game update)

August 27, 2019, 2:08pm

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Pregame notes on Mountcastle, Trumbo, Alberto (game update)

WASHINGTON - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde added his congratulations today to Triple-A Norfolk's Ryan Mountcastle for winning the International League's MVP honor. What we don't yet know is whether Mountcastle's hot bat will be moving later this year from the International League to the American League. "We want to see our minor league guys do well and we've had a lot of bright spots in the minors this year in our system," said Hyde. "Ryan is one of those. To do that in Triple-A at his...

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Former Tides mates on Mountcastle's award (Alberto update)

August 27, 2019, 12:53pm

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Former Tides mates on Mountcastle's award (Alberto update)

WASHINGTON - Triple-A Norfolk's Ryan Mountcastle was named the International League MVP today and the first baseman on the postseason All-Star team. That is welcome news in the Orioles clubhouse, where several players were his teammates this year in Norfolk. Mountcastle hit .308/.340/.528 with 32 doubles, a triple, 25 homers, 79 runs, 80 RBIs and an .869 OPS. He leads the International League in hits (153) and total bases (262), and ranks tied for second in extra-base hits (58), fourth in...

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O's game blog: Orioles, Nationals begin series at Nats Park

August 27, 2019, 8:34am

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WASHINGTON - The Orioles split two lopsided games with the Washington Nationals last month in Baltimore, and tonight the clubs begin a two-game series at Nationals Park. On July 16, the Nationals scored six runs their last four at-bats and got homers from Juan Soto and Matt Adams in an 8-1 win over the Orioles. The next night, Trey Mancini homered twice, driving in three runs as the Orioles won 9-2 behind a 15-hit attack. The Orioles and Nationals have been meeting since 2006 and the Orioles...

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Surprising Orioles pitching stats plus farm scores and notes

August 26, 2019, 7:20pm

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There is no doubt about the importance of pitching. The Orioles are 42-88 and a lack of quality pitching has been a big reason for that. But there are a few stats that show us that even a team with a record like the Orioles' won-loss mark can do well when it gets some solid pitching. First, the overall numbers. With a team ERA of 5.84 through Sunday's games, the Orioles ranked 15th and last in the American League and 30th in Major League Baseball. Their rotation ERA of 5.72 ranks 15th in the...

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A look at the future of pitching development for the Orioles

August 25, 2019, 7:13pm

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The Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds (86-44) have won a lot of games this year as a well-rounded team that can beat you many ways. But pitching has been the constant. They lead the 14-team South Atlantic League in ERA, WHIP and strikeouts. It's success like this at Delmarva, where they have a pitching coach in his first year in the Orioles organization, that the O's brass hopes they can build on. This is the start of producing what general manager Mike Elias has called the "elite talent...

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Villar becomes a 20/20 player as O's beat Tampa Bay

August 25, 2019, 12:02pm

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Villar becomes a 20/20 player as O's beat Tampa Bay

Orioles infielder Jonathan Villar became a 20/20 player, right-hander Dylan Bundy got a rare home win and the Orioles offense put up some runs for the second day in a row. The Orioles beat Tampa Bay 8-3 today to split this four-game series and complete a 4-3 homestand. They are 43-88 with four wins the last six games heading into Monday's off-day. Villar's solo homer in the Baltimore fourth was his 20th of the year. Villar, who has 28 steals, became the sixth Oriole to produce 20 or more...

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy pitches series finale against Rays

August 24, 2019, 9:27pm

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy pitches series finale against Rays

The Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays have exchanged 7-1 results the last two games, with the Orioles winning last night. A Baltimore win today would give the Orioles a 2-2 split in this series and a 4-3 homestand before they play two games in Washington starting Tuesday night. Pedro Severino hit his first career grand slam last night, and Hanser Alberto and Jonathan Villar added back-to-back homers in the O's fourth inning. Severino connected for his slam with two outs in the third inning, producing...

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The Stewart/Mountcastle connection and Villar's shot for 20/20

August 24, 2019, 9:00pm

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The Stewart/Mountcastle connection and Villar's shot for 20/20

Current Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart and Ryan Mountcastle, very likely a future Oriole, have played together as teammates in the minor leagues. But they have ties beyond that. Not only were they the O's top two picks in the 2015 draft - Stewart taken No. 25 overall and Mountcastle No. 36 - but both have strong relationships with Jered Goodwin, who was Mountcastle's head coach at Hagerty High School in Florida. He later coached Stewart with the FTB Mizuno premier travel team in Florida....