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Mancini hit by pitch, leaves game in first (updated)

June 19, 2019, 12:02pm

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Mancini hit by pitch, leaves game in first (updated)

OAKLAND - If you were wondering what else could go wrong for the Orioles, we found out in the top of the first inning today at Oakland. Potential All-Star Trey Mancini was hit by a pitch and left the game as Chris Davis pinch-ran for him and took over at first base. A's right-hander Chris Bassitt threw a 3-1 sinker that didn't sink. It came up and in on Mancini at 92 mph. He tried to get his arm up while attempting to avoid the pitch, but it plunked him. An O's trainer came out to look at...

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Hyde on possible roster moves, Straily on his struggles

June 19, 2019, 11:16am

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Hyde on possible roster moves, Straily on his struggles

OAKLAND - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde used the word "embarrassing" again to describe last night's 16-2 loss at Oakland and he said some changes could be coming when the Orioles play in Seattle starting tomorrow night. "We have some potential roster moves coming in the next few days," Hyde said before today's game. "One, Smitty (Dwight Smith Jr.) probably will be there in Seattle. That went well in Scranton (in a rehab game last night). He felt good after the game. Smitty will be there...

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O's game blog: Trying to avoid a series sweep in Oakland

June 19, 2019, 12:09am

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O's game blog: Trying to avoid a series sweep in Oakland

OAKLAND - This was not the way to start a road trip. The Orioles lost 3-2 at Oakland on Monday night when they allowed two unearned runs and were held to just three hits. They got blasted 16-2 last night, allowing six homers and a 10-run inning in the worst loss of the year. The Orioles have no series sweeps this year, but they have been swept six times, most recently at home by the Boston Red Sox. The Orioles have matched a career-high with seven straight losses. The current run of defeats has...

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Brandon Hyde after 16-2 loss: "You know, pretty embarrassing again"

June 18, 2019, 9:59pm

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Brandon Hyde after 16-2 loss: "You know, pretty embarrassing again"

OAKLAND - It wasn't actually the first time this year the Orioles had allowed 16 runs in a game. But when it happened Tuesday night at Oakland, a manager who has had to handle interviews so many nights about a pitching staff that came up short, seemed to be exasperated to have to do it again. Who could blame Orioles skipper Brandon Hyde? That was indeed hard to watch. O's pitching allowed 16 runs to tie a season-high first set April 20 versus Minnesota, giving up 10 of them in the last of the...

Tough night at the office: O's pitching blasted (with quotes)

June 18, 2019, 8:37pm

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Tough night at the office: O's pitching blasted (with quotes)

OAKLAND - It was not hard to analyze this loss. There were no key throwing errors, late leads lost or controversial video reviews. Orioles pitching just got blasted. The Oakland A's scored 10 runs in the last of the sixth on eight hits and hit three homers that inning on their way to a 16-2 romp over the Orioles. Three O's pitchers were hit hard that inning, which began with the A's leading 4-2 and the Orioles still very much in this game. But Robbie Grossman's two-run homer off starter...

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O's set to use an opener in Wednesday's series finale (game update)

June 18, 2019, 5:21pm

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O's set to use an opener in Wednesday's series finale (game update)

OAKLAND - Barring something unforeseen, the Orioles will use an opener tomorrow, and they intend to send right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis to the mound to start the Wednesday afternoon series finale in Oakland. Yacabonis had an impressive two-inning scoreless outing in last night's game, when he walked two and fanned three pitching the seventh and eighth innings of Oakland's 3-2 win. He pitched 1/3 of an inning on Sunday, throwing nine pitches. So starting tomorrow would have him on the mound...

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O's game blog: Looking to end a losing streak

June 18, 2019, 12:02pm

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O's game blog: Looking to end a losing streak

OAKLAND - The Orioles started a losing streak on the East Coast and it continued on the West Coast with Monday's 3-2 loss at Oakland. The Orioles were held to just three hits as they lost their sixth in a row. The Orioles (21-51) now have seven losing streaks of at least four games. They have five of four games, one of seven and the current run of six. A loss tonight would tie the season-high loss streak of seven in a row from May 18-24. With the win, Oakland (37-36) moved a game over the .500...

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Brandon Hyde: "We are trying to set the right culture here"

June 18, 2019, 11:57am

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Brandon Hyde: "We are trying to set the right culture here"

OAKLAND - Several Bay area media outlets were in the Orioles dugout before Monday's game in Oakland. They wanted to interview a local product who is now a major league manager. Orioles skipper Brandon Hyde grew up in Santa Rosa, about 50 miles north of Oakland. He is enjoying a homecoming here this week. He's been in this area previously many times for games, but never as big league manager. He's got plenty of family and friends in the stands for the games in Oakland and will have some...

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Mistakes were costly in the opening game of the road trip

June 17, 2019, 11:54pm

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Mistakes were costly in the opening game of the road trip

OAKLAND - When you lose close games there are often plays you needed to make and didn't, timely hits that didn't come or mistakes made that stand out. The Orioles had a few missteps in the opener of a seven-game road trip that they lost 3-2 at Oakland. An ill-advised double-steal attempt ended the top of the first. A throwing error led to two unearned runs in the last of the third. And then there was the offense, or lack of it. The Orioles were held to three singles - just one after the...

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Cashner provides quality start, but O's lose trip opener (with quotes)

June 17, 2019, 8:42pm

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Cashner provides quality start, but O's lose trip opener (with quotes)

OAKLAND - This time there would be no late comeback or blown lead late in the game. But there would be another frustrating loss. The Orioles allowed two unearned runs in the third inning tonight and could not back starter Andrew Cashner with much offense. They lost 3-2 to the Athletics in front of 12,345 at Oakland Coliseum to start a seven-game road trip. The Orioles, who have lost eight straight road series, have now lost six games in a row and 10 of 12 to fall to 21-51 overall and to 12-23...

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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner pitches road trip opener

June 17, 2019, 5:46pm

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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner pitches road trip opener

OAKLAND - After a 1-5 homestand that ended with five consecutive losses, the Orioles are on the west coast to begin a two-city road trip tonight. They'll play three games in Oakland and four in Seattle before returning to Oriole Park. When the Orioles hosted Oakland in April, they lost three of four at Camden Yards and allowed 35 runs in that series to the Athletics. They lost by scores of 13-2 and 10-3. Oakland hit 14 homers in that series, including 10 in the last games. As a team they hit...

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Brandon Hyde on roster moves, homecoming and more (game update)

June 17, 2019, 5:43pm

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Brandon Hyde on roster moves, homecoming and more (game update)

OAKLAND - The latest new member in the Orioles bullpen, left-hander Sean Gilmartin, joined the team today. He's thrown well at Triple-A Norfolk with a 2.48 ERA and a 9 1/3 consecutive innings scoreless run. "It's nice to have somebody with experience here," manager Brandon Hyde said of the 29-year-old Gilmartin, who has pitched in 78 career games with the Mets and Orioles. "Sean has thrown the ball really well in Norfolk. The way our games have played out, we just need someone to cover...

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Sean Gilmartin on his call-up to the Orioles today

June 17, 2019, 3:58pm

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OAKLAND - After being a minor league free agent for about a day over the offseason, left-hander Sean Gilmartin quickly re-signed with the Orioles on a minor league contract on Nov 2. He was outrighted off the 40-man roster and briefly elected to take minor league free agency. "That's a good question," Gilmartin said in the visitor clubhouse today when asked why his free agency was so short. "Obviously, the opportunity here would be better than most places to get back to the big leagues and...

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Frederick is set to host the Carolina League All-Star game

June 17, 2019, 11:52am

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Frederick is set to host the Carolina League All-Star game

OAKLAND - The All-Star break has arrived in the Single-A Carolina League, and tomorrow night the Orioles' Frederick Keys affiliate will host the All-Star game at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Frederick previously hosted All-Star games in 1991 and 2005. In that most recent game, the Orioles' Nick Markakis not only won the pregame Home Run Derby, but hit two homers in the game to lead the Carolina League past the California League. The All-Star Classic, presented by Visit Frederick, will...

O's hit the road looking to end a losing streak

June 16, 2019, 9:02pm

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O's hit the road looking to end a losing streak

OAKLAND - Losing a nearly five-hour game in extra innings after they lost a lead in the ninth and then flying across the country, doesn't sound like the best plan. But what choice did the Orioles have after letting one get away Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. The schedule says they begin a seven-game road trip in Oakland tonight. At least the weather should feature cool temperatures. The A's have not been great at home lately, losing seven of eight, and the O's will try to ride that and play...

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O's game blog: Trying to salvage the series finale

June 15, 2019, 6:55pm

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O's game blog: Trying to salvage the series finale

This time, there was no series-opening win with a chance to finally win a series for the Orioles. They did that in recent series against Detroit, San Francisco, Texas and Toronto. They won the first game of a three-game set, only to lose the next two games. This weekend, they've fallen 13-2 and 7-2 to the Red Sox, so this series is lost and they hope to salvage the third game today. Since winning a series on April 24, the Orioles are 0-14-1 in series play. On the year, they are 3-18-2 in 23...

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As losses mount, more mistakes are showing up

June 15, 2019, 6:36pm

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As losses mount, more mistakes are showing up

I'm not sure I agree with manager Brandon Hyde that the Orioles have to play almost perfect baseball to beat good clubs, but we sure know they can't play poorly and do it. They pitched poorly for most of Friday's game with Boston and played poorly overall for much of Saturday's loss. It started in the top of the first, when outfielders Keon Broxton and Anthony Santander had a discussion after Broxton made a catch in the gap while Andrew Benintendi was tagging up and running unfettered into...

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Red Sox pull away late from pitchers' duel to post 7-2 win

June 15, 2019, 3:28pm

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Red Sox pull away late from pitchers' duel to post 7-2 win

The Orioles restored some semblance of order to their pitching staff today. Right-hander Dylan Bundy took a shutout to the sixth. But it got away from him - and then there was the matter of the Orioles getting anything going against Boston left-hander Chris Sale. They got to Sale for a couple of runs in the sixth, ending his run of consecutive innings without allowing an earned run at 22. But the Orioles still were two runs short today until Boston scored three in the ninth for a 7-2 win in...

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O's game blog: It's Bundy against Sale at Oriole Park

June 15, 2019, 12:00pm

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O's game blog: It's Bundy against Sale at Oriole Park

After losing the last three games by 8-6, 12-3 and 13-2 scores, the Orioles could use some solid pitching today. They will host Boston in the second game of a three-game series at Oriole Park. Over those last three games, two versus Toronto and last night's loss to Boston, O's pitchers have allowed 33 runs and 44 hits. They gave up three homers Thursday and six last night. The O's bullpen has been torched for 22 runs in the three games over 14 2/3 innings. The team ERA for the year jumped...

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Jimmy Yacabonis on his latest return to the O's roster

June 15, 2019, 10:27am

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Jimmy Yacabonis on his latest return to the O's roster

The latest Triple-A Norfolk-to-Baltimore pitching shuffle brings right-handed reliever Jimmy Yacabonis back to Camden Yards today. He takes the roster spot of Luis Ortiz, who was optioned out after making Friday's start against Boston. This will be Yacabonis' third stint with the Orioles this year and he's 1-1 with a 6.11 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 11 games. He's pitched in 19 games at Norfolk, going 1-2 with a 4.74 ERA. Over 19 innings with the Tides, he walked 13, fanned 19 and posted a 1.68...