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A look at Dylan Bundy's outing and more, plus farm notes

May 11, 2019, 7:13pm

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A look at Dylan Bundy's outing and more, plus farm notes

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy was pulled after five innings and 80 pitches last night in a game the Los Angeles Angels would win 7-2. Bundy's four-seam fastball averaged 89.8 mph for the game and that was the lowest of his career. But remember this is a pitcher that is usually 90 to 92 mph, so this was not well below his norm. There was no concern from the pitcher after the game, but there seemed to be some from his manager. "In the fifth, we saw the velo drop and a bunch of 87s on the...

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Dwight Smith Jr. homers, but O's lose 7-2 to Angels

May 11, 2019, 3:41pm

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Dwight Smith Jr. homers, but O's lose 7-2 to Angels

Some rain fell and a few Albert Pujols fly balls fell over the fence. And after an early homer, there were not many highlights today for the Orioles. The Los Angeles Angels beat the Birds 7-2 and have taken the first two games of this series in Baltimore. The Orioles fall to 13-26 and have lost four in a row, 10 of 13 and 14 of the last 19 games. The Angels are 11-2 their last 13 games versus the Orioles. The O's are 4-21 when scoring four runs or less. Pujols produced his 59th career...

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces the Angels at Oriole Park

May 11, 2019, 11:58am

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces the Angels at Oriole Park

After his team allowed 12 hits and eight runs in Friday's 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, right-hander Dylan Bundy (1-4, 5.30 ERA) will try to get Orioles pitching back on track this afternoon at Camden Yards. Bundy will make his eighth start and fifth at home. Last Saturday, he beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0, allowing three hits in 7 1/3 innings. He fanned four on 96 pitches, 62 for strikes. His four-seam fastball averaged 91.3 mph in that game and he threw it 46 times, mixing in 18...

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With lessons learned after surgery, Gray Fenter is thriving at Delmarva

May 10, 2019, 10:24pm

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With lessons learned after surgery, Gray Fenter is thriving at Delmarva

SALISBURY, Md. - For Single-A Delmarva right-hander Gray Fenter, Tommy John surgery not only fixed his right elbow, but it had other long-lasting positive effects, even beyond baseball. The 2015 draft began with the Orioles selecting DJ Stewart and Ryan Mountcastle. But in round seven, with pick No. 223, they selected Fenter and then signed him to a well-over slot bonus of $1 million. They loved the pitcher from West Memphis (Ark.) High School who touched 97 mph his senior year. They signed him...

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Straily, Phillips struggle again as O's lose series opener

May 10, 2019, 8:03pm

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Straily, Phillips struggle again as O's lose series opener

The recent uptick the Orioles have seen in their pitching didn't hold tonight. Two struggling pitchers continued to struggle as the Los Angeles Angels took the opener of a three-game series 8-3 at Oriole Park. The game was delayed by rain for 1 hour, 49 minutes before the start of the seventh inning. It ended just after midnight. The Orioles fall to 13-25 overall, 2-4 on this homestand and 5-14 at home for the year. Los Angeles is 18-20 and has won nine of 13 after going 1-9 over a 10-game...

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O's game blog: Orioles begin a weekend series against Angels

May 10, 2019, 3:00pm

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After they lost two of three to Boston - falling 2-1 in 12 innings on Wednesday night - the Orioles' homestand continues tonight. They begin a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels that continues at 4:05 p.m. on Saturday and 1:05 p.m. on Sunday. This is the Orioles' (13-24) second series of 2019 versus an American League West team. They went 1-3 at Camden Yards against Oakland. The O's are 9-12 versus the AL East and 3-9 against the AL Central. They went 1-5 against the Angels last...

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Mychal Givens on the changes, improvement in O's bullpen

May 10, 2019, 1:10pm

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Mychal Givens on the changes, improvement in O's bullpen

Since opening day, there have been a few changes in the Orioles bullpen. Among those traded, sent to the minors or injured are Richard Bleier, Nate Karns, Jimmy Yacabonis, Pedro Araujo and Mike Wright. John Means is now in the rotation. New additions since then include Shawn Armstrong, Branden Kline, Evan Phillips, Yefry Ramirez and Gabriel Ynoa. The only bullpen pitchers on the opening day roster that are still in the 'pen are Paul Fry, Miguel Castro and Mychal Givens. Changeover was not...

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The pitching is trending in the right direction

May 09, 2019, 5:41pm

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The pitching is trending in the right direction

The Orioles pitching has taken a bit of a turn for the better and that is very welcome. Yes, it's just small slice of a long season but maybe it provides a lift for the team and maybe we can begin to see more of it. The club's team ERA is 5.52 and through games of Wednesday, that still ranks last in the American League. But the ERA was over 6.00 for most of late April and it went as high as 6.37 on April 22. But over the past 13 games, the team ERA is 3.97 and the Orioles have allowed four...

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A complete team effort has keyed Delmarva's stunning start

May 08, 2019, 10:02pm

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A complete team effort has keyed Delmarva's stunning start

SALISBURY, Md. - Take a team that has gotten outstanding starting pitching and timely hitting. A team that has solid defense, great chemistry and likes to keep it loose. A team that features a young, progressive-thinking coaching staff. And you can get a team playing some good baseball. Make that great baseball. But even those connected with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds - the Orioles' affiliate in the South Atlantic League - are honest to admit they could not have expected anything like...

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O's game blog: It's Cashner against Sale in series finale

May 08, 2019, 2:57pm

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O's game blog: It's Cashner against Sale in series finale

The Orioles and Boston Red Sox play the third and deciding game of their series tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles won 4-1 on Monday night but allowed three homers in last night's 8-5 loss to Boston. The O's are 13-23 overall and 5-12 at home, but have won four of six at Camden Yards and are 3-3 against Boston. The O's are 9-11 against American League East teams. Boston is 18-19 and has won seven of nine and 12 of 18 games. They are 7-8 within the division. Orioles right-hander Andrew...

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A few notes after the Red Sox even the series

May 07, 2019, 7:35pm

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A few notes after the Red Sox even the series

Watching a relentless Boston offense hit three homers and take advantage of eight walks last night can make one have an even greater appreciation for John Means' outing on Monday night in the Orioles' 4-1 win. The Red Sox had scored 30 runs its previous three games before this series and was averaging 6.1 runs per game during an 11-5 run before Monday's series opener. They got back to that last night and never trailed in an 8-5 victory to even this series. The Orioles tied it 2-2 in the...

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O's game blog: David Hess gets the start versus Boston

May 07, 2019, 2:56pm

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O's game blog: David Hess gets the start versus Boston

Since the 2012 season, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series twice. But since that year they have a losing record against the Orioles. That might seem surprising considering what happened last year, when the Sox went 16-3 against the Orioles. But from 2012-2017, the Orioles went 64-49 against Boston and won the season series five times in six tries. Then came last year's poor showing, followed by a 3-2 start against Boston this season. So the Orioles have already matched their 2018...

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Another impressive outing by John Means with evolving pitch mix

May 06, 2019, 9:25pm

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Another impressive outing by John Means with evolving pitch mix

It was impressive last night when, over seven innings, left-hander John Means shut down a hot-hitting Boston Red Sox team. A Red Sox team that scored 30 runs the previous three games and was averaging 6.1 runs the previous 16. A Boston team that, while going 8-3 over its previous 11 games, led the majors in batting average (.295), OBP (.393) and OPS (.872). A Boston team that was facing Means for the second time this year. Last night, the first six hitters in their lineup saw Means three times....

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John Means shuts down hot Boston team as O's take series opener

May 06, 2019, 5:46pm

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John Means shuts down hot Boston team as O's take series opener

Maybe a question about Orioles left-hander John Means tonight was, after pitching well once this year against Boston, could he do it twice? And then tonight after going through the lineup once, could he do that twice? What about three times? Yep, yep and yep. At least as far as they let him go. Showing his strong changeup again with a nice early pitch mix with his slider, Means shut down a hot Boston team over seven innings as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 4-1 on a night where Jonathan Villar...

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Shawn Armstrong is settling in with his new team

May 06, 2019, 1:10pm

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Shawn Armstrong is settling in with his new team

New Orioles right-hander Shawn Armstrong has been an Oriole for a week and a day now. He was claimed off waivers from Seattle on April 28 and has made two scoreless appearances for the club, pitching two innings. He quickly got over feeling like the new kid in class and he said he had his teammates and really the entire organization to thank for that. "The guys have been the best," Armstrong said this afternoon. "(Paul) Fry and (David) Hess, as soon as I got here they kind of helped me out...

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O's game blog: John Means gets the start against Boston

May 06, 2019, 9:01am

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O's game blog: John Means gets the start against Boston

After Sunday's rainout, the Orioles get back on the field tonight. The homestand, now down to eight games, continues as they open a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox. The Orioles (12-22) beat Tampa Bay 3-0 Saturday night behind Dylan Bundy's 7 1/3 innings. He threw 96 pitches in getting his first win of the year and first since Sept. 18. He snapped a career-long six-game losing streak. Boston (17-18) scored 30 runs in winning the last three games of a series in Chicago against the...

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A few Orioles thoughts heading into the Boston series

May 05, 2019, 6:38pm

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A few Orioles thoughts and takes after Sunday's rainout at home with Tampa Bay. The Orioles are 12-22 and the homestand continues tonight with Boston in town for three games. Let's see more of Stevie Wilkerson in center field: He's made just four starts out there in pro ball, two this year in Triple-A with Norfolk and Friday and Saturday for the Orioles. He held his own out there and made a nice catch in deep center on Friday night and a nice throw home as well. Not nearly enough of a sample...

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No game today: O's-Rays rained out of series finale

May 05, 2019, 7:37am

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No game today: O's-Rays rained out of series finale

Today's scheduled Orioles-Tampa Bay Rays game has been rained out. The contest will be made up on July 13 at Oriole Park as part of a split-admission doubleheader with games at 1:05 and 7:05 p.m. Read on for the earlier game blog notes had we had a game today, and feel free to leave any O's questions/comments here through the afternoon. We're back here Monday night when the Orioles host Boston. The Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays wrap up a three-game series that has featured two shutouts the past...

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A look at the last Oriole with a "Maddux" and other notes

May 04, 2019, 8:46pm

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A look at the last Oriole with a "Maddux" and other notes

At a time when teams are scrambling to get their starting pitchers to complete six innings, a complete game is becoming very rare. And one on under 100 pitches sounds almost impossible. But it happened at Wrigley Field Friday when the Cubs beat their rival, the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0. Right-hander Kyle Hendricks pitched a four-hitter on just 81 pitches. That is known in the game as a "Maddux," as in something Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, but not many others, could do. Throw a shutout on under...

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Dealin' Dylan: Bundy pitches O's past Rays, 3-0

May 04, 2019, 5:26pm

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Dealin' Dylan: Bundy pitches O's past Rays, 3-0

He owned an ERA of 8.76 after his first three starts of this season. But right-hander Dylan Bundy seems to be slowly but surely making progress. He provided a big example of that tonight. Bundy produced the longest outing by an O's starter this year with 7 1/3 scoreless innings as the Orioles blanked Tampa Bay 3-0 at Camden Yards. It was the club's first shutout since the last game of last year, on Sept. 30 versus Houston. The game was swiftly played, taking just two hours and 19...