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Stevie Wilkerson adds center field to his defensive resume

May 04, 2019, 1:04pm

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Stevie Wilkerson adds center field to his defensive resume

The versatile Stevie Wilkerson added "center fielder" to his defensive resume last night in the Orioles' loss to Tampa Bay. He had started in center twice this year at Triple-A Norfolk and last night made his first-ever major league start at the position. And it went well, and he's back there tonight. He made a catch near the wall in the third inning Friday, and a strong throw home that was late on a sac fly in the sixth. Wilkerson has said that he loves defensive challenges, and he's now...

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces first-place Tampa Bay

May 04, 2019, 9:18am

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces first-place Tampa Bay

With a walk-off loss and a blowout loss over their last two games, the Orioles (11-22) look to get back in the victory column tonight when they host the Tampa Bay Rays (21-11). It is the second game of a three-game series and a nine-game homestand. Coming off a 1-5 road trip, the Birds were shut out 7-0 last night. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow threw seven scoreless innings to improve to 6-0 with a 1.47 ERA. No Oriole reached second base, and the team was held without an extra-base hit for the...

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A look at a series-opening loss, Mountcastle's torrid bat and more

May 03, 2019, 9:15pm

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A look at a series-opening loss, Mountcastle's torrid bat and more

It was another night when the Orioles got a short outing from a starting pitcher, but the way Tampa Bay's Tyler Glasnow was throwing it was not going to matter. Glasnow was dominant last night as Tampa Bay beat the Orioles 7-0 to take the series and homestand opener. It's not a bad combination for a pitcher when you throw 99 mph, as Glasnow did in the first inning, and combine that with a curveball that three batters took for called third strikes. It didn't get much better for Baltimore...

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Tyler Glasnow tosses seven dominant innings as O's drop series opener

May 03, 2019, 5:46pm

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Tyler Glasnow tosses seven dominant innings as O's drop series opener

In his first start since being named the American League Pitcher of the Month for April, Tampa Bay right-hander Tyler Glasnow proved to be a worthy recipient of the honor. And it didn't take long to note that. Staked to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Glasnow struck out the side in the home first. He showed a 99 mph fastball and then a big curveball that produced looking strikeouts of Jonathan Villar, Trey Mancini and Dwight Smith Jr. He was off and running toward his fifth win of the...

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O's game blog: Orioles face first-place Rays in homestand opener

May 03, 2019, 3:00pm

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The Orioles, following a 1-5 road trip, return home tonight to begin a 10-day, nine-game homestand. They'll host Tampa Bay, Boston and the Los Angeles Angels each for three games. Tampa Bay (20-11) is leading the American League East by 2 Â½ games over the New York Yankees. The Rays are 9-7 at home and 11-4 on the road, including a 4-2 mark on their current nine-game trip that ends with this series. Rays pitchers lead the American League with an ERA of 3.07 and have allowed two runs or less...

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Hanser Alberto on his hot bat, facing Glasnow tonight and more

May 03, 2019, 1:11pm

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Hanser Alberto on his hot bat, facing Glasnow tonight and more

Orioles infielder Hanser Alberto keeps getting chances to start and keeps hitting. Or maybe he is starting because he's hitting. Either way he takes a plus .300 average into tonight's game. In 23 games and 79 plate appearances he is batting .329/.342/.382 with one double, one homer, 21 singles and seven RBIs. He doesn't quite have enough plate appearances for league leaders (he's 20 short) or his batting average would rank ninth in the AL. Alberto has said a few times that getting regular...

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A look at short outings, Delmarva's start and a new top 100

May 02, 2019, 7:08pm

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A look at short outings, Delmarva's start and a new top 100

I'm not sure how it is going to happen, but the Orioles need to make it happen. They need to start getting more innings from their starting pitchers. The sooner the better. In 32 games during an 11-21 start, the Orioles' starting pitchers have thrown six innings or more just four times and have made only four quality starts. The starters' ERA is 5.54 and they have gone 5 1/3 or fewer innings 26 times, including in each of the last seven games. It was not a good road trip for getting deep...

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Finally healthy, Cody Sedlock is once again flashing first-round talent

May 01, 2019, 10:17pm

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Finally healthy, Cody Sedlock is once again flashing first-round talent

Any player that has had to deal with injuries can develop an even greater appreciation for the sport of baseball when they can't play it for a time. Single-A Frederick right-hander Cody Sedlock had his last two seasons impacted by injury. So being healthy and pitching so well this year, he said, is all the more meaningful. "Absolutely," Sedlock said in an interview on MASN's "O's Xtra." "When something is taken away from you, it makes it so much sweeter when you are able to compete and...

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O's Game 2 game blog: Andrew Cashner faces the White Sox

May 01, 2019, 11:04am

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O's Game 2 game blog: Andrew Cashner faces the White Sox

Maybe the Orioles will have it going again tonight on offense when they once again face Chicago White Sox right-hander IvÃ¡n Nova (0-3, 8.42 ERA). He gets the start for the Sox in Game 2. Last Tuesday in Baltimore, they hit him hard in a 9-1 win. The Orioles produced 11 hits and nine runs over four innings against Nova at Camden Yards. They hit four homers, with Renato NÃºÃ±ez hitting a solo shot, Joey Rickard and Chris Davis each getting a two-run shot and Dwight Smith Jr. collecting a...

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O's Game 1 game blog: Looking for a road win in Chicago

May 01, 2019, 10:16am

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O's Game 1 game blog: Looking for a road win in Chicago

After Tuesday's rainout, the Orioles play a doubleheader today and tonight in Chicago against the White Sox. Monday's 5-3 loss leaves the Orioles winless in four games on this road trip. In those games, the Orioles (10-20) are batting .216 with seven runs on 29 hits with two home runs. They have scored one, two, one and three runs at Minnesota and Chicago. The Orioles have been outscored 24-7 on this trip and their record has fallen to 10 games under .500. They've lost 8 of 10 and 10 of 13,...

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Driven to win: After fast start, Mancini works to do more

April 30, 2019, 3:20pm

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Driven to win: After fast start, Mancini works to do more

He hasn't been in the Orioles lineup since the first inning on Saturday, when he got hit by a pitch on his right index finger. He suffered a painful bruise but luckily for the team, it wasn't worse than that. He should be able to return for today's doubleheader in Chicago. In Trey Mancini, the Orioles have a homegrown player who provides clubhouse leadership, is great in the community and is driven to succeed. He's having a fantastic start to his 2019 season. In 28 games and 121 plate...

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Dwight Smith Jr. on new coaches and team, his power and more

April 29, 2019, 8:36pm

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Dwight Smith Jr. on new coaches and team, his power and more

When the Orioles acquired outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. on March 8 from Toronto, it looked like a relatively minor move by the club to add some outfield depth. They gave up international bonus pool slots they likely were not going to use anyway. They added a still young player at 26, one that was taken No. 53 overall in the 2011 draft. They added a lefty bat and a player that had hit .293/.365/.467 with an .833 OPS over 104 big league plate appearances in 2017 and 2018. The Blue Jays had...

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O's game blog: John Means starts White Sox series opener

April 29, 2019, 3:58pm

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O's game blog: John Means starts White Sox series opener

The Orioles road trip moves on to Chicago and they start a three-game series tonight in the windy city. The Orioles (10-19) went 0-3 at Minnesota, scoring just four runs. They've lost seven of nine and 14 of the last 19 games. Left-handers get the start with John Means (3-2, 1.74 ERA) facing Manny BaÃ±uelos (1-0, 2.51 ERA). In his three starts, Means is 1-2 with a 2.08 ERA. He has averaged 6.9 strikeouts/nine innings in his starts and 15.3 per nine when pitching out of the bullpen. The White...

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John Means uses strong changeup, composure to get off to solid start

April 28, 2019, 5:29pm

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John Means uses strong changeup, composure to get off to solid start

MINNEAPOLIS - An 11th-round draft pick by the Orioles out of the University of West Virginia in 2014, left-hander John Means went to spring training a longshot to make the Orioles roster. But not only did Means make it, tonight he'll make his fourth start when the Orioles open a series in Chicago against the White Sox. Showing more velocity than in 2018 and an impressive and, at times, swing-and-miss changeup, Means has gone 3-2 with a 1.74 ERA over seven outings. In 20 2/3 innings he's...

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O's offense held down as Twins sweep series (quotes added)

April 28, 2019, 12:56pm

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O's offense held down as Twins sweep series (quotes added)

MINNEAPOLIS - Orioles pitchers were not battered by the longball today. But they lost again to the Minnesota Twins anyway, this time with little offense. Right-hander Kyle Gibson limited the Birds to a Chris Davis solo homer over seven frames as Minnesota beat the Orioles 4-1 at Target Field to complete the three-game sweep. Minnesota has won 12 in a row over the Orioles and has gone 6-0 against them this year, scoring 45 runs on 23 homers. They hit 12 homers during the sweep this weekend. The...

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Hyde on moves; hearing from Wynns, Ortiz and Kline (game update)

April 28, 2019, 9:28am

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Hyde on moves; hearing from Wynns, Ortiz and Kline (game update)

MINNEAPOLIS - On a day with a dizzying six Orioles roster moves, a player that is still here and never left is pretty important as well. Trey Mancini is not in today's lineup, but should be soon. He suffered a contusion on the index finger of his right hand when batting in the first inning on Saturday. "Trey is day-to-day still," manager Brandon Hyde said. "He's pretty sore, but I think we got really lucky that it's not broken. But obviously got him in a bad spot and he's pretty sore....

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O's game blog: O's try to avoid a sweep in Minnesota

April 27, 2019, 6:43pm

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O's game blog: O's try to avoid a sweep in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - The Orioles (10-18) have been swept twice this season in three-game series. They need a win this afternoon at Minnesota (15-9) to avoid a third. They were swept twice at home, once by the New York Yankees and last weekend by the Twins. Then the Twins swept a doubleheader on Saturday and won 4-3 last Sunday. They hit 11 homers and scored 26 runs in that series. This weekend, they have outhomered the Orioles 10-0 and posted wins by 6-1 and 9-2 at Target Field. In going 5-0 this year...

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Can Bundy on Sunday be the answer against the Twins?

April 27, 2019, 4:45pm

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Can Bundy on Sunday be the answer against the Twins?

MINNEAPOLIS - If the Orioles are to get one win this year against the Minnesota Twins, right-hander Dylan Bundy (0-3, 6.56 ERA) may be their last hope. Believe it or not, the Orioles and Twins don't play again in 2019 after today. The Twins are 5-0 in the season series. They've hit 10 homers to none for the Orioles this weekend at Target Field, posting 6-1 and 9-2 wins. In five games against Baltimore pitching this year, Twins batters are hitting .306 with 41 runs on 57 hits, including 21...

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O's get good news on Mancini after blowout loss at Minnesota

April 27, 2019, 2:50pm

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O's get good news on Mancini after blowout loss at Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - On a day when the Orioles lost big again to the Minnesota Twins - and gave up five more homers - at least there was good news after the game. Trey Mancini's injury does not appear serious and he should return to the lineup soon. In the first inning today against JosÃ© BerrÃos, Mancini swung at a pitch that hit the index finger on his right hand. He didn't want to give the Twins time to review the play because he felt that would result in a swing and a strikeout. Instead,...

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Another homer barrage for Minnesota in a win over the Orioles

April 27, 2019, 1:35pm

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MINNEAPOLIS - This time it took a while for the Minnesota Twins to mash homers, but they got around to it. They used two big swings in the sixth and seventh this afternoon to come from a run down to take a lead over the Orioles that they would not give up. Then they turned the game into a blowout, winning 9-2 to post an 11th straight victory over the Orioles, dating to last season. C.J. Cron blasted a two-run shot to left off reliever Paul Fry in the last of the sixth. That gave Minnesota a 3-2...