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Stevie Wilkerson on joining the Orioles and playing the outfield

April 22, 2019, 1:03pm

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Things can change fast in baseball and they have for the Orioles' Stevie Wilkerson. A player that was designated for assignment by the club late in spring training on March 23 is starting in left field tonight. And he soon could get some starts in center field for the Orioles. Wilkerson's had a hot bat going at Triple-A and his contract was selected today from Norfolk and he was added back to the 40 and 25-man rosters. Cedric Mullins was optioned to Triple-A where he will try to get his bat...

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A look at two pitchers who took steps forward over the weekend

April 21, 2019, 7:20pm

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A look at two pitchers who took steps forward over the weekend

It's a theme that fans around Birdland probably have to strongly consider this year: finding something positive and/or encouraging to take from a loss. There were two pitching performances that fit that definition during a weekend when the Orioles got swept by the Twins to fall to 8-15 overall and to 1-9 at home. They were Tanner Scott's dominant two innings on Saturday afternoon and Dylan Bundy's solid outing on Sunday. Scott has had some dominant outings among his now 60 career major...

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Dylan Bundy provides quality start, but O's lose series finale

April 21, 2019, 12:17pm

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Dylan Bundy provides quality start, but O's lose series finale

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy became just the third O's starter to go six or more innings this season, but it didn't lead to a win today for the Orioles. Bundy allowed four runs (two earned) in six frames, but Minnesota beat the Orioles 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep. The Twins are 12-7 and the Orioles fall to 8-15, with five losses in their last six games and 10 in the last 13. Down 4-2, the Orioles scored once in the ninth on Jonathan Villar's RBI single to make it a one-run game....

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces Twins in series finale

April 21, 2019, 8:30am

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces Twins in series finale

After allowing 11 homers in a doubleheader loss Saturday, the Orioles (8-14) host the Twins (11-7) in the series finale this afternoon. After posting wins by 6-5 and 16-7 scores yesterday, Minnesota has won eight in a row against the Orioles dating to last season. The Twins are 13-3 versus the Orioles since 2017. Dating to September 2014, Minnesota is 22-8 against Baltimore. In Saturday's doubleheader, the Orioles and Twins combined to hit 17 home runs. The Orioles hit three in each game while...

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Gabriel Ynoa on rejoining the Orioles

April 21, 2019, 7:38am

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An Orioles pitching staff that sports a 6.40 team ERA to rank last in the American League got a reinforcement today. The Orioles selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Gabriel Ynoa, and he joined the team from Triple-A Norfolk. Right-hander Mike Wright was designated for assignment after pitching to an ERA of 9.45 in 10 games. Ynoa will wear No. 64. "I feel very happy. Excited to be here. And happy to be here to help the team," the 25-year-old Ynoa said, through team interpreter...

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Jonathan Schoop on his fond O's memories plus other notes

April 20, 2019, 10:05pm

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Jonathan Schoop on his fond O's memories plus other notes

Former Oriole Jonathan Schoop has played on the field at Camden Yards often. But he came out of the visiting dugout to play at the Yard for the first time yesterday. After 635 Orioles games between 2013 and 2018, Schoop was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers last July 31. Then, as a free agent, he signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins in December worth $7.5 million plus incentives. So some memories came rushing back before Saturday's doubleheader when Schoop talked to a group of...

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Twins mash eight homers, Kline and Davis pitch, and O's drop nightcap

April 20, 2019, 6:54pm

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Twins mash eight homers, Kline and Davis pitch, and O's drop nightcap

The Orioles' chances to gain a doubleheader split today, win their second home game of the year or have a game without allowing homers went south quickly tonight. Right-hander Alex Cobb returned from the injured list, but allowed a pair of homers in the first inning as Minnesota went on to crush the Orioles 16-7 at Oriole Park. Coupled with their 6-5 win in the opener, Minnesota completed a twinbill sweep to improve to 11-7. The Orioles fall to 8-14 overall and to 1-8 at home. Chris Davis made...

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Jonathan Schoop on his return to Camden Yards, former team and more

April 20, 2019, 11:06am

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Jonathan Schoop on his return to Camden Yards, former team and more

After a Friday night stop at one of his favorite restaurants - Ruth's Chris Steak House - Jonathan Schoop will take the field at Camden Yards today for the first time since he was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers last July 31. Since that day he went to the playoffs last fall with the Brewers and then signed as a free agent on Dec. 6 with Minnesota. He signed a one-year deal worth $7.5 million with incentives after a season when he hit .233/.266/.416 between the Orioles and...

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O's Game 2 game blog: Alex Cobb gets start against the Twins

April 20, 2019, 9:50am

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O's Game 2 game blog: Alex Cobb gets start against the Twins

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb (0-0, 3.18 ERA) will come off the injured list to make the start tonight in Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Twins. In his season debut, in the home opener on April 4, Cobb went 5 2/3 innings and gave up five hits and two runs against the New York Yankees. Cobb will be making his fifth career start against the Twins, having gone 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA in his first four starts. His last start against the Twins came on July 8, 2018 in Minnesota when he threw five...

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O's Game 1 game blog: Dan Straily faces JosÃ© BerrÃos (Twins win 6-5)

April 19, 2019, 2:50pm

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O's Game 1 game blog: Dan Straily faces JosÃ© BerrÃos (Twins win 6-5)

The Orioles (8-12) and Minnesota Twins (9-7) were rained out at Camden Yards Friday night. Today they play a single-admission doubleheader at 4:05 p.m. to open what is now a two-day, three-game series. In today's opener, right-hander Dan Straily (1-1, 10.24 ERA) will make his fourth apperance and third start for his new team. Straily threw a strong game last Monday at Boston. Over five innings, he allowed two hits and one run, throwing 86 pitches, 51 for strikes. Straily does not throw that...

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Straily on velocity, clubhouse vibe and more

April 19, 2019, 2:19pm

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Straily on velocity, clubhouse vibe and more

Orioles right-hander Dan Straily is set to pitch Game 1 of today's single-admission doubleheader against Minnesota at 4:05 p.m. at Camden Yards. Straily hopes to build on his last outing, a very solid start last Monday at Boston. He went five innings and allowed two hits and one run with one walk and two strikeouts on 86 pitches. Released by the Marlins in late March in a money-saving move, Straily signed with the Orioles on April 5. Trying to knock off some rust, he gave up 10 runs over 4 2/3...

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Will splitter be there again tonight for Alex Cobb?

April 18, 2019, 5:42pm

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Will splitter be there again tonight for Alex Cobb?

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb is expected to rejoin the rotation tonight, coming off the injured list for the second time this year. When he made his only start of 2019 on April 4 in the home opener, he went 5 2/3 and allowed five hits and two runs versus the New York Yankees. Cobb threw a heavy percentage of split-finger fastballs in that outing and it was a good sign. Because he did the same in the second half last year when he pitched so well. As the season wore on, his splitter got better...

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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner pitches series finale

April 18, 2019, 2:56pm

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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner pitches series finale

The Orioles will try to end their two-city road trip with a victory tonight, as they meet the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The Rays go for the sweep after posting wins by 4-2 and 8-1 over the last two nights. The Orioles (7-12) have lost seven of nine and are 2-4 on this road trip to Boston and St. Petersburg. They've scored just three runs in this series on 10 hits against a Tampa Bay pitching staff that leads the majors in team ERA at 2.33 and in rotation ERA at 1.54. Orioles starting...

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A look at the Orioles' draft bonus pool and more

April 17, 2019, 8:59pm

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The Orioles have a bonus pool of $13,821,300 with which to sign their picks in the first 10 rounds of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft in June. That according to figures published by Baseball America. The Orioles have the No. 1 pick in the draft for the second time in team history. They selected LSU right-hander Ben McDonald with the overall top pick in 1989. The slot amount available to sign the top pick is just over $8.4 million dollars. The Orioles may wind up signing that player for an...

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O's game blog: David Hess gets the ball against the Rays

April 17, 2019, 3:01pm

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O's game blog: David Hess gets the ball against the Rays

Right-hander David Hess (1-2, 3.32 ERA) gets the start tonight as the Orioles play the second game of their three-game set at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays won 4-2 last night to improve to 13-4, while the Orioles are now 7-11 on the year, 6-5 on the road and 2-3 on the current road trip. The Rays have the best record in the majors and their plus-40 run differential also tops all teams. Tampa Bay leads the American League East by 5 1/2 games. The total division lead in the sport's other...

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Now Dylan Bundy needs to build on good starts to his starts

April 16, 2019, 9:19pm

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Now Dylan Bundy needs to build on good starts to his starts

For the second outing in a row, Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy had a real encouraging start to his start. But once again, he could not keep it going. Two outings ago at home versus Oakland, Bundy had a shutout and no-hitter through three innings. His slider was sharp and he got five of his first nine outs on strikeouts. Last night he had a strong pitch mix to get through three without allowing a run or hit versus Tampa Bay. But against Oakland, Bundy allowed six runs and four homers over the...

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O's game blog: O's face AL East-leading Tampa Bay

April 16, 2019, 3:00pm

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O's game blog: O's face AL East-leading Tampa Bay

The Orioles (7-10) begin the second stop on their two-city road trip tonight when they play the Tampa Bay Rays (12-4) at Tropicana Field. The Orioles went 2-2 at Boston and open a three-game series tonight. The Rays are the only team in the American League East at .500 or better, with every other team at least three games under .500. Tampa Bay's division lead is 5 1/2 games over the Orioles and New York Yankees (6-9). The Rays have held a divisional lead this large in only two previous seasons...

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There were a few things to like in the Boston series

April 15, 2019, 7:23pm

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There were a few things to like in the Boston series

Yes the Red Sox have some rotation issues and some injury issues. But they won 108 games and the World Series last year while the Orioles lost 115 games. And the Orioles went 3-16 against Boston last season. So for them to split a four-game series at Fenway Park is, at the very least, surprising and not bad for this team. There were some things to like about the last four days. The rotation was solid: The Orioles' four starters in the series - David Hess, Andrew Cashner, John Means and Dan...

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O's game blog: Dan Straily pitches in Boston series finale

April 14, 2019, 4:39pm

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O's game blog: Dan Straily pitches in Boston series finale

New Orioles right-hander Dan Straily, signed by the team on April 5, has certainly struggled in his first two appearances with the team. He is 0-1 with a 19.29 ERA after allowing 10 runs over 4 2/3 innings. In his first Baltimore appearance, he gave up five runs in 1 1/3 in relief versus the Yankees. Then in a start last Wednesday versus Oakland, he allowed five runs and eight hits over 3 1/3 innings. Opponent batters have produced a slash line against him of .500/.536/1.077, going 13-for-26,...

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John Means was strong against Boston, plus farm notes

April 14, 2019, 4:20pm

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John Means was strong against Boston, plus farm notes

As the Orioles are looking for some solid starting pitching - they don't have a quality start over their last 11 games - John Means provided an encouraging outing on Sunday at Boston. Means went five innings, allowing four hits and one run with one walk and three strikeouts in Boston's 4-0 win. He took the loss and is now 1-2 but has a 1.98 ERA over five outings. In 13 2/3 innings on the season, he has walked four and fanned 13. Means threw 82 pitches Sunday, averaging 91.5 mph on his 50...