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Three pitchers with saves already in Orioles' first four games

April 02, 2019, 10:32am

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TORONTO - The Orioles bullpen has sure been interesting to watch over the season's first four games. They were called on often in New York, stumbled late in the game last night and three pitchers already have recorded saves - but Mychal Givens is not among them. Manager Brandon Hyde has been ready and willing to use various pitchers in various roles during a 3-1 start. Mike Wright recorded his first career save Saturday and Richard Bleier did the same last night. Lefty Paul Fry, who got the...

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O's game blog: Looking for a 4-1 start in Toronto

April 02, 2019, 6:54am

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O's game blog: Looking for a 4-1 start in Toronto

TORONTO - With three wins in their first four games and with a record topped by just two American League teams thus far, the Orioles play here tonight in the second game of a three-game series. David Hess threw 6 1/3 no-hit innings Monday night, Jonathan Villar hit a two-run homer, and Trey Mancini homered and drove in two in a 6-5 win. The Orioles, who went 0-10 and were outscored 63-28 last season at Rogers Centre, are 1-0 in Toronto in 2019. After hitting no homers the first two games,...

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The decision to pull Hess, Mancini's fast start, Means' changeup

April 01, 2019, 9:51pm

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The decision to pull Hess, Mancini's fast start, Means' changeup

TORONTO - Hey everybody, the Orioles won a game at Rogers Centre. That also got lost in the shuffle last night after right-hander David Hess was pulled after 6 1/3 innings while throwing a no-hitter. But after going 0-10 at Toronto last year and being outscored 63-28 in the building, the Orioles won last night 6-5. Hess threw 48 four-seam fastballs that averaged 93.8 mph and topped at 95.8. He added 20 sliders among his 82 pitches in allowing just one runner on a walk while fanning a...

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Brandon Hyde and David Hess on his gem versus Toronto

April 01, 2019, 7:16pm

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Brandon Hyde and David Hess on his gem versus Toronto

TORONTO - Trey Mancini produced again at the plate, Richard Bleier struggled again on the mound and the Orioles won again. Those were almost afterthoughts tonight as the Orioles hung on in the ninth to beat Toronto 6-5 at Rogers Centre. It was a night when a rookie manager felt he couldn't let a pitcher throwing a no-hitter finish the job or even the seventh inning. When right-hander David Hess got the first out of the Toronto seventh - a liner to short - it was his 82nd and last pitch of the...

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David Hess throws 6 1/3 no-hit innings in win at Toronto

April 01, 2019, 5:42pm

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David Hess throws 6 1/3 no-hit innings in win at Toronto

TORONTO - Last year the Orioles did not record a single win at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Tonight, right-hander David Hess made sure that would not happen this season as the Orioles beat the Blue Jays 6-5. Showing the best fastball velocity we've seen in his brief major league career, Hess was rolling from the start. He retired the first nine batters on 28 pitches, throwing nine in the first, seven in the second and 12 in the third. He took a no-hitter into the seventh with a 6-0 lead at 74...

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Karns starts Wednesday, Smith back in Toronto (O's win 6-5)

April 01, 2019, 2:27pm

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Karns starts Wednesday, Smith back in Toronto (O's win 6-5)

TORONTO - It worked once so the Orioles will try it again. Whether you want to call him an opener or say the Orioles are going with a bullpen game, right-hander Nate Karns will start the third game of the series in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. "We're going to go with Karns again and (Alex) Cobb will have the home opener (on Thursday)," manager Brandon Hyde said today before the Orioles series opener at Rogers Centre. David Hess will start tonight and Andrew Cashner starts on Tuesday...

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O's game blog: David Hess pitches Toronto series opener

April 01, 2019, 9:30am

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O's game blog: David Hess pitches Toronto series opener

TORONTO - The Orioles will try to do something tonight at Rogers Centre that they could not do at all last year - win. They went 0-10 and were outscored 63-28 last season in Toronto. The Orioles had series where they went 0-4, 0-3 and 0-3 last year at Rogers Centre. They were out-homered in the 10 games, 35-20. Toronto batters hit .277/.339/.500 with an .839 OPS. Randal Grichuk hit .355 with five homers and 11 RBIs versus the Orioles, while Kevin Pillar hit .385 with four homers and 10 RBIs and...

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After surprise series win, O's move on to Toronto for three

March 31, 2019, 4:22pm

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After surprise series win, O's move on to Toronto for three

It sure took a while on Sunday, and it wasn't supposed to go this way, but the Orioles beat the Yankees 7-5 and took two of three in the weekend series. In the three games, the Orioles scored 14 runs and the Yankees scored 15 runs. Down one in run differential, but more importantly up one in the standings and ahead of all but the Rays, who are 3-1 in the American League East after opening weekend. Orioles pitchers made clutch pitches throughout the last two days. New York went 2-for-12 (.167)...

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O's game blog: Orioles look for a series win in the Bronx

March 31, 2019, 8:54am

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During a season that saw them lose 115 games, the Orioles actually had a winning record last year at Yankee Stadium. They went 5-4 and are 1-1 in the Bronx in the season-opening series that wraps up today. The Yankees won 7-2 on opening day but the Orioles beat New York 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. JesÃºs Sucre had three hits and three RBIs, Jimmy Yacabonis got the win and Mike Wright his first career save. Today, Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy (8-16, 5.45 ERA in 2018) pitches against New...

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O's use some clutch pitching and more to post first win

March 30, 2019, 6:17pm

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O's use some clutch pitching and more to post first win

The game began with an Orioles pitcher getting out of a big jam and it ended the same way. Nate Karns began the day as an opener and Mike Wright ended it as a surprise closer. They both got big outs and the Orioles got a few in between as well in beating the Yankees 5-3 on Saturday. They provided manager Brandon Hyde with his first win as O's skipper. Jimmy Yacabonis picked up his third career victory and Wright his first career save. He had not had one before either in the minors or...

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O's game blog: For openers, Nate Karns gets the call

March 30, 2019, 8:42am

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O's game blog: For openers, Nate Karns gets the call

The Orioles will use an opener in right-hander Nate Karns when they face the New York Yankees today in the second game of the 2019 season. On opening day on Thursday, Luke Voit hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Yankees went on to win, 7-2. The Orioles signed the 31-year-old Karns to a major league contract on Feb. 7. Karns missed all last season and has not pitched in a major league game since May 19, 2017, for Kansas City. Later that season he had thoracic outlet surgery. Last...

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Will the O's be searching for offense this year?

March 29, 2019, 6:22pm

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Will the O's be searching for offense this year?

The Orioles were among the Grapefruit League team leaders in runs, hits and stolen bases. And that doesn't mean much now, obviously, in terms of what might happen in the American League. The Orioles were held to two runs and eight hits on opening day in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Yankees. It snapped an eight-game opening day win streak and left the Orioles with an all-time record of 43-23 in openers. The Orioles faced this quartet of pitchers in Game 1: Masahiro Tanaka, Adam Ottavino, Zack...

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Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters

March 29, 2019, 12:36pm

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Here are the Orioles' break-camp rosters for their four full-season minor league affiliates, plus their extended spring training team and rehabbing players. The minor league seasons begin next Thursday April 4. These are not final rosters and all teams must get down to 25 players for opening day. The final rosters will be announced possibly as late as next Thursday, hours before the opening games. Triple-A Norfolk opens at Gwinnett to start a seven-game road trip. Double-A Bowie also starts...

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Some impressions from the first game of 2019

March 28, 2019, 5:39pm

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Some impressions from the first game of 2019

For the first time since the 2010 season, the Orioles lost on opening day. In their first opening day game in the Bronx since 1962, the New York Yankees scored three runs in the first inning and beat the Orioles 7-2. That snapped Baltimore's eight-game win streak in openers. A few impressions from Game 1 of 162. The defense was solid: This will need to stay this way with a lineup that appears will struggle to score runs. Run prevention will be big and the O's can't give away as many outs as...

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O's game blog: The Orioles 66th season begins in Yankee Stadium

March 28, 2019, 8:42am

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It's opening day and the Orioles play the New York Yankees in the Bronx this afternoon to begin the 2019 season. Today the Orioles begin their 66th season in Baltimore while the Yankees play their 117th home opener. The Orioles have won the last three opening days with walk-off wins, the last two years in extra innings. Baltimore has won eight openers in a row since a last loss in 2010. The Orioles are 15-3 in their last 18 openers and 43-22 all-time on opening day. The Orioles are 3-1 on...

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Some Orioles opening day notes and quotes

March 27, 2019, 7:11pm

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Well, we know one Orioles opening day streak will end today. They have won the last three opening days in walk-off fashion, the last two in extra innings. Adam Jones' leadoff homer in the 11th last year at Camden Yards provided a 3-2 win over Minnesota. But as the visitors, the Orioles cannot get a walk-off today in the Bronx. The Orioles, who went 47-115 last year, open their 66th season this afternoon in New York versus the Yankees, who went 100-62 in 2018. The Orioles have won on opening...

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More on the young talent starting on the farm and the early schedule

March 26, 2019, 7:33pm

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More on the young talent starting on the farm and the early schedule

In another interview with Baltimore reporters yesterday, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias spoke again about the long-range outlook he has to build up the talent level organization-wide. When asked about a message to fans that are on the fence about attending games in 2019, Elias spoke about trying to put together a "perennial contending organization." He said he didn't want a one-year wonder and then have the Orioles later have to dig out of another hole. "We...

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O's Andrew Cashner on getting the start on opening day

March 26, 2019, 2:04pm

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O's Andrew Cashner on getting the start on opening day

When Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner made his only previous opening day start, his team beat what would go on to be an eventual division winner as he threw a strong game. It was March 30, 2014 when he started for San Diego as the Padres hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres would beat the Dodgers 3-1 to start a year when Los Angeles won 94 games and the National League West championship. Cashner went six innings in a no-decision, allowing four hits and one run with two walks and five...

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Will the glovework improve this season?

March 25, 2019, 6:58pm

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One area where the Orioles need to improve this year is on defense. Once a solid defensive team that played fundamentally sound baseball, the Orioles have gotten away from that in recent years. They need to get back to it this year. When he met with reporters before yesterday's spring training finale, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said: "One of our big goals among many goals was to, in the immediate term, upgrade the athleticism and defense and flexibility of the...

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After strong springs, some Orioles will still start in the minors

March 24, 2019, 7:20pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - As the Orioles 2019 spring training camp comes to a close today, it's been a camp where many young players have shown some real talent. They thrived under the relaxed, yet intense atmosphere that manager Brandon Hyde and his coaches created. Frankly, some of the same young players, for whatever reason, could not play as relaxed last year. The new staff gets solid grades in this regard. We saw players like Austin Hays, Chance Sisco, Yusniel Diaz, Anthony Santander, Cody...