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O's game blog: The final series of the year begins

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O's game blog: The final series of the year begins
The Orioles begin their final series of the year tonight hosting four games over three days against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros. The scheduled series opener was rained out last night. Houston (100-58) lost at Toronto on Wednesday, but has clinched its second straight American League West championship. This is the third time in franchise history with 100 wins, topped only by teams in 2017 (101 wins) and 1998 (102 wins). Houston is the first team with back-to-back 100-win...
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If rebuilding O's look to Trey Mancini for leadership, he's ready to provide it

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If rebuilding O's look to Trey Mancini for leadership, he's ready to provide it
After the July trades where some veteran leaders exited the Orioles clubhouse, a much younger and less experienced team emerged. There were fewer veteran leaders and there may be fewer yet in 2019. Outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini looks around the clubhouse and sees that he has become a veteran on this team almost overnight. This time last year, he was wrapping up a strong rookie season, one that led him to a third-place finish for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. A year...
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The road schedule ends, league top 20s and a Victor Victor Mesa note

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The road schedule ends, league top 20s and a Victor Victor Mesa note
And then there were four. The Orioles are down to the final series and final four games of the 2018 season, which will end up as their worst in team history. They host the Houston Astros the next four days at Oriole Park. They got blown out in the day portion of Wednesday's doubleheader at Boston, but posted a 10-3 win last night. That continued a crazy run of seemingly all-or-nothing offense for the club. In the last 19 games, the Orioles have scored six runs or more five times, but two runs...
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O's game blog: O's looking for a doubleheader split

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O's game blog: O's looking for a doubleheader split
After getting blown out 19-3 earlier today, the Orioles play at Boston again tonight. It will conclude this three-game series, a day-night doubleheader and the Orioles road schedule for 2018. The Red Sox had nine doubles by nine different players and five homers from four players in winning the opener, scoring five runs in the first, three in the fourth, two each in the fifth and sixth, three runs in the seventh and four in the last of the eighth. Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and J.D....
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O's game blog: Ryan Meisinger gets the start in Game 1

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O's game blog: Ryan Meisinger gets the start in Game 1
The Orioles end their 2018 road schedule with today's day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park, with games at 1:05 and 7:10 p.m. Boston won the series opener 6-2 Monday night before Tuesday's rainout. The Orioles are 18-61 on the road and have lost seven of eight and 15 of their last 17 away from Baltimore. They've lost eight straight road series and are 3-20-2 in road series for the year, winning series on the road versus the Yankees, Mets and Braves. The Red Sox are 7-1 at home and 15-2...
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Once again, DJ Stewart is overcoming struggles to swing hot bat

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Once again, DJ Stewart is overcoming struggles to swing hot bat
Watching outfielder DJ Stewart get on a roll the last six games and go 7-for-14 for the Orioles with five extra-base hits, it can be easy to forget that Stewart struggled at times this year and at times during his career since the Orioles selected him No. 25 overall in round one of the 2015 draft. He joined the organization amid the hype and with the high expectations that any first round draft pick faces. But in 2015 at short season Single-A Aberdeen, Stewart hit .218/.288/.345. He started the...
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One of the best relievers in the Carolina League is now headed to the AFL

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One of the best relievers in the Carolina League is now headed to the AFL
If you were to ask an Orioles fan which lefty reliever had the best season of any of the southpaws on the O's farm this season, that fan could make a very strong case for Tyler Erwin, who had an outstanding year for Single-A Frederick. The Orioles are sending Erwin to the Arizona Fall League, which begins next month. He'll play for the Glendale Desert Dogs. In 50 games for the Keys, Erwin, who turned 24 in August, went 4-4 with 18 saves and a 1.58 ERA. Over 68 1/3 innings, he allowed 45 hits...
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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy pitches Boston series opener

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy pitches Boston series opener
The Orioles begin their final road series of the 2018 season tonight at Boston's Fenway Park. The Orioles won Sunday in New York, to start this last road trip 1-2. The Orioles had 37 hits in the series in the Bronx. It was just the second three-game series all year where the offense produced 10 or more hits in all three games. The other was at home Aug. 27-29 versus Toronto. The Orioles finished the season going 5-4 at Yankee Stadium. Heading into tonight's game they are 3-23 on the road in...
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O's bullpen is finishing strong, providing hope for 2019

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O's bullpen is finishing strong, providing hope for 2019
When a team has lost 110 games and seven straight series, it can be hard to notice when something actually does go well. But the Orioles bullpen was solid the last two days in New York and the 'pen has posted an ERA of 2.63 over the last eight games. Several pitchers are throwing well lately: * Tanner Scott has thrown scoreless ball in his last four games and in eight of his last 10 games, allowing two runs in 8 2/3 with three walks and 14 strikeouts. Scott has an ERA of 3.86 in the...
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O's game blog: Looking to avoid a sweep in the Bronx

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O's game blog: Looking to avoid a sweep in the Bronx
The Orioles need a win this afternoon at Yankee Stadium to avoid being swept in a three-game series. They hit three homers but lost 10-8 Friday night. The O's outhit New York 12-7 Saturday, and five pitchers held the Yankees offense in check. But the Birds lost, 3-2, in 11 innings. The Orioles (44-110) have lost six of eight, 12 of 15 and 16 of their last 20 games. They have lost the first two games of their past five series. A loss today and the Orioles would be swept in a series of three of...
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DL Hall moves into the top 100, O's lose No. 110

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DL Hall moves into the top 100, O's lose No. 110
Baseball America recently made some adjustments to the bottom of its latest top 100 prospects list. A couple of prospects graduated, meaning they no longer have major league rookie eligibility. So BA added two players to the bottom of the list, and one was Orioles pitching prospect DL Hall. The club's No. 1 draft choice in 2017, Hall enters at No. 100. This gives the Orioles four in the top 100, with outfielder Yusniel Díaz No. 44, outfielder Austin Hays No. 58 and infielder Ryan...
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O's game blog: Orioles try to even series in the Bronx

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O's game blog: Orioles try to even series in the Bronx
The Orioles play in New York this afternoon, looking to even this three-game series with the Yankees at a win each. New York outscored the Orioles 10-8 last night at Yankee Stadium. The Orioles (44-109) have lost five of seven, 11 of 14 and 23 of their last 30 games. They are 17-59 on the road and have lost 13 of their last 14 away from Oriole Park. After going 0-for-13 in his first five games, the Orioles' DJ Stewart is 4-for-7 in his last three games with a double, two homers, three runs and...
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O's offense kept coming back, but they lose the series opener

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O's offense kept coming back, but they lose the series opener
For Orioles fans, losses to the New York Yankees provide frustration whether they come with the Orioles in first place or last, contending for the playoffs or 60 games out of first place. It was frustrating that, while the Orioles kept coming back last night. They could not get over the hump. They trailed 6-0 and pulled within 6-4. They trailed 9-4 and pulled within 9-8 but a 10-8 loss was how their start to the final road trip ended up. The Orioles are now 44-109. The Orioles offense was good...
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O's game blog: The final road trip begins in New York

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O's game blog: The final road trip begins in New York
And then there were 10. Just 10 games and three series remain in the 2018 season. The Orioles (44-108) begin their last road trip of the season playing three games at Yankee Stadium starting tonight and three in Boston beginning Monday night. Then they return home for a four-game series with the Astros to conclude the year. On Wednesday night the Orioles held Toronto to four hits in a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays. DJ Stewart hit his first career homer and scored the second run when he doubled and...
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A look at the minor league pitcher with big stats but little fanfare

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A look at the minor league pitcher with big stats but little fanfare
Talk about flying under the radar. He finished fourth in the South Atlantic League in ERA and second among qualifying Orioles minor league pitchers. Yet while higher-drafted players and/or pitchers that got promoted this season got more attention, he just kept cranking out solid starts. If you mention the Orioles top pitching prospects, you might leave him off your list but you definitely should not. At 20, right-hander Brenan Hanifee went 8-6 with a 2.86 ERA for Single-A Delmarva. Over 23...
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O's win last night had a heavy homegrown flavor

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O's win last night had a heavy homegrown flavor
The Orioles will take small victories when they can get them right now. Heck, they will take any victories at this point. And last night they got one that had a distinctive homegrown flavor. At a time when the Orioles are looking to rebuild in the future and use some of their own draft picks to do so, their 2-1 win over Toronto was a product with a heavy farm system flavor Wednesday night. The O's used spot starter Jimmy Yacabonis and four bullpen pitchers. Four of the pitchers used were...
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DJ Stewart hits first major league homer and O's take series finale (postgame quotes)

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DJ Stewart hits first major league homer and O's take series finale (postgame quotes)
They are not a rock band, but tonight Jimmy and the bullpen got it done for the Orioles. Right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis went the first four innings and the bullpen took it from there. The O's hung on late for a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards. The Orioles (44-108) end the homestand going 3-6. In each series - against Oakland, the Chicago White Sox and Toronto - they lost the first two games, but avoided the sweep by taking the series finale. DJ Stewart hit his first career...
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O's game blog: Blue Jays look for sweep in series finale

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O's game blog: Blue Jays look for sweep in series finale
Four of the five series between the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays this season have ended in a sweep. It will be five of six if Toronto wins tonight at Oriole Park to complete another three-game sweep. The Blue Jays have dominated the season series this year, going 14-4 against the Orioles. This included a 10-0 mark at Rogers Centre, where Toronto had two sweeps of three games and one of four games. The Orioles swept the Blue Jays in three straight Aug. 27-29 in Baltimore, scoring 29 runs. But...
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After loss No. 108, is there anywhere fans can find hope?

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After loss No. 108, is there anywhere fans can find hope?
It started out pretty well. Cedric Mullins turned around a 96 mph fastball and hit it out 405 feet. A few innings later, DJ Stewart got his first big league hit, and two errors later it turned into a Little League homer. Dylan Bundy was looking at times like Dealin' Dylan again. But this being the 2018 Orioles, a pothole is around every corner. Some are more the size of craters. They all seem to lead to disappointment and heartache. The Orioles defense would come up short yet again. This time...
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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy will try to provide rotation needed innings

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy will try to provide rotation needed innings
When right-hander Evan Phillips went two innings in a spot start for the Orioles last night, it was the latest outing where the Orioles starter did not get deep into the game. Right-hander Dylan Bundy (8-14, 5.48 ERA) will try to change that tonight in the second game of a series versus Toronto. Over the past eight games, O's starters have thrown a total of 25 innings. Five times in that stretch, their starter went two innings or less. That includes when Alex Cobb, Andrew Cashner and Luis...
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