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Chance Sisco on his strong caught stealing percentage

May 16, 2018, 7:22am

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Chance Sisco on his strong caught stealing percentage

For years, Orioles catcher Chance Sisco could read scouting reports and articles where prospects analysts questioned his defense. Not long after he was drafted you could find some evaluators that felt he'd never catch a day in the major leagues. Well, the American League leader in caught stealing percentage today is Sisco. He has the best mark in the league. AL leaders, caught stealing percentage: .471 - Chance Sisco, Orioles (8-of-17) .429 - Mike Zunino, Seattle (6-of-14) .400 - Jason Castro,...

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Notes on Orioles hitters, the Phillies and the farm

May 15, 2018, 8:22pm

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After a long wait to get to an eventual rainout last night, perhaps the raindrops will slow enough to allow the Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies to play this afternoon, in a game now scheduled to begin at 12:05 p.m. With the Orioles having hit .312 as a team on this homestand, their team average is up to a season-high .236. During a 5-2 stand, the Orioles have hit 19 homers, 13 doubles and scored 58 runs. They beat Tampa Bay 17-1 on Sunday. Some Orioles individual hitting notes: * Jonathan...

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O's game blog: O's and Phils begin two-game series (game rained out)

May 15, 2018, 2:50pm

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O's game blog: O's and Phils begin two-game series (game rained out)

The Orioles host Philadelphia tonight at Camden Yards. It's the start of a two-game series to end a nine-game homestand. The Orioles have gone 5-2 on the homestand, winning series versus Kansas City and Tampa Bay. They've hit 19 homers and scored 58 runs during those seven games. The Orioles team slash line was .232/.296/.386 in April and that has improved to .262/.317/.461 in May. After averaging 3.4 runs per game over their first 34 games, the Orioles have averaged 8.3 in the last seven...

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Did club official hint team is pondering a rebuild in radio interview?

May 14, 2018, 8:32pm

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Did club official hint team is pondering a rebuild in radio interview?

The Orioles are 13-28 and for now stuck at the bottom of the American League East. It is a record that would indicate that the team's management should at least consider rebuilding the roster. Having several players that can become free agents at the end of the year could hasten such a decision. But so far we have not heard anyone from the club say that rebuilding is in the plans, even if it is being discussed behind the scenes. We have not heard that the team could begin to look more and more...

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Better late than never, the longballs and runs arrive

May 14, 2018, 4:44am

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Better late than never, the longballs and runs arrive

Remember that time when the Orioles scored three runs or less 20 times in their first 34 games? The Orioles returned home and the home runs are back - and so are some big numbers on offense. In those first 34 games, the Orioles hit 34 homers and averaged 3.4 runs per game. In the last seven games, during what has so far been a 5-2 homestand, the Orioles have hit 19 homers and have averaged 8.3 runs per game. Yep, quite a change. The Orioles have hit three or more homers in a game nine times...

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Dylan Bundy on returning to form, plus other clubhouse quotes

May 13, 2018, 1:23pm

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Dylan Bundy on returning to form, plus other clubhouse quotes

On a day that the Orioles had 19 hits, including four homers, and beat Tampa Bay 17-1, the biggest development was right-hander Dylan Bundy returning to his previous form. After pitching to a 1.42 ERA through five starts, Bundy had allowed 22 runs and 23 hits with nine homers over his last three starts and nine innings. On Tuesday night he became the first pitcher to allow four homers and not get one out. But it was much different today as Bundy gave up just two hits - a pair doubles - while...

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Dylan Bundy gets the win and offense rolls in 17-1 victory

May 13, 2018, 12:11pm

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Dylan Bundy gets the win and offense rolls in 17-1 victory

It was a day where right-hander Dylan Bundy got back on track. And, after scoring just three runs last night in the second of three games against the Tampa Bay Rays, so did the Orioles offense. Big time. That was an impressive combination on Mother's Day at the Yard that led the Orioles to a 17-1 romp over the Rays in front of a crowd of 25,257. They win three of four in this series and have back-to-back series wins for the first time in 2018. Bundy had pitched to a 19.00 ERA, allowing nine...

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy pitches Tampa Bay series finale

May 13, 2018, 7:37am

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy pitches Tampa Bay series finale

The Orioles split a doubleheader with Tampa Bay on Saturday and have taken two of three in this series. As the teams meet in the series finale today, a win by the Orioles would give them two straight series wins for the first time in 2018. The Orioles took the opener 6-3 yesterday behind right-hander David Hess. They lost the nightcap 10-3 as their pitchers allowed 12 hits and seven walks. The Orioles gave up 10 or more runs for the seventh time. In the second game, Baltimore (12-28) saw a...

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David Hess led three homegrown pitchers to a win Saturday

May 12, 2018, 9:42pm

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David Hess led three homegrown pitchers to a win Saturday

In Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader, the Orioles used three homegrown pitchers to beat the Tampa Bay Rays with right-hander David Hess getting his first major league chance and making the most of it. Even though he was pitching on three days' rest, and even though he gave up a three-run homer to Rays' Matt Duffy in the first inning, Hess didn't buckle under any pressure and he showed some talent and poise out there. It was a day that Hess (round 5, 2014), Tanner Scott (round 6, 2014) and...

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Tampa Bay gets early runs versus Cobb, splits twin bill (quotes added)

May 12, 2018, 6:35pm

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Tampa Bay gets early runs versus Cobb, splits twin bill (quotes added)

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb allowed single runs in the first four innings tonight as Tampa Bay beat the Orioles 10-3 to split a doubleheader at Camden Yards. The Orioles fall to 12-28 and have lost nine of 14, 20 of 27 and 22 of their last 30 games. They are 4-2 on this nine-game homestand. Tampa Bay improves to 16-21 and ended a five-game losing streak. The Orioles won 6-3 in the opener as right-hander David Hess won his major league debut. He went six innings and held Tampa Bay scoreless...

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Hess wins his major league debut as O's beat the Rays (quotes added)

May 12, 2018, 1:36pm

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Hess wins his major league debut as O's beat the Rays (quotes added)

Making his major league debut today, Orioles right-hander David Hess gave up a three-run homer to the fourth batter he faced. It got better for him after that. A lot better. Hess pitched scoreless ball from the second through the sixth today to get the win as the Orioles beat Tampa Bay 6-3 for their fourth consecutive victory. They are 4-1 on this homestand and 12-27 for the season. The Rays have lost five straight and eight of 11. Hess got Denard Span to fly out to start his day. But two...

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O's game blog: Hess and Cobb start in doubleheader

May 12, 2018, 6:32am

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O's game blog: Hess and Cobb start in doubleheader

Right-hander David Hess will make his major league debut this afternoon as the Orioles host Tampa Bay in Game 1 of a single-admission doubleheader. The Orioles (11-27) beat the Rays 11-6 last night as Manny Machado hit a grand slam, homered twice and drove in six runs. The Orioles have their first three-game win streak of the season and have outscored their opponents 25-13 in those games. The Orioles have scored 32 runs with 47 hits and hit 11 home runs in the four games on this homestand. In...

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Machado's postgame props for Coolbaugh and other notes

May 11, 2018, 9:47pm

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Machado's postgame props for Coolbaugh and other notes

After Manny Machado had a huge game with two homers and six RBIs in a win over Tampa Bay last night, he took time to throw some props to his hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh. Machado said this during a live interview on MASN: "Working with Coolbaugh has been the key to the success this year. Going in the cage and doing my routine every day. Coolbaugh gave me the approach that I need. Staying on top of me every day and trying to stay with a routine. With him helping me out every day it's paying...

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Manny Machado on his big night and his 150th homer

May 11, 2018, 7:00pm

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Manny Machado on his big night and his 150th homer

With two home runs tonight, Orioles shortstop Manny Machado became the youngest player in Baltimore Orioles team history to hit 150 home runs. He drove in six runs in a 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He connected for a two-run shot in the first and that was No. 149. He hit a grand slam in the seventh for an 8-1 lead and that was No. 150. "It is a great accomplishment," Machado said. "Beyond grateful. Words can't even describe how exciting that is in reaching that milestone. Doing it with...

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Manny Machado with a grand slam and six-RBI night in O's win

May 11, 2018, 5:44pm

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Manny Machado with a grand slam and six-RBI night in O's win

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman once again gave his team a strong start, but shortstop Manny Machado will grab the headlines tonight. Machado hit a two-run homer in the first to give Gausman an early lead. Then he hammered a grand slam in the seventh to help the Orioles pull away for a 9-4 win over Tampa Bay in the series opener. The Orioles are 11-27 and have a three-game winning streak, their first since they won seven in a row from Aug. 23-30 of last season. Machado hit his 11th and 12th...

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman starts series opener against Tampa

May 11, 2018, 12:52pm

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman starts series opener against Tampa

Perhaps energized by a series win over Kansas City where they scored 23 runs on 37 hits and hit seven home runs, the Orioles host Tampa Bay tonight. It's the start of a three-day, four-game series that includes Saturday's single-admission doubleheader. The O's are 10-27 after last night's 11-6 win. They fell behind 6-3 in the second and then scored the game's final eight runs. The Orioles went 6-for-7 with runners in scoring position last night after going 3-for-7 on Wednesday. They went...

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Tanner Scott on his strong outing last night

May 11, 2018, 12:37pm

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Tanner Scott on his strong outing last night

Orioles lefty reliever Tanner Scott has now made six big league appearances since his first call to the majors last September. It is safe to say the best of those was last night. Pitching the seventh and eighth against Kansas City, he put up two zeroes and fanned a career-high four batters. He threw 31 pitches, 24 for strikes and got eight swings and misses. His fastball averaged 98 mph, getting swings and misses on four of 20 pitches. His slider, which averaged 90 mph, garnered four swings and...

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Notes and quotes from a win in the K.C. series finale

May 10, 2018, 9:55pm

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Notes and quotes from a win in the K.C. series finale

After the third Chris Tillman start of two innings or less this season, last night, right-hander Miguel Castro came to the rescue of the Orioles pitching staff. Castro came in with the Orioles down 6-3 in the second inning and pitched long enough and well enough for the Orioles to score eight unanswered runs and win 11-6 to take the series over Kansas City. Castro pitched 4 2/3 innings, the second longest outing of his career, and gave up no runs on four hits on 65 pitches. "I just went out...

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Tillman on his struggles, Castro his outing and Mancini the offense

May 10, 2018, 7:15pm

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Tillman on his struggles, Castro his outing and Mancini the offense

The Orioles overcame another short start by Chris Tillman tonight. He allowed four hits and six runs in 1 1/3 and allowed a Salvador Perez first-inning grand slam. Yet the Orioles rallied for an 11-6 win over Kansas City to take a series for just the third time in 2018. Tillman gave up sevens runs in an inning-plus in his start before this one against the Los Angeles Angels. Tonight, his ERA rose to 10.46. Over his past two games he's pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing 11 hits and 13 runs (12...

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Chris Tillman struggles, but offense produces 11-6 O's victory

May 10, 2018, 6:05pm

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Chris Tillman struggles, but offense produces 11-6 O's victory

On a night when right-hander Chris Tillman struggled badly again, the Orioles offense overcame an early hole and continued to show signs of potentially better times ahead for the batters. Down 4-0 after the top of the first, the Orioles hit three homers tonight as they rallied to beat Kansas City 11-6, to win the series at Oriole Park. The Orioles improved to 10-27 overall, 7-11 at home and to 3-9 in 12 series. They won for just the sixth time in the last 27 games. The Orioles have their second...