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O's lose in Detroit on walk-off homer in the ninth

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O's lose in Detroit on walk-off homer in the ninth
DETROIT - The Orioles came back with late runs. But their bullpen could not keep Detroit from scoring. A wild end to the game featured four runs scored by each team over the last two innings. But when second baseman Dixon Machado homered to left off Pedro Araujo on the second pitch of the last of the ninth, the Tigers produced a 6-5 walk-off win over the Orioles. The Orioles remain winless on their road trip at 0-5. They have lost seven of eight games and are 5-13 for the season. Machado hit...
    
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Showalter pregame on strikeouts and injury updates (O's lose 6-5)

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Showalter pregame on strikeouts and injury updates (O's lose 6-5)
DETROIT - The Orioles strike out a lot. That we knew. But their strikeout rate to date is up over 2017. Through Tuesday's games, the Orioles strikeout rate of 28.5 percent is the worst in the major leagues, with the Chicago White Sox next at 27.3 percent and San Diego third at 26.6. Last year the Orioles ranked ninth in the majors with a 23.0 percent strikeout rate. "We'd like to not ever strike out," manager Buck Showalter said during his pregame media session. "If you are getting a...
    
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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman faces the Tigers

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman faces the Tigers
DETROIT - Just 17 games into a new season, the Orioles need to win this afternoon in Detroit or they will already have their second five-game losing streak of 2018. It has been a miserable road trip for the Orioles. Bad weather and bad baseball. Not a good combo. They are 0-4 in Boston and Detroit and have been outscored 24-9. Since winning a big series at Yankee Stadium, the Orioles are 1-6 and they have scored 16 runs total in that span. The Orioles are already a full 9 1/2 games behind...
    
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Familiar story: O's bats remain dormant in Detroit series opener

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Familiar story: O's bats remain dormant in Detroit series opener
DETROIT - The Orioles could not get their offense going in the cold of Fenway Park and they didn't hit much in frigid Comerica Park last night, either. They have now lost six of seven games, scoring a total of 16 runs since they won three of four games at Yankee Stadium. So much for that momentum. The Orioles offense has been offensive, but don't blame the weather, insists outfielder Adam Jones. "Screw the weather. Who cares about the weather?" he said after Tuesday's 4-2 loss. "The...
    
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Buck Showalter and Adam Jones on the loss at Detroit

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Buck Showalter and Adam Jones on the loss at Detroit
DETROIT - Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy gives up one earned run in Boston, yet the Orioles lose. Tonight right-hander Andrew Cashner provided his third straight quality start but again the offense didn't get it done. Since the Orioles won that series at Yankee Stadium, they are 1-6 and have scored 16 total runs. Tonight they scored two or less for the eighth time in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at frigid Comerica Park. The Tigers came in having lost five in a row and the Orioles had lost three in...
    
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Orioles offense comes up short again in series-opening loss

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Orioles offense comes up short again in series-opening loss
DETROIT - The story was familiar again tonight for the Orioles. On a night where they got some solid starting pitching, again their offense did little to support that. The Detroit Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 win at frigid Comerica Park. The Orioles fall to 5-12. They have lost four in a row and six of their last seven. They are 3-8 on the road. Right-handers Dylan Bundy and Andrew Cashner have made a combined eight starts this year with six quality starts, yet the...
    
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Chris Tillman will re-enter the rotation on Saturday (game update)

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Chris Tillman will re-enter the rotation on Saturday (game update)
DETROIT - He has struggled badly with a 11.91 ERA and a 2.824 WHIP through three starts, but right-hander Chris Tillman is getting another shot in the Orioles rotation. Manager Buck Showalter said today that Tillman will start Saturday at Camden Yards against the Cleveland Indians. After Andrew Cashner starts tonight, Kevin Gausman and Alex Cobb will round out the series the next two days in Detroit. Dylan Bundy is expected to pitch on Friday and then Tillman is back in the rotation. Tillman...
    
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Sardiñas on joining the Orioles, Givens on early struggles

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Sardiñas on joining the Orioles, Givens on early struggles
DETROIT - The newest Orioles player joined the team today and was inserted right into the starting lineup. Venezuelan-born infielder Luis Sardiñas had his contracted selected from Triple-A Norfolk and he was added to the 40-man roster which is now full. Pitcher David Hess was optioned back to Norfolk Monday which left the active roster at 24 before Sardiñas was added. A 24-year-old switch-hitter, Sardiñas has played in 174 major league games for four teams since 2014, batting...
    
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O's game blog: O's begin three-game series at Detroit

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O's game blog: O's begin three-game series at Detroit
DETROIT - Tonight the Orioles begin the second stop on their current road trip looking for their first win. They went 0-3 with a rainout in Boston, were badly outplayed and outscored 20-7. The Orioles spent three days not looking great on offense and defense and with most of their pitchers. Tonight the Orioles (5-11) open a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers (4-9) at Comerica Park with both teams looking to win their second series of the year. The O's offense has scored three runs or...
    
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As Orioles struggle, lefty Richard Bleier is thriving yet again

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As Orioles struggle, lefty Richard Bleier is thriving yet again
Can a pitcher who doesn't throw very hard or strike out many batters succeed in the major leagues? Orioles reliever Richard Bleier is sure making it work yet again this season. The lefty, who turned 31 yesterday, went 2-1 with a 1.99 ERA in 2017. It was a pretty strong first season as an Oriole. So far this year, he has allowed 10 hits and one run for an ERA of 0.75 over 12 innings. Bleier features a heavy dose of sinkers and sliders and pitches often at 88 and 89 mph. Last year, he averaged...
    
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Looking at Delmarva's hot start and the Orioles' cold offense

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Looking at Delmarva's hot start and the Orioles' cold offense
During an 8-2 start, the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds pitching staff has been outstanding. Especially Delmarva's six-man rotation, which has seen its starters allow two earned runs or less nine time in 10 games. The Shorebirds have seven pitchers on starters' schedules in a six-man rotation. Right-hander Michael Baumann started opening day and was followed by Cameron Bishop, Matthias Dietz, Brenan Hanifee, Zac Lowther and 2017 top draft pick DL Hall. Gray Fenter pitches in relief after...
    
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O's game blog: It's Dylan Bundy against Chris Sale at Fenway Park

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O's game blog: It's Dylan Bundy against Chris Sale at Fenway Park
The Orioles have been outscored 17-6 in the first two games of their series at Fenway Park in Boston. Today in frigid conditions, they'll send right-hander Dylan Bundy (0-1, 1.35 ERA) to the mound in search of victory. At 5-10, the Orioles are off to their worst 15-game start since the 2010 team began the season 2-13. The Orioles have lost five in a row to Boston, dating to last season. The Red Sox are 12-2, the best record they've ever had at this point in the year in their 118-year history....
    
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A look at two rough days for the O's at Fenway Park

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A look at two rough days for the O's at Fenway Park
The Orioles have been outhit, outplayed and outclassed the first two days in Boston. They've lost by scores of 7-3 and 10-3, and their starting pitchers allowed 17 hits and 14 runs over 5 2/3 innings. Their run total of three was matched by their errors total of three on Saturday. Not a formula for success at Fenway Park - or anywhere for that matter. Right-hander Alex Cobb figures to pitch pretty well for the club, but his first start for the Orioles was about as rocky as it gets. Cobb was...
    
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O's game blog: Alex Cobb makes his Orioles debut

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O's game blog: Alex Cobb makes his Orioles debut
The time has finally come for new Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb. After signing with the club on March 21 and making four starts in Florida, Cobb's first game for the Orioles is set for this afternoon at Fenway Park. The 30-year-old right-hander was 12-10 with a 3.66 ERA for the Tampa Bay Rays last season. His ERA was 4.52 after his first 12 starts. But in his last 17, Cobb went 8-5 with an ERA of 3.07, allowing three earned runs or less 14 times. He set career highs in wins, innings (179 1/3)...
    
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Chris Tillman continues to struggle as his ERA reaches double figures

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Chris Tillman continues to struggle as his ERA reaches double figures
Pitching against Houston, New York and Boston on the road would be a challenge for any pitcher. But the Orioles' Chris Tillman has gone 0-3 with a 11.91 ERA in those games. Last night it went from bad to worse for the right-hander who once was the club's top starting pitcher and an opening day starter. It is tough to watch a pitcher with such a different past struggle so badly. Last year Tillman went 1-7 with a 7.84 ERA. After he pitched at Houston April 2, he insisted we would not see a...
    
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O's game blog: Chris Tillman starts Fenway Park series opener

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O's game blog: Chris Tillman starts Fenway Park series opener
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman remains confident he is a different and better pitcher than he was last year. But so far, the stat sheet doesn't provide much support of that. When the Orioles begin a four-game series in Boston tonight, Tillman (0-2, 8.68 ERA) will make his third start. In his first outing of 2018 he gave up four runs over four innings in Houston. Then he allowed five in 5 1/3 at New York. Over 9 1/3 innings he has yielded 15 hits and nine runs with eight walks to three...
    
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Austin Hays is back at Bowie, adding polish to his offensive game

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Austin Hays is back at Bowie, adding polish to his offensive game
When I interviewed outfielder Austin Hays before the game Wednesday night at Double-A Bowie, his batting average was just .160 in his first six games of the year. You knew Hays would start hitting soon, but you couldn't know then that it would be just hours away. But during Bowie's win over Erie that night, Hays batted four times. He lined a single to center in the first and hit a long homer to left center in the eighth. In between, he lined out twice. Four at-bats and he squared up four...
    
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With rotation trending up, a key reinforcement is on the way

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With rotation trending up, a key reinforcement is on the way
BOWIE, Md. - Just as the Orioles rotation is starting to produce positive results, providing a real lift to a team in the midst of a brutally tough schedule, a key reinforcement is about to be added to the mix. Right-hander Alex Cobb, signed on March 21, has now made four essentially spring training-type outings and his season is about to begin for real. Cobb joins the improved O's rotation on Saturday afternoon at Boston. He jumps right into the fire, so to speak, with his Orioles debut in...
    
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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman pitches Toronto series finale

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman pitches Toronto series finale
After 7-1 and 2-1 losses, the Orioles need a win at home tonight to avoid getting swept three straight by the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles are 4-8 and Toronto is 8-4. Toronto is 3-0-1 in its four series. They split four with the Yankees and then won two of three from both the White Sox and Rangers. A Toronto win tonight would give them their first three-game sweep in Baltimore since July 16-18, 2010. O's starters Dylan Bundy and Andrew Cashner combined to pitch 14 innings allowing just two...
    
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In Bowie, Alex Cobb talks about making his Orioles debut

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In Bowie, Alex Cobb talks about making his Orioles debut
BOWIE, Md. - Today Alex Cobb took the mound in an empty ballpark at Double-A Bowie. It was one last bullpen session before the season begins for the new Orioles right-hander. But it will be very different Saturday. He'll take the mound in Fenway Park, most likely in a packed stadium and in a much different atmosphere, and face the current American League East-leading Boston Red Sox for his Orioles debut. Signed by the O's to a four-year deal worth $57 million with deferrals on March 21,...
    
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