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Chance Sisco talks defense, his 2017 season and arrival in MLB

September 17, 2017, 4:20pm

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Chance Sisco talks defense, his 2017 season and arrival in MLB

So for the Orioles, it seems the kids are all right. Catcher Chance Sisco has batted five times in the majors with a double, homer and two walks earning a nice .667 average and .800 OBP. Over his last two games in New York, outfielder Austin Hays went 4-for-7 with a homer and three RBIs. Sisco and Hays are both 22. For both, the future may be now. They are getting the opportunity to show what they can do and to also show that they might help this team next year, and maybe as soon as opening day...

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O's game blog: Orioles try to avoid sweep in the Bronx

September 17, 2017, 8:40am

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The Orioles have one more chance to end a miserable weekend in New York with a win. They play the Yankees today in the finale of a four-game series. They've lost the first three games in the Bronx by a combined 30-10 score, and they've allowed nine homers. In the three games, O's starters lasted a combined 7 2/3 innings, giving up 15 hits and 15 runs (14 earned). The Orioles bullpen has allowed 15 runs on six homers in 16 1/3 in the series. Today the Yankees go for their first four-game home...

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Is extra rest the key to a solid future rotation?

September 16, 2017, 6:43pm

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Is extra rest the key to a solid future rotation?

We have seen some of the Orioles pitchers throw well on extra rest in the second half of the season. Big league teams use five-man rotations for the most part, which means their starters most often pitch with four days of rest between starts. But in the second half of the season the Orioles have provided pitchers at times more than four days' rest, and it has produced solid results. When Kevin Gausman has gotten five days' rest, he is 2-2 with a 3.53 ERA in nine starts. Over 51 innings he has...

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O's game blog: Hellickson against Montgomery in New York

September 16, 2017, 11:49am

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O's game blog: Hellickson against Montgomery in New York

After 13-5 and 8-2 losses the last two nights, the Orioles play in New York this afternoon looking to get their first win in this four-game series. At 72-76, the Orioles have followed a season-best seven-game win streak by going 4-11. They have lost eight of their last nine and nine of 11 games. They are 28-46 on the road. The Orioles have 14 games left and would need to go 9-5 to finish at 81-81. A 10-4 or better finish would produce a winning season. The Orioles have not had a losing record...

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Solid year: DJ Stewart produced 20-20 season at Bowie

September 15, 2017, 6:47pm

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Solid year: DJ Stewart produced 20-20 season at Bowie

Most minor league players do not put up much better statistics in Double-A than they posted at lower levels on the farm. But outfielder DJ Stewart is not like most minor league players. Written off on some message boards as a first-round bust when he hit .218 at short-season Single-A Aberdeen after the 2015 draft, Stewart emerged this season with the best year of his career. It ended with him ranking among the Eastern League leaders in several offensive categories. It also ended with Stewart as...

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O's game blog: Can Ynoa slow the New York offense?

September 15, 2017, 10:59am

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O's game blog: Can Ynoa slow the New York offense?

As the Orioles look to get their offense going again, tonight they face the challenge of New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino (12-6, 2.96 ERA). Severino is third in the American League in ERA, opponents batting average (.209) and WHIP (1.05) and fourth with 211 strikeouts. He has been even better than his overall stats in the second half. The 23-year-old Severino is 7-2 with a 2.07 ERA in 11 starts since the break. That is the best ERA in the league in that time and he has given up one...

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Chance Sisco provides highlights during blowout loss at NY

September 14, 2017, 8:43pm

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Chance Sisco provides highlights during blowout loss at NY

Chance Sisco showed a smooth swing and a quick bat as he picked up his first two major league hits last night. That was easily the highlight for the Orioles in a 13-5 loss at Yankee Stadium. Easily. Sisco pinch-hit in the seventh and lined a double down the right-field line. In the ninth he turned around a 95 mph fastball and homered to right. Scouts have always rated Sisco's ability to hit for average over his power. He hit a career-high seven homers this year in 97 games at Triple-A Norfolk...

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O's game blog: O's have allowed 68 runs in six games at Yankee Stadium

September 14, 2017, 2:54pm

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O's game blog: O's have allowed 68 runs in six games at Yankee Stadium

As the Orioles begin a four-game series in the Bronx tonight, to say the least, the Orioles need to start pitching better against New York. The Orioles trail 9-6 in the season series. They have a combined 7.49 team ERA in those games and New York is batting .315/.412/.573 against Baltimore pitching with 36 homers and a team OPS of .985 in the 15 games. The Yankees have scored 120 runs in those games and that is the highest total by any team against any opponent this season. New York's 8.00...

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Yacabonis looking to make an impression (O's end loss streak)

September 13, 2017, 9:18pm

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Yacabonis looking to make an impression (O's end loss streak)

TORONTO - The month of September gives some players in the Orioles clubhouse a chance to show what they can do at the major league level. And perhaps give themselves a jump on making the team next year. That is true for Orioles right-handed reliever Jimmy Yacabonis, the club's 13th-round pick in 2013 out of St. Joseph's University. The 25-year-old Yacabonis had brief stints with the team earlier this year from June 11-15 and July 2-4. But he has pitched four times this month, throwing 5 2/3...

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O's score early, hold on to end six-game losing streak (with quotes)

September 13, 2017, 5:52pm

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O's score early, hold on to end six-game losing streak (with quotes)

TORONTO - In an effort to stop a losing streak tonight, the Orioles took an early lead and then held on to see if their pitching staff could hold a narrow advantage. They did. After losing three straight games by one run and six straight overall, the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 tonight in front of 31,714 at Rogers Centre. They improved to 72-74 and avoided getting swept three straight. Right-hander Kevin Gausman, pitching on five days' rest, went seven innings, allowing six hits and...

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Showalter on Hays: "His time will come" (game update)

September 13, 2017, 2:38pm

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Showalter on Hays: "His time will come" (game update)

TORONTO - It is a question being asked a lot around Birdland: If the Orioles took the leap to bring up outfielder Austin Hays and add him to their 40-man roster, why is he not playing more? Especially at a time when the Orioles are not getting a lot of offense out of the right field spot. In September, Mark Trumbo is batting .238 (10-for-42), Joey Rickard is hitting .118 (2-for-17) and Seth Smith is batting .100 (2-for-20). Has Showalter considered putting the kid out there? "Oh, sure. Have I...

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Ynoa gets Friday start and chance to audition for 2018 role

September 13, 2017, 1:06pm

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Ynoa gets Friday start and chance to audition for 2018 role

TORONTO - He made a start for the Orioles last Saturday at Cleveland and right-hander Gabriel Ynoa will get another chance in the rotation this weekend in New York. He is listed by the Orioles to start on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Through six games and one start, the 24-year-old native of the Dominican Republic is 1-1 with a 4.19 ERA for the Orioles. In 4 2/3 innings at Cleveland, he gave up seven hits and three runs on 77 pitches. Now he gets the start in Yankee Stadium. "I'm very...

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman pitches Toronto series finale

September 13, 2017, 9:14am

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman pitches Toronto series finale

TORONTO - The Orioles are still looking for their first win on this 10-game road trip after Tuesday's walk-off loss at Toronto. The Orioles went 0-3 at Cleveland and have lost back-to-back games at Rogers Centre by one run heading into tonight's series finale. At 71-74, the Orioles have lost six in a row, seven of eight and nine of 12 games. A seven-game win streak preceded this stretch and had the Orioles at three games over the .500 mark. They begin play tonight 4 1/2 games back for the...

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Q&A session with outfielder Austin Hays

September 12, 2017, 9:30pm

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TORONTO - So he's had a pretty good season. It began at Single-A Frederick, moved onto Double-A Bowie and he's ending it with the Orioles. It has happened faster than anyone could have predicted, but outfielder Austin Hays, the club's third-round pick last June, is in the major leagues now. Whether he starts next season with the Orioles we'll find out later, but Hays has a had a fantastic year. Between the two minor league clubs, he's hit .328/.364/.592 with 32 doubles, five triples, 32...

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Toronto scores two in the ninth to stun the Orioles 3-2

September 12, 2017, 5:54pm

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TORONTO - The Orioles got some solid pitching and a clutch late-inning home run tonight. They had Zach Britton on the mound with a lead in the ninth, but they still could not win. Trailing 2-1, Toronto scored twice off Britton in the bottom of the ninth to produce a 3-2 walk-off win as the Orioles' losing streak reached six games and they fall to 71-74. It was the latest damaging loss for their flickering playoff hopes. Britton struck out Kendrys Morales to get out a big jam in the eighth in...

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After hurricane, O's will still hold instructional league (game update)

September 12, 2017, 2:37pm

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After hurricane, O's will still hold instructional league (game update)

TORONTO - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said today that the team will still be able to hold their fall instructional league at their Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla. It is been delayed by the impact from Hurricane Irma on Florida's Gulf Coast. Originally players were expected to begin arriving for that tomorrow. Now players and staff will head to Florida on Sunday and the first workout is set for Monday. All things considered, the Orioles' facility in Sarasota came through the...

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Welington Castillo could soon return to the Orioles lineup

September 12, 2017, 1:03pm

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TORONTO - The Orioles and catcher Welington Castillo got good news today. After taking a foul ball in the groin and leaving last night's game at Rogers Centre, Castillo does not have any damage and he feels he could pinch-hit tonight. He is not ready to return to catch, but that could happen soon as well. Castillo took a foul ball off the bat of Miguel Montero in the first inning last night. He finished that inning but was replaced by Caleb Joseph in the bottom of the second. Beyond the...

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O's game blog: O's try to end losing streak in Toronto

September 12, 2017, 11:11am

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O's game blog: O's try to end losing streak in Toronto

TORONTO - The Orioles will turn to right-hander Dylan Bundy (13-9, 4.12 ERA) to try and snap a five-game losing streak tonight. They play the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a three-game series. After going 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA in five August starts, Bundy took the loss last Monday versus New York. Over four innings he gave up two homers, four walks and five runs on 98 pitches. It tied for his shortest start of the year. During that five-start run in August, Bundy pitched 36 innings and...

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O's falling back in wild card race, plus Showalter on Hays

September 11, 2017, 9:34pm

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O's falling back in wild card race, plus Showalter on Hays

TORONTO - The Orioles lost further touch with the American League's second wild card spot last night. While Minnesota did not play, the Orioles lost their fifth straight and they are now 3 1/2 games behind the Twins. The Orioles lost 4-3 to start a three-game series at Rogers Centre. They are 0-4 on a 10-game road trip. The last three losses have been by a total of four runs. The Orioles are also two games under .500 at 71-73. Now they are again chasing a winning record, not to mention several...

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Orioles fall by one as losing streak reaches five (with quotes)

September 11, 2017, 5:56pm

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TORONTO - There were defensive miscues, an injury to a catcher and it was another night of not much offense for the Orioles. They lost 4-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays in the series opener in front of 28,401 at Rogers Centre. Three games behind the second wild card to start the night, they fall to 71-73. They are two games under .500 for the first time since they were 63-65 on Aug. 25. The Orioles have scored just eight runs during a five-game losing streak. They are 27-43 on the road and 3-8 since...