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O's game blog: Looking for a sweep over Toronto

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O's game blog: Looking for a sweep over Toronto
With a win today, the Orioles can complete their first three-game home sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays since Sept. 15-17, 2014. They have taken the first two games of this series by scores of 5-3 in 10 innings and 7-5. Orioles catcher Welington Castillo has gone 4-for-8 in the series with three homers and seven RBIs. He had a game-tying homer Friday and later the walk-off homer in the 10th. Last night, his three-run shot in the seventh turned a 5-4 Toronto lead into a 7-5 Orioles lead. According...
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A look at the confidence factor for Welington Castillo and Brad Brach

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A look at the confidence factor for Welington Castillo and Brad Brach
If you play major league baseball, you are probably a pretty confident player. But if you play every night against some of the best in the world, sometimes they might get the best of you. That could test that confidence. In the Orioles clubhouse last night, two players talked about confidence. One seems to have it in abundance right now, and the other saw it waver but rebound in the last two days. Catcher Welington Castillo's confidence might be hitting a peak in recent days. He has hit three...
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Welington Castillo's homer lifts O's past Toronto (quotes added)

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Welington Castillo's homer lifts O's past Toronto (quotes added)
José Bautista hit a huge three-run homer in the top of the seventh that gave Toronto the lead tonight. Then Orioles catcher Welington Castillo hit one of his own that topped him in the home half. After hitting two homers last night - including a walk-off shot in the 10th - Castillo's three-run homer tonight put the Orioles ahead as they beat the Blue Jays 7-5 in front of a sellout of 45,416 at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 25-16 overall, 15-3 at home and 7-1 versus Toronto. They moved back...
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O's game blog: Orioles have played 10 straight close games

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O's game blog: Orioles have played 10 straight close games
Will the Orioles play another close game tonight? After their 5-3 win in 10 innings over Toronto on Friday night, the last 10 Orioles games have been decided by one or two runs. It has been almost two weeks since they played a game decided by a bigger margin. That was when they blanked the White Sox 4-0 on May 7. The Orioles have gone 4-6 in the 10 games. The Orioles reached the 40-game point last night, and they are 24-16 (.600) and a 1/2 game behind New York for first place in the American...
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Alec Asher gained his manager's confidence and that helped his own

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Alec Asher gained his manager's confidence and that helped his own
Through the first 40 games of the 2017 season, right-hander Alec Asher is proving to be a nice find for the Orioles. Acquired from Philadelphia on March 28 for a player to be named later or cash considerations, he has pitched well for his new team in a variety of roles. In nine games (two starts), the 25-year-old Asher is 1-2 with a 2.52 ERA. Over 25 innings, he has allowed 23 hits and seven runs, with six walks, 19 strikeouts and a .250 average against. He pitched to a 2.92 ERA in his two...
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The long-time O's farmhand that made his MLB debut with Toronto

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The long-time O's farmhand that made his MLB debut with Toronto
When the Orioles drafted catcher Mike Ohlman in the 11th round of the 2009 draft and signed him to a hefty overslot bonus, they probably envisioned a day he would be playing at Camden Yards. He did too. Just not as a player for the Toronto Blue Jays. But Ohlman is here in Baltimore this weekend enjoying his first trip to the major leagues as Toronto's backup catcher. He was batting .246 with seven homers and an OPS of .982 for Triple-A Buffalo when he got the call on May 8. Toronto put catcher...
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Walk-off win: Welington Castillo homers in the 10th (quotes added)

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Walk-off win: Welington Castillo homers in the 10th (quotes added)
Camden Yards was pretty quiet after a 58-minute rain delay halted the game before the last of the 10th. When play resumed, Toronto's Jason Grilli quickly got two strikeouts. But Mark Trumbo dumped a single into right and Welington Castillo came up. Castillo hit a two-run homer earlier and then he blasted another on a 1-2 pitch as the Orioles beat Toronto 5-3 in walk-off fashion. They improved to 24-16 and moved to within a half-game of first place New York, which lost to Tampa Bay, in the...
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O's game blog: Homestand begins with Toronto series opener

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O's game blog: Homestand begins with Toronto series opener
The Orioles hope a return to Oriole Park at Camden Yards for a six-game homestand also means a return to winning. They host Toronto tonight in the opener of a three-game series. Minnesota will follow the Blue Jays for another three-game series. The start of tonight's game is being delayed by a threat of rain in the area. First pitch is set for approximately 7:30 p.m. The Orioles have had three homestands, going 4-1, 4-2 and 5-0 in the last one against the White Sox and Nationals. Their 13-3...
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Adam Jones: In mid-May, "I don't think there is panic"

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Adam Jones: In mid-May, "I don't think there is panic"
It has been true for years of the Orioles and it could serve them well now. They are a team that works hard to maintain an even keel. They don't get too up with a winning streak or down when they've lost a few. And now they've lost a few. They come home to face Toronto tonight for a three-game series after a 1-6 road trip that featured six one-run losses. According to STATS, LLC., this was the Orioles' first road trip with six or more one-run losses since 1955. The Orioles last trip with...
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Can the recent homer increase help O's get turned around?

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Can the recent homer increase help O's get turned around?
Who would have thought that returning to playing games within the American League East might be a way for the Orioles to get more wins. Well, we will see about that, but they play three games at home against Toronto starting tonight. They also have upcoming series with the Yankees, Red Sox and Yankees. The Orioles just completed a stretch of playing 12 consecutive games outside of the division. This was after where 24 of the first 27 this season were AL East games. But while the O's went 15-9...
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O's game blog: Road trip ends in Detroit (Orioles lose 6-5)

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O's game blog: Road trip ends in Detroit (Orioles lose 6-5)
A road trip that has seen the Orioles lose five of six games ends this afternoon at Comerica Park, as the Orioles and Detroit Tigers wrap up a three-game series. The Orioles won 13-11 in 13 innings Tuesday night and lost 5-4 last night. After beginning the year 8-1 in one-run games, the Orioles are 8-6. All five losses on this trip have been by a run, while the one win was by two runs. In fact, the Orioles have played eight straight games decided by one or two runs, going 3-5. The last game not...
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Sizing up the latest loss, bullpen additions and catcher stats

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Sizing up the latest loss, bullpen additions and catcher stats
The Orioles have now fallen 1 1/2 games off the pace in the American League East after they lost at Detroit 5-4 last night while New York was winning 11-7 at Kansas City. The Yankees (24-13) are 8-1 in their last nine road games, while the Orioles (23-15) are 1-5 on their current road trip, which ends this afternoon. It's a road trip marked by five one-run losses featuring blown leads, some ineffective bullpen pitching and short outings by starting pitchers. It's a problem we've seen before,...
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O's game blog: Jiménez on the mound at Detroit (O's lose 5-4)

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O's game blog: Jiménez on the mound at Detroit (O's lose 5-4)
After winning in 5 hours, 19 minutes in the series opener that took 13 innings, the Orioles and Detroit Tigers play Game 2 of their three-game series tonight at Comerica Park. The Orioles improved to 23-14 and snapped a four-game losing streak with the crazy 13-11 win. It was a win that saw the Orioles lose an early six-run lead and then blow a three-run edge in the 12th inning, only to finally close it out an inning later. The Orioles are a half-game behind New York for first place in the...
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O's kept blowing leads, but kept scoring in wild win over Detroit

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O's kept blowing leads, but kept scoring in wild win over Detroit
The Orioles had a 7-1 lead and lost it. The Tigers had an 8-7 lead with two outs in the ninth inning and lost it. The Orioles had an 11-8 lead in the 12th and lost it. The Orioles had a 13-11 lead in the 13th and held it. In a bizarre and crazy game that saw the Orioles bullpen allow seven more runs, including a grand slam, they somehow won over the Tigers. It started last night but ended this morning. After the midnight hour. It was the longest game of the year by both innings (13) and in the...
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O's game blog: O's looking to end losing streak (O's won 13-11 in 13)

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O's game blog: O's looking to end losing streak (O's won 13-11 in 13)
The Orioles will try to put a stop to a four-game losing streak and a winless road trip tonight. They play at Detroit to start a three-game series. The Orioles are 22-14 and the four consecutive losses all came by one run. They are 0-4 on a road trip that begin in Washington, went to Kansas City and now will end Thursday in Detroit. The Tigers are 18-18 overall, 9-7 at home and are 4-6 their past 10 games. On the mound tonight, it's a matchup of left-handers. Wade Miley (1-1, 2.45 ERA) gets...
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A look at some solid performances on the O's farm

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A look at some solid performances on the O's farm
As the four full-season affiliates in the Orioles organization have all now played around 36 games, we've got a large enough sample size to see a few things emerge. A few quick impressions: * Ryan Mountcastle's bat has been pretty special during his debut season at age 20 in the Carolina League for Single-A Frederick. Yes, there are big questions about his defense at shortstop, but his bat looks like it has future middle-of-the-order potential. He went 4-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs last...
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Here today, gone tomorrow: The Norfolk-Baltimore shuttle is active

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Here today, gone tomorrow: The Norfolk-Baltimore shuttle is active
We have seen it happen several times this year to young Orioles pitchers with minor league options remaining. Pitch well one day and get sent back to the minors the next. It doesn't really seem a fair reward for a job well done. But for now, as the Orioles stay with a six-man bullpen and five-man bench, the Triple-A Norfolk to Baltimore shuttle has been on overdrive. Right-hander Logan Verrett pitched scoreless 10th and 11th innings in an important extra-inning win at Yankee Stadiuim on April...
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Chris Davis on Kevin Gausman and his offense, plus other notes

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Chris Davis on Kevin Gausman and his offense, plus other notes
KANSAS CITY - Right-hander Kevin Gausman has had a disappointing 2017 season, that is clear for all to see. No one expected his ERA to be 7.19 after nine starts when he pitched so well in the second half last year. Sunday's game may have been his most disappointing, because he could not protect a 5-0 lead. In fact, he could not hold the lead even for several minutes. The Orioles went ahead 5-0 with a four-run top of the fourth and then Gausman allowed five runs in the bottom of the inning....
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Wrapping up a tough weekend for the Orioles

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Wrapping up a tough weekend for the Orioles
KANSAS CITY - Earlier this year, the Orioles lost a 9-1 lead and a game at Yankee Stadium. Today, they blew a 5-0 lead in Kansas City. As they left Kauffman Stadium today, the Orioles realized they've got some regrouping to do. They've lost four in a row - all by one run. After scoring just five runs in the first two games of this series, they got eight today. That was not enough. The Orioles lost for the 10th time in their last 12 games in this ballpark as Kansas City completed a three-game...
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O's lose five-run lead and series finale, get swept in K.C.

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O's lose five-run lead and series finale, get swept in K.C.
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles offense came to life with four runs in the fourth today to produce a 5-0 lead. But even that wasn't enough for them to win in this Orioles house of horrors known as Kauffman Stadium. Not nearly enough. The Orioles got swept three straight, losing 9-8 to hte Royals this afternoon, and lost for the 10th time in their last 12 games here. The 5-0 lead vanished against the Royals, who began the weekend at 13-21 and with the American League's worst record. The Orioles fall...
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