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Showalter talks about getting Kim in lineup (O's lose 9-8)

May 14, 2017, 11:38am

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Showalter talks about getting Kim in lineup (O's lose 9-8)

KANSAS CITY - Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim is making what for him this year has been a rare start. He's batting sixth and playing left field this afternoon as the Orioles and Royals conclude this three-game series. Kim has started in just 12 of the Orioles' first 35 games. The emergence of Trey Mancini and the fact that the Orioles have already seen 15 left-handed starters have conspired to limit his at-bats so far. Before today, Kim's last start was May 6 versus the White Sox. Manager...

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Showalter on today's lineup and roster move

May 14, 2017, 9:15am

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Showalter on today's lineup and roster move

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles have two of their regulars out of the lineup today for the third game of this series in Kansas City. Joey Rickard - not Adam Jones - is starting in center field, while Ryan Flaherty starts at shortstop for J.J. Hardy. It seems mostly an off-day for Hardy, but Jones may have gotten banged up last night in the third inning diving for a ball in the outfield. With Monday's off-day, manager Buck Showalter can give them both two days off unless they are needed later in...

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman on mound in K.C. finale

May 14, 2017, 7:04am

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman on mound in K.C. finale

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles are a day away from Monday's off-day and they will certainly enjoy it more if they can escape Kauffman Stadium with at least one win this weekend. The Orioles have lost here by scores of 3-2 and 4-3 the past two nights. They are 2-9 in their last 11 games in this ballpark since May 17, 2014. Right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-3, 6.63 ERA) will try to be a stopper today as he makes his ninth start and fifth on the road. He has never pitched against Kansas City in the...

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For now, O's not stressing over Dylan Bundy's innings totals

May 13, 2017, 9:44pm

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For now, O's not stressing over Dylan Bundy's innings totals

KANSAS CITY - By almost any standard, right-hander Dylan Bundy is having a fantastic season for the Orioles. He is 6-1 with a 2.26 ERA and has recorded eight straight quality starts. He ranks eighth in the American League in ERA and 10th in WHIP at 1.03. But he ranks high up among the league leaders in another category that could present a concern for the Orioles at some point. Bundy has pitched 51 2/3 innings to tie for fifth in the AL. Bundy is due to make one more start before the Orioles...

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Chris Tillman struggles as Orioles fall 4-3 (quotes added)

May 13, 2017, 6:21pm

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KANSAS CITY - Chris Tillman struggled and his offense couldn't save him. As a result, the Orioles have their first three-game losing streak of the 2017 season. The Orioles hit three solo homers - two by catcher Francisco PeÃ±a, one by Chris Davis - but lost 4-3 to Kansas City in front of 24,662 at Kauffman Stadium. The Orioles fall to 22-13 overall, 9-10 on the road and to 2-9 in their last 11 games in this ballpark. Their last three losses have each been by a single run. In his second start...

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Francisco PeÃ±a homers twice in Kansas City (O's lose 4-3)

May 13, 2017, 4:23pm

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Francisco PeÃ±a homers twice in Kansas City (O's lose 4-3)

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles are trying to avoid the season's first three-game losing streak and an 0-3 start to this road trip. They are tied 1-1 with Kansas City tonight through three innings. The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the last of the second. Making his second start of 2017, Chris Tillman got into and out of trouble and needed 27 pitches to finish that frame. Eric Hosmer led the inning with a double to deep left and he scored on a Salvador Perez groundball single to left for his 21st RBI....

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More seven-man bullpen talk

May 13, 2017, 2:40pm

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KANSAS CITY - The Orioles' move toward adding a pitcher for a seven-man bullpen. and not one with six pitchers, now seems inevitable and is likely more a matter of when and not if. For the second day in a row at Kauffman Stadium, manager Buck Showalter has said as much. He's had relievers he intended not to use over the last two games and the bullpen has given up late runs in losing both of those games. "I have a pretty good idea how we are going to end up," Showalter said. "Lot of that...

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O's game blog: Chris Tillman faces K.C. in his second start

May 13, 2017, 11:29am

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O's game blog: Chris Tillman faces K.C. in his second start

KANSAS CITY - The Orioles try to get back in the win column tonight and avoid the season's first three-game losing streak. They play the Royals in the second game of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. The Orioles are now 2-5 in road series openers after last night's 3-2 loss at Kauffman Stadium. The Orioles are 2-8 in this ballpark since May 17, 2014. The Orioles (22-12) are 0-2 on this three-city, seven-game road trip. The Royals are 4-1 over their last five games, which have been...

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Adam Jones on visiting, supporting Negro Leagues Museum

May 13, 2017, 10:41am

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Adam Jones on visiting, supporting Negro Leagues Museum

KANSAS CITY - Playing Major League Baseball is very important to Orioles center fielder Adam Jones. But so is recognizing and appreciating the sacrifices of others who opened the door for him and other African-American players. This afternoon, Jones presented a $20,000 donation to Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kansas City is the site of the birth of the Negro Leagues and home to the museum preserving its history that Jones has visited more than 10 times. Today's...

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A few notes and quotes from O's Friday loss at Kansas City

May 12, 2017, 11:03pm

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A few notes and quotes from O's Friday loss at Kansas City

KANSAS CITY - The Yankees lost again last night to Houston, so the Orioles maintain the best record in the American League East. At 22-12, they lead the division by half-game over New York (21-12). But all is not well in Birdland. On Wednesday night, the Orioles took a 6-2 lead to the last of the eighth and they lost at Washington. Last night, they went to the eighth at Kauffman Stadium tied at 2-2. But Eric Hosmer's RBI double off Vidal NuÃ±o gave Kansas City the 3-2 win. In the last two...

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Showalter, Bundy and Joseph after O's loss in series opener

May 12, 2017, 8:12pm

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Showalter, Bundy and Joseph after O's loss in series opener

KANSAS CITY - A team that plays a lot of close games is going to need its key bullpen pitchers late in the game. Already without All-Star closer Zach Britton, the Orioles tried to get through tonight without using at least two bullpen pitchers. With two lefties due up, left-hander Vidal NuÃ±o took the mound in the last of the eighth of a 2-2 tie. He gave up three hits, including a tie-breaking double by Eric Hosmer, as Kansas City beat the Orioles 3-2 in front of 25,467 at Kauffman...

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Kansas City pushes across late run to beat O's 3-2 in series opener

May 12, 2017, 6:55pm

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Kansas City pushes across late run to beat O's 3-2 in series opener

KANSAS CITY - Called on to throw a season-high 112 pitches tonight, right-hander Dylan Bundy was up to the task yet again. But an O's bullpen still somewhat taxed and trying to get on its collective feet saw the Royals push across the go-ahead run in the last of the eighth. Kanas City beat the Orioles 3-2 as the club that began today with the American League's worst record beat the one that started with the best. The Royals are now 14-21 and the Orioles are 22-12. The Orioles had gone 6-1 in...

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy on mound in K.C. series opener

May 12, 2017, 4:01pm

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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy on mound in K.C. series opener

KANSAS CITY - After facing the major leagues' highest-scoring team the last three games, the Orioles begin a series in Kansas City tonight. The Royals are Major League Baseball's lowest-scoring team. During a 13-21 start, the Royals have scored just 103 runs for an average of 3.03 runs per game. At the beginning of the three games with Washington, the Nationals were averaging 6.26 runs per game. Kansas City has been held to one run or none 12 times, going 1-11 in those games, and to two runs...

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Jones helps Negro Leagues Museum (Tied, 2-2)

May 12, 2017, 3:46pm

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Jones helps Negro Leagues Museum (Tied, 2-2)

KANSAS CITY - Orioles outfielder Adam Jones will tour and visit the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City here on Saturday. Jones will be joined by Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick. As part of his visit, Jones will bestow a $20,000 personal contribution to the museum. Jones will also formally announce that he will provide free museum admission to children from Operation Breakthrough, a local nonprofit...

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Pregame notes on Chris Davis, the bullpen and more

May 12, 2017, 3:30pm

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Pregame notes on Chris Davis, the bullpen and more

KANSAS CITY - For the second time this season, Chris Davis is not in the starting lineup for the Orioles. Manager Buck Showalter said it is just a night off at the start for Davis, who is batting .239 with four homers and eight RBIs. "Yeah, it was about three or four things," Showalter said, one of which was getting Trey Mancini a start at first base. "I wanted to give him the benefit of two days (of not starting). He's been playing every day. I'm trying to get Trumb (Mark Trumbo), stay...

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Brad Brach: "I think my best outings are after I've had rough ones"

May 12, 2017, 2:10pm

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Brad Brach: "I think my best outings are after I've had rough ones"

KANSAS CITY - It won't surprise anyone to know that reliever Brad Brach can't wait to get back out on the mound. He allowed three runs in the ninth in the Orioles' 7-6 loss to the Nationals Wednesday. It was a second blown save in 10 chances. But he is ready for the next chance. "Yeah, definitely," Brach said this afternoon. "I think my best outings are after I've had rough ones. So I am just ready to get back out there and put up a zero and hopefully we won't be having these...

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A closer look at Dylan Bundy's big improvement in 2017

May 11, 2017, 4:50pm

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A closer look at Dylan Bundy's big improvement in 2017

There have been a few positives to develop during this 2017 season for the Orioles. One of the biggest is the major step forward that right-hander Dylan Bundy is taking right before our very eyes. When he was drafted fourth overall in 2011, the Orioles envisioned a day Bundy would pitch like a top-of-the-rotation starter and that day is at hand. Whether he continues on this path and eventually earns the title of "ace pitcher" has yet to be seen, but he's done some pretty special things so...

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Rained out in D.C.: A few O's notes as they head to K.C. next

May 11, 2017, 2:45pm

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Rained out in D.C.: A few O's notes as they head to K.C. next

The Orioles and Washington Nationals were going to try to end a stretch of four straight games against each other tonight at Nats Park. The O's won two of three so far. But word came down just after the scheduled 7:05 p.m. start time that tonight's game has been rained out. The game is now scheduled to be made up on Thursday, June 8 at 7:05 p.m. at Nats Park. Even when these teams do get that game in, the Orioles are either going to win or tie the season series versus Washington. Since these...

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O's second stretch without Zach Britton gets rocky

May 10, 2017, 8:13pm

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O's second stretch without Zach Britton gets rocky

Catcher Matt Wieters produced his ninth career walk-off hit last night. It was the first one Orioles fans did not truly enjoy. Wieters' two-run single off Brad Brach in the ninth capped the Washington Nationals three-run rally in the final inning as they beat the Orioles 7-6. With a 6-2 lead heading to the bottom of the eighth, the Orioles seemed in good positon to extend their winning streak to seven games. Looks can be deceiving. The Nats scored five more runs before the Orioles could get...

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O's game blog: Does winning streak get extended? (Nope, Nats win 7-6)

May 10, 2017, 2:46pm

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O's game blog: Does winning streak get extended? (Nope, Nats win 7-6)

They have the majors' best record and a six-game winning streak, and the Orioles open a two-game series at Nationals Park tonight. The Orioles (22-10) swept the two-game series in Baltimore against the Nationals (21-12) by scores of 6-4 and 5-4. The club's six-game win streak is the longest active winning streak in the majors and is the longest for the Orioles since June 22-29, 2016, when they won seven in a row. They rallied from 4-1 down in the eighth last night, scoring once in the eighth...