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Playoffs game blog: New York hosts Houston in AL wild card game

Playoffs game blog: New York hosts Houston in AL wild card game
The Houston Astros are returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2005 and the New York Yankees for the first time since 2012. New York hosts Houston tonight at 8:08 p.m. in the American League wild card game. The winner advances to meet Kansas City (95-67) starting Thursday in the American League Division Series. Houston (86-76) played well at the end of the year after losing its grip on the AL West lead to finish as the second wild card team. The Astros won six of their last eight....
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Kevin Gausman looks back on his 2015 season and ahead to his future

Kevin Gausman looks back on his 2015 season and ahead to his future
Will 2016 be the year for Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman? Will it finally be the year where he is a starter at the major league level for the entire season? He certainly hopes and expects that it will be. No more back and forth between the majors and minors, and no more work out of the bullpen. It appears that day is coming for Gausman. "I'm really looking forward to that," the 24-year-old right-hander said. "Every year, I've gone into the season wanting to be a starter and throw a lot of...
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Manager Buck Showalter on working with Dan Duquette, Chris Davis, pitchers and more

Manager Buck Showalter on working with Dan Duquette, Chris Davis, pitchers and more
Maybe we could call it an exit media interview for the 2015 season for Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter. They took questions today from reporters for about 30 minutes at Camden Yards. It was time to wrap up another season, but mostly to take a look ahead to a very important offseason for the club. Check Roch Kubatko's blog for some quotes from Duquette, and I'll provide some here from Showalter. A reporter asked the pair about...
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Dan Duquette on chance to re-sign Chris Davis, offseason priorities and more

Dan Duquette on chance to re-sign Chris Davis, offseason priorities and more
Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette has been a guest of mine several times this season when I've hosted "Orioles Baseball Tonight" each Sunday on the O's flagship radio station 105.7 The Fan FM in Baltimore. Our last interview for this season on the show came Sunday. During that interview on 105.7 The Fan, Duquette said that he believes the Orioles can afford to sign Chris Davis to a new long-term deal. He also said improving the club's pitching is his...
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Chris Davis: "It was a pretty special day" (plus Matt Wieters, Chris Tillman quotes)

Chris Davis: "It was a pretty special day" (plus Matt Wieters, Chris Tillman quotes)
Chris Davis got a lot of cheers at Camden Yards today. Cheers for his big season at the plate. Cheers for hitting two more homers. And then cheers after his postgame MASN interview by fans unsure if they'll ever see him in an Orioles uniform again. "It was pretty awesome," Davis said of the fan reaction. "I appreciate their support. They have supported me in good times and bad times. It was a pretty special day. I can't express how much I appreciate the support of our fans. The last month...
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Davis hits Nos. 46 and 47; Parra, Wieters drive in two in win over New York

Davis hits Nos. 46 and 47; Parra, Wieters drive in two in win over New York
Was is just coincidence or were some of the Orioles trying to remind the organization of what they will be missing if they leave? In a 9-4 win over the Yankees, pending free agents Chris Davis, Matt Wieters and Gerardo Parra combined to drive in eight of the runs. Davis homered twice and drove in four. The win lifts the Orioles' final record to the .500 mark at 81-81, and they post a fourth consecutive non-losing season. They also won the season series 10-9 over the Yankees. They have won the...
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O's game blog: Machado's take on Davis, today's pitchers and more

O's game blog: Machado's take on Davis, today's pitchers and more
O's third baseman Manny Machado is the latest Oriole to campaign for the team to re-sign pending free agent first baseman Chris Davis. He expressed those sentiments earlier today in the Orioles clubhouse. "When you have a guy hitting 40-something home runs and driving in 120, you want to see him back. We need him back," Machado said. "From the season we had, going from losing Nelson Cruz, (Nick) Markakis and (Andrew) Miller, we have to do something. I think our top priority should be...
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A look at what is at stake today and other Orioles notes

A look at what is at stake today and other Orioles notes
This season is not ending in a postseason berth for the Orioles and they cannot even have a winning season. But a four-game win streak has put them in position to accomplish a few things at Camden Yards today. If the Orioles win they will: * Finish at .500 at 81-81 and record a fourth consecutive non-losing season. * Clinch sole possession of third place in the American League East. * Post two straight season series wins over the New York Yankees for the first time since taking three in a row...
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Ubaldo Jimenez on his season, T.J. McFarland on the win

Ubaldo Jimenez on his season, T.J. McFarland on the win
He did not get a decision tonight but his team got the win as Ubaldo Jimenez went six innings, allowing five hits and three runs in the Orioles' 4-3 Game 2 victory over New York to sweep a doubleheader. JImenez finished the year going 12-10 with a 4.11 ERA in 32 starts over 184 innings. How does he feel about his 2015 season? "It was way better than last year, for sure. It is not like a great season, but was an improvement compared to last year," he said. "Every time you have a chance to do...
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Machado homers for fourth straight game as O's top New York 4-3

Machado homers for fourth straight game as O's top New York 4-3
Manny Machado homered for the fourth game in a row and the Orioles pushed across a run against Dellin Betances in the last of the eighth tonight to beat New York 4-3 at a chilly Camden Yards. The Orioles swept the day-night doubleheader, won their fourth in a row and improved to 80-81. A win in Sunday's season finale would give them a .500 record, and they would avoid their first losing season since going 69-93 in 2011. In a 3-3 tie, Paul Janish led off the eighth with a bloop single off...
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O's game blog: Jimenez faces Severino as Orioles go for sweep

O's game blog: Jimenez faces Severino as Orioles go for sweep
Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (12-10, 4.10 ERA) takes the mound tonight in Game 2 of this split-admission doubleheader. He is making his 32nd start and faces New York's 21-year-old right-hander Luis Severino (5-3, 2.77 ERA). Jimenez has given up just three runs in 13 innings his past two starts. In five September starts, he went 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA. He had gone 2-6 with a 6.15 ERA in 11 starts in July and August. In three starts this season versus the Yankees, he is 2-1 with an 8.16 ERA....
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Wei-Yin Chen, Manny Machado and Gerardo Parra comment after O's Game 1 win

Wei-Yin Chen, Manny Machado and Gerardo Parra comment after O's Game 1 win
If left-hander Wei-Yin Chen pitched his last game as an Oriole today, he left on a high note. Most of his postgame interview today with reporters and interpreter Louis Chao was about Chen's four years in Baltimore, and if there will be a fifth season. He is a pending free agent. We heard from Chen, Manny Machado and Gerardo Parra after the Orioles' 9-2 win over New York in Game 1 of the split doubleheader. Chen was asked if today was emotional: "I tried not to think about it, but during the...
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Chen wins his season finale; Machado, Parra each drive in three in victory

Chen wins his season finale; Machado, Parra each drive in three in victory
In what may be his last appearance as an Oriole, Wei-Yin Chen pitched a strong game. Manny Machado meanwhile continued to remind us of his bright future. Machado homered and drove in three runs, Gerardo Parra added three RBIs and Chen gave up two runs over six-plus innings as the Orioles beat New York 9-2 in Game 1 of a split doubleheader. In winning their third game in a row, the Orioles improved to 79-81 and kept alive their shot to have a .500 season. They are now 8-9 versus New York, 45-31...
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Darren O'Day said Orioles have shown interest in re-signing him

Darren O'Day said Orioles have shown interest in re-signing him
He didn't characterize it as actual contract negotiations, but Orioles reliever Darren O'Day said in the clubhouse this morning that he wants to remain an Oriole and the team has expressed that same interest. "Just kind of feelers to see where my interest is. To see if I'm interested in coming back. Yes I am, so, that is where we're at really," O'Day, a pending free agent, said. "They've expressed interest. I know they like me as a pitcher and as a person. Yeah, you know, I'd love to...
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O's game blog: Wei-Yin Chen faces Ivan Nova in Game 1

O's game blog: Wei-Yin Chen faces Ivan Nova in Game 1
There are a few things to play for in the remaining three games of the season for the Orioles. For one, they could still avoid a losing season, but they would have to beat the Yankees three times over the next two days to finish 81-81. Also, if the Orioles were to sweep this three-game series, they would win the season series two straight years against New York for the first time since O's teams did that from 1980-82. They went 13-6 against New York last year and are 7-9 in 2015. The Yankees...
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Some stats on the O's against New York and more from Chris Davis

Some stats on the O's against New York and more from Chris Davis
The Orioles host the Yankees twice today, weather-permitting, in a split doubleheader at 12:05 and 7:05 p.m. The Orioles could finish at .500 at 81-81 if they get in all three games over the next two days and win all three. The Orioles won the last two games of their series with Toronto, scoring 19 runs on 30 hits in that four-game series after scoring zero runs on 12 hits in three games at Boston last weekend. The Yankees (87-72) have clinched an American League wild card playoff berth, their...
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Chris Davis on his MVO award, pending free agency and uncertain future

Chris Davis on his MVO award, pending free agency and uncertain future
In an interview where he discussed winning his Most Valuable Oriole award this afternoon, Chris Davis also talked at length about his uncertain future. A pending free agent, Davis reiterated how much he has loved being an Oriole and loves the city. Davis remains very open to re-signing with the Orioles, but he said to this point, no contract talks have taken place. He called that disappointing. "It is. I know I said in spring I didn't want to talk about it and have it be a distraction, and I...
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Caleb Joseph: "I'll be the first one to hope that Matt signs back here"

Caleb Joseph: "I'll be the first one to hope that Matt signs back here"
With Matt Wieters potentially playing his last few games as an Oriole - he is a pending free agent - what might the catching position look like for the Orioles next year? Caleb Joseph has certainly done a solid job behind the plate. At the plate, he is batting .237 with 11 homers and 49 RBIs in 317 at-bats. His slugging percentage and OPS have increased from last season to this year, from .354 to .397 slugging and from .618 to .699 in OPS. If - and it's a big if right now - but if Wieters...
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Manny Machado on his 20/20 season, Jonathan Schoop on his hand injury

Manny Machado on his 20/20 season, Jonathan Schoop on his hand injury
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado hit two homers and stole two bases today in the O's 6-4 win over Toronto. The stolen bases were his 19th and 20th on the year and he became the fifth Oriole to have 20 homers and steals, and the second to eclipse 30 homers and 20 steals. "It's an honor," Machado said. "Something I've worked hard for. First off I want to thank my coaches. (Wayne) Kirby, Bobby D. (Dickerson), Cooley (Scott Coolbaugh), J.R. (John Russell) and Buck (Showalter). They've...
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O's overcome delay and Blue Jays, top Toronto 6-4

O's overcome delay and Blue Jays, top Toronto 6-4
A rain delay of 3 hours, 25 minutes could not stop the Orioles today. Manny Machado hit homers before and after the delay and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases as the Orioles beat Toronto 6-4. When Zach Britton got the game's last out for his 35th save, it was nearly seven hours after it started. The game began at 12:10 p.m., but went into a long delay after a first inning where the Orioles took a 3-0 lead. The Orioles won the last two games to split this four-game series and improve to 78-81...
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