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Hunter getting another chance

June 08, 2012, 9:01pm

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Look who's back. Tommy Hunter is being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk today, and he'll try to nail down his first victory since April 24. Yes, it's been that long. Hunter was optioned after allowing six runs (five earned) and nine hits in three innings May 28 at Toronto. He's surrendered five earned runs in three of his last five starts. In the last two, he's given up 11 runs (10 earned)and 18 hits in nine innings. Hunter's main issue has been fastball command, but that's probably...

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Showalter speaks after 9-6 loss

June 08, 2012, 6:54pm

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The Orioles lost for the 12th time in 17 games, and they may have lost whatever patience remained with starter Jake Arrieta, who allowed a career-high nine runs and 11 hits in four innings. "He never seemed to get in a real rhythm," Showalter said. "Philadephia had a lot to do with that. They came out swinging the bats real aggressive, like we knew they would and have been all year. It's kind of tough to figure because he was in stride a little bit there and strikes out three or four and...

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Hunter confirmed for tomorrow

June 08, 2012, 6:27pm

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter just confirmed that Tommy Hunter will start tomorrow afternoon's game against the Phillies at Camden Yards. Dana Eveland tossed three perfect innings tonight in relief of Jake Arrieta. Miguel Gonzalez threw four innings last night in Boston. The choice became an obvious one. Hunter will be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, and a corresponding 25-man roster move will be made by 1 p.m. tomorrow. Showalter didn't want to speculate about Arrieta's immediate...

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Is this Arrieta's last start with Orioles? (O's lose 9-6)

June 08, 2012, 4:41pm

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It's not a comfortable question to pose, but it's a fair one. I hate to speculate about a player's future, though it's a common practice in the media, but Jake Arrieta is a serious candidate to be optioned tomorrow when Tommy Hunter is recalled and makes the start against Philadelphia. Arrieta turned in his second-shortest outing of the season, allowing a season-high nine runs and 11 hits in four innings. He walked none, struck out five, gave up two home runs and hit a batter. Manager...

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Arrieta falls behind early (O's trail 9-4)

June 08, 2012, 3:24pm

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Arrieta falls behind early (O's trail 9-4)

Jake Arrieta retired the first two Phillies batters tonight on a fly ball and grounder, but three straight singles by Hunter Pence, Jim Thome and Shane Victorino produced a run. Thome's ball never left the infield. Arrieta was late chasing it and couldn't make a play. Carlos Ruiz struck out on Arrieta's 21st pitch to end the inning. The Orioles have scored one run while Arrieta's been in the game in six of his 12 starts, and they've scored two runs in three other outings. In his last 10...

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More rotation speculation

June 08, 2012, 10:42am

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The Triple-A Norfolk Tides have starters listed for their next five games, and Tommy Hunter isn't among them. The Orioles pulled Hunter from the Tides' rotation in case he's needed to start tomorrow afternoon against the Phillies at Camden Yards. They wanted to keep that option alive if Miguel Gonzalez was needed in long relief. Well, Gonzalez threw four innings last night in Boston after replacing left-hander Brian Matusz, which eliminated him from consideration. Dana Eveland remains a...

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Orioles and Phillies lineups

June 08, 2012, 11:43am

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Ryan Flaherty is starting in right field tonight for the Orioles, with Endy Chavez in the other outfield corner. Adam Jones remains in center field despite being removed for a pinch hitter again last night in the ninth inning. For the Orioles: Endy Chavez LF J.J. Hardy SS Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Chris Davis DH Wilson Betemit 3B Mark Reynolds 1B Ryan Flaherty RF Robert Andino 2B Jake Arrieta RHP For the Phillies: Jimmy Rollins SS Juan Pierre LF Hunter Pence RF Jim Thome...

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A few pregame notes

June 08, 2012, 12:49pm

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The news content was light in manager Buck Showalter's pregame session with the media. Still no word on tomorrow afternoon's starter. "We've got our options that we're prepared to use," Showalter said. "Obviously, Miguel (Gonzalez) isn't one of them now. We'll see how we do tonight. But we have options for tomorrow." The Orioles will have to make room on the 25-man roster if Tommy Hunter is recalled. Gonzalez is a candidate to be optioned despite two solid relief outings with the...

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This, that and the other

June 07, 2012, 7:52pm

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BOSTON - I left my hotel room yesterday confident that Tommy Hunter would start Saturday for the Orioles. I walked out of manager Buck Showalter's office later that afternoon thinking Miguel Gonzalez might have taken the lead. Now I'm back to believing it will be Hunter. Stick with your first instinct. Gonzalez pitched last night, relieving left-hander Brian Matusz and working four innings. It's down to Gonzalez and left-hander Dana Eveland unless Showalter veers in an unexpected...

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Will the O's bats get going on this homestand?

June 08, 2012, 6:50am

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Will the O's bats get going on this homestand?

With last night's loss at Boston, the Orioles are now 5-11 since they were a season-high 13 games over .500 on May 19. They won the series in Boston, but had lost four in a row before that. So as they begin a series with Philadelphia tonight, the Orioles are looking for some wins, and to get them, they'll likely need to start scoring some more runs. While there has been a lot of focus on the club's starting pitching lately, the Orioles' hitters did not have a great road trip. Here are...

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Some Orioles draft notes

June 08, 2012, 7:43am

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The Orioles are certainly aware that their third-round draft pick, high school shortstop Adrian Marin,

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Orioles come to terms with third-round pick

June 07, 2012, 9:14pm

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The Orioles have reportedly come to contract terms with their third-round draft pick, high school shortstop Adrian Marin. That word comes from the player himself. He proclaimed this via his Twitter page on Thursday night: "Officially signed a contract with Baltimore!!" Click here for the link to that Twitter announcement and picture. Ã¢â‚¬Âª The speedy, 5-foot-10, 165-lb. Marin played at Gulliver Prep near Miami. He was the 99th overall pick in the draft, is a right-handed batter...

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Matusz knocked out early as O's fail to get series sweep at Fenway

June 07, 2012, 5:41pm

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Matusz knocked out early as O's fail to get series sweep at Fenway

Brian Matusz's return to pitching respectability took a hit tonight at Fenway Park in Boston. Matusz lasted just one batter into the third inning tonight as Boston beat the Orioles 7-0 to avoid a three-game sweep. Matusz struggled pretty much from the first pitch tonight, walking two batters in the first inning and three in the second. After he gave up a leadoff single in the third, that was it for Matusz, who fell to 5-6 with an ERA of 4.82. He entered this outing at 4-1 with an ERA of 2.87...

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Hearing from Matusz and Davis

June 07, 2012, 6:41pm

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BOSTON - Manager Buck Showalter thought the biggest issue for left-hander Brian Matusz tonight was a lack of fastball command. Matusz said he couldn't command anything, fastball included. Matusz was charged with five runs (four earned) and four hits in two-plus innings in the Orioles' 7-0 loss to the Red Sox. He walked five batters. "Yeah, it was just everything today, just out of my rhythm," Matusz said after turning in his shortest outing of the year. "I couldn't find my rhythm,...

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Matthew Taylor: Lynn's two-homer game memorable for fan reaction

June 08, 2012, 4:38am

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Matthew Taylor: Lynn's two-homer game memorable for fan reaction

My baseball memory begins somewhere in the 1980s on 33rd Street. I can remember the first batting practice baseball I caught (Dante Bichette, Milwaukee Brewers), the nachos I helped spill during a rare visit to Memorial Stadium's blue box seats, and the lesson I learned about appropriate ballpark decorum by violating it with an obscene heckle. At its best, the ballpark can teach a kid a lot about the game. I got to thinking recently about the game I attended when Fred Lynn stroked two home...

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Showalter speaks after 7-0 loss (Marin says he signed)

June 07, 2012, 6:55pm

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Showalter speaks after 7-0 loss (Marin says he signed)

BOSTON - The Orioles fell behind, 2-0, in the first inning, 4-0 in the second and 6-0 in the third. Going against Clay Buchholz, they had no shot. Buchholz tossed his third career shutout, all coming against the Orioles. Meanwhile, Brian Matusz went two innings plus a batter and was charged with five runs, four of them earned. "Command of the fastball," manager Buck Showalter said when asked to explain why Matusz struggled. "We sit here and talk about it a lot. You can have a couple good...

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Avery and Hoes struggling right now at Triple-A

June 07, 2012, 4:05pm

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Avery and Hoes struggling right now at Triple-A

The Orioles have two young outfielders struggling a bit right now at the plate at Triple-A Norfolk. It is not any cause for alarm, as they are both playing at that level for the first time. One isL.J. Hoes recently moved to Triple-A for the first time. After going 0-for-6 this afternoon, Hoes is batting .143 with no homers and three RBIs in nine Tides games. He went 3-for-6 in his first three games there, but is just 2-for-29 over his last six Norfolk games. Speaking of struggles, Brian...

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Matusz runs up pitch count in first (O's lose 7-0)

June 07, 2012, 3:49pm

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Matusz runs up pitch count in first (O's lose 7-0)

BOSTON - Brian Matusz threw 97 pitches in 7 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay on Saturday, one of the keys to a 2-1 victory. He was able to go deeper in the game, and the bullpen wasn't needed until later. Tonight, Matusz threw 37 pitches in the bottom of the first and fell behind, 2-0, on Adrian Gonzalez's bases-loaded double down the right field line. Matusz walked Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks and gave up a single to Kevin Youkilis. The Red Sox kept fouling off pitches and getting...

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The Matusz math

June 07, 2012, 1:26pm

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With each good outing, Brian Matusz, who can pitch the Orioles to another sweep at Fenway Park tonight, continues to distance himself from his terrible 2011 season when he had an ERA of 10.69. It wasn't that long ago - from last June 12 to this April 20 - that Matusz went 0-12 with an ERA of 11.64 and an opponent batting average against of .387 during a 13-start stretch. Yeah, that is a run of bad pitching. Contrast that with Matusz now, when he is 4-1 with an ERA of 2.87 over his last five...

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Berken breaks nose, and other notes (with quotes)

June 07, 2012, 2:09pm

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Berken breaks nose, and other notes (with quotes)

BOSTON - Pitcher Jason Berken broke his nose during today's start with Triple-A Norfolk when he slammed into first baseman Joe Mahoney while chasing a foul ball in Rochester. Berken could make his next start. It depends on the amount of swelling around his eyes. "He's not going to do anything as far as resetting it," manager Buck Showalter said. "Right now, he's scheduled to start again. Of course, it depends on what goes on with (Jamie) Moyer. Tommy (Hunter) might be pitching Saturday...