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Anthony Amobi: For O's, a rough patch or time to panic?

May 31, 2012, 5:55am

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Anthony Amobi: For O's, a rough patch or time to panic?

Last night, the Orioles got swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in their three-game series up north in Canada and lost their fifth straight game. We all know that the Birds have had quite an remarkable run during the first two months of the season. To say that they have surprised everyone - fans, the local and national media alike - is an understatement. However, at this point, are the Orioles collapsing, or is this just an extraordinarily lousy stretch? They have gone 2-8 in their last 10...

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Swept out of Toronto: O's lose series final at Rogers Centre

May 30, 2012, 5:37pm

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Swept out of Toronto: O's lose series final at Rogers Centre

Well, at least Adam Jones stayed in the game after getting hit by a pitch on his left hand tonight. Other than that, not a lot went right again this evening for the Orioles in a 4-1 loss at Rogers Centre. Toronto swept the three-game series by a 18-9 score and is 33-7 against the Orioles in the last 40 games between the two teams at home in Toronto. Losing pitcher Jason Hammel entered this start having allowed just three homers all year in 55 innings. Tonight, he gave up four solo shots as...

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Markakis out of lineup

May 30, 2012, 11:38am

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As expected, Nick Markakis will sit out tonight's game while nursing a sore right wrist. Endy Chavez will play left field and Rule 5 pick Ryan Flaherty will start in right. Chris Davis will bat third, as Markakis vacates the lineup for the first time this season. For the Orioles: Endy Chavez LF J.J. Hardy SS Chris Davis DH Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds 1B Wilson Betemit 3B Ryan Flaherty RF Robert Andino 2B Jason Hammel RHP For the Blue Jays: Yunel Escobar SS Colby Rasmus...

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Orioles desperately need Hammel to be the stopper

May 29, 2012, 7:06pm

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The Orioles are still tied for first place in the American League East. They lost last night, Tampa Bay lost last night and no ground was lost. That's the good news. There isn't much of it to pass along these days. I'll give Jake Arrieta credit for not blaming plate umpire Doug Eddings for last night's terrible outing. Interviewed on MASN after the Orioles' 8-6 loss, Arrieta credited Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero for adjusting to Eddings' lousy strike zone and not letting it...

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Now the concern shifts to Markakis

May 29, 2012, 6:58pm

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter, being interviewed by MASN play-by-play man Gary Thorne after tonight's 8-6 loss to the Blue Jays, indicated that right fielder Nick Markakis might have injured his wrist late in the game. Showalter mentioned a possible injury after Thorne asked whether the roster was set for at least the next few days. Pressed to identify the player, Showalter said Markakis "tweaked" his right wrist while taking a swing in his last at-bat. Markakis lined out to right fielder...

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Updating Markakis' wrist injury

May 30, 2012, 9:46am

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Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette confirmed in a text message today that right fielder Nick Markakis is scheduled to have his right wrist examined by a hand specialist tomorrow in Sarasota during the club's off day. X-rays taken on Markakis' wrist came back negative. Markakis' status for tonight's series finale in Toronto remains unknown. Manager Buck Showalter won't post his lineup until later this afternoon. Markakis has started all 50 games this season - 48 in right field...

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Arrieta knocked out in the fifth as O's losing streak reaches four

May 29, 2012, 5:41pm

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Arrieta knocked out in the fifth as O's losing streak reaches four

The Orioles lost another game tonight and they earned this one. They got poor starting pitching, left 11 runners on base and made three errors. Jake Arrieta lasted just 4 1/3 innings, as Toronto beat the Orioles 8-6 to take the first two games of the series at Rogers Centre. The Orioles have now lost a season-high four in a row to fall to 29-21 on the year. They are just 2-7 over their past nine games and are 14-11 against the American League East. Arrieta gave up seven runs (six earned) and...

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Jim Callis projects which player O's will take in round one of draft

May 30, 2012, 6:33am

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Jim Callis projects which player O's will take in round one of draft

When it comes to projecting what might happen in the First-Year Player Draft, few are more clued in and informed then Jim Callis of Baseball America. With the first-round of the draft set for Monday night, Callis is projecting that the Orioles will wind up with a college pitcher with the fourth pick in round one. "So much can change between now and the draft," Callis said. "But I still think Mark Appel, the Stanford right-hander, is going one (to Houston). Still think Byron Buxton the...

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Neal Shaffer: Do think twice, it's still all right

May 30, 2012, 3:44am

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Neal Shaffer: Do think twice, it's still all right

At the moment, all is not well in Birdland. Four straight losses, seven losses in 10, three straight dropped series. Starting pitching - the bedrock of early success - suddenly seems quite vulnerable. The great unmeasurable of clutch performance feels measurable in the wrong way. And yet, all is good. I promise it is. Cast your memory to the preseason and recall that most analysts predicted a dismal campaign. Some even went so far as to say that the Orioles would lose 100 games. Even the...

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Hunter and Avery optioned; Chavez and Gonzalez join team

May 29, 2012, 11:50am

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Hunter and Avery optioned; Chavez and Gonzalez join team

The Orioles made two more roster moves today, optioning pitcher Tommy Hunter and rookie outfielder Xavier Avery to Triple-A Norfolk, reinstating outfielder Endy Chavez from the disabled list and purchasing pitcher Miguel Gonzalez's contract from Norfolk. Hunter didn't record an out in the fourth inning last night against the Blue Jays, allowing six runs (five earned) and nine hits in a 6-2 loss. He's 2-3 with a 5.59 ERA in 10 starts. This is the second time that Hunter has been optioned...

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Betemit in left field tonight, Reynolds at first base (Reimold note)

May 29, 2012, 11:56am

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Betemit in left field tonight, Reynolds at first base (Reimold note)

The Orioles activated Endy Chavez from the disabled list today, but he won't be in their lineup against Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero. Wilson Betemit is starting in left field. Mark Reynolds, who came off the DL yesterday and went 2-for-3 with a walk and RBI, is starting at first base. Steve Tolleson, whose roster spot appeared to be in jeopardy, is starting at third base. For the Orioles: Robert Andino 2B J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds...

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A decision is looming for Steve Johnson and the Orioles

May 29, 2012, 9:13am

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Orioles minor league pitcher Steve Johnson is having a good year at Triple-A Norfolk. He is 1-3 with an ERA of 2.62 over eight games and has a batting average against of just .191. Johnson has been on the disabled list since May 19 with a groin strain, but he has thrown two bullpen sessions recently and should be ready to rejoin the Tides rotation later this week, possibly on Friday. That is, if he is still part of the Orioles organization then. While no one is saying much publicly right...

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Orioles go from Arrieta to awful (O's lose 8-6)

May 29, 2012, 5:06pm

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The Orioles began tonight having lost six of their last eight games. And now there's this debacle. The Orioles have committed three errors, and we're only in the fifth inning. Jake Arrieta was charged with six earned runs (seven total) and six hits in 4 1/3 innings.

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Will O's need to be patient against Romero? (Update)

May 29, 2012, 2:11pm

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Will O's need to be patient against Romero? (Update)

Here is the Orioles' quicky scouting report tonight in facing Toronto lefty Ricky Romero, who is 5-1 with an ERA of 3.86 over 10 starts. He has never given up fewer hits but more walks. Patience and taking some pitches, not too often an O's team trait on offense, could be important in this game. First off, Romero is tough to hit with very good stuff. The American League is batting just .208 against him, and he is allowing a career-low 6.6 hits per nine innings. But he has walked 37 in 65...

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The stat that should concern all Orioles fans

May 28, 2012, 9:15pm

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Here it is: Over their last 22 games, Orioles starting pitchers have worked to an ERA of 5.53. That is a troubling statistic. Orioles rotation this year: * A 3.38 ERA in 27 games, with 15 quality starts through May 5. * A 5.53 ERA in 22 games with 10 quality starts since May 6. Over those first 27 games, the Orioles went 18-9 and their starters were averaging 6.1 innings per outing. In the last 22 games they have gone 11-11 and the starters have averaged 5.82 innings per outing. Yes, that...

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O's activate Chavez, purchase Gonzalez's contract; Hunter, Avery optioned

May 29, 2012, 11:41am

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O's activate Chavez, purchase Gonzalez's contract; Hunter, Avery optioned

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated outfielder Endy Chavez from the disabled list, selected the contract of right-hander Miguel Gonzalez and optioned right-hander Tommy Hunter and outfielder Xavier Avery to Triple-A Norfolk. Chavez was placed on the disabled list retroactive to May 9 with a strained left oblique. He is batting .133/.175/.167 in 20 games for the Orioles this season. Chavez appeared in three rehab games with Double-A Bowie, going 3-for-10 with two walks and...

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Heath Bintliff: Brian Roberts is still missed

May 28, 2012, 6:11pm

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Heath Bintliff: Brian Roberts is still missed

This post was inspired by Neal Shaffer's guest blog from last Wednesday entitled, "Tell the truth: Do you want Brian Roberts back?" I thought about responding to his post in the comments, but had so many opinions on the subject, it seemed like it needed its own post. First, let's discuss Brian Roberts. Earlier this season, I wrote a post arguing that Roberts was the greatest second baseman in Orioles history. I also made the proclamation that I seriously doubted that he would have any...

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Hunter with an early exit as O's lose Toronto series opener

May 28, 2012, 5:45pm

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Hunter with an early exit as O's lose Toronto series opener

Tommy Hunter entered this start winless since April 24 with a 6.17 ERA over his past four starts, and things didn't get any better for him tonight in Toronto. Hunter was knocked out even before getting an out in the bottom of the fourth as the Blue Jays beat the Orioles 6-2 at the Rogers Centre. The Orioles have now lost three in a row to match a season high and have lost six of their last eight games to fall to 29-20. Hunter gave up a run just two batters into the game. He allowed homers...

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O's need a win tonight to avoid season-high loss streak

May 28, 2012, 3:38pm

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O's need a win tonight to avoid season-high loss streak

Tonight, the Orioles are trying to avoid matching their season-long losing streak, which is just three games. That came when they got swept in a three-game series by New York in the second series of the year. The O's lost the last two games of the Kansas City series and scored just five total runs in those games. They left a combined 19 runners on base in the games and went 1-for-13 when hitting with runners in scoring position. The Orioles have been in first place every day since they were...

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Matusz with quality start, but not good enough (O's lose 4-2)

May 27, 2012, 11:44am

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Matusz with quality start, but not good enough (O's lose 4-2)

Today's attendance: 33,919. Brian Matusz has turned in a quality start today by definition. He allowed three earned runs over six innings. But he gave up four total, and the Orioles are losing 4-2, in the top of the seventh. Matusz has served up two home runs among his seven hits - solo shots by Billy Butler in the first and Jeff Francoeur leading off the top of the sixth that broke a 2-2 tie. Alcides Escobar singled with one out and scored on Humberto Quintero's two-out double. Darren...