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Flaherty starting at third base

May 11, 2012, 11:34am

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Rule 5 pick Ryan Flaherty is starting at third base tonight after playing left field in Game 1 of yesterday's doubleheader. For the Orioles: Ryan Flaherty 3B J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Wilson Betemit LF Chris Davis 1B Nick Johnson DH Robert Andino 2B Dana Eveland LHP No roster move has been announced, and it might not come until batting practice ends. Tommy Hunter is here - he ran in the outfield earlier today - but he still could be optioned to Triple-A...

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Quick Tejada update

May 11, 2012, 10:47am

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Bill Hall to a minor league deal. Tejada contacted the Orioles about receiving a tryout after he couldn't land a major league contract in free agency. Tejada, who turns 38 later this month, batted .234/.270/.326 with 16 doubles, four homers and 26 RBIs in 91 games with the Giants last season. He's already had two tours with the Orioles, from 2004-2007 and again in 2010.

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Thinking about today's roster moves and next month's First-Year Player Draft

May 10, 2012, 8:06pm

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Thinking about today's roster moves and next month's First-Year Player Draft

The Orioles didn't hit a home run in Game 2 last night, the first time they failed to clear the fences since April 30 at New York. They hit 20 homers in their previous eight games and were 6-2 in that span. No need to worry that the Orioles will deprive you of a roster move today. Dana Eveland is here to make tonight's start against the Rays, as the Orioles return to the safe confines of the American League East. Someone has to vacate the 25-man roster, and someone has to vacate the 40-man...

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Matthew Taylor: Examining a homer-happy week at Camden Yards

May 11, 2012, 5:05am

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Matthew Taylor: Examining a homer-happy week at Camden Yards

What a week for home runs in Baltimore. Josh Hamilton became only the 16th player to hit four home runs in a game Tuesday. Two days later, the Orioles established an American League record by homering in the team's first three at-bats of a doubleheader against the Rangers. Ryan Flaherty, J.J. Hardy and Nick Markakis did the early yard work for the Birds. Overall, the O's hit five home runs in a game for the first time since June 30, 2010, against Oakland. That's two short of the club record...

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Hearing from Hunter and Lindstrom

May 10, 2012, 6:47pm

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Tommy Hunter started Game 2 tonight and allowed four runs and five hits in six innings. Matt Lindstrom relieved him and allowed three runs (two earned) and three hits in one inning. "I felt real good. I was down in the zone. It was a lot better than what it was the last start," Hunter said. "It's a good lineup. Of course, it does help when the ball lands in a spot the only place it could land on the entire field and he (Mike Napoli) ends up getting a triple on it with no outs. That was...

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Showalter speaks after 7-3 loss in Game 2

May 10, 2012, 6:32pm

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Showalter speaks after 7-3 loss in Game 2

Manager Buck Showalter asked reporters whether they saw enough baseball today. We've seen enough to last a lifetime, considering how many innings this team has played since it arrived in Boston last week. Tommy Hunter gave the Orioles six innings and 91 pitches while working on three days' rest. "Tommy made a lot of quality pitches down, which you have to do with that club, and he kept us in that ballgame," Showalter said. "Had a changeup that he's trying to throw off the plate away...

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Josh Hamilton with another homer as the Rangers win the nightcap

May 10, 2012, 5:38pm

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Josh Hamilton with another homer as the Rangers win the nightcap

The Texas Rangers came up with two runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead, and three more in the seventh, to pull away tonight to beat the Orioles 7-3 and gain a split of the doubleheader at Camden Yards. The Orioles won the opener 6-5 in a game where they hit three homers to start the game and five on the day. In the second game, Mike Napoli's RBI triple tied the game 3-3 in the fifth, and then he scored the go-ahead run on an Elvis Andrus RBI single. Earlier, Josh Hamilton hit a...

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Showalter speaks after 6-5 win in Game 1; O's trail 7-3 in Game 2

May 10, 2012, 3:26pm

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Showalter speaks after 6-5 win in Game 1; O's trail 7-3 in Game 2

Josh Hamilton didn't homer in Game 1, but he drilled a two-run shot off Tommy Hunter in the first inning of Game 2. Hamilton's ball landed on Eutaw St., the first time in his career that he's cleared the flag court. It's now happened 60 times in Camden Yards history. Hunter gave up two hits and walked a batter in the first inning. Showalter had to rush through his session with the media following the 6-5 victory in Game 1. These straight doubleheaders are brutal. Showalter twice called...

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Wei-Yin Chen: "My best outing of the year"

May 10, 2012, 3:06pm

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Wei-Yin Chen: "My best outing of the year"

Just minutes after he had pitched so well against the hot-hitting Texas Rangers, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen said this was the best of his six outings so far this season. "Yeah, definitely this was my best outing," Chen said through his interpreter. "This was definitely the best outing of this year." Chen kept Texas off the board until the fourth inning and wound up pitching a career-high 7 2/3, allowing six hits and two runs and improving to 3-0 with an ERA of 2.68 on the...

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Game 2 lineups, Chavez to DL

May 10, 2012, 3:13pm

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Steve Tolleson makes his Orioles' debut as the starting third baseman in Game 2 of today's doubleheader. Luis Exposito is behind the plate, and Wilson Betemit moves from third to left field for the nightcap. For the Orioles: Robert Andino 2B J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters DH Wilson Betemit LF Mark Reynolds 1B Steve Tolleson 3B Luis Exposito C Tommy Hunter RHP For the Rangers: Kinsler 2B Andrus SS Hamilton CF Beltre DH Young 3B Murphy LF Cruz RF...

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A stunning homer start leads the Orioles past Texas in Game 1

May 10, 2012, 2:31pm

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After watching Josh Hamilton set an American League record with 18 total bases in one game on Tuesday night, the Orioles set an American League record in the first inning of Game 1 of the doubleheader today. The Orioles became the first AL team to ever hit three straight homers to start a game in a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers behind left-hander Wei-Yin Chen. Ryan Flaherty led off the game against Rangers right-hander Colby Lewis and sent a 1-0 pitch over the right-field wall. J.J. Hardy...

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Orioles must make room for Eveland

May 10, 2012, 12:07pm

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Dana Eveland will arrive in Baltimore later today and make tomorrow night's start against the Rays at Camden Yards. That much we know. In fact, we knew about it yesterday, but manager Buck Showalter confirmed it this afternoon and joked about how the reporters staring back at him already figured it out. Here's what we don't know: How the Orioles will make room for Eveland on the 25-man and 40-man rosters. That's a much more complicated mystery. The Orioles could open a spot on the 40-man...

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Chen exactly what the doctor ordered (O's win 6-5)

May 10, 2012, 1:50pm

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Chen exactly what the doctor ordered (O's win 6-5)

Orioles manager Buck Showalter needed Wei-Yin Chen to pitch deep into Game 1 of today's doubleheader. Chen didn't need to be told twice. We're in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Chen has held the potent Rangers' lineup to one run and four hits, with one walk and five strikeouts. His pitch count stood at 72 through the fourth, but he's at 98 after the seventh. Luis Ayala was warming in the seventh, but he stopped after Chen retired the side in order. The Rangers scored 70 runs...

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Steve Tolleson on being called up to the Orioles

May 10, 2012, 11:49am

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The Orioles signed Steve Tolleson as a minor league free agent in November. After showing a hot bat in some recent games with Triple-A Norfolk, the 28-year-old was added to the O's roster yesterday, and he figures to play in a utility role while here. This will be his second time in the majors. In 25 games with Oakland in 2010, Tolleson hit .286 over 49 at-bats. "It was a great experience," he said. "I went up as a utility guy for Oakland, and I knew my role. I thought I did a really good...

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Orioles string together three HRs in first inning (more information)

May 10, 2012, 12:26pm

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Now that's the way to announce your presence in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The first three Orioles homered off Rangers starter Colby Lewis in the bottom of the first inning, bringing the sparse crowd to its feet and almost knocking Lewis to his knees. Rule 5 pick Ryan Flaherty hit his first major league home run on Lewis' second pitch, the ball clearing the out-of-town scoreboard in right field. J.J. Hardy followed with his eighth homer, and Nick Markakis followed with his fifth. The...

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Endy Chavez talks about the injury that will lead him to the DL

May 10, 2012, 10:47am

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Endy Chavez talks about the injury that will lead him to the DL

It has been a frustrating start to the season for Orioles reserve outfielder Endy Chavez. After hitting .301 last year with Texas, he is batting just .133 in 20 games with the Orioles and now he is headed for the disabled list. Chavez will be officially put on the DL at some point today, likely after Game 1, to allow the Orioles to recall Tommy Hunter from the minors to pitch tonight's second game of the doubleheader with Texas. "They said on the MRI the oblique is fine (showing no...

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Updates on Hammel, Chavez, Eveland, Britton and more

May 10, 2012, 10:38am

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Updates on Hammel, Chavez, Eveland, Britton and more

Jason Hammel, who isn't making today's start because of a sore right knee, is tentatively scheduled to pitch Monday night against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Hammel could be pushed back one more day and start Tuesday. The Orioles will more strongly consider placing him on the disabled list if he remains unavailable. Manager Buck Showalter stressed that Hammel could have pitched today under different circumstances, but the club isn't taking any chances this early in the season. Endy...

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Orioles' Game 1 lineup against Rangers

May 10, 2012, 9:26am

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It's the same as yesterday. For the Orioles: Ryan Flaherty LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Wilson Betemit 3B Chris Davis DH Mark Reynolds 1B Robert Andino 2B Wei-Yin Chen LHP

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Orioles introduce "Birdland Passport" program

May 09, 2012, 11:59am

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The Orioles today unveiled the Birdland Passport program, which will reward fans who visit Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the Orioles' local minor league affiliates. All five minor league affiliates - the Norfolk Tides, Bowie Baysox, Frederick Keys, Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen IronBirds - are participating in the program. "The program is designed to encourage our fans to frequent not only Oriole Park at Camden Yards, but also all of our minor league affiliates' ballparks, which are...

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Who's left in left?

May 09, 2012, 7:08pm

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I'm going to test your memories, which might seem unfair at this early hour. Remember when the Orioles were set in left field? Nolan Reimold was going to be the regular and get enough at-bats for the Orioles to properly evaluate him. Endy Chavez was going to spell him - making sure to put the E before the I - and give the club good defense. That plan has been put on hold. Reimold is on the disabled list with a herniated disk in his neck. Chavez is expected to join him today with a sore...