orioles

Nolan Reimold updates his status

May 08, 2012, 1:43pm

Orioles

Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold has been on the disabled list since May 4 (retroactive to May 1) with a herniated disk in his cervical spine. He is eligible to come off the DL on May 16 and will likely play in some minor league games before his return to the active roster. "Right now, I feel alright," Reimold said this afternoon. "As far as all this goes, the top of my forearm is still numb and my thumb is numb. Other than that, just some aches in the shoulder area. I took a dosepak and...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar frontfeatured_orioles nolan reimold frontstory_orioles3

Orioles fall behind in first inning (and it's worse in third)

May 08, 2012, 3:39pm

Orioles

Well, that didn't take long. Jake Arrieta, who tossed eight scoreless innings in his last start in New York, served up a two-run homer to Josh Hamilton in the top of the first. Rangers 2, Orioles 0. The big mistake was walking Elvis Andrus with one out. Hamilton followed with his 11th homer, the ball eluding Adam Jones' leaping attempt and clearing the center field fence. The Orioles stranded two runners in the bottom of the first, but they worked Rangers starter Neftali Feliz for 27...

Comments

Tags:

orioles frontfeatured_orioles jake arrieta matt wieters

Zach Phillips talks about returning to the Orioles

May 08, 2012, 2:44pm

Orioles

Lefty pitcher Zach Phillips was back in the Orioles clubhouse today. After being among the last roster cuts at the very end of spring training, Phillips has been activated tonight and recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in time for the game versus Texas with Jason Berken returning to Triple-A Norfolk. Phillips was acquired by the Orioles last July for minor leaguer Nick Green and pitched to an ERA of 1.13 in ten games last year. The 25-year-old had no record with an ERA of 4.15 and three saves...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles zach phillips frontstory_orioles1

Showalter talks about Tejada and Phillips

May 08, 2012, 1:52pm

Orioles

Showalter talks about Tejada and Phillips

Miguel Tejada signed his minor league deal with the Orioles today and served as the designated hitter in an extended spring training game. That's all I know. I'd pass along his stats if I had them. Manager Buck Showalter hasn't said much about Tejada, who contacted the Orioles seeking a tryout after being unable to land a major league deal. "You can talk to Dan (Duquette)," Showalter said. "I know Dan was dealing with Miguel and his agent. He told me about it over in Boston. I know...

Comments

Tags:

orioles featured_sidebar frontstory_orioles2

Orioles recall LHP Zach Phillips; Option RHP Jason Berken to Triple-A Norfolk

May 08, 2012, 2:27pm

Orioles

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled LHP Zach Phillips and optioned RHP Jason Berken to Triple-A Norfolk. Phillips, 25, has recorded three saves and pitched to a 4.15 ERA (13.0IP, 6ER) in nine games for the Tides this season. He pitched to a 1.13 ERA (8.0IP, ER) for the Orioles in 10 games last season after being acquired from Texas on July 19. Berken, 28, allowed seven runs (two earned) in one inning of work last night in his first appearance of the season for the Orioles

Comments

Tags:

Orioles News Release masn news release orioles

Eveland could join rotation Friday (with Rangers lineup)

May 08, 2012, 12:56pm

Orioles

Eveland could join rotation Friday (with Rangers lineup)

The Orioles removed left-hander Dana Eveland from last night's start with Triple-A Norfolk so he can start here Friday night. Eveland tossed five scoreless innings and threw 63 pitches before coming out of the game. He's allowed nine earned runs in 36 2/3 innings this season, and only two in his last 13 innings. Eveland isn't on the 40-man roster, so the Orioles would have to make room for him. One possibility is transferring second baseman Brian Roberts to the 60-day disabled list. His...

Comments

Tags:

orioles dana eveland frontstory_orioles3

For now Markakis will stay in the third spot in lineup

May 08, 2012, 1:02pm

Orioles

For now Markakis will stay in the third spot in lineup

After a stretch where he has just one hit over his last four games and 17 at-bats, Nick Markakis is now batting .230 on the year with three homers, 11 RBIs and an OPS of .687 in 29 games. After driving in 60 runs in 2010 and 73 last year, Markakis has just three RBIs over his last 13 games and is not giving the Orioles your standard three-spot batting order production right now. But manager Buck Showalter said today he is not considering moving Markakis to another spot in the lineup at this...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar frontstory_orioles2

Can Arrieta slow down the Rangers tonight?

May 08, 2012, 6:30am

Orioles

Can Arrieta slow down the Rangers tonight?

Here is a daunting stat: Texas has won six games in a row against the Orioles and has outscored the Birds 60-15 in those games. Yes, that is an average of 10 runs per game. In three of those games, Texas scored 13 runs on the Orioles and last night they did that one better. Last year, in going 5-1 against Baltimore, the Rangers had a team batting average of .343 and OPS of .940 with 18 doubles and eight homers. Yeah, that is pretty good. The 2012 Rangers lead the American League in runs,...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar frontstory_orioles3

Orioles' lineup against Texas; Phillips is here (updated)

May 08, 2012, 11:14am

Orioles

Mark Reynolds will serve as the designated hitter tonight. Wilson Betemit gets the start at third base. For the Orioles: Endy Chavez LF J.J Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Chris Davis 1B Wilson Betemit 3B Mark Reynolds DH Robert Andino 2B Jake Arrieta RHP It continues to rain here. I don't have any inside information on the weather, and the Orioles haven't revealed contingency plans in case there's a postponement. I'm just checking weather.com and waiting like...

Comments

Tags:

orioles frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles2

With Showalter, there are no excuses

May 07, 2012, 9:51pm

Orioles

Minutes after his team had lost last night to the Texas Rangers by 11 runs, Buck Showalter could have said his club was tired and his pitching staff taxed after playing 39 innings over three days in Boston. There was an excuse to be had for the loss there if Showalter chose to use it. He did not. "I know that's a real easy area to go down, but I don't think anybody in our locker room would," Showalter said. "(Matt) Harrison pitched well. Their whole pitching staff is very deep. But...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski buck showalter frontstory_orioles3

A former Oriole with a big night as Texas routs O's

May 07, 2012, 5:38pm

Orioles

A former Oriole with a big night as Texas routs O's

The Orioles came home after a 5-1 road trip with the best record in the major leagues at 19-9, but tonight a former Oriole had a big night against them as Texas beat the Orioles 14-3 at Camden Yards. The Orioles' five-game win streak ended as they lost for just the second time in nine games and third time in 14 games. Brandon Snyder, the Orioles' first-round pick in 2005 out of a Virginia high school, homered and drove in six runs to lead Texas, which improved to 19-10. Snyder had a two-run...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski brian matusz stu pomeranz frontstory_orioles3

Hearing from Pomeranz, Matusz and Snyder

May 07, 2012, 6:34pm

Orioles

Hearing from Pomeranz, Matusz and Snyder

J.J. Hardy has reached base safely in 13 of his last 14 games. He's 8-for-12 in his last two. Matt Wieters has a hit in eight straight games and 13 of his last 14. Robert Andino has now homered in consecutive games twice in his career. The bullpen had allowed one earned run in the last 35 2/3 innings before Jason Berken gave up two earned (seven total) in the ninth inning. Stu Pomeranz blanked the Rangers over three innings, allowing three hits, walking one and striking out two. Was he...

Comments

Tags:

orioles brian matusz stu pomeranz frontstory_orioles2

Tejada passes physical, Snyder torturing former team (O's down 14-3)

May 07, 2012, 4:39pm

Orioles

Tejada passes physical, Snyder torturing former team (O's down 14-3)

Miguel Tejada passed his physical today in Sarasota and is expected to sign a minor league contract tomorrow and begin workouts at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. Tejada will be evaluated for seven to 10 days before the Orioles decide whether to keep him. He'll stay at extended spring training. The Orioles consider Tejada to be a possible defensive upgrade at third base, though it's unclear how his presence would affect Bill Hall at Triple-A Norfolk or Mark Reynolds here. As for tonight's...

Comments

Tags:

orioles brandon snyder brian matusz stu pomeranz frontstory_orioles3

Showalter not offering excuses for 14-3 loss

May 07, 2012, 6:14pm

Orioles

Showalter not offering excuses for 14-3 loss

It would have been easy for manager Buck Showalter to refer back to yesterday's 17-inning game in Boston, and the harm it did to his bullpen, while dissecting tonight's 14-3 loss to the Rangers before 11,938 at Camden Yards. Easy, but unacceptable. Showalter didn't blame a carryover from the marathon win over the Red Sox for tonight's dismal showing. "I know that's a real easy area to go down, but I don't think anybody in our locker room would," Showalter said. "(Matt) Harrison...

Comments

Tags:

orioles brian matusz buck showalter frontfeatured_orioles stu pomeranz

Bundy gives up his first run tonight in strange third at Charleston

May 07, 2012, 4:07pm

Orioles

Bundy gives up his first run tonight in strange third at Charleston

Single-A Delmarva's Dylan Bundy gave up his first run in his sixth start as a pro tonight, but it was unearned on the road at Charleston. After pitching around a two-out double to left in the first and striking out the side in the second, Bundy gave up that run in the last of the third. With two outs and no one on, he struck out Mason Williams but Williams reached first on a wild pitch. He then scored on a somewhat bizarre sequence where catcher Gabriel Lino threw a ball back wildly toward...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski dylan bundy frontstory_orioles1 featured_sidebar

Snyder gets revenge, early Bundy update (updated)

May 07, 2012, 3:37pm

Orioles

Snyder gets revenge, early Bundy update (updated)

Brandon Snyder got a little revenge on his former team tonight, driving a two-out, two-run single into center field off left-hander Brian Matusz in the top of the second inning. Adrian Beltre led off with a walk and Nelson Cruz doubled with one out. Mike Napoli flied to shallow right, but Snyder singled on a 2-2 pitch. Matusz got a called strike with a slider to even the count, and he came back with the same pitch. This time, Snyder got a hold of it. J.J. Hardy singled with one out in the...

Comments

Tags:

orioles brandon snyder dylan bundy frontfeatured_orioles

Starter possibilities for Friday

May 07, 2012, 1:49pm

Orioles

The Orioles need a starter to take Tommy Hunter's turn on Friday. Jason Berken, recalled today for the second time this season, is a possibility. He's been starting at Triple-A Norfolk. However, what happens if Berken is needed in relief this week and throws enough pitches that he's not available for the series opener against Tampa Bay? Chris Tillman is scheduled to start Friday for Norfolk, so he must be viewed as a candidate. He threw six innings yesterday in Game 1 of a doubleheader and...

Comments

Tags:

orioles chris tillman frontfeatured_orioles jason berken frontstory_orioles2

Kestler chosen as O's Honorary Bat Girl

May 07, 2012, 3:20pm

Orioles

Sunday will be a big day for Tammy Kestler, a mother of three from Glen Burnie. And not just because it's Mother's Day. The Orioles, Major League Baseball and Susan G. Komen for the Cure have announced Kestler as the O's winner of the Honorary Bat Girl contest, a campaign to recognize incredible MLB fans who are going to bat against breast cancer in their daily lives. Kestler, a one-year survivor of breast cancer, has served as team captain for her Young Survivors Group for Komen's Race...

Comments

Tags:

orioles orioles buzz pete kerzel

Orioles launch MLB At the Ballpark check-in promotions

May 07, 2012, 3:06pm

Orioles

The Orioles have announced new promotions to accompany the free MLB At the Ballpark application at Camden Yards during the 2012 season. At the Ballpark offers mobile check-in, social media, special offers, rewards and exclusive content for anyone with an Android or iOS device. Incentives for fans to "check-in" using At the Ballpark include many new promotions for the 20th Anniversary season of Camden Yards. First, an "I'm Checked In" T-shirt for the first 20 fans who check in and visit...

Comments

Tags:

orioles Orioles News Release

More from Showalter, Snyder starting at third base for Rangers

May 07, 2012, 1:20pm

Orioles

More from Showalter, Snyder starting at third base for Rangers

The Orioles were expected to option third catcher Luis Exposito to make room for a reliever, but baseball can be unpredictable. Exposito is now the second catcher. Ronny Paulino, who won the backup job in spring training while Taylor Teagarden dealt with a lower-back injury, will be the primary starter at Triple-A Norfolk. Didn't see that one coming. "They both had options," manager Buck Showalter said. "Ronny, we just want to get him catching for a period of time, get him back there...