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It's Matusz vs. Hughes tonight

May 01, 2012, 8:31am

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NEW YORK - The sky looks like it could open up any second and drench us in heavy rains, but tonight's game doesn't appear to be in jeopardy. Brian Matusz could use a break in the clouds - the black ones that have hovered over him since spring training 2011. Matusz has lost 12 consecutive decisions, but he's coming off his finest start, allowing two unearned runs over six innings against the Blue Jays. Rays of sunlight are beginning to reach him. He's also 2-2 with a 3.67 ERA and four...

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Pitching continues to hold strong, but O's remain winless against Yankees

May 01, 2012, 4:59am

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Pitching continues to hold strong, but O's remain winless against Yankees

There was plenty of frustration for the Orioles last night in New York. They lost another game to the Yankees. They lost another close game to the Yankees. They are winless this year against the Yankees at 0-4. The last three losses have been by one, two and one run. The frustration for the offense started in the first inning last night, when two balls were hard hit but outs. That trend would continue at times during the night. Chris Davis' long sac fly in the second scored a run, but...

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Bundy with another strong outing tonight

April 30, 2012, 4:07pm

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Bundy with another strong outing tonight

Orioles top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy of the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds allowed his first professional hit tonight, but then went on to pitch four shutout innings against Asheville in his fifth pro start. He is expected to now come out of the game for a reliever. Bundy allowed just the one hit over the four frames with one walk and four strikeouts. He has now pitched 17 innings over five starts allowing just the one hit in 50 at-bats against South Atlantic League hitters with two walks...

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Heath Bintliff: The Orioles' power surge

April 30, 2012, 7:37pm

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Power makes the offense go 'round and the Orioles received it in large doses from a quartet of sluggers over a terrific April that left them five games over .500. I thought I would take a closer look at their performances so far in terms of their Isolate Power (ISO), a stat that measures power independent of batting average. Matt Wieters - We'll start with Wieters, who just 14 months after being labeled one of the 50 biggest busts in baseball history, is building on his breakout 2011 season...

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Showalter speaks after 2-1 loss

April 30, 2012, 6:05pm

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NEW YORK - The Orioles are 0-4 against the Yankees this season and 14-4 against the rest of their April schedule. They had plenty of chances tonight, but every ball they hit hard seemed to find a glove, except for Matt Wieters' long single in the second inning. "We squared up, I think, eight balls, but you've got to applaud their defense, too. They caught them," manager Buck Showalter said following a 2-1 loss at Yankee Stadium. "Some nights, it happens like that. We won a ballgame...

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Kuroda tops Hammel as Yankees take series opener

April 30, 2012, 5:33pm

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Kuroda tops Hammel as Yankees take series opener

The Orioles were done in pretty much by one swing tonight and this time there was no late-inning comeback. Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer to right in the last of the second tonight and Yankees pitching made it stand up in a 2-1 win over the Orioles in the start of a three-game series. The Orioles fall to 14-9 overall, 6-5 on the road and 0-4 against the Yankees. They have lost the last three games against New York by four total runs. The Orioles are 14-5 against every team but the Yankees...

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Hammel and Bundy updates (Hammel done after sixth)

April 30, 2012, 4:13pm

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Hammel and Bundy updates (Hammel done after sixth)

NEW YORK - Jason Hammel was handed a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning, but Eric Chavez snatched it away from him. Chavez used brute force, hitting a long two-run homer off Hammel in the bottom of the second after Mark Teixeira singled and Raul Ibanez lined to right. Hammel didn't bother to turn and watch the flight of the ball. He stared straight ahead and raised his glove, waiting for a new ball. Chavez has three home runs this season, his highest total since 2007. Hammel has...

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Orioles' good start produces some good stats

April 30, 2012, 2:06pm

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The Orioles have compiled some strong stats during an impressive 14-8 start. Here are a few of them: * The Orioles lead the American League with five wins this year when trailing after seven innings. In fact, the only other AL team that has more than two of those wins is Tampa Bay with three. AL East records, when trailing after 7: Orioles 5-6 Boston 1-9 New York 2-8 Tampa Bay 3-7 Toronto 2-5 * Nolan Reimold has a 14-game hitting streak since going 0-for-4 on opening day. He is batting .356...

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Jim Johnson says he's available to pitch

April 30, 2012, 12:48pm

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Jim Johnson says he's available to pitch

NEW YORK - Jim Johnson has thrown two bullpen sessions since being hospitalized with food poisoning and flu-like symptoms, and he's available to pitch if manager Buck Showalter needs him. Johnson hasn't made an appearance since April 22 in Anaheim, when he converted his 15th straight save opportunity dating to last August, but he confirmed earlier today that he's "pitchable." "I'm ready. I told them I was ready yesterday," he said. "I feel back to normal. My pants fit a little bit...

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Baltimore-born Kaline has some advice for phenom Harper

April 30, 2012, 1:19pm

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Baltimore-born Kaline has some advice for phenom Harper

Who knows what kind of production teenage sensation Bryce Harper will have with the Nationals this season? But one thing's for certain: Not many players that young have managed to play 100-plus games in a big league season. According to baseballreference.com, nine teenagers have played 100-plus games in the big leagues since Baltimore native Al Kaline, a Hall of Fame outfielder, did it in 1954 with Detroit. "The key for Bryce Harper to be successful is to have a balance of confidence and...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

April 30, 2012, 12:01pm

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NEW YORK - Mark Reynolds is serving as the Orioles' designated hitter tonight, with Chris Davis starting at first base. For the Orioles: Nolan Reimold 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 Jason Hammel RHP For the Yankees: Jeter SS Granderson CF Rodriguez DH Cano 2B Teixeira 1B Ibanez RF Chavez 3B Martin C Nunez LF Kuroda RHP A reminder that manager Buck Showalter needs one more win for 1,000 in...

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Dan Duquette talks about Dylan Bundy

April 30, 2012, 5:25am

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When Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette was approached by a small group of reporters Sunday, he was asked about Dylan Bundy and whether he'd ever seen a young pitcher get his pro career off to a start as dominating as Bundy's has been through his four outings. "Have you?" Duquette fired back. Has anyone? Bundy, who will make his fifth pro outing tonight at home in Salisbury against Asheville at 7:05, has put together 13 hitless and shutout innings so far with one walk and 21...

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Olivia Witherite: Was it OK to say goodbye to Guthrie?

April 30, 2012, 5:31am

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Olivia Witherite: Was it OK to say goodbye to Guthrie?

It has been almost three months since the trade heard around Baltimore occurred when starter Jeremy Guthrie was dealt to the Rockies for Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom. While there were strong reactions, many of which were extremely negative, Hammel and Lindstrom have now settled in nicely into their respective roles. But are they comparable to the Orioles' old ace? Hammel began the season in the No. 3 starter's role, a few short days after Guthrie settled in as the new ace in Colorado....

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Will the Orioles take a big bite out of the Big Apple?

April 29, 2012, 6:50pm

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Or will they find a worm? The Orioles are back on the road, with three games in New York and three in Boston over a seven-day period that will further test their resolve. And their rotation. And their lineup. And their bullpen. And their depth. Jason Hammel will have another chance tonight to silence his critics - the ones who thought he'd get eaten alive in the insatiable American League East. He's 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in four outings. He's posted quality starts in three of them. Hammel...

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It's Hammel time tonight in New York

April 30, 2012, 4:30am

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Right-hander Jason Hammel hasn't even been an Oriole for three months yet. But after coming to the club in the February trade of Jeremy Guthrie to Colorado, he is off to a great start with the Birds with a record of 3-0 and ERA of 1.73 over his first four starts. He currently ranks third in the American League in ERA. "It's been a lot of fun, that sums it all up. Just trying to get off to a good start," he said Sunday in the Orioles clubhouse. After going 7-13 with an ERA of 4.76 in 170...

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Showalter speaks after 5-2 walk-off win

April 29, 2012, 1:14pm

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The Orioles are six games above .500 for the first time since July 20, 2005. That's impressive and depressing at the same time. Wilson Betemit gave the Orioles their first walk-off home run since Nolan Reimold on Aug. 10, 2011 against the White Sox. The Orioles have won 57 straight games when allowing two runs or fewer. Their last loss was Aug. 20, 2010, when Texas beat them 2-0. The Orioles improved to 5-6 when trailing after seven innings. Last year, they were 5-83 when behind after the...

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And we're no longer scoreless (Betemit with walk-off HR)

April 29, 2012, 11:00am

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And we're no longer scoreless (Betemit with walk-off HR)

Tommy Hunter took a four-hit shutout into the sixth inning today, one more hit than Oakland's Bartolo Colon allowed in his five scoreless frames. Hunter retired the first two batters on fly balls, but Josh Reddick continued to torture the Orioles with a single into left field, and Yoenis Cespedes smoked a line drive into the left field corner that gave him a double and the A's a 1-0 lead. Third baseman Wilson Betemit made a leaping attempt, but the ball barely cleared his glove. It probably...

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Showalter talks about putting Reynolds at first base (updated)

April 29, 2012, 9:41am

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Showalter talks about putting Reynolds at first base (updated)

Orioles manager Buck Showalter detests lineup questions. He can't understand the obsession with who's batting where and when. It's become something of a joke. He doesn't implode, but he shakes his head in disapproval. Well, here's another one: What went into the decision to move Mark Reynolds to first base today? "He's played first base, he's been taking balls there. I know you've all been watching," Showalter said. "That's the type of club we have, hopefully. Move people...

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A homestand of good pitching and Bundy note

April 29, 2012, 10:39am

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A homestand of good pitching and Bundy note

The Orioles are trying to end a very good homestand, one that has featured some solid pitching, with more good pitching on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. The Orioles and A's headed to the top of the fifth in a 0-0 game. Tommy Hunter, coming off an outing where he gave up just one run and three hits over six innings versus Toronto, held Oakland off the board on four singles through the first four innings this afternoon. Hunter entered this start with a career mark of 5-0 and...

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Barfield released from Norfolk roster

April 29, 2012, 6:12am

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The Orioles' lineup isn't posted yet and it's a slow morning, but I've got a small nugget of news. The Orioles released infielder/outfielder Josh Barfield from Triple-A Norfolk's roster to make room for pitcher Jason Berken, who was optioned after spending two days in Baltimore. Barfield, signed as minor league free agent in spring training, was 0-for-8 with a walk and three strikeouts in four games with the Tides. He's a career .264 hitter in parts of four major league seasons, most...