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O's claim Exposito off waivers, Bell designated for assignment

April 17, 2012, 10:10am

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O's claim Exposito off waivers, Bell designated for assignment

The Orioles today announced that they have claimed catcher Luis Exposito on waivers from Boston. Exposito, 25, is a career .268/.324/.420 hitter in seven minor league seasons in Boston's farm system. He was the Red Sox's 31st round selection in the 2005 First Year Player Draft. To make room for Exposito on the 40-man roster, infielder Josh Bell has been designated for assignment. Bell, 25, batted .200/.221/.264 in 79 games with the Orioles in 2010 and 2011. He was acquired by Baltimore on...

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Crunching a few numbers

April 17, 2012, 5:42am

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CHICAGO - For reasons that the Baltimore beat reporters never quite understood, last night's game at U.S. Cellular Field couldn't be aired on the press box televisions. At least not the ones within our view. However, we could pick up MASN's feed of the Nationals-Astros game. Too bad. We really wanted to catch a few replays, just to make sure the Orioles really did score nine runs over the last three innings. It was pretty frustrating, but then the White Sox brought cookies to the back of...

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Improbable win: O's use late homer barrage for latest comeback victory

April 16, 2012, 10:40pm

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Improbable win: O's use late homer barrage for latest comeback victory

You don't often see a team win a game where it makes three errors, strikes out 15 times, leaves the bases loaded twice, goes 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position through the first nine innings and trails by three runs with six outs to go. But the Orioles scored nine unanswered runs over their last three at-bats last night to storm back and win 10-4 in 10 innings at Chicago. Here is a stat for you: In their three wins on this road trip, the Orioles have outscored opponents 15-0 from the...

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Big night in Salisbury: Dylan Bundy makes his home debut tonight

April 17, 2012, 7:16am

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Big night in Salisbury: Dylan Bundy makes his home debut tonight

I would have to guess the Orioles fans on Maryland's Eastern Shore are pretty fired up about tonight's game at Salisbury's Perdue Stadium. Dylan Bundy makes his third pro start and first at home as the Single-A Shorebirds host Hagerstown at 7:05 p.m. Hagerstown's Alex Meyer, drafted 23rd overall last year (Bundy was No. 4) will make this a matchup of first-round draft picks for the Orioles and Nationals. Bundy has dazzled starting this season by retiring 18 consecutive batters - 12 on...

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Orioles score nine late runs to beat the White Sox

April 16, 2012, 8:01pm

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Who saw that coming? Maybe after watching the Orioles come up with some late offense on Friday and Saturday in Toronto led many fans to not give up on tonight's game. Those that stayed with it were rewarded. The Orioles scored nine unanswered runs in the last three innings tonight to beat Chicago 10-4 in ten innings. In the top of the eighth, Matt Wieters hit a solo homer to bring the Orioles within 4-2. Then they got a pair of solo homers to tie the game off White sox closer Hector...

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Hearing from Reimold, Jones, Wieters and Davis

April 16, 2012, 8:53pm

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Hearing from Reimold, Jones, Wieters and Davis

CHICAGO - Nolan Reimold figured he would stay on the bench until Tuesday night's game at U.S. Cellular Field, but manager Buck Showalter used him as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and kept him in left field. Reimold responded with a home run and RBI single. Not bad for someone who began the night listed among the reserves, partly because of cramping in his left hamstring. "Yeah, I think it was just precautionary keeping me out," Reimold said. "I thought I was going to play the next day, so...

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Heath Bintliff: Nolan Reimold and other delights

April 17, 2012, 3:47am

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Heath Bintliff: Nolan Reimold and other delights

At this time last season, I was keeping vigil for Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold. Reimold had been exiled to Triple-A Norfolk after a very good spring in Sarasota (.315/.448/.537) and, after a wretched 2010 campaign, finally looked healthy, fully recovered from offseason Achilles tendon surgery that cut his 2009 season short and ready to build upon the .831 OPS he put up during his rookie season. That was not to be. During the 2011 offseason, O's executive Andy MacPhail decided to shore up...

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Orioles release pair that were on minor league deals

April 16, 2012, 4:25pm

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The Orioles released catcher Josh Johnson and pitcher Casey Fossum over the weekend. Both were in extended spring training on minor league contracts. Neither was currently on a roster of any of the team's minor league affiliates. Beyond that, I have no other info as to how they played or looked this spring, just that both have been released. Here are some notes about tonight's Orioles-White Sox game: * New White Sox manager Robin Ventura made his major league debut at Memorial Stadium in...

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Showalter and Arrieta speak after 10-4 10-inning win

April 16, 2012, 8:33pm

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Showalter and Arrieta speak after 10-4 10-inning win

CHICAGO - Orioles manager Buck Showalter was asked whether he felt like he watched two different games tonight. "How about four?" he replied. At least. Buck Showalter talks about the O's big 10-4 comeback win over the White Sox The Orioles were down 4-1 before batting back to tie the game in the ninth and win it easily in the 10th, 10-4. They made mistakes, they made the White Sox look sloppy. They failed in the clutch, they came up huge in the clutch. "We gave them some runs and we...

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Flashback: Going batty over giveaway lumber

April 16, 2012, 7:42am

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No doubt about it, Orioles fans love their giveaways. From brandishing T-shirt Tuesday handouts to lining up bobbleheads as part of their office decor to loveable but goofy looking floppy hats on the beaches in Ocean City, Md., and Rehoboth Beach, Del., those premiums distributed at the Camden Yards gates become prized possessions. Over the years, the O's have scheduled some pretty interesting giveaways. Remember seat cushion night at Memorial Stadium, where a debatable umpire's call...

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Reynolds delivers in clutch (O's trail 4-2)

April 16, 2012, 5:18pm

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Reynolds delivers in clutch (O's trail 4-2)

CHICAGO - The Orioles loaded the bases without scoring in the third inning, making them 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position tonight, 0-for-13 in their last three games and 12-for-69 for the season. Adam Jones and Matt Wieters singled to open the fourth, but Nick Johnson struck out. Another missed opportunity. However, Mark Reynolds followed with a double to right-center field that scored Jones and tied the game, 1-1. Chris Davis struck out, Robert Andino walked to load the bases and Endy...

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Can't spell RISP without RIP (O's take lead in 10th)

April 16, 2012, 7:01pm

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Can't spell RISP without RIP (O's take lead in 10th)

CHICAGO - The Orioles are 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position tonight, which largely explains why they're losing, 4-2, in the top of the ninth inning. They stranded a runner on third base in three straight innings, and left two more on base in the eighth after Matt Wieters homered. Mark Reynolds walked and Chris Davis singled with two outs, but Robert Andino struck out. The Orioles have fanned 12 times tonight, which also is contributing to the outcome. Going back to their failure to...

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The bats explode, even with RISP

April 16, 2012, 7:39pm

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CHICAGO - The Orioles just hung six runs on the board in the top of the 10th, the last four on Matt Wieters grand slam - his second home run of the night. Orioles 10, White Sox 4. Only one of the six runs was earned, and here's why: Center fielder Alejandro De Aza committed a three-base error on Mark Reynolds fly ball, failing to make the catch with his back to the fence, and Chris Davis followed with an RBI double off reliever Zach Stewart - his third hit of the night. Davis is hitting...

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Pregame notes and quotes (O's down 1-0)

April 16, 2012, 4:05pm

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CHICAGO - Players wore hooded sweatshirts and stocking caps on the field for batting practice. This is football weather. The games should be moved to Soldier Field. Manager Buck Showalter told reporters during his pregame session in the dugout that Nolan Reimold will return to the lineup Tuesday night. Reimold homered in the ninth inning in back-to-back games in Toronto, but he didn't play yesterday because of cramping in his left leg. "Just want to be careful," Showalter said. "He'll be...

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Reimold says he's able to play

April 16, 2012, 2:52pm

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CHICAGO - Outfielder Nolan Reimold is out of the lineup again tonight, but he's available to pinch-hit. Manager Buck Showalter indicated that the cramping in Reimold's left leg is part of the reason why Endy Chavez is starting in left field. Also, Showalter said he wants to get Chavez "going," which requires a little more playing time. Reimold, who homered in the ninth inning in back-to-back games in Toronto, said his leg feels "a lot better." "We did treatment on it. I'm able to...

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Answering the Chen question, White Sox lineup

April 16, 2012, 10:48am

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Answering the Chen question, White Sox lineup

CHICAGO - There seems to be some concern and confusion among fans regarding manager Buck Showalter's decision to push back Wei-Yin Chen's scheduled start to Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field. Chen isn't hurt. That's the most important point. Showalter indicated before the Orioles broke camp that the first off day could allow him to adjust the rotation, and that's exactly what he did by delaying Chen's next start. Jake Arrieta is working on normal rest tonight. Chen will have gone exactly...

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Orioles lineup vs. White Sox

April 16, 2012, 12:44pm

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CHICAGO - J.J. Hardy and Mark Reynolds return to the lineup for tonight's game against the White Sox. For the Orioles: LF Endy Chavez SS J.J. Hardy RF Nick Markakis CF Adam Jones C Matt Wieters DH Nick Johnson 3B Mark Reynolds 1B Chris Davis 2B Robert Andino P Jake Arrieta

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Minor league news and notes

April 16, 2012, 11:06am

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Taking a look around the Orioles' minor leagues: Triple-A Norfolk picked up a walk-off win Sunday, 4-3 over Charlotte on Ryan Adams' two-out, bases-loaded single in the last of the ninth. The Tides are now 5-6. Outfielder Jai Miller went 0-for-2 Sunday to end his six-game batting streak. Miller is hitting .297 over ten games but has struck out a whopping 20 times in 37 at-bats so far for Norfolk. Brad Bergesen, who is 0-1 with an ERA of 8.68 in his first two starts, pitches tonight for the...

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Thoughts on Gregg, Matusz and more

April 15, 2012, 4:39pm

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I would guess if you put it to a vote right now among the fan base, it might be almost unanimous that the club should now cut ties with reliever Kevin Gregg, even if the Orioles have to eat all of his 2012 salary. The 2011 season was bad for him, but it's started worse this season. He allowed six straight batters to reach yesterday turning a 3-2 deficit that the Orioles could possibly overcome into an 8-2 game that was now pretty much out of reach. The Orioles clearly have better options...

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Blowing into the Windy City

April 15, 2012, 7:00pm

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I'm heading to the airport to catch my flight to Chicago, where the Orioles begin a four-game series tonight. It's not a coincidence. That's why I'm going to Chicago. The Orioles took two of three games from the Blue Jays, but it felt like a losing series after yesterday's meltdown. Maybe the bar's actually been raised. The Orioles led 2-1 before giving up seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. But on the plus side, manager Buck Showalter didn't burn up his bullpen. It should...