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Olivia Witherite: Andino is more than a utility guy

April 16, 2012, 5:33am

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Olivia Witherite: Andino is more than a utility guy

I'm glad to see Robert Andino at second base. Flash back a year, and I can assure you that the previous sentence would never come out of my mouth. But with injuries and gaps in the roster, the utility infielder has been upgraded to an everyday role. So what can we expect from the almost-28-year-old this year? This 2012 season is Andino's to seize. With the chance to finally play pretty much every day, Andino has the chance to show what he can do not only at second base, but also at the...

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Orioles among the AL leaders in a few categories

April 15, 2012, 10:13am

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As they look for a three-game sweep this afternoon, the Orioles began today among the American League leaders in several team categories: * Team ERA: second at 2.84 * Opponent batting average: fourth at .236 * Saves: Tied for first with four * Batting average: fifth at .261 * Runs: Tied for fifth with 38 * Home runs: Tied for first with Texas at 13 * Slugging: First at .464 * On-base percentage: Tied for fourth at .325 Brian Matusz entered this game with a 0-2 record and career ERA of 18.56...

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Toronto scores seven in the sixth to avoid the sweep

April 15, 2012, 11:48am

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Toronto scores seven in the sixth to avoid the sweep

The Orioles chance to come up with their first three-game series sweep at Toronto since April of 2005 evaporated today during the Blue Jays last of the sixth when Toronto scored seven times against Brian Matusz and Kevin Gregg. Toronto beat the Orioles 9-2 to salvage the series finale as the Orioles fall to 2-1 on this road trip and 5-4 on the season. Buck Showalter speaks with Jim Hunter following the Orioles' 9-2 loss to Toronto Toronto came up with the seven runs on six hits along with...

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From bad to worse

April 15, 2012, 11:55am

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Kevin Gregg needed to get one out to complete the sixth inning today after replacing starter Brian Matusz. It eventually happened - after two inherited runners scored. And after three more scored that were charged to Gregg. And after Gregg had thrown 27 pitches. The inning began with the Orioles leading, 2-1. It ended with the Blue Jays ahead, 8-2. Fans that booed Gregg when he entered the game - and I'm talking about the ones at Rogers Centre - were cheering as he departed. They were...

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Surprised to see Reimold missing from the lineup (updated)

April 15, 2012, 8:36am

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Surprised to see Reimold missing from the lineup (updated)

I can understand the decision to sit Matt Wieters today and can even understand Buck Showalter deciding to rest J.J. Hardy also at the start of today's game. But the omission of Nolan Reimold from today's starting lineup is a real head scratcher to me. Knowing Showalter there is a very good reason to do it, I just haven't heard it yet. Maybe he is putting defense first today. But it's the third game already that Reimold has not started, so it shouldn't have anything to do with him...

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Matusz's challenge, Blue Jays lineup

April 15, 2012, 6:23am

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The Orioles are 7-29 in their last 36 games against the Blue Jays, but they've won five of the last nine. One of the keys: Making sure Nolan Reimold bats in the ninth inning. The Orioles are hitting .196 with runners in scoring position, but they're 5-3 and looking for their second sweep of the season. Brian Matusz is making his fourth career start against the Blue Jays. In the first three, he's gone 0-2 with an 18.56 ERA in only 5 1/3 innings, with 14 hits allowed, four walks, five...

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Reynolds out of lineup, Flaherty makes first major league start

April 15, 2012, 7:10am

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Reynolds out of lineup, Flaherty makes first major league start

The Orioles' lineup has a different look today. Rule 5 pick Ryan Flaherty is making his first major league start, replacing Robert Andino at second base. Andino has shifted to shortstop. Ronny Paulino is behind the plate J.J. Hardy, Matt Wieters and Mark Reynolds are on the bench. For the Orioles: Endy Chavez LF Nick Johnson DH Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Wilson Betemit 3B Chris Davis 1B Ronny Paulino C Ryan Flaherty 2B Robert Andino SS Brian Matusz LHP

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O's show some spunk and chemistry during 5-3 start

April 14, 2012, 6:40pm

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O's show some spunk and chemistry during 5-3 start

The Orioles began yesterday in a four-way tie for first place in the American League East and now they are, at least for a day, alone at the top at 5-3. So they've got that going for them. They also seem to have a little spunk and chemistry going for them in the early going. It is impressive that they pulled out these games in Toronto considering they kept giving up leads on Friday night and their own error led to Toronto taking a lead in the sixth yesterday. But they pulled both out late,...

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Reimold with more ninth-inning heroics

April 14, 2012, 3:40pm

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Francisco Cordero could have signed with the Orioles over the winter. He narrowed his choices to two teams. He chose the Blue Jays. The Orioles are trying to give him regret. Nolan Reimold hit a two-run homer off Cordero in the top of the ninth to break a 4-4 tie. The ball landed in the second deck. Chris Davis reached on an infield hit, the ball slamming off Cordero. Pinch-runner Ryan Flaherty kept drawing throws from Cordero. Maybe Cordero lost focus. The Orioles want him to lose the...

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Clutch homer: Reimold's blast in ninth carries O's past Toronto

April 14, 2012, 3:12pm

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Clutch homer: Reimold's blast in ninth carries O's past Toronto

Nolan Reimold came into this Toronto series batting just .238, but he now has five hits in the last two days, including a very big one today in the top of the ninth. Reimold's two-run homer broke a 4-4 tie and gave the Orioles a 6-4 win at Toronto. He is 5-for-10 in the series with two doubles, two homers and three RBIs. The Orioles went 4-23 in Toronto from 2009-2011, but now have a series win there for the first time since June 2008 and can sweep this series Sunday. Wilson Betemit's...

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Finally another homer with someone on base for the Orioles (Betemit ties it)

April 14, 2012, 1:35pm

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The Orioles finally have hit another homer with someone on base. After Nick Markakis hit a two-run shot in the first inning on opening day, the Orioles' next nine homers were all solo shots by five different players. But Chris Davis showed off his power potential in the top of the fourth today at Toronto with a two-run blast that gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead. Davis got an offspeed pitch up and in from Henderson Alvarez and didn't miss it, hitting his third homer as an Oriole after he had...

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Jays do Hammel a favor (Lindstrom loses lead, Betemit atones for error)

April 14, 2012, 1:10pm

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Jays do Hammel a favor (Lindstrom loses lead, Betemit atones for error)

Jason Hammel was on the ropes in the second inning, and the Blue Jays decided to ring the bell for him before the round ended. How nice. Brett Lawrie tried unsuccessfully to steal home with the bases loaded, two outs and an 0-2 count on Jose Bautista, who's led the American League in home runs the last two seasons. Hammel stepped off the rubber and fired the ball home, where Matt Wieters applied the tag after blocking the plate. Hammel's throw was high, but Wieters provided the usual...

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Checking in with some minor league stats and notes (updated)

April 14, 2012, 11:49am

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Checking in with some minor league stats and notes (updated)

The Double-A Bowie Baysox are playing this afternoon and, at least check, lead Erie 10-5 in the seventh inning. Tyler Townsend has two hits, including his fourth homer. Hot-hitting Buck Britton is 2-for-3 and is now batting .361. Brandon Waring is 3-for-4 with a three-run homer. Antoan Richardson has hit a three-run homer as well for Bowie, which began today with a record of 3-6. Update: Bowie blew the five-run lead and lost 11-10 at Erie in ten innings as the Baysox gave up four runs in the...

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Reynolds the DH again (Wada update)

April 14, 2012, 8:42am

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Mark Reynolds is serving as the designated hitter again today in Toronto. For the Orioles: Nolan Reimold LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Wilson Betemit 3B Mark Reynolds DH Chris Davis 1B Robert Andino 2B Jason Hammel RHP For the Jays: Escobar SS Johnson 2B Bautista RF Lind 1B Encarnacion DH Thames LF Lawrie 3B Rasmus CF Arencibia C Alvarez RHP Tommy Hunter allowed four home runs last night, marking the 33rd time in franchise history an...

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About last night ...

April 14, 2012, 4:48am

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I had a strange dream that the Orioles actually beat the Blue Jays in Toronto. But that couldn't possibly happen. The Orioles haven't won there since Garth Iorg was playing. Or maybe it was Dane. I always get those two confused. Actually, the Orioles fought back for a 7-5 victory. Very impressive. Darren Oliver took the loss for the Blue Jays, but in fairness, he's 100 years old. The game included three hits, a home run, three runs scored and an error from Nolan Reimold. Sort of a mixed...

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Betemit's two-run single lifts the Orioles past Toronto

April 13, 2012, 5:48pm

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This time the Orioles got the key hit late in the game. Wilson Betemit's two-run single with two outs in the top of the eighth gave the Orioles a 6-5 lead and they won by a 7-5 score Friday night at Toronto in Game One of a three-game series. The win improves the Orioles to 4-3 on the year and was just their sixth win in their last 35 games at Rogers Centre, a building where they had gone 4-23 over the last three years. Wilson Betemit speaks with Tom Davis to discuss the Orioles' 7-5...

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Orioles pitching prospect Dan Klein will have shoulder procedure on Monday

April 13, 2012, 12:56pm

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Right-hander Dan Klein, the Orioles' third-round draft pick in 2010 out of UCLA, will undergo another shoulder procedure and he will likely miss all of the 2012 season. The rotator interval closure procedure will be performed by shoulder specialist Dr. Craig Morgan this Monday, April 16, in Wilmington, Del. It is expected to tighten the area around the shoulder capsule. It is a very similar procedure that Dr. Morgan performed on Matt Hobgood on April 2. Hobgood is expected to miss all this...

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Andino hits first homer, Jones ties game (O's beat Jays 7-5)

April 13, 2012, 4:34pm

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Andino hits first homer, Jones ties game (O's beat Jays 7-5)

I dug my laptop out of my trunk to file a quick blog entry on Robert Andino giving the Orioles a 3-2 lead, and it already was lost by the time I jacked the wireless password from this particular establishment. Colby Rasmus and Yunel Escobar have homered for the Jays in the bottom of the fifth, immediately after Andino's first home run of the season broke a 2-2 tie. However, Adam Jones just homered in the sixth to wipe out Toronto's 4-3 lead. Update: Edwin Encarnacion just homered in the...

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O's facing tough customer tonight in Morrow

April 13, 2012, 2:47pm

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O's facing tough customer tonight in Morrow

The Orioles are facing a tough pitcher at Toronto tonight in 27-year-old right-hander Brandon Morrow. He led the American League last year in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.19 and leads the majors in that stat over the last two seasons at 10.53. Morrow pitched seven innings allowing just one hit and two runs that were unearned in his first start on Saturday at Cleveland. The Indians loaded their lineup with lefty batters against him but they went a combined 1-for-19 against Morrow in that...

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Reynolds serving as DH tonight (Roberts with team)

April 13, 2012, 11:57am

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Reynolds serving as DH tonight (Roberts with team)

Orioles manager Buck Showalter has made an interesting adjustment to his lineup tonight, inserting Mark Reynolds as the designated hitter and starting Wilson Betemit at third base against Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow. This is Reynolds' first career start as the DH. Reynolds committed two errors in five games on the homestand. He started at third base in Wednesday's 10-inning loss to the Yankees. Reynolds sat out one game after fouling a ball off his left calf. For the...