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Showalter speaks while biting tongue

July 24, 2011, 12:59pm

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter made it very clear that plate umpire Todd Tichenor's strike zone wasn't up to major league standards today - or tee-ball, for that matter. But Showalter skillfully avoided ripping Tichenor during his postgame session with the media. Feel free to read between the lines. Asked about Jeremy Guthrie, who allowed three runs in seven innings while falling to 4-14 with a 4.33 ERA, Showalter replied, "Good outing, really good outing. Tough conditions. Working with...

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More clubhouse chatter after 9-3 loss

July 24, 2011, 1:20pm

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Here's a fun-fact courtesy of Elias: Before Mike Trout's three-run shot off Mark Worrell today, the last teenager to hit a home run in a major league game was Justin Upton on Aug. 7, 2007 in Arizona. Kids are allowed to run the bases today at Camden Yards. Strangely, Worrell's ERA just went up another point. But seriously, folks... Jeremy Guthrie told reporters that his stuff was better than his mound presence. Jeremy Guthrie shares his frustration in his performance in the Orioles'...

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Checking in on Zach Britton (update with Kendall note)

July 24, 2011, 1:09pm

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Checking in on Zach Britton (update with Kendall note)

BOWIE, Md. - Orioles left-hander Zach Britton is here with the Baysox and will make his third Double-A start here Monday night against Harrisburg. It appears that could be Britton's final start in the minors this year before he possibly returns to pitch Saturday for the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Britton is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts over seven innings with the Baysox, giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. I asked him how he felt about his two Baysox...

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Guerrero singles in his first Bowie at-bat; Mahoney drives him in (updated)

July 24, 2011, 2:24pm

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Guerrero singles in his first Bowie at-bat; Mahoney drives him in (updated)

BOWIE, Md. - In his first minor league at-bat since May 23, 2009, Vladimir Guerrero lined a single to left here tonight in the first inning on a 1-0 pitch for the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Guerrero has been on the disabled list with a fractured right wrist and could return to the Orioles soon. He is batting .279 with seven homers and 31 RBIs on the year for the Orioles. Guerrero is the DH and batting second in the Bowie lineup. Before he hit, Cesar Izturis led off and grounded out on a 1-1 pitch...

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Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis are both 1-for-3 tonight at Bowie (updated)

July 24, 2011, 3:35pm

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Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis are both 1-for-3 tonight at Bowie (updated)

BOWIE, Md. - In his first game since July 10 at Boston, Vladimir Guerrero is 1-for-3 tonight here at Prince George's Stadium for the Double-A Bowie Baysox against Trenton. He and Cesar Izturis are playing for Bowie on injury-rehab assignments. They could soon return to the Orioles, possibly as early as Tuesday at Toronto. Guerrero grounded out to short in the fifth after he lined a single to left in the first and then lined out to right an inning later. Guerrero is the Bowie DH and batting...

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Izturis says his right elbow is now 100 percent

July 24, 2011, 11:37am

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Izturis says his right elbow is now 100 percent

BOWIE, Md. - He hasn't played in a major league game since May 12, but Cesar Izturis is just about ready to return to the Orioles. He will play in his third game here tonight on his injury-rehab assignment, batting first and playing shortstop for Double-A Bowie against Trenton at 6:05 p.m. Izturis went on the disabled list on May 18, retroactive to May 13, with a right elbow ulnar nerve injury. He had an operation on May 24. He had a hard time throwing before the procedure, but pronounces...

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Adam Jones dials 446 (Worrell gives up two HRs)

July 24, 2011, 11:13am

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Adam Jones dials 446 (Worrell gives up two HRs)

The Orioles have trimmed a three-run deficit to one run in the sixth inning with one huge swing from Adam Jones. Nick Markakis singled with two outs, and Jones followed with a shot to center field that almost hit the batter's eye. Estimated distance: 446 feet. Jones has homered in back-to-back games, raising his total to 18. He leads the club with 60 RBIs. Angels starter Tyler Chatwood hadn't allowed a home run in his last six starts. He won't forget this one. Chatwood has never gone...

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Slow news day (Angels lineup and scout note)

July 24, 2011, 8:18am

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Slow news day (Angels lineup and scout note)

I don't have much information to pass along from manager Buck Showalter's pregame session with the media. It's pretty calm around here. Vladimir Guererro and Cesar Izturis will be in Double-A Bowie's lineup for its 6:05 p.m. game against the Trenton Thunder at Prince George's Stadium. Both players could be activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, when the Orioles begin a three-game series in Toronto. As for the corresponding roster moves, the Orioles are leaning toward sending down...

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Adam Jones in 2011: Consistent and productive

July 23, 2011, 9:58pm

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Adam Jones in 2011: Consistent and productive

Adam Jones hit just .218 in April. But he got his offense really going in May and he wants to put the finishing touches on his best season yet in Baltimore in the season's final 65 games. "I want to have a big second half," Jones said. "I was a little frustrated going into the break. This game is bigger than me. Just want to have the right attitude and try to have a big second half for the team." He is now batting .284 with 17 homers and 58 RBIs. Jones' slugging percentage is up from...

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Too many two-out runs (and more)

July 24, 2011, 10:15am

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It happened again today. The Angels scored with two outs to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Jeremy Guthrie retired the first two batters on fly balls to left field, but Torii Hunter doubled and Bobby Abreu followed with a single. The Angels have scored nine runs in this series, all of them coming with two outs. Guthrie had retired seven batters in a row, the last six on fly balls. Nick Markakis handled three of them in the second inning. Hunter doubled off the center field...

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Bell stays in lineup as DH

July 24, 2011, 6:58am

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Josh Bell is making his second consecutive start since being recalled yesterday from Triple-A Norfolk. For the Orioles: J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Mark Reynolds 3B Matt Wieters C Derrek Lee 1B Nolan Reimold LF Josh Bell DH Robert Andino 2B Jeremy Guthrie RHP

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Bergesen, Jones and Gregg on the Orioles' win over the Angels

July 23, 2011, 6:31pm

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Just minutes after he picked up just his second win of the year, Brad Bergesen was passing around credit to his teammates. Adam Jones talks about his two-RBI game as the O's defeat the Angels 3-2 "I think Craig Tatum throwing out those guys tonight was huge for me. You get a guy on and you find those little breaks and he came up huge twice tonight and Reynolds made a couple of big plays," he said after the Orioles' 3-2 win over Los Angeles. Bergesen gave up just two runs and six hits...

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Showalter speaks after 3-2 win

July 23, 2011, 6:20pm

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Manager Buck Showalter spoke after tonight's 3-2 victory about the importance of Brad Bergesen keeping the deficit at two runs after Vernon Wells' homer in the first. The game could have gotten away from Bergesen and the Orioles, but they rallied. Buck Showalter meets with the media after the O's pick up the 3-2 win over the Angels "You see a lot of guys just let it snowball, but he didn't," Showalter said. "Pitched out of a tough jam there, first and second, nobody out. Showed a...

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The risk factor (O's win 3-2)

July 23, 2011, 5:19pm

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Jim Johnson threw seven pitches in a scoreless seventh inning. Koji Uehara threw nine pitches in a perfect eighth, getting a fly ball, pop up and strikeout. The baton is being passed again in a one-run game. Kevin Gregg is warming in the bullpen. Manager Buck Showalter will go with his closer, one night after Gregg served up Vernon Wells' grand slam. Gregg has allowed runs in four of his last five outings, though the four last night were unearned after Derrek Lee's error. Let's see...

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Offense awakens, Orioles take lead (updated)

July 23, 2011, 4:28pm

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The Orioles kept putting runners on base against Angels starter Joel Pineiro. They could only waste so many opportunities. Robert Andino and Craig Tatum singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth. Andino hustled to third base on J.J. Hardy's fly ball, and he scored the tying run on Nick Markakis' single. Adam Jones followed with a sacrifice fly, his second RBI of the night. Orioles 3, Angels 2. Markakis was 0-for-13 before his single. He grounded into a double play to end a threat in the...

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Jones homer notes

July 23, 2011, 4:17pm

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Adam Jones hit another homer for the Orioles tonight. His solo shot in the last of the fourth cut the Los Angeles lead to 2-1. It was his 17th of the year and maybe the one that traveled the shortest distance. Jones crushed a liner down the left-field line that just made it into the stands, 338 feet from home plate. He likes to homer at home and now has hit 14 of his 17 on the season at Camden Yards, where Jones has an OPS of .903 compared to .666 on the road. By month, Jones hit five homers...

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Bergesen and 'pen lead O's past Angels 3-2

July 23, 2011, 5:27pm

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Bergesen and 'pen lead O's past Angels 3-2

Brad Bergesen took the mound tonight with just one win all year over 10 starts and 18 appearances. Then, he went out and picked up No. 2. Bergesen, with some help, pitched the Orioles to a 3-2 win over Los Angeles in front of 20,311 Saturday night at Camden Yards. He entered with a 1-6 record and 5.74 ERA in his 10 starts on the season but picked up his first win since May 14 when he shutout Tampa Bay. Bergesen gave up six hits and two runs over six innings, throwing 79 pitches. After...

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Bell no longer at third base

July 23, 2011, 1:40pm

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We have a change in the Orioles lineup. Josh Bell and Mark Reynolds have changed roles. Bell will serve as the designated hitter, and Reynolds will play third base. Reynolds approached manager Buck Showalter during batting practice and asked to stay in the field. Reynolds said he's never been a DH and worried that it would be more difficult to stay in the flow of the game. Their places in the order remain the same. Reynolds is batting fourth and Bell is hitting seventh.

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Josh Bell is back and maybe for longer than a day this time

July 23, 2011, 1:37pm

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Josh Bell is back and maybe for longer than a day this time

Josh Bell got a single for the Orioles as a pinch hitter in Monday's game and then actually played an inning in left field. It was his only day here as he briefly replaced Alfredo Simon on the Orioles' roster in what turned out to be a one-day appearance. He then took a day or two off and had time to have two wisdom teeth pulled before reporting back to Triple-A. Now he is right back with the Orioles, taking Luke Scott's roster spot. He's in tonight's starting lineup, serving as the DH...

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Scott should have the surgery

July 22, 2011, 7:11pm

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The Orioles have scored one run since Tuesday. This is a problem. It's also due to an off-day on Thursday, but still ... They also have five hits in their last two games. The rotation looks a lot better, however. And isn't that typical of the Orioles? They have four quality starts in their last six games, and the offense has taken a powder. The starters have completed six or more innings in six of the last 23 games. That's actually an improvement. I've written plenty about Luke Scott...