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Showalter and Reyes speak after 13-0 loss

August 31, 2011, 6:03pm

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Showalter and Reyes speak after 13-0 loss

It was just one of those nights. The Orioles didn't pitch, they didn't hit and they didn't stay in the game for very long. The Orioles allowed 10 runs or more for the 13th time this season. "We made a lot of bad pitches," manager Buck Showalter said following a 13-0 loss to the Blue Jays. "When you give up 20 hits ... Jo-Jo (Reyes) was pretty flat. Didn't have much angle going tonight. Didn't pitch well, obviously. "I was impressed with their kid (Henderson Alvarez). It goes without...

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A lull in the offense and some minor league news and notes

August 31, 2011, 8:22pm

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A lull in the offense and some minor league news and notes

Last night's 13-0 blowout loss to Toronto was the seventh time this year the Orioles were shut out. They were blanked four times before the All-Star break and now three times in the second half. For a while there, the Orioles' bats seemed to be picking up, but now the club has been held to three runs or less in four of its last five games. In those five games, the Orioles have scored 13 total runs with a team batting average of .215 and an average with runners in scoring position of just...

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Reyes and O's pounded as Toronto evens series

August 31, 2011, 5:33pm

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Reyes and O's pounded as Toronto evens series

So much for the recent good run of Orioles' starting pitching. Lefty Jo-Jo Reyes, coming off an outing where he gave up just one run in six innings against Minnesota, got hammered tonight by his former team as Toronto routed the Orioles 13-0 at Camden Yards. Reyes gave up eight hits and seven runs over 2 2/3 as his O's ERA jumped from 4.57 to 6.66. O's starters were 6-2 with an ERA of 3.09 and six quality starts over the previous nine games and the Orioles team ERA was 2.74 in the nine...

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Gonzalez traded to Rangers, Tatum catching tonight (more)

August 31, 2011, 11:20am

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Gonzalez traded to Rangers, Tatum catching tonight (more)

The Orioles traded left-hander Michael Gonzalez to the Texas Rangers today for a player to be named later. They just sent out a press release. The Orioles recalled left-hander Zach Phillips from Triple-A Norfolk to take Gonzalez's place on the 25-man roster. Gonzalez, 33, went 2-2 with one save and a 4.27 ERA in 49 appearances this season. He hasn't allowed a run in 13 straight outings, surrendering five hits, walking one and striking out 15 over 12 1/3 innings. Gonzalez went 1-3 with one...

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Bench-clearing time (Reynolds gets record)

August 31, 2011, 5:00pm

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Bench-clearing time (Reynolds gets record)

We don't have a brawl at Camden Yards. Just a blowout. Manager Buck Showalter sent up Matt Angle to pinch-hit for J.J. Hardy in the bottom of the seventh, and Angle reached on a throwing error by shortstop Yunel Escobar - and a horrible call by first base umpire Joe West. Jake Fox pinch-hit for Nick Markakis and bounced into a double play. Matt Wieters is the only reserve left on the bench, and Showalter won't use him tonight. Nolan Riemold moves from left to right field. Angle is playing...

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Bundy introduced, Reyes torched (O's down 13-0)

August 31, 2011, 3:53pm

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Bundy introduced, Reyes torched (O's down 13-0)

The Orioles introduced their first-round draft pick, pitcher Dylan Bundy, to the small gathering here at Camden Yards before the bottom of the second inning. Bundy acknowledge the ovation with a wave of his right hand before disappearing through the home plate tunnel. Earlier today, Bundy talked about how rapidly he wants to reach the majors. He's 18 and fresh out of high school, but he doesn't expect the process to drag out. Orioles' first-round pick Dylan Bundy gets introduced to the...

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Just when he started to pitch well, Gonzalez is heading out the door

August 31, 2011, 3:14pm

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Just when he started to pitch well, Gonzalez is heading out the door

Now that he is leaving the Orioles, Mike Gonzalez is pitching like the player the Orioles thought they were acquiring in December of 2009. No, this is not the new Oriole way. That player was coming off a season with Atlanta where he pitched to a 2.42 ERA and gave up just 56 hits with 80 strikeouts over 74 1/3 innings. Now that he is heading out of Baltimore, Gonzalez looks like that pitcher again. Before we go any further I can make a prediction and feel good about it coming true. Gonzalez...

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Hobgood not being shut down, could pitch in instructional league

August 31, 2011, 4:06pm

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Hobgood not being shut down, could pitch in instructional league

Here is another update on pitcher Matt Hobgood, who was placed on the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds disabled list on Tuesday. He will not pitch anymore this season for Aberdeen, but he is not being shut down. Hobgood was examined yesterday by Orioles orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens, who did not find any injury in his right shoulder. Hobgood will soon head to Sarasota to continue to workout and the Orioles have not ruled out him pitching some during instructional league games. He...

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Orioles will receive Strop in Gonzalez deal

August 31, 2011, 2:49pm

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According to an Orioles official, the club will receive pitcher Pedro Strop, 26, from the Rangers as the player to be named later in the Michael Gonzalez deal. Strop was 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA in 11 relief appearances with the Rangers this season. He's 0-1 with a 7.24 ERA in 33 major league games spread over parts of three seasons. Strop is 4-4 with 11 saves and a 3.59 ERA in 39 games with Triple-A Round Rock, with 53 hits, 24 walks, 55 strikeouts and two home runs in 47 2/3 innings. A native...

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VandenHurk confirmed, quotes from and about Gonzalez

August 31, 2011, 1:07pm

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VandenHurk confirmed, quotes from and about Gonzalez

The Orioles have purchased pitcher Rick VandenHurk's contract from Triple-A Norfolk. He's heading to Baltimore and will take one of the openings on the 40-man roster. VandenHurk, acquired from the Marlins at last summer's non-waiver trade deadline for reliever Will Ohman, is 9-13 with a 4.43 ERA, 40 walks and 108 strikeouts in 154 1/3 innings. He's allowed one earned run or fewer in each of his last three starts. Manager Buck Showalter offered his thoughts on reliever Michael...

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Another look at Adams' big hit and GCL pitchers move to Aberdeen

August 30, 2011, 9:21pm

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Another look at Adams' big hit and GCL pitchers move to Aberdeen

You have to feel good for a player that has played in 512 minor league games for six different teams and piled up 1,966 at-bats when he gets to the major leagues, and then has success. That is happening now, finally, for Ryan Adams, the Orioles' second-round pick in 2006 out of a New Orleans area high school. He's been everywhere from Bluefield, W.Va., to Baltimore, and last night he was in the right spot at the right time. His 10th-inning single gave the Orioles a 6-5 win over Toronto....

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Talking about Gonzalez, VandenHurk and more

August 31, 2011, 12:40pm

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Talking about Gonzalez, VandenHurk and more

The Yankees also were involved in trade talks with the Orioles for left-hander Michael Gonzalez, but president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail preferred the pitcher coming back from the Rangers. It's a player to be named later, which means I don't have a name right now. The Orioles knew last night that Gonzalez was going to Texas, which made him unavailable for their 10-inning game against the Blue Jays. The Orioles have two openings on their 40-man roster after trading Gonzalez and...

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Orioles trade Gonzalez to Rangers for player to be named later; recall Zach Phillips

August 31, 2011, 12:37pm

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The Orioles today announced that they have traded left-handed pitcher Michael Gonzalez to the Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named later. The club has also recalled left-handed pitcher Zach Phillips from Triple-A Norfolk. Gonzalez, 33, went 2-2 with one save and a 4.27 ERA (46.1 IP, 22 ER) in 49 appearances for the Orioles this season. He has not allowed a run in his last 13 appearances, surrendering five hits and one walk with 15 strikeouts over 12.1 innings. Gonzalez went 1-3...

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Tackling rumors, reports and rules

August 30, 2011, 5:31pm

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The Orioles will be facing Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Henderson Alvarez tonight. Let me know if you have a full scouting report. Don't skimp on the details. Jo-Jo Reyes will battle his former team. He's started against the Blue Jays once in his career and held them to one run over seven innings - and lost. I've been asked many times over the last few days about comments Michael Kay made on the YES Network during a recent Orioles-Yankees game. My head hurts from responding. And it's...

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Daniel Moroz: Longball at center of Hardy's renaissance

August 31, 2011, 6:46am

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Daniel Moroz: Longball at center of Hardy's renaissance

J.J. Hardy is having a very good offensive season. He is, in fact, having the best offensive season of his career. And that's coming entirely from one factor. Not more walks (he's doing worse than his career numbers) or fewer strike-outs (he's doing worse than his career numbers) or more hits when he puts the ball into play (he's doing worse than his career numbers). It's the longball. Hardy's 26 home runs already tie a career high (in only 102 games, no less), and there's a good...

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Showalter speaks after 6-5, 10-inning win

August 30, 2011, 7:09pm

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Showalter speaks after 6-5, 10-inning win

Talk about riding a roller coaster of emotions. The Orioles should be dizzy from the last two innings of tonight's game, which ended with a 6-5 victory on Ryan Adams' walk-off single in the 10th. Kevin Gregg blew the save in the ninth by allowing the tying run, but the Blue Jays left the bases loaded. "I try to dwell on some of the positives," manager Buck Showalter said. "A lot of guys would have let that inning get real big and away from him, and he held them to one run. He's had some...

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Phillips to be recalled

August 30, 2011, 8:19pm

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The Orioles are prepared to make a move to expand their roster by recalling left-hander

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Ryan Adams on his game-winning hit in the 10th

August 30, 2011, 7:18pm

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Ryan Adams on his game-winning hit in the 10th

After he was retired on a pop up to second base with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, Orioles second baseman Ryan Adams was hoping for another chance in a key spot. It came two innings later. His RBI single off the right-field warning track capped the Orioles' two-run last of the 10th as they rallied to beat Toronto 6-5 tonight. It is the first walk-off hit of Adams' brief big league career. Ryan Adams gets a pie in the face after his game-winning hit in the O's 6-5...

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O's blow lead, but not game and beat Toronto in 10 innings

August 30, 2011, 6:27pm

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O's blow lead, but not game and beat Toronto in 10 innings

It seemed like a game the Orioles were going to give away, but they took it back with a victory on Tuesday night against Toronto. After they suffered a blown save in the ninth and Toronto tied the game 4-4, the Jays went ahead 5-4 in the top of the 10th. But the Orioles came up with two runs in the last of the 10th to pull out a comeback, 6-5 victory in the series opener. Brian Tallet walked Matt Wieters and Mark Reynolds to start the 10th. With one out, a Jake Fox RBI single tied the game...

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Minor league updates on Hobgood and Bundy plus AFL note

August 30, 2011, 2:04pm

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Minor league updates on Hobgood and Bundy plus AFL note

At his request, short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds pitcher Matt Hobgood was examined today by Orioles orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens and no structural damage was found in his right shoulder and no further exam or MRI is scheduled. For now, rest has been recommended and Hobgood, the club's first-round draft pick in 2009, is expected to miss the remaining few games of the season. The Orioles were hoping to send Hobgood to their instructional league workouts in Sarasota which start Sept....