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The other side of Bergesen

The other side of Bergesen
We marveled at Brad Bergesen's four-hit shutout at Tropicana Field on Saturday. We mumbled to ourselves during his 3 1/3 innings tonight. A few of you might not have used your indoor voices. Bergesen is charged with eight runs and five hits, with three walks and two strikeouts. He threw 77 pitches, 47 for strikes, before Chris Jakubauskas replaced him. All five hits off Bergesen went for extra bases: Three triples and two doubles. When is the last time you've seen that happen? The last...
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Steve Melewski

Not a good stat for the Orioles

Not a good stat for the Orioles
This is the sixth meeting of the year between the Orioles and Yankees. In those six games, the Yankees have outscored the Orioles 16-0 in the first two innings of the games. They are hard enough to beat without having to do it coming from behind. Brad Bergesen gave up three extra-base hits, two walks and hit a batter in the top of first as New York took a 5-0 lead tonight. He hit Robinson Cano in the leg with two outs and no one on and the Orioles down 2-0. What made it worse was he walked...
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Roch Kubatko

Bad beginning for Bergesen (updated)

Bad beginning for Bergesen (updated)
We might not sit through 15 innings tonight, but we waited out a 48-minute rain delay. Two batters and five pitches into the game, Brad Bergesen fell behind, 1-0. Two more pitches and the lead expanded to 2-0. Derek Jeter doubled, Curtis Granderson tripled and Mark Teixeira grounded to second. The Orioles' last two home games before tonight included only two extra-base hits. The Yankees matched that total after two batters. It got worse. By the time Bergesen threw his 34th pitch to strike...
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Steve Melewski

While the rain falls, do you have a question?

While the rain falls, do you have a question?
As we are now in a rain delay, and who knows how long it will last, I would love to get some questions or comments in this space while we wait out the rain drops at Camden Yards. Feel free to leave it here now. As a college basketball coach I know used to say, "I'd be happy to answer any questions you care to pose." Here is a stat for you. Mariano Rivera, most career blown saves against: 13 - Boston 8 - Orioles & Angels He has six career blown saves in 43 chances at Camden Yards.
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Josh Land

O's place Roberts, Lee on DL; recall Jakubauskas, Patton

O's place Roberts, Lee on DL; recall Jakubauskas, Patton
The Orioles today announced that they have placed second baseman Brian Roberts on the seven-day disabled list, retroactive to May 17, due to a concussion. The club has also placed first baseman Derrek Lee on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17, with a left oblique muscle strain. Right-handed pitcher Chris Jakubauskas and left-handed pitcher Troy Patton have been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and will be in uniform for tonight's game against the New York Yankees. Jakubauskas was 0-1 with a...
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Roch Kubatko

Caught in the middle infield (with Roberts update)

Caught in the middle infield (with Roberts update)
The Orioles finished batting practice and the tarp went back on the field. The sky is threatening. I'm keeping one hand on my wallet. Just when we thought it was safe to memorize the 25-man roster, the Orioles will alter it again tomorrow afternoon. They'll bring up one or two position players from the minors. A middle infielder is needed with Brian Roberts and Cesar Izturis on the disabled list. And it's possible that Triple-A Norfolk catcher Craig Tatum will be recalled if he's ready to...
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Steve Melewski

Checking on some Orioles and Yankees stats and notes

Checking on some Orioles and Yankees stats and notes
Some notes as the Orioles try for their first win of the year after an 0-5 start against New York. * After getting 12 hits last night, the Orioles team batting average is now .288 over the last eight games. They are hitting .311 with runners in scoring position during that stretch. * The last two Orioles games, one each with Boston and New York, have lasted a total of eight hours and 49 minutes. * The Yankees are 10-8 on the year against the American League East and 9-8 on the road. They...
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Roch Kubatko

Pregame Showalter, Yankees lineup

Pregame Showalter, Yankees lineup
I gave you the Reader's Digest version of today's pregame maneuverings. Manager Buck Showalter expanded on them this afternoon while meeting with the media for about 10 minutes. On Cesar Izturis: "He's going to have surgery Tuesday at 7 a.m. Dr. (John) Wilckens is going to do the surgery with the nerve. We hope that goes well and he still has potential to be a player for us this year if everything goes well. If everything goes well, he could potentially be back playing for us this year...
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The Orioles bullpen pitchers: Trying to stick together through tough times

The Orioles bullpen pitchers: Trying to stick together through tough times
Orioles relief pitcher Jason Berken said the pitchers in the Orioles' bullpen remain confident they can do the job and he said they are a close-knit group and continue to support each other. The 'pen and some of its members are going through a rough time after the bullpen meltdown Monday in Boston and the struggles of Mike Gonzalez that continued last night against the Yankees. Berken said the pysche of the bullpen is still strong. "I think it's good," he said. "Everybody goes through...
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Roch Kubatko

More news on the roster, rotation and Izturis

More news on the roster, rotation and Izturis
The tarp is on the field. That's not a good sign. Lots of stuff going on here, and I know how much everyone likes stuff. Brian Roberts' placement on the new seven-day disabled list is pending approval from Major League Baseball. It's reserved for players with concussion symptoms. Roberts seems to qualify. Roberts would be eligible to return Tuesday. He's on a DL no matter what, but the Orioles want to limit it to seven days. Derrek Lee is eligible to return on June 1 for the Orioles'...
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Roberts, Lee headed to disabled list (with Orioles lineup)

Roberts, Lee headed to disabled list (with Orioles lineup)
Brian Roberts isn't in the Orioles' lineup tonight, and he could be headed to the disabled list with recurring headaches. For the Orioles: Robert Andino 2B J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Vladimir Guerrero DH Adam Jones CF Felix Pie LF Mark Reynolds 3B Jake Fox C Brandon Snyder 1B Brad Bergesen RHP Update: The Orioles have decided to place Roberts and first baseman Derrek Lee on the disabled list and recall pitchers Chris Jakubauskas and Troy Patton from Triple- A Norfolk. Lee is headed to...
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Not going good for Gonzo (updated)

Not going good for Gonzo (updated)
I'm set up in the press box and still waiting to find out whether the Orioles are making one or more roster moves. The over/under is one. My last entry has received 109 comments (hopefully no more duplicates), and many of them are aimed at left-hander Michael Gonzalez. Gonzalez has been scored upon in his last four appearances covering two-plus innings. And I'm not counting inherited runners. Two more crossed the plate last night on Robinson Cano's double. Gonzalez has allowed four...
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Steve Melewski

Vlad's bat heats up

Vlad's bat heats up
Orioles cleanup hitter Vlad Guerrero has a hot bat right now. He has produced four straight multi-hit games after going 2-for-5 last night. Over the four games, Guerreo is 9-for-19 with five doubles and three RBIs. He is batting .433 (13-for-30) over his last seven games, raising his average 31 points. In 39 games on the year, Vlad is batting .298 with four homers and 16 RBIs. I'm sure the Orioles are enjoying his hot bat and also hope the RBI production can increase. He did get a clutch RBI...
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Josh Land

Heath Bintliff: Orioles need some Yankee killers

Heath Bintliff: Orioles need some Yankee killers
As the Orioles struggled to put up runs in a 15 innings struggle last night, it got me thinking that we really needed a Yankee killer to come to the plate and put this one away. Someone. Anyone to get that big hit. So who are/were the greatest Yankee killers in Oriole history? I looked up the Baltimore players who racked up the most big games against the Bronx Bombers in Orioles history Multiple HR games Boog Powell 4 Brooks Robinson 2 Ramon Hernandez ...
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Steve Melewski

For the Orioles, it was just more frustration against New York

For the Orioles, it was just more frustration against New York
Maybe the most frustrating thing about the last two games is that the Orioles' starters gave up just one run - it was unearned - and they wasted those efforts by losing both games. Orioles starters have now pitched to an ERA of just 1.29 over the last eight games, but the Orioles have lost three of those eight. The starters have allowed two earned runs or less in seven of the last eight games. One of the best things about baseball is you get to play just about every day, so the Orioles...
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Roch Kubatko

More clubhouse chatter

More clubhouse chatter
Michael Gonzalez: "No way, shape or form was I trying to hit (Chris) Dickerson or anything like that. In fact, I was trying to throw a fastball down and away. It got away from me and I'm sorry it hit him. No one is harder on themselves than me. I understand and I know how it looked." "It was kind of shocking. I hit him and obviously I get thrown out, and I was more worried about how he was doing down there. You see a player go down like that and obviously in his head area, I really wasn't...
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Showalter speaks after 4-1 loss

Showalter speaks after 4-1 loss
This might be the most agitated that I've seen manager Buck Showalter after a game since the Orioles hired him. He clearly wanted to say more - about plate umpire Dan Bellino's strike zone and Bellino's decision to eject reliever Michael Gonzalez after the left-hander hit Chris Dickerson in the head - but he was biting his tongue so hard, I'm surprised it didn't snap in two. Asked how Bellino explained the ejection, Showalter replied, "That his intent was to throw at him. Pretty obvious,...
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Gonzalez ejected after HBP

Gonzalez ejected after HBP
We said it wouldn't get weird. Michael Gonzalez inherited two runners from Jeremy Accardo with no outs in the 15th inning and gave up a tie-breaking, two-run double to Robinson Cano on his first pitch. Gonzalez drilled Chris Dickerson on the side of the batting helmet with his third pitch, earning an instant ejection from plate umpire Dan Bellino. How in the world can Bellino assume Gonzalez was trying to hit Dickerson in that situation? The Orioles are out of relievers, so Jeremy Guthrie...
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Accardo with the great escape (updated)

Accardo with the great escape (updated)
So much for a rested bullpen. Manager Buck Showalter has used six relievers again tonight, as he did Monday night at Fenway Park. Jeremy Accardo's turn came up in the top of the 13th, which isn't exactly going with the hot hand. Accardo had allowed runs in five straight appearances and six of seven. He permitted five runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings over those five games. And the Yankees pressured him tonight. Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira singled to open the 13th, putting runners...
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And so it continues ...

And so it continues ...
The Orioles loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, but they couldn't score against Yankees left-hander Boone Logan. Logan replaced Luis Ayala with the sacks full and struck out Luke Scott. He fell behind, 2-0, to Matt Wieters, who swung at the next pitch and flied to right. If it's me, I'm taking on 2-0, but what do I know? First baseman Mark Teixeira kept the game tied with a lunging catch of Alex Rodriguez's wild throw as Vladimir Guerrero reached on an infield...
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