orioles

Delmarva does a great job hosting South Atlantic League All-Star Game as Machado heads for Frederick

June 21, 2011, 9:29pm

Orioles

Delmarva does a great job hosting South Atlantic League All-Star Game as Machado heads for Frederick

SALISBURY, Md. - The only thing that went wrong with last night's South Atlantic League All-Star game was the home team lost. The South beat the North 6-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 7,410 at Perdue Stadium. The North squad had won four straight from 2006-2009 and last year's game ended in a tie, so this was the first win by the South since 2005. But despite the fact that the team with five Delmarva Shorebirds on it came up short, everything else was pretty much a huge hit last night in...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski jacob pettit manny machado

Frederick bound: Machado gets official word after All-Star Game

June 21, 2011, 6:43pm

Orioles

Frederick bound: Machado gets official word after All-Star Game

SALISBURY, Md. - The news that was very expected became official after tonight's South Atlantic League All-Star Game. The Orioles are sending top prospect Manny Machado from low Single-A Delmarva to high Single-A Frederick. Machado played his last game representing the Shorebirds tonight and went 2-for-4 with a run scored as his North team lost 6-3 to the South in front of a sellout crowd. Before tonight's game Machado said he had not been told anything about his next move, but shortly...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles featured_sidebar frontstory_orioles2 manny machado

South leads 6-2 at Delmarva (updated)

June 21, 2011, 5:10pm

Orioles

SALISBURY, Md. - After four and a half innings of the South Atlantic League All-Star game, the South team leads the North 6-2 at Perdue Stadium. The South plated five runs in the third, getting two-run homers from Adam Duvall and Cory Vaughn. Single-A Delmarva's Manny Machado is 1-for-2 with a single and a run scored in the first and he struck out in the top of the third. His Shorebirds teammate, Ty Kelly, starting at second base, is 0-for-1 after a third-inning ground out. Delmarva lefty...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles3 jacob pettit manny machado

Ty Kelly on Machado: "He deserves all the attention he gets"

June 21, 2011, 12:29pm

Orioles

Ty Kelly on Machado: "He deserves all the attention he gets"

SALISBURY, Md. - Orioles top prospect Manny Machado singled tonight in his first at-bat in the South Atlantic League All-Star game. Machado fell behind 0-2 on the count, got back to a full count and drove a ground ball up the middle for a single against Savannah's Taylor Whitenton. Machado was batting second and his single sent Hagerstown's Blake Kelso, who had singled, to third base. After a wild pitch sent Machado to second, Bryce Harper hit an RBI groundout to second to give the North a...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles1 manny machado ty kelly

The Earl of Baltimore: Weaver a hit with the fans in Salisbury

June 21, 2011, 2:15pm

Orioles

The Earl of Baltimore: Weaver a hit with the fans in Salisbury

SALISBURY, Md - Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver headlined the Fan Fest festivities today in Salisbury at the South Atlantic League All-Star game and signed autographs for around two hours for a steady stream of fans. Earl said the fans here kept asking him about returning to manage. "Since (80-year-old Jack) McKeon went back, if I would," Weaver said. "There is no way I can go back (with my arthritis). You just saw me hobble in here. I couldn't get up and down the dugout...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles3 earl weaver

Delmarva's David Walters is unlikely All-Star

June 21, 2011, 12:14pm

Orioles

Delmarva's David Walters is unlikely All-Star

SALISBURY, Md. - There are seven first-round draft picks on the rosters here for the South Atlantic League All-Star game, but Single-A Delmarva reliever David Walters is not among them. The 23-year-old, right-hander, who leads the league with 17 saves, was actually signed by the Orioles as a free agent in June, 2009 after the draft out of Francis Marion University in South Carolina. He saw 50 rounds come and go and his name was not called. "I just wanted an opportunity and glad the Orioles...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski david walters

Machado on his hot start, his knee injury and tonight's All-Star game

June 21, 2011, 11:27am

Orioles

Machado on his hot start, his knee injury and tonight's All-Star game

SALISBURY, Md. - In what is likely to be his last appearance for the Delmarva Shorebirds, Orioles' top prospect

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles manny machado ty kelly

Checking on the O's offense and preparing for a trip to Salisbury

June 20, 2011, 9:39pm

Orioles

Checking on the O's offense and preparing for a trip to Salisbury

I am not ready to say the Orioles' offense has turned the corner or that it's finally living up to its preseason hype, but I will say it is functioning on most of its cylinders right now. Maybe for the first time all year. The top six in last night's order all are hitting pretty well right now. That is J.J Hardy, Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, Derrek Lee, Matt Wieters and Mark Reynolds. The Orioles are not getting much offense out of left field right now, but most players manning the other...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles1 manny machado ty kelly

Some impressions from the weekend series against the Nats

June 19, 2011, 1:18pm

Orioles

Some impressions from the weekend series against the Nats

Some thoughts after the end of the weekend series in Washington. The clubs split six games this year and today's O's win keeps the Orioles ahead, 19-17, in the all-time series versus the Nationals. * We've said it before, but maybe this team will finally get hot on offense for an extended time. It seems that Nick Markakis and Derrek Lee have heated up and maybe those hot bats will join those of Adam Jones, Matt Wieters and J.J. Hardy to see this club finally put up some runs. Markakis is...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles2 chris jakubauskas

Orioles get series finale, 7-4 at Nats Park

June 19, 2011, 12:24pm

Orioles

The Orioles overcame some early frustrations - they hit into three double plays in the first four innings - to beat the Nationals 7-4 Sunday and salvage the final game in this series. The Orioles won for just the second time in eight games and are 2-4 on their current road trip. They ended the Nats' eight-game winning streak. The clubs wind up splitting six games this year, with each taking two of three at home. The Orioles are 11-7 versus the Nats since 2009 and the all-time series has the...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles j.j. hardy

Updating Lee and Hardy

June 19, 2011, 11:15am

Orioles

Derrek Lee is 2-for-3 today with an RBI double through the fifth inning in Washington and the Orioles lead 5-3. That makes him 9-for-12 in this series with three doubles and an RBI and he has raised his average from .214 at the start of play Friday to its current .246. Lee had five hits Friday, two Saturday and has two today. Lee had multi hits two games in a row just twice all season before this series and now has three in a row. Before this series, in seven games since coming off the DL on...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles1 j.j. hardy

Are the wheels starting to come off for the Orioles?

June 18, 2011, 7:30pm

Orioles

In a season filled with ups and downs, the Orioles have hit another bump in the road. This one looks like a crater. In just the last three days both Jeremy Guthrie and Brian Matusz have left starts with injuries. The club has been terrible with runners in scoring position the last week or so and every new game seems to bring another major blunder on the bases or in the field. And, then usually another injury. It is looking like the wheels are beginning to come off the cart. No one is saying...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles1 jeremy guthrie

O's lose game, Matusz and Scott to injury at Nats Park

June 18, 2011, 11:53am

Orioles

O's lose game, Matusz and Scott to injury at Nats Park

On a day when the Orioles had two players leave the game injured, they also scored just two runs in a 4-2 loss to the Nationals in front of 36,614 at Nats Park. Luke Scott left the game in the fourth with back spasms and starting pitcher Brian Matusz left during the Nats three-run sixth with left hamstring cramps. Both players are listed as day-to-day. The Nationals scored three times in the last of the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Michael Morse hit a two-run homer off Matusz to right field to...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles1 brian matusz

Like most pitchers, Matusz needs the command as much as the velocity

June 18, 2011, 10:41am

Orioles

Like most pitchers, Matusz needs the command as much as the velocity

Brian Matusz is having a good start so far today in Washington. We'll see whether that continues deep into this game, but his outing so far is very encouraging. Some fans will say it's because he is throwing harder today and his velocity seems up a tick or two from earlier starts. But with Matusz it is almost never about the velocity. It's about his excellent four-pitch assortment, commanding those pitches and keeping the hitters off balance. When he can work ahead in the count and use all...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles3 brian matusz

South Atlantic League All-Star Game set for Tuesday in Salisbury

June 17, 2011, 9:22am

Orioles

South Atlantic League All-Star Game set for Tuesday in Salisbury

The Orioles' Single-A Delmarva affiliate is getting set to host the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Perdue Stadium in Salisbury. The Shorebirds last hosted this game in 1999. We will have full coverage from the game Tuesday on MASNsports.com with pregame, in-game and postgame reports. Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver will headline Fan Fest that day which will take part in the stadium parking lot beginning at 2:30 p.m. Weaver is scheduled to appear at...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski delmarva shorebirds frontstory_orioles2 manny machado

Where to start with this loss?

June 17, 2011, 8:57pm

Orioles

This had to be one of the ugliest Orioles losses of the year. They had numerous chances to score more than four runs. They had poor relief pitching. They allowed three unearned runs. They had 18 hits and somehow managed to turn that into four runs. It was another game where a Mark Reynolds' mistake was glaring. After the game, Buck Showalter would not pin the loss on Reynolds' throwing error in the last of the fifth, but that fueled Washington's four-run inning. Showalter correctly said...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski mark reynolds

Hot Nats bats provide challenge for Britton tonight

June 17, 2011, 1:53pm

Orioles

Hot Nats bats provide challenge for Britton tonight

While Zach Britton has to bat in tonight's game in Washington, how he pitches against a hot team will still very likely be the bigger determining factor in whether he and the Orioles get a win tonight. After giving up 14 earned runs in 16 2/3 over a three-start stretch, Britton returned to earlier form in his last start against Oakland on June 8 when he gave up just one run over 6 1/3 innings to post his first win since May 1. Britton is 2-2 with an ERA of 4.94 in four road starts in...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles2 zach britton

Bridwell on the mound as Aberdeen begins its 10th season tonight

June 17, 2011, 9:50am

Orioles

Bridwell on the mound as Aberdeen begins its 10th season tonight

When the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds begin a new season tonight in the New York-Penn League, hosting Hudson Valley, right-hander Parker Bridwell be the Birds' starting pitcher. Many fans know his name because Bridwell received the third-largest bonus of any O's draft pick last year behind Manny Machado and Conner Narron. Taken in the ninth round out of Hereford (Texas) High School, Bridwell got a $625,000 bonus, which was more than some players taken in the second round. With...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles3 parker bridwell manny machado

Postgame notes after O's end Toronto losing skid

June 16, 2011, 12:42pm

Orioles

Postgame notes after O's end Toronto losing skid

Here are a couple of notes and stats coming out of today's Orioles win in Toronto while we await the Nats series and the latest O's MRI and injury news, this one involving pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. * The Orioles struggled to hit with runners in scoring position in Toronto, going 1-for-10 today and 3-for-27 in the series. The Orioles are just 5-for-40 (.125) with RISP the last five games. * After being held to just four hits Wednesday night, the Orioles picked up 10 today. It's the fifth time...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar frontstory_orioles3 j.j. hardy

O's overcome miscues and Guthrie's early exit to beat Toronto

June 16, 2011, 11:09am

Orioles

O's overcome miscues and Guthrie's early exit to beat Toronto

A day that featured another Orioles' base-running mistake and a key error in the last of the sixth inning, along with Jeremy Guthrie leaving his start with an injury, still ended in a win for the Orioles today at Toronto. The Orioles scored twice in the top of the ninth to snap a 2-2 tie and beat the Blue Jays 4-3 this afternoon. That ended their 16-game Toronto losing streak. It's the longest road losing streak versus one club in team history. Today marks the first O's win at Rogers Centre...