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In the Orioles clubhouse, the players are coming to terms with today's moves and the new look of their roster, with outfielder Gerardo Parra and pitchers Mychal Givens and Mike Wright added.
Bud Norris was designated for assignment and Tommy Hunter was traded to the Cubs for outfielder Junior Lake, who will head to Triple-A Norfolk. Parra is not in the starting lineup but is expected by game time, and another roster deletion will have to occur.
Catcher Matt Wieters talked about the additon of...
Outfielder Gerardo Parra is flying into Washington D.C. and driving to Baltimore, and he's expected to arrive at Camden Yards around first pitch at 7:05 p.m.
It depends on the traffic. His flight is due to arrive at 6 p.m.
Parra will be eligible to play tonight, and the Orioles must make a corresponding roster move. Travis Snider, another left-handed hitting outfielder, is expected to be impacted.
Tommy Hunter said he's heading home to hug his wife and spend the evening with her. He won't...
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired outfielder Junior Lake from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-hander Tommy Hunter and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Additionally, the Orioles have recalled right-hander Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk.
Lake, 25, batted .315/.404/.472 (62-197) with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 58 games with Triple-A Iowa this season. Over 26 games in July with the Iowa Cubs this season, Lake hit .337 (31-92) with six home runs and 15 RBI. In 193...
SALISBURY, Md. - It's three hours before the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds entertain the Charleston RiverDogs in a doubleheader at Perdue Stadium, and there's precious little activity that would suggest that a pair of seven-inning games are on the docket. Most of the Shorebirds are escaping the sweltering 88-degree heat by seeking refuge in the air-conditioned clubhouse, though a few guys clad in shorts are whizzing a Nerf Vortex football in left field, oblivious to the blazing sun.
Beneath...
With minutes to go before the 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline, Tommy Hunter found out he was headed to the north side of Chicago.
The Orioles have reached an agreement with the Cubs, sending the right-hander to Chicago and bringing outfielder Junior Lake, 25, to the Orioles organization. He'll report to Triple-A Norfolk.
Hunter, along with Chris Davis, came to the Orioles in 2011 in a trade for reliever Koji Uehara. On the season, Hunter is 2-2 with a 3.63 ERA over 39 games.
Right-hander Mike...
On the eve of August, it becomes easy to claim each series is "critical" or "monumental" in terms of the playoff picture.
But seriously, guys, this one is pretty big. At least in terms of shaping the divisional race.
The Nationals enter tonight's game with a three-game lead in the National League East. The team right behind them? No big deal, just tonight's opponent. The Mets are right on the Nationals' heels, and with a three-game series in New York beginning tonight at 7, this weekend...
New outfielder Gerardo Parra is listed among the reserves for tonight's game against the Tigers. The Orioles are showing 26 players on their lineup board. A corresponding move will need to be made.
Parra, who's been assigned No. 18, still hasn't arrived at Camden Yards.
Manny Machado is leading off. David Lough is in left field and Ryan Flaherty is at first base.
Center fielder Adam Jones is batting .328/.361/.586 (19-for-58) in his last 14 games.
Chris Davis has hit 83 home runs at Camden...
With the Orioles short a man in the bullpen today, they made another roster move by recalling right-hander Mychal Givens from Double-A Bowie.
Givens takes the spot vacated by Bud Norris, who was designated for assignment.
Givens, 25, went 4-2 with a 1.79 ERA and 14 saves in 34 games with the Baysox this season. He led the Eastern League with a 12.52 strikeout per nine innings ratio, posted the third-fewest baserunners per nine innings ratio (9.27) and was tied for the third-lowest batting...
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Mychal Givens from Double-A Bowie.
Givens, 25, went 4-2 with a 1.79 ERA (55.1IP, 11ER) and 14 saves in 34 games with the Baysox this season. He led the Eastern League with a 12.52 strikeout per 9.0 innings ratio (77 strikeouts, 55.1IP), posted the third-fewest baserunners per 9.0 innings ratio (9.27), and was tied for the third-lowest batting average against (.191) among Eastern League relievers at the time of his recall. Givens...
Bud Norris, designated for assignment by the Orioles this afternoon, said he knew that his days with the club were numbered and most likely would end at the non-waiver deadline. Not that it was any easier for him upon receiving confirmation.
"Part of me said it was probably coming and the other part was hoping not," Norris said today in a phone interview.
"I was looking way too much into distractions this year, and they were eating at me," said Norris, a pending free agent. "It's probably...