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From 1998 through last season the Orioles never won a season series against the New York Yankees. They tied the season series twice - going 9-9 in 2007 and 2012 - but lost the season series 14 times.
This year is quite different, however.
The Orioles are 11-4 against the Yankees, going 7-2 at home and 4-2 on the road. The teams have played five series and the Orioles have won all five.
Baltimore's current .733 winning percentage against the Yankees is the third-best mark in single season...
NEW YORK - The Orioles slowly are regaining their health.
Nick Markakis has returned to the lineup after being sidelined with a bruised right shoulder, and Steve Pearce expects to play Wednesday night after receiving a cortisone injection in his right wrist.
Pearce was scratched from Friday's lineup after batting practice.
"They said I'll either play tomorrow or the following day. I don't know. The way it sounds, most likely the following day," Pearce said.
"Everything's fine. We...
NEW YORK - Nick Markakis returns to the Orioles lineup tonight after missing four games with a bruised right shoulder. He's been out since being hit by a pitch from Toronto's Aaron Loup on Tuesday.
He'll lead off and play right field.
Wei-Yin Chen comes into tonight's start with 16 wins, the most by an Orioles left-hander in a single season since Jeff Ballard went 18-8 in 1989. Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally share the single-season club record for wins by a southpaw with 24 in 1970.
For the...
Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of MLB, announced that Ian Desmond was named the Washington Nationals' 2014 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. Desmond is one of the 30 Club finalists for the annual Award, which recognizes a Major League Baseball player who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement.
During the pregame ceremony...
Like many Orioles fans, Karl Breslaw had today's date circled on his calendar. He was awaiting the delivery of his postseason tickets, coveted ducats that would allow him to view his beloved Birds in the American League Division Series, maybe the American League Championship Series and, hopefully, their first World Series since 1983.
There's only one problem: Breslaw briefly ignored the sound of the package being tossed onto his porch by a FedEx driver. And there were almost disastrous...
NEW YORK - The Orioles' starters for the last three games of their series against the Yankees are no longer listed as TBA.
Ubaldo Jimenez will take the mound Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, a game that's now going to air on ESPN. Bud Norris starts Wednesday afternoon and Kevin Gausman starts Thursday night.
(ESPN refers to Tuesday's matchup as a "Postseason Impact Game," which is an odd way of spelling "Jeter.")
Manager Buck Showalter wants to provide an extra day of rest for his...
It is true about most teams most years: They'll go as far as their starting pitching will take them.
The 2014 O's starters have taken this team a long way - to the club's first AL East crown in 17 years and back to the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
Consider a few stats from just the last three seasons which tell how good the starting pitching has been most of this year.
In 2012 the O's used 12 starters, just one pitched 150 innings and Wei-Yin Chen led the staff with 12...
Is deposed Nationals closer Rafael Soriano pitching himself off the playoff roster for the National League Division Series?
Two weeks ago, when Soriano was removed from ninth-inning duties after a terrible stretch since the All-Star break, I'd have told you no (in fact, I wrote that in response to several regular commenters on our blogs). The reasons were simple: Soriano had a track record, the Nationals are a veteran-laden club and first-year manager Matt Williams is a players' skipper who...
When the Nationals' team plane landed at Dulles Airport last night following the team's long 11-game road trip, there was a sign waiting for them on the tarmac.
"Congrats NL East Champs," it read.
When the team buses pulled up to Nationals Park about an hour later, there were a bunch of visitors waiting for them.
A group of probably close to 100 fans had congregated at the park, chanting and cheering and holding up signs to welcome their ballclub home.
It's good to be back in D.C., all...
The top Nationals prospects have descended on the team's practice and training facility in Viera, Fla. Joining these prospects are the club's coaching and development staff, including Single-A Carolina League champion Potomac Nationals manager Tripp Keister, as instructional league competition commences today with the first game.
The season was intended to begin Saturday, but the Nationals' first game versus Houston was rained out. The instructional league squad faces New York Mets today at...