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Tonight, the Orioles play another rubber match.
The Orioles have not fared well in such games this year. They are 2-6 and have lost four straight series-deciding games. It started in the first series against Boston when they lost Game 3 4-3 and continued through Sunday in an 11-1 loss to Oakland.
Meanwhile, the Orioles offense has slowed again. They've scored just five runs the last three games and just 14 runs with a .221 team batting average during the five games of this homestand so...
It was about three weeks ago when Chris Davis hit three home runs in Pittsburgh. A couple of days later, he homered and knocked in four runs.
But now he is struggling again. Davis went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts last night. Over his last 14 games, he's batting .164 (9-for-55) with 24 strikeouts.
Is it a timing issue? O's hitting coach Jim Presley doesn't think so.
"No, It's his bat angle," Presley said. "He's crossing over. We're trying to get him to get on top of the ball a...
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado isn't expected to drop his appeal of the five-game suspension levied yesterday by Major League Baseball.
Machado is hoping that the suspension will be reduced to three or four games.
Manager Buck Showalter said he lowered Machado to seventh in the order tonight to take advantage of Steve Pearce's hot bat. Pearce is batting second.
Machado is in an 0-for-15 slump.
Miguel Gonzalez is slated to work five innings or throw 75 pitches tonight at Double-A...
The low Single-A Hagerstown Suns list right-hander Lucas Giolito as their starter for the June 14 home game against Greenville at Municipal Stadium.
Giolito is 2-0 with a 2.06 ERA. He went four innings in his last start, so I would expect the target to be five innings for this start.
* Double-A Harrisburg right-hander A.J. Cole will start Thursday night for the Senators at Erie. Cole is 5-2 with a 2.30 ERA.
Harrisburg is in the middle of its longest winning streak of the season following...
Manager: John Gibbons, second year
Record: 39-28
Last 10 games: 6-4
Who to watch: RF Jose Bautista (.311/.434/.548, 15 HR, 45 RBIs); 1B Edwin Encarnacion (.261/.350/.582, 20 HR, 16 doubles, 53 RBIs); LHP Mark Buehrle (10-2, 2.04 ERA, 1.21 WHIP); RHP Drew Hutchison (4-4, 3.96 ERA, 1.23 WHIP)
Season series vs. O's: 3-3, 35 runs scored, 29 runs allowed
Pitching probables
June 12: Mark Buehrle vs. Kevin Gausman, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD
June 13: Drew Hutchison vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 7 p.m., MASN HD
June...
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, in an 0-for-15 slump, has been lowered to seventh in the order tonight. Steve Pearce will bat second.
Obviously, Machado is continuing to appeal his five-game suspension. There was talk that he might drop it today.
Adam Jones returns to center field after serving as the designated hitter in the last two games.
Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is making his 10th career start against the Red Sox, having gone 3-3 with a 5.26 ERA in 49 2/3 innings. He's 1-1 with a...
Major League Baseball, Target, and People recently announced the 90 finalists in the "Target Presents People All-Star Teachers" campaign, which celebrates remarkable current and retired teachers who make an impact on the lives of their students and communities. The three finalists for the Baltimore Orioles are Brian Raska, Dr. Catherine Thorson and Thomas Arentz.
Fans are encouraged to visit www.AllStarTeachers.com to vote on their favorite stories through June 29. One winner from each of...
Miguel Gonzalez will report to the Double-A Bowie Baysox today and take the mound for their 6:35 p.m. game against New Hampshire at Prince George's Stadium.
Gonzalez, on the disabled list with a strained right oblique, played catch yesterday at Camden Yards and was cleared to begin his injury rehab assignment.
Gonzalez is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday, but Chris Tillman is listed as the starter for the series finale against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards.
Yesterday,...
With the Nationals out of town, this gives folks like me who don't travel to cover the team a little break of sorts. For me, I find Nats road trips to be a time for reflection. That includes thinking about the team's work on the field, but also other things like the discontinuation of A-ha's "Take On Me" being played after the seventh-inning stretch.
Reports of this change in musical selections occurred over the weekend in May when the Mets were in town. Just over six weeks into the...
As the Orioles continue to experience troubles on the mound, a series of injuries last week to both Johan Santana, who was nearing a comeback, and Miguel Gonzalez has thrown up a number of possibilities with the starting rotation going forward.
Having been inconsistent all season, the planned addition of Santana was hoped to add an element of consistency and reliability to a shaky group of starters. However, his season-ending Achilles injury, suffered while retrieving a batted ball during an...