Orioles 5, Phillies 4
Roch Kubatko

Orioles 5, Phillies 4

Roch Kubatko
Josh Perrault gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, including a two-run shot by Greg Dobbs, but the Orioles held on for a 5-4 win in Clearwater. Asked about Kevin Millwood, manager Dave Trembley replied, "All you had to see was the first inning to tell you about Millwood. Case closed." Well, not quite. What exactly does that mean? Can we open up the case for a few more minutes? "What he did in the first inning ought to tell you everything about Millwood," Trembley continued....
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Roch Kubatko

Johnson destined for rotation

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Johnson destined for rotation
There's no baseball tonight, which means I'm going to drag my tired and battered body onto the tennis courts this morning and subject it to the stifling heat and my inconsistent backhand for at least two sets. I'll stop once the dehydration chills set in. Not the initial chills, but the steady, unrelenting ones that have me digging my medical card out of my wallet. The Orioles' rotation has produced three quality starts in the last four games, which is enough to conjure up images of the...
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Josh Land

Heath Bintliff: Addition by subtraction for Orioles offense?

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Heath Bintliff: Addition by subtraction for Orioles offense?
Yesterday's shutout included, the Orioles have scored more runs over the past seven games than they have over any seven-game stretch this season. (OK, that's not completely true. During interleague play, the O's also scored 39 runs over the seven games from June 21-26. But four of those games came in National League parks with Vladimir Guerrero relegated to the bench.) Sure, seven games seems like an arbitrary number and, yes, it is clearly can be described with the phrase "small sample...
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Byron Kerr

Early aggression: Werth connects with three extra base hits in Houston finale

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Early aggression: Werth connects with three extra base hits in Houston finale
Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth had his best offensive game in almost a month in Wednesday's finale against the Houston Astros. Werth went 3-for-5 with two doubles and the Nats' only offense, a two-run homer, that erased an early deficit and got the team eventually to extra innings, before Houston won it, 3-2 in 11. Manager Davey Johnson said he believes Werth's aggressiveness has helped him start to get out of his recent struggles and it paid dividends in the rubber match at...
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Steve Melewski

Jones laments loss and Tatum talks about key at-bat in the second

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Jones laments loss and Tatum talks about key at-bat in the second
After getting shutout in a game where the opponent starter walked six batters, Adam Jones was not a happy camper. "We should have had runs off their starter. We put ourselves in the (right) situation, that's all you can ask for," Jones said. He was asked if it was tough to pick up the ball out of the hand of Boston starter Andrew Miller, who pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the Sox won 4-0 to take the series. "No, not at all. We should have put so many runs on. He should not have been...
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Arrieta against Boston: Something to build on

Orioles
Arrieta against Boston: Something to build on
After a four-start stretch where he didn't pitch past five innings, Jake Arrieta produced his first quality start since mid-June today in the Orioles' 4-0 loss to Boston. "Think overall, did a good job of pounding the zone and forcing the issue of contact," Arrieta said after giving up nine hits and three runs over seven innings. "Making them earn their hits and they put some good swings on pitches. Several guys in that lineup are hot right now. "Ellsbury is the guy that hurt me today....
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Showalter speaks after shutout loss

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Showalter speaks after shutout loss
The Orioles had plenty of scoring opportunities today, which makes it more frustrating that they didn't score in a 4-0 loss to the Red Sox before 35,174. Manager Buck Showalter talked about the following: Buck Showalter talks about the O's 4-0 loss to the Red Sox On whether this is the best he's seen Jake Arrieta: "I've seen him as good, if not better. He's pitched some good games for us this year, and in the past I've seen him like that. He deserved a better fate. They pitched a...
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Blanked by Boston: O's lose series finale 4-0

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Blanked by Boston: O's lose series finale 4-0
Presented with a chance to win a series against the American League East leaders, the Orioles could not get any runs today off Andrew Miller, a pitcher with a career 5.83 ERA that is averaging nearly six walks per nine innings this year. The Red Sox won the series finale 4-0 in front of 35,174 on a sun-splashed afternoon at Camden Yards. The Orioles were held to just two hits by four Sox pitchers. Miller had control issues today also. He walked six batters in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He had...
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Roch Kubatko

Albers torturing former teammates (updated)

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Albers torturing former teammates (updated)

Matt Albers has retired all four batters he's faced today since replacing starter Andrew Miller in the sixth inning. He's gotten two ground balls and struck out two.Albers has allowed no runs or hits, walked one and struck out seven in 4 1/3 innings against the Orioles this season. His ERA this summer is down to 2.29, and I doubt that many Red Sox fans are concerned whether his weight is up.The Orioles non-tendered Albers in December, and the Red Sox signed him 14 days after he was granted free agency.He's always had good stuff, but he couldn't display it with any consistency with the Orioles. And each bad outing would raise more concerns about his conditioning and the tear in his right shoulder.Meanwhile, Jake Arrieta became the second consecutive Orioles starter to go seven innings, but he stands to be the loser today after allowing three runs and nine hits. He didn't issue a walk for the first time this season, and only the second time in his career.Mark Hendrickson loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth and walked Carl Crawford to force in a run. And here comes Mark Worrell, again brought into a game with the sacks full and no outs.Update: The results couldn't have been more different. Worrell got two strikeouts and a fly ball to escape the jam. Very impressive. He also circled the mound so many times, he might have killed the grass.

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Roch Kubatko

No no-hitter, but where are the runs? (updated twice)

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No no-hitter, but where are the runs? (updated twice)
Red Sox left-hander Andrew Miller has littered the bases in this game, but the Orioles can't clean up. Miller didn't allow a hit until catcher Craig Tatum bounced a single up the middle with one out in the fifth. Tatum came within a foot or so of dropping a double down the left field line earlier in the at-bat. Miller walked a batter in the first. He walked the bases loaded in the second. He walked a batter in the third. He hasn't exactly been sharp - unless you consider a stick of butter...
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Steve Melewski

Walk this way (updated)

Orioles
Walk this way (updated)
You have to wonder, if, as this game goes on, the Orioles will be able to make Red Sox starting pitcher Andrew Miller pay for his wildness. Miller had walked nine batters without a strikeout over 7 2/3 in his last two starts, one of which was against the Orioles. He walked the bases loaded with one out today in the last of the second, but Craig Tatum came up and inexplicably swung at the first pitch. He later grounded into an inning-ending double play on a 2-2 pitch that was out of the strike...
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Roch Kubatko

This and that (updated)

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This and that (updated)
It's only 95 degrees at Camden Yards. I hope my box score and game notes don't blow out of the press box. Jake Arrieta struck out Kevin Youkilis looking at a 94 mph fastball to end the first inning. So far, manager Buck Showalter only plans to shut down Zach Britton later in the season, once the left-hander gets to around 175 innings. The other starters aren't facing the same restrictions. "Right now, innings-wise, Zach's the only one that would fit into that mode," Showalter said. "I...
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Steve Melewski

O's hope Arrieta adjustment leads to better command and control

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O's hope Arrieta adjustment leads to better command and control
Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta will take the mound this afternoon against Boston looking to pitch the Orioles to a series win over the AL East leaders. After a stretch where he has given up 14 earned runs over 14 1/3 innings his past three starts, Arrieta has been working on some slight mechanical adjustments with his windup with pitching coach Rick Adair. Manager Buck Showalter said there is a clear reason why Adair approached Arrieta with the adjustment. "Fastball command," Showalter said....
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Byron Kerr

Bryce Harper not in lineup today for Harrisburg, just a "day off"

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Bryce Harper not in lineup today for Harrisburg, just a "day off"
Nationals No. 1 prospect Bryce Harper is not in the starting lineup for the Harrisburg Senators' afternoon game today at home versus Bowie. Harper was a late game defensive replacement in left field, and walked in his only plate appearance. Harper has been scuffling recently at the plate, going 1-for-25 since July 6. He is batting .171 for the Senators, with no extra-base hits. He has six hits in his first 35 at-bats over 10 games at the Double-A level. Harper has struck out eight times and...
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Roch Kubatko

Pregame notes and Red Sox lineup

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Pregame notes and Red Sox lineup
I'll admit that they're scarce today. There wasn't much news coming out of manager Buck Showalter's pregame session with the media. Showalter indicated that reliever Jim Johnson could get a few starts late in the season, depending on the composition of the rotation past the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline and the Aug. 31 deadline for teams to set their playoff rosters. Johnson hasn't thrown enough pitches and innings in his relief appearances to immediately take on a starter's...
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Roch Kubatko

Orioles lineup vs. the Red Sox

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Orioles lineup vs. the Red Sox
Matt Wieters is serving as the designated hitter and batting fourth in today's sweltering heat. For the Orioles: J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters DH Derrek Lee 1B Mark Reynolds 3B Nolan Reimold LF Robert Andino 2B Craig Tatum C Jake Arrieta RHP
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Josh Land

Rachel Levitin: A perfect fit for community-minded Nationals

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Rachel Levitin: A perfect fit for community-minded Nationals
One of the Washington Nationals' greatest strengths is their community outreach. While chasing the Wild Card would be a nice feat for 2011, it's essential that players remember that who you are off the field is just as important as who you are on the field. Why? Because the second a player signs with a club and puts on the uniform, they become a face of an organization. Due to a large slew of weekend homestands this season, the Nationals haven't been able to participate in as many local...
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Steve Melewski

One win, three stars

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One win, three stars
For a change it had to be nice for the Orioles fans in the crowd of 32,314 to watch those in red walk out of Camden Yards unhappy. If this were hockey, my three stars from the Orioles 6-2 win Tuesday night over Boston would be Matt Wieters (third star), Jim Johnson (second star) and Jeremy Guthrie (first star). Wieters scored two runs and his clutch, two-out RBI hit in the third gave the Orioles a 3-0 lead. In the seventh, he threw out Marco Scutaro trying to steal second. He was trying to...
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Roch Kubatko

Guthrie: "This is a win that makes me feel really good"

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Guthrie: "This is a win that makes me feel really good"
Jeremy Guthrie had lost seven straight games to the Red Sox. He had one victory this season since May 21. He needed tonight's win. He needed it badly. "It feels really good," he said. "Good game there. The late runs were huge for us and we played great defense. This is a win that makes me feel really good and I think the team feels good about it. "Throwing strikes obviously was the biggest difference, getting ahead of guys, being able to use the fastball to get people out as well as...
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Showalter speaks after 6-2 win

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Showalter speaks after 6-2 win
Jeremy Guthrie was 1-7 with a 4.62 ERA in 15 career starts against the Red Sox before tonight, but he held them to two runs in seven innings. Only three Orioles starters have completed seven innings in the last 32 games. Guthrie has done it twice. Guthrie had allowed 12 runs and 14 hits in his last two starts covering 10 innings. So what was the difference tonight? "Locating the fastball," manager Buck Showalter said. "I'm sure he's got a lot of different things that went on. Obviously,...
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Guthrie on his game, pitches Orioles past Boston

Orioles
Guthrie on his game, pitches Orioles past Boston
Prior to tonight, the Boston Red Sox had hit .350 and scored 47 runs in their last five games against the Orioles. But tonight, Jeremy Guthrie held that team to just two runs over seven innings as the Orioles beat Boston 6-2, to end a seven-game losing streak against the Red Sox. Guthrie, who had given up 12 runs in his last two starts over 10 innings, allowed eight hits and two runs, throwing 110 pitches. Jeremy Guthrie tells the media what he did to cool off the Red Sox hitters in the O's...
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