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Opposite dugout: Struggling Royals bringing up rear in AL Central

May 10, 2017, 12:32pm

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Opposite dugout: Struggling Royals bringing up rear in AL Central

Manager: Ned Yost (8th season) Record: 13-21 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: CF Lorenzo Cain (.284/.399/.379), 1B Eric Hosmer (.282, 14 RBIs), 3B Mike Moustakas (8 HR, 14 RBIs), C Salvador Perez (.283 with 7 HR, 20 RBIs), LHP Danny Duffy (2-3, 3.50 ERA), RHP Kelvin Herrera (5 saves, 3.46 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (2-4 in 2016) Pitching probables: May 12: RHP Dylan Bundy vs. LHP Danny Duffy, 8:15 p.m., MASN2 May 13: RHP Chris Tillman vs. RHP Nate Karns, 7:15 p.m., MASN2 May...

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Common sports injuries infographic (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)

May 12, 2017, 11:07am

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Common sports injuries infographic (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)

Stay on your game no matter your sport. Learn how to prevent common sports injuries, and what to do if you get hurt. Presented by Johns Hopkins Medicine. Presented by Johns Hopkins Medicine. Learn more here.

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Zach Wilt: Celebrating Dylan Bundy Day

May 12, 2017, 5:07am

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It's only mid-May, but I am happy to report that Dylan Bundy Day is officially a thing for Baltimore Orioles fans. Congrats, guys, we've made it happen. Every five days (or so), myself and fellow Orioles enthusiasts celebrate a day in which our team's best starting pitcher takes the mound. We wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and well rested from a good night's sleep, we're eager to watch our team that evening, and we feel confident in our starting pitcher's ability to earn a...

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Dillon Atkinson: All aboard the Norfolk shuttle

May 10, 2017, 5:28am

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Dillon Atkinson: All aboard the Norfolk shuttle

In the past couple of seasons, depth for the back end of the Orioles rotation and front end of the bullpen has been fairly thin. For the most part, it was Tyler Wilson, Mike Wright, T.J. McFarland and - for 2016 only - Vance Worley. In 2017, Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette has made sure manager Buck Showalter has had more options to choose from, and the O's skipper is using all that he can. Wilson and Wright are still around, joined by Alec Asher, Logan...

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Opposite dugout: Resurgent Zimmerman leads Nats into Battle of Beltways

May 07, 2017, 3:42pm

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Opposite dugout: Resurgent Zimmerman leads Nats into Battle of Beltways

Manager: Dusty Baker (2nd season) Record: 21-10 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.435/.475/.907 with 13 HR, 34 RBIs), RF Bryce Harper (.376/.504/.723 with 9 HR, 27 RBIs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.341/.390/.556 with 5 HR, 28 RBIs), LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-0, 1.64 ERA), RHP Max Scherzer (4-2, 2.66 ERA, 51 Ks), RHP Stephen Strasburg (3-1, 2.66 ERA), RHP Matt Albers (0.77 ERA, 0.51 WHIP) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (1-3 in 2016) Pitching probables: May 8: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs....

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Andrew Stetka: Britton's injury reveals disturbing trend, bigger test for O's

May 08, 2017, 5:35am

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Andrew Stetka: Britton's injury reveals disturbing trend, bigger test for O's

As if the Orioles haven't been faced with enough challenges in the first month or so of the season, they'll now stare down another tough task. Zach Britton's latest setback is a tough pill to swallow for Orioles fans, and not just those that (cough, cough) may have him on their fantasy team. It was devastating to see the dominant closer go down on April 16 with the initial indications of the forearm strain. When he was reinstated last week and made two appearances in non-save situations,...

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Zach Wilt: Birds bounce back from ejections, but still deal with ripple effects

May 05, 2017, 5:51am

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Zach Wilt: Birds bounce back from ejections, but still deal with ripple effects

There were many frustrating aspects to umpire Sam Holbrook's decision to eject Kevin Gausman in the bottom of the second during Wednesday night's Orioles-Red Sox game. For starters, Chris Sale threw behind Manny Machado the night before and got nothing more than a warning. Gausman got tossed for plunking Xander Bogaerts on a 77 mph breaking ball without either club receiving warnings from the crew. Who intentionally hits a guy with an off-speed pitch? Gausman's average fastball velocity,...

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Opposite dugout: White Sox flourishing behind stellar mound work

May 03, 2017, 12:47pm

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Opposite dugout: White Sox flourishing behind stellar mound work

Manager: Rick Renteria (1st season) Record: 15-12 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: RF AvasaÃl GarcÃa (.371/.419/.598 with 5 HR, 23 RBIs), 3B Matt Davidson (5 HR, 15 RBIs), 1B JosÃ© Abreu (4 HR, 14 RBIs), RHP Miguel GonzÃ¡lez (3-1, 3.27 ERA), LHP JosÃ© Quintana (2-4, 4.10 ERA), RHP David Robertson (5 saves, 2.79 ERA)Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (3-4 in 2016) Pitching probables: May 5: RHP Miguel GonzÃ¡lez vs. LHP Wade Miley, 7:05 p.m., MASN2May 6: RHP Dylan Covey vs....

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Yard Work: Episode 4

May 03, 2017, 7:13am

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Hey, O's fans! Welcome to the latest installment of Yard Work. On this week's episode ... Last weekend it seemed like the hearts of Orioles fans were filled with despair and disgust. A three-game series in the Bronx was full of drama and heartache, most notably the team's collapse Friday during the series opener. Still, it was foolish to think any team was going to win every series. It's a long season and pitfalls happen. But what did this past weekend's series say about the Orioles - and...

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Dillon Atkinson: Machado displaying maturity through incidents with Red Sox

May 03, 2017, 6:33am

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Dillon Atkinson: Machado displaying maturity through incidents with Red Sox

In a 10-day span, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has been thrown at five times in two games. After the fifth one, Tuesday night from the live arm of Red Sox's ace southpaw Chris Sale, Machado finally had some choice words for the Red Sox, and he certainly didn't hold back his true feelings. He used many expletives in his postgame rant, stating that he has lost all respect for the Red Sox organization. I'll note that there may now be 29 teams - instead of 30 - in contention for...

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CareFirst Fan Challenge with Adam Jones returns featuring signature dishes

April 27, 2017, 9:16am

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CareFirst Fan Challenge with Adam Jones returns featuring signature dishes

It's that time of year again: time for Orioles fans to put their cooking skills to the test and go head-to-head with Adam Jones in the CareFirst Fan Challenge. This year, the challenge is simple. We're asking fans and Jones to bring their signature dishes to the table. Your best vs. his best. One on one. Mano a mano. So what's your go-to? Are you a grill master? The sultan of sandwiches? Ace of appetizers? Duke of desserts? Whatever it is, tweet us @masnOrioles with pictures, videos,...

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Opposite dugout: Sale, tensions headline four-game series in Boston

April 30, 2017, 8:45am

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Opposite dugout: Sale, tensions headline four-game series in Boston

Manager: John Farrell (5th season) Record: 13-11 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Andrew Benintendi (.333/.392/.478 with 14 RBIs), RF Mookie Betts (.293/.363/.439 with 11 RBIs), 3B Xander Bogaerts (.315/.375/.356), LHP Chris Sale (1-2, 1.17 ERA, 0.77 WHIP), RHP Craig Kimbrel (1.59 ERA with 8 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 2-3 Pitching probables: May 1: RHP Dylan Bundy vs. RHP Rick Porcello, 7:10 p.m., MASN May 2: RHP Alec Asher vs. LHP Chris Sale, 7:10 p.m., MASN May 3: RHP Kevin Gausman...

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Andrew Stetka: Baseball fandom is difficult

May 01, 2017, 4:55am

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Andrew Stetka: Baseball fandom is difficult

Being a baseball fan is very hard. If you are devoted to a specific team in the way many readers of this website are devoted to the Orioles, it can be even harder. This is something I've written about in length over the years, but it deserves to be repeated. Especially after what we just saw. You live and die with every game and react to every play. That couldn't have been more on display this weekend in New York City, as the O's battled the Yankees. Over the past three days, the Orioles...

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Opposite dugout: Yankees coming around as complete team to challenge O's

April 27, 2017, 3:29pm

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Opposite dugout: Yankees coming around as complete team to challenge O's

Manager: Joe Girardi (10th season) Record: 13-7 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 2B Starlin Castro (.346/.386/.538 with 4 HR, 14 RBIs), 3B Chase Headley (.329/.420/.543), RF Aaron Judge (.988 OPS with 7 HR, 15 RBIs), LHP CC Sabathia (2-1, 2.70 ERA), LHP Aroldis Chapman (1.23 ERA, 5 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: April 28: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. LHP CC Sabathia, 7:05 p.m., MASN April 29: RHP Ubaldo JimÃ©nez vs. RHP Michael Pineda, 1:05 p.m., MASN April 30: LHP Wade...

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Zach Wilt: Checking in on the O's at the 20-game mark

April 28, 2017, 5:31am

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Zach Wilt: Checking in on the O's at the 20-game mark

I'll be honest, in baseball terms 20 is a pretty arbitrary number. Sure, it's nice and even, but it's just 12.3 percent of the way through the baseball season. In fact, if the Orioles weren't off yesterday, we probably all would have completely ignored the 20-game milestone and moved on without thinking twice about. But they were off, they're beginning a new series today, and 20 games seems like a great time to take a moment and reflect on what we've seen from our O's so far. The Birds...

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Five tips for preventing sports-related injuries (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)

April 21, 2017, 9:32am

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Five tips for preventing sports-related injuries (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)

Many people are heading outdoors to ramp up their exercise programs. But before you or your young athlete start playing, it's important to learn how you can prevent sports-related injuries. "Sports injuries generally occur for two different reasons: trauma and overuse," says Dr. Andrew Cosgarea, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert. "And while traumatic sports injuries are usually obvious, dramatic scenes, like when we see a player fall down clutching their knee," continues...

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Yard Work: Episode 3

April 26, 2017, 7:05am

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Hey, O's fans. Welcome to the latest edition of Yard Work. On this week's episode... Following their first road trip of the season, the Orioles returned home for a quick six-game homestand against American League East foes Boston and Tampa Bay. Of course, despite the fact the Birds took two out of three vs. the Red Sox, the biggest news seemed to be last Friday's incident between Manny Machado and Dustin Pedroia, not to be outdone by Sunday's drama between Machado and Red Sox reliever Matt...

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Dillon Atkinson: It's early, but Adam Jones looks like a new player

April 26, 2017, 5:46am

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Dillon Atkinson: It's early, but Adam Jones looks like a new player

When you think of Orioles center fielder Adam Jones in his prime, what comes to mind? If you asked me, I'd bring up the obvious observations: 25-plus home-run hitter, .280-plus batting average, low on-base skills, free swinger and an all-around above average defender in center field. Oftentimes as Orioles fans, we took the good with the bad. Jones has been known as a frustrating hitter in two-strike counts, as fans would always point out, "Here comes the 1-2 slider in the dirt, and we know...

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Andrew Stetka: A few thoughts on baseball's unwritten rules

April 24, 2017, 5:22am

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Andrew Stetka: A few thoughts on baseball's unwritten rules

Baseball is stupid. It's a game that I love dearly and that I follow obsessively, but it's quite stupid sometimes. Maybe that's more of a referendum on me than anything else. Why would I pay so much attention and spend so much of my life on something that's stupid? I honestly don't have a good answer for that. Perhaps it's because baseball's stupidity only rears its ugly head occasionally, like this weekend in Baltimore. Grown men playing a game can seem silly to many people. Grown men...

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Opposite dugout: Injury-plagued Rays hoping pitching eventually catches up to offense

April 21, 2017, 6:54pm

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Opposite dugout: Injury-plagued Rays hoping pitching eventually catches up to offense

Manager: Kevin Cash (3rd season) Record: 10-10 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Steven Souza Jr. (.347/.424/.613 with 4 HR, 17 RBIs), 1B Logan Morrison (4 HR, 12 RBIs), 3B Evan Longoria (3 HR, 12 RBIs), RHP Erasmo RamÃrez (2-0, 3.07 ERA), RHP Chris Archer (2-0, 3.20), RHP Alex ColomÃ© (0.00 ERA, 4 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (6-13 in 2016) Pitching probables: April 24: RHP Chris Archer vs. RHP Ubaldo JimÃ©nez, 7:05 p.m., MASN April 25: RHP Erasmo RamÃrez vs....