Twelve Orioles thoughts ahead of West Coast road trip
Despite his team’s woeful start, Manny Machado is playing like an MVP thus far.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 4-0 loss to Cleveland
Chris Tillman showed some improvement, but he still wasn’t good enough and received no run support.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-5 loss at Detroit
Darren O’Day gave up a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 4-2 loss at Detroit
Andrew Cashner turned in another solid performance despite little run support.
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Orioles place Schoop on DL with oblique strain, activate Cobb
The 2017 All-Star second baseman left Friday night’s game in Boston with the injury.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following Toronto series
Despite receiving little run support, Dylan Bundy has been among the top pitchers in baseball early on.
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Orioles halt Trumbo’s rehab assignment, option Harvey back to Bowie
The right-handed slugger had just begun his rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie on Tuesday.
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Orioles designate struggling Rule 5 pitcher Cortes for assignment
The 23-year-old lefty allowed two grand slams over four appearances this season.
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Orioles call up top pitching prospect Harvey, set Cobb’s season debut
The 23-year-old had been scheduled to pitch for Double-A Bowie on Monday.
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Davis out of Orioles leadoff spot after poor start
The first baseman entered Thursday just 1-for-21 with three walks on the season.
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Rule 5 obsession again hurting Orioles’ chances to win
Josh Reddick’s grand slam off Nestor Cortes blew Tuesday’s game open in the seventh inning.
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Orioles may move up Cobb’s 2018 debut date
Manager Buck Showalter had previously said the veteran newcomer wouldn’t pitch before April 14.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 7-0 loss to Minnesota
Kevin Gausman certainly didn’t start the 2018 season on a high note.
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Cobb won’t make Orioles debut before April 14
The right-hander threw a four-inning simulated game in Sarasota on Friday.
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Davis leading off on Opening Day as Orioles finalize 25-man roster
The slugging first baseman was hitting in the top spot for the first time in his career on Thursday.
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Start of spring not encouraging for Davis, Trumbo turnarounds
Coming off poor 2017 seasons, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo are currently sidelined from Grapefruit League play.
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Schoop, Castro sidelined as Orioles open Grapefruit League action
The All-Star second baseman was scratched from Friday’s opener with left elbow bursitis.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on start of spring training
Adam Jones was blunt in discussing his future beyond the 2018 season.
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Orioles’ lack of direction taking optimism out of spring
A last-place team from a year ago enters spring after treading water all winter, neither making one last big run nor taking meaningful steps to start building for future success.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts counting down to spring training
In a pivotal winter for the organization, the Orioles are showing no evidence of a clear direction.
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Orioles appear to finally be facing reality with Machado
Rumors are rampant about the All-Star third baseman who’s less than a year away from free agency.
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Labor Day weekend illustrates Orioles’ minuscule margin for error
A blistering August offense has cooled off and the bullpen had to pitch 15 innings in two wins.
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Twelve thoughts on Dylan Bundy’s one-hit shutout
Bundy became the second pitcher in Orioles history to record a one-hit shutout with 12 or more strikeouts.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following West Coast trip
A disappointing 4-6 road trip pushed the Orioles back to three games below .500.
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By not selling, Orioles continue course toward 2019 cliff
Dan Duquette said the market didn’t develop the way that he’d hoped for closer Zach Britton.
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Lost weekend sweeps away any glimmer of hope for 2017 Orioles
The Orioles are on their way to being sellers with the worst run differential in the American League.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 3-1 win over Toronto
Mychal Givens escaped a bases-loaded jam in the sixth and turned in 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
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Orioles pitching staff making history for wrong reasons
Where does the current pitching ineptitude rank among the worst stretches of Orioles history?
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-3 loss to Cleveland
Wade Miley turned in the latest poor pitching performance in the Orioles’ collision course with history.
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O’Day, Britton take positive steps in their anticipated returns
After a successful sim game, O’Day could be activated from the disabled list as early as Friday.
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Hardy sidelined at least 4-6 weeks with right wrist fracture
The Orioles shortstop suffered a non-displaced fracture and will not need to undergo surgery.
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Orioles shortstop Hardy’s wrist “not good” after being hit by pitch
The veteran infielder was hit on the right wrist in the fourth inning and left the game two innings later.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 15-7 win over St. Louis
The Orioles lineup made life miserable for Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals bullpen Saturday.
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Orioles continue shuffling bullpen due to injuries, ineffectiveness
Right-hander Mike Wright was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder bursitis on Friday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 5-2 loss to White Sox
Jimmy Yacabonis couldn’t throw strikes in relief of Chris Tillman in a fateful sixth inning.
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Orioles officially place Davis on DL with oblique strain
The first baseman left Monday’s game in Chicago with a strained right oblique.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-1 loss to White Sox
Alec Asher gave up the grand slam that blew the game wide open in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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Orioles designate Jackson for assignment in latest bullpen shuffle
The 33-year-old allowed seven runs, 11 hits, two home runs, and four walks in just five innings.
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Orioles add infielder Ruben Tejada, designate Paul Janish
The 27-year-old had been acquired from the New York Yankees for cash considerations.
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Saturday’s loss illustrates problem keeping Jimenez in Orioles bullpen
The struggling veteran was summoned to pitch the eighth inning and couldn’t keep the Orioles within a run.
