Orange fever in April with Orioles off to red-hot start
Luke Jones and Nestor catch the fever of Orioles Magic winning streak and NFL Draft week
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on quiet trade deadline
General manager Mike Elias says it’s becoming more difficult to pry away prospects from other clubs.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on record-setting 2018 club
Perhaps the 1988 Orioles cracked open skunked beers to celebrate on Tuesday night.
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Checking in on recent trade acquisitions and former Orioles
The centerpiece of the Manny Machado trade, Yusniel Diaz is off to a slow start at Double-A Bowie.
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Orioles go all in on rebuild by trading off Schoop, Gausman
Second baseman Jonathan Schoop was traded to Milwaukee for three players just before Tuesday’s deadline.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts at non-waiver trade deadline
Adam Jones and Dan Duquette want different things with the Orioles rebuild well underway.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering All-Star break
Baltimore remains on pace to become the fifth major league team since 1901 to lose 115 games in a season.
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Machado nostalgia tour in full effect as Orioles trade talks heat up
The All-Star shortstop began what could possibly be his final homestand in Baltimore on Monday.
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Sisco’s demotion latest head-scratching development for Orioles
Hours after originally being in Sunday’s lineup, the 23-year-old catcher was sent to Triple-A Norfolk.
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Schoop’s struggles creating difficult pivot point for Orioles’ rebuild
The 2017 All-Star second baseman is having his worst season since his rookie campaign.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following Memorial Day checkpoint
Baltimore concluded Memorial Day 20 games under .500 and 20 games out of first place in the AL East.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following doubleheader split with Tampa Bay
Jonathan Schoop hit a pair of home runs in the Game 1 win over the Rays.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 11-6 win over Kansas City
Did Thursday night mark Chris Tillman’s final start with the Orioles?
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Twelve Orioles thoughts ahead of nine-game homestand
Baltimore limps home with an 8-26 record after a winless road trip.
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Orioles-Rays game postponed, rescheduled as part of May 12 doubleheader
Having lost nine of their last 10, the Orioles probably weren’t disappointed to receive a break from Mother Nature.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 3-1 loss to Boston
The Orioles have scored a combined seven runs in games started by Dylan Bundy.
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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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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-1 loss to Houston
Chris Tillman looked very much like the pitcher we saw last year in his 2018 debut.
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2018 Orioles preview: Jonathan Schoop
Luke Jones will take a look at a member of the 2018 Orioles every day ahead of their March 29 opener.
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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 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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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 9-7 win over Houston
All-Star second baseman Jonathan Schoop drove in a run for the seventh consecutive game.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 12-1 win over Texas
Receiving plenty of run support, Dylan Bundy settled in nicely after a rocky start to his outing.
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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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Orioles second baseman Schoop doubles, scores run in All-Star debut
The 25-year-old provided the first extra-base hit of the night and scored the first run in the AL’s 2-1 win.
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Schoop turning heads as Orioles’ lone All-Star representative
After developing in the shadow of high-profile teammates, the 25-year-old has broken out in 2017.
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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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Which Oriole(s?) should receive 2017 All-Star Game nod?
Jonathan Schoop is having a career year, but the American League has a slew of quality second basemen.
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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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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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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-5 win over Pittsburgh
Adam Jones’s alert baserunning set up Mark Trumbo to drive in the winning run.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 3-2 win over Yankees
Jonathan Schoop provided offense and nifty defense in support of Dylan Bundy on Memorial Day.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 8-4 loss to Houston
Removing Ubaldo Jimenez from the starting rotation wasn’t the cure to the Orioles’ woes on Sunday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 4-3 loss to Minnesota
Baltimore has now lost 10 of its last 13 games ahead of this weekend’s series in Houston.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 14-7 loss to Minnesota
Baltimore blew its fourth lead of five or more runs in the last month.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 4-0 win over White Sox
Baltimore jumped out to an early lead against Chicago’s Jose Quintana and never looked back.
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Britton admits returning too soon, will see specialist for forearm
The Orioles closer is back on the disabled list with the recurrence of a left forearm strain.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 7-4 win over Yankees
Welington Castillo’s pick at home plate in the 10th inning allowed the game to continue for the Orioles.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 6-3 win over Tampa Bay
Adam Jones had a big night at the plate, going 3-for-3 with the game-winning home run.
