Roch Kubatko Archive
It's still raining, and I hear thunder rumbling in the distance. The Marlins are heading here from Jupiter, but they might be turning around and going back. Meanwhile, third base at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers has been turned into a child's wading pool. Here's the Marlins lineup: Chris Coghlan ... Read More
Adam Jones CF Cesar Izturis SS Matt Wieters C Miguel Tejada 3B Ty Wigginton 2B Michael Aubrey 1B Lou Montanez LF Scott Moore DH Jeff Salazar RF Jeremy Guthrie RHP ... Read More
It's been pouring for most of the night and morning, and it's difficult to imagine this game being played later today. I'm not saying it won't happen. Nothing is official. But the forecast is bleak and the field already is drenched. I'll venture inside the clubhouse in about 15 minutes ... Read More
The game ended with two outs in the eighth inning and the Twins ahead, 8-3. Next up: The sprint to the car. I'll leave you with some final words from manager Dave Trembley. "We got Millwood's pitch count up, but he's not where he's going to be when the season ... Read More
Juan Portes hit a two-run homer off David Hernandez in the eighth inning to increase Minnesota's lead to 8-3, and the sky opened up as manager Dave Trembley left the dugout. It's an absolute downpour. Chris George is swimming to the mound. The Orioles scored twice in the top of ... Read More
Kevin Millwood broke the news to Orioles pitching coach Rick Kranitz after tonight's start. Just a little heads-up, in case Kranitz was wondering. The numbers aren't going to be pretty. Look past them. Kranitz didn't need the warning. This isn't his first rodeo. "I stink in spring training. I'm not ... Read More
Kevin Millwood left the game with two outs in the third after J.J. Hardy singled on the right-hander's 60th pitch, and his 35th strike. Wilfrido Perez stranded the runner after walking Nick Punto, so that ERA's coming down. It's settled at 29.70 through two starts. Millwood was charged with five ... Read More
I already used the "fifth pitch" joke, so I won't go there again. The Twins jumped all over Kevin Millwood in the second, beginning with Michael Cuddyer's leadoff homer and continuing with back-to-back singles by Jason Kubel and Delmon Young, a one-out triple from No. 9 hitter Nick Punto and ... Read More
Does Kevin Millwood have a fifth pitch? OK, seriously, he gave up a run and two hits in the first inning, but he induced a double-play bouncer from Justin Morneau and returned to the dugout after throwing 14 pitches (nine for strikes). That's much better than his debut, when he ... Read More
As I sit in the press box at Hammond Stadium, I'm reminded that it's supposed to rain tonight. That's because the top of my head just brushed against a gray cloud. We're pretty high up. And the clouds are pretty gray. The wind is strong enough to lift the batting ... Read More
The independent York Revolution has signed former Orioles pitcher Matt Riley, the once-troubled phenom who's trying to make a comeback after being out of baseball last year. Says so right here. Riley has blown out his elbow three times. He underwent two ligament-reconstructive procedures and reportedly tried experimental prolotherapy injections ... Read More
I also considered, "You can Luke, but you better not touch." The Orioles have added a B-squad game to their exhibition schedule at 10 a.m. Sunday in Bradenton. They also play the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. in Sarasota. No further details are available at the moment, but it's one way ... Read More
What's better than one night game this week? Try two of them. We're going back-to-back with tonight's trip to Fort Myers, where the Orioles play the Minnesota Twins. Kevin Millwood will try to erase his first start from our minds. The Tigers sent 11 batters to the plate, and Millwood ... Read More
Matt Albers stranded the tying run at second base to pick up the save. Great job by the bullpen with 7 2/3 scoreless innings (Luis Lebron let an inherited runner score after replacing Brad Bergesen). "We pitched real well," manager Dave Trembley said. "Bergesen in the first inning was very ... Read More
...Rhyne Hughes is your leadoff hitter. Hughes replaced Felix Pie in left field, and atop the order. He came to the plate with runners on the corners and none out in the seventh and struck out. Hughes has four hits in 11 at-bats, with three homers, six RBIs and four ... Read More
Jason Berken retired six of the seven batters he faced, including a strikeout. He allowed a two-out single to Ryan Doumit in the third. Mark Hendrickson replaced him in the fifth with the Orioles leading, 3-2. Berken hasn't surrendered a run in three appearances covering four innings this spring. Brad ... Read More
Brad Bergesen was removed with one in the second inning and the Orioles leading, 3-1. Steve Pearce lined Bergesen's 35th pitch into left field for a single, bringing manager Dave Trembley from the dugout. The last three batters reached on a walk, Pedro Alvarez's RBI double to right-center field and ... Read More
I mean he's returned to the rotation. He's not experiencing back pain. Brad Bergesen allowed one hit in a scoreless first inning, throwing nine of his 17 pitches for strikes. Bergesen fell behind 3-1 to the leadoff hitter, Andrew McCutchen, and 3-0 to Bobby Crosby before retiring them on bouncers ... Read More
Not much to report from manager Dave Trembley's pre-game media session. We already knew that the club is looking for two innings or 35 pitches from right-hander Brad Bergesen. "Whichever comes first," Trembley said. The Orioles will reevaluate Brian Roberts tomorrow and try to get him back on the field. ... Read More
I'll go on record right now as saying I'm not terribly impressed with Bradenton, or the person who insisted that the drive from Sarasota would take 15 minutes. It's a little sketchy around here. (I'm only saying this so the Bradenton Chamber of Commerce will treat me to dinner.) I ... Read More
Matt Wieters walked to his locker this afternoon without a photographer tailing him. It's been a slow day. Wieters referred to his Sports Illustrated cover shot as "a great honor." He's also prepared to grab some extra copies for family members. "Whatever they want, I'll get for them," he said, ... Read More
Brian Roberts said his stomach is feeling a lot better, though he's uncertain whether he had a reaction to medication or a virus, and he's hoping to resume baseball-related activities tomorrow. "I don't really have a timetable for sure yet," he said. President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail expressed some ... Read More
Felix Pie LF Cesar Izturis SS Adam Jones CF Miguel Tejada 3B Matt Wieters C Luke Scott 1B Ty Wigginton DH Lou Montanez RF Justin Turner 2B Brad Bergesen RHP Along with the other pitchers I mentioned earlier today, the Orioles also will bring Jason Berken, Brandon Erbe, Luis Lebron, ... Read More
Former Orioles pitcher, pitching coach and executive Mike Flanagan is returning to the MASN broadcast booth. The network announced that Flanagan will replace Buck Martinez as an analyst. He'll work the games that Jim Palmer misses, which is approximately half of the schedule. It's nice to collect Cy Young winners. ... Read More
If the Orioles look outside the organization for a second baseman to replace Brian Roberts, they'll need to scan the rosters of the other teams. The middle infield shelves are bare in the free-agent market. If you check mlbtraderumors, you'll find the following players listed at the two positions: Second ... Read More
We have another night game, this time in Pirate City, which means the lineup won't be posted until 2 p.m. I'm told Bradenton is the shortest trip of the spring, about 15 minutes from the Orioles' complex. The Pirates worked out and dressed at their home site before heading here ... Read More
Ryan Adams got his first at-bat since arriving at the major league camp. He struck out looking to begin the ninth inning in an 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Trust us, Ryan, it's not your fault. Tough day for Josh Bell. Besides two errors and a few poor ... Read More
President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said he doesn't particularly care for the process of renewing players' contracts, but it's part of the system that's been around for a while. "I think we counted over 200 guys who have been renewed in this last CBA," he said. "If I could ... Read More
Josh Bell is having a nightmarish day - if that's possible - at third base. And he's only played two innings since replacing Ty Wigginton in the top of the sixth. Bell has committed two errors and unleashed at least two bad throws. He bounced one in the seventh after ... Read More
Consecutive singles by Rhyne Hughes, Chad Moeller and Matt Angle have put another run on the board in the fifth. Tampa Bay 3, Orioles 2. Jake Arrieta is pitching the sixth. Update: Carlos Pena struck out looking to begin the inning, but Josh Bell's throwing error and a walk put ... Read More
Not only did Chad Moeller throw out Carlos Pena trying to steal to end the top of the third, he homered off Jeff Niemann leading off the bottom half of the inning. Take that! Moeller's blast to left field increased the Orioles' home run total to 13. It also cut ... Read More
Forget Matt Wieters on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Chad Moeller might have been dealing with evil forces in the third inning. Carl Crawford reached on catcher's interference, stole second, moved to third on Moeller's throwing error and scored on Evan Longoria's sacrifice fly to give Tampa Bay a 2-0 ... Read More
Chris Tillman threw 20 pitches in the first inning, 12 for strikes, and fell behind, 1-0, to the Tampa Bay Rays. Sean Rodriguez led off with a single and scored one out later on Evan Longoria's double to left-center field. Nolan Reimold couldn't run down the ball on the warning ... Read More
Adam Jones found out last week that the Orioles were renewing his contract for $465,000. Jones, who earned $435,000 last year, seems to be taking the news in stride. It may be more upsetting than he's showing, but I give him credit for not creating a controversy. "It's part of ... Read More
The next issue of Sports Illustrated hits newsstands nationwide tomorrow, and you'll recognize the player on the cover. Matt Wieters better not believe in jinxes. Wieters is the subject of the cover story, written by Tom Verducci. No Oriole has appeared on the front of the magazine in more than ... Read More
Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts was confined to the trainers room today after taking medication on Sunday that upset his stomach. Roberts was prescribed a megadose pack, similar to a cortisone shot, to reduce the inflammation in his back caused by a herniated disk. His reaction to it forced the ... Read More
Justin Turner and Robert Andino are taking ground balls at second base in early infield drills. No sign of Brian Roberts. The Orioles renewed the contracts of four players, including outfielders Adam Jones and Nolan Reimold, and catcher Matt Wieters. Jason Berken also is on the list. No substantial bumps ... Read More
Nolan Reimold played a few innings in left field in the intrasquad game, but he'll make his first start there in an exhibition game at 1:05 p.m. Set your watches. You can't stop the presses on a blog, but you can make a big deal over anything. "I heard it's ... Read More
Robert Andino 2B Nolan Reimold LF Nick Markakis RF Garrett Atkins 1B Ty Wigginton 3B Rhyne Hughes DH Chad Moeller C Matt Angle CF Pedro Florimon SS Chris Tillman RHP ... Read More
The role of situational left-hander might fit Will Ohman, but he'd rather not be typecast. Ohman has held lefties to a .204 average during his career, compared to a .260 average for right-handers. The Orioles signed him to a minor league contract, after expressing interest in him last winter without ... Read More
Mike Hinckley was charged with two runs in two-thirds of an inning in today's 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins, the Orioles' fifth defeat in a row. He also gave up the winning run against the Tampa Bay Rays on a triple, two walks and a single. Hinckley allowed two ... Read More
Matt Wieters singled for his first hit in spring training. No need to panic. Koji Uehara threw another scoreless inning, giving up a bloop single on a popup that Robert Andino couldn't run down in shallow right field. Uehara threw 11 pitches, eight for strikes. That's 19 pitches in two ... Read More
Jim Johnson gave up a run in the fifth, extending the Twins lead to 3-0. Ben Revere tripled and Michael Cuddyer singled. Luke Scott just made another nice play at first, saving Scott Moore from a throwing error and getting the out. Mike Gonzalez worked on his changeup today, using ... Read More
Closer Mike Gonzalez tossed a scoreless fourth inning, but he needed some help. Brendan Harris walked on four pitches and tried to score on Jacque Jones' double to deep center field. Adam Jones retrieved the ball and fired to shortstop Cesar Izturis, who threw to the plate. Luke Scott cut ... Read More
Brian Matusz ran up his pitch count in the first, but he retired the last seven batters he faced and came out after 2 2/3 innings. Matusz threw 46 pitches, 31 for strikes. He allowed two runs and three hits - all in the first - and struck out six. ... Read More
This is more like it. Brian Matusz needed only 10 pitches to dispose of the Twins in the second inning, including one to retire Chris Parmelee on a popup. Luke Hughes struck out to open the inning, and Drew Butera closed it by bouncing to the mound. That's four stirkeouts ... Read More
Brian Matusz gave up two runs and three hits in the first inning to fall behind, 2-0, to the Minnesota Twins. The good news: He struck out the side. Ben Revere took a strike and doubled over the head of left fielder Felix Pie. Nick Punto struck out looking with ... Read More
My favorite line of the day: After the success of the Michael Oher movie, Hollywood is making a film about Adam Terry's life called "The Hurt Blocker." Brian Matusz conferred with pitching coach Rick Kranitz this morning, as all the starters do, while formulating a plan for today's start against ... Read More
The Orioles will try to get 50 pitches out of Brian Matusz today, and he's expected to expand his selection after staying away from the curveball in his debut. Nolan Reimold will start in left field tomorrow. Justin Turner is expected to play tomorrow. Kevin Millwood turned in a quality ... Read More
Justin Turner says his left foot feels "a lot better," but it's still heavily taped. He'll get a better read on his condition during batting practice - and if he can avoid the line drives. Brad Bergesen is scheduled to throw two innings or 35 pitches on Wednesday. "I feel ... Read More
Felix Pie LF Adam Jones CF Miguel Tejada 3B Luke Scott 1B Matt Wieters DH Lou Montanez RF Cesar Izturis SS Craig Tatum C Robert Andino 2B Brian Matusz LHP ... Read More
A wind-aided home run by catcher Mark Wagner in the ninth inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Orioles. David Hernandez took the loss. "His fastball was good," manager Dave Trembley said. "He got beat on his changeup." Trembley also praised Kam Mickolio and noted that ... Read More
David Hernandez struck out the first two batters in the top of the ninth and got ahead of Mark Wagner, 1-2. Then it all went horribly wrong. Wagner reached out for a pitch and somehow drove the ball over the left field fence to give Boston a 5-4 lead. It ... Read More
Armando Gabino gave up three runs in the top of the eighth inning and retired only one batter before manager Dave Trembley went to his bullpen again. Both teams have four runs and nine hits. David Hernandez has replaced Gabino, who came off the 40-man roster when the Orioles signed ... Read More
Miguel Abreu singled in the sixth inning, stole second and scored on Pedro Florimon's double. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1. Nice day for Abreu. I'll pass along some comments from Jeremy Guthrie: "I threw a lot of good pitches, I felt like that second inning, the umpire (John Hirschbeck) was ... Read More
Mark Hendrickson tossed a perfect fourth inning, getting two fly balls and a sparkling defensive play from second baseman Miguel Abreu. Abreu made a diving stop and throw to retire Tug Hulett. He pumped his fist as the out was recorded, took the return throw from first baseman Garrett Atkins ... Read More
The Orioles let Jeremy Guthrie face one batter in the third, and he retired Victor Martinez on a fly ball to center. Guthrie is charged with one run and three hits in 2 1/3 innings, with two walks and two strikeouts. He threw 51 pitches, 29 for strikes. Left-hander Chris ... Read More
The Red Sox loaded the bases with no outs on two singles and a walk, but they only scored once to tie the game. Jeremy Guthrie's pitch count is up to 46, including 27 strikes. Boston tied the game on Yamaico Navarro's chopper to third. Miguel Tejada ranged to his ... Read More
Jeremy Guthrie threw 18 pitches in the first inning, nine for strikes. Guthrie struck out leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury and cleanup hitter David Ortiz. In between he retired J.D. Drew on a fly ball to the warning track in right and gave up a single to Victor Martinez. If you're ... Read More
Hall of Famer Jim Palmer will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Ed Smith Stadium before Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Palmer also will sign autographs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the first 200 fans in line. Gates open at 11 a.m. Manager Dave Trembley ... Read More
For the Red Sox: Jacoby Ellsbury CF J.D. Drew RF Victor Martinez C David Ortiz DH Jeremy Hermida LF Jed Lowrie 3B Tug Hulett 2B Yamaico Navarro SS Aaron Bates 1B Clay Buchholz RHP Brad Bergesen completed another live batting practice session and is scheduled to start Wednesday night against ... Read More
Justin Turner is moving gingerly through the clubhouse with his left foot wrapped after being hit by a Garrett Atkins line drive during batting practice before Friday night's game. Turner is hoping that he'll be cleared to play tomorrow. "It's getting better," he said. "It's still a little swollen. The ... Read More
The Orioles have summoned infielder Ryan Adams from the minor league camp. He'll wear No. 96. If he gets into the game, he'll have to report as tackle-eligible. "It was actually a big surprise," said Adams, who batted .288 with 14 doubles, two homers and 25 RBIs in 59 games ... Read More
For the Orioles: Adam Jones CF Ty Wigginton DH Nick Markakis RF Miguel Tejada 3B Matt Wieters C Luke Scott LF Garrett Atkins 1B Miguel Abreu 2B Cesar Izturis SS Jeremy Guthrie RHP ... Read More
The Orioles scored four runs in the ninth, the first two on another Rhyne Hughes home run, but the Tigers posted a 9-5 victory in Lakeland. Jeff Salazar followed Hughes' blast with a single, and Craig Tatum and Pedro Florimon walked before the Tigers yanked reliever Jay Sborz. Ground balls ... Read More
Nolan Reimold said he was seeing the ball well today. "Now I just have to hit it." Reimold isn't running at full speed, which was evident on his double-play grounder. "Normally, I would probably have beat that out, but I'm going to try to not hurt myself any more," he ... Read More
Nolan Reimold went 0-for-2, grounding to short and hitting into a double play, before Michael Aubrey replaced him as the designated hitter. Aubrey singled in his second at-bat of the spring (he flied out last night). Ty Wigginton is 2-for-3 with a home run and a throwing error. Aubrey and ... Read More
Knowing that you don't have to compete for a spot on the team gives you the luxury of working on other pitches in the early weeks of spring training. The results don't really matter. Keep that in mind when examining Kevin Millwood's line today. Millwood went to his changeup more ... Read More
Matt Albers retired the first four batters he faced, getting three ground balls in the second inning, before Don Kelly led off the third with a single up the middle. Yes, we've only completed three innings. We're going to be here for a while. Albers got a fly ball, fielder's ... Read More
Ty Wigginton has hit the Orioles' 10th home run this spring. Wigginton led off the second inning with a blast onto the grassy hill beyond the fence in left-center field. He almost wiped out a sunbather. The Tigers lead, 6-1. Matt Albers got the final out in the bottom of ... Read More
Kevin Millwood has faced one batter today and he's trailing, 1-0. Clete Thomas just took him deep on a 2-2 pitch, the ball clearing the fence in right field. Thomas likes hitting against the Orioles, if you'll recall. Felix Pie led off the top of the first inning with a ... Read More
For the Tigers: Clete Thomas CF Johnny Damon LF Magglio Ordonez RF Miguel Cabrera 1B Carlos Guillen DH Don Kelly 3B Alex Avila C Scott Sizemore 2B Ramon Santiago SS Justin Verlander RHP Manager Dave Trembley confirmed that the club has held discussions about adding a middle infielder to the ... Read More
The Orioles play three straight home games after today before subjecting us to back-to-back night games in Bradenton on Wednesday and Fort Myers on Thursday. The Friday afternoon game against the Florida Marlins in Sarasota will be a tough turnaround, but that's why they have spring training. We're getting ready ... Read More
Felix Pie LF Robert Andino 2B Nolan Reimold DH Ty Wigginton 3B Lou Montanez RF Brandon Snyder 1B Jeff Salazar CF Michel Hernandez C Blake Davis SS Kevin Millwood RHP A reminder that Reimold is scheduled to get two at-bats as the DH before Michael Aubrey replaces him. Aubrey received ... Read More
Orioles manager Dave Trembley said he removed Brandon Snyder from the game as a precaution after the infielder was hit on the side of his left knee. "It's cold out here," Trembley said. "You get hit like that, get out of the game. He'll be fine." Trembley was especially impressed ... Read More
Brandon Snyder came out of the game in the eighth inning after Pirates reliever Ramon Aguero drilled him in the left leg with two outs and the score tied. Snyder was in obvious pain as he hopped out of the batter's box and limped to first base. He bent at ... Read More
It wasn't pretty, but the Orioles kept their lead. Chorye Spoone was wild in the sixth inning, walking the leadoff batter and almost drilling Ronny Cedeno. He totaled only six strikes among his 15 pitches. Jeff Salazar made a sliding catch of Cedeno's sinking liner and fired to second to ... Read More
Jake Arrieta loaded the bases with one out in the fifth inning, gave up the tying run and threw 26 pitches. He was busy. Arrieta also struck out two, including Ryan Doumit to end the inning. Neal Walker walked and stole second with Chad Moeller behind the plate. John Raynor ... Read More
Chris Tillman threw mostly fastballs while retiring all six batters he faced with three strikeouts. He mixed in one cutter, to Jose Tabata, that missed down and in. That's the right spot if you're going to miss. He threw everything tonight and got the desired results. "I think it went ... Read More
I just returned to the press box after talking to Chris Tillman near the bullpen area. Adam Jones homered to right field off Daniel McCutchen to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead in the third inning. That's nine homers in three games for the Orioles. Mike Gonzalez allowed a run ... Read More
Three up, three down. If you're doing the math, you know it's six up, six down for the night. Tillman fell behind, 3-1, to Ryan Doumit before getting a called third strike. He got two quick strikes on Steve Pearce and induced a slow bouncer to Miguel Tejada, who barehanded ... Read More
Chris Tillman struck out two batters in a routine first inning. Tillman fielded Aki Iwamura's tapper to the mound and made the throw to first. He ran the count full to Jose Tabata before striking him out on a high fastball. Garrett Jones fanned on three pitches. Tillman threw 12 ... Read More
On how he's privately and publicly criticized Matt Albers' conditioning: "I would just say I've been critical (laughing). Whether it's public or private, I've been critical. Let's not sugarcoat it." More on Albers: "What I'm more concerned about with Albers, and it's just like everybody else, pound the strike zone ... Read More
X-rays taken on Justin Turner's left foot were negative, and he's listed as day-to-day like the rest of us. Turner's injury is classified as a left foot contusion. You can call it a bruise if you prefer. ... Read More
Cesar Izturis was sent back to the team hotel because of a sore throat. Blake Davis has replaced Justin Turner at second base. Turner took a line drive off his foot during batting practice, but he could enter the game later tonight. Brad Bergesen threw another live batting practice session, ... Read More
The lineup that's posted in the clubhouse has Robert Andino playing shortstop, but the sheet that's been distributed lists Cesar Izturis. More on that later. Update: Izturis has been scratched with the flu. Felix Pie expects to start tomorrow's game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland after "stretching" his quad ... Read More
For the Orioles: Adam Jones CF Cesar Izturis SS Nick Markakis RF Miguel Tejada 3B Matt Wieters C Luke Scott DH Garrett Atkins 1B Jonathan Tucker LF Justin Turner 2B Chris Tillman RHP For the Pirates: Aki Iwamura 2B Jose Tabata LF Garrett Jones RF Ryan Doumit C Steve Pearce ... Read More
It's been 2 ½ weeks since I flew into Sarasota, and we're only two exhibition games deep into the Grapefruit League schedule. What have I learned so far? Brian Matusz has nasty stuff. Four pitches he can throw for strikes or use to make hitters look foolish. And he has ... Read More
Today feels different to me, probably because I'm not sitting in a trailer typing in the Orioles' lineup and wondering when the temperature might crack 60 degrees. We've got our first night game here and the clubhouse won't open to the media until 2 p.m. What will you do without ... Read More
Manager Dave Trembley didn't sound too concerned about Felix Pie, who left the game in the third inning with an apparent leg injury. "When he came around second, I saw him grab his leg, and so when he got to third, Juan (Samuel) asked him how he was and he ... Read More
I moved down to the seats so I could get to the field after the final out and interview Dave Trembley. I might be here a while. Justin Turner homered to right field leading off the top of the ninth to tie the game, 5-5. He must not have gotten ... Read More
Making his first appearance since June 23, Koji Uehara retired Tampa Bay in order on only eight pitches. He wasn't trying to dispose of the Rays that quickly. It just worked out that way. "It's been a while, so I was thinking about how I would throw, and I felt ... Read More
Brian Matusz got the best of Rays third baseman Evan Longoria in their 13-pitch battle in the first inning, striking him out on a changeup to end the first inning. It was an instant classic, and something you don't normally see in an exhibition game. Unfortunately for Matusz, he walked ... Read More
I went down to the clubhouse area to interview Brian Matusz, and I missed Lou Montanez's two-run double in the top of the fifth. Kam Mickolio gave up a run in the bottom half, and the Rays are holding a 5-3 lead. Felix Pie was leaving the clubhouse as reporters ... Read More
Manager Dave Trembley went to his bullpen again in the bottom of the fourth, bringing in left-hander Mark Hendrickson to start the inning. Koji Uehara was removed after one inning and eight pitches. I guess Trembley wanted him to leave on a high note. The Rays extended their lead to ... Read More
Felix Pie just tripled to the fence in left-center field, reaching third base without drawing a throw. All he needed was the single and double. The hardest work was out of the way. We didn't expect Pie to get two more at-bats in the second exhibition game, and it became ... Read More
Jeff Niemann retired the side in order in the top of the second, with Brandon Snyder flying to deep center to end the inning. The Rays took a 2-1 lead against Brian Matusz in the bottom of the inning, with Sean Rodriguez homering on the left-hander's 36th pitch and ending ... Read More
Jeff Niemann retired the next three batters after Felix Pie's home run, bringing left-hander Brian Matusz to the mound in the bottom of the first inning. Matusz got two quick strikes on Gabe Kapler and struck him out on a changeup. One away. Matusz got two quick strikes on Carl ... Read More
Felix Pie has led off today's game with a home run over the right field fence. Pie drilled a 2-2 pitch from Rays starter Jeff Niemann. Gabe Kapler climbed the fence and came down with style points, but not the ball. That's seven home runs for the Orioles in nine ... Read More
Rhyne Hughes said he didn't want to get noticed yesterday for the "wrong reasons." So he belted two home runs in the Orioles' exhibition opener against Tampa Bay. Way to overreact, Rhyne. "I know it's just one game, but it was nice to get off to a good start," he ... Read More
