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Pregame notes on Hunter, Wieters, Santana and more (updated)

Pregame notes on Hunter, Wieters, Santana and more (updated)
HOUSTON - Reliever Tommy Hunter threw a bullpen session today at Double-A Bowie and the feedback was positive. Hunter will join the Orioles in Arlington and throw on Tuesday for pitching coach Dave Wallace and bullpen coach Dom Chiti. He's expected to pitch in two rehab games before being activated from the disabled list. Hunter, on the DL with a strained left groin, could be activated on June 9 - four days after he's eligible. Matt Wieters' second throwing session today went extremely...
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Orioles and Astros lineups

Orioles and Astros lineups
HOUSTON - Nelson Cruz will attempt to extend his hitting streak to 13 games today in the series finale against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Cruz is batting .476 (20-for-42) during the streak, with six doubles, eight home runs, 15 RBIs and 14 runs scored. Cruz's 12-game hitting streak is the second-longest active in the majors behind Matt Carpenter (13). Cruz leads the majors in home runs (20) and RBIs (52). He also leads the majors in homers (13) and RBIs (39) on the road. Nick...
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Pitching matchups versus Rangers and note on Jones

Pitching matchups versus Rangers and note on Jones
HOUSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter waited until this morning to set his rotation for the series against the Rangers that begins Tuesday night in Arlington. Here are the matchups: Tuesday - Ubaldo Jimenez (2-6, 4.65 ERA) versus Joe Saunders (0-1, 4.15 ERA) Wednesday - Bud Norris (3-5, 4.04 ERA) versus Nick Martinez (1-1, 2.75 ERA) Thursday - Miguel Gonzalez (3-4, 4.17) versus Colby Lewis (4-4, 5.44 ERA) Norris will be working on six days rest after starting May 28 in Milwaukee. He moves...
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Orioles go for the split today

Orioles go for the split today
HOUSTON - The Orioles will go for the series split today by sending left-hander Wei-Yin Chen to the mound against the Astros. Chen is 3-1 with a 5.33 ERA in five road starts this season. He's received 8.17 runs of support per nine innings. Maybe that will perk up the offense. Chen is 2-0 with a 3.14 ERA in two starts versus the Astros. He beat them on May 9 in Baltimore after allowing two earned runs in seven innings. Matt Dominguez is 3-for-6 with two doubles against Chen. Jose Altuve is...
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Cruz: "I'm in the zone right now"

Cruz: "I'm in the zone right now"
HOUSTON - Nelson Cruz leads the majors in home runs and RBIs. He's homered in five of the last seven games. He's driven in five of the Orioles' last nine runs. He's still a bargain at $8 million. Manager Buck Showalter says Cruz is "in a good place." He's just glad to have Cruz in his own clubhouse. "Yeah, I see the ball well," Cruz said following today's 4-1 win over the Astros. "Like I said, I tried to be consistent for that long. I just stay with my routine and do it on a...
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Showalter talks about Tillman and a 4-1 victory

Showalter talks about Tillman and a 4-1 victory
HOUSTON - Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis made one of the most important plays of the today's game by running down Jose Altuve's fly ball in the second inning to leave the bases loaded and the score tied. To think, he almost came out of the lineup. Manager Buck Showalter told reporters following a 4-1 victory over the Astros that Markakis reported to the clubhouse with neck stiffness. "It kind of loosened up during the latter part of BP," Showalter said. "That's another typical...
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Pearce keeps producing and Cruz sets club record (O's win 4-1)

Pearce keeps producing and Cruz sets club record (O's win 4-1)
HOUSTON - Steve Pearce has thrown out a runner at second base today and walked to force in the go-ahead run. He's a professional hitter and fielder. Pearce registered the Orioles' 11th outfield assist this year when he nabbed Marwin Gonzalez trying to stretch a single into a double in the fourth. He walked with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie. Manny Machado reached on an infield single, his second hit in his last 19 at-bats. Caleb Joseph singled with two outs,...
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Cruz ties record, Tillman tackles tough second inning

Cruz ties record, Tillman tackles tough second inning
HOUSTON - Nelson Cruz did more today than give the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. He also tied a team record. Cruz's sacrifice fly scored Nick Markakis, who led off with a double, and gave him 50 RBIs to match Chris Davis for most by an Oriole before the end of May. Davis set the record last season. J.J. Hardy doubled with one out in the second, but was stranded. He hasn't homered since Sept. 5, 2013, but his average has climbed to .301. Chris Tillman retired the Astros...
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Notes on Hunter, Wieters, Reimold, Machado and the rotation

Notes on Hunter, Wieters, Reimold, Machado and the rotation
HOUSTON - Orioles reliever Tommy Hunter will throw a bullpen session Sunday at Prince George's Stadium, home of the Double-A Bowie Baysox. "That's good news," said manager Buck Showalter. Hunter is on the disabled list with a strained left groin. He's eligible to return on June 5, which remains a realistic goal. "He's got a shot at making it," Showalter said. Hunter will throw a couple of bullpen sessions and likely appear in two rehab games before rejoining the Orioles. "It'll...
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Orioles lineup versus Astros

Orioles lineup versus Astros
HOUSTON - Steve Pearce remains the left fielder today for the Orioles and Nelson Cruz continues to serve as the designated hitter. Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Steve Pearce LF Nelson Cruz DH Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B J.J. Hardy SS Manny Machado 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Caleb Joseph C Chris Tillman RHP
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Pregame notes and Astros lineup

Pregame notes and Astros lineup
HOUSTON - Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is playing in his 1,000th career game today. He's appeared in 926 with the Orioles and 73 with the Mariners. Jones' 926 games are good for 19th on the club's all-time list. Cal Ripken Jr. is first with 3,001. Caleb Joseph's two-out walk in the eighth inning last night was the first for the Orioles since they drew three straight in the fourth inning Wednesday night against the Brewers' Yovani Gallardo. The Orioles went 21 innings and 83 plate...
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Note on Orioles' offensive approach and Russell's take on Wieters

Note on Orioles' offensive approach and Russell's take on Wieters
HOUSTON - If the Orioles are going to break out of their offensive slump, they may need more than a live chicken in the clubhouse. They may require a less predictable approach at the plate. Left-hander Brett Oberholtzer has held the Orioles to one run over 14 innings in his two career starts against them. The Astros have permitted only two runs in the first two games of the current series. "We did some research," Oberholtzer, projected as Houston's sixth starter, told reporters after last...
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Jones: "There's no excuses"

Jones: "There's no excuses"
HOUSTON - If the 2011 Red Sox will be remembered for having chicken and beer in the clubhouse during games, perhaps the 2014 Orioles will be remembered for substituting a live chicken before games. And skip the suds. Center fielder Adam Jones suggested tonight that some changes may be in store Saturday morning in an attempt to turn around a team that's lost four in a row and sank below .500. He's trying to maintain his sense of humor, no matter how sad the results. "It's frustrating,"...
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Hearing from Showalter after 2-1 loss

Hearing from Showalter after 2-1 loss
HOUSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter wasn't pleased with the called third strike on Chris Davis that completed tonight's 2-1 loss to the Astros. He wasn't thrilled that another quality start went to waste. He wasn't bragging about an offense that's produced five runs in the last three games. Not much to smile about during a four-game losing streak that drops your team below .500. Miguel Gonzalez took a shutout into the seventh inning, but Astros left-hander Brett Oberholtzer took the...
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Gonzalez is gone and so is the lead (O's lose 2-1)

Gonzalez is gone and so is the lead (O's lose 2-1)
HOUSTON - A hot starter and cold bats remain a toxic mix for the Orioles. It's their starter and their bats. Miguel Gonzalez didn't allow a hit until one out in the sixth. He carried a shutout into the seventh. Now, he stands to be the loser. Once again, the Orioles aren't on the same page. They aren't firing on all cylinders. Pick your favorite metaphor. Gonzalez gave up three doubles in the seventh, including back-to-back two-baggers from Robbie Grossman and Jonathan Villar that...
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Hardy comes through again with RISP (Gonzalez gives up first hit)

Hardy comes through again with RISP (Gonzalez gives up first hit)
HOUSTON - Sometimes, all it takes is a foul ball to the groin to wake up an offense. The Orioles have scored one run or fewer in eight games this season, including last night. They took a 1-0 lead in the second inning tonight after Adam Jones found himself in a world of hurt. Jones took a hard cut at a pitch from Astros starter Brett Oberholtzer and nailed himself in an extremely sensitive area, causing a stoppage in play as assistant athletic trainer Brian Ebel came out of the dugout and...
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A few words from Showalter

A few words from Showalter
HOUSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter was satisfied with catcher Matt Wieters' brief throwing session earlier today. For the first day, the Orioles just wanted to make sure that Wieters could complete all 25 throws without experiencing pain in his right elbow. "Trying to decide what is discomfort like he was feeling or just some crankiness from inactivity," Showalter said. "First time out, everybody who throws after that much time off, it's not going to be perfect. I know the area...
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Wieters on today's throwing session

Wieters on today's throwing session
HOUSTON - Orioles catcher Matt Wieters estimated that he made 25 throws today in the outfield at Minute Maid Park and came away encouraged by the condition of his right elbow. Wieters hadn't picked up a ball since going on the disabled list May 11. "It felt better," he said. "It's kind of just progress each day and see how it feels throwing, and then the next day, and we'll just keep progressing and see how it goes. "It definitely felt like I had some life back in it and it felt a...
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Wieters note and O's-Astros lineups

Wieters note and O's-Astros lineups
HOUSTON - Matt Wieters played catch in the outfield with Orioles bench coach John Russell before batting practice today at Minute Maid Park, the first time he's thrown since going on the disabled list with a strained right elbow. Wieters was on the field for only a few minutes before heading back to the clubhouse with Russell and assistant athletic trainer Brian Ebel. Manager Buck Showalter said he won't really evaluate Wieters' progress until the catcher has thrown multiple times. Today...
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Gonzalez takes his turn tonight

Gonzalez takes his turn tonight
HOUSTON - Former heavyweight boxing champion and Houston native George Foreman will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for tonight's Civil Rights Game between the Orioles and Astros. Then it's up to Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez to stay on his feet through the later rounds. Gonzalez has registered three straight quality starts, allowing six earned runs in 19 innings. The streak began on May 10 at Camden Yards, when he held the Astros to two runs over seven innings in a 5-4...
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