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Noteworthy day

Noteworthy day
CHICAGO - A victory tonight would put the Orioles a season-high four games above .500 and assure a series win over the White Sox. Since Sept. 12, 2011, the Orioles are 6-1-1 in their last eight series. They're 18-10 in their last 28 games. The Orioles are 16-10 in their last 26 road games since Aug. 22, 2011. Seven of the first 11 games this season have been decided by one or two runs, and the Orioles have gone 5-2. The Orioles' 20 home runs rank second in the majors behind Texas'...
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What's next for Markakis?

What's next for Markakis?
CHICAGO - Nick Markakis collected five hits in his first seven at-bats, with a triple, two homers and four RBIs, and the baseball world excitedly proclaimed that he was completely recovered from his abdominal surgery and the worried masses could exhale and relax. Markakis is mired in a 3-for-35 slump, and it might be time to inhale and stress. That's probably an overreaction. Markakis wasn't going to maintain his early pace and he isn't going to keep going 0-fer, as he did again last night...
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Reimold and Hardy go back-to-back

Reimold and Hardy go back-to-back
CHICAGO - I'll close the blog tonight with comments from Nolan Reimold and J.J. Hardy, who hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to break a scoreless tie. Reimold has four home runs in his last four games played. He sat out Sunday's game. The key to his hot streak? "Staying calm," he replied. "No real secret to it. It's just kind of happening. I've just been feeling good, keeping my swing short, not moving my head too much. Get the pitch and don't miss it." Reimold made a...
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Orioles help Chen celebrate his first major league win

Orioles help Chen celebrate his first major league win
CHICAGO - Taiwanese left-hander Wei-Yin Chen learned a new American custom tonight related to major league baseball. Get your first win, get covered in shaving cream and a sports drink. Chen walked out of the bathroom after tonight's 3-2 victory over the White Sox and discovered that Luis Ayala and Tommy Hunter were waiting for him. Ayala had the shaving cream, Hunter had the blue Gatorade. You can picture the rest. "It just happened," Chen said through his interpreter, a wide grin on...
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Reimold still homer happy, Hardy joins him (O's win 3-2)

Reimold still homer happy, Hardy joins him (O's win 3-2)
CHICAGO - Nolan Reimold decided not to wait until the ninth inning to hit a home run tonight. Reimiold broke a scoreless tie in the sixth by following a Robert Andino single with a two-run shot to left field off White Sox starter John Danks, his fourth homer in five days and his fourth in his last four games played. Got all that? Reimold didn't play Sunday in Toronto because of cramping in his left leg - now known as Hammygate by reporters who share a strange sense of humor. Luke Scott was...
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Showalter talks about Exposito and Bell (updated)

Showalter talks about Exposito and Bell (updated)
CHICAGO - Orioles manager Buck Showalter explained earlier today why the Orioles wanted Luis Exposito, who was claimed on waivers from the Red Sox. "He's a catcher," Showalter said, grinning. That'll do it. "We're pretty thin there depth-wise," Showalter continued. "I'm not sure exactly where they're going to send him or what the plan is, but we've had some good reports on him, the majority of them. I'm sure the Red Sox know him a lot longer than we do. They've had him a lot...
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Bundy's not perfect, but he's still unhittable (with O's notes)

Bundy's not perfect, but he's still unhittable (with O's notes)
CHICAGO - Dylan Bundy allowed a baserunner tonight. Better keep him in the South Atlantic League until he figures it out. Making his home debut, Bundy walked Hagerstown center fielder Billy Burns with two outs in the third inning - the only runner to reach against him in three starts. Bundy struck out three more batters, giving him 15 in nine innings. He still hasn't surrendered a hit. The fourth-overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft got two ground balls and a strikeout in the...
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Reynolds back at DH tonight, Ohlman suspended

Reynolds back at DH tonight, Ohlman suspended
CHICAGO - Mark Reynolds will serve as the designated hitter again tonight against White Sox left-hander John Danks, with Wilson Betemit starting at third base. Reynolds has started at third only once in the last five games. For the Orioles: Nolan Reimold LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Mark Reynolds DH Wilson Betemit 3B Chris Davis 1B Robert Andino 2B Wei-Yin Chen LHP Minor league catcher Michael Ohlman has received a 50-game suspension after a second...
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Noteworthy achievements from last night

Noteworthy achievements from last night
CHICAGO - Before we turn our focus to tonight's game, let's continue to linger around last night's 10-inning victory. I'm just not ready to let go. According to Elias, Matt Wieters' grand slam in the 10th inning was just the fifth in extra innings for the Orioles in the last 50 years, and the second against the White Sox. All of them came in the 10th. The others were produced by Brooks Robinson (July 7, 1970 versus New York), Tommy Davis (July 27, 1975 at Milwaukee), Joe Nolan (August...
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Orioles claim Luis Exposito, Josh Bell designated for assignment

Orioles claim Luis Exposito, Josh Bell designated for assignment
CHICAGO - The Orioles have claimed catcher Luis Exposito on waivers from Boston Red Sox. To make room on the 40-man roster, infielder Josh Bell has been designated for assignment. Bell's been on the 40-man bubble. It finally popped. Exposito, 25, is a career .268/.324/.420 hitter in seven minor league seasons, all of them spent in the Red Sox's farm system. He was a 31st-round pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Bell, 25, batted .200/.221/.264 in 79 games with the Orioles in 2010...
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Waiting for Chavez and Johnson to spring ahead

Waiting for Chavez and Johnson to spring ahead
CHICAGO - Managers keep warning reporters not to fall in love with spring training or September stats. Small sample sizes, extenuating circumstances, whatever you want to call it. Jake Fox is a beast in February and March. He belongs in the Grapefruit League Hall of Fame. But he still can't stick in the majors, which makes him the unfortunate poster child for the above-stated theory. Endy Chavez and Nick Johnson are proven commodities, so they don't fall in that same category. Their shelf...
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Crunching a few numbers

Crunching a few numbers
CHICAGO - For reasons that the Baltimore beat reporters never quite understood, last night's game at U.S. Cellular Field couldn't be aired on the press box televisions. At least not the ones within our view. However, we could pick up MASN's feed of the Nationals-Astros game. Too bad. We really wanted to catch a few replays, just to make sure the Orioles really did score nine runs over the last three innings. It was pretty frustrating, but then the White Sox brought cookies to the back of...
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Hearing from Reimold, Jones, Wieters and Davis

Hearing from Reimold, Jones, Wieters and Davis
CHICAGO - Nolan Reimold figured he would stay on the bench until Tuesday night's game at U.S. Cellular Field, but manager Buck Showalter used him as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and kept him in left field. Reimold responded with a home run and RBI single. Not bad for someone who began the night listed among the reserves, partly because of cramping in his left hamstring. "Yeah, I think it was just precautionary keeping me out," Reimold said. "I thought I was going to play the next day, so...
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Showalter and Arrieta speak after 10-4 10-inning win

Showalter and Arrieta speak after 10-4 10-inning win
CHICAGO - Orioles manager Buck Showalter was asked whether he felt like he watched two different games tonight. "How about four?" he replied. At least. Buck Showalter talks about the O's big 10-4 comeback win over the White Sox The Orioles were down 4-1 before batting back to tie the game in the ninth and win it easily in the 10th, 10-4. They made mistakes, they made the White Sox look sloppy. They failed in the clutch, they came up huge in the clutch. "We gave them some runs and we...
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The bats explode, even with RISP

The bats explode, even with RISP
CHICAGO - The Orioles just hung six runs on the board in the top of the 10th, the last four on Matt Wieters grand slam - his second home run of the night. Orioles 10, White Sox 4. Only one of the six runs was earned, and here's why: Center fielder Alejandro De Aza committed a three-base error on Mark Reynolds fly ball, failing to make the catch with his back to the fence, and Chris Davis followed with an RBI double off reliever Zach Stewart - his third hit of the night. Davis is hitting...
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Can't spell RISP without RIP (O's take lead in 10th)

Can't spell RISP without RIP (O's take lead in 10th)
CHICAGO - The Orioles are 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position tonight, which largely explains why they're losing, 4-2, in the top of the ninth inning. They stranded a runner on third base in three straight innings, and left two more on base in the eighth after Matt Wieters homered. Mark Reynolds walked and Chris Davis singled with two outs, but Robert Andino struck out. The Orioles have fanned 12 times tonight, which also is contributing to the outcome. Going back to their failure to...
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Reynolds delivers in clutch (O's trail 4-2)

Reynolds delivers in clutch (O's trail 4-2)
CHICAGO - The Orioles loaded the bases without scoring in the third inning, making them 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position tonight, 0-for-13 in their last three games and 12-for-69 for the season. Adam Jones and Matt Wieters singled to open the fourth, but Nick Johnson struck out. Another missed opportunity. However, Mark Reynolds followed with a double to right-center field that scored Jones and tied the game, 1-1. Chris Davis struck out, Robert Andino walked to load the bases and Endy...
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Pregame notes and quotes (O's down 1-0)

Pregame notes and quotes (O's down 1-0)
CHICAGO - Players wore hooded sweatshirts and stocking caps on the field for batting practice. This is football weather. The games should be moved to Soldier Field. Manager Buck Showalter told reporters during his pregame session in the dugout that Nolan Reimold will return to the lineup Tuesday night. Reimold homered in the ninth inning in back-to-back games in Toronto, but he didn't play yesterday because of cramping in his left leg. "Just want to be careful," Showalter said. "He'll be...
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Reimold says he's able to play

Reimold says he's able to play
CHICAGO - Outfielder Nolan Reimold is out of the lineup again tonight, but he's available to pinch-hit. Manager Buck Showalter indicated that the cramping in Reimold's left leg is part of the reason why Endy Chavez is starting in left field. Also, Showalter said he wants to get Chavez "going," which requires a little more playing time. Reimold, who homered in the ninth inning in back-to-back games in Toronto, said his leg feels "a lot better." "We did treatment on it. I'm able to...
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Orioles lineup vs. White Sox

Orioles lineup vs. White Sox
CHICAGO - J.J. Hardy and Mark Reynolds return to the lineup for tonight's game against the White Sox. For the Orioles: LF Endy Chavez SS J.J. Hardy RF Nick Markakis CF Adam Jones C Matt Wieters DH Nick Johnson 3B Mark Reynolds 1B Chris Davis 2B Robert Andino P Jake Arrieta
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