This time, Adam Jones hasn't been scratched from the lineup. He never got into it.
Matt Angle is starting in center field while Jones continues to deal with a sore left ankle.
For the Orioles:
Matt Angle CF
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Matt Wieters C
Chris Davis 3B
Mark Reynolds 1B
Kyle Hudson LF
Robert Andino 2B
Zach Britton LHP
Update: Jones is out of the lineup because of a sore right thumb. That's why he was scratched from the lineup yesterday. His ankle...
The Orioles are returning to Camden Yards for a six-game homestand that begins tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays, who just swept the Boston Red Sox to claw back into the wild card race.
Probably not the best time to be catching these guys.
Zach Britton is seeking his 10th victory. He's faced the Rays three times this season, going 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA in 17 1/3 innings. They're batting .186 against him.
The Orioles have plenty of holes to fill and decisions to make during the winter, and...
With Adam Jones scratched again, I get to file a second lineup today. Too bad I don't get paid per-lineup entry.
For the Orioles:
Matt Angle CF
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Chris Davis 3B
Nolan Reimold LF
Robert Andino 2B
Tommy Hunter RHP
Game update: Nick Markakis' two-out, two-run single off Blue Jays reliever Carlos Villanueva in the fourth inning gave the Orioles a 4-3 lead.
Only one run off Tommy Hunter is earned. Mark...
Adam Jones was scratched from yesterday's lineup with a swollen ankle, but he's starting in center field today.
Matt Angle is starting in left field ahead of Nolan Reimold, who remains on the bench.
For the Orioles:
Matt Angle LF
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Chris Davis 3B
Robert Andino 2B
Tommy Hunter RHP
For the Blue Jays:
Mike McCoy SS
Eric Thames LF
Jose Bautista RF
Adam Lind DH
Brett Lawrie 3B
Kelly Johnson...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter isn't a big fan of the expanded roster, feeling as though it drastically - and unfairly - changes games and strategies in the late innings. You play under the same rules for five months and then switch in September.
However, he took full advantage of his extra bullpen options yesterday, using six relievers and playing matchups in the late innings. He kept Troy Patton in the game to face a left-handed hitter, brought in Willie Eyre to face a right-hander, and...
Vladimir Guerrero's third hit of the day, a double to center field, scored Robert Andino with one out in the top of the eighth inning and gave the Orioles a 4-3 lead.
Andino doubled off reliever Jesse Litsch to start the inning and the rally. He moved to third on Nick Markakis' grounder to the right side.
Guerrero also had three hits Thursday against the Yankees. He's got 12 hits in his last 23 at-bats.
The Orioles' bullpen has turned in 4 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings today. The...
It was only a few days ago that Chris Davis went 0-for-6 with five strikeouts in New York, stranding seven runners in the process. He came within one strikeout of tying Sam Horn's single-game franchise record.
Davis didn't let it get him down.
He's 2-for-2 today, including a double in the top of the third inning that scored Vladimir Guerrero from first base and tied the game at 3-3.
Davis is 5-for-6 with two doubles and three RBIs since Wednesday's embarrassment in the Bronx. He was...
The Orioles did some two-out damage in the top of the first inning, stringing together three straight singles by Nick Markakis, Vladimir Guerrero and Chris Davis to take a 1-0 lead.
It didn't last long.
Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to give Toronto a 2-1 lead.
Rick VandenHurk got ahead of Bautista 1-2 but couldn't put him away. And the former Oriole put the ball in the second deck for his 41st homer. He's also got 96 RBIs.
VandenHurk is getting ahead of...
Adam Jones was scratched from the lineup with a sore ankle. He fouled a ball off it last night.
Nick Markakis is back in right field, with Matt Angle moving to center. Josh Bell is playing third base and Chris Davis has moved to first.
For the Orioles:
Matt Angle CF
Robert Andino 2B
Nick Markakis RF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Chris Davis 1B
Josh Bell 3B
Kyle Hudson LF
Pedro Florimon SS
Craig Tatum C
Rick VandenHurk RHP
As a reader pointed out this morning, the Orioles' three-game winning...
Managers always warn us not to fall in love with spring training or September stats.
I have a man crush on Pedro Strop's pitching line.
Strop blanked the Blue Jays in the eighth inning last night to pass a 2-0 lead to Jim Johnson, who recorded the save. He's allowed one hit over 4 1/3 scoreless innings since the Orioles claimed him off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
With Johnson moving into the closer's role for one night, the Orioles needed somebody to be the set-up man in the eighth....
This is why I can't give a firm answer on whether Jeremy Guthrie will lose 20 games this season.
Guthrie has shut out the Blue Jays through four innings tonight. That screams quality start and victory. Except Toronto left-hander Brett Cecil has shut out the Orioles through five innings.
And so it goes ...
Guthrie can bring his 'A' game and still lose.
The last time we saw Guthrie, he was body-slamming a water cooler in the visiting dugout at Tropicana Field. He didn't yell or wear a...
Ryan Adams gets the start at second base tonight for the series-opener in Toronto. Robert Andino is starting at third base, and Chris Davis gets the night off.
Well, at least the beginning of it.
For the Orioles:
Robert Andino 3B
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Nolan Reimold LF
Ryan Adams 2B
Jeremy Guthrie RHP
For the Blue Jays:
Escobar SS
Thames LF
Bautista RF
Encarnacion DH
Lind 1B
Lawrie 3B
Johnson 2B
Arencibia C...
No discussion about or dissection of today's 5-4, 10-inning win over the Yankees would be complete without mention of the Orioles' bullpen, which turned in six scoreless and hitless innings.
Orioles relievers have now worked 13 1/3 scoreless innings over the last three games, with four hits, three walks and 17 strikeouts. Eight of those strikeouts came today, including four from Kevin Gregg over 1 1/3 innings.
Jo-Jo Reyes was a calming influence after replacing starter Alfredo Simon with 2...
Infielder Blake Davis cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk.
Once again, an Orioles player is ignored by the rest of baseball. What gives?
Davis came off the 40-man roster on Tuesday when the Orioles purchased the contracts of relievers Clay Rapada and Jeremy Accardo.
Meanwhile, we've got free baseball today at Camden Yards, where the announced attendance is 33,841.
That's tickets sold.
The Orioles' bullpen hasn't allowed a run, hit or walk in five innings. The...
There won't be a single Ravens player who delivers a hit on Sunday like the one Nick Markakis laid on Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli at home plate. Ray Lewis would be proud.
Markakis tried to score from first base with one out in the seventh inning on Vladimir Guerrero's double into right-center field. He never broke stride. He almost broke Cervelli's nose.
Markakis lowered his shoulder into Cervelli's face in a violent collision. Cervelli held onto the ball and all of his body parts,...
I just finished typing up a large morning entry for you, and my laptop screen faded to black. I lost everything except the headline.
I don't have the energy or patience to duplicate it, so I'm just going to pass along a few items that are still fresh in my mind. I'm also going to display unusual restraint by not running into my front yard and screaming until my throat burns.
With my hair looking like this? No way.
I'm no longer using the "This, that and the other" headline. There's no...
Vladimir Guerrero's presence in the cleanup spot is a major irritant to fans here, but the matchup clearly favored him today.
Guerrero has two more hits off Yankees starter Ivan Nova, including his 12th home run and a leadoff double in the fourth inning that led to another run.
Yankees 4, Orioles 2.
Guerrero is 6-for-8 with two homers lifetime against Nova. He just missed clearing the fence in right-center field in the fourth and settled for a double after slowing up as he rounded first...
Alfredo Simon retired the side in order in the top of the first inning on a pop up, fly ball and strikeout, but the first four Yankees reached base against him in the second. He also issued a two-out walk and gave up a two-run single to Derek Jeter.
Vladimir Guerrero led off the bottom of the second with his 12th home run. He's 5-for-7 with 2 homers against Ivan Nova.
Yankees 3, Orioles 1.
Simon has faced 11 Yankees and we're only in the bottom of the second. He's thrown 47 pitches, 24...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter has chosen Rick VandenHurk to start Saturday's game in Toronto.
Showalter also considered left-handers Jo-Jo Reyes and Brian Matusz, but he's going with VandenHurk, who has allowed one run and two hits, with three walks and two strikeouts, in two relief appearances covering 3 2/3 innings.
VandenHurk went 9-13 with a 4.43 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Norfolk, with 40 walks and 108 strikeouts in 154 1/3 innings. He allowed one earned run or fewer in each of his...
It's a one-game homestand, but the lineup looks pretty normal today. Nothing here that should surprise you.
For the Orioles:
J.J. Hardy SS
Nick Markakis RF
Adam Jones CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Matt Wieters C
Mark Reynolds 1B
Nolan Reimold LF
Chris Davis 3B
Robert Andino 2B
Alfredo Simon RHP
