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Adams gets first AB out of the way (updated twice)

Adams gets first AB out of the way (updated twice)
Second baseman Ryan Adams saw two pitches in his first major league at-bat, getting ahead 1-0 before bouncing to third base on an 88 mph fastball from Nationals starter Jason Marquis. Adams was hitting .303 with 10 doubles, two triples, two home runs and eight RBIs for Triple-A Norfolk, but the Orioles are paying closer attention to his defense. He committed four errors with the Tides, and the reports apparently have been encouraging. "I think it's as much for Ryan selling himself to the...
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Brief angst over Arrieta (much more in 2nd)

Brief angst over Arrieta (much more in 2nd)
If you're an Orioles fan and you're watching tonight's game, I bet you flinched in the top of the first inning. Or maybe you experienced a brief panic attack. Jake Arrieta struck out the first two Nationals on 94 and 96 mph fastballs. Laynce Nix followed with a sharp one-hopper that caromed off Arrieta's right shin and rolled to the left side of the infield for a single. Visions of Brad Bergesen dancing in your heads? Arrieta was fine. Head athletic trainer Richie Bancells moved to the...
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Pregame news and notes

Pregame news and notes
Second baseman Ryan Adams is making his major league debut tonight, but Robert Andino will get the start tomorrow afternoon. Manager Buck Showalter told Andino that he'll still get opportunities to play. He won't be buried on the bench while Adams is here. Adams moved to third base last summer at Double-A Bowie and he played the hot corner in the Arizona Fall League. However, Showalter has no plans to use Adams at third. Nolan Reimold will start in left field tomorrow. Will there be a...
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Adams in lineup (with Nationals lineup)

Adams in lineup (with Nationals lineup)
The Orioles haven't announced today's roster moves, but check out who's starting at second base. For the Orioles: Felix Pie LF Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Vladimir Guerrero DH Matt Wieters C Luke Scott 1B J.J. Hardy SS Mark Reynolds 3B Ryan Adams 2B Jake Arrieta RHP Adams is wearing No. 6. Reimold retained No. 14. For the Nationals: Roger Bernadina CF Ian Desmond SS Laynce Nix LF Jayson Werth RF Matt Stairs DH Adam LaRoche 1B Wilson Ramos C Danny Espinosa 2B Jerry Hairston...
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Buck Britton moving up, explaining Patton move

Buck Britton moving up, explaining Patton move
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Looking back and ahead

Looking back and ahead
So Michael Gonzalez gets ejected for hitting Chris Dickerson without intent, but CC Sabathia only gets a warning for drilling Nick Markakis in the back - which he clearly intended to do - and Amaury Sanit isn't ejected for hitting Brandon Snyder despite both benches being warned. It's left to the discretion of the plate umpire. I guess that explains it. I've heard that the television camera adds 10 pounds. I just wonder how many cameras were pointed at CC Sabathia last night. Sabathia...
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Let's hear from Bergesen and Markakis

Let's hear from Bergesen and Markakis
Brad Bergesen didn't try to put a positive spin on tonight's outing, which ended after 3 1/3 innings and left eight earned runs on his ledger. "For me, it was everything tonight. Just all around, just bad," he said. "Putting us in a 5-0 hole just made it real tough for us tonight. Just nothing good for me tonight whatsoever. "After that 15-inning game, my whole thought process going into tonight was that we really needed me to go deep and I let us down. I wasn't able to do it and it...
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Jakubauskas and Patton down, Adams and Reimold up

Jakubauskas and Patton down, Adams and Reimold up
Chris Jakubauskas and Troy Patton pitched tonight and packed their bags. They're heading back to Triple-A Norfolk. Ryan Adams and outfielder Nolan Reimold are expected to report to Camden Yards tomorrow, giving the Orioles 12 pitchers and a full bench. It's interesting that both players were in Norfolk's lineup tonight instead of being late scratches. Reimold went 2-for-4 with his 22nd RBI, leaving his average at .237. He hit his sixth home run last night. Adams went 1-for-3 and is batting...
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Showalter speaks after 13-2 loss

Showalter speaks after 13-2 loss
The Orioles' rotation had allowed eight earned runs in 56 innings over the past eight games before tonight, which added up to a 1.29 ERA. Brad Bergesen surrendered five earned runs in the first inning and eight overall in 3 1/3 innings in a 13-2 loss to the Yankees. Once again, any issues that Bergesen encounters on the mound can be traced to his fastball command, as manager Buck Showalter pointed out after the game. Buck Showalter comments on the Orioles' 13-2 loss to the Yankees "He...
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The other side of Bergesen

The other side of Bergesen
We marveled at Brad Bergesen's four-hit shutout at Tropicana Field on Saturday. We mumbled to ourselves during his 3 1/3 innings tonight. A few of you might not have used your indoor voices. Bergesen is charged with eight runs and five hits, with three walks and two strikeouts. He threw 77 pitches, 47 for strikes, before Chris Jakubauskas replaced him. All five hits off Bergesen went for extra bases: Three triples and two doubles. When is the last time you've seen that happen? The last...
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Bad beginning for Bergesen (updated)

Bad beginning for Bergesen (updated)
We might not sit through 15 innings tonight, but we waited out a 48-minute rain delay. Two batters and five pitches into the game, Brad Bergesen fell behind, 1-0. Two more pitches and the lead expanded to 2-0. Derek Jeter doubled, Curtis Granderson tripled and Mark Teixeira grounded to second. The Orioles' last two home games before tonight included only two extra-base hits. The Yankees matched that total after two batters. It got worse. By the time Bergesen threw his 34th pitch to strike...
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Caught in the middle infield (with Roberts update)

Caught in the middle infield (with Roberts update)
The Orioles finished batting practice and the tarp went back on the field. The sky is threatening. I'm keeping one hand on my wallet. Just when we thought it was safe to memorize the 25-man roster, the Orioles will alter it again tomorrow afternoon. They'll bring up one or two position players from the minors. A middle infielder is needed with Brian Roberts and Cesar Izturis on the disabled list. And it's possible that Triple-A Norfolk catcher Craig Tatum will be recalled if he's ready to...
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Pregame Showalter, Yankees lineup

Pregame Showalter, Yankees lineup
I gave you the Reader's Digest version of today's pregame maneuverings. Manager Buck Showalter expanded on them this afternoon while meeting with the media for about 10 minutes. On Cesar Izturis: "He's going to have surgery Tuesday at 7 a.m. Dr. (John) Wilckens is going to do the surgery with the nerve. We hope that goes well and he still has potential to be a player for us this year if everything goes well. If everything goes well, he could potentially be back playing for us this year...
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More news on the roster, rotation and Izturis

More news on the roster, rotation and Izturis
The tarp is on the field. That's not a good sign. Lots of stuff going on here, and I know how much everyone likes stuff. Brian Roberts' placement on the new seven-day disabled list is pending approval from Major League Baseball. It's reserved for players with concussion symptoms. Roberts seems to qualify. Roberts would be eligible to return Tuesday. He's on a DL no matter what, but the Orioles want to limit it to seven days. Derrek Lee is eligible to return on June 1 for the Orioles'...
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Roberts, Lee headed to disabled list (with Orioles lineup)

Roberts, Lee headed to disabled list (with Orioles lineup)
Brian Roberts isn't in the Orioles' lineup tonight, and he could be headed to the disabled list with recurring headaches. For the Orioles: Robert Andino 2B J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Vladimir Guerrero DH Adam Jones CF Felix Pie LF Mark Reynolds 3B Jake Fox C Brandon Snyder 1B Brad Bergesen RHP Update: The Orioles have decided to place Roberts and first baseman Derrek Lee on the disabled list and recall pitchers Chris Jakubauskas and Troy Patton from Triple- A Norfolk. Lee is headed to...
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Not going good for Gonzo (updated)

Not going good for Gonzo (updated)
I'm set up in the press box and still waiting to find out whether the Orioles are making one or more roster moves. The over/under is one. My last entry has received 109 comments (hopefully no more duplicates), and many of them are aimed at left-hander Michael Gonzalez. Gonzalez has been scored upon in his last four appearances covering two-plus innings. And I'm not counting inherited runners. Two more crossed the plate last night on Robinson Cano's double. Gonzalez has allowed four...
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Things we need to know

Things we need to know
Later today, we'll find out whether Brad Bergesen is starting on normal rest or a restless Jeremy Guthrie talked manager Buck Showalter into giving him the ball. We'll find out whether Derrek Lee is going on the disabled list so the Orioles can recall a reliever, and whether Troy Patton is the choice, since he's already here (though I doubt that he unpacked.) We'll find out whether Brian Roberts took two aspirin and called Showalter in the morning to say he could play tonight, or whether...
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More clubhouse chatter

More clubhouse chatter
Michael Gonzalez: "No way, shape or form was I trying to hit (Chris) Dickerson or anything like that. In fact, I was trying to throw a fastball down and away. It got away from me and I'm sorry it hit him. No one is harder on themselves than me. I understand and I know how it looked." "It was kind of shocking. I hit him and obviously I get thrown out, and I was more worried about how he was doing down there. You see a player go down like that and obviously in his head area, I really wasn't...
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Showalter speaks after 4-1 loss

Showalter speaks after 4-1 loss
This might be the most agitated that I've seen manager Buck Showalter after a game since the Orioles hired him. He clearly wanted to say more - about plate umpire Dan Bellino's strike zone and Bellino's decision to eject reliever Michael Gonzalez after the left-hander hit Chris Dickerson in the head - but he was biting his tongue so hard, I'm surprised it didn't snap in two. Asked how Bellino explained the ejection, Showalter replied, "That his intent was to throw at him. Pretty obvious,...
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Gonzalez ejected after HBP

Gonzalez ejected after HBP
We said it wouldn't get weird. Michael Gonzalez inherited two runners from Jeremy Accardo with no outs in the 15th inning and gave up a tie-breaking, two-run double to Robinson Cano on his first pitch. Gonzalez drilled Chris Dickerson on the side of the batting helmet with his third pitch, earning an instant ejection from plate umpire Dan Bellino. How in the world can Bellino assume Gonzalez was trying to hit Dickerson in that situation? The Orioles are out of relievers, so Jeremy Guthrie...
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