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Harvey's latest short start comes with miscues (updated)

Harvey's latest short start comes with miscues (updated)
As Matt Harvey's ERA rose and patience with his failed starts withered away, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde kept defending the veteran by pointing out mistakes committed in the field and run support that lacked. Harvey wasn't nearly as generous after his most recent game, crushing himself like cocktail ice after a loss to the Mets. Hyde, meanwhile, leaned on the dugout railing tonight, watched an unearned run score in the first inning and hated to be proven right. Hyde saw a missed cutoff in...
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Armstrong reports to Triple-A confident in return to O's

Armstrong reports to Triple-A confident in return to O's
Shawn Armstrong received a phone call that he knew was coming. You don't have this much professional experience and self-awareness and become oblivious to the situation. Armstrong was struggling in the Orioles bullpen. He was out of minor league options. Someone had to step aside to make room for Hunter Harvey's return from the injured list. Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias was on the other end of the line on June 4. Armstrong had been designated for...
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Orioles acquire José Berroa from Pirates (plus other notes)

Orioles acquire José Berroa from Pirates (plus other notes)
The Orioles have traded Triple-A Norfolk catcher Taylor Davis to the Pirates in exchange for outfielder José Berroa, who will be assigned to a Florida Complex team in Sarasota, Fla. Berroa, 19, was signed by the Pirates as an international free agent from Santo Domingo, D.R., on July 2, 2018. He appeared in a combined 56 games for the Pirates Rookie-level Dominican Summer League affiliates in 2019 and posted a .254 average (48-for-189) with a .678 OPS, six doubles, three triples, 21 RBIs and...
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Orioles and Indians lineups

Orioles and Indians lineups
Austin Hays and Maikel Franco return to the lineup tonight as the Orioles continue their series in Cleveland. Hays is in right field after staying on the bench last night. Franco is playing third base after delivering a pinch-hit single. Trey Mancini is the first baseman. DJ Stewart is in left field and Anthony Santander is the designated hitter. Austin Wynns is behind the plate for the third time in four games. Since being stuck with four unearned runs on May 7, Matt Harvey has surrendered 31...
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Mullins' low All-Star count, Kremer's read, Bannon update

Mullins' low All-Star count, Kremer's read, Bannon update
The structure of the voting for the 2021 All-Star Game allows the top nine outfielders in each league to advance to the next "phase," as Major League Baseball is calling it. Cedric Mullins is currently 10th with 145,537 votes. Of course it's ridiculous. His 2.9 WAR last night, per Fangraphs.com, ranked fifth in the American League at any position, his 78 hits were tied for third in the majors and he led off the game with a single, and his defense has been Gold Glove-worthy. But the All-Star...
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Kremer makes impressive return in 4-3 loss (updated)

Kremer makes impressive return in 4-3 loss (updated)
Dean Kremer made his 14th major league start tonight and could brag of being the most experienced pitcher among the three rookies now planted in the Orioles rotation for however long it lasts. Kremer was recalled this afternoon from Triple-A Norfolk, his reset complete, and joined left-handers Bruce Zimmermann and Keegan Akin, who have started in 12 and nine games, respectively. If fans want a distraction from the losing streaks that keep hounding this club, a trio of pitching prospects taking...
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Orioles lineup vs. Indians (updated)

Orioles lineup vs. Indians (updated)
The Orioles recalled Dean Kremer from Triple-A Norfolk to make tonight's start in Cleveland. Reliever Travis Lakins Sr. was optioned yesterday. Kremer is 0-5 with a 6.87 ERA and 1.658 WHIP in nine games. His last appearance was May 25 in Minnesota, when he allowed five runs and six hits with three walks in four innings. Austin Hays and Maikel Franco are out of the lineup. DJ Stewart is in left field and Pat Valaika is playing third base. Hays felt his hamstring grab while making a catch in...
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Notes on minor league movement and All-Star voting

Notes on minor league movement and All-Star voting
The Orioles are moving up another pitching prospect. Left-hander Kevin Smith, acquired from the Mets last summer in the Miguel Castro trade, has been promoted to Triple-A Norfolk. Smith, 24, had a 1.04 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in six games (five starts) with Double-A Bowie. He struck out 37 batters in 26 innings. MLBPipeline.com rates Smith as the No. 15 prospect in the Orioles minor league system. Smith joins a Norfolk rotation that includes Zac Lowther (No. 9) and Kyle Bradish (No. 12). Infielder...
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Pitching importance rotating to bullpen

Pitching importance rotating to bullpen
While the Orioles concentrate on building a rotation primarily through the draft, with gradual introductions to the majors that have led to resets at Triple-A, they also understand how a lockdown bullpen would tie together the whole process. The Rays keep providing examples that the Orioles don't need or request. They get it. No reason to beat them over the head. Or to keep beating them, the latest sweep occurring over the weekend at Tropicana Field. Michael Wacha was an opener yesterday, a...
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Rays relief dominates again as Orioles are swept (updated)

Rays relief dominates again as Orioles are swept (updated)
The Orioles were able to get into the Rays bullpen early today, which is good news against most teams. Not this one. Michael Wacha served as the opener, Tampa Bay's relievers didn't give an inch and the Orioles lost 7-1 to complete the sweep at Tropicana Field. César Valdez inherited two runners from Travis Lakins Sr. in the seventh, and a strikeout and intentional walk were followed by Randy Arozarena's grand slam. The Orioles are 22-42 and have lost 15 consecutive road games, the streak...
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Orioles and Rays lineups (updated)

Orioles and Rays lineups (updated)
DJ Stewart is leading off this afternoon and Cedric Mullins is on the bench as the Orioles close out their series against the Rays and hop on a flight to Cleveland. Austin Hays moves to center field. Austin Wynns stays behind the plate. Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter. Pat Valaika is playing second base. Rookie left-hander Bruce Zimmermann - yes, a local product - is 4-3 with a 4.83 ERA and 1.463 WHIP in 11 games (10 starts) over 54 innings. He's allowed five runs in his last three...
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Items on Galvis, Leyba, Zimmermann, Wynns and Cumberland

Items on Galvis, Leyba, Zimmermann, Wynns and Cumberland
The Orioles pretty much knew what they were getting with shortstop Freddy Galvis after signing him to a one-year contract in January. At the plate and on the field. They had the video, statistics, impressions made while watching from the opposite dugout. The rest could be culled in discussions with former teams, the people closest to him professionally. From how he interacted with teammates in the past. His influence inside the clubhouse. But it still had to be seen and heard. Galvis was one of...
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Wynns' grand slam can't snap Orioles' road losing streak (updated)

Wynns' grand slam can't snap Orioles' road losing streak (updated)
What could pitching coach Chris Holt say to Jorge López in the first inning after approaching the mound? What could catcher Austin Wynns say as López sat in the dugout with three runs against him? More strikes were needed, but so was much better luck. The Rays rode four groundball hits, a slow mode of transportation, to an early lead that they held throughout, withstanding Wynns' grand slam in the fifth in a 5-4 victory over the Orioles at Tropicana Field. Left-hander Rich Hill faced the...
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Orioles and Rays lineups (updated)

Orioles and Rays lineups (updated)
Austin Hays moves over to right field this afternoon against the Rays after leaving the injured list yesterday and playing left field. Ryan Mountcastle goes from first base to left field and Trey Mancini switches from designated hitter to first base. Anthony Santander is the DH. Hays leads the club with four outfield assists. Mancini hit his 98th career home run last night in his 522nd game. Only four players who began their careers with the Orioles have reached 100 homers in their first 600...
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Leftovers for breakfast (updated)

Leftovers for breakfast (updated)
Yesterday's announcement that reliever Shawn Armstrong cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk had me checking the terminology to make sure I didn't read too much into it. As it turns out, Armstrong being "assigned" is the same as "outrighted." He's reporting to the Tides. I was checking whether he could decline and become a free agent. Armstrong was outrighted by the Mariners in 2018 and could have refused yesterday's assignment, though he'd forfeit his salary. The...
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Mancini homer a lone bright spot for Orioles in 4-2 loss (updated)

Mancini homer a lone bright spot for Orioles in 4-2 loss (updated)
The game within the game begins early, shortly after the final note is struck in the anthem. Wondering how much length the starter can provide. How many calls must be made to the bullpen. The piecing together of nine innings doesn't come with an easy set of instructions. Keegan Akin moved past the fifth inning once as a rookie in 2020, recording an out in the sixth. He completed the fifth in his previous start this month. Like other young pitchers on the staff, the Orioles are trying to safely...
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Hyde on outfield depth, Hays, Mullins and Harvey

Hyde on outfield depth, Hays, Mullins and Harvey
The outfield surplus that the Orioles carried into spring training finally has regained its proper weight. Austin Hays has been reinstated from the injured list and gets the start in left tonight against the Rays. Cedric Mullins is in center and Anthony Santander is in right. Trey Mancini is the designated hitter and rookie Ryan Mountcastle is playing first base. They occupy the first five spots in the order, with manager Brandon Hyde finding a way, as he kept promising months ago. But tonight...
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Orioles and Rays lineups

Orioles and Rays lineups
Austin Hays has been reinstated from the injured list today, and he's in left field for tonight's series opener against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Hays is batting fifth behind first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. Trey Mancini is batting second as the designated hitter, followed by right fielder Anthony Santander. Reliever Shawn Armstrong cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. Cedric Mullins has a nine-game hitting streak. Mountcastle has an eight-game hitting and RBI...
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More on Harvey and the Orioles rotation

More on Harvey and the Orioles rotation
The Orioles resume their season tonight after yesterday's break and reset following a 14-1 loss to the Mets, now faced with a stretch of playing 20 days or nights in a row. Seriously, who's responsible for a schedule that keeps lumping off-days together and then withholding them as if the commissioner's office is hoarding? The latest off-day had to be savored, and it allowed the bullpen to recover after Matt Harvey worked just three innings Wednesday night. Manager Brandon Hyde said...
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Orioles option McKenna to Triple-A Norfolk (updated)

Orioles option McKenna to Triple-A Norfolk (updated)
Outfielder Austin Hays isn't in Triple-A Norfolk's lineup for tonight's game in Jacksonville. The Orioles just announced that they optioned outfielder Ryan McKenna to the Tides. The dots seem fairly easy to connect unless a curve is thrown while the outfield picture is adjusted. Hays has been on an injury rehab assignment after his left hamstring healed. He strained it during a May 23 game in D.C. This is the second appearance for Hays on the injured list. He suffered a strained right...
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