New Orioles lineup

New Orioles lineup
The Orioles have changed their lineup tonight, subtracting second baseman Breyvic Valera and adding Joey Rickard. Rickard is playing right field and Adam Jones has moved to the designated hitter role. Tim Beckham goes to shortstop and Jonathan Villar switches to second base. For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Jonathan Villar 2B Adam Jones DH Trey Mancini 1B Tim Beckham SS Renato Núñez 3B Joey Rickard RF John Andreoli LF Austin Wynns C Evan Phillips RHP
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Phillips starting tonight for Orioles

Phillips starting tonight for Orioles
The Orioles have chosen right-hander Evan Phillips as tonight's starter against the Blue Jays in the series opener at Camden Yards. Phillips has made one career start and it came last year with Triple-A Gwinnett. Chris Davis is out of the lineup again. Tim Beckham is the designated hitter and Jonathan Villar gets another start at shortstop. John Andreoli is in left field. Austin Wynns is catching. Rookie left-hander Ryan Borucki, a 15th-round pick in 2012, is 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA and 1.421 WHIP...
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Notes on tonight's starter, Meisinger's roll and Stewart's DH duty

Notes on tonight's starter, Meisinger's roll and Stewart's DH duty
The Orioles will reveal their starter for tonight's game before the anthem. Hopefully, before the media gains access to the clubhouse at 3:10 p.m. It's an unwritten rule that pitchers don't talk on the day that they're starting. I'd hate to approach the wrong guy. The choice would seem to come down to left-handers Sean Gilmartin (my guess) and Donnie Hart and right-hander Evan Phillips. No matter who gets the ball, the bullpen figures to be busy. Gilmartin has made two starts in the majors...
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Orioles avoid sweep and record-tying loss with 8-4 win (updated)

Orioles avoid sweep and record-tying loss with 8-4 win (updated)
On the four-year anniversary of the Orioles clinching their first division title since 1997, they managed to avoid tying the club record for most losses in a season. No champagne on ice, no plastic covering the lockers. An Orioles flag wasn't trotted around the warning track, fans didn't stick around to share in a celebration and Adam Jones didn't pie anyone. It was just a nice win on a gorgeous afternoon at Camden Yards following a loss last night that gnawed at Buck Showalter. Embrace the...
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Early notes on Ortiz, rotation, Jones and more (O's lead 7-4)

Early notes on Ortiz, rotation, Jones and more (O's lead 7-4)
Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated today that rookie Luis Ortiz isn't close to being available to pitch and likely will undergo an MRI on his left hamstring early this week "On anybody that there's some possible questions on, they do exit MRIs on to make sure they've got a baseline to compare anything with and not be surprised during the offseason," Showalter said. "And there's some talk about pushing that forward to, say, Monday or Tuesday, making sure what we're dealing with...
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Orioles and White Sox lineups

Orioles and White Sox lineups
Orioles rookie DJ Stewart is serving as designated hitter today, while searching for his first major league hit. Breyvic Valera is the second baseman and Jonathan Villar is the shortstop. Joey Rickard is in left field and Adam Jones is starting in right. Chance Sisco is catching. On this date in 2014, the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 8-2 at Camden Yards to win the American League East title for the first time in 17 years. For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Joey Rickard LF Jonathan Villar SS...
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Hess gets another turn, thoughts on Villar and Valera

Hess gets another turn, thoughts on Villar and Valera
The second series of the homestand concludes today with the Orioles starting another rookie, right-hander David Hess, for his first career outing against the White Sox. Hess is back in the rotation after being put in the bullpen to provide insurance as a long reliever. It's done out of necessity with Alex Cobb pushed back due to the blister/cut on his right middle finger. Hess has worked a combined nine innings in his last two starts, the most recent on Sept. 8 at Tropicana Field, and allowed...
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Orioles lineup vs. White Sox

Orioles lineup vs. White Sox
Adam Jones is batting third tonight and playing right field for the Orioles, and hot-hitting Trey Mancini is the designated hitter. Tim Beckham returns to the lineup at shortstop while Jonathan Villar moves back to second base. DJ Stewart is in left field and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Yefry Ramírez is making his first start since Aug. 19 in Cleveland, when he allowed seven runs and seven hits and walked five batters in three innings. He moved to the bullpen for his next four...
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Leftovers on newcomers, Fry, baserunning blunders

Leftovers on newcomers, Fry, baserunning blunders
With reliever Evan Phillips' return to the Orioles yesterday, the active roster holds six of the 15 players acquired in non-waiver deadline trades. Phillips is joined by Luis Ortiz, Jonathan Villar, Breyvic Valera, Cody Carroll and Josh Rogers. What does it tell manager Buck Showalter that six of the players are in Baltimore this weekend? Anything significant or just the media's attempt to unearth a story angle in the 147th game of the season? "I'm excited to see them, why they're well...
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Updating Ortiz's injury, 8-6 loss and O's interest in Mesa brothers

Updating Ortiz's injury, 8-6 loss and O's interest in Mesa brothers
Orioles rookie pitcher Luis Ortiz tweaked his left hamstring tonight and could undergo an MRI in the morning to determine the severity of the injury and whether he'll become the latest starter to leave the rotation. Ortiz lasted only 1 2/3 innings in his first major league start before limping to the clubhouse. "He's had some issues with it before," said manager Buck Showalter following an 8-6 loss to the White Sox before an announced crowd of 18,265 at rainy Camden Yards. Trey Mancini...
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Ortiz leaves game with injury (O's lose 8-6)

Ortiz leaves game with injury (O's lose 8-6)
Luis Ortiz's first major league start tonight didn't carry through the second inning. Ortiz came out of the game with an injury, perhaps sustained while trying to avoid a collision with Chris Davis. He faced one more batter, walking Yolmer Sánchez, and limped off the mound with assistant athletic trainer Mark Shires and pitching coach Roger McDowell. Manager Buck Showalter waited for Jimmy Yacabonis, who was rushed from the bullpen and given ample time to warm up. Yacabonis stranded two...
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Cashner on knee injury, Showalter on rotation (updated)

Cashner on knee injury, Showalter on rotation (updated)
Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes that Andrew Cashner could make his next start, which falls on Monday against the Blue Jays if the veteran stays in turn. However, it depends on how Cashner gets through Saturday's workday at Camden Yards. Cashner received a cortisone injection in his left knee around 5 p.m. yesterday and needed 24 hours of inactivity before testing it. He underwent an MRI and was diagnosed with patellar tendon bursitis, which has bothered him for the past two to three...
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Orioles and White Sox lineups

Orioles and White Sox lineups
Adam Jones returns to the Orioles lineup tonight and Tim Beckham remains out of it. Jonathan Villar gets another start at shortstop and Breyvic Valera is playing second base. Chris Davis also is back in the lineup at first base, with Trey Mancini the designated hitter. DJ Stewart is in left field and Austin Wynns is behind the plate for Luis Ortiz's first major league start. For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Jonathan Villar SS Adam Jones RF Trey Mancini DH Chris Davis 1B Renato Núñez 3B...
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Orioles recall Phillips and Hart

Orioles recall Phillips and Hart
The Orioles have beefed up their bullpen while trying to piece together a rotation that's become heavy in rookies. Right-hander Evan Phillips and left-hander Donnie Hart have been recalled today from Triple-A Norfolk to bring the active roster to 35 players. The pitching staff has grown to 18. Manager Buck Showalter has saved rookies Josh Rogers and David Hess to back up rookies Luis Ortiz and Yefry Ramírez, who are starting the first two games of the series against the White Sox at Camden...
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Ortiz on importance of conditioning and tonight's start

Ortiz on importance of conditioning and tonight's start
Rookie right-hander Luis Ortiz takes the mound tonight for his first major league start still trying to slay a couple of early impressions that he's left since joining the Orioles. He won't be able to drop significant weight in the last few weeks, so cross that one off the list. This is how he's built and the Orioles won't be the first team to suggest improvements in conditioning over the winter. To come up with some sort of plan to assist in the undertaking. Then again, the other teams...
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Bundy's quality start and early runs produce 5-3 win (updated)

Bundy's quality start and early runs produce 5-3 win (updated)
Andrew Cashner underwent an MRI on his left knee, is expected to receive a cortisone injection and might not be ready to make his next start. Alex Cobb has a cut on his right middle finger that needs more time to heal, perhaps pushing him back to next weekend in the Bronx. Rookies Josh Rogers and David Hess have been moved to the bullpen and could back up rookie starters Luis Ortiz and Yefry Ramírez over the next two nights. The Orioles really needed Dylan Bundy to shake his slump tonight,...
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Cashner undergoes MRI on knee (O's lead 4-3)

Cashner undergoes MRI on knee (O's lead 4-3)
Andrew Cashner underwent an MRI on his left knee today at noon and likely will receive a cortisone injection after being charged with eight runs in two-plus innings last night in a 10-0 loss to the Athletics. The examination didn't reveal any structural damage in the knee, but Cashner could miss his next start. "It was good news," said manager Buck Showalter. "Structurally, he's in good shape. He's got some discomfort in there that hopefully we can resolve in the next few days and he can...
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Orioles lineup and Hays update

Orioles lineup and Hays update
The Orioles close out their series tonight against the Athletics with Adam Jones on the bench for the fourth time in six games. Joey Rickard is in right field tonight. John Andreoli is in left field. Jonathan Villar is the shortstop, with Breyvic Valera at second base. Tim Beckham is the designated hitter and Chris Davis joins Jones on the bench. An Orioles rotation that's painted in uncertainty is in need of a solid outing from Dylan Bundy, who's registered an 8.29 ERA and 1.671 WHIP since...
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This, that and the other

This, that and the other
The only certainties in the Orioles rotation moving forward are Dylan Bundy starting tonight to close out the Athletics series and rookies Luis Ortiz and Yefry Ramírez for the first two games of the weekend series against the White Sox. Alex Cobb won't stay in turn Sunday and could be held back until next weekend's series in the Bronx. The blister needs more time to heal. The Orioles must keep a ball out of his hand to avoid having the seams open it up again. The humidity apparently is an...
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Orioles held to one hit in 10-0 loss (updated)

Orioles held to one hit in 10-0 loss (updated)
The Orioles allowed runs in only one inning tonight. However, 10 proved to be 10 more than they could handle. Four Athletics pitchers combined for the shutout in a 10-0 victory over the Orioles before an announced crowd of 10,480 at Camden Yards. Trey Mancini had the only hit for the Orioles with a two-out single off Liam Hendriks in the first inning. Chris Davis reached on an error leading off the second and Jace Peterson walked in the third. Only three baserunners the entire night, as the...
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