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O's game blog: Trying to avoid being swept

O's game blog: Trying to avoid being swept
In some respects, it has been the year of the sweep for the Orioles. They have swept series from the Rays, Nationals and Phillies. They have been swept by the Yankees and Marlins. So they have completed seven series with five ending in sweeps. They need a win today to avoid being swept for the third time in 2020. The O's bats were held to five hits in a 7-2 loss to Toronto on Monday. Last night, they scored seven runs and hit three homers, but lost 8-7 to the Blue Jays. Toronto arrived at...
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Caleb Joseph on return to Baltimore, plus other notes

Caleb Joseph on return to Baltimore, plus other notes
It is a very familiar sight but in an unfamiliar uniform. Catcher Caleb Joseph, the Orioles' seventh-round draft pick in 2008 who spent five seasons with the big league club, returned to Baltimore this week. He's on the Toronto Blue Jays' taxi squad after spending last season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. After spending a few years wondering if he would ever move past Double-A Bowie on the farm - he played there parts of four seasons - Joseph finally broke into the majors in 2014. At the...
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Mistakes in 10th doom O's to a gut punch loss

Mistakes in 10th doom O's to a gut punch loss
That was a huge gut punch loss for the Orioles tonight, 8-7 in 10 innings against Toronto. In the top of the 10th, a play that was ruled a throwing error on defensive replacement Chris Davis from first base put Toronto ahead 8-7. He made a diving stop with runners on second and third and one out, and from the ground threw home. The ball bounced to catcher Pedro Severino, who could not handle the throw that would have led to an out. In the last of the 10th, Cedric Mullins singled on the eighth...
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O's game blog: Another chance to bounce back

O's game blog: Another chance to bounce back
They were held to five hits last night in a 7-2 loss to Toronto. The Orioles (12-10) host the Blue Jays (8-11) again tonight in the second of a three-game series. Toronto's four-run third inning against right-hander Alex Cobb was highlighted by Randal Grichuk's three-run homer. Grichuk has 28 extra-base hits in 28 career games against the Orioles. He is a career .342/.383/.792 batter against Baltimore with 15 doubles, 13 homers and 30 RBIs. He had a bloop RBI single in the seventh for a...
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Are three losses in four just a bump in the road for O's?

Are three losses in four just a bump in the road for O's?
We have to find out - and we will in the next few days - whether the Orioles have hit a small bump in the road or if they ran into a pothole. The club has lost three of its last four. Their record has dropped from 12-8 to 12-10 with back-to-back losses. The lineup has lost outfielder Austin Hays to injury and shortstop José Iglesias did not start Sunday or Monday. The Orioles badly need him out there if his left quad is willing and able. For the all of the tremendous offensive production of...
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O's game blog: The series opener with Toronto

O's game blog: The series opener with Toronto
During this truncated season, where the Orioles will play 40 of 60 games against American League East opponents, tonight they get back to divisional play. After going 7-5 in 12 straight games versus National League teams, the Orioles begin a three-game series at Oriole Park against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles (12-9) are three games behind New York for the AL East lead and one game back of Tampa Bay for second. They have gone 5-3 (.625) against their own division, going 2-1 versus Boston,...
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O's group of four stacked up with Dodgers' group on MLB Network

O's group of four stacked up with Dodgers' group on MLB Network
The Orioles offense, particularly four of their key hitters, got some national recognition during a segment on MLB Network today. Not only that, but in a video segment anchored by former Orioles infielder Bill Ripken, when compared to a more heralded and accomplished Los Angeles Dodgers quartet, the Orioles four stacked up very well. Ripken showed a stat comparison of how Anthony Santander, Pedro Severino, Hanser Alberto and Renato Núñez stacked up with the Dodgers foursome of Mookie...
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Skipper Brandon Hyde has been a strong leader for Orioles

Skipper Brandon Hyde has been a strong leader for Orioles
Through a 12-9 start, with 35 percent of the 2020 season in the books, there has been a lot to like in Birdland. The offense has been a real surprise and one of the majors' best. The bullpen has shown improvement. The Orioles are a playoff contender through 21 games. But maybe one overlooked aspect of this good start is the steady hand of manager Brandon Hyde. When he was hired by the club on Dec. 17, 2018, he called managing the Orioles a "dream come true." And while this is just his...
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O's come back from four runs down, but rally falls short

O's come back from four runs down, but rally falls short
It wasn't the first time. Or the second. But the third time the Orioles faced three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, they finally got to him. They sure did. His former catcher, Pedro Severino, unloaded a three-run homer to left that pulled the Orioles from 5-1 behind to within 5-4. On an afternoon that had the look for a while of a not today day, the Orioles' relentless offense kept plugging away. An inning later, Anthony Santander's second homer of the afternoon tied the game at 5-5...
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O's game blog: Shooting for another series win

O's game blog: Shooting for another series win
The Orioles will try to continue their weekend success today when they wrap up a three-game series with the Washington Nationals. The Orioles are 9-2 on weekends and 3-0 in weekend series. It started when they went 2-1 at Boston and then later swept Tampa Bay three straight at home. They swept three at Washington last weekend. The completion of the suspended game happened Friday, but that game counts officially as an Aug. 9 contest. This weekend, the Orioles lost 15-3 Friday night and rebounded...
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Notes on O's 20-game start, the bullpen and more

Notes on O's 20-game start, the bullpen and more
At 20 games into the 2020 season, the Orioles are in second place in the American League East at 12-8, with the fourth-best record in the league. Since they got swept in four in a row by the Miami Marlins, they have gone 7-1. They continue to hit well against accomplished pitchers and are beating good teams. No one can say they haven't earned 12-8. The Orioles have faced this group of eight pitchers nine times this season: Gerrit Cole, J.A Happ, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Stephen Strasburg...
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O's game blog: O's offense faces Nats' lefty Patrick Corbin

O's game blog: O's offense faces Nats' lefty Patrick Corbin
After another "flush it" game for the Orioles, it's "bounceback" time again. Their two most lopsided losses of the 2020 season have come in their first game and their last game. They lost 13-2 on opening night at Boston and 15-3 last night at home versus the Washington Nationals. Tonight they host the Nats in the second game of a three-game series. The Orioles' (11-8) previous three losses before last night were by one run each, and their previous four losses were by seven total runs. But...
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New O's RHP López looks for fresh start with Orioles

New O's RHP López looks for fresh start with Orioles
Right-hander Jorge López, the newest Orioles pitcher, might look at the club's roster and realize that several players once claimed on waivers by the team are currently playing very well. He'd like to be next. Designated for assignment recently by the Kansas City Royals, he was a waiver claim of the Orioles during last Sunday's game at Washington. He's not had consistent major league success yet and hopes a fresh start in Baltimore can boost that possibility. His resume shows he was a...
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Alex Cobb's take on the O's bats and other notes

Alex Cobb's take on the O's bats and other notes
We've talked often here this season about how individual Orioles have improved from last year and how that has made the team better overall. Players worked hard during the winter and continued that during baseball's shutdown that began in mid-March. They used coaching tips and guidance along with data and analytics and a lot of hard work to make themselves better. The product is seen both in their stats and the team's won-loss record. On Friday, O's pitcher Alex Cobb was a guest on the...
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O's game blog: Suspended game resumes in the sixth

O's game blog: Suspended game resumes in the sixth
If you want to confuse yourself consider this: The Orioles will have a six-game winning streak if they hold on to win the completion of Sunday's suspended game against Washington. If the Nats come from behind to win the Orioles will have a three-game winning streak. How can they have a winning streak if they lose? Well, this game will officially count on the day it started - Aug. 9. So an O's win and they will complete a three-game sweep a week after that series started. Coupled with what...
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After COVID-19 bout, Bruce Zimmermann is back chasing MLB dream

After COVID-19 bout, Bruce Zimmermann is back chasing MLB dream
It did seem a bit strange when the Orioles released their initial 60-man player pool that Baltimorean Bruce Zimmermann was not on the list. The 25-year-old lefty, acquired in a trade on July 31, 2018, had been with the club and was still on the roster when the first spring training was shut down. He had pitched well in Florida and was set to start on March 12 in Fort Myers against the Twins, but that was the day of the Major League Baseball shutdown. Zimmermann recently revealed via his Twitter...
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A look at how the O's offense has fared against some top pitchers

A look at how the O's offense has fared against some top pitchers
Some of the offensive stats the Orioles are putting up so far in the 2020 season are quite impressive. Some are not expected to hold up over 60 games, of course. Players and teams can get off to fast starts and level off. It is expected. But one potentially quite encouraging aspect to the start of this season that could bode well for the offense is that they've have hit well versus some very good pitchers. I took a look back at their performance against a select strong group of hurlers. Here...
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A look at the latest comeback win on this road trip

A look at the latest comeback win on this road trip
The Orioles have been the comeback kids on this road trip to Washington and Philadelphia. They won this afternoon and are 5-0 on this trip. Four of the wins have been come-from-behind victories. Today the offense erupted for four runs in the fifth, two runs two innings later, three more in the eighth and two in the ninth to produce an 11-4 win over the Phillies. They improved to 10-7 and completed their second three-game sweep of the year. The Orioles have won five in a row and are 7-1 on the...
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O's game blog: Looking for a second series sweep

O's game blog: Looking for a second series sweep
In today's series finale at Citizens Bank Park, the Orioles will be pitching a former Phillies farmhand and Philadelphia will be pitching a former Orioles player. Right-hander Thomas Eshelman (0-0, 3.68 ERA) starts for the O's and right-hander Jake Arrieta (1-1, 2.45 ERA) starts for the Phillies. The Orioles, who lost three one-run games in the Marlins series, have beaten the Phillies 10-9 in 10 innings and 5-4 over the past two nights. Anthony Santander, Rio Ruiz and Chance Sisco hit solo...
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Ruiz drew gains from minors trip, Sisco with something to prove

Ruiz drew gains from minors trip, Sisco with something to prove
With as well as he is playing right now for the Orioles, on offense and defense, it can be easy to forget that third baseman Rio Ruiz spent some time in the minor leagues last year. It was just five games in late July and early August at Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk. And to hear O's manager Brandon Hyde tell it now, this was more about mind than body or any swing tweaks for Ruiz. On his postgame Zoom interview after last night's 5-4 win over Philadelphia, Hyde recalled the conversation...
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