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Showalter talks corner outfield and more, Gallardo on 'pen session

Showalter talks corner outfield and more, Gallardo on 'pen session
HOUSTON - Today's pregame session with Orioles manager Buck Showalter included several injury updates. In addition, Showalter was asked about playing time at the corner outfield positions. Hyun Soo Kim is starting for the second straight day and Nolan Reimold started last night. Any changes coming here for the Orioles? "We'll take it day to day and keep everybody involved," he said. "I had two lineups for the first game. I thought he (Kim) matched up well with these three starters. We'll...
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O's game blog: Orioles look to avoid the sweep in Houston

O's game blog: Orioles look to avoid the sweep in Houston
HOUSTON - Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman has made six starts this year, allowing two earned runs or less four times. But he is still looking for his first win of the season. Gausman (0-1, 2.70 ERA) will look to be a stopper tonight. He is out to help the Orioles end the season's second three-game losing streak. The Orioles have not scored much for Gausman this year, but maybe tonight is the night that changes. The Orioles are trying to avoid the season's first four-game slide. Gausman...
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Will more at-bats be coming for Hyun Soo Kim and Nolan Reimold?

Will more at-bats be coming for Hyun Soo Kim and Nolan Reimold?
HOUSTON - As the Orioles look to get their offense going again, is it time for outfielders Nolan Reimold and Hyun Soo Kim to get more at-bats? Of the 14 players that have at-bats for the Orioles this year, Reimold has the 10th most at-bats and Kim is 13th. But in batting average among all Orioles Kim is first at .438 and Reimold is third at .303. That duo started last night. While Reimold went 0-for-4, Kim tied his season-high with a three-hit game. He also had two doubles and he entered the...
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O's notes on the offense, Vance Worley, Hyun Soo Kim and Mike Yastrzemski

O's notes on the offense, Vance Worley, Hyun Soo Kim and Mike Yastrzemski
HOUSTON - The Orioles' road trip has hit a road block. It began Friday night in Anaheim with back-to-back homers to start that game leading to a 9-4 win. The next night Matt Wieters hit a three-run blast in the ninth to win it. Would that provide momentum for the O's to have a great road trip? Nope. Over the last four games, the Orioles have scored 10 runs and struck out 58 times. Going back the last six games, O's batters have struck out 75 times. They have fanned 19 and 18 times at Minute...
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Wrapping up another Orioles one-run loss in Houston

Wrapping up another Orioles one-run loss in Houston
HOUSTON - The Orioles only lost by one run tonight. They were in the game from the first pitch to the last. But how they lost could not have sit well with them. A night after striking out 19 times over 13 innings, tonight they struck out 18 times in the regulation nine innings. They made four errors. They went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring positon and left 12 men on base. The good news: It only counts as one loss. The better news: They can start a winning streak here Thursday night. But...
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Batting second, Schoop doubles in first run, O's trail Houston (updated)

Batting second, Schoop doubles in first run, O's trail Houston (updated)
HOUSTON - Buck Showalter's decision to move second baseman Jonathan Schoop up to second in the batting order paid immediate dividends tonight. His RBI double in the first inning scored Manny Machado, who had also doubled. The Schoop RBI was his 14th in his last 12 games and made it 1-0. Machado had gone 5-for-22 (.227) when batting leadoff this year before his ringing double to right-center off Collin McHugh started this game. Then it got strange in the last of the first when Machado made two...
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O's game blog: Tyler Wilson faces Collin McHugh in Houston

O's game blog: Tyler Wilson faces Collin McHugh in Houston
HOUSTON - After their 19-strikeout game last night, the Orioles look to get their offense back on track tonight in the second game of the series at Minute Maid Park. The usual two through five hitters in the lineup have all hit a slump at the same time. Manny Machado, Adam Jones, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo have a combined six hits over their past 78 at-bats for an average of .077. That certainly can't and won't last, and as Matt Wieters said last night, a breakout is only a swing away. They...
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Showalter pregame on Schoop hitting second, Hardy and more

Showalter pregame on Schoop hitting second, Hardy and more
HOUSTON - A few quick notes from manager Buck Showalter's pregame media session today: * Showalter's reasoning for batting Jonathan Schoop second tonight: "When I hit Jon down there (lower in the lineup), the challenges he has had with left-handed pitching. When I put him down there between (Pedro) Alvarez and sometimes (Ryan) Flaherty, it creates really three advantages for a left-handed pitcher. So this way, at least I know, in that spot in the order, he is going to face a right-handed...
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Davis on strikeouts and offense; Bundy on recent struggles

Davis on strikeouts and offense; Bundy on recent struggles
HOUSTON - Orioles first baseman Chris Davis provided his take today on the Orioles' three-game run with 40 strikeouts. Last night, the club struck out 19 times in 13 innings. According to STATS, that is two off the club record of 21 strikeouts set on Sept. 12, 1962. That was in a 16-inning game where the Washington Senators' Tom Cheney threw all 16 innings. The current Orioles - despite this recent run of strikeouts - rank just eighth in the American League with a total of 354, which is...
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A look at some hitters recently and more with Ashur Tolliver

A look at some hitters recently and more with Ashur Tolliver
HOUSTON - The good news for the Orioles is they have a pretty strong middle of the order. The current bad news is that group is not hitting much right now. Manny Machado, Adam Jones, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo often bat two through five in the lineup. Right now, they have just six hits over their last 78 at-bats for an .077 average. Machado is 1-for-12, Jones is 3-for-29, Davis is 2-for-24 and Trumbo is 0-for-13. That obviously can't and won't last. We'll see if the Orioles can breakout...
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The runs are scarce, but strikeouts plentiful recently for the Orioles

The runs are scarce, but strikeouts plentiful recently for the Orioles
HOUSTON - Well, if you want to say the Orioles' offense is inconsistent, you will not get too many arguments right now. The Orioles have been held to just seven runs and have struck out 40 times the last three games. Over 13 innings of last night's 3-2 loss to Houston, they struck out 19 times. From the ninth inning on, they struck out 12 times. So 12 of their last 15 outs came via a strikeout. Their last six outs came that way. It was one really bad game for the offense. But that is all it...
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Jones and Wieters on the offensive struggles (plus other quotes)

Jones and Wieters on the offensive struggles (plus other quotes)
HOUSTON - The Orioles struck out 19 times tonight in a 13-inning, 3-2 loss to the Houston Astros. They have now struck out 40 times the last three games while scoring just seven runs. After the game, outfielder Adam Jones said the team is frustrated and he knows the Orioles fans are too. For now they just have to turn the page and try to get the second game of this series tomorrow night. "We are really good at that (moving on to the next game)," Jones said. "Obviously it's frustrating....
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Tillman strong early, Alvarez homers to give O's the lead (O's lose in 13)

Tillman strong early, Alvarez homers to give O's the lead (O's lose in 13)
HOUSTON - If you were looking for a lot of runs early in this game, you are probably disappointed so far. Both pitchers came in throwing well and have continued that in the early innings in the series opener. The Orioles and Astros played scoreless ball over the first four frames tonight. But Pedro Alvarez led off the O's fifth with a line drive homer to right for the 1-0 lead through four and a half innings. He hit a 2-2 pitch for his third homer and didn't miss a hanging curve ball. Chris...
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O's game blog: Chris Tillman on the mound in Houston series opener

O's game blog: Chris Tillman on the mound in Houston series opener
HOUSTON - The Orioles have arrived at Minute Maid Park to begin the second leg of a three-city road trip spanning three time zones. Tonight they play the first of three games in Houston. Houston ended a run of six straight losing seasons in 2015, winning 86 games to finish second in the AL West and earn the second wild card. They beat the Yankees in the wild card game before losing to Kansas City in five games in the American League Division Series. But this year, the Astros got off to a 5-12...
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Showalter pregame in Houston on the Matusz trade and more

Showalter pregame in Houston on the Matusz trade and more
HOUSTON - The Orioles have a different left-hander in their bullpen tonight. Ashur Tolliver joins the team from Double-A Bowie after Brian Matusz was traded yesterday. Today, in his pregame press update, we got our first chance to hear Buck Showalter's thoughts on yesterday's Matusz trade and other moves. "Brian and I have been together for a long time," Showalter said. "I was talking to him yesterday, and he seemed to be in good spirits. I think he knows this is a good thing for him in...
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Ashur Tolliver: "I'm so blessed to be an Oriole"

Ashur Tolliver: "I'm so blessed to be an Oriole"
HOUSTON - Ashur Tolliver's long road to get to the big leagues - which included a major pothole via injury - reached its peak today when he joined the Orioles from Double-A Bowie in the visiting clubhouse at Minute Maid Park. A fifth-round draft pick of the team in 2009, Tolliver had major labrum surgery in the spring of 2012 which threatened his career and took quite a few miles per hour off his fastball. It took him not months, but more like years to get back to form. And today he is a big...
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The backstory on how Ashur Tolliver found out about his callup

The backstory on how Ashur Tolliver found out about his callup
HOUSTON - When Double-A Bowie manager Gary Kendall found out that left-hander Ashur Tolliver, a minor leaguer since 2009, was finally getting the call to the big leagues, he knew he had to do something special when telling Tolliver he was about to join the Orioles. When he has told players they were going to the majors in the past, Kendall usually calls them into the office and whole coaching joins him to pass on the good news. But this time, Kendall took it a step further. After all, he has...
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Dan Duquette talks about the three pitchers O's added Monday

Dan Duquette talks about the three pitchers O's added Monday
HOUSTON - Executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette sounds pretty high on all three of the pitchers the Orioles acquired last night. He provided some information on each hurler during a telephone interview this morning. In trading Brian Matusz to Atlanta yesterday, the club shed his salary and added two pitchers from the Braves. A third pitcher came in a deal with Cincinnati. The savings on Matusz can now be used in another way to the help the Orioles. The O's had to part...
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Notes on Ashur Tolliver, draft picks and Chris Tillman

Notes on Ashur Tolliver, draft picks and Chris Tillman
HOUSTON - If, as expected, the Orioles add Double-A Bowie left-handed reliever Ashur Tolliver to their roster today to replace the recently traded Brian Matusz, the move will very likely be popular among O's minor league staff and players. They will be excited to see a career minor leaguer get his shot. Tolliver is no pitching version of Crash Davis, but he has been hurling baseballs on the O's farm since 2009. He has never pitched above Double-A, but it looks like he will now. He's also...
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Reimold taking advantage of chances (plus farm notes)

Reimold taking advantage of chances (plus farm notes)
ANAHEIM, Calif. - It might be one of the hardest things to do in Major League Baseball. That is not play regularly, but then come through with hits in the times when you are called on. So far this year, Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold is handling that task well. He doesn't start every night and has just 62 at-bats and that ranks 10th on the team. But when given the opportunities, he has come through. "It's tough, you just have to stay ready," Reimold said. "The more you do it, the better...
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