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Guthrie said he used a lack of judgement in wearing shirt and apologizes

Guthrie said he used a lack of judgement in wearing shirt and apologizes
KANSAS CITY - It is not often that a player during a series as important as the American League Championship Series asks to come to the interview room, but former Oriole Jeremy Guthrie did that here today. He apologized for wearing a shirt last night that said "These O's Ain't Royal." It is clear that the shirt stirred up a firestorm on social media circles and Guthrie has gotten plenty of criticism, some of which even apparently came from the Orioles clubhouse. During a 90-second opening...
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O's say comeback not impossible, but they're one loss from the end of their season

O's say comeback not impossible, but they're one loss from the end of their season
KANSAS CITY - So the 2014 Orioles season may have just one day to go. I don't think anyone could have predicted a four-game sweep of the 96-win Orioles coming off their three-game sweep of Detroit. But that is where this series is with the Orioles needing a miracle to pull out the American League Championship Series now. It seems the Royals are always one step ahead of the Orioles no matter what they do. Score six runs in Game 1 and give up eight. Hold the Royals to just two runs in Game 3,...
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Adam Jones on the Orioles' loss in Game 3, plus other clubhouse quotes

Adam Jones on the Orioles' loss in Game 3, plus other clubhouse quotes
KANSAS CITY - Now that they are one game from elimination, the Orioles need to run the table in this American League Championship Series and win four straight games. Kansas City won 2-1 tonight to take a 3-0 lead in the series. The Royals have won the three contests in this series by five total runs. A comeback from down 3-0 happened once before. That was in 2004 when the Boston Red Sox came back to beat the New York Yankees in seven games. "I mean, it's been done before, so that gives you...
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Royals edge Orioles 2-1 to take 3-0 lead in the ALCS

Royals edge Orioles 2-1 to take 3-0 lead in the ALCS
KANSAS CITY - After scoring 31 runs in five playoff games and 10 in the first two games of the American League Championship Series, the Orioles were held in check by Kansas City pitching tonight and and now the Royals are closing in on a World Series berth. Billy Butler's sac fly in the sixth put Kansas City ahead and the Royals' late-inning relievers made a lead hold up again to beat the Orioles 2-1 in front of 40,183 screaming fans at Kauffman Stadium. The Orioles were held to just three...
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Yost on windy conitions, Vargas on Game 4 start

Yost on windy conitions, Vargas on Game 4 start
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles and Royals will play Game 3 of the American League Championship Series tonight amid windy and blustery conditions, which figure to impact the game. At his pregame press conference earlier, Royals manager Ned Yost was asked how the wind might make a difference tonight. He doesn't seem to feel it favors his team even though it has played in these home conditions before. "The wind plays the same for both teams," Yost said. "It will probably knock balls down in left...
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O's game blog: Orioles look for first win of ALCS tonight at Kansas City

O's game blog: Orioles look for first win of ALCS tonight at Kansas City
KANSAS CITY - After Sunday's workout day and Monday's rainout, the Orioles and Royals have had two days without a game in the American League Championship Series. But the weather will finally allow this series to resume tonight in windy and cool conditions in Kansas City. The Royals lead the series, two wins to none. The Royals are two wins away from returning to the World Series for the first time in 29 years. Since baseball moved to the best-of-seven format in 1985, six teams won the...
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In Buck they trust: O's skipper calm and relaxed despite 0-2 hole in ALCS

In Buck they trust: O's skipper calm and relaxed despite 0-2 hole in ALCS
Don't worry, be happy. Cue the Bobby McFerrin song. If they take their lead from their manager - and the players, to a man, pretty much say they do - then the Orioles are not exactly stressing over their 0-2 deficit in the American League Championship Series. Is Buck Showalter really as relaxed as he seems? Well, maybe not completely on the inside, but the O's skipper's calm approach seems to be sending a we-can-do-this message to his clubhouse. Now they just have to do it. Come back and...
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ALCS notes and quotes with Hunter, Cruz, Tillman and more

ALCS notes and quotes with Hunter, Cruz, Tillman and more
KANSAS CITY - So can the rain slow down the Kansas City Royals? Nelson Cruz was asked that question after Monday's rainout of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. Kansas City has a 2-0 lead in this series over the Orioles and is 6-0 this postseason. "Probably that helps, hopefully that helps," he said. "You come to the ballpark ready to play and to be canceled changes that a little bit. But just come back tomorrow. "For me, I don't change my routine because the game might...
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Yost on Dyson, Gonzalez on uncertainty of Game 4 start

Yost on Dyson, Gonzalez on uncertainty of Game 4 start
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City manager Ned Yost was asked about Jarrod Dyson's comments at his press confernce today. It's the American League Championship Series story that won't die. Dyson said he was confident the series would not return to Baltimore and that the Orioles players may feel the same. Yost was asked if he shares that confidence. "I look to win tomorrow," he said. "My focus has never gone past the next day. I know that is an outstanding baseball team in the other locker room....
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Britton, Cruz and Hunter comment after ALCS Game 3 postponement

Britton, Cruz and Hunter comment after ALCS Game 3 postponement
KANSAS CITY - The consensus of the Orioles players interviewed today after the announcement that Game 3 of the American League Champions Series was rained out is that it doesn't change much. They just have to wait another day to try and get in the win column in this series. But O's closer Zach Britton said it could help the bullpen pitchers that worked in both of the first two games. "Physically it's not bad to have another day, but mentally we want to get back out there and play,"...
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In battle of bullpens, Kansas City gets the two-game edge

In battle of bullpens, Kansas City gets the two-game edge
The Orioles bullpen has allowed five runs and nine hits over 10 1/3 innings of the American League Championship Series for an ERA of 4.36. The O's 'pen pitchers have seven walks and 10 strikeouts. Darren O'Day has taken the loss in each of the first two games after losing twice in 68 regular-season appearances. O'Day and Brian Matusz gave up homers in the 10th inning of Game 1. The Orioles bullpen has not pitched to the level fans are used to over the first two games. Adam Jones was asked...
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ALCS notes and quotes heading into Game 3

ALCS notes and quotes heading into Game 3
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles need to win two of the next three games in the American League Championship Series or Jarrod Dyson will be right and this series will not return to Camden Yards. The Orioles went from favorites to win the World Series back to underdogs in the ALCS after losing a pair of two-run games in Baltimore. The Orioles were loose, relaxed and seemingly not too concerned about their two games to none deficit when they spoke with reporters on Sunday before their workout at...
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Joseph on O's strategy against the stolen base and the Royals offense

Joseph on O's strategy against the stolen base and the Royals offense
KANSAS CITY - A major storyline coming into the American League Championship Series was whether the Orioles could slow the Kansas City running game The Royals were 12-for-13 stealing bases in going 4-0 in the postseason before taking on the Orioles. Well, they are 1-for-3 in steals in the ALCS. Jarrod Dyson, who stole 36 of 43 in the regular season, has been thrown out by Nick Hundley and Caleb Joseph. Plus, Alex Gordon was picked off first base in Game 1. The Orioles have employed a strategy...
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Adam Jones on Jarrod Dyson: "He doesn't speak for this clubhouse"

Adam Jones on Jarrod Dyson: "He doesn't speak for this clubhouse"
KANSAS CITY - He doesn't play for the Orioles, but Jarrod Dyson's name certainly came up a lot in their clubhouse this afternoon during the 45-minute media availability before their workout at Kauffman Stadium. Dyson was asked last night by a Kansas City writer whether he expected to return to Baltimore for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. "No sir, I don't," he said. "And I don't think they think that, either." I asked Adam Jones his reaction to Dyson's comments. "He...
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Time to regroup: O's head to Kansas City looking to change momentum in ALCS

Time to regroup: O's head to Kansas City looking to change momentum in ALCS
The Oakland A's couldn't do it. Neither could the Los Angeles Angels. And you can now add the Orioles to the list. Those three teams are a combined 0-6 against Kansas City this postseason. The Royals are 4-0 in games decided by two runs or less and 4-0 in extra innings. During the regular season, they went 22-25 in one-run games and 5-7 in extra-inning games. So, yeah, the Royals are hot. Those three teams are still looking for one win against them. The Royals were tied with the Orioles after...
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Zach Britton on O's Game 2 loss to Kansas City, plus other clubhouse quotes

Zach Britton on O's Game 2 loss to Kansas City, plus other clubhouse quotes
It was another Orioles loss in this American League Championship Series followed by O's relievers talking about giving up late runs. Zach Britton gave up a groundball RBI double to Alcides Escobar in the ninth tonight that put Kansas City ahead 5-4. Lorenzo Cain added an RBI single for a 6-4 lead and win for the Royals as they take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS. "They put the ball in play and make you work from a defensive standpoint," Britton said. "They make contact and they can find holes. The...
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Royals scores twice in ninth to beat O's and take 2-0 ALCS lead

Royals scores twice in ninth to beat O's and take 2-0 ALCS lead
The Kansas City Royals used more late-inning magic to pull out another close game and take a two games to none lead in the American League Championship Series. The Royals scored twice in the ninth to snap a 4-4 tie and beat the Orioles 6-4 tonight in front of a sellout crowd of 46,912 at Camden Yards. They went home stunned at the end as the upstart Royals moved to 6-0 this postseason and now head home in control of this ALCS. Alcides Escobar's RBI double in the ninth broke a 4-4 tie. Darren...
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Yost names Guthrie Royals' Game 3 starter, plus other K.C. quotes

Yost names Guthrie Royals' Game 3 starter, plus other K.C. quotes
This afternoon, Kansas City manager Ned Yost announced that former Oriole Jeremy Guthrie will start Game 3 on Monday night in Kansas City and he said Jason Vargas would "probably" start Game 4. Guthrie had a strong finish to the regular season with a 2.40 ERA in September and he went 13-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 32 starts for the year. He has not pitched yet this postseason. His last start was Sept. 26, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the White Sox. Yost is not concerned about...
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O's game blog: Orioles need a win in Game 2 to even ALCS

O's game blog: Orioles need a win in Game 2 to even ALCS
The Orioles take the field this afternoon at Camden Yards needing a victory to avoid heading to Kansas City down two games to none in the American League Championship Series. The Orioles came from four runs down to tie last night's series opener, but homers in the 10th by Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas gave Kansas City the 8-6 victory. The Royals, who led the majors in steals and were last in homers during the regular season, did not steal one base last night yet hit three home runs. The...
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After tough Game 1 loss, do the Orioles bounce back today?

After tough Game 1 loss, do the Orioles bounce back today?
The Orioles scored six runs, they had 14 hits, they went 6-for-15 with runners in scoring position. They came from four runs behind. And they lost. It was a rare sight to see Chris Tillman, Zach Britton and Darren O'Day all have moments when they struggled and all in the same game as Kansas City beat the Orioles 8-6 in 10 innings last night. Maybe the Orioles and their fans will get a small lift from this stat: Since the introduction of the seven-game series in 1985, just 54 percent (15 of...
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