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Bowie's Christian Walker talks about his solid season and all those homers

Bowie's Christian Walker talks about his solid season and all those homers
There have been a few players off to real solid starts in the Orioles minor leagues this season, but perhaps none is faring better right now than Double-A Bowie first baseman Christian Walker. Walker has always been a good solid hitter with gap-to-gap power, but this year he's continuing to hit for a high average and he's mashing more homers, too. Through 52 games, the 23-year-old right-handed hitter is batting .330 with eight doubles, a triple, 14 homers and 46 RBIs. He has an OBP of .390, a...
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Springer's homer leads Houston to win over O's in series opener

Springer's homer leads Houston to win over O's in series opener
After their starting pitchers had worked to an ERA of 7.71 over the last 10 games, tonight the O's got an effective start from Ubaldo Jimenez. But it still didn't lead to a win. Houston rookie George Springer continued his recent torrid hitting with a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh as Houston beat the Orioles 3-1 in the opener of a four-game series. The Orioles have lost eight of their last 12 and 12 of their last 18 games. Houston has won six in a row for the first time since...
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O's game blog: The Orioles play series opener at Houston

O's game blog: The Orioles play series opener at Houston
The Orioles begin a four-game series in Houston tonight against the Astros, who are 22-32, in last place in the American League West and have the worst record in the AL. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Houston has started to score plenty of runs and win games. The Astros have won five in a row, outscoring their opponents 34-10 in that stretch. As my friend Mark Viviano pointed out via Twitter, while the Orioles are 6-11 in their last 17 games, Houston is 11-6. The O's took two of...
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Minor league notes on extended spring training and more

Minor league notes on extended spring training and more
While the Orioles have been playing games and their minor league affiliates have been doing the same, games have also been played by O's young players under the hot Florida sun. We don't see any standings or stats from these games - they are not kept or reported, at least publicly. But important learning and development has been going on at the Orioles extended spring training program. The players face teams from other organizations in games and also play simulated games to get needed reps...
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A look at the recent pitching numbers and Markakis' success atop the order

A look at the recent pitching numbers and Markakis' success atop the order
These numbers on the Orioles pitching staff recently are unsightly and troubling: * The O's gave up 21 runs in the Milwaukee series with an ERA of 6.83. O's starters gave up 15 runs over 16 2/3 innings in the series for an ERA of 8.10. * O's pitching has allowed 63 runs over the last 10 games with a team ERA of 5.92 in that stretch. The ERA for the season has gone from 3.88 to 4.29. * Over that 10-game stretch, O's starters have just two quality starts and an ERA of 7.71, raising their...
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Nelson Cruz homers twice, but O's lose series finale at Milwaukee

Nelson Cruz homers twice, but O's lose series finale at Milwaukee
Nelson Cruz put on a homer display and the Orioles rallied again, but this time came up short. Up by just one late in the game, Milwaukee scored four times in the eighth to pull away for an 8-3 win over the Orioles at Miller Park. The Brewers took two of three in the series and the Orioles lost for the seventh time in the last 11 games to fall to 26-25 as their three-city road trip now heads to Houston. O's pitching has allowed 63 runs the last 10 games, allowing eight runs or more five...
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O's game blog: O's play Milwaukee series finale plus a take on Samardzija

O's game blog: O's play Milwaukee series finale plus a take on Samardzija
After exchanging 7-6 wins in 10 innings the past two days where the winning team trailed with two outs in the ninth, the Orioles and Brewers play the series finale tonight in Milwaukee. Can this game match the excitement of the first two? Bud Norris (3-4, 3.83 ERA) pitches for the Orioles against Yovani Gallardo (2-3, 3.51 ERA). Gallardo won last night's game with a pinch-hit double in the 10th inning. Gallardo went 1-0 with a 2.27 ERA in five April starts, but has gone 0-3 with a 6.33 ERA...
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While offense heats up, O's pitching has headed south again

While offense heats up, O's pitching has headed south again
Over the last nine games, the Orioles have scored 55 runs. But they are just 4-5 in that stretch. Over their last nine games the Orioles have allowed 55 runs. Yeah, we have a problem here. Earlier when the Orioles were not hitting much, their pitchers kept them above .500 and went on a pretty good run for several weeks. But now the pitchers are giving up runs in droves. Per usual, when the O's suffer a tough loss, the players get pounded by some on message boards and social media as fans...
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O's rally from five runs down, but Milwaukee rallies to win in 10th

O's rally from five runs down, but Milwaukee rallies to win in 10th
That one went from stirring comeback win to walk-off loss. Tied 6-6 in the last of the 10th, the Orioles elected to have pitcher T.J. McFarland intentionally walk Mark Reynolds with two outs and none on. Then pitcher Yovani Gallardo pinch-hit and ripped a double to left center to produce a 7-6 Brewers win. Down 6-5 in the ninth, Milwaukee tied the game on Jonathan Lucroy's two-out infield hit to third base, when Manny Machado's throw pulled Chris Davis off the bag. Until the last of the...
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O's game blog: Orioles have scored 35 runs in five interleague games

O's game blog: Orioles have scored 35 runs in five interleague games
The Orioles offense is going pretty well right now. Yesterday, they got to both Kyle Lohse and Francisco Rodriguez, both whom have been having pretty good seasons. The O's scored four off Lohse to end his streak of eight consecutive quality starts. Rodriguez blew the save in the ninth for just the second time in 19 games on the season. The Orioles have had a pretty strong eight-game run of offense and that includes being shut out in that time. They are batting .311 in the stretch, with 49...
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Minors matters: Shorebirds still winning, Walker still hitting homers

Minors matters: Shorebirds still winning, Walker still hitting homers
The Orioles Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds affiliate is on a real hot streak right now. After a doubleheader sweep of first-place Hagerstown on Monday, the Shorebirds are now 29-21. The Shorebirds produced a pair of comeback victories in that doubleheader. Delmarva erased a 6-0 deficit, coming up with a 7-6 walkoff win with three runs in the seventh in the opener. In the nightcap, Drew Dosch launched a tie-breaking home run in the sixth. Jimmy Yacabonis shut the door for his league-leading 12th...
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Plenty of stars in comeback win at Milwaukee, but Schoop was right in the middle of it

Plenty of stars in comeback win at Milwaukee, but Schoop was right in the middle of it
Where to start with O's heroes in that comeback win over Milwaukee? Nick Hundley made an error in the bottom of the ninth and drove in the winning run in the top of the 10th. Nick Markakis doubled in the tying run with two outs in the ninth. J.J. Hardy had three hits and scored the winning run in the 10th. Brad Brach got out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth and Zach Britton got out of a jam in the 10th. Delmon Young had a key hit in the ninth. But don't forget the kid. Jonathan Schoop...
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Down to their last out in ninth, O's rally to beat Milwaukee 7-6 in 10

Down to their last out in ninth, O's rally to beat Milwaukee 7-6 in 10
The mystery that is Chris Tillman and his struggles continued today at Milwaukee. But despite that, the Orioles picked up an impressive comeback win today, beating the first-place Brewers 7-6 in 10 innings. The Orioles went to the top of the ninth down 6-4 and had two outs and none on when they rallied against Francisco Rodriguez, who was an Oriole last year. Jonathan Schoop's solo homer, his second of the game, made it 6-5. A Delmon Young single and Nick Markakis' game-tying double to...
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O's game blog: Chris Tillman tries to bounce back in Milwaukee series opener

O's game blog: Chris Tillman tries to bounce back in Milwaukee series opener
Two starts ago, Chris Tillman pitched a five-hit shutout. In his last start, he failed to get an out in the second inning, giving up six hits, three walks and eight runs (six earned) in one inning plus four batters against Pittsburgh. Tillman could use a good outing today to ease any concerns about his recent performance. In his first three 2014 starts, he pitched to an ERA of 0.84. But since then, he has an ERA of 6.19 in seven starts. In the first and second innings this season, Tillman's...
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Solid yet not spectacular: Miguel Gonzalez leads the O's in quality starts

Solid yet not spectacular: Miguel Gonzalez leads the O's in quality starts
He doesn't dominate. He doesn't strike out a lot of hitters. He doesn't have a blazing fastball and he certainly doesn't get much attention. But Miguel Gonzalez gave the Orioles yet another solid and workmanlike effort Sunday and picked up another win for the orange and black. I keep contending that Gonzalez is an underrated pitcher, but find that many readers here don't agree with me. When the topic of potential rotation reinforcements comes up, Gonzalez is often suggested as the pitcher...
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Machado, Gonzalez, Pearce and more comment after O's beat Cleveland

Machado, Gonzalez, Pearce and more comment after O's beat Cleveland
Manny Machado returned to the O's lineup today, and his homer in the fifth inning put the Orioles ahead by one. The team went on to beat Cleveland 4-2. Machado said his groin injury held up fine today in his first game action since Thursday. "No, it didn't bother me at all," he said. "Had it wrapped pretty good. Everything went well. Everything felt good. Feels much better than it was when it first happened. "It was a relief that I was able to go out there and run the bases, take...
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Cruz hits No. 16 to take major league lead as O's top Cleveland

Cruz hits No. 16 to take major league lead as O's top Cleveland
The Orioles needed a win today to split the four-game series before the start of a long road trip, and they got one. Manny Machado and Nelson Cruz homered, and Miguel Gonzalez got the win as the Orioles beat Cleveland 4-2 in front of 37,649 at Camden Yards. The O's are now 11-12 at home and 25-23 overall. They begin a three-city, 10-game road trip Monday afternoon in Milwaukee. Down 2-0, the Orioles scored single runs in the second and third to tie the game. Jonathan Schoop and Steve Pearce...
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O's game blog: It's Gonzalez against Bauer at Camden Yards

O's game blog: It's Gonzalez against Bauer at Camden Yards
The Orioles lost Saturday afternoon to the Cleveland Indians, and they are now a major league-worst 5-12 (.294) in day games this season. They play another day game here today, and it's on a Sunday to boot. The Orioles are just 1-6 on Sundays this season. Double whammy or reverse lock? Miguel Gonzalez (2-3, 4.53 ERA) will pitch for the Orioles against right-hander Trevor Bauer (1-1, 2.25). Bauer, the third overall pick by Arizona in the 2011 draft, has made two big league starts this year....
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Nick Hundley on joining the O's, Caleb Joseph on possibly being optioned (updated)

Nick Hundley on joining the O's, Caleb Joseph on possibly being optioned (updated)
Nick Hundley's trade to the Orioles is less than 24 hours old. But it sure hasn't taken him long to adjust to it, it seems. In his first interview in the O's clubhouse this morning, you could tell the catcher was very excited to join this team. "I woke up (yesterday) to a call from our GM Josh Byrnes, our former GM and I didn't know where I was going. But if there is one place I'd want to be, it would be here," he said. "When he told me I was going to Baltimore, it was really, really...
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A few thoughts on Jimenez, Joseph and Schoop

A few thoughts on Jimenez, Joseph and Schoop
A few observations after the Orioles were shut out 9-0 by Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. The Orioles have now lost five of their last seven and nine of the last 13 games. The Orioles were shut out for the fourth time this season and for the first time at home against Cleveland since April 3, 2003. If they lose today to the Tribe, they would fall to 10-13 at home and would drop back to the .500 mark for the first time since April 27 when they were 12-12. * Ubaldo Jimenez has to pitch much...
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