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Enough criticism of Adam Jones already

Enough criticism of Adam Jones already
Adam Jones chases pitches and the Orioles don't draw enough walks. We should talk more about that. While we are at it, I think Jones is to blame for Matt Wieters' elbow discomfort, Ubaldo Jimenenz's poor April, Tommy Hunter's blown saves and J.J. Hardy's homer drought. I also thought it was a little chilly out last night and Jones should have to explain why. Meanwhile, here are a few facts: Jones has a 13-game hitting streak and has hit five homers over his last 12 games. Hardy has no...
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Minor league notes on Bridwell, Walker and more

Minor league notes on Bridwell, Walker and more
Single-A Frederick pitcher Parker Bridwell has been named the Pitcher of the Week in the Carolina League after his near no-hitter last Tuesday. Bridwell becomes the first Key to be named Pitcher of the Week since Tyler Wilson won the award in September 2012. Bridwell was the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week last August. He lost a no-hitter with one out in the ninth against the Potomac Nationals. Bridwell established a new career high for innings pitched at 8 1/3, which is the longest...
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Orioles offense not living up to 2013 performance so far

Orioles offense not living up to 2013 performance so far
The Orioles scored six runs yesterday at Kansas City. But until Adam Jones hit a three-run homer with his team down by five in the ninth, the Orioles were on their way to scoring three runs or less for the 13th time in the last 21 games. In my opinion, the Orioles' lack of offense through 42 games is the biggest mystery of this season. It can't all be put on a lack of walks and on-base capability because last year's team ranked 10th in OBP and 14th in the American League in walks, but tied...
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Alex Gordon hammers a pair of three-run homers and O's lose series finale

Alex Gordon hammers a pair of three-run homers and O's lose series finale
Alex Gordon began today with just one homer on the year in 160 at-bats. The Orioles began the game with an ERA of 0.69 in the first three games of this series. Ubaldo Jimenez had allowed one run in three starts this month. That all changed in the fifth inning this afternoon. Gordon hit the first of his two three-run homers today as Kansas City came from trailing by two runs to beat the Orioles 8-6. Trailing 8-3 in the ninth inning, Adam Jones hit a three-run homer to bring the Orioles within...
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O's game blog: O's have scored just six runs so far in K.C. series

O's game blog: O's have scored just six runs so far in K.C. series
Can the Orioles get their bats going today at Kansas City? We keep waiting. The Orioles have scored just six runs in this series, just 15 over their past seven games and just 39 over the last 14 games. In six games on the season against Kansas City pitching, the Orioles are batting .205 with 12 runs scored. They are 4-for-27 (.148) with runners in scoring position and have drawn just nine walks compared to 48 strikeouts. But their pitching has been outstanding in this series. The Orioles have...
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Troy Patton is pitching well out of the Orioles bullpen

Troy Patton is pitching well out of the Orioles bullpen
It took awhile in this 2014 season, but left-hander Troy Patton once again seems to be a key member of the Orioles bullpen. Suspended for the season's first 25 games after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball's joint drug prevention and treatment program, Patton finally made it on the roster on May 1. Since he gave up a run in 1/3 of an inning in his first appearance, he has thrown 4 2/3 scoreless innings over six games, giving up just two hits. Opposing...
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Danny Duffy takes perfect game into seventh as Royals beat Orioles

Danny Duffy takes perfect game into seventh as Royals beat Orioles
Danny Duffy took a perfect game into the seventh inning tonight as the left-hander pitched Kansas City to a 1-0 win over the Orioles at Kauffman Stadium. This was the Orioles' first 1-0 loss since Sept. 20, 2008 against the Yankees in New York. They were held to a season-low three hits. The Orioles had a chance against Royals closer Greg Holland in the ninth. With one out, Manny Machado singled, sending Nick Markakis, who had walked, to third base. But Holland struck out Adam Jones for the...
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Norris against Duffy tonight in K.C. (Jones ends perfect game bid in seventh)

Norris against Duffy tonight in K.C. (Jones ends perfect game bid in seventh)
Bud Norris (2-3, 3.98 ERA) takes the mound for the Orioles tonight. He is making his eighth start of the season and first since he was ejected in the eighth inning Monday night for hitting Detroit's Torii Hunter. Norris said it was the first ejection of his career and he didn't feel it was justified. He hit Hunter following a two-run homer by Ian Kinsler that gave Detroit a 4-1 lead. Norris has allowed three earned runs or fewer three times this year, has two quality starts and has gone six...
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Orioles rank third in AL in team ERA in May

Orioles rank third in AL in team ERA in May
At a time when the Orioles are not scoring many runs, they are now doing a better job of preventing them. This comes as good news since it's clear that how the O's starting pitching especially does will have a lot to say about how this season goes. After Chris Tillman's shutout last night, the O's team ERA moved under 4.00 for the season at 3.94. That is now seventh-best in the American League and ahead of the league average of 4.02. The O's team ERA has been under 4.00 after just nine...
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Well, if O's fans were worried about their ace ...

Well, if O's fans were worried about their ace ...
It had to be a nice feeling for Orioles fans to see Chris Tillman pitch so well last night. Sure, Kansas City is not a great hitting club but a complete-game shutout against any team is noteworthy. For Tillman, it came at a time when some questions were being raised about his health, his velocity, his first-inning struggles and his recent overall effectiveness. One good outing doesn't shove aside every concern, but it took care of most of them I think. Tillman said his groin injury was not...
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Chris Tillman with a gem as O's beat Kansas City 4-0

Chris Tillman with a gem as O's beat Kansas City 4-0
Chris Tillman began this night with a career ERA of 9.00 against Kansas City and with an ERA of 6.49 over his last five starts. But if there were any concerns about Tillman, they were silenced tonight. Tillman pitched a complete-game five-hitter on 117 pitches as the Orioles blanked Kansas City 4-0 at Kauffman Stadium. Tillman walked one and fanned three batters. He is now 4-2 with an ERA of 3.34. This was the Orioles first complete-game shutout since Scott Feldman threw one against the...
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O's game blog: The search for runs continues tonight at Kauffman Stadium

O's game blog: The search for runs continues tonight at Kauffman Stadium
This feels like I'm writing a nightly update on the Orioles and their runs scored - or maybe we should call it a lack of runs scored. Over the last five games, the Orioles have scored two, one, one, five and two runs. They've scored 11 runs total in those five games and 35 runs the last 12 games. Yep, less than three per game. The 2013 Orioles averaged 4.6 runs per game and the 2014 version is at 4.02 right now. The O's have scored 157 runs on the year, ahead of only Houston (145) in the...
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O's make a closer change, but are not only AL East team with issues there

O's make a closer change, but are not only AL East team with issues there
Tommy Hunter didn't leave Buck Showalter much choice. He simply was struggling so much and everyone could see it. He scores high on Buck's want-to meter but he was simply giving up too many hits and runs, and before it started costing the Orioles games, Showalter made the move. For now, Hunter is no longer the O's closer. Through all his struggles, they only cost the Orioles one game and that was Tuesday's loss to Detroit when he gave up two homers in the ninth. Hunter has suffered three...
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Delmarva pitching staff is on a roll and Buck Showalter has noticed

Delmarva pitching staff is on a roll and Buck Showalter has noticed
Reporters have come to expect it. During his pregame press conferences, Orioles manager Buck Showalter will often drift from the topic of his own team to mention something about the Orioles minor leagues. It happened again earlier this week. "They've really had some good pitching in Delmarva lately," Showalter said. "You know who's had a really good year down there? (Jimmy) Yacabonis. He's an interesting guy, leading that league in saves. Dean Albany, who has quite a good track record of...
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Zach Britton gets his first big league save as O's edge Kansas City

Zach Britton gets his first big league save as O's edge Kansas City
Yordano Ventura was dominant at times tonight. He struck out six batters in a row at one point. But he also took a tough loss as the Orioles got some good pitching of their own in a 2-1 win over Kansas City in the opener of a four-game series. The drama of who would close the game in a save situation in the ninth was answered and it was Zach Britton. The lefty calmly got three ground ball outs on 12 pitches to record his first major league save. In the O's fourth, Ventura, who entered with a...
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O's game blog: O's looking for offense as KC series begins

O's game blog: O's looking for offense as KC series begins
As the Orioles face Kansas City for the next four games, they'll need more offense than they got in an earlier three-game series against this same team. The Orioles lost two of three to the Royals in April at Camden Yards. In that series, they were shutout once and scored six total runs on 20 hits. KC pitchers posted a 1.65 ERA in the series. The Orioles scored just seven runs in three games against Detroit and have scored just nine total the past four games. The Orioles have scored three...
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Sizing up the Orioles after 38 games

Sizing up the Orioles after 38 games
As the Orioles move toward the quarter pole of this season, they are 20-18 and in first place in the American League East. The bottom line is that just about any fan would have taken that - first place after 38 games going into the season. But how they got there is the interesting part. The Orioles offense is underperforming and their rotation has been inconsistent. They've dealt with injuries and they currently have a rather unsettled closer situation. Being in first place right now is a...
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Cruz, Clevenger and Gausman comment after O's loss to Detroit

Cruz, Clevenger and Gausman comment after O's loss to Detroit
In the fourth inning today, Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander threw a pitch behind Nelson Cruz. An inning later Cruz hit a three-run homer to cap off a five-run O's rally. What did Cruz think about the Verlander pitch that went behind him? "I cannot tell. I think he was dealing. I don't know if it was on purpose or not. Only he knows that. I think that got me going, woke me up," Cruz said. He felt that did fire up the Orioles, who had that big inning but still lost 7-5. "Yeah, kind...
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Orioles' rally falls short as Tigers win to sweep series

Orioles' rally falls short as Tigers win to sweep series
It was Justin Verlander against Kevin Gausman, but this was no pitchers' duel. Detroit moved out to a 6-0 lead this afternoon and then held off the Orioles for a 7-5 win and sweep of this three-game series in front of 36,727 at Camden Yards. The Orioles have lost four in a row to fall to 20-18. They are 1-5 against the Tigers and 3-9 against the American League Central. Detroit scored two in the third and three in the fourth off Gausman to take a 5-0 lead, and added an unearned run in the...
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O's game blog: It's Gausman against Verlander in series finale

O's game blog: It's Gausman against Verlander in series finale
A couple of hard-throwing right-handers match up today at Camden Yards - one an ace pitcher and one that hopes to be an ace one day. Justin Verlander (4-2, 2.67 ERA) pitches against the Orioles' Kevin Gausman (0-1, 2.08 ERA at Triple-A) here this afternoon. In six Triple-A starts for Norfolk, Gausman went 26 innings allowing 23 hits with 14 walks, 26 strikeouts and .242 batting average against. Over his last three Tides starts, he pitched 14 1/3 scoreless innings on nine hits with six walks...
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