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López completes fifth and bats catch fire in 5-2 win (updated)

López completes fifth and bats catch fire in 5-2 win (updated)
The starting pitcher was dealing early and a leadoff triple in the third inning led to a run and thoughts that the offense might have awakened. Deep in the heart of Texas, the Orioles were trying to bury everything that hurt them back home. What needed to be addressed was whether Jorge López could remain upright while taking another turn through the Rangers order and if settling for one run in that inning would bring regrets. Trying to stay in the rotation with other options available to the...
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Kremer starts Saturday, Hays nearing return and more

Kremer starts Saturday, Hays nearing return and more
The Orioles have filled out their rotation for the weekend series in Texas and Dean Kremer is replacing TBD for Saturday night. Kremer is working on short rest after starting Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mariners, but he threw 54 pitches and has indicated that he's feeling good. Otherwise, the Orioles could have selected one of their long relievers, with the candidates including Wade LeBlanc and Adam Plutko. "We feel confident that he's going to be fine for it," said...
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Orioles lineup vs. Rangers

Orioles lineup vs. Rangers
DJ Stewart remains in left field and Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter as the Orioles begin a three-game series tonight against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas. Stewart gets a turn batting third. Trey Mancini is the cleanup hitter and Mountcastle continues to bat sixth. Jorge López needs a good start. He's allowed 11 runs and 11 hits in 8 2/3 innings and opponents have hit three home runs. López has made one career start against the Rangers and he surrendered five runs and seven...
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Leftovers for breakfast

Leftovers for breakfast
The starters need to get deeper into games. The bullpen needs to get more outs. The defense needs to tighten. A team doesn't slide into last place if these three areas are secured. But there may not be a heavier weight dragging down the Orioles than a light-hitting lineup. The Orioles went 7-for-47 (.149) in yesterday's doubleheader and scored only three runs while being swept by the Mariners. They've registered a .218 average in 13 games, the sixth-lowest in the majors as they boarded their...
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Orioles bats go silent again in doubleheader sweep (updated)

Orioles bats go silent again in doubleheader sweep (updated)
The comparisons and contrasts keep jabbing at the Orioles like heavyweight fighters. Sticking and moving, sticking and moving. And there's the occasional big blow that sends them to the canvas again. Rio Ruiz strikes out to end the second inning, flips his bat to the ground, drops his helmet and gloves and walks away from the pile in disgust. Seattle's Dylan Moore leads off the next inning and hits a home run on the first pitch thrown by Bruce Zimmermann. Mariners starter Justin Dunn strikes...
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Harvey loses shutout in fifth and Orioles drop Game 1 (updated)

Harvey loses shutout in fifth and Orioles drop Game 1 (updated)
The rotation is motoring through its third turn in 2021. Traveling a road that hasn't appeared on any map, with the baseball season accelerating from 60 to 162 games. Potholes can look like canyons. The Orioles are packing 14 pitchers for the early portion of their trip as needed protection, uncertain how many innings can be handled by their starters and unwilling to risk injury or any semblance of strain. Only John Means and rookie Bruce Zimmermann (twice) have been able or allowed to...
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Hyde on Kremer, Sceroler and celebrating Jackie Robinson Day

Hyde on Kremer, Sceroler and celebrating Jackie Robinson Day
The 54 pitches thrown by Dean Kremer in Tuesday's doubleheader may not preclude him from starting again on short rest in Texas. Manager Brandon Hyde is listing Saturday's starter as TBD, but Kremer is a possibility. Kremer worked three innings in Tuesday's second game. "We're considering Dean, as well as some other options," Hyde said this morning in his Zoom call with the media. "We're going to talk it over a little bit more today and tomorrow, just because he only threw 54 pitches and...
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Orioles and Mariners Game 1 lineups

Orioles and Mariners Game 1 lineups
The Orioles brought up reliever Cole Sulser from their secondary training site to serve today as the 27th man in the doubleheader against the Mariners at Camden Yards that closes out the first homestand. Sulser was optioned to make room for reliever Shawn Armstrong on the active roster. He threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in his only appearance. The switch in opposing starters for the opener returns Trey Mancini to the lineup. He was excluded yesterday before the...
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A few Orioles observations before today's doubleheader

A few Orioles observations before today's doubleheader
A sample size born 11 games into a baseball season trends much closer to small than substantial. Shouldn't overreact or make firm judgements. Can't exert too much energy celebrating the good and burying the bad. This isn't the National Football League. They're trying to play 162. Of course, it's only natural to react to the early successes and failures. We're only human - born to make mistakes. Would we be wrong to assume that Cedric Mullins is going to keep hitting throughout the summer?...
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Hyde on Mancini's day off, Ruiz's slump and more (game postponed)

Hyde on Mancini's day off, Ruiz's slump and more (game postponed)
For the first time in a young 2021 season, Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini will begin a game sitting on the bench. Mancini is getting a break tonight as the Orioles attempt to resume their series against the Mariners with rain returning to the forecast. Maikel Franco is playing first base rather than starting across the infield. Manager Brandon Hyde used Mancini as the designated hitter in one game. Otherwise, the 2019 Most Valuable Oriole has been on the field and struggling to find his...
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Orioles and Mariners lineups

Orioles and Mariners lineups
Trey Mancini is out of the Orioles lineup tonight, with Maikel Franco, the team leader with 12 RBIs, playing first base. Rio Ruiz is starting at third base. Ryan Mountcastle stays in the sixth slot as the designated hitter. DJ Stewart is in left field. Chance Sisco is catching and Ramón Urías, the hero in the second game of yesterday's doubleheader with his walk-off single, is playing second base. Cedric Mullins has hit safely in a career-long 15 straight games dating back to last...
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Urías' first career walk-off hit gives Orioles split (updated)

Urías' first career walk-off hit gives Orioles split (updated)
The eight-pitch first inning tonight, the ease in which Dean Kremer handled the Mariners, didn't establish a tone for his start. Didn't offer any hints or clues. Just provided a reminder of how good he can be - and where the Orioles want to get him. Kyle Seager's sacrifice fly and a three-run homer by José Marmolejos in the third set up Kremer for another short outing, but it also didn't define Game 2. Too much happened after he left. There was a comeback, which included Cedric Mullins'...
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Sanders sees sufficient strides from Mountcastle in left field

Sanders sees sufficient strides from Mountcastle in left field
Former Orioles manager Johnny Oates always insisted on putting his best defensive outfielder in left at Camden Yards, which is why Brady Anderson did most of his early work in the corner, though the three-time All-Star is mostly identified as playing center in Baltimore. There was the angle, and fans in the first row of seats who easily could reach out and interfere with fly balls or attempts to catch them. Oates wanted Anderson guarding that area. The Orioles want Ryan Mountcastle, a player...
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Orioles lose opener 4-3 in eight innings (updated)

Orioles lose opener 4-3 in eight innings (updated)
Two batters into Game 1 of today's doubleheader and John Means was tasked with maintaining a streak that no longer could support a mistake pitch. Or a lucky bounce. Or anything that pushed across another run. Seattle's Ty France hit a changeup into the left field seats with the bases empty. One run was on the board. Tom Murphy led off the second inning by launching a 92 mph fastball into a similar area. Two runs were too many. Means wasn't going to allow one or less for a seventh consecutive...
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Positive health update on Hays (updated)

Positive health update on Hays (updated)
Outfielder Austin Hays is taking the necessary steps on a rehabbed hamstring to rejoin the Orioles. Manager Brandon Hyde said Hays should begin playing in games at the alternate training site in Bowie within the next few days. "Hopefully, that goes well and we'll see him sometime shortly after that," Hyde said today on his Zoom call with the media. Hays was placed on the 10-day injured list on April 5 with a strained right hamstring. He was 2-for-10 with two RBIs and four strikeouts before...
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Orioles Game 1 lineup vs. Mariners (updated)

Orioles Game 1 lineup vs. Mariners (updated)
Ryan Mountcastle is batting sixth this afternoon in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Mariners, the same spot as last night prior to the postponement due to inclement weather. Maikel Franco is batting cleanup. DJ Stewart is in left field and Ramón Urías is the second baseman. Manager Brandon Hyde is trying to take a little pressure off Mountcastle, who's 7-for-38 (.184) with a .541 OPS and 17 strikeouts that led the majors yesterday. He's 3-for-18 with nine strikeouts in the last...
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Means tries to keep streak alive today in opener

Means tries to keep streak alive today in opener
Johns Means has faced the Mariners once in his career and held them to one run over seven innings. Pretty much the standard output against him these days. The left-hander and staff ace is the first Orioles pitcher to allow one run or fewer in six consecutive starts since Hall of Famer Jim Palmer in 1978. He's assigned the opener of today's doubleheader, with Dean Kremer going in the nightcap. Palmer owns the franchise record with eight in a row. He also possesses three Cy Young Awards, but...
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Mountcastle lowered to sixth in order (game postponed)

Mountcastle lowered to sixth in order (game postponed)
An opposing left-handed starter didn't tempt manager Brandon Hyde to keep Ryan Mountcastle as the cleanup hitter. Mountcastle has been lowered to sixth in the order tonight against the Mariners' Justus Sheffield. He batted fourth in eight of nine games. Though he's doubled twice and homered this month, Mountcastle is 7-for-38 (.184) with a .541 OPS and 17 strikeouts that lead the majors. He's 3-for-18 with nine strikeouts in the last four games. Mountcastle doubled in his second at-bat...
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Orioles lineup vs. Mariners

Orioles lineup vs. Mariners
DJ Stewart remains in left field tonight as the Orioles begin a four-game series against the Mariners. Maikel Franco is batting cleanup against left-hander Justus Sheffield. Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter and batting sixth behind catcher Pedro Severino. Ramón Urías is the second baseman and Freddy Galvis stays in the lineup at shortstop after coming out early yesterday. Dean Kremer lasted only three innings in his first start in New York, allowing three runs and five hits with...
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Mullins making most of latest opportunity with Orioles

Mullins making most of latest opportunity with Orioles
The four-game series against the Mariners that begins tonight at Camden Yards features three opposing left-handed starters, which won't influence whether Cedric Mullins stays in the lineup. Those days appear to be in the past. The novelty of Mullins batting left-handed against southpaws is now viewed as the proper approach from a player who's easily been the most impressive in the lineup to begin the 2021 season. Ignore the lowered bar. He's earned the distinction. Mullins is 6-for-11 with a...
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