Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova started off Chris Davis with an 81 mph curveball in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Davis supplied all the power, homering to center field with Henry Urrutia aboard to give the Orioles a 4-1 lead.
Davis has 49 home runs this year to tie Frank Robinson for second place on the club's single-season list behind Brady Anderson, who hit 50 in 1996.
Davis and Robinson share the record for most single-season home runs hit in Baltimore with 27. Robinson did his damage...
Orioles bench coach John Russell and Yankees first base coach Mick Kelleher took out the lineup cards before tonight's game. No managers. No punches thrown.
So far, so good.
I wasn't sure if plate umpire Jim Joyce was going to issue warnings during the pregame stretch.
After the bottom of the first inning, both bullpen coaches started screaming at each other and had to be restrained by the closers. OK, not really, but wouldn't that be kind of cool?
Miguel Gonzalez is going for his...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he hasn't heard from the commissioner's office regarding last night's outburst after the bottom of the first inning.
"If I had, I probably wouldn't tell you, but I haven't," he said.
Showalter took exception to Yankees manager Joe Girardi yelling at third base coach Bobby Dickerson, accusing him of stealing signs, and had to be restrained by the plate umpire as both dugouts emptied.
Showalter called his mother to apologize.
"Unfortunately, she...
Nick Markakis is batting leadoff again tonight after collecting three hits from atop the order in the series opener against the Yankees at Camden Yards.
Markakis is 11-for-32 (.344) with three doubles and a home run lifetime against Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova. Matt Wieters is 11-for-26 (.423) with three doubles, four homers and seven RBIs.
Henry Urrutia will serve as the designated hitter and bat ninth.
Wilson Betemit is 5-for-16 with two doubles against Nova, but he remains on the...
So, does anyone have an extra ticket to the Buck Showalter-Joe Girardi steel cage match?
Girardi was born on Oct. 14, 1964. He used to be a Libra, but Bobby Dickerson stole his sign.
It figures that Showalter and Girardi would exchange words during the first game of a four-game series. There's lots of time left for more bad blood to boil.
I wonder whether Showalter will bring out the lineup card before tonight's game instead of bench coach John Russell. He may want to make a statement by...
Yankees manager Joe Girardi reluctantly offered his side of the story concerning tonight's on-field exchange with Orioles manager Buck Showalter.
What led to the dispute with Showalter?
"The one thing that I've done, the whole time that I'm here, and everywhere I've been, is I'm going to protect our players at all lengths. That's what I'm going to do, and there was something that I saw and I'm just going to leave it at that."
What was Showalter's objection?
"I don't know."
Did...
Chris Tillman became the first Orioles pitcher to record 16 victories since Mike Mussina won 18 games in 1999, but manager Buck Showalter couldn't heap praise on him until reporters were done grilling him about his heated exchange with Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
Showalter confirmed that Girardi yelled at third base coach Bobby Dickerson, accusing him of stealing signs, after the final out was made in the bottom of the first inning.
"He was yelling at the third base coach. Somebody's...
So, who's irritating Yankees manager Joe Girardi the most tonight? Is it Orioles third base coach Bobby Dickerson, manager Buck Showalter or starter Chris Tillman?
Right now, my money is on Tillman.
Tillman has retired 14 batters in a row to carry a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. He struck out the side in the top half of the inning.
The Yankees have one run and three hits off Tillman, who's walked none and struck out nine to tie his career high. Tillman also fanned nine...
The Orioles tied the game in the bottom of the first inning tonight, but the score became secondary to what transpired between the two managers after the final out.
Chris Davis flied to right field to end the inning. Suddenly, Orioles manager Buck Showalter bolted out of the dugout, his face reddening as he screamed at Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
Girardi walked out of the visiting dugout in a much calmer state and said, "What?" Showalter pointed his index finger at Girardi and appeared...
The Orioles will have 19 games remaining after tonight, all of them against division opponents.
Nobody said the path to the postseason would be a smooth one.
Does manager Buck Showalter take it day-by-day?
"It's hour-by-hour almost," he said.
The Orioles have home series remaining against the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox, and trips to Toronto, Boston and Tampa. As part of their September schedule, the Yankees will host San Francisco and end the regular season with a trip to...
Nick Markakis' wife, Christina, is due to give birth to the couple's third child on Wednesday. Doctors will induce labor in the morning, and Markakis is planning to play that night against the Yankees if there are no complications.
"That's the way he's got it set up. We'll see," said manager Buck Showalter.
"It's one thing to induce. It's not like going to the dentist. I just hope everything goes well, and when he gets here, he gets here. I'm planning on him being an 'if' on...
Alexi Casilla is in the Orioles lineup tonight, making his third start since Aug. 18.
Casilla is 16-for-31 (.516) lifetime against Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia. Of course, he's in the lineup.
Michael Morse is starting in left field. He's 4-for-7 with a double and home run against Sabathia.
Danny Valencia is the designated hitter. He's batting .375 against southpaws this season.
For the Orioles
Nick Markakis RF
Manny Machado 3B
Adam Jones CF
Chris Davis 1B
Danny Valencia DH
J.J....
The Orioles announced today that infielder Alex Liddi cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk.
Liddi was designated for assignment on Friday to make room for outfielder Chris Dickerson on the 40-man roster.
The Orioles acquired Liddi and International Signing Bonus Slot No. 3 from the Mariners for International Signing Bonus Slot No. 2 on July 6. He went 1-for-17 in eight games with Seattle this year. He batted .222/.269/.378 with 11 doubles, three triples, four homers and 22...
The Orioles will begin celebrating their 60th anniversary next season with a March 31 home opener against the Red Sox.
The schedule was released this afternoon, and it includes a home-and-home series against the Pirates, which I wrote here. Now, we know that the dates are April 29-30 at Camden Yards and May 20-21 in Pittsburgh.
The Orioles also will host the Blue Jays, Rays and Royals in April, the Astros, Tigers and Indians in May, the Athletics, Red Sox, Blue Jays, White Sox and Rays in...
When I spoke with Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts over the winter, he made it clear that he had no intention of retiring after the 2013 season. And he confirmed his desire to continue playing while meeting with reporters at his locker in spring training.
It may not be with the Orioles, he said, but he wants to play.
Roberts' contract runs out after this season. He can become a free agent. And his chances of returning to the Orioles seemed nonexistent before he came off the disabled...
Meeting with reporters following today's 4-2 loss to the White Sox at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Buck Showalter explained what happened to pinch-runner Chris Dickerson on Brian Roberts' pop up that turned into a game-ending double play.
"Stealing second, popped the ball up," Showalter said. "Shortstop did a good job of, I think, a little deke there. I think he had the base stolen. He was certainly running well, trying to get in there. I think it was one of the few times (Addison Reed)...
Bud Norris turned in his shortest start as an Oriole today, lasting only 4 1/3 innings before coming out of the game.
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer in the fifth, the ball bouncing along Eutaw St., to give the White Sox a 4-1 lead.
Jeff Keppinger lined to short for the first out, and manager Buck Showalter popped out of the dugout and signaled for left-hander T.J. McFarland.
Norris threw 100 pitches, including 64 for strikes. He just wasn't sharp today.
Norris allowed four runs and nine...
The Orioles were 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position after the first inning today, in case anyone is keeping track.
Manny Machado and Chris Davis walked with one out, but Adam Jones struck out and Nate McLouth flied to deep center.
McLouth had one plate appearance this season as the No. 5 hitter before today's game.
The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on Conor Gillaspie's one-out single and Dayan Viciedo's RBI double.
Bud Norris, going for his career-high...
Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia won't accompany the Orioles on their trip to Toronto next weekend, according to manager Buck Showalter.
As part of his work visa, Urrutia isn't allowed to leave the country.
Urrutia will fly down to Sarasota and rejoin the Orioles in Boston for the series that begins on Sept. 17.
The Orioles have signed 16-year-old Dominican pitcher Olelky Peralta, a 6-foot-4 right-hander with a fastball clocked at 93-97 mph. They think he can move quickly through the...
The Orioles will try to complete a four-game sweep of the White Sox today and put together their first four-game winning streak since they won five in a row from July 14-22.
They took the first game before the All-Star break and the next four after the season resumed.
Brian Roberts is the designated hitter today, with Ryan Flaherty starting at second base. Nate McLouth moves up to fifth in the order.
For the Orioles
Brian Roberts DH
Manny Machado 3B
Chris Davis 1B
Adam Jones CF
Nate...
