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More on the losing streak and Bundy trade

More on the losing streak and Bundy trade
The Orioles are waiting to exhale. A losing streak that's reached 18 games threatens to turn their cheeks blue. They're frustrated, embarrassed and pressing. Everything that you'd expect during one of the worst periods in club history. Would it be better if they had spent money and made moves aimed at a run at the postseason, or do the rebuild concept and its on-field sacrifices make their record more palatable? Does it really matter? The 2018 season began with the Orioles inserting new...
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Orioles DFA Franco and option Martin among series of moves

Orioles DFA Franco and option Martin among series of moves
The Orioles are making changes to their infield before resuming their homestand Tuesday night. According to a source, the team is designating Maikel Franco for assignment and optioning Richie Martin to Triple-A Norfolk. In corresponding moves, Jahmai Jones and Kelvin Gutiérrez will be recalled from Norfolk. Jones can become the 54th player used by the Orioles this season. Franco signed a one-year deal on March 16 that guaranteed $800,000 and included incentives and a trade bonus. He appeared...
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Leftovers for breakfast

Leftovers for breakfast
The routine nature of a walk increases in visibility and importance when it involves the Orioles, who went through another stretch where a free pass seemed too costly. Their batters didn't walk in the first two games of the Braves series and totaled one over four nights. Ryan Mountcastle ran the count full in the first inning yesterday and laid off 94 mph sinker out of the strike zone - dropping his bat, trotting to first base and achieving something that shouldn't be celebrated. Austin Wynns...
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Orioles threaten, but can't end losing streak (updated)

Orioles threaten, but can't end losing streak (updated)
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde didn't want starter John Means putting too much pressure on himself to end a 17-game streak. The majors are hard enough without creating ways for it to grow more challenging. "I felt like he did last time a little bit in his last start," Hyde said early this afternoon. "Just want him to go out and pitch his game and hopefully he gives us a chance to win." There's no chance if you don't score. The odds improve just a little if it's one run. Means coasted into...
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Orioles and Braves lineups (updated)

Orioles and Braves lineups (updated)
The Orioles will try to snap a 17-game losing streak this afternoon and avoid their 16th sweep of the season while closing out their series against the Braves. DJ Stewart, who's receiving treatment for a sore knee, is in left field today. Ramón Urías is the third baseman and Jorge Mateo is playing second base. Anthony Santander is in right field and batting cleanup. John Means is making his first career start against the Braves. His ERA is a season-high 3.44 after he allowed four earned...
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Thoughts on decision to put López in bullpen

Thoughts on decision to put López in bullpen
The Orioles don't know who's starting Wednesday night against the Angels. Their game notes this morning are likely to list the spot as TBD or TBA. Has to be determined before it can be announced. No matter who's inserted into the rotation, they did the right thing by shifting Jorge López to the bullpen. Anyone watching his last start could see that he isn't right. His velocity was down and he just appeared to be flinging the ball to the plate. López insisted that he wasn't hurt,...
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Orioles and Braves lineups (updated)

Orioles and Braves lineups (updated)
Matt Harvey is on the mound tonight trying to snap the Orioles' 16-game losing streak that's the second-longest in club history. Harvey is 6-12 with 6.25 ERA and 1.546 WHIP in 24 starts. He's allowed 10 runs and 16 hits this month in three starts over 13 2/3 innings. Tonight marks Harvey's 15th career appearance and 14th start against the Braves. He owns a 4.94 ERA and 1.366 WHIP in 78 1/3 innings. Anthony Santander returns to the lineup tonight after being day-to-day with a sore ankle....
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Elias on September expansion, Diaz, Rutschman and more

Elias on September expansion, Diaz, Rutschman and more
The constant glimpses into the future, where many of the Orioles maintain their gaze for as long as the days allow, isn't just for the 2022 season and beyond. It isn't just about where the finish line to the rebuild might be placed. There's the task of figuring out which players to call up in September and in what increments with rosters expanding only to 28. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias tackled that subject yesterday while sitting in the dugout during batting...
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Orioles rush to 16th loss in a row (updated)

Orioles rush to 16th loss in a row (updated)
Opportunities are rolled out like carpets, with the Orioles trying to keep teams from walking all over them. Keegan Akin is in the rotation with Bruce Zimmermann perhaps done for the season and he's getting more starts beyond tonight. What he does with them could strengthen his case for the 2022 season. The Orioles are just looking to win some games in 2021. Akin surrendered a pair of home runs within the first three innings and worked into the sixth, allowing manager Brandon Hyde to stay away...
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Elias on Hyde, status of rebuild, injury updates and more

Elias on Hyde, status of rebuild, injury updates and more
Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias spent about 25 minutes in the home dugout this afternoon for his latest media session. The 15-game losing streak, second-longest in club history, the path of the rebuild and the organization's prospects were among the many topics. Elias said he senses the pressure that manager Brandon Hyde is feeling beyond winning games and offers encouragement in their discussions. That Hyde is the right man for the job and it's going to work out....
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Orioles and Braves lineups

Orioles and Braves lineups
Anthony Santander remains out of the Orioles lineup tonight with a sore ankle. Jorge Mateo has moved to right field for the series opener against the Braves. Trey Mancini is the designated hitter and Ryan Mountcastle is playing first base. Austin Hays is in left field and batting cleanup. Maikel Franco drops to ninth in the order. Executive vice president Mike Elias said outfielder Heston Kjerstad, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft, has resumed workouts in Sarasota and is getting closer...
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Orioles claim Ellis and DFA Valdez

Orioles claim Ellis and DFA Valdez
The Orioles made their latest bullpen move this afternoon, claiming right-hander Chris Ellis off waivers from the Rays and designating César Valdez for assignment. Left-hander Ryan Hartman cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. Ellis, 28, made his second major league appearance Tuesday night against the Orioles and earned the win with four scoreless innings in relief. He allowed three hits, walked one, struck out seven and was designated for assignment to create room for...
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Losing streak puts Orioles in position for first pick in 2022 draft

Losing streak puts Orioles in position for first pick in 2022 draft
Moving below the Diamondbacks for the worst record in the majors has put the Orioles in front of everyone else for the No. 1 pick in the 2022 amateur draft. There must be a reward for enduring such agony. Baseball America's early mock draft, published last month, has IMG Academy outfielder Elijah Green as the top choice. It noted his "special combination of elite physicality, electric tools and an impressive underclass track record of hitting." Former Orioles bench coach John Russell, a...
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López removed early, O's losing streak at 15 games (updated)

López removed early, O's losing streak at 15 games (updated)
Jorge López walked to the mound today in the bottom of the second inning, still trying to process what happened in the first. Or perhaps wishing he could forget about it and treat his return as a fresh start. Something his teammates desperately need right now. What came next, most unfortunate for the Orioles, represented what's happening to them this month. There are no fresh starts or quality ones. Just more of the same, with the occasional sprinkling of intrigue. And for López, an...
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Orioles and Rays lineups (updated)

Orioles and Rays lineups (updated)
Trey Mancini and Anthony Santander have returned to the Orioles lineup this afternoon. Mancini is the designated hitter and batting second. Santander, who pinch-hit last night, is the right fielder and batting sixth. A loss today would push the Orioles to a season-high 15-game streak, the second-longest in franchise history behind the 21 in a row that opened 1988. It also will guarantee a fifth consecutive season below .500. They aren't likely to run the table. Their 38 wins are two fewer than...
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Wondering what's next for Hunter Harvey

Wondering what's next for Hunter Harvey
Hunter Harvey moved closer to his reinstatement from the 10-day injured list by working the sixth inning last night with Triple-A Norfolk. The one run allowed won't matter as long as felt good afterward and this morning. The Charlotte Knights loaded the bases with no outs on three consecutive soft singles, beginning with former Orioles farmhand Yermín Mercedes. Harvey induced three ground balls, getting a force at home on the first. A 4-3 putout plated the run. Harvey threw 20 pitches, 13...
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Orioles tie longest losing streak of season at 14 games (updated)

Orioles tie longest losing streak of season at 14 games (updated)
The Orioles bolted to an early lead tonight and lost their offensive touch. Their starter ran up a high pitch count that threatened his removal by the middle innings. Manager Brandon Hyde tries to find new methods to pull the Orioles out of their old ways, whether it's with his personnel or how he gets them to the ballpark. Tonight's lineup underwent drastic changes based more on health than a hunch. What's it going to take to form a congratulatory line after the final out rather than...
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Orioles and Rays lineups, Burdi claimed off waivers (updated)

Orioles and Rays lineups, Burdi claimed off waivers (updated)
Is this going to be the night? The Orioles' losing streak has reached 13 games, one short of their season high that closed out May. Rookie Spenser Watkins will try to be the stopper while making his third appearance against the Rays. Watkins held them to one run in six innings and struck out seven batters on July 19 at Tropicana Field and allowed four earned runs (five total) and eight hits in six innings on Aug. 7 in Baltimore. Yandy Díaz and Nelson Cruz homered off Watkins in the rematch....
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Orioles announce spring training schedule and report dates

Orioles announce spring training schedule and report dates
The Orioles already can plan ahead to 2022 spring training, with their first exhibition game played on Saturday, Feb. 26 against the Yankees at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. Fla. They travel to Port Charlotte the following day to face the Rays. Pitchers and catchers are set to report to the complex on Feb. 15, with the full squad due five days later. This is the Orioles' 13th spring training in Sarasota after moving out of Fort Lauderdale. More than one million fans have attended games at Ed...
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Mistakes and homers doom O's as skid reaches 13 (updated)

Mistakes and homers doom O's as skid reaches 13 (updated)
Only the pitch count was threatening John Means tonight. At least for a while. Means carried a two-hit shutout into the fourth inning at Tropicana Field, but he already threw 66 pitches - 12 to strike out Kevin Kiermaier in the third. A bigger issue arose when Jorge Mateo's error led to three unearned runs, the last two coming on Mike Zunino's homer. Means was at 80 pitches heading into the fifth, Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer and the Orioles' losing streak reached 13 games with the Rays...
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