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Means muting Cy Young murmuring

Means muting Cy Young murmuring
The Baseball Writers' Association of America doesn't begin casting votes for major awards in April and early May. No season is truncated to such a length that it happens. John Means isn't clearing space on a shelf for his Cy Young Award. He's entering a premature discussion without clicking on any links. The talk surrounds him. It's building. And he's doing his best to ignore it. I guess Means has no one to blame but himself. That'll teach him to go 3-0 with a 1.70 ERA, 0.838 WHIP and...
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Orioles ride big inning to 8-4 win (updated)

Orioles ride big inning to 8-4 win (updated)
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde watched César Valdez wiggle out of a jam last night to preserve the slimmest of leads, tossed a few compliments at his closer and pointed out how it would be easier on everyone if his club didn't skimp on the runs. "It would be nice," Hyde said, "to score a couple more to give a little breathing room in the ninth for all of our pitchers." Matt Harvey stepped out of the dugout for the bottom of the third today with a six-run lead. A direct path to the mound...
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Orioles and Athletics lineups (updated)

Orioles and Athletics lineups (updated)
Freddy Galvis has returned to the Orioles lineup today, batting seventh against the Athletics in Oakland. Galvis, previously out with a sore left adductor, is batting .348/.400/.630 (16-for-46) in his last 15 games. He slashed .115/.179/.154 (3-for-26) in his first seven. "He got off to a slow start offensively," manager Brandon Hyde said today in his Zoom call. "Really, like the last week to two weeks before he had a little bit of the groin soreness, I think you started seeing better...
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Leftovers for breakfast

Leftovers for breakfast
Not only has Orioles hitting coach Don Long noticed, along with everyone else, the spike in offensive production from center fielder Cedric Mullins, he's also enjoyed the changes that aren't evident in box scores. "I was really proud of him last year for his personality emerging," Long said yesterday on his Zoom call with the media. "The first year that he was here, kind of getting to know him, he was fairly quiet. He's not a real boisterous guy anyway, but you could see his personality...
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Long talks about Mancini and Mountcastle working through slumps

Long talks about Mancini and Mountcastle working through slumps
The offensive spurts that hinted at breakthroughs for Trey Mancini were mere teasers until a few weeks ago. Until a four-strikeout game in Texas and more conversations with Orioles hitting coach Don Long. It wasn't one day or just a few words that lifted Mancini. They watched video again on Wednesday, studying his at-bats from 2019. And they kept talking. Mancini has hits in nine of his last 11 games and he's reached base safely in seven straight. He's collected 10 hits in 26 at-bats (.385)...
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Orioles and Athletics lineups (updated)

Orioles and Athletics lineups (updated)
Shortstop Freddy Galvis remains out of the Orioles lineup tonight, his day-to-day status extending at least to Saturday. Ramón Urías is the shortstop for the series opener in Oakland. Pat Valaika is the second baseman. Rio Ruiz is playing third base instead of Maikel Franco. Austin Hays stays in left field and DJ Stewart stays in right. Ryan Mountcastle gets another start at first base, with Trey Mancini the designated hitter. Left-hander John Means has allowed one run or fewer in eight...
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Blood says Orioles "won't rush situation" with Kjerstad

Blood says Orioles "won't rush situation" with Kjerstad
Orioles minor leaguers are breaking spring training camp today and heading north, hitting the road and catching flights to join their respective affiliates for the resumption of a season that never got off the ground in 2020. Teams will announce their rosters on Tuesday as an attachment to opening day. Heston Kjerstad is ahead of them, but about to spin in the other direction, leaving the alternate training site in Bowie and resuming his workouts in Sarasota, Fla. The second-overall selection...
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Mullins' sacrifice fly in 10th bails out Valdez in 4-3 win (updated)

Mullins' sacrifice fly in 10th bails out Valdez in 4-3 win (updated)
Starting pitcher Jorge López came out of the dugout this afternoon and hopped across the first base line before teammates followed him onto the field. Manager Brandon Hyde was more interested in whether they could get on base. It wasn't the only time they trailed, but it's where you finish that counts. César Valdez was a strike away from stranding two runners after walks and notching his sixth save - though plate umpire Rob Drake was squeezing him - but Gleyber Torres lined an automatic...
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Updating Galvis and impact of short bench

Updating Galvis and impact of short bench
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde hopes that shortstop Freddy Galvis will be available to start or come off the bench Friday night when the Orioles begin their two-city West Coast trip in Oakland. Galvis is day-to-day with a sore left adductor/groin, an injury sustained Monday night while running out an RBI double. Hyde said Galvis hit on the field yesterday and did some infield work this morning. Increasing baseball activities also meant jogging up the first base line. "I want to see how that...
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Orioles and Yankees lineups

Orioles and Yankees lineups
Rio Ruiz, Ramón Urías, Pat Valaika and Ryan Mountcastle were grouped this morning for early infield work. Three of the four are in today's lineup as the Orioles close out their series against the Yankees and head to the West Coast. Maikel Franco is the third baseman. Otherwise, Urías is playing shortstop, Valaika is the second baseman and Mountcastle is the first baseman. Trey Mancini is serving as the designated hitter. Mancini became the 49th player to record 500 hits in an Orioles...
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Analytics assist Armstrong in adjusting arm

Analytics assist Armstrong in adjusting arm
If the Orioles are going to make pitching data so readily available, creating a big splash with their plunges into analytics, reliever Shawn Armstrong would have been foolish to stay in the shallow end. To figure out why he was getting hit and losing command after leaving the injured list, Armstrong studied his mechanics and hunted for a solution beyond the standard side work and conversations with director of pitching/pitching coach Chris Holt and assistant pitching coach Darren Holmes. They...
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Kremer's return falls short of success in 7-0 loss (updated)

Kremer's return falls short of success in 7-0 loss (updated)
The walk to the dugout was done slowly, as if Dean Kremer wanted to stay on the mound tonight and try to figure out how to hush a Yankees lineup that kept reaching the highest decibels. He didn't want to be silenced. Until then, the only quiet moments came with the Orioles at the plate. They didn't have a hit off Domingo Germán until two outs in the fifth inning. Ryan Mountcastle beat out a chopper behind third base, perhaps a sign that his luck is changing after he flied to the warning...
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Updating Santander injury, Mountcastle struggles and more

Updating Santander injury, Mountcastle struggles and more
The sprained left ankle that forced Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander onto the injured list is likely to keep him out until the back end of the projected two-to-four week range. Santander injured the ankle in an April 20 game in Miami while getting back to first base on a pickoff throw. "He's improving," manager Brandon Hyde said in today's Zoom call. "I'm assuming it's going to be more like four weeks just because it's a sprained ankle. He's going to be out for a couple weeks and...
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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

Orioles lineup vs. Yankees
Dean Kremer has been recalled from the Orioles' alternate training site and returned to the rotation. He's starting tonight against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Kremer has made seven career starts, including three against the Yankees. He's allowed five runs and 10 hits with 10 walks and 19 strikeouts in 14 innings. A roster spot opened last night with reliever Jay Flaa optioned to the alternate site. Austin Hays is in left field again and batting second. Ryan Mountcastle is batting seventh...
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Hays in left field and Stewart in right becoming familiar setup

Hays in left field and Stewart in right becoming familiar setup
The shifting of outfielders that was supposed to set into motion a shining example of the Orioles' depth at the position has settled into a more predictable pattern. Cedric Mullins is the undisputed center fielder and leadoff hitter. Removing him requires a special set of circumstances. Like rest, for instance. Austin Hays has played left field, with DJ Stewart in right, in four of the last five games. An exception was made with Ryan McKenna in right field to provide an extra right-handed bat...
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Zimmermann struggles early and Flaa debuts in 5-1 loss (updated)

Zimmermann struggles early and Flaa debuts in 5-1 loss (updated)
The evidence that Chris Holt had rejoined the Orioles tonight, resuming his duties as pitching coach, was laid out for everyone in the top of the third inning after another Yankees batter scalded a Bruce Zimmermann pitch. He'd rather stay in the dugout and take his chances with the television cameras, but the Yankees were making loud noises. The hits, the outs, it didn't matter. Holt missed the last series while attending to a personal matter and went through intake testing yesterday. He...
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Updating Wednesday starter, Galvis injury and more

Updating Wednesday starter, Galvis injury and more
Dean Kremer is rejoining the Orioles on Wednesday and starting that night against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Precisely the way it was expected to play out. A corresponding roster move is coming, with reliever Jay Flaa a logical candidate to be optioned to the alternate training site after having his contract selected yesterday. Kremer has allowed eight runs and 14 hits in 10 2/3 innings, with six walks and 14 strikeouts in his three starts. The Orioles optioned him after he held the Rangers...
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Valaika recalled and playing shortstop tonight

Valaika recalled and playing shortstop tonight
With shortstop Freddy Galvis day-to-day with left adductor soreness, the Orioles recalled infielder Pat Valaika from the alternate training site in Bowie and have him in uniform for tonight's game against the Yankees at Camden Yards. He's also in the lineup, batting ninth and playing shortstop. Valaika broke camp with the Orioles and was optioned April 9 to create roster space for DJ Stewart. He was 1-for-9 with a walk and run scored in four games. The Orioles optioned outfielder Ryan McKenna...
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Pitching changes can be expected throughout the summer

Pitching changes can be expected throughout the summer
The type of transaction that sent Zac Lowther back to the alternate camp site yesterday would become a signature move for the Orioles except that a lot of other teams are going to claim ownership. Roster churn is providing as much background noise as batting practice music. The Orioles aren't a full month into their season and they've been cranking out transactions like disc jockey tunes. There's the necessity created by injuries, but also some deep-tissue massaging of the roster. They could...
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Harvey and Mullins lead Orioles to 4-2 win (updated)

Harvey and Mullins lead Orioles to 4-2 win (updated)
Freddy Galvis hit an opposite-field, run-scoring double tonight in the bottom of the second inning, stayed for the last out and was gone. Plated a run and retreated to the clubhouse. A lineup that lost outfielder Anthony Santander to a sprained ankle could have a vacancy at shortstop. Galvis was removed with left adductor soreness, basically an injury to the hip/thigh, but there wasn't much hurting Matt Harvey. He wasn't coming out of the game until shattering the five-inning barrier. Until...
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