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Homestand ends with more homers allowed in 8-5 loss (updated)

April 11, 2019, 11:25am

Orioles

Homestand ends with more homers allowed in 8-5 loss (updated)

The slider was working today for Dylan Bundy and the outs came at a pace that enabled him to get deeper into his start. Improvements that he talked about earlier this week. Any failures would be topics addressed later at his locker. The four home runs allowed tied Bundy's career high, the club's total increased to 37 on Marcus Semien's shot off Mychal Givens in the ninth and the Orioles lost to the Athletics 8-5 before an announced crowd of 8,374 at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 5-8 and have...

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Hyde on Bleier's injury, latest additions and more (O's down 8-5)

April 11, 2019, 7:47am

Orioles

Hyde on Bleier's injury, latest additions and more (O's down 8-5)

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde hinted at the possibility yesterday. How left-hander Richard Bleier's reset could involve a trip to the injured list. A medical check would determine the next course of action, which was confirmed this morning. Bleier is IL bound, the move backdated to yesterday. "He's got a little bit of shoulder tendinitis," Hyde said. "Like we talked about, he wasn't bouncing back, he didn't feel that he had the same stuff, as well as his arm just wasn't recovering the...

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Bleier: "It's just not working out for me or the team"

April 11, 2019, 7:04am

Orioles

Bleier: "It's just not working out for me or the team"

A medical check yesterday on Orioles reliever Richard Bleier revealed tendinitis in his left shoulder and the need to put him on the 10-day injured list. The Orioles are recalling left-hander Tanner Scott and selecting the contract of reliever Josh Lucas from Triple-A Norfolk. Left-hander Josh Rogers was optioned after last night's game. The 40-man roster had an open spot that Lucas is occupying. He's been assigned No. 70. Bleier has made four appearances and posted a 14.54 ERA and 2.077 WHIP...

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Orioles lineup vs. Athletics (updated)

April 11, 2019, 5:20am

Orioles

Chris Davis is back in the Orioles lineup today at first base for the final game of the homestand. Davis is tied with Tony Bernazard for longest streak of consecutive plate appearances without a hit, at 57. Cedric Mullins is leading off. Dwight Smith Jr. is in left field and Trey Mancini is in right. Mancini has hit six home runs in the first 12 games, equaling the club records held by Frank Robinson (1969) and Chris Davis (2013). For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Dwight Smith Jr. LF Jonathan...

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Bundy seeks improvements today in third start

April 10, 2019, 6:33pm

Orioles

Bundy seeks improvements today in third start

Dylan Bundy is attempting today to lose a little of the consistency that he's brought into his first two starts. Bundy has lasted 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs against the Yankees in the Bronx and in Baltimore. Perhaps a new opponent is needed, with the Orioles closing out their four-game series this afternoon against the Athletics before flying to Boston. The ERA is frozen at 7.36, with seven walks and nine strikeouts over his 7 1/3 innings. Asked about his side work this week, Bundy...

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Home runs haunt Orioles again in 10-3 loss (Rogers optioned)

April 10, 2019, 5:41pm

Orioles

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde had the plan set up in his mind, with little chance that he'd stray from it. Dan Straily would make his first start since last September, with rookie Josh Rogers backing him up. Use the veteran right-hander against an Athletics lineup heavy in right-handed hitters before turning to the young lefty. The leash on Straily would be shorter than usual due to his inactivity since late in spring training, the Marlins releasing him on March 25 and the Orioles signing him...

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Hyde on Davis' latest day off and more (O's down 10-3)

April 10, 2019, 2:26pm

Orioles

Hyde on Davis' latest day off and more (O's down 10-3)

While the rest of his teammates were inside the clubhouse today or headed to the ballpark, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis grabbed a bat and met up again with hitting coach Don Long for an early batting session on the field. Davis hit off a tee again, but without the slow-motion camera set up behind him. He's working on staying shorter to the ball, tweaking his swing while trying to change the direction of his season and career. The lineup doesn't include Davis again tonight, more unusual...

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Orioles considering whether to place Bleier on injured list

April 10, 2019, 1:23pm

Orioles

The Orioles are discussing a couple of ways to give struggling reliever Richard Bleier a "reset," including his placement on the 10-day injured list. Manager Brandon Hyde said Bleier is being "checked" today by the medical staff and the Orioles will make a decision on him. It could happen later this afternoon or the following day. Bleier endured another difficult outing last night, charged with four runs in 1 1/3 innings and raising his ERA to 14.54 with a 2.077 WHIP over four appearances....

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Orioles and Athletics lineups

April 10, 2019, 11:07am

Orioles

Chris Davis remains out of the Orioles lineup for tonight's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards. That's two nights in a row. Davis is hitless in 56 consecutive plate appearances, one short of Tony Bernazard's major league record. He's 0-for-28 with four walks and 15 strikeouts this season in 32 plate appearances. As he did yesterday, Davis is on the field early hitting off a tee. Trey Mancini is playing first base, with Dwight Smith Jr. in left field and Joey Rickard in right. Hanser...

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More on Karns, Cobb and the injured list

April 09, 2019, 6:58pm

Orioles

More on Karns, Cobb and the injured list

Whatever the result of last night's game, no matter how many runs scored via infield hits, errors and rotten luck, the Orioles could score it a victory simply because no one else got hurt. Within a span of about four hours, the team announced that pitchers Nate Karns and Alex Cobb were going on the 10-day injured list. Moves that hadn't been anticipated, rumored or suspected. Karns worked a scoreless ninth inning Monday night and, while his four-seamer dipped into the upper-80s, alarms...

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Bad luck and one bad pitch doom Means in 13-2 loss (updated)

April 09, 2019, 5:59pm

Orioles

Bad luck and one bad pitch doom Means in 13-2 loss (updated)

The first major league start for Orioles left-hander John Means got silly before it grew ugly. Three infield hits in the second inning, along with a ground ball turned into an out and another grounder that produced a critical error. The grass took more of a beating than Means. It wasn't until Marcus Semien jumped on a changeup and cleared the fence in left that the Athletics finally directed a ball out of the infield. Means was down by five runs, four of them unearned, and the Orioles tumbled...

Orioles place Cobb on IL (plus other notes, O's down 10-2)

April 09, 2019, 1:50pm

Orioles

The Orioles are using the injured list for the second time today, placing Alex Cobb on it with a lumbar strain. The move is retroactive to Saturday. Cobb was supposed to start Wednesday night against the Athletics, but manager Brandon Hyde will have to find a replacement. No corresponding roster move was announced, only the removal of Cobb and the reason behind it. Cobb opened the season on the IL with a groin injury and made his debut in Thursday's home opener against the Yankees, allowing...

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Karns: "This is just a minor setback"

April 09, 2019, 1:01pm

Orioles

Nate Karns expressed confidence this afternoon that his stay on the 10-day injured list won't linger and his placement is only a precautionary measure due to some tightness in his right forearm. The Orioles called up reliever Evan Phillips as Karns' replacement in the bullpen and on the 25-man roster. Phillips was given the news around 11 p.m. Karns threw 10 pitches last night while retiring the side in order in the ninth inning, and another decrease in fastball velocity prompted the...

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Villar, Mancini and tonight's Orioles lineup

April 09, 2019, 11:08am

Orioles

Jonathan Villar attacked Marco Estrada's reverse splits last night by batting from the right side against a right-handed pitcher, hardly a new tactic in baseball but one that doesn't surface on a regular basis. Villar struck out and flied out in his first two at-bats, coming to the plate twice in the first two innings. But he followed Cedric Mullins' triple in the fourth with a home run to center field, contact made from the left side. A single in the eighth left Villar 2-for-5 with four...

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Karns placed on injured list

April 09, 2019, 10:17am

Orioles

The comeback attempt of pitcher Nate Karns has stalled. The Orioles placed Karns on the 10-day injured list this afternoon with a strained right forearm and recalled reliever Evan Phillips from Triple-A Norfolk. Phillips will be in the bullpen for tonight's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards. Karns was the first free agent signed by the Orioles to a major league deal since the new regime moved in and he broke camp with them after missing the 2018 season with an elbow injury. He...

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Looking back and ahead

April 08, 2019, 7:43pm

Orioles

Manager Brandon Hyde is learning about his players and his club pretty much on a daily basis going back to the beginning of spring training. Or perhaps the January minicamp. Last night showed exactly how they're capable of handling adversity. Coming off an embarrassing 15-3 loss to the Yankees, which featured seven home runs allowed and the pitching debut of infielder Hanser Alberto, the Orioles stormed past the Athletics 12-4 at Camden Yards and acted as though the shelling never...

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Davis sets hitless at-bats record in Orioles' 12-4 win (with quotes)

April 08, 2019, 6:16pm

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Each trip to the plate tonight was met with applause, many fans standing, not a single audible objector in the crowd. It wasn't at a level that would make a player step out of the box and raise his helmet, but the support represented a new shift in Chris Davis' baseball life. Nothing else had been working. Perhaps it was possible to cheer away a slump. Davis lined to right field in the second inning and left field in the third, tying him with Eugenio VÃ©lez for the major league record for...

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Hyde on Alberto and catchers, Means on first start (O's up 12-4)

April 08, 2019, 2:08pm

Orioles

Hyde on Alberto and catchers, Means on first start (O's up 12-4)

Though Chris Davis' inclusion in tonight's lineup provided another pregame distraction, it's also worth noting that Dwight Smith Jr. is sitting for the first time and Hanser Alberto is starting for the third consecutive game. Right-hander Marco Estrada is a reverse-splits guy, which could explain why Smith and Rio Ruiz are on the bench. But Alberto is earning his way into the lineup by going 7-for-14 and providing a reliable glove at three infield positions. He also can pitch a little,...

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Hyde on Davis: "He really wanted to play today"

April 08, 2019, 1:07pm

Orioles

Hyde on Davis: "He really wanted to play today"

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde sought out Chris Davis after yesterday's loss to the Yankees and gauged whether the first baseman wanted to be included in tonight's lineup. Davis could have sat out the series opener against the Athletics, delaying a run at records no one wants to hold. He could have reached for his own reset button. Davis is starting at first base tonight and batting sixth. "He really wanted to play today," Hyde said. Davis is 6-for-36 with three home runs, seven walks and 12...

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Means, Fry and tonight's Orioles lineup

April 08, 2019, 11:04am

Orioles

The bullpen bond that John Means has formed with Paul Fry will be interrupted at least temporarily when he moves into the rotation Tuesday night against the Athletics at Camden Yards. Means doesn't know how long he'll be starting. He replaced TBD on Tuesday, a major league career consisting of four relief appearances about to take another turn. Maybe it's one and done, with Dan Straily replacing him, or manager Brandon Hyde could give him another shot. A team in need of dependable relief is...