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Orioles summon John Means to Boston

September 24, 2018, 9:47am

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BOSTON - With the Orioles scrambling to fill out their pitching staff over the final week of the season, injuries and innings limits conspiring to leave them shorthanded, the decision has been made to select left-hander John Means' contract from Triple-A Norfolk. Means has joined the team in Boston for tonight's series opener against the Red Sox. How the Orioles intend to use Means is unknown and should be revealed later today. They haven't announced a starter for Tuesday night and Means...

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Jones assisting Orioles in right field

September 23, 2018, 6:59pm

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NEW YORK - Adam Jones didn't play yesterday in the series finale at Yankee Stadium, but he contributed by bringing out the lineup card. The idea hit him and he reached out to manager Buck Showalter, who shared the same thought. "He can have it any day he wants, trust me," Showalter said after a 6-3 win. "It just enhances my relationship with umpires. "No, he texted me about it (yesterday) and I said I already had it planned. He stole my thunder. He enjoyed it. He's 1-0." It was a fairly...

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Wrapping up a 6-3 win

September 23, 2018, 1:48pm

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NEW YORK - Alex Cobb knew his finger was going to flare up today while he warming in the bullpen. It wasn't a sudden occurrence. He didn't have visions of a lengthy start. The signs pointed toward an early exit and non-blistered fingers crossed. Cobb was done after four pitches, but the bullpen covered nine innings in a 6-3 victory that gave the Orioles five victories in nine games at Yankee Stadium for their only winning record in an American League ballpark. "I knew I wasn't going to last...

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Bullpen handles nine innings and Beckham homers twice in 6-3 win

September 23, 2018, 12:28pm

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Bullpen handles nine innings and Beckham homers twice in 6-3 win

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter always talks about having to prepare for the what-ifs. As in, what if the starting pitcher gets nailed on the shin by a line drive in the first inning? How will the bullpen cover the rest of the game? Showalter sits down with pitching coach Roger McDowell and bullpen coach Alan Mills to ascertain the availability of their relievers. An expanded roster doesn't necessarily provide adequate cover. Alex Cobb's blister issues had the Orioles on high alert...

Cobb exits after four pitches and O's down early (O's lead 6-3)

September 23, 2018, 9:47am

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Cobb exits after four pitches and O's down early (O's lead 6-3)

NEW YORK - Alex Cobb's season has ended today after four pitches. The blister on Cobb's right middle finger flared up again while the veteran was facing Yankees leadoff hitter Andrew McCutchen. Cobb threw four fastballs between 90 and 92 mph, getting ahead 0-2 in the count before missing with the last two. Cobb looked down at his finger after the fourth pitch, swiped at the ball with his glove in disgust and glanced toward the Orioles dugout. Manager Buck Showalter came to the mound and Cobb...

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Pregame notes before series finale in the Bronx

September 23, 2018, 8:24am

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Pregame notes before series finale in the Bronx

NEW YORK - Yefry RamÃrez will get the start Wednesday night in Boston. Dylan Bundy pitches the opener Monday night. What happens on Tuesday is largely dependent on which relievers are needed today with Alex Cobb returning to the rotation. Another blister flare-up could tax the bullpen and leave manager Buck Showalter scrambling for a Tuesday starter. Left-hander Sean Gilmartin and Jimmy Yacabonis are two possibilities. "You do manage a game trying to win, but you're also trying to make...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

September 23, 2018, 6:54am

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NEW YORK - Adam Jones is out of the lineup today for the series finale at Yankee Stadium. John Andreoli is in right field and Joey Rickard is in left. Breyvic Valera is batting second and playing second base. Jonathan Villar is the shortstop. Tim Beckham is the designated hitter. Chris Davis goes to the bench. Before Steve Wilkerson yesterday, the last Orioles player to get thrown out twice at the plate in the same game while trying to take an extra base was Eddie Murray on June 24, 1988...

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Showalter on Jones setting "a great example for future players"

September 22, 2018, 7:23pm

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Showalter on Jones setting "a great example for future players"

NEW YORK - The last road trip of the 2018 season includes today's finale in the Bronx before the Orioles board their charter to Boston. The Adam Jones checklist has room for what's expected to be his final appearance with the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. There won't be a ceremony. Fans in the bleachers won't chant his name. But pretty much everything relating to Jones is deemed noteworthy as he moves closer to free agency. Last time he dresses in front of a locker. Last time he plays catch in...

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Hicks double off Fry in 11th hands Orioles 3-2 loss (updated)

September 22, 2018, 4:07pm

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NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said no one is smart enough to have a complete read on a pitcher in only one season. He won't pronounce the book on David Hess complete after 18 starts and 20 appearances. Hess has dazzled and disappointed. He's been a rookie surviving on location and mixing his pitches. He could be a starter, reliever, Triple-A depth or all of the above. No one knows whether DJ Stewart will have a long and productive career after only nine games. He, too, will get...

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Davis: "I'm just honestly trying to get to the finish line" (tied 2-2)

September 22, 2018, 12:07pm

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Davis: "I'm just honestly trying to get to the finish line" (tied 2-2)

NEW YORK - The season is down to nine games. Chris Davis has at least one more to play by serving today as the designated hitter. What happens next is unknown beyond how he'll sit Sunday against Yankees left-hander J.A. Happ. Davis' average has sunk to .170 with a .545 OPS after he went 0-for-4 with a walk and four strikeouts last night. One hit in his last 34 at-bats, with 17 strikeouts, is the latest version of a slump that's never completely let go of him. It's hard to find any sort of...

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Updating Cashner, Harvey and Davis

September 22, 2018, 11:22am

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NEW YORK - Andrew Cashner continues to have some pain running from his left knee to his shin and there are no plans for him to start again. Cashner's status could change if there's sudden improvement, but the club won't push him back on the mound and he won't pitch with the discomfort and risk a more serious injury that could impact 2019. "He's been trying to gauge it's improvement almost every day and we haven't gotten enough to think that that's in the near future," Showalter...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

September 22, 2018, 8:39am

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NEW YORK - Chris Davis remains in the lineup today as the Orioles continue their series against the Yankees. Davis is the designated hitter and batting sixth. He's 1-for-32 with 17 strikeouts in his last nine games and 1-for-34 going back to his last 10. DJ Stewart is playing left field and batting second. Breyvic Valera is the second baseman and Steve Wilkerson is the third baseman. Caleb Joseph is catching rookie David Hess. The Orioles secured the first overall draft pick with last night's...

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Looking back on Lynn as Orioles continue series vs. Yankees

September 21, 2018, 7:49pm

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NEW YORK - While Alex Cobb has convinced the Orioles that he's ready to start Sunday following two bullpen sessions, the other pitcher that they pursued simultaneously in spring training takes the mound today for the Yankees. The Orioles were negotiating with the agents for Cobb and Lance Lynn, driven to sign one more pitcher before breaking camp. An impactful addition to the rotation. They spoke at length with Lynn's agent on many occasions right up to the time that the right-hander agreed...

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Orioles spoil chance to hurt Yankees in 10-8 loss (updated)

September 21, 2018, 6:44pm

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NEW YORK - Two teams with separate agendas met tonight in the Bronx, the Yankees trying to clinch a playoff berth and home wild card game, the Orioles trying to impose their influence from last place. The word "spoiler" wasn't uttered in the visiting clubhouse, but it fit. Be the fly swirling around in the ointment. Burrow under the skins of the Yankees, Red Sox and Astros before scattering for the winter. There isn't much else to play for other than individual achievements. Becoming a...

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Showalter on Cobb, Cashner and more (O's down 10-8)

September 21, 2018, 2:27pm

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Showalter on Cobb, Cashner and more (O's down 10-8)

NEW YORK - As Alex Cobb threw in the bullpen again today, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the right-hander is a candidate to start Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Yankees. Cobb said earlier today that he was hoping to start again before the season ends. The Orioles are in the process of figuring out his availability and whether the cut on his right middle finger has sufficiently healed. "We're waiting," Showalter said. "We'll have a decision after he gets through throwing...

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Cobb hoping to get another start

September 21, 2018, 12:56pm

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NEW YORK - Alex Cobb is throwing in the bullpen today to determine whether he's ready to make another start before the 2018 schedule no longer holds any games. Cobb threw a couple of days ago and planned on a lighter session this afternoon to check whether the cut caused by a blood blister would reopen on his right middle finger. "I'll see how it feels and talk to Buck (Showalter) and see what the plan is moving forward, whether they want to start me again," Cobb said. "It's feeling a lot...

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Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

September 21, 2018, 11:09am

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NEW YORK - Rookie Austin Wynns gets another start behind the plate tonight and Chris Davis is back at first base as the Orioles open a three-game series against the Yankees. Joey Rickard is in left field, Tim Beckham is starting at shortstop and Trey Mancini is the designated hitter. Yefry RamÃrez is making his third start and fourth appearance against the Yankees. He's allowed a combined 10 runs and 15 hits in nine innings in his two starts, and he tossed three scoreless innings out of the...

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Because You Asked - Full Throttle

September 20, 2018, 4:50pm

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The last 10 games of the season can't pass without another dive into the ol' "mailbag," which requires actual quotation marks because air quotes won't work here. I tend to gravitate toward the duplicates, hoping that an answer will eliminate the repetition. But I've learned over the years that it doesn't really work. At least we're having fun, right? Right? I'm running low on movie sequel titles. Similar to how the Orioles are running out of starters. But I'm not injured and I'm not...

Leftovers for breakfast

September 19, 2018, 6:47pm

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A 44th win in the 152nd game of the season can only hold so many positives. The rest may seem forced. However, manager Buck Showalter could appreciate last night how a team with so many inexperienced and unproven components played such a crisp game in defeating the Blue Jays 2-1. The long walk down the hallway that leads to the interview room didn't seem like it stretched for miles. Jimmy Yacabonis works four scoreless innings in his fifth major league start. DJ Stewart hits his first major...

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Yacabonis goes four scoreless, Stewart homers in win (updated)

September 19, 2018, 5:42pm

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Yacabonis goes four scoreless, Stewart homers in win (updated)

The choice came down to Jimmy Yacabonis and Mike Wright Jr. for tonight's start that would close out the penultimate homestand of the 2018 season. Manager Buck Showalter weighed his options, checking rest days, and chose Yacabonis. Wright would back him up. It was a tag-team affair on a night when the Orioles were promoting World Wrestling Entertainment. How appropriate. Yacabonis shut out the Blue Jays over the first four innings and Wright blanked them in two. Miguel Castro hopped into the...