DJ Stewart is the designated hitter tonight as the Orioles close their series against the Blue Jays, and Chris Davis is on the bench.
Davis is 6-for-36 with three home runs and 12 strikeouts lifetime against right-hander Marco Estrada.
Joey Rickard is in left field and Adam Jones is in right. Rookie Austin Wynns is catching.
Jimmy Yacabonis makes his first start since Game 1 of an Aug. 25 doubleheader against the Yankees. He's no longer working as the 26th man.
Yacabonis has made three relief...
The modest gathering of fans during the current homestand generate the most noise when Adam Jones is introduced and steps to the plate. He hears it and provides an amusing explanation.
"I think they're cheering louder because they don't know anybody else," he said with a laugh while sitting at his locker before last night's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays, the club-record 108th of the season.
"They don't really know who's in the lineup. They're like, 'Oh. Huh? Who?' But to be honest with...
Cedric Mullins clubbed his first home run in Baltimore tonight and DJ Stewart picked up his first major league hit and later stole his first base. Two of the potential rebuilding blocks contributing to a lead that carried into the seventh inning.
It was squandered in stunning fashion, with the Jays scoring four unearned runs for a 6-4 win before an announced crowd of 9,096 that handed the Orioles a club-record 108th loss.
The milestone was achieved in appropriate fashion. Defense has been...
Given the chance to remain in his current role, Orioles manager Buck Showalter would make defense one of his points of emphasis in spring training. Defending at a level that they need get back to or the losses will continue to mount.
"There are some things offensively," he added, "without delving into it too deeply."
Establishing leadership within the clubhouse also could aid the process, but who's a logical candidate with Adam Jones expected to leave as a free agent?
The large roster...
Hunter Harvey had another setback today in the fall instructional league. He felt some discomfort in his right elbow while throwing on flat ground and has been shut down again.
Harvey underwent an MRI on Aug. 22 that didn't reveal any structural damage in the elbow and he was allowed to resume throwing a week later. He initially had been cleared on Aug. 6 to get back on his program after experiencing some stiffness in his right forearm that removed him from the mound, but the Orioles shut him...
Steve Wilkerson is getting the start at third base tonight for the Orioles, who will try to avoid a club-record 108th loss.
Adam Jones is in right field. Breyvic Valera is the second baseman.
DJ Stewart is in left field.
Jonathan Villar is 28-for-32 in stolen base attempts and 14-for-16 since joining the Orioles. His 14 steals since Aug. 1 are the third-most in the American League.
Luis Ortiz's hamstring is feeling much better today and it appears that he's ready to pitch again if the Orioles...
While the Orioles were deciding to start Evan Phillips last night and monitoring the weather in case their rotation plans had to be altered again, they had John Means and Dillon Tate throwing side sessions down in Sarasota to remain options for Wednesday night.
Lots of balls in the air, lots of moving parts.
"We've got that well underway," said manager Buck Showalter. "Trying to make sure that we're covered there."
Means and Tate must be protected in the Rule 5 draft and eventually will...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter didn't decide to become trendy and go with an "opener" instead of a traditional starter against the Blue Jays. It was done out of necessity with injuries and innings limits forcing his hand. And he avoided the term as if it were contagious.
A reliever stood on the mound tonight after the playing of both anthems. Call it what you want.
Evan Phillips made his first major league start and second as a professional in front of an intimate gathering that waited out a...
The Orioles are expected to stick with their latest lineup, the third posted today, if the weather allows them to play. It's pouring at Camden Yards.
Breyvic Valera was removed from the original one due to some shuffling that began with Adam Jones going from right field to the designated hitter role. Joey Rickard was inserted into right field, but he's been removed while Chris Davis gets the start at first base.
Baseball's version of the trickle-down theory.
"Just satisfying all the things...
The Orioles may post a third lineup today, with manager Buck Showalter hinting at another change.
Adam Jones moved to designated hitter because of the wet field. The switch forced Breyvic Valera out of the lineup. He's a healthy scratch.
Chance Sisco isn't available tonight after suffering a deep gash on his chin yesterday on a foul tip. He's also under concussion protocol.
Sisco underwent an examination earlier today and he wasn't in the clubhouse while the media was allowed inside.
The...
The Orioles have changed their lineup tonight, subtracting second baseman Breyvic Valera and adding Joey Rickard.
Rickard is playing right field and Adam Jones has moved to the designated hitter role. Tim Beckham goes to shortstop and Jonathan Villar switches to second base.
For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Jonathan Villar 2B Adam Jones DH Trey Mancini 1B Tim Beckham SS Renato Núñez 3B Joey Rickard RF John Andreoli LF Austin Wynns C
Evan Phillips RHP
The Orioles have chosen right-hander Evan Phillips as tonight's starter against the Blue Jays in the series opener at Camden Yards.
Phillips has made one career start and it came last year with Triple-A Gwinnett.
Chris Davis is out of the lineup again. Tim Beckham is the designated hitter and Jonathan Villar gets another start at shortstop.
John Andreoli is in left field. Austin Wynns is catching.
Rookie left-hander Ryan Borucki, a 15th-round pick in 2012, is 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA and 1.421 WHIP...
The Orioles will reveal their starter for tonight's game before the anthem. Hopefully, before the media gains access to the clubhouse at 3:10 p.m.
It's an unwritten rule that pitchers don't talk on the day that they're starting. I'd hate to approach the wrong guy.
The choice would seem to come down to left-handers Sean Gilmartin (my guess) and Donnie Hart and right-hander Evan Phillips. No matter who gets the ball, the bullpen figures to be busy.
Gilmartin has made two starts in the majors...
On the four-year anniversary of the Orioles clinching their first division title since 1997, they managed to avoid tying the club record for most losses in a season.
No champagne on ice, no plastic covering the lockers. An Orioles flag wasn't trotted around the warning track, fans didn't stick around to share in a celebration and Adam Jones didn't pie anyone.
It was just a nice win on a gorgeous afternoon at Camden Yards following a loss last night that gnawed at Buck Showalter. Embrace the...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated today that rookie Luis Ortiz isn't close to being available to pitch and likely will undergo an MRI on his left hamstring early this week
"On anybody that there's some possible questions on, they do exit MRIs on to make sure they've got a baseline to compare anything with and not be surprised during the offseason," Showalter said. "And there's some talk about pushing that forward to, say, Monday or Tuesday, making sure what we're dealing with...
Orioles rookie DJ Stewart is serving as designated hitter today, while searching for his first major league hit.
Breyvic Valera is the second baseman and Jonathan Villar is the shortstop.
Joey Rickard is in left field and Adam Jones is starting in right. Chance Sisco is catching.
On this date in 2014, the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 8-2 at Camden Yards to win the American League East title for the first time in 17 years.
For the Orioles Cedric Mullins CF Joey Rickard LF Jonathan Villar SS...
The second series of the homestand concludes today with the Orioles starting another rookie, right-hander David Hess, for his first career outing against the White Sox.
Hess is back in the rotation after being put in the bullpen to provide insurance as a long reliever. It's done out of necessity with Alex Cobb pushed back due to the blister/cut on his right middle finger.
Hess has worked a combined nine innings in his last two starts, the most recent on Sept. 8 at Tropicana Field, and allowed...
Adam Jones is batting third tonight and playing right field for the Orioles, and hot-hitting Trey Mancini is the designated hitter.
Tim Beckham returns to the lineup at shortstop while Jonathan Villar moves back to second base.
DJ Stewart is in left field and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate.
Yefry RamÃrez is making his first start since Aug. 19 in Cleveland, when he allowed seven runs and seven hits and walked five batters in three innings. He moved to the bullpen for his next four...
With reliever Evan Phillips' return to the Orioles yesterday, the active roster holds six of the 15 players acquired in non-waiver deadline trades. Phillips is joined by Luis Ortiz, Jonathan Villar, Breyvic Valera, Cody Carroll and Josh Rogers.
What does it tell manager Buck Showalter that six of the players are in Baltimore this weekend?
Anything significant or just the media's attempt to unearth a story angle in the 147th game of the season?
"I'm excited to see them, why they're well...
Orioles rookie pitcher Luis Ortiz tweaked his left hamstring tonight and could undergo an MRI in the morning to determine the severity of the injury and whether he'll become the latest starter to leave the rotation.
Ortiz lasted only 1 2/3 innings in his first major league start before limping to the clubhouse.
"He's had some issues with it before," said manager Buck Showalter following an 8-6 loss to the White Sox before an announced crowd of 18,265 at rainy Camden Yards.
Trey Mancini...



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