A look at the Orioles' winning ways against Boston

A look at the Orioles' winning ways against Boston
There once was a time when the Orioles lost to the Red Sox - a lot. Things are different now. A win by the Orioles in one of the next two games would give them the series win in five of the last six series against Boston. The Orioles lead the season series this year 7-3 and have won 10 of their last 14, and 13 of the last 17 games versus the Red Sox. That is a 13-4 run against the same club that the Orioles went 2-16 against in 2009. It's a new day, indeed. There are eight games left in the...
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Dylan Bundy talks about his first start at Bowie

Dylan Bundy talks about his first start at Bowie
BOWIE, Md. - After his first start at Double-A Bowie, right-hander Dylan Bundy was generally pleased with his outing. But in answering the first question about his night, Bundy noted the one area on the stat sheet that he wasn't pleased with. "Three walks," Bundy said. "You know I'm disappointed about that, I always am. Other than that, they weren't squaring too many balls up. I think they had two or three doubles, but I made quality pitches pretty much when I needed to with guys on...
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Dylan Bundy gets the win in his Double-A debut for Bowie

Dylan Bundy gets the win in his Double-A debut for Bowie
BOWIE, Md. - On his first day in the Eastern League, Dylan Bundy didn't have his best command, but he was good enough to get the win as he moved to his third minor league level this year in Bowie's 5-3 win over Erie in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Bundy pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing five hits and three runs (two earned) with three walks and three strikeouts. He threw 96 pitches, 56 for strikes in his Double-A debut. Bundy retired the first six batters before allowing a leadoff double in the...
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Live blog from Dylan Bundy's first start at Bowie (Baysox win 5-3)

Live blog from Dylan Bundy's first start at Bowie (Baysox win 5-3)
BOWIE, Md. - This is your destination tonight for all the news and notes of Dylan Bundy's first Double-A start. I will keep this blog live during tonight's Bowie-Erie game, updating it often as Bundy pitches, coming up at 6:05 p.m. in his first Bowie start. Bundy is 7-3 with an ERA of 1.92 this year over 19 starts between Single-A Delmarva and Single-A Frederick. He began this season with 33 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run before that ended in his first Frederick...
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Gary Kendall on Bundy and Machado

Gary Kendall on Bundy and Machado
BOWIE, Md. - Yes, there is a little excitement at Prince George's Stadium as Dylan Bundy gets set to make his Double-A debut at 6 o'clock in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Bowie's Gary Kendall has never managed Bundy but he saw him in spring training in Sarasota. He was impressed with what he saw. "How focused he was," Kendall said. "There is urgency with him. He wants to move up as quick as he can. Not to say that isn't in every kid, but you see it in him more. You see really good work...
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Dylan Bundy set to stay on a six-day pitching schedule with the Baysox

Dylan Bundy set to stay on a six-day pitching schedule with the Baysox
BOWIE, Md. - Dylan Bundy will make his Double-A debut at Prince George's Stadium for the Bowie Baysox tonight, starting in game one of a doubleheader with Erie at 6:05 p.m. It will mark the third level the 19-year-old has pitched at this year, following his time with Single-A Delmarva and Single-A Frederick. They play seven-inning games in minor league doubleheaders so Bundy possibly could pitch a complete game as he will be working with a pitch count of around 100 tonight. Bundy's pitch...
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Taking a closer look at the quirky side of Kevin Gausman

Taking a closer look at the quirky side of Kevin Gausman
Goofy. Quirky. Superstitious. Those are some of the words that can be used to describe the Orioles' first-round draft pick, former LSU pitcher Kevin Gausman, who has pitched six shutout innings on one hit over two outings so far for short-season Single-A Aberdeen. Gausman doesn't seem eccentric or weird, he's just got some things he does that are a little different - from the ritual he uses to put on his socks when he pitches to eating donuts during games to what he does with his first...
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Gary Allenson on Aberdeen's All-Stars

Gary Allenson on Aberdeen's All-Stars
Three members of the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds will play in tomorrow's New York-Penn League All-Star game at Mahoning Valley in Niles, Ohio. All three were drafted this year from the college ranks. They are 10th-round pick Joel Hutter, Aberdeen's shortstop out of Dallas Baptist University; 18th-round pick Sam Kimmel, a catcher from Stetson; and 26th-round pick Lucas Herbst, a right fielder from Santa Clara. The 22-year-old Hutter is batting .306 with no homers, 23 RBIs and an...
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These are good times for Orioles fans

These are good times for Orioles fans
Here is a question for you Orioles fans: How are you dealing with all this good news? Let's see, the team is currently the holder of the second AL wild card, Manny Machado seems to set a new record daily, Dylan Bundy is moving to Double-A and Baltimore still could be in his near future, and now the club's latest first-round pick, Kevin Gausman, looks like the real deal. I ask that question somewhat tongue in cheek. I know you'll find a way to deal with a lot of good news if it keeps coming...
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Gausman was strong at Aberdeen, and the brass was very impressed

Gausman was strong at Aberdeen, and the brass was very impressed
ABERDEEN, Md. - In his second pro outing, Aberdeen IronBirds pitcher Kevin Gausman was very impressive today, so much so that the Orioles may even be thinking about altering the original plan, which was for Gausman to make all his starts this year at Aberdeen. After seeing Gausman dominate in a three-inning outing today, it appears the O's are open to the possibility of having Gausman pitch at a higher level, even though they want him limited to three-inning outings after he threw 124 innings...
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Gausman impressive in three scoreless innings at Aberdeen

Gausman impressive in three scoreless innings at Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, Md. - Kevin Gausman's second pro outing didn't last very long, but it was another good one for the Orioles' 2012 first-round pick. The right-hander out of LSU, taken with the fourth pick in the June draft, had retired all nine batters he faced on Monday at State College in his pro debut. This afternoon, against the Connecticut Tigers, he gave up just one hit and retired nine of the 10 batters he faced with three scoreless innings on just 30 pitches. He worked fast, threw...
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First-round pick Kevin Gausman makes his home debut today at Aberdeen

First-round pick Kevin Gausman makes his home debut today at Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, Md. - Today at Ripken Stadium, Orioles 2012 first-round pick Kevin Gausman, will make his second pro start and first at home for the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds. Game time is 2:35 p.m. Gausman pitched three perfect innings on Monday night at State College, retiring all nine batters he faced, two on strikeouts. He threw 31 pitches, 23 for strikes in that outing. He is expected to pitch just three innings today and in each of his outings the rest of this season. The...
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Hammel confident he can return to O's in early September

Hammel confident he can return to O's in early September
Pitcher Jason Hammel was back in the Orioles clubhouse on Saturday for the first time after his right knee surgery. While he is in the early stages of a process he hopes leads him back to the team by early September, yesterday he was just excited to be among his teammates once again. "A lot of new faces, but I've already talked to all of them," he said. "This feels like the first day of school where you come back to see your buddies you haven't seen all summer long. I've missed the guys...
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Tillman and McLouth talk after O's lose to K.C.

Tillman and McLouth talk after O's lose to K.C.
Chris Tillman had allowed two earned runs or less in five of his first six Orioles starts this year. But tonight, the Royals got six runs and six hits off him over 5 2/3 innings in a 7-3 Kansas City victory at Camden Yards. "Not a very good night for me. A frustrating night. I was working up in the zone and didn't have my breaking ball going for the whole game. I wish I would have pitched better," Tillman said after his 109-pitch outing. "It was a battle. I fell behind (in the count)...
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Chris Tillman allows three homers as K.C. wins 7-3

Chris Tillman allows three homers as K.C. wins 7-3
Chris Tillman has been pitching well and not giving up the longball for the Orioles. Tonight, though, he gave up three homers and six runs as Kansas City beat the Orioles 7-3 in front of 40,456 at Camden Yards. Tillman had allowed just two homers over 34 innings in six O's starts, but tonight he gave up that trio in the first 2 2/3 frames as K.C. led 4-0 after three innings and 7-0 heading to the last of the seventh. Tillman gave up six hits over 5 2/3 innings, along with two walks and five...
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Royals use early longballs to get 3-0 lead (with updates)

Royals use early longballs to get 3-0 lead (with updates)
Chris Tillman has pitched well for the Orioles this year in just about every inning but the first. Now he's been scored on in the second as well. Tillman gave up a leadoff homer to Alex Gordon tonight on a 1-1 pitch as the Royals took the early 1-0 in the first at Camden Yards. Lorenzo Cain led off the second with a single and then scored on a Salvador Perez homer to give Kansas City a 3-0 lead. The game began after a rain delay of 3 hours, 9 minutes. First pitch was at 10:14 p.m. after a...
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O's, Royals still waiting out rain delay (Game under way)

O's, Royals still waiting out rain delay (Game under way)
We have not been given a time for tonight's game to start at Camden Yards - if it does start. As of about 8:40 p.m. the rain had greatly subsided at the ballpark, but just a few moments later the skies opened up again. The tarp is still on the field. The Orioles held the ceremony to unveil the Eddie Murray statue earlier today but if they do plan to play tonight, it appears that the on-field ceremony for Murray would still take place before first pitch. Chris Tillman, who is 5-1 with a...
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Eddie Murray is thankful and appreciative at statue ceremony

Eddie Murray is thankful and appreciative at statue ceremony
Today the chants of "Eddie, Eddie, Eddie," were again heard in Baltimore as Eddie Murray had his statue unveiled this afternoon in Legends Park in the left-center field area of Camden Yards. The statue shows the Hall of Famer in a classic Murray pose from the left side of the plate, in that familiar crouch, ready to drive another baseball deep into the Baltimore night. "The first thing I would like to say is, 'Wow.' That is pretty special," Murray said, looking at the statue. "It's an...
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Machado: "I'm just trying to keep myself level-headed and humble" (Hammel update)

Machado: "I'm just trying to keep myself level-headed and humble" (Hammel update)
It was quite a Friday night for Manny Machado in just his second major league game. We know that Machado is the first player in modern major league history (since 1900) with two homers and a triple through his first two career games. Machado is also the youngest player in Orioles franchise history, which includes the St. Louis Browns from 1902-53, to hit two or more homers in a game. At 20 years, 35 days old, Machado is the youngest player in major league history to have a multi-homer game in...
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Two homers for Manny? He never did that in the minors

Two homers for Manny? He never did that in the minors
I'm pretty sure that Manny Machado must have hit two homers in one game in his career before last night, but he never did it in 219 Orioles minor league games at places like Delmarva, Aberdeen, Frederick and Bowie. In fact, as best my research can tell, Machado had just one four-RBI game in the O's minors, and that was this year on June 21 for Double-A Bowie against Erie. This season for the Baysox, Machado hit just two homers in the season's first two months. That covers 52 games and 184...
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