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After roster move-filled season, Norfolk skipper Ron Johnson joins O's

After roster move-filled season, Norfolk skipper Ron Johnson joins O's
It is not only players that come up from the minor leagues in September. Teams add some coaches, as well, and today Ron Johnson, the manager at Triple-A Norfolk, and Tides pitching coach Mike Griffin joined the Orioles. Manager Buck Showalter thought so much of their work this year that he had that duo join him at the podium for his pregame press conference today. Showalter has said several times how much he appreciated the job Johnson and his staff did this year as Norfolk went 74-70,...
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LJ Hoes talks about joining the Orioles

LJ Hoes talks about joining the Orioles
It must have seemed like a pretty quiet afternoon for LJ Hoes. He was watching television a little after noon when he got the phone call telling him to come to Baltimore to join the Orioles and play in the big leagues for the first time. "I was sitting at home watching a movie, 'Mr. Baseball,' so they called and said we need you here by 2:15. So now I'm here," the 22-year-old Hoes said. "They told me after the season to work out and stay in shape. Just want to help this team any way I...
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Orioles vs. Rays: Taking a look at the season series so far

Orioles vs. Rays: Taking a look at the season series so far
After a day of rest, the Orioles begin a huge three-game series tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards. The Orioles open this series one game ahead of Tampa Bay in the AL East and also for a wild card berth. Both teams are playing well. Tampa Bay has won six of its last eight and is 21-11 over its past 32 games. The Orioles have won 11 of 16 and are 23-11 over their last 34 games. Since the All-Star break, the Orioles are 33-22 while the Rays are 32-22. Against the AL East, the...
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Some fans have missed the mark on Sabathia-Markakis

Some fans have missed the mark on Sabathia-Markakis
When it comes to Orioles vs. Yankees, emotions run high. But no matter how upset some Orioles fans are over Nick Markakis getting hit Saturday night by CC Sabathia, you are not going to convince me that Sabathia did that on purpose. Believe me if I thought that, I'd be among the first to express anger about it. Some fans are still expressing the opinion today that the Orioles should have retaliated yesterday. For what? There was no reason to throw at any Yankees in Sunday's game (although...
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Stretch run arrives with Orioles so close to making playoffs

Stretch run arrives with Orioles so close to making playoffs
The stretch drive has arrived in Major League Baseball. Now there are just 22 games left for the Orioles in the 2012 regular season. Once again, we can say that if the season ended today, the Orioles would be in the playoffs as they would claim the second wild card berth and would meet Oakland in a one-game playoff for the right to advance to a series against Texas. After Sunday's loss, the Orioles are just one game out of first place in the American League East at 78-62, but they are also...
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Postgame comments from Britton, Davis and Jones

Postgame comments from Britton, Davis and Jones
Zach Britton struggled with his command today, especially in that fourth inning where he walked three and the Yankees scored four times. But he said the ground ball that hit him in the face at the end of the third inning, was not a problem for him an inning later. "It didn't really hurt," he said. "It hit my eye and moved my contact around but it didn't do anything and really didn't have an effect on anything today. Not at all." What did hurt Britton was New York's ability to lay off...
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Markakis hopes "surgery will ... knock off about three weeks of recovery"

Markakis hopes "surgery will ... knock off about three weeks of recovery"
Nick Markakis just told reporters that the surgery he will have tomorrow to repair his broken left thumb could have him back playing baseball again in "around four weeks" - if the Orioles are still playing games then. "It's good and bad," Markakis said. "They said the surgery will actually knock off about three weeks of recovery. So, hopefully we are looking at somewhere around four weeks. You know, it's good news and bad news, I'm just going to go ahead and get it done and get it out...
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O's dig early hole, lose series finale to split with Yankees

O's dig early hole, lose series finale to split with Yankees
Zach Britton took the mound today with a record of 4-0 and ERA of 0.94 over his previous four starts. But it didn't go nearly that well for him, and he allowed five runs over 3 1/3 innings as the Yankees crushed the Orioles 13-3 at Camden Yards to gain a split of their four-game series. The Yankees arrived in town Thursday with a one-game American League East lead and will leave with that same edge on the Orioles. Today's game drew 40,346 to the Yard and the four-date series attracted...
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The O's have a chance for season series win vs. NY today

The O's have a chance for season series win vs. NY today
The Orioles have a chance today to do a few things they have not done since 1997. For one, a win over the Yankees would give them the season series versus New York, 10 wins to eight. The last time they won a season series against New York was in 1997, when they went 8-4. The Orioles are 3-5 in Baltimore and 6-3 in New York, where they won all three series this year. A win today gives the Orioles sole possession of first place in the American League East. They last did that this late in the...
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McLouth could bring a base stealing threat to top of order

McLouth could bring a base stealing threat to top of order
There is no question that losing Nick Markakis is a big loss for the Orioles. But one thing they may add to the leadoff spot with Nate McLouth batting there is a base stealing threat atop the order. McLouth said he has the green light to run and may look to do that more when batting first. "I think that is a good point (that he can use his speed more batting first). Hitting third, having (Adam) Jones and (Matt) Wieters right behind me, a lot of times you want to let those guys hit. Not...
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Chris Davis talks about starting in right and the pitch that hit Markakis

Chris Davis talks about starting in right and the pitch that hit Markakis
We don't know if the move will become permanent for the rest of this season, but for today, Chris Davis is the replacement for Nick Markakis and will be starting in right field for the Orioles. "I feel good about it," Davis said moments ago in the O's clubhouse. "Not happy with how it came about. Nicky has been on fire lately. It just gives us that much more reason to go out there and win. I went out there today and took some fly balls. Feel good, my legs feel good. I've had plenty of...
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Loss of Markakis may provide toughest test yet for these Orioles

Loss of Markakis may provide toughest test yet for these Orioles
Wow. There was a lot to digest and soak in during and after Saturday night's game. A controversial ending. The Nick Markakis injury. Lew Ford helps beat CC Sabathia. Joe Girardi is screaming at reporters. Mark Reynolds homered. Again. Pedro Strop struggled. Again. Oh, yes, and the Orioles tied the Yankees for first place. Again. Now the Orioles have to show their resilience. Again. Having seen them do that about 20 times this season, I wouldn't bet against them overcoming the loss of...
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Clubhouse reaction to the Markakis injury

Clubhouse reaction to the Markakis injury
In the Orioles clubhouse the topic was not so much a win over the Yankees, first place or how the last play unfolded. It was about the injury to Nick Markakis and how the Orioles will now try to overcome that difficult blow to their season. Here are comments from Adam Jones: "We have to rally around him. It (stinks), what do you want me to say? It's September and one of our best players is down for the the rest of the year. It (stinks). What can we do about that? Complaining won't heal his...
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Markakis: "I knew I broke it" (Markakis audio added)

Markakis: "I knew I broke it" (Markakis audio added)
Nick Markakis knew right away the news would not be good after he was hit on the left thumb by a CC Sabathia tonight in the fifth inning of the Orioles 5-4 win over the Yankees. "When it first happened I knew I broke it," Markakis said. "I couldn't bend my finger. Pain wise, it is not as bad as I thought it would be, but I knew it was definitely broken as soon as I took my batting glove off. I knew as soon as he hit it. I knew how it hit me. One of those accidents. "It (stinks). It's an...
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O's beat Sabathia, Yankees, to forge first-place tie in AL East

O's beat Sabathia, Yankees, to forge first-place tie in AL East
He may have entered this game with a career mark of 16-3 and 2.97 ERA against the Orioles, but this year CC Sabathia is 0-2 with an ERA of 6.38 vs. the Orioles. They beat him in come-from-behind fashion, 5-4 tonight, to take two of the first three in this series and once again the clubs are tied for first in the AL East with identical 78-61 records. The game hung in the balance in the top of the ninth as New York scored once to pull within one with runners on first and third with one out. But...
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O's stack the deck with right-handed hitters vs. Sabathia (updated)

O's stack the deck with right-handed hitters vs. Sabathia (updated)
Considering all the success that CC Sabathia has had pitching against the Orioles in his career, they have done pretty well against the Yankees left-hander this year. Sabathia faces the Orioles for the third time in 2012 tonight. In each of the first two starts he went six innings and gave up eight hits and four runs. Both times. He is 0-1 with an ERA of 6.00 against the Orioles in those games. He is 16-3 with an ERA of 2.97 in 24 career starts vs. the O's. Buck Showalter is putting out a...
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O'Day brings playoff experience and easy-going style to the Orioles

O'Day brings playoff experience and easy-going style to the Orioles
The Orioles have a few players with playoff experience on their current roster and reliever Darren O'Day is one of them. The 2010 Texas Rangers lost in the World Series and played 16 playoff games. O'Day pitched in 11 of them. He got to experience a playoff-like atmosphere here at Camden Yards on Thursday. His key out of Derek Jeter ended the top of eighth in a 6-6 tie before the Orioles scored four in the bottom half to make him the winning pitcher. "Thursday night's game was pretty...
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The players throw some praise in Buck's direction

The players throw some praise in Buck's direction
Many times during this season that has the Orioles just one game out of first place with 24 games to go, when a reporter has posed a question to Buck Showalter heaping praise in his direction, Showalter has turned that around and said "it's about the players." But during this Yankees series, with more reporters than usual in the clubhouse, several players have been asked about the O's season and several players have said something like "we've got a pretty good manager." Adam Jones was...
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Postgame comments from Chen, Andino and McLouth

Postgame comments from Chen, Andino and McLouth
Wei-Yin Chen said he is not wearing down as a long season comes closer to its end. He said that had nothing to do with his poor outing tonight where he allowed seven runs over 4 2/3 innings, as the Yankees beat the Orioles 8-5 at Camden Yards. "I'm not tired at all. The last couple of starts I've felt really strong. Physically and mentally I feel strong, too. Those three home runs was my problem. That's it," he said through his interpreter. "Physically I feel pretty strong for the first...
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O's comeback falls short as the Yankees take Game 2

O's comeback falls short as the Yankees take Game 2
Wei-Yin Chen matched a season high with seven earned runs and the Orioles missed a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the AL East as they lost 8-5 to the Yankees tonight in front of 40,861 at Camden Yards. They fall to 77-61 and lose for just the fourth time in 14 games to once again drop one game back of the Yankees. A loss tonight would have knocked the Yankees out of first place for the first time since June 12. Down 7-0 in the fifth, the Orioles rallied to within three...
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