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Machado mashes two homers as O's rout K.C.

Machado mashes two homers as O's rout K.C.
It looks like this Manny Machado kid might work out. Tonight, Machado became the 12th youngest player since 1918 to hit two homers in one game as the Orioles beat Kansas City 7-1 in front of 17,277 at Camden Yards. Machado hit a solo shot off Luke Hochevar in the fifth which gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead, and the next inning he unloaded a three-run shot to left to make it 7-1. Tonight, Machado became the youngest Oriole to homer since Jim Palmer did so at age 19 on May 16, 1965. He then became...
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Orioles-K.C. mid-game notes

Orioles-K.C. mid-game notes
A couple of notes as the Orioles lead the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in the fifth inning tonight: * After starting the year 3-0 against Kansas City in the season series, Baltimore has lost their last three games against the Royals. The O's have won the season series in six of the last eight seasons. * Coming into tonight's game, catcher Matt Wieters was 7-for-14 over his past three games with three doubles, three homers and eight RBIs. Over his past 11 games, Wieters is batting .333 with four...
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With his play at Norfolk, LJ Hoes may be earning a big league call-up

With his play at Norfolk, LJ Hoes may be earning a big league call-up
After playing over 90 games at Double-A Bowie in both 2010 and 2011, O's minor league outfielder LJ Hoes was probably not thrilled to begin 2012 back with the Baysox, but that is where he was in April. He did enough though to play his way to Triple-A Norfolk for the first time this year and now, with the numbers he is putting up with the Tides, he may be forcing the Orioles to make him a callup at some point soon, if not be a September callup, at the very least. In 61 Triple-A games, the...
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Betemit on Machado: "He's coming here to play every day"

Betemit on Machado: "He's coming here to play every day"
With Manny Machado starting at third base again tonight, Wilson Betemit is in the lineup, but moving across the diamond to start at first base. Some veterans may lose a few at-bats to the kid, but that is just how it is when you bring up a prospect and give him playing time. As for Betemit, he said he fully understands the situation and and has no issues with it at all. He can remember when he was the up and coming prospect on the Braves, making his big league debut. "It was good. Good for...
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A take on the attendance this week

A take on the attendance this week
The Orioles' attendance is up over last year and the club is on pace to attract over two million fans to Camden Yards for the first time since 2007. But they have not exactly been packing them in on this current homestand. Even though the Orioles returned home Monday riding high off winning back-to-back series on the road against New York and Tampa Bay, the four home games this week have averaged just 18,789 fans. The average for the season is 25,821. To me, it's been a little surprising to...
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Manny Machado talks about his first night in the big leagues

Manny Machado talks about his first night in the big leagues
On his first day in the major leagues, Manny Machado got to hear the roar of the crowd several times tonight at Camden Yards, and he got a standing ovation when he came to bat his first time up. The cheers for the Orioles' top position player prospect began several minutes before first pitch. "When I went out there, the fans started clapping once I started walking out," Machado said. "It was a great feeling. J.J.(Hardy) started laughing and said, 'Sink it in.' It was great. The fans love...
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Not his night: Chen roughed up as Royals win 8-2

Not his night: Chen roughed up as Royals win 8-2
Here is all you need to know about Wei-Yin Chen's night. He had given up just seven earned runs over five starts since the All-Star break. Tonight, he gave up seven in just 4 2/3 innings. Kansas City batters jumped on Chen early and often on their way to an 8-2 win over the Orioles tonight in front of 21,226 at Camden Yards in the opener of a four-game series. The loss snapped the Orioles five-game win streak, which matched their season best. The last time they had a six game winning streak...
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Billy Butler is again a Royal pain for O's pitchers

Billy Butler is again a Royal pain for O's pitchers
The Kansas City batters did not give Wei-Yin Chen the Royal treatment in the first inning tonight. Maybe it was the rude treatment. Alex Gordon led off the game with a solo homer and, three batters later, Billy Butler hit a three-run shot to left and it was 4-0 before some fans had settled into their seats. KC added two in the third and has scored one in the fifth as Chen has been knocked out this inning and the Orioles trail 7-0. Butler always seems to treat O's pitchers rudely and Brad...
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Adam Jones talks about Manny Machado

Adam Jones talks about Manny Machado
Adam Jones made his first appearance in the majors at the age of 20 and Manny Machado will debut at age 20 tonight for the Orioles. Jones can remember his first big league game for Seattle at Toronto on July 14, 2006 but said there wasn't quite the hype on that game as there is on with Manny's debut tonight. "I don't think it was this big," Jones said this afternoon in the Orioles clubhouse. "I don't remember much media coverage about it. I do remember first at-bat I faced Casey...
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Machado: "This is what I've dreamed about my whole life, and this moment has come"

Machado: "This is what I've dreamed about my whole life, and this moment has come"
You only play your first major league game once and for Manny Machado that one time is tonight. The 20-year-old, 2010 O's first-round pick will bat ninth and play third base at Camden Yards against the Kansas City Royals in his major league debut. "I just want to go out and be myself. Do what I've been doing the last two weeks and the last two years. Go out there and just have fun," Machado said. Machado will have six family members here to watch his first big league game including his...
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How will Machado handle the hot corner?

How will Machado handle the hot corner?
So if he has only played two games as a pro at third base, how will Manny Machado handle third at the big league level and why didn't the Orioles play him more at third base in the minors? Two very good questions and we'll have to ask to see what answers we get to the second question. Third base is not foreign to Machado. He has been taking some ground balls there about four days a week since he played two games there for Double-A Bowie on June 2-3. Minor league instructors like Bobby...
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Some thoughts on Machado, Bundy and Steve Johnson

Some thoughts on Machado, Bundy and Steve Johnson
Can Orioles fans survive good news overload? Steve Johnson gets his first big league win, the Orioles tie for the wild card, Dylan Bundy moves to Double-A Bowie and Manny Machado gets promoted to Baltimore. Yikes, it has been quite a night. First, a few thoughts on Machado. Even though he has made 22 errors at short at Bowie this year, the fans will come to see and learn that the kid has big-time defensive skills. I think he can handle third base even though he has played just two games...
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Steve Johnson pitches the Orioles past the Mariners for his first Major League win

Steve Johnson pitches the Orioles past the Mariners for his first Major League win
Baltimorean Steve Johnson was more than up for the challenge. For Johnson, 23 years to the day after his dad got his first major league win, he got his first. The hometown kid did well tonight as the Orioles beat Seattle 9-2 to sweep the three-game series. Making his second major league appearance but first start, Johnson pitched six innings, allowing five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts. He threw 97 pitches, 67 for strikes. Johnson struck out the side in the first...
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The Orioles could move Dylan Bundy to Double-A after tonight's start (update)

The Orioles could move Dylan Bundy to Double-A after tonight's start (update)
Barring a last-second change of heart, it appears that the Orioles are prepared to move pitcher Dylan Bundy from Single-A Frederick to Double-A Bowie after he pitches for the Keys tonight at home against Lynchburg. Bundy is 5-3 with a 2.57 ERA over 10 Keys starts. In 49 innings he has allowed 41 hits with 15 walks and 56 strikeouts. But over his last three starts, he has allowed just one earned run over 16 1/3 innings, lowering his ERA on the season from 3.58 to 2.57. He looks ready to move...
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Matt Wieters talks about catching Steve Johnson

Matt Wieters talks about catching Steve Johnson
No knock at all on Taylor Teagarden, who has done a nice job defensively for the Orioles, but when Steve Johnson makes his first big league start tonight, the Orioles will have Matt Wieters back there catching him. Wieters has caught Johnson just once before and he said that was in a spring training game. But Wieters said he'll try to do what he can to help Johnson handle any nerves he might have. "Absolutely," Wieters said. "You just go out there and tell him it's the same game, just a...
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A closer look at the Orioles' extra-inning success (Steve Johnson note)

A closer look at the Orioles' extra-inning success (Steve Johnson note)
The Orioles were respectable in extra innings last season, going 8-8. This season they are a remarkable, AL-best 12-2. The Orioles lost their first two extra-inning games of the season, and have now run off a win streak of 12 in a row. They have not lost in extras for nearly four months, since April 11. Last night's win took 14 innings and nearly five hours, making the Orioles 5-0 this year in games that last at least 13 innings. It probably won't surprise you to learn that the real key to...
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More notes on the latest amazing Orioles win

More notes on the latest amazing Orioles win
These streaks are getting pretty serious for the Orioles. They have now won 11 consecutive games decided by one run and 12 consecutive extra-innings games. The Orioles lost in extra innings on back-to-back nights at home to New York on April 10 and 11. They have not lost in extra innings since, going 5-0 in games that went to the 13th inning or later, like last night's 8-7 win over Seattle in 14 innings. A lot has been made of the Orioles -54 run differential on the year. But in extra-inning...
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Long night ends in another O's extra-inning win

Long night ends in another O's extra-inning win
It was another impressive win by the Orioles, even if it took 14 innings. In a game where the Orioles trailed twice by five runs, they beat the Mariners 8-7 in 14 on Tuesday night to improve to 59-51. The Orioles have now won 12 straight extra-inning games. In the bottom of the 14th, Omar Quintanilla led off with an infield single and moved to second on a Nick Markakis single, which was his fourth hit. The runners moved up a base on a J.J. Hardy bunt and then Chris Davis was walked...
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For Pedro Strop, it's no longer about the radar gun

For Pedro Strop, it's no longer about the radar gun
If you were asked which O's pitcher has the best ground-to-air out ratio you'd probably guess Jim Johnson and you'd be right. He has a ratio of 2.70:1 of ground-to-air outs. But many fans and reporters might not guess who ranks second on the club. It is Pedro Strop. The 27-year-old right-hander has had a great year out of the O's bullpen, going 4-2 with three saves and a 1.29 ERA. Strop has recorded 13 consecutive scoreless appearances over a total of 12 1/3 innings. If it seems like he...
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Buck on Britton: "It's been a long four or five days for him"

Buck on Britton: "It's been a long four or five days for him"
Zach Britton takes the mound for the Orioles tonight, making his fifth big league start of the 2012 season. One has been really good, but the other three have ranged from mediocre to bad. Britton pitched six scoreless innings against Cleveland on July 22 but over his past two outings he has given up 13 runs, all earned, over 8 1/3 innings as his ERA jumped from 3.60 to 8.35. With the O's in a playoff chase, how patient can they be with Britton and is this a big start for him...
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