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Is the deck stacked against the Orioles tonight?

Is the deck stacked against the Orioles tonight?
The odds of an Orioles win may not be very great tonight. You have an O's team that has been slumping at the plate facing one of the league's best pitchers in C.J. Wilson of the Angels, who happens to be pitching very well in recent starts. Some Wilson stats: * Wilson is 8-4 with a 2.44 ERA that ranks second in the AL. * He is 4-0 with a 1.31 ERA over his last six starts. * Wilson has the best ERA in baseball since Sept. 1, 2011 at 2.08, just ahead of R.A. Dickey (2.19) and Stephen...
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Brian Matusz looking for first win since June 2

Brian Matusz looking for first win since June 2
On June 2, Brian Matusz tossed 7 1/3 innings and pitched the Orioles to an important win on the road against Tampa Bay. But over his last three starts, he has pitched a total of 12 1/3 innings, allowing 11 earned runs for an ERA of 8.03. After those outings, where he lasted just two innings, 5 2/3 and 4 2/3, losing all three games, he will try to pitch the Orioles past the Los Angeles Angels here tonight in the opener of a two-game series. Matusz took the loss against the Angels on April 20,...
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Back in the O's clubhouse, Matt Lindstrom hopes to get activated today (update)

Back in the O's clubhouse, Matt Lindstrom hopes to get activated today (update)
After a stay on the disabled list since May 11, Matt Lindstrom could be back on the Orioles' active roster officially at some point today. He has pitched four times in the minors on an injury-rehab assignment and is back in the Orioles' clubhouse today waiting to find out if he's getting activated in time for tonight's game. "I'm in here being evaluated by the doctor and training staff, just to make sure everything's good," Lindstrom said. "I don't know anything other than that....
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Norfolk pitching coach on Tillman and Britton

Norfolk pitching coach on Tillman and Britton
There has been some talk recently about Chris Tillman. Could the 24-year-old right-hander help the Orioles' rotation if he gets the call to Baltimore? Tillman has given up just one earned run over 11 1/3 innings in his past two starts. Over his last six starts, he is 4-2 with an ERA of 2.19 and opposing batters are hitting just .175 off him in those starts. Tillman's next Triple-A start is set for tomorrow night. Norfolk pitching coach Mike Griffin recently talked with me about Tillman on...
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Chris Davis is keeping it light during batting slump

Chris Davis is keeping it light during batting slump
Chris Davis may be a little light on hits recently, but his sense of humor remains strong. After talking with a few reporters Sunday about his recent batting slump he said, "Hey, thanks, guys for bringing all this up." He joked that he has pitching to fall back on if he needs it. Don't take any of this to mean Davis is not taking his slump seriously or not working hard to get out of it. He is, but he's also trying to keep an even keel and knows hitters go through hot and cold streaks. He...
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Orioles attendance: It's way up over last year

Orioles attendance: It's way up over last year
Remember when the Orioles came home for a series with Texas in early May with a 19-9 record and some people were disappointed that the first two games of that series drew a total of 23,201 fans on a Monday and Tuesday night? Well, the Orioles are doing a little better at the gate these days. In fact, Orioles' attendance is up an average of 6,721 fans per home game this year from the same point last year. O's attendance after 35 home dates: 2011: 709,284 for average of 20,265 2012: 944,521...
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Talking Arrieta, J. Johnson, rivalries and more

Talking Arrieta, J. Johnson, rivalries and more
Some thoughts, notes and stats after a weekend of mid-Atlantic region hardball at Camden Yards: Good news for the Orioles: To me the biggest development of the weekend for the Orioles was seeing Jake Arrieta pitch a third straight good game. I know he gave up a grand slam in New York but the guy has otherwise been pretty rock solid over his last three outings. In those three, he has pitched 20 innings, allowing 18 hits and six earned runs with three walks to 18 strikeouts. Arrieta has a 2.70...
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Matt Wieters talks about his homer and the strong weekend of pitching

Matt Wieters talks about his homer and the strong weekend of pitching
Matt Wieters was the man that produced the one swing that everyone will remember from today's 2-1 Orioles win, but after the game he said it was a lot of quality pitches that allowed the Orioles to give up just five runs this weekend and take the series from the Nationals. "That is the reason we were able to win two games," Wieters said. " If our pitching wasn't as good as it was this weekend, both our starters and bullpen, we wouldn't have had a chance in those games. "That falls on...
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With one big swing, Wieters lifts Orioles over Nationals

With one big swing, Wieters lifts Orioles over Nationals
With one swing, Matt Wieters ended about eight games worth of Orioles offensive frustration. The Birds went to the last of the eighth today trailing Washington 1-0 and they had left seven men on base in their previous four at-bats. But Wieters sent a 0-1 pitch from lefty Sean Burnett over the wall in left-center to give the Orioles a 2-1 win over the Nats today in front of 41,794 at Camden Yards. On a day the Orioles didn't have a hit with runners in scoring position - they went 0-for-6 and...
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Today's Nationals-Orioles live blog

Today's Nationals-Orioles live blog
Today's live blog: The Orioles and Nationals meet today in the third and deciding game of this series. The Orioles are 40-31, and the Nats are 41-28. Will today be the day the Orioles get some offense going? They are just 13-for-60 (.217) in this series, and they are batting just .174 with 15 runs over their last eight games. The Orioles have scored two runs or less in six of those games and, over the past six games, they are just 1-for-27 when batting with runners in scoring...
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Showalter talks about Avery and Hoes hitting well at Norfolk

Showalter talks about Avery and Hoes hitting well at Norfolk
The Orioles have two young outfield prospects at Triple-A Norfolk right now, and both of them are swinging hot bats at the moment. Xavier Avery is batting .440 over his last seven games, and L.J. Hoes is hitting .480 in that time. With the Orioles still looking for some consistent offense and down two starting outfielders right now, you have to wonder if the team would consider bringing Avery back to the major leagues. He was here for two weeks in May and, after hitting well early for the...
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Arrieta hopes adjustment made on the pitching rubber is key to success

Arrieta hopes adjustment made on the pitching rubber is key to success
Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta is hoping that he has begun to turn around his season. For a seven-start stretch starting May 8, Arrieta pitched to an ERA of 9.64. But over his past two starts, Arrieta has allowed five earned runs over 14 innings for an ERA of 3.21. Arrieta said he made some changes and adjustments and that he believes he has seen the positive results over his past two outings. Today he'll pitch against the Nats in the third and deciding game of this weekend series....
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Adam Jones on the lack of offense and Wei-Yin Chen on his outing

Adam Jones on the lack of offense and Wei-Yin Chen on his outing
After another loss where the Orioles didn't score much, Adam Jones talked about the club's recent struggles. The Orioles have scored just 15 runs over the last eight games and three runs in this series against the Nationals. "Hitting is contagious," Jones said. "We are just not swinging the bats the way we want to. It's baseball. It happens. Edwin (Jackson) threw a great game. I was just texting him right now. He threw a great game, and sometimes you have to tip your cap to the man....
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Jackson quiets O's bats as Nats take Game 2

Jackson quiets O's bats as Nats take Game 2
It was another night where the Orioles were shut down by a good pitcher and failed to score many runs or get key hits with runners in scoring position. Edwin Jackson gave up just four hits and one run over 6 1/3 innings, as the Nationals beat the Orioles 3-1 in front of 46,298, the fifth sellout of the year at Camden Yards. Jackson has given up just two runs over 14 1/3 innings this year in two starts against the Orioles, and he improves to 6-1 in his career versus Baltimore. Meanwhile, for...
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Tonight's Orioles-Nationals live blog

Tonight's Orioles-Nationals live blog
Another live blog night: You all know the drill by now when I do a live blog like I will for tonight's game. I'll add some notes, stats and comments here during the game, so come back often and hit refresh for the latest. I hope you will add your own questions and comments often tonight and keep it going through the whole game. So start adding some thoughts and questions about the O's, this series, tonight's pitchers, the minor leagues, the trading deadline and/or anything else on your...
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Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter meet with the season ticket holders

Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter meet with the season ticket holders
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter had another "State of the Orioles" address today with season ticket holders here at Camden Yards. There were no big pronouncements or news to come out of it, but here are a few questions and the answers they gave. The pair was asked if the Orioles will make any changes by the trade deadline. "People ask all the time if we'll try to add to the team, and the answer to that is 'yes,' but I think we have a lot of the...
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O's minor league pitcher Sean Gleason is heading to the Mexican League

O's minor league pitcher Sean Gleason is heading to the Mexican League
The Orioles' roster crunch of pitchers at the higher levels of their minor leagues has led to right-hander Sean Gleason basically being loaned to Cancun of the Mexican League for the rest of this season. Gleason was removed from the Double-A Bowie roster last night when outfielder Jai Miller was officially added to the Baysox. He was 2-1 with a 5.97 ERA in 17 games, including four starts, for the Baysox. In 37 2/3 innings, Gleason gave up 50 hits with 12 walks and 30 strikeouts. As a player...
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Jason Hammel continues his strong season and makes a trade look good

Jason Hammel continues his strong season and makes a trade look good
Jason Hammel continues to make us all wonder how he had a career ERA of 4.99 and record of 34-45 before this season. He had seven wins all of last year, his career high is 10 and he's now an eight-game winner after his outing last night. It was not only another impressive performance by Hammel in the win over the Nats. But he did it with little run support in a game where one or two key mistakes could have meant a loss. He also set a great tone for the Orioles' nine-game homestand by...
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It's Hammel against Zimmermann on the mound tonight at the Yard

It's Hammel against Zimmermann on the mound tonight at the Yard
A few words about tonight's starting pitchers: Jason Hammel, who is 7-2 with a 2.87 ERA makes his 14th start of the year for the Orioles. He is coming off of pitching the 33rd one-hitter in O's history when he beat Atlanta 5-0 with eight strikeouts last Saturday. In 20 games (15 starts) since he was moved to the Colorado bullpen last Aug. 24, Hammel is 7-3 with a 2.63 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 106 innings. Opponents are batting .210 against him in that span. In six career starts against...
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The Orioles return home looking for some offense

The Orioles return home looking for some offense
The Orioles return home to Camden Yards tonight after a 2-4 road trip, looking for some wins and some runs. They scored just 12 runs total during the trip to Atlanta and New York. Now their next five games are against a Washington team leading the majors in team ERA and a Los Angeles club that ranks first in the American League in team ERA. To put the Orioles' road trip offensive struggles into perspective, they scored 12 runs in one game the last time they played at home against Pittsburgh....
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