Nolan Reimold updates his status

Nolan Reimold updates his status
Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold has been on the disabled list since May 4 (retroactive to May 1) with a herniated disk in his cervical spine. He is eligible to come off the DL on May 16 and will likely play in some minor league games before his return to the active roster. "Right now, I feel alright," Reimold said this afternoon. "As far as all this goes, the top of my forearm is still numb and my thumb is numb. Other than that, just some aches in the shoulder area. I took a dosepak and...
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For now Markakis will stay in the third spot in lineup

For now Markakis will stay in the third spot in lineup
After a stretch where he has just one hit over his last four games and 17 at-bats, Nick Markakis is now batting .230 on the year with three homers, 11 RBIs and an OPS of .687 in 29 games. After driving in 60 runs in 2010 and 73 last year, Markakis has just three RBIs over his last 13 games and is not giving the Orioles your standard three-spot batting order production right now. But manager Buck Showalter said today he is not considering moving Markakis to another spot in the lineup at this...
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Can Arrieta slow down the Rangers tonight?

Can Arrieta slow down the Rangers tonight?
Here is a daunting stat: Texas has won six games in a row against the Orioles and has outscored the Birds 60-15 in those games. Yes, that is an average of 10 runs per game. In three of those games, Texas scored 13 runs on the Orioles and last night they did that one better. Last year, in going 5-1 against Baltimore, the Rangers had a team batting average of .343 and OPS of .940 with 18 doubles and eight homers. Yeah, that is pretty good. The 2012 Rangers lead the American League in runs,...
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With Showalter, there are no excuses

With Showalter, there are no excuses
Minutes after his team had lost last night to the Texas Rangers by 11 runs, Buck Showalter could have said his club was tired and his pitching staff taxed after playing 39 innings over three days in Boston. There was an excuse to be had for the loss there if Showalter chose to use it. He did not. "I know that's a real easy area to go down, but I don't think anybody in our locker room would," Showalter said. "(Matt) Harrison pitched well. Their whole pitching staff is very deep. But...
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A former Oriole with a big night as Texas routs O's

A former Oriole with a big night as Texas routs O's
The Orioles came home after a 5-1 road trip with the best record in the major leagues at 19-9, but tonight a former Oriole had a big night against them as Texas beat the Orioles 14-3 at Camden Yards. The Orioles' five-game win streak ended as they lost for just the second time in nine games and third time in 14 games. Brandon Snyder, the Orioles' first-round pick in 2005 out of a Virginia high school, homered and drove in six runs to lead Texas, which improved to 19-10. Snyder had a two-run...
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Bundy gives up his first run tonight in strange third at Charleston

Bundy gives up his first run tonight in strange third at Charleston
Single-A Delmarva's Dylan Bundy gave up his first run in his sixth start as a pro tonight, but it was unearned on the road at Charleston. After pitching around a two-out double to left in the first and striking out the side in the second, Bundy gave up that run in the last of the third. With two outs and no one on, he struck out Mason Williams but Williams reached first on a wild pitch. He then scored on a somewhat bizarre sequence where catcher Gabriel Lino threw a ball back wildly toward...
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Putting troubled past behind him, Pomeranz set to debut for Orioles

Putting troubled past behind him, Pomeranz set to debut for Orioles
Pitcher Stu Pomeranz seemed pretty low-key today when talking about his fast rise this season - from a pitcher with Double-A Bowie that just got to Triple-A about 10 days ago and now is with the Orioles and has been activated today. When he gets into his first Orioles game, he will make his major league debut at 27. He had some personal issues and some injuries in recent years and admitted this afternoon there were plenty of times when he figured he would never make it onto a major league...
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The day after for Chris Davis

The day after for Chris Davis
With the media crowd that was gathered around Chris Davis' locker a few minutes, you had to figure he must have done something big lately. "I had about 60 texts after the game from people just giving me a hard time, (saying) I should have been pitching this whole time and the usual stuff. But everyone said they were proud of the way I hung in there and proud of the way the team has been playing," Davis said a day after his two-inning scoreless outing at Boston. "It was a lot of fun. In...
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Stu Pomeranz: From Bowie to Norfolk to Baltimore

Stu Pomeranz: From Bowie to Norfolk to Baltimore
Have the Orioles found a diamond in the rough with Stu Pomeranz? Not only does it appear that they may have, but his fast rise from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk now is taking him to the major leagues as Pomeranz is expected to be in Baltimore later today and is quite likely to be added to the Orioles roster to help its taxed bullpen starting tonight against Texas. The 27-year-old, right-handed pitcher, a second-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 whose career was...
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Still stunned by what Chris Davis did

Still stunned by what Chris Davis did
As the Orioles and the rest of us all move on to the remainder of the 2012 season tonight, the prevailing feeling I have looking back at Sunday is what a great performance we saw on the mound by Chris Davis. You hear managers often tell a player having a tough game at the plate to hang in there and keep grinding because they might get another chance. Who knew Davis' would come on the mound? It is remarkable to think he was the winning pitcher in a game where he went 0-for-8 at the plate with...
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The Orioles win an amazing game in Boston

The Orioles win an amazing game in Boston
Well, that was just amazing and remarkable. In a game that took 17 innings and more than six hours, the Orioles beat the Red Sox 9-6. It ended with Chris Davis getting the win on the mound and because Adam Jones hit a three-run homer off outfielder Darnell McDonald, who pitched the top of the 17th for the Red Sox. It was won because the Orioles made a sensational relay play - Jones to J.J. Hardy to Matt Wieters - to the plate to cut down a potential winning run by Boston in the last of the...
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Stunning stat (stunning fifth)

Stunning stat (stunning fifth)
Here is a stat that gets your attention: Through today's fourth inning - with the Orioles leading 5-1 at Boston - the Orioles have outscored the Yankees and Red Sox on the road by a combined score of 31-8 since Tuesday. * Tuesday won 7-1 at New York * Wednesday won 5-0 at New York * Friday won 6-4 in 13 innings at Boston * Saturday won 8-2 at Boston * Today leading 5-1 after four innings at Boston The last four years, the Orioles went 10-26 at Fenway Park and 9-27 at Yankee Stadium. With a...
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Can struggling Boston starter turn it around against red-hot O's?

Can struggling Boston starter turn it around against red-hot O's?
On Sept. 1, 2007 Boston right-hander Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter against the Orioles in just his second major league start. That seems pretty unlikely to happen today with the Orioles' offense starting to percolate and Buchholz pitching very poorly this year. The Orioles have scored 42 runs over their last seven games and Buchholz is 3-1 with an ERA of 8.69 over five starts. In 29 innings, he has allowed 40 hits and seven homers. He has given up five runs or more in every start this...
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Now the offense gets into the act

Now the offense gets into the act
The Orioles' amazing run to a record of 18-9 and a four-game win streak this week at New York and Boston has been led by the pitching. But now there are signs that the Orioles' offense is about to get into the act. The Orioles still lead the American League in team ERA at 2.76 and the rotation ERA is 1.99 over the last 12 games, a stretch during which they are 10-2. But over the last seven games, the Orioles' offense has produced 72 hits, a team average of .288, 15 doubles, one triple,...
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Beantown blowout: O's score big early in win over Boston

Beantown blowout: O's score big early in win over Boston
After the Orioles' latest victory, who should I give more credit to, the hitters or the starting pitcher? Jason Hammel gave the Orioles another quality start and the hitters backed him with a seven-run third inning as the Orioles routed Boston today 8-2 at Fenway Park. By taking the first two games of this series, the Orioles have a chance, with a win tomorrow, for their first three-game sweep at Fenway Park since June 10-12, 1994. The Orioles have now won six of their past seven and eight...
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Checking in on the minor leagues

Checking in on the minor leagues
Here are some notes from each of the Orioles' full-season affiliates: Triple-A Norfolk's Ryan Adams enters today's 5:05 p.m. contest with Durham riding an eight-game hitting streak, during which he's hit .344 (11-for-32) with two home runs, three doubles, two RBI and six runs scored. Eleven of Adams' 23 hits have gone for extra bases, as he is tied for second in the International League with nine doubles. A hit today would give him Norfolk's longest hitting streak of 2012, surpassing...
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Updating the amazing pitching statistics

Updating the amazing pitching statistics
With the passing of each game, it seems worthwhile to update the run of amazing pitching by the Orioles. Wei-Yin Chen gave up four runs over five innings last night and it was just the second time in the last 11 games that the Orioles did not get a quality start. Still, over those 11 games, the starters' ERA is 1.92. In winning nine of their past 11 games, the Orioles' pitching staff has allowed a total of 20 runs. Over the last six games, the Orioles' bullpen has pitched 17 2/3 shutout...
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Taking a look at Chen and Johnson's role in the win

Taking a look at Chen and Johnson's role in the win
The Orioles got their weekend series in Boston off to a great start with Friday's hard-earned, 13-inning win. There were a lot of heroes but this morning I'll cite two pitchers who impressed me again on Friday. First, Wei-Yin Chen. It was far from his best outing, as he gave up four runs in five innings, and it was just the second time in the last 11 games where the Orioles did not have a quality start. But Chen showed poise once again. After Robert Andino and Mark Reynolds made two-out...
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Overtime win at Fenway: Another impressive night for the Orioles

Overtime win at Fenway: Another impressive night for the Orioles
The Orioles finally pulled out the win in Fenway Park, thanks to another great performance by the bullpen and another big hit from Chris Davis. The 6-4 win in 13 innings gives the Orioles a record of 17-9 and they are eight games over the .500 mark for the first time since July 18, 2005. The Orioles continue to show some character and that they are resilient. They overcame a shaky outing by starter Wei-Yin Chen, some shaky early defense and got key outs when Boston put the winning run in...
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Negative early reaction to Tejada news

Negative early reaction to Tejada news
The news tonight that the Orioles will bring Miguel Tejada to Sarasota, apparently to give him a tryout of sorts, was quickly met by some angst from fans. I am getting it from all sides on Twitter. I might have to take a week off and get a beer. Or several. First of all, I haven't talked with anyone from the team to find out what they are thinking with this move. If they just plan to take a look at Tejada to see if he has anything left, I don't see anything wrong with that. What does it...
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