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Camden Yards stunner: O's with five in ninth to beat Oakland

Camden Yards stunner: O's with five in ninth to beat Oakland
What a way to end a homestand. Wilson Betemit's three-run homer to right center snapped a 2-2 tie and gave the Orioles a stunning 5-2 walk-off win over Oakland in front of 31,793 this afternoon at Camden Yards. Betemit's third homer of the year capped a five-run rally for the Orioles in the last of the ninth. They had been shutout on five hits by Oakland starter Bartolo Colon through eight innings this afternoon. The ninth started with the Orioles down 2-0, but J.J. Hardy came up with an...
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A homestand of good pitching and Bundy note

A homestand of good pitching and Bundy note
The Orioles are trying to end a very good homestand, one that has featured some solid pitching, with more good pitching on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. The Orioles and A's headed to the top of the fifth in a 0-0 game. Tommy Hunter, coming off an outing where he gave up just one run and three hits over six innings versus Toronto, held Oakland off the board on four singles through the first four innings this afternoon. Hunter entered this start with a career mark of 5-0 and...
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Mark Reynolds has a few words about playing first base today

Mark Reynolds has a few words about playing first base today
Upon seeing Mark Reynolds' name in the Orioles lineup today starting as the first baseman, reporters went up to Reynolds a few minutes ago in the clubhouse to ask him about playing there today. "I told Buck a couple of weeks ago, whatever I can do to help the team. CD (Chris Davis) needs a day, he's DHing. So he's throwing me over there," Reynolds said. Has Reynolds been taking a lot of ground balls at first during pregame work? "Not particularly. On days I DH, I go catch up over there...
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Chris Davis trying to make the most of his chance with O's

Chris Davis trying to make the most of his chance with O's
In case you are wondering, the ball Chris Davis hit down the right-field line in the seventh inning last night just landed. It didn't hit the warehouse, but did become the 25th homer hit by an Oriole to land on Eutaw Street in Camden Yards history. So far, so good for the Orioles first baseman. Through 19 games he is batting .313 with four homers, 11 RBIs and an OPS of .934. After last night's 10-1 win over Oakland, Davis talked about how grateful he is to be getting the chance to start...
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Chris Davis and Wei-Yin Chen talk after the Orioles win over Oakland

Chris Davis and Wei-Yin Chen talk after the Orioles win over Oakland
After he had driven in four runs in the Orioles' 10-1 win over Oakland and homered for the third time in his last four games, first baseman Chris Davis said getting regular playing time has been a key to his good start for the club. "It means a lot. I don't remember if it was 'Baseball Tonight' or 'SportsCenter,' but I heard some of the guys who have played talk about how big it is to know mentally that you are going to be in there every day," Davis said. "To know that they have...
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The Orioles offense finally breaks out in rout of Oakland

The Orioles offense finally breaks out in rout of Oakland
It was a matchup of a team that has been struggling to score runs against the club with the best ERA in the league. But the Orioles reversed course tonight and scored 10 runs on 14 hits to beat Oakland 10-1 and even this three-game series. The A's began the night with a 2.68 team ERA that was tops in the American League and was even better at 1.99 over the A's previous nine games. The Orioles offense finally broke out after scoring just 30 total runs on a .216 team average over the past ten...
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Frank Robinson: "Ranks right up there with the Hall of Fame"

Frank Robinson: "Ranks right up there with the Hall of Fame"
Frank Robinson had a busy afternoon at Camden Yards. Between the unveiling of his statue in left-center field today and before an on-field ceremony before tonight's game he spent some time at a press conference and talked about today's honor. "Since this is going to be a lifetime thing as far as the statue is concerned, it ranks right up there with the Hall of Fame," Robinson said. "It is a tremendous honor, it's something you don't think about and when you hear about it and that they...
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What the Orioles Hall of Famers say about Frank Robinson

What the Orioles Hall of Famers say about Frank Robinson
Here are some excerpts from an Orioles press release with comments from the other National Baseball Hall of Famers from the club on Frank Robinson: Brooks Robinson: "I am thrilled that Frank is being honored today with this statue. He was a fantastic player. His arrival put us over the hump and turned us into a championship team. He has also had numerous accomplishments after his playing days including being named the first African-American manager in Major League history. His work in the...
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Frank Robinson's comments at his statue ceremony

Frank Robinson's comments at his statue ceremony
He was the first Oriole to have his number retired and today Frank Robinson was the first to have his statue unveiled in the picnic area in left center field at Camden Yards. Here are some of Robinson's comments during that ceremony: "When I came over here, I was one person, one man. But I did say this was a good team before I got here. With these guys, they made it easy. We had fun playing the game. We played the game the Oriole Way and the Oriole Way is the correct way of playing the...
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In the minors: Delmarva's good pitching, Welty's great start

In the minors: Delmarva's good pitching, Welty's great start
The good pitching start for the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds continued last night when Tyler Wilson and Devin Jones combined on a four-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Greenville. Delmarva pitchers have not allowed an earned run over their last 20 innings and the team has moved up to second in team ERA in the 14-team South Atlantic League at 2.87. That is more impressive when you consider that, as good as Dylan Bundy has been, he has pitched just 13 of the Shorebirds' 182...
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Is it time to get concerned about the offense?

Is it time to get concerned about the offense?
Here is a good question: Is it time to start worrying about the Orioles' lack of offense? For a while the club was bashing homers but now the homers and runs scored have slowed a bit. Over the last 10 games, the Orioles have scored just 30 runs and eight times in those ten games they have scored three runs or less. They actually won four games in a row scoring 3, 2, 3 and 5 runs but lost last night 5-2 and picked up just five hits in 31 at-bats against Oakland pitching. The team has just 68...
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Arrieta and Jones talk after the Orioles loss to Oakland

Arrieta and Jones talk after the Orioles loss to Oakland
After giving up three runs in the second inning tonight and taking the loss in the Orioles' 5-2 defeat against Oakland, Orioles starter Jake Arrieta criticized himself for allowing the early big inning to the A's. "I fell behind (Eric)Sogard there. Really wasn't able to make pitches down in the zone to him," Arrieta said after allowing four runs over 5 2/3 and throwing 105 pitches. "The walk to (Kila) Ka'aihue, a four-pitch walk. Mental mistakes there, no reason I should have a...
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Adam Jones rips the fan that ran on the field

Adam Jones rips the fan that ran on the field
Adam Jones is clearly not a fan of the fan that ran on the field here at Camden Yards tonight. A male fan ran on the field during the seventh inning stretch, removed his orange T-shirt and darted through the outfield. He veered to the infield after juking a policeman, rounded third base and dived across the plate. After hopping to his feet in a further attempt to elude police, he was tackled from behind by plate umpire Jeff Kellogg. Jones clearly approved of the umpire's actions. "That...
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Early offense carries Oakland to a win in the series opener

Early offense carries Oakland to a win in the series opener
The Orioles run of excellent starting pitching ended tonight as Oakland scored three early runs off Jake Arrieta and went on to a 5-2 win over the Orioles in front of 18,297 on a chilly night at Camden Yards. After watching their starters pitch to an ERA of 0.71 during a four-game win streak, allowing just two earned runs over the last 25 1/3 innings, Arrieta allowed four runs on four hits tonight over 5 2/3 innings. He takes the loss to fall to 1-2 with an ERA of 4.45. Arrieta had an ERA of...
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Will the Orioles extend the quality start stat tonight? (updated)

Will the Orioles extend the quality start stat tonight? (updated)
This stat surely will not hold up forever, but when the Orioles get a quality start from their starting pitcher this year, they are 9-0. By definition a quality start is one where the starting pitcher works six innings or more allowing three earned runs or less. Yes, that is a 4.50 ERA, but most quality starts produce single game stats much better than that. Right-hander Jake Arrieta will try to extend that streak tonight for an Orioles pitching staff that has worked to an ERA of 0.73 during...
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Matt Wieters on Jake Arrieta and that inning in Anaheim

Matt Wieters on Jake Arrieta and that inning in Anaheim
Jake Arrieta takes the mound for the Orioles tonight in the first game of this three-game weekend series with Oakland. He is 1-1 with an ERA of 4.01 over his first four starts. Arrieta has looked strong this year and fully recovered from having bone spurs removed from his right elbow last August. He has said that procedure will benefit him in many ways and catcher Matt Wieters came up with one of those ways today that I had not heard mentioned before. "I think it helps now that he can get...
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Jim Johnson returns to the Orioles clubhouse after hospital stay

Jim Johnson returns to the Orioles clubhouse after hospital stay
After spending a few nights at Baltimore's St. Agnes hospital with food poisoning, pitcher Jim Johnson was back in the Orioles clubhouse today. He may have lost a few pounds, but not his sense of humor. "At different points of time, it was pretty bad. You're going to have to wash your mics after this," he told reporters at his locker. Johnson was clearly in good spirits, but it sounds like there is a decent chance that we will not see him get in the game tonight. "Yeah, it might be a...
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Updating Lino and some minor league roster news

Updating Lino and some minor league roster news
It looks like the injury that forced Single-A Delmarva catcher Gabriel Lino out of a game last night is not that serious, and at this point, it doesn't appear he is headed for the disabled list. Lino suffered a slightly jammed left middle finger when he caught a pitch in an awkward fashion. He left the game and could miss a couple of upcoming Shorebirds games. At 18, Lino is the youngest player on the Delmarva team but is a young player playing to pretty strong early season reviews for both...
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Not functioning on all cylinders, but Orioles are winning and in first place

Not functioning on all cylinders, but Orioles are winning and in first place
Baseball can be a hard game to explain sometimes. Consider the 2012 Baltimore Orioles. They lead the American League with 22 errors. They are batting just .213 as a team with runners in scoring position. Their homer leader from last season hasn't hit even one yet. Their starting shortstop is batting .178. They had to use their second and third closers in their most recent series. One of their hottest hitters, Nolan Reimold, has missed seven games. They are tied for ninth in the league in runs...
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Jones, Matusz and Flaherty talk about the Orioles' win over Toronto

Jones, Matusz and Flaherty talk about the Orioles' win over Toronto
After the latest Orioles win was over, Adam Jones was happy to see the Orioles get a sweep of Toronto, but wished that Brian Matusz could have been rewarded for a good outing with his first win since last June 6. "I just wish we could have gotten him a W," Jones said. "Starters get the wins and losses and relievers get the holds and saves. That is how I personally like it. But we won as a team and he understands that. He threw six, very, very good innings and I'm very proud of what I saw...
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