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Checking in on a busy day of O's minor league transactions

Checking in on a busy day of O's minor league transactions
The Triple-A Norfolk Tides put infielder Ryan Adams and pitcher Joel Pineiro on the disabled list today. Adams, who got into 29 games with the Orioles last year, is expected to miss three to five weeks with a fractured right thumb. He was batting .210 this year for the Tides. Pineiro was 1-1 with an ERA of 3.65 over his first two starts for Norfolk and gave up 10 hits and five runs with no walks and nine strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings. He is dealing with shoulder soreness. All the roster...
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Are the Orioles teetering on the brink?

Are the Orioles teetering on the brink?
Like some of you, I am having a feeling that the Orioles are teetering on the brink a bit right now. You have to wonder if the club hasn't hit a bump in the road that might turn into a longer tailspin now that the starting pitching has started to struggle and the team has had to make so many recent roster moves. Some of that just has to be catching up with this club. In the last nine games, the Orioles have just two quality starts and a starting pitcher ERA of 7.25 in that stretch. Yet we...
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O's can't hold lead, lose series opener to New York

O's can't hold lead, lose series opener to New York
The Orioles have a 12-7 record against the American League East this year. That includes a mark of 10-2 against every team but New York and a 2-5 record against the Yankees. Mark Teixeira hit a two-run, tie-breaking homer off Luis Ayala in the top of the seventh tonight, as New York beat the Orioles 8-5 in front of 16,492 wet fans at Camden Yards. The Orioles fell to 0-4 at home against New York. The Orioles scored three runs in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead. They tied the game at 3-3 on a...
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Dylan Bundy pitches five innings for first time as a pro

Dylan Bundy pitches five innings for first time as a pro
For the first time in his pro career,
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Can the O's pin another loss on Nova?

Can the O's pin another loss on Nova?
The last time the Orioles faced Yankee right-hander Ivan Nova they beat him and that was significant. It was Nova's only loss over his last 22 starts dating to last June 3. Tonight they face Nova in Game 1 of this brief two-game series at Camden Yards. When Nova took the mound May 2 at Yankee Stadium against the Orioles he had gone 15-0 with an ERA of 3.61 over his previous 20 starts. He took the loss that night to end his winning streak, giving up five runs and nine hits over 6 1/3. Nova...
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Avery talks about his first game and the added pop in his bat

Avery talks about his first game and the added pop in his bat
Xavier Avery has played a lot of baseball games in his young career and has not been nervous during many of them. But he admits that he was Sunday when he made his major league debut, going 0-for-4 in the leadoff spot while playing left field against Tampa Bay. "It was great in that I got my feet wet. But I was nervous for about the first five innings, mostly on defense. Offensively, I was OK swinging the bat. But you don't want to mess up on the defensive side. Swinging the bat, I felt good...
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Minor league notes on Pettit, Zagone and Bundy

Minor league notes on Pettit, Zagone and Bundy
Even though he doesn't seem to get much publicity and is not considered by the experts to be among the Orioles best pitching prospects, lefty Jake Pettit was off to a strong start in his first year at Double-A Bowie. But now he is on the disabled list. Pettit felt some elbow soreness after his most recent start on Friday, May 4 against Akron. He is 3-0 with an ERA of 3.90 in six Baysox starts. He had an ERA of just 1.57 through four starts, then gave up 10 earned runs in 9 1/3 his past two...
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O's comeback bid falls short in 9-8 loss to Tampa Bay

O's comeback bid falls short in 9-8 loss to Tampa Bay
Even on a day where they lost and saw a seven-game win streak against American League East opponents come to an end, the Orioles did some impressive things. They rallied from down 7-1 to within 7-6, but Tampa Bay had enough in the end to hold off the Orioles for a 9-8 win, denying the Birds their first three-game home sweep of the Rays since July 24-26, 2007. Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer and Nick Markakis drove in three runs during Orioles rallies in the sixth and seventh. But Tampa Bay...
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Did you know ...?

Did you know ...?
Did you know: * That the Orioles have won seven games in a row against the American League East by a score of 44-19 since a 2-1 loss April 30 at New York. The Orioles are also 10-1 in their last 11 games within the division. * The Orioles are 12-5 this year against the AL East and are 22-10 versus the AL East since last Sept. 7. * The Orioles bullpen, which gave up 11 earned runs in 11 innings in the Texas series, has not allowed a run, hit or baserunner in this series over 6 1/3 innings. In...
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How do O's handle adversity? They keep winning

How do O's handle adversity? They keep winning
If you want to go through the Orioles' 2012 schedule, you could probably say they have faced adversity twice already. They got swept at home by the Yankees in the second series of the year and they lost three of four to Texas this week, giving up 36 runs in the process. They responded to the first test by winning four of their next five games and taking off to a run that now has them at 22-12 and atop the American League East. They have responded to the Texas series with back-to-back wins...
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O's use Tampa Bay mistakes to win 5-3 and take first two in AL East showdown

O's use Tampa Bay mistakes to win 5-3 and take first two in AL East showdown
On a night when the Tampa Bay Rays tied a team record by making five errors, the Orioles took advantage to score three unearned runs in a 5-3 win over the Rays in front of 32,862 at Camden Yards. Brian Matusz got his second win of the year, Adam Jones drove in two runs, Bill Hall provided a late solo homer for an insurance run and the O's bullpen did another tremendous job to preserve the lead in the late innings. The Orioles have won the first two games of this series which began as a...
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Xavier Avery is headed to Baltimore to join the Orioles

Xavier Avery is headed to Baltimore to join the Orioles
After he had hit .259 with 156 strikeouts last year with Double-A Bowie, there was some talk that outfield prospect Xavier Avery would have to go back to Double-A for the 2012 season. But the Orioles instead sent him to Triple-A Norfolk, where he has been hitting well, and tonight, after just 33 games with the Tides, Avery is getting on a plane in Indianapolis and will fly to Baltimore. He is expected to be activated by the Orioles in time for Sunday's game. The reports of Avery joining the...
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Bashing their way to first place

Bashing their way to first place
With last night's comeback win, the Orioles moved into sole possession of first place in the American League East at 21-12. They are now 13-5 over the last 18 games and that includes the series where they lost three of four to Texas. The Orioles have 17 hits the last three games and eight of them are homers. They are bashing homers at quite a pace. They began Friday's games leading the majors with 50 homers, leading by one over the New York Yankees and by two over Texas. They remain atop...
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Nick Johnson hits a game-winning homer as the O's edge Tampa

Nick Johnson hits a game-winning homer as the O's edge Tampa
Nick Johnson picked a great time for his first homer as an Oriole. Johnson, who began tonight batting .122, hit a two-run shot in the last of the seventh to give the O's the 4-3 lead and a 4-3 win tonight over Tampa Bay. Johnson took a pitch from Joel Peralta out to right field to bring the Camden Yards crowd of 26,669 to its feet. The Orioles began tonight leading the major leagues in home runs with 50, and they added three important ones tonight to edge Tampa Bay in Game 1 of a series...
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From Norfolk to Baltimore: Eveland making O's debut tonight

From Norfolk to Baltimore: Eveland making O's debut tonight
Dana Eveland is making his Orioles debut tonight in the series opener between the O's and Tampa Bay. The Orioles are Eveland's seventh major league team since he was drafted in the 16th round of the 2002 draft by Milwaukee. Last September, Eveland went 3-2 with an ERA of 3.03 with the Los Angeles Dodgers after spending most of the 2011 season at Triple-A. Tonight, he will making his 60th career major league start but his first ever on three days' rest. He last started on Monday for...
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Back at Camden Yards, this time Luke Scott will play against the Orioles

Back at Camden Yards, this time Luke Scott will play against the Orioles
After four seasons playing for the Baltimore Orioles, Luke Scott returns tonight to play against the Orioles at Camden Yards. He will bat fourth as the Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter. He was a fan favorite when he played here and often heard the "Luke" chant when he came to bat. Maybe he will hear some of that here tonight. "I have just tremendous memories from here that I cherish. I am very thankful for them. Just appreciation and gratitude for the opportunity to play here. "I had a...
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Jason Hammel is confident he can make a start on Monday or Tuesday

Jason Hammel is confident he can make a start on Monday or Tuesday
If the Orioles are thinking about putting pitcher Jason Hammel on the disabled list as a way to open a roster spot for tonight's starter Dana Eveland, it sounds like Hammel doesn't think that move would be necessary. Hammel did not make his scheduled start last night because of a sore right knee, but said today he is optimistic that he can start either Monday or Tuesday against New York. "Definitely. I am. Unfortunately it's not always up to me, but I feel pretty good about it. I got some...
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A look at an AL East showdown and Orioles attendance

A look at an AL East showdown and Orioles attendance
For years, they competed in the American League East. They competed for fourth place with the loser gaining the right to finish in the AL East cellar. But in an attempt to turn the AL East standings upside down, the Orioles host Tampa Bay this weekend at Camden Yards with first place on the line. The clubs are tied for the division lead with identical 20-12 records heading into an important three-game series. In a so far reversal of many years of fortunes, New York is in fourth place and...
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Josh Hamilton with another homer as the Rangers win the nightcap

Josh Hamilton with another homer as the Rangers win the nightcap
The Texas Rangers came up with two runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead, and three more in the seventh, to pull away tonight to beat the Orioles 7-3 and gain a split of the doubleheader at Camden Yards. The Orioles won the opener 6-5 in a game where they hit three homers to start the game and five on the day. In the second game, Mike Napoli's RBI triple tied the game 3-3 in the fifth, and then he scored the go-ahead run on an Elvis Andrus RBI single. Earlier, Josh Hamilton hit a...
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Wei-Yin Chen: "My best outing of the year"

Wei-Yin Chen: "My best outing of the year"
Just minutes after he had pitched so well against the hot-hitting Texas Rangers, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen said this was the best of his six outings so far this season. "Yeah, definitely this was my best outing," Chen said through his interpreter. "This was definitely the best outing of this year." Chen kept Texas off the board until the fourth inning and wound up pitching a career-high 7 2/3, allowing six hits and two runs and improving to 3-0 with an ERA of 2.68 on the...
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