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Matusz is on the rebound while some young Yankees pitchers are struggling

Matusz is on the rebound while some young Yankees pitchers are struggling
So in a matchup of 25-year-old pitchers looking to rebound from poor 2011 seasons, the Orioles' Brian Matusz took a big step forward and the Yankees' Phil Hughes struggled again and gave up more homers. No one is saying Matusz is fully back, but it looked like he was making progress earlier this year but not getting the results to show for that. Over his last two starts, he is now also getting results. The Orioles have won his last two outings after losing 13 straight Matusz starts and the...
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Finally back in the win column: Matusz pitches Orioles past New York

Finally back in the win column: Matusz pitches Orioles past New York
Not only did Brian Matusz end his long losing steak tonight, but he did it against one of baseball's best offenses in their home park. Matusz gave up just one run over 6 1/3 innings as the Orioles beat the Yankees 7-1 to even this three-game series at Yankee Stadium. For Matusz, it is his first win since June 6 of last year against Oakland. For Orioles manager Buck Showalter, it's the 1,000th of his career. No doubt a meaningful win for the Birds. For Matusz, in 14 starts since the 2011...
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Led by the bullpen, April 2012 tops April 2011 (with update)

Led by the bullpen, April 2012 tops April 2011 (with update)
The Orioles have had a better first month of the season in 2012 than in 2011, both on the stat sheet and in the standings. After April last year, they were 12-13, in third place and 3 1/2 games out. Now they are 14-9 and in second place, one game out of first. Here are other comparisons: * The 2011 team hit .236 and averaged 4.16 runs per game. The team now is batting .249 and scoring 4.17 runs per game. * The team ERA was 4.47 then and is 3.03 now. * The rotation ERA was 4.03 last April...
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The AL East is still a beast

The AL East is still a beast
Even with four losses in four games so far this year against the Yankees, the Orioles are 14-9 and just one game out of first place as the calender turns to May in baseball's toughest division. There have been some stories written already this year, especially after Boston's poor start, that the American League East is slipping a bit, but the standings after one month tell a different story. All five AL East teams begin play today at .500 or better and there are just four teams at .500 or...
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Pitching continues to hold strong, but O's remain winless against Yankees

Pitching continues to hold strong, but O's remain winless against Yankees
There was plenty of frustration for the Orioles last night in New York. They lost another game to the Yankees. They lost another close game to the Yankees. They are winless this year against the Yankees at 0-4. The last three losses have been by one, two and one run. The frustration for the offense started in the first inning last night, when two balls were hard hit but outs. That trend would continue at times during the night. Chris Davis' long sac fly in the second scored a run, but...
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Kuroda tops Hammel as Yankees take series opener

Kuroda tops Hammel as Yankees take series opener
The Orioles were done in pretty much by one swing tonight and this time there was no late-inning comeback. Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer to right in the last of the second tonight and Yankees pitching made it stand up in a 2-1 win over the Orioles in the start of a three-game series. The Orioles fall to 14-9 overall, 6-5 on the road and 0-4 against the Yankees. They have lost the last three games against New York by four total runs. The Orioles are 14-5 against every team but the Yankees...
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Bundy with another strong outing tonight

Bundy with another strong outing tonight
Orioles top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy of the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds allowed his first professional hit tonight, but then went on to pitch four shutout innings against Asheville in his fifth pro start. He is expected to now come out of the game for a reliever. Bundy allowed just the one hit over the four frames with one walk and four strikeouts. He has now pitched 17 innings over five starts allowing just the one hit in 50 at-bats against South Atlantic League hitters with two walks...
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Orioles' good start produces some good stats

Orioles' good start produces some good stats
The Orioles have compiled some strong stats during an impressive 14-8 start. Here are a few of them: * The Orioles lead the American League with five wins this year when trailing after seven innings. In fact, the only other AL team that has more than two of those wins is Tampa Bay with three. AL East records, when trailing after 7: Orioles 5-6 Boston 1-9 New York 2-8 Tampa Bay 3-7 Toronto 2-5 * Nolan Reimold has a 14-game hitting streak since going 0-for-4 on opening day. He is batting .356...
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Dan Duquette talks about Dylan Bundy

Dan Duquette talks about Dylan Bundy
When Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette was approached by a small group of reporters Sunday, he was asked about Dylan Bundy and whether he'd ever seen a young pitcher get his pro career off to a start as dominating as Bundy's has been through his four outings. "Have you?" Duquette fired back. Has anyone? Bundy, who will make his fifth pro outing tonight at home in Salisbury against Asheville at 7:05, has put together 13 hitless and shutout innings so far with one walk and 21...
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It's Hammel time tonight in New York

It's Hammel time tonight in New York
Right-hander Jason Hammel hasn't even been an Oriole for three months yet. But after coming to the club in the February trade of Jeremy Guthrie to Colorado, he is off to a great start with the Birds with a record of 3-0 and ERA of 1.73 over his first four starts. He currently ranks third in the American League in ERA. "It's been a lot of fun, that sums it all up. Just trying to get off to a good start," he said Sunday in the Orioles clubhouse. After going 7-13 with an ERA of 4.76 in 170...
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Betemit, Wieters and Hunter talk about the comeback against Oakland

Betemit, Wieters and Hunter talk about the comeback against Oakland
Wilson Betemit's three-run walk-off homer may have touched off a wild scene on the field today as the Orioles came from behind in the ninth to beat Oakland 5-2, but minutes later the Orioles clubhouse was low key and business-like, even after they had completed a 5-1 homestand with a stirring win. Betemit was asked how he felt when he touched home plate with the first walk-off homer of his career and first by an Oriole since Nolan Reimold last Aug. 10 against Chicago. "Feeling nice. Great....
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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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