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Parting with Guthrie might not be easy for the Orioles to do

Parting with Guthrie might not be easy for the Orioles to do
The Orioles may have a tough decision to make this week: whether to trade or keep Jeremy Guthrie. I'm sure it will simply come down to the quality of the offer they get from another team. Is that club willing to part with maybe two good young pitching prospects or perhaps a top young position player? If the Orioles hear an offer like that for Guthrie, they may well have to make the move. Readers here and callers to my talk-show on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore are quite mixed on a trade of...
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Road woes plague the O's

Road woes plague the O's
As they begin a 10-game road trip with a series at Toronto tonight, road woes still plague the O's. Consider: * The Orioles have lost nine straight road series since taking two of three at St. Pete against Tampa Bay from May 13-15. Since then, they are 5-21 and have lost their last seven road games. * The Orioles actually have a better road winning percentage this year in American League East games (6-10 for .375) then in road games overall (14-30 for .318). The Orioles have most of those...
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Matusz on Norfolk, his fastball and the future

Matusz on Norfolk, his fastball and the future
Brian Matusz sounds upbeat about the time he is spending with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. He seems confident that his velocity will come back and remains convinced that he is a big part of the Orioles' future. Those were some of the impressions I got from an interview Matusz gave on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore last night. Matusz was a guest on the "Baltimore Baseball Tonight" pregame show with Bob Haynie, Jen Royle and Joe Orsulak. "It's been a tough year," Matusz said. "Going into this...
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J. Stockstill on Britton, Hobgood, Townsend and Klein

J. Stockstill on Britton, Hobgood, Townsend and Klein
In his last major league start, Zach Britton gave up eight runs in the first inning on July 8 at Boston. Last night, pitching for Double-A Bowie at home against Harrisburg, he took a shutout into the fifth inning and then gave up eight runs to that club. There was an error that hurt his cause, but Britton gave up eight runs (four earned) and eight hits in 4 2/3 with no walks and nine strikeouts. He allowed two homers in that fifth inning before leaving the game. Orioles director of player...
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Quick takes

Quick takes
A couple of quick thoughts for an off-day and night. Feel free to leave your comment and/or question. * Matt Wieters was an All-Star and J.J. Hardy had a great run at bat for a while there and has been stellar at short, but Adam Jones has been the Orioles best player this year. Over the last nine games, he is batting .333 with five homers and 11 RBIs. His second half OPS is 1.074. He said the other night how he really wants to have a big second half. Buck Showalter has often talked about the...
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Zach Britton in Bowie: Working to get better and return to the Orioles

Zach Britton in Bowie: Working to get better and return to the Orioles
In mid-May, Zach Britton was 5-2 with an ERA of 2.14 over his first nine major league starts. No one could have predicted then that less than two months later he would be back in the minor leagues. His time at Double-A Bowie could soon be coming to an end, though, as Britton gets set to make his third start for the Baysox at home tonight against Harrisburg. He still has fresh in his mind the memory of that start July 8 at Boston, where he gave up six hits and eight runs over just 2/3 of an...
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In Bowie, Guerrero and Izturis both say they are ready to return to the Orioles

In Bowie, Guerrero and Izturis both say they are ready to return to the Orioles
BOWIE, Md. - Both Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis got four at-bats with one hit each and left the game in the seventh inning tonight at Double-A Bowie. Both later said they felt good and they are hoping the Orioles decide to activate them in time to play Tuesday at Toronto. Izturis had several duties here tonight: player, postgame interview subject, then interpreter for Guerrero's interview. "(Guerrero) feels great," Izturis said in the Baysox clubhouse during the eighth inning of the...
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Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis are both 1-for-3 tonight at Bowie (updated)

Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis are both 1-for-3 tonight at Bowie (updated)
BOWIE, Md. - In his first game since July 10 at Boston, Vladimir Guerrero is 1-for-3 tonight here at Prince George's Stadium for the Double-A Bowie Baysox against Trenton. He and Cesar Izturis are playing for Bowie on injury-rehab assignments. They could soon return to the Orioles, possibly as early as Tuesday at Toronto. Guerrero grounded out to short in the fifth after he lined a single to left in the first and then lined out to right an inning later. Guerrero is the Bowie DH and batting...
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Guerrero singles in his first Bowie at-bat; Mahoney drives him in (updated)

Guerrero singles in his first Bowie at-bat; Mahoney drives him in (updated)
BOWIE, Md. - In his first minor league at-bat since May 23, 2009, Vladimir Guerrero lined a single to left here tonight in the first inning on a 1-0 pitch for the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Guerrero has been on the disabled list with a fractured right wrist and could return to the Orioles soon. He is batting .279 with seven homers and 31 RBIs on the year for the Orioles. Guerrero is the DH and batting second in the Bowie lineup. Before he hit, Cesar Izturis led off and grounded out on a 1-1 pitch...
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Checking in on Zach Britton (update with Kendall note)

Checking in on Zach Britton (update with Kendall note)
BOWIE, Md. - Orioles left-hander Zach Britton is here with the Baysox and will make his third Double-A start here Monday night against Harrisburg. It appears that could be Britton's final start in the minors this year before he possibly returns to pitch Saturday for the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Britton is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts over seven innings with the Baysox, giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. I asked him how he felt about his two Baysox...
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Izturis says his right elbow is now 100 percent

Izturis says his right elbow is now 100 percent
BOWIE, Md. - He hasn't played in a major league game since May 12, but Cesar Izturis is just about ready to return to the Orioles. He will play in his third game here tonight on his injury-rehab assignment, batting first and playing shortstop for Double-A Bowie against Trenton at 6:05 p.m. Izturis went on the disabled list on May 18, retroactive to May 13, with a right elbow ulnar nerve injury. He had an operation on May 24. He had a hard time throwing before the procedure, but pronounces...
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Adam Jones in 2011: Consistent and productive

Adam Jones in 2011: Consistent and productive
Adam Jones hit just .218 in April. But he got his offense really going in May and he wants to put the finishing touches on his best season yet in Baltimore in the season's final 65 games. "I want to have a big second half," Jones said. "I was a little frustrated going into the break. This game is bigger than me. Just want to have the right attitude and try to have a big second half for the team." He is now batting .284 with 17 homers and 58 RBIs. Jones' slugging percentage is up from...
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Bergesen, Jones and Gregg on the Orioles' win over the Angels

Bergesen, Jones and Gregg on the Orioles' win over the Angels
Just minutes after he picked up just his second win of the year, Brad Bergesen was passing around credit to his teammates. Adam Jones talks about his two-RBI game as the O's defeat the Angels 3-2 "I think Craig Tatum throwing out those guys tonight was huge for me. You get a guy on and you find those little breaks and he came up huge twice tonight and Reynolds made a couple of big plays," he said after the Orioles' 3-2 win over Los Angeles. Bergesen gave up just two runs and six hits...
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Bergesen and 'pen lead O's past Angels 3-2

Bergesen and 'pen lead O's past Angels 3-2
Brad Bergesen took the mound tonight with just one win all year over 10 starts and 18 appearances. Then, he went out and picked up No. 2. Bergesen, with some help, pitched the Orioles to a 3-2 win over Los Angeles in front of 20,311 Saturday night at Camden Yards. He entered with a 1-6 record and 5.74 ERA in his 10 starts on the season but picked up his first win since May 14 when he shutout Tampa Bay. Bergesen gave up six hits and two runs over six innings, throwing 79 pitches. After...
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Jones homer notes

Jones homer notes
Adam Jones hit another homer for the Orioles tonight. His solo shot in the last of the fourth cut the Los Angeles lead to 2-1. It was his 17th of the year and maybe the one that traveled the shortest distance. Jones crushed a liner down the left-field line that just made it into the stands, 338 feet from home plate. He likes to homer at home and now has hit 14 of his 17 on the season at Camden Yards, where Jones has an OPS of .903 compared to .666 on the road. By month, Jones hit five homers...
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Josh Bell is back and maybe for longer than a day this time

Josh Bell is back and maybe for longer than a day this time
Josh Bell got a single for the Orioles as a pinch hitter in Monday's game and then actually played an inning in left field. It was his only day here as he briefly replaced Alfredo Simon on the Orioles' roster in what turned out to be a one-day appearance. He then took a day or two off and had time to have two wisdom teeth pulled before reporting back to Triple-A. Now he is right back with the Orioles, taking Luke Scott's roster spot. He's in tonight's starting lineup, serving as the DH...
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Luke Scott confirms that his season is over

Luke Scott confirms that his season is over
Luke Scott confirmed today that his season is over. He has been placed back on the disabled list after going 0-for-3 last night and he said he will not play anymore in 2011 due a torn labrum in his right shoulder. "Yeah, there is nothing I can do," Scott said. "It will not heal on its own. I've been playing with it since the beginning of May. May 2 is the day it began really throbbing. I battled through it. I'm not helping the team out by going out there and swinging with my bat under...
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The battle to get good pitching and hitting on the same night

The battle to get good pitching and hitting on the same night
Consistency is not the Orioles' strong point this season. Probably not shocking you with that announcement. Now that they have put together a few good starting pitching performances lately, they have seen the bats fall off. The Orioles starters have pitched to an ERA of 3.05 the last three games and 4.04 over the last six games. Nothing exceptional about that, but much better than the starters had been doing. Also, four times in the last six games an O's starter has pitched 6 2/3 innings or...
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Not this time against Santana, as Orioles lose series opener

Not this time against Santana, as Orioles lose series opener
The last time the Orioles faced Angels starter Ervin Santana before tonight, they got to him for 12 hits and nine runs over 3 2/3 innings. That was last August. He did a little better this time. He held the Orioles scoreless into the last of the eighth and pitched Los Angeles to a 6-1 win in the series opener in front of 24,823 at Camden Yards. Santana (5-8) gave up just one run and three hits over 7 2/3, throwing 105 pitches. The Orioles finally scored on a J.J. Hardy RBI single, avoiding a...
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The starters look to start pitching better

The starters look to start pitching better
When Jeremy Guthrie and Jake Arrieta each pitched seven innings in the final two games of the series against Boston, it was just the second time on the season that O's starters went seven or more in two or more consecutive games. May 12: Zach Britton, 9 IP vs. Seattle May 13: Jeremy Guthrie, 8 IP at Tampa May 14: Brad Bergesen, 9 IP at Tampa July 19: Jeremy Guthrie, 7 IP vs. Boston July 20: Jake Arrieta, 7 IP vs. Boston In the last 33 games, Orioles' starters have completed seven innings...
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