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Joe Jordan not scared of high school talent in first round

Joe Jordan not scared of high school talent in first round
Orioles scouting director Joe Jordan has taken four high school players and two collegians with his six first-round picks since he was named to that post in November of 2004. Right now, he is in the final days of his preparation for another draft and the Orioles have the fourth pick in Round 1 next Monday night. There are several draft projections and predictions that have the Orioles taking Oklahoma right-handed high school pitcher Dylan Bundy with that pick. There is also a segment of fans...
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Losing streak reaches four as O's fall at Seattle

Losing streak reaches four as O's fall at Seattle
The Orioles are now one loss away from following a five-game win streak with five consecutive losses. They are now 0-4 on their current road trip after this afternoon's 4-3 loss at Seattle, as they fall to 24-28. The Mariners have won 10 of 12 games to improve to 27-26. Jake Arrieta had the shortest start of his career as he allowed four runs and four hits in just 2 1/3 innings and 68 pitches. He falls to 6-3 with an ERA of 4.97. Arrieta issued two bases-loaded walks in the Seattle third, a...
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Checking in with some Orioles & Mariners notes

Checking in with some Orioles & Mariners notes
Here are some notes and stats about the Orioles and Mariners as they begin a three-game series this afternoon. It's the second leg of a two-city road trip for the Orioles, who are 24-27 overall and 9-13 in road games. * The Orioles swept a three-game series from the Mariners May 10-12 in Baltimore by scores of 7-6, 4-2 and 2-1. They won the first and third games of the series with walk-off, extra-inning wins. O's starting pitchers worked to an ERA of 1.29 in that series. * The Mariners are...
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Minor league updates on Machado, Mahoney, Hobgood and more

Minor league updates on Machado, Mahoney, Hobgood and more
The Orioles are hopeful that 2010 first-round draft pick Manny Machado will play in extended spring training games in Sarasota, Fla., starting Wednesday or Thursday. Machado has been out since May 5 with a left knee injury. In 25 games with Single-A Delmarva before that, he was hitting .333 with five homers, 21 RBIs and a 1.062 OPS. If he continues to progress he could return to the Delmarva lineup sometime next week. Double-A Bowie first baseman Joe Mahoney, who has been on the disabled...
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Baseball America's Jim Callis on the first few picks in the draft and the O's at No. 4

Baseball America's Jim Callis on the first few picks in the draft and the O's at No. 4
With the First-Year Player Draft now just one week away, Baseball America executive editor Jim Callis is projecting the Orioles will take Oklahoma high school pitcher Dylan Bundy with the fourth overall pick. But trying to predict the draft is tricky business at best, even for someone with Callis' background. This year, he said, even the first pick is unclear right now. "Two years ago, we had the most hyped prospect and probably the best prospect in draft history in Stephen Strasburg. We...
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Lost weekend at Oakland: A's win 6-4 to sweep the Orioles

Lost weekend at Oakland: A's win 6-4 to sweep the Orioles
When the Orioles scored four runs in the top of the fifth today it looked like the club might pick up a rare win at Oakland and give Zach Britton his first win since May 1. But the good vibes didn't last long. Josh Willingham's three-run homer capped Oakland's four-run last of the fifth off Britton as the A's regained the lead and beat the Orioles 6-4 to sweep the series. Oakland joins Cleveland and Tampa Bay as clubs that have swept the O's in a three-game series on the year. The...
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Kipp Schutz leaves Frederick game in the second inning

Kipp Schutz leaves Frederick game in the second inning
Outfielder Kipp Schutz of the Single-A Frederick Keys left today's game at Salem in the second inning when he was hit by a pitch in the helmet. That was according to the team's Twitter feed, which said he left the field under his own power. The initial report was that Schutz was taken out as a precaution and was not showing any ill effects from being hit and that appears to be good news. He was just promoted to the Keys from Single-A Delmarva and played his first game in the Carolina League...
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Another night, another loss in Oakland for Orioles

Another night, another loss in Oakland for Orioles
It was a familiar script for the Orioles on Saturday night at Oakland: another loss and another night with not much offense. Oakland scored single runs in the second, third, sixth and eighth innings in a 4-2 win over the Orioles, as the A's take the first two games of this series. For the second night in a row the Orioles were held to six hits and once again they failed to produce a single extra-base hit. The Orioles fall to 1-11 in Oakland since the 2008 season and they have been outscored...
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Avery hit streak reaches 11 games in Baysox loss tonight

Avery hit streak reaches 11 games in Baysox loss tonight
Xavier Avery, the center fielder for Double-A Bowie, needed all nine innings, but extended his hitting streak to 11 games tonight as the Baysox lost 8-3 at Harrisburg. After going hitless heading until the last inning, Avery singled in the ninth to extend his streak, which began on May 18 against Richmond. Avery is batting .425 (17-for-40) with six multi-hit games during the streak. His average for the season is now up to .262 in 48 games. Avery has six doubles and has scored nine runs during...
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What will the Orioles do with the fourth pick in the draft?

What will the Orioles do with the fourth pick in the draft?
So will the Orioles take a position player or pitcher with the fourth pick in round one of the June 6 First-Year Player Draft? Will they take Bobby Bundy's brother or perhaps will Anthony Rendon fall to the Orioles at number four? These are some of the burning questions with the draft now just over a week away. Both Jim Callis of Baseball America and ESPN's Keith Law project the Orioles will take Oklahoma high school pitcher Dylan Bundy in their latest mock drafts. Callis has Pittsburgh...
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The Orioles have just one win this year with Bergesen on the mound

The Orioles have just one win this year with Bergesen on the mound
No knock on Brad Bergesen, but when he has started this year, the Orioles have lost almost every time. They are just 1-7 in his eight starts this year. He'll try to begin to reverse that tonight when he makes his ninth start of the season tonight at Oakland. Bergesen is 1-5 with a 5.64 ERA on the season and his last appearance was on May 19. In his career, when pitching with six or more days of rest, he is 3-3 with an 5.65 ERA over eight starts. Showing his inconsistency this year, he gave...
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Minor league notes on Townsend, Schutz, Miclat and Schrader

Minor league notes on Townsend, Schutz, Miclat and Schrader
First baseman Tyler Townsend of the Single-A Frederick Keys has missed the last three games, but is not injured. He is away from the team on a personal matter and should return soon. He could be back tonight but if he doesn't get back to the team in time for that game at Salem, the club just may wait until they return home on Monday for him to rejoin the club. Townsend, a 2009 third-round pick out of Florida International, got off to a blazing start and was hitting .344 but then his averaged...
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Tillman talk and other notes from last night

Tillman talk and other notes from last night
You wouldn't think a pitcher that has worked to an ERA of 1.33 over his last four starts would be in danger of losing his rotation spot, but that may be the case for Chris Tillman. The positive results with that ERA have come at a time when he keeps failing to show pitch efficiency and struggles to get deep in games. Tillman's last four starts: May 11 vs. Seattle: 6 IP, 1 ER, 112 pitches. May 16 at Boston: 5 IP, 0 runs, 88 pitches. May 22 vs. Washington: 5 IP, 1 ER, 97 pitches. May 27 at...
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A short start and long string of double plays end O's win streak

A short start and long string of double plays end O's win streak
To say the least, it was a frustrating night in Oakland, where the Orioles have had a few. Their starter could not survive five innings, meanwhile, at bat, the Orioles hit into four double plays. The scoreless streak for the Orioles' bullpen ended at 15 2/3 innings when Oakland scored three runs off Alfredo Simon in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie. The A's beat the O's 6-2 to end the Orioles' five-game win streak. The Orioles are now 1-10 in their last 11 games at Oakland and have...
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Will it be a tough Gio tonight for O's against Gonzalez?

Will it be a tough Gio tonight for O's against Gonzalez?
Chris Tillman takes the mound for the Orioles tonight for his 10th start of the season. Tillman has pitched very well over his last three starts. In that time, his ERA is 1.13 and he has allowed 14 hits and two runs over 16 innings. Now the Orioles would like him to get deeper into the games as he has pitched six, five and five innings over those starts. His mound opponent tonight is a very talented lefty in the A's Gio Gonzalez, who is 5-2 with the sixth-best ERA in the American League at...
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Series preview: O's versus A's

Series preview: O's versus A's
The Orioles begin a six-game west coast road trip with a three-game series at Oakland tonight. Now that they have reached the .500 mark at 24-24 with a five-game win streak, the O's could go over that mark tonight. A win would put Baltimore over the .500 mark for the first time since the Orioles were 6-5 on April 14. The Orioles are now 58-47 (.552) in 105 games since Buck Showalter took over last August as manager. Vladimir Guerrero is batting .380 during an 11-game hitting streak and Nick...
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Leo Gomez will manage at Aberdeen; Drese to be released

Leo Gomez will manage at Aberdeen; Drese to be released
Former Oriole Leo Gomez will manage the short-season Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds this season. Aberdeen opens a new year in the New York-Penn League on June 17 at home against Hudson Valley. The last two seasons, Gomez was a field coach for the O's Gulf Coast League and Bluefield clubs. He played with the Orioles from 1990 to 1995, batting .245 over 475 games. Gary Kendall, now the manager at Double-A Bowie, was Aberdeen's manager the last three seasons. Meanwhile, the Orioles are expected...
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Extra-base hits have been elusive for Markakis

Extra-base hits have been elusive for Markakis
Nick Markakis has been starting to get base hits and his average is on the rise. Markakis is working on an 11-game batting streak, during which he is hitting .362 as the Orioles get set to open a series tonight at Oakland. But here is a disturbing Markakis stat. He has just eight extra-base hits through 46 games and is on pace for just 28 this year. The last four years he has averaged 66 extra-base hits per season. Why the power outage right now for Markakis, a player who usually cranks out...
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Clubhouse comments from Vlad and Guthrie after the win over K.C.

Clubhouse comments from Vlad and Guthrie after the win over K.C.
After his game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning today, Vladimir Guerrero talked with reporters in the O's clubhouse with help from O's staffer Rudy Arias, who served as interpreter. Can you talk about your game-winning hit? "I was trying to look for a good pitch to hit and get a base hit. Nothing to pull or home runs, just trying to get good contact. I ran hard. I didn't know. Made sure I tried to beat the (possible) double play." On the Orioles getting back to .500. "I'm very...
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Reimold on his two-homer game against Kansas City

Reimold on his two-homer game against Kansas City
The day didn't start out great for Nolan Reimold, but it ended up that way. In the top of the second inning, Reimold, playing in left field, threw to the wrong base. With a man on first and one out, Wilson Betemit singled and Reimold's throw to third was much too late to get the runner and allowed Betemit to move into second. Kansas City went on to score four runs. Nolan Reimold talks about his first multi-homer game in the big leagues as the O's beat the Royals 6-5 "I should have been...
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