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O's game blog: The series finale in Seattle

O's game blog: The series finale in Seattle
The Orioles can produce both a winning series and a winning road trip with a victory this afternoon at Seattle. The trip began when they took two of three from first-place Oakland over the weekend. It continued Monday with a 5-3 win at Seattle before last night's 5-2 loss. The Orioles (14-16) are playing .467 ball at the 30-game mark. That would produce a final record of 76-86. Even with Tuesday's loss, they have won four of their last six, six out of 10 and are 9-8 over the last 17 games....
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The RISP issues and a look at opening night on the farm

The RISP issues and a look at opening night on the farm
For the Orioles, it has been a recurring problem with their offense: a lack of clutch hits. This issue showed up again big time in the second game of the Seattle series Tuesday night. The Orioles had the bases loaded and one out in the second inning. They had bases loaded and two outs in the sixth and the same situation in the eighth. The last two times, catcher Chance Sisco grounded out in each instance to end the threat. He went hitless and is now batting .162 with a .414 OPS. He had company...
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This time, Mariners have a big eighth to beat O's (quotes added)

This time, Mariners have a big eighth to beat O's (quotes added)
On a night when the Orioles continued to not capitalize on bases-loaded situations, the Seattle Mariners did in a big way with one of their own. And that led Seattle to a 5-2 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night in the second game of the series. Right-hander Travis Lakins Sr. started the last of the eighth in a 1-1 tie and gave up a flared single to right by Sam Haggerty. Then he walked the next two hitters before manager Brandon Hyde called for Tanner Scott to try and pull off a miracle with...
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O's game blog: Shooting for a series win at Seattle

O's game blog: Shooting for a series win at Seattle
Enjoying a good road trip with three wins in four games, the Orioles look for another victory when they play at Seattle tonight in the second of a three-game series. The Orioles were being shut out through seven innings and down 1-0 last night when they erupted for a five-run eighth and a 5-3 win. Cedric Mullins and Freddy Galvis hit two-run homers. It was No. 5 for Mullins and No. 3 for Galvis. The Orioles can get back to the .500 mark for the first time since April 10 with a victory tonight....
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Where the O's top 30 prospects will begin the minor league season

Where the O's top 30 prospects will begin the minor league season
With Minor League Baseball opening a new season tonight, here is a look at where Orioles prospects on the MLBPipeline.com top 30 are beginning the new season. Triple-A Norfolk leads the way with a roster currently holding eight top 30 prospects, while Double-A Bowie, high Single-A Aberdeen and low Single-A Delmarva have five each. Norfolk: (9) Yusniel Diaz, (10) Keegan Akin, (11) Zac Lowther, (15) Ryan McKenna, (19) Jahmai Jones, (20) Alexander Wells, (23) Rylan Bannon, (24) Tyler Nevin. Bowie:...
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O's hit two homers in eighth, rally to beat M's (with quotes)

O's hit two homers in eighth, rally to beat M's (with quotes)
If one of the Orioles' goals tonight was to get right-hander Dean Kremer back on track, they did that. But could his strong outing lead to a win in the series opener at Seattle? It was a night where Seattle went with a bullpen game. And that actually was not great news for the Orioles. The Mariners bullpen began the game first in the majors in 'pen ERA at 2.30 and second in WHIP and batting average against. And for seven innings, five Mariners pitchers kept the Orioles off the board. And...
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Opening night starter: DL Hall moves up to Double-A and debuts tonight

Opening night starter: DL Hall moves up to Double-A and debuts tonight
Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez might be the Orioles' highest-ranked pitching prospect. But left-hander DL Hall is not far behind. And now armed with a fastball that touches 100 mph and what he believes is improved command, the 22-year-old Hall will make his Double-A debut tonight. He's on the mound when the Bowie Baysox play at Altoona on opening night. In the most current national rankings, Baseball America rates Rodriguez No. 18 on its top 100 list, with Hall No. 52. MLBPipeline.com ranks...
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O's game blog: The series opener at Seattle

O's game blog: The series opener at Seattle
The West Coast road trip continues at T-Mobile Park tonight when the Orioles play the Seattle Mariners to start a three-game series. The Orioles (13-15) took two of three over the weekend at Oakland. Seattle (16-13) won two of three from the Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners are 5-2-2 in series play this year and 8-6 at home. They are 14-8 in their last 22 games, a stretch that includes a four-game series in Baltimore where they won three of four games. When these clubs last played on April 15,...
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Galvis on getting back in lineup and trying to maintain a hot bat

Galvis on getting back in lineup and trying to maintain a hot bat
Just when he was starting to hit on a team that could have used some offense, new Orioles shortstop Freddy Galvis had to miss four games. He suffered a sore left adductor/groin on April 26 against the New York Yankees. But he was back in the lineup over the weekend, starting at short for the last two games of the series at Oakland. "I think it was like little by little," Galvis said via Zoom of that issue that kept him briefly on the bench. " After we came from Texas and Miami, where they...
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There were good signs over the weekend for the offense

There were good signs over the weekend for the offense
It was at least a small step forward over the weekend at Oakland for the Orioles on offense. They scored 16 runs on 28 hits, batting .264 for the three games with four doubles and four home runs. There was no offensive explosion, but there seemed to be less chasing of pitches and more clutch hits. Again, no outpouring of clutch hitting, but seeing Trey Mancini, Freddy Galvis and Austin Hays get run-producing hits with two outs was a step forward in Sunday's 7-5 loss. The Orioles have lost just...
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O's game blog: Going for a sweep in Oakland

O's game blog: Going for a sweep in Oakland
The Orioles are enjoying the West Coast so far. They've started a six-game road trip by going 2-0 at Oakland and can record a three-game sweep of the Athletics today at Oakland Coliseum. If the Orioles win: * They will have their second three-game sweep, with both coming on the road.* They will have a season-best four-game winning streak.* They'll be back at .500 for the first time since April 10 when they were 4-4.* They will be 4-2 against the first-place Athletics.* They will be 10-4 in...
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We are now just two days from minor league opening day

We are now just two days from minor league opening day
The Orioles are excited to see their young minor league players on the field starting Tuesday for many reasons. They had a strong preseason camp in Florida leading to Friday's release of the break-camp rosters. The organization feels a farm system that is now ranked fifth by MLBPipeline.com and seventh by Baseball America is robust. Final roster decisions were tough. "I think what is interesting is, you can look and see how much the organization has changed in terms of depth of talent over...
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O's game blog: Trying to build on Friday's win at Oakland

O's game blog: Trying to build on Friday's win at Oakland
With back-to-back one-run wins over the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics under their belt, the Orioles take the field today at Oakland looking to move to within a game of the .500 mark. It's the second game of a three-game series and six-game trip to face the top two clubs in the American League West. With Friday's 3-2 win over Oakland, the Orioles (12-14) improved to 8-4 in road games. Their .667 road winning percentage is tied for the second-highest in the AL and tied for fourth-best...
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Hyde on Means: "He's turning into a complete pitcher"

Hyde on Means: "He's turning into a complete pitcher"
Suddenly, they are the cardiac Orioles. They lose a ninth-inning lead against the New York Yankees, but beat them in 10 on Thursday. They travel across the country, almost lose a lead in the last of the ninth at Oakland but beat the first-place A's for the second time in a row. One guess as to which pitcher started both games? It was John Means on the mound when the Orioles beat Oakland 8-1 last Sunday, snapping their 13-game winning streak. It was Means back out again, this time on the West...
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The ace does it again: Means pitches O's past A's (updated)

The ace does it again: Means pitches O's past A's (updated)
Giving up a homer would annoy any pitcher. Tonight when he gave up one, it seemed to really annoy Orioles left-hander John Means. And Oakland batters would pay for that. A walk followed that solo homer in the Oakland second inning. Then Means would strike out eight of the next 12 Oakland batters and retire 14 in a row. He was well on his way to pitching another gem for the Orioles, as they beat Oakland 3-2 in the series and road trip opener. This win got very dicey in the last of the ninth....
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O's pregame notes on Franco, Galvis, Mountcastle and more

O's pregame notes on Franco, Galvis, Mountcastle and more
The Orioles will be without their usual left side of the infield, at least at the start, when they take the field tonight for Game 1 of a three-game series at Oakland. Neither Maikel Franco, who has made 23 starts at third base, nor Freddy Galvis, who has made 22 at shortstop, are in tonight's lineup for the series opener. Galvis has missed the last three games and has not played since Monday night when he suffered a sore left adductor/groin when running out a double. Franco had started every...
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O's game blog: The road trip opener

O's game blog: The road trip opener
As the Orioles begin a two-city, six-game West Coast road trip tonight, they will send their ace to the mound. Lefty John Means (2-0, 1.50 ERA) gets the start as the Orioles play the first of a three-game series at Oakland. Means ranks third in the American League and tied for sixth in the majors in ERA. He ranks fifth in the AL in WHIP (0.90), fifth in opponent batting average (.171) and tied for ninth with 29 strikeouts. He will be making back-to-back starts against the same team. He was an...
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Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters

Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters
We are now just a few days away from a new minor league season. Tuesday is opening day and there will be Minor League Baseball for the first time since the 2019 season. Today, we have the Orioles' break-camp rosters for their four full-season affiliates at Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, high Single-A Aberdeen and low Single-A Delmarva. They all begin their 120 game seasons on Tuesday. The rosters, as always, are subject to last-minute changes and the opening day rosters will be announced...
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The value of pitching inside and Aberdeen's new playing surface

The value of pitching inside and Aberdeen's new playing surface
For Orioles starting pitchers, the ability to pitch inside and bust a hitter with an inside corner fastball was big in the series against the New York Yankees. Right-hander Matt Harvey was able to do it in Monday's win and right-hander Jorge López had some success doing it yesterday. But rookies Bruce Zimmermann and Dean Kremer could not do it as effectively, and it made a big difference in getting good results or not versus the Yankees in the series at Camden Yards. Against a power-hitting...
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O's win to split series as Mancini bat resurgence continues

O's win to split series as Mancini bat resurgence continues
The Orioles still didn't put up much offense today, but they did get just enough to win. After César Valdez could not hold a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth and the Yankees tied it up, the Orioles produced a 4-3 walk-off win in the 10th inning. Cedric Mullins' sac fly to center ended the game as the Orioles and Yankees split a four-game series. Ramón Urías was the runner placed at second in the last of the 10th. He moved to third on Pat Valaika's sac bunt ahead of Mullins' sac...
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