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César Valdez on his success and chance to close for Orioles

César Valdez on his success and chance to close for Orioles
In his second season with the Orioles, 36-year-old right-hander César Valdez is still confounding American League hitters. And he's doing it in the ninth inning. And not with a 98 mph fastball, but rather a changeup that averages 78 mph. He is the opposite of a flamethrower and he uses his changeup 82 percent of the time. It's been so good that he is off to a 2-0 start with four saves and an ERA of 0.96 in eight games. He's allowed seven hits and one walk over 9 1/3 innings with 10...
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More on the offense as O's await red-hot Athletics

More on the offense as O's await red-hot Athletics
If we use the stat OPS - on-base plus slugging - the 2020 Orioles look a lot better than the 2021 club. And it's not very close. Counting all batters - qualifiers and non-qualifiers - the 2020 Orioles had six players with an OPS of .800 or better and two at .900 plus. And another player at .791. This year's club has just two players at .800 or above through 18 games and just four players on the entire club at .704 or above. Yep, only four players at .704 or above. Yikes. Last year's club had...
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What it looks like after 18 games

What it looks like after 18 games
So the Orioles have played about 11 percent of the 2021 season. That is a sample, but a small one. Can we make any judgments from that? We can, but you run the risk of being wrong. Well, that's never stopped us before. At 8-10, the Orioles are playing .444 baseball. That is better than their .417 win percentage from last year when they were 25-35. A team playing at a win percentage of .444 for a full season would go 72-90. That is probably better than many projected. And maybe better than...
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O's Zimmermann done in by one pitch in loss to Miami

O's Zimmermann done in by one pitch in loss to Miami
If you are a starting pitcher and your team has not scored you any runs, your margin for error is not minimal, it's zero. One mistake could cost you. That happened today to Baltimorean Bruce Zimmermann. The left-hander was twirling a shutout in a 0-0 tie at Miami when one pitch that got drilled into the gap led to a three-run inning and the Marlins went on to beat the Orioles. Another attempt to get back to .500 came up short as the Orioles fell 3-0. They went 3-2 on this road trip and come...
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O's game blog: Looking for a win in the road trip finale

O's game blog: Looking for a win in the road trip finale
The Orioles wrap up this quick two-game series and their five-game, two-city road trip this afternoon when they again play the Miami Marlins. The Orioles won 7-5 last night and are 3-1 on this trip, which began in Texas. The Orioles are now 3-3 in series openers, and a win today would leave them 3-1 in road series. Lefty Bruce Zimmermann (1-1, 4.24 ERA) gets the start, his fourth of this season. Zimmermann has two quality starts and has gone six innings twice. For the season, he's allowed 17...
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Notes on Harvey's start, Fry's good run and chasing pitches

Notes on Harvey's start, Fry's good run and chasing pitches
The Orioles will go for a two-game series sweep this afternoon and will have a 4-1 road trip if they can get another win at Miami. They took an early 6-1 lead last night and held on to win 7-5. They improved to 8-9 overall and to 7-3 in road games. They are 19-18 on the road since the start of the 2020 season. They are now 5-1 when they score first and 7-2 when they score four runs or more. On a night when he didn't have his best stuff or command, right-hander Matt Harvey managed to not walk...
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A few notes on another O's road win

A few notes on another O's road win
It was a night where the defense behind him was shaky at times. And the Orioles almost let a five-run lead get completely away. But his offense did provide a nice early lead. And that led right-hander Matt Harvey to his first win as an Oriole. And his first win for anyone since July 13, 2019. That was for the Los Angeles Angels then against Seattle. Harvey had lost his last five decisions since, dating to July 18, 2019. The Orioles beat Miami 7-5 to get the opener of this brief two-game...
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O's game blog: Harvey on mound in Miami series opener

O's game blog: Harvey on mound in Miami series opener
The Orioles have gotten five straight outings where their starting pitcher allowed two earned runs or less. This run began with right-hander Matt Harvey in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader, and Harvey is back on the mound tonight. He will make his fourth start of 2021 when the Orioles open a quick, two-day series at Miami. The Orioles lost 1-0 in 10 innings Sunday at Texas as they came up a win short of a series sweep at Globe Life Field. The Orioles (7-9) are 6-3 on the road. They are 2-3 in...
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How spring struggles turned into season success for Paul Fry

How spring struggles turned into season success for Paul Fry
As his spring training was going from bad to worse, Orioles bullpen lefty Paul Fry was trying to remain confident and keep up a strong mental outlook. He was also hoping his manager was maintaining confidence in him. But just to be sure, a short chat with manager Brandon Hyde wouldn't hurt. Fry, who is pitching quite well now and has for most of this season for the Orioles, had a spring ERA of 10.61. Over 9 1/3 innings, he had given up 14 hits and 12 runs. His WHIP was 1.929. "Yeah, it did...
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When the big three get going, so will O's offense

When the big three get going, so will O's offense
It's no secret the Orioles offense has gotten off to a slow start. You noticed, right? Through Sunday's games they have a team batting average of .221, which is ninth in the American League. They rank last in team OBP (.278), 13th in slugging (.365) and 13th in OPS (.643). They have already scored three runs or fewer eight times and been shut out twice. They are 1-7 in those eight games. When they score four or more, they are 6-2. We've detailed some of the recent pitching success here, but...
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An encouraging weekend for O's, especially on the mound

An encouraging weekend for O's, especially on the mound
So that was a strong weekend of pitching for the Orioles. They allowed four runs in three games at Texas. Yet when they were shut out Sunday, it meant no series sweep against the Rangers. Still, they began the road trip taking two of three and head to Miami at 7-9. For the second time this season, the Orioles staff did not allow an earned run. They also did that in the opening day shutout at Boston. Baltimore pitching has allowed two runs or less six times on the season. They did it the first...
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No runs, no win: O's lose in 10 and fail to sweep

No runs, no win: O's lose in 10 and fail to sweep
The Orioles were locked in another pitcher's duel this afternoon. Last night they trailed 1-0 after six innings but won 6-1. It was 0-0 today in Arlington, Texas through six. And through seven. And eight and nine. But the Orioles finally cracked. Nate Lowe's bases loaded single to left won it 1-0 in 10 innings for Texas as the O's failed to sweep and fall to 7-9 for the year. The O's missed a chance in the top of the 10th. With Maikel Franco on third and one out, pinch-hitter Trey Mancini...
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O's game blog: Going for a series sweep at Texas

O's game blog: Going for a series sweep at Texas
After losing Thurday's doubleheader at home scoring three runs in two games, the Orioles scored 11 in the first two games of their series at Texas. They have posted 5-2 and 6-1 wins. Today they can sweep this series and get back to the .500 mark. The Orioles (7-8) are 6-2 on the road, winning three in a row away from Oriole Park. Last night's win improved the O's record to 3-7 when their opponent scores first. Entering this weekend, the Orioles had lost six in a row and nine of 11 in games...
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Mancini's hit, Galvis' defense, Kremer's bounceback part of O's winning night

Mancini's hit, Galvis' defense, Kremer's bounceback part of O's winning night
On a night when it looked like they might get shut out, instead the Orioles scored six late runs to beat the Texas Rangers Saturday night. They have started their road trip with 5-2 and 6-1 wins. It had to be nice to win coming from behind, as they were down 1-0 heading to the seventh. But to see Trey Mancini get the go-ahead run home was big-time icing on a cake that tasted pretty darn good. There were positive signs all around. Mancini doubled in the run in the eighth that provided a 2-1...
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O's win at Texas was led by previously struggling players (with quotes)

O's win at Texas was led by previously struggling players (with quotes)
It was not just that the Orioles produced a comeback win in Texas, one that gives them a series victory. It was how they did it and who was responsible that was also quite big. Struggling Trey Mancini lined a go-ahead double in the eighth. Right-hander Dean Kremer, who had a 10.50 ERA at game time, pitched a strong game on three days' rest. Shortstop Freddy Galvis had four hits and started one sensational double play. And the improving Orioles bullpen had another good night. And down by 1-0...
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O's pregame notes on Mancini, Kremer and more

O's pregame notes on Mancini, Kremer and more
As the Orioles get set to play the second game of their series at Texas tonight, manager Brandon Hyde has dropped Trey Mancini to fifth in the batting order for the first time this year. Mancini, batting .151/.220/.358/.579 in 59 plate appearances, went 0-for-4 in last night's 5-2 win with four strikeouts. He is 1-for-16 (.063) his last five games and 4-for-33 (.121) his last nine. And while he does lead the club with three homers and ranks second with 10 RBIs, the skipper will drop him down...
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O's game blog: Looking for two in a row at Texas

O's game blog: Looking for two in a row at Texas
The Orioles' 5-2 win at Texas last night was just their second win in a series-opening game this season. They won the other series when they got the opener, in the first series at Boston. Tonight the clubs meet in the middle game of a three-game series at Globe Life Field. The Orioles entered the Texas series having lost six of the previous seven games and were 2-8 since their 3-0 start. But it was a nice start to a road trip as Jorge López and four bullpen pitchers combined on a...
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A look at why taking Jorge López out after five was the right move

A look at why taking Jorge López out after five was the right move
Right-hander Jorge López had a couple of good starts for the Orioles last year, but he could not put much consistency together. And then he started this year with an 11.42 ERA after two starts. But last night was about as good as he has looked in an O's uniform. In his previous 11 games with the Orioles dating to last season - when he posted a 7.28 ERA - he never had swing-and-miss stuff like he had last night. A night when he was painting corners with 97 mph fastballs. A night when he and...
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O's game blog: Road trip begins in Texas

O's game blog: Road trip begins in Texas
After losing six of seven games during the season's first homestand, the Orioles are back on the road tonight. They begin a two-city, five-game road stint at Texas versus the Rangers. It's their first trip to Arlington, Texas, since June 4-6, 2019. The Orioles (5-8) lost a doubleheader to Seattle on Thursday and they are tied for fourth in the American League East and are four games back of first-place Boston. The Orioles, who scored just three runs over the two seven-inning games yesterday,...
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Baseball's latest effort to get more action in the game (plus O's notes)

Baseball's latest effort to get more action in the game (plus O's notes)
Major League Baseball is a taking a distance that was kind of sacred in baseball and changing it later this year. Not in the American League or the National League, but in August in the independent Atlantic League. That is when 60 feet, six inches becomes 61 feet, six inches. MLB will experiment with one of its partner leagues when its second half starts Aug. 3. The pitching rubber will be moved back one foot in the Atlantic League. This is expected to lead to more balls put in play, fewer...
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