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O's had some ups and downs in the first half of the season

O's had some ups and downs in the first half of the season
The Orioles reached the midpoint of this truncated 60-game season by going 14-16. So close to pulling out another win last night, one that would have left them at .500 at the 30-game point. They were certainly streaky in this span of games. They have had a six-game winning streak and a six-game losing streak. They swept three series, something they did not do once in 162 games last year, and they've been swept in three series. So six sweeps in the first nine series. And the Rays have won the...
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O's game blog: Looking to get the offense going at the Trop

O's game blog: Looking to get the offense going at the Trop
After a 4-2 loss in the series opener at Tropicana Field last night, the Orioles will play in St. Petersburg against Tampa Bay again this evening. It's the second of a three-game series and seven-game road trip. The Orioles are 8-2 on the road and began Tuesday night with the best road record in the majors. They also had won eight in a row on the road since losing opening night at Boston. So they went longer than 30 days between road losses. Even after that game, they still own MLB's best...
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A look at the player leadership group on O's farm

A look at the player leadership group on O's farm
With the feeling that players helping other players can produce positive results in addition to camaraderie and chemistry, the Orioles now have a player leadership group on the farm. Some of the players doing the leading in this group include Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Brett Cumberland, Isaac Mattson and Brian Gonzalez. The O's highest draft pick in 2014, taken No. 90 overall in round three, Gonzalez has seen his chance to make the majors get closer recently. The club added the...
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Two errors, too many strikeouts as O's fall in road trip opener

Two errors, too many strikeouts as O's fall in road trip opener
If the Orioles were going to beat the Tampa Bay Rays tonight and improve to 9-1 on the road, they were probably going to have to figure out how to put the ball in play against one of the best strikeout pitchers in the game. Tall right-hander Tyler Glasnow had an ERA of 6.00 entering this game, but also had fanned 35 batters in 21 innings with a fastball that can touch 98 mph and a curveball that plays rather well off that pitch. Through six innings tonight, he fanned 10 Orioles and got nine on...
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O's game blog: The road trip begins

O's game blog: The road trip begins
The last time they played the Tampa Bay Rays (19-11), the Orioles (14-14) completed a three-game sweep at Camden Yards. They beat Tampa Bay 6-3, 5-4 in 11 innings and 5-1. Against a team playing .633 ball halfway through a 60-game season, O's pitchers recorded a three-game ERA of 1.86, held the Rays to a .190 batting average and produced 31 strikeouts while walking nine Rays batters. But Tampa Bay has surged to challenge the New York Yankees at the top of the American League East. Since...
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A look at Brian Gonzalez's ascension to the O's player pool

A look at Brian Gonzalez's ascension to the O's player pool
His addition to the Orioles' 60-man player pool on Aug. 7 may have surprised some people. But after a season at Double-A Bowie where he made gains pitching as a reliever for the first time, left-hander Brian Gonzalez got the call to join the Bowie alternate camp. After the Aug. 1 trade of Richard Bleier left just two bullpen lefties on the big league roster at that time, Gonzalez was added to a Bowie roster of players that was not overflowing with southpaws. Gonzalez has been in the...
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O's starters' innings are down, but they are not alone

O's starters' innings are down, but they are not alone
No doubt the Orioles could use more innings from their starting pitchers. They have gotten just three outings this year in 28 games when the starter pitched six innings or more. They have no outings of seven innings. Right-hander Alex Cobb went 6 2/3 innings against Toronto on Aug. 17 and that is a season high for the club. But throughout baseball, after a quick three-week ramp-up to start the year, many pitchers were not fully built up to pitch deep into games as of opening day. Add to that...
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A few random thoughts on the .500 Orioles

A few random thoughts on the .500 Orioles
The Orioles are a .500 team (14-14) 28 games into the 2020 season. That is an impressive record for a club that combined to lose 223 games the last two years. We'll see what the final 32 games will hold, but the club did enough the last two days to snap the losing streak, beat Boston twice and get back to the .500 mark. A few random thoughts on the team: Mullins is making an impression: He began last season as the club's starting center fielder and then was sent down to Triple-A and later...
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Series split: Rio Ruiz gets clutch hits as O's beat Boston

Series split: Rio Ruiz gets clutch hits as O's beat Boston
In the first two innings today, the Orioles had numerous chances to score against Boston right-hander Zack Godley. But they went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded five runners. They got leadoff doubles each inning, but the clutch hit didn't come. The question that s the game went on: Would the early failures come back to bite them later? Not today. Third baseman Rio Ruiz, who had been struggling recently and began today batting .050 with runners in scoring, came up with two...
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O's game blog: Looking for a series split with Red Sox

O's game blog: Looking for a series split with Red Sox
The Orioles came from behind twice last night to win and snap a six-game losing streak. Today they play the final game of a 10-game homestand and four-game series when they host the Boston Red Sox. The O's trailed last night 3-1 before Anthony Santander's game-tying two-run homer in the eighth. He blasted No. 10 a distance of 426 feet down the left field line to tie it up at 3-3. It extended his hitting streak to 17 games. During this run, Santander is batting .338 (24-for-71) with seven...
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More on a dramatic win and Mike Elias on trade deadline

More on a dramatic win and Mike Elias on trade deadline
With his team's losing streak at six games, it had been a week between wins. The Orioles lost three straight to Toronto and it would be three in a row against Boston with another loss last night. So O's manager Brandon Hyde was ready to try to make any move that could help his team win Saturday night. "We chased that one a little bit knowing we have an off-day Monday," Hyde said on a Zoom call after their 5-4 10 inning win over the Red Sox. "I kind of went for it bringing in Tanner (Scott)...
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Pedro Severino's walk-off hit ends losing streak in 10th (updated)

Pedro Severino's walk-off hit ends losing streak in 10th (updated)
It was looking like another lifeless night for the Orioles offense and that the club was headed to a seventh straight loss. Then right fielder Anthony Santander turned around seven innings of offensive frustration with one swing. He got a 93 mph high and in fastball from lefty reliever Josh Taylor and smoked a ball down the left field line in the last of the eighth. It landed 426 feet from the plate for a game-tying two-run homer that also extended his long hitting streak. Santander's blast...
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O's game blog: Alex Cobb faces Boston

O's game blog: Alex Cobb faces Boston
The Orioles' last win was a week ago tonight. They beat the Washington Nationals at Camden Yards 7-3. It is one of just four home wins in 17 games this year (the team is 8-1 on the road). Hanser Alberto and Pedro Severino each drove in two runs and right-hander Asher Wojciechowski went five innings to pick up the win. But since that victory the Orioles lost the series finale last Sunday to the Nats, were swept three in a row by Toronto and have lost the first two games to Boston by 7-1 and 8-5...
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Mountcastle's debut significant for the organization, plus other notes

Mountcastle's debut significant for the organization, plus other notes
It is an exciting day for any organization when one of its top prospects arrives in the majors. And the big day for the Orioles and Ryan Mountcastle arrived Friday versus Boston. He walked twice and was part of a late rally, but the Orioles lost 8-5 as their losing streak reached six. But this was not just another game for the player or the team. The Orioles did a wonderful job providing messages broadcast on the MASN telecast and on social media from Mountcastle's family wishing him well....
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O's game blog: Trying to end a losing streak

O's game blog: Trying to end a losing streak
Orioles prospect Ryan Mountcastle makes his major league debut tonight as the Orioles host Boston at 7:35 p.m. Mountcastle, the 2019 International League MVP and O's Minor League Player of the Year, will bat sixth and play in left field. Last year at Triple-A Norfolk, he batted .312/.344/.527 with 35 doubles, a triple, 25 homers, 83 RBIs and an OPS of .871. He led the International League in hits (162) and total bases (274). Here is where Mountcastle has been ranked over the years by Baseball...
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As offense slowed, O's made the call to get Ryan Mountcastle

As offense slowed, O's made the call to get Ryan Mountcastle
The Orioles have picked a good time to call up one of their top hitting prospects in infielder/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle. Their lineup needs some help right now and recently lost both center fielder Austin Hays and shortstop José Iglesias to the injured list. That might have been the tipping point. About a week ago, it seemed the O's were just about first or second in many team offensive stats in the American League. But they have scored just 17 runs during their five-game losing streak...
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Taking a look at a losing streak, plus Cossins on Hyde

Taking a look at a losing streak, plus Cossins on Hyde
The Orioles' losing streak has reached five games, and they've earned it. They've gone from 12-8 (.600) to 12-13 (.480). They are still winning at a much greater percentage than the team that lost 108 games last year. But during the losing streak, the Orioles have been outscored 33-17. In three of the last four games they have scored two runs or fewer. They've scored three runs in each of the last two games. The same group of players that was carrying the offense can't do it every night....
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Not tonight: O's losing streak reaches five

Not tonight: O's losing streak reaches five
The Orioles might have thought and hoped that a new series and a clean slate would help them end a losing streak. And they would get a shot to do it against the last-place Boston Red Sox. But nothing went according to such a plan. The Orioles could not hit Boston right-hander Nathan Eovaldi again and their own mistakes again contributed to a loss. Boston beat the Orioles 7-1 to open a four-game series. A four-run ninth broke open what was a close game. The O's fall to 12-13, have now lost five...
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O's game blog: Series opener against Red Sox

O's game blog: Series opener against Red Sox
The Orioles (12-12) will look to snap a four-game losing streak tonight when they host Boston (7-18) to open a three-game series at Oriole Park. The O's were swept three in a row by Toronto by scores of 7-2, 8-7 and 5-2. The Red Sox begin play tonight with the worst record in the American League, playing .280 ball a year after going 84-78. Boston beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to snap a nine-game losing streak. It was their longest losing streak since May 2014. During the streak,...
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Bats productive, but O's catchers work to improve the defense as well

Bats productive, but O's catchers work to improve the defense as well
When looking at reasons for the Orioles' improved offense, the production from their catchers has been a key reason in helping the team improve as a whole. Pedro Severino is batting .338 with an OPS of 1.018 and Chance Sisco is batting .270 with an OPS of 1.005. The O's catching trio - including Bryan Holaday - leads the American League in catcher OPS at .945 and that mark ranks third-best in the majors. That is impressive. But while that offense has been very welcome, when someone plays a...
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