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O's game blog: Looking for a second series sweep

O's game blog: Looking for a second series sweep
In today's series finale at Citizens Bank Park, the Orioles will be pitching a former Phillies farmhand and Philadelphia will be pitching a former Orioles player. Right-hander Thomas Eshelman (0-0, 3.68 ERA) starts for the O's and right-hander Jake Arrieta (1-1, 2.45 ERA) starts for the Phillies. The Orioles, who lost three one-run games in the Marlins series, have beaten the Phillies 10-9 in 10 innings and 5-4 over the past two nights. Anthony Santander, Rio Ruiz and Chance Sisco hit solo...
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Ruiz drew gains from minors trip, Sisco with something to prove

Ruiz drew gains from minors trip, Sisco with something to prove
With as well as he is playing right now for the Orioles, on offense and defense, it can be easy to forget that third baseman Rio Ruiz spent some time in the minor leagues last year. It was just five games in late July and early August at Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk. And to hear O's manager Brandon Hyde tell it now, this was more about mind than body or any swing tweaks for Ruiz. On his postgame Zoom interview after last night's 5-4 win over Philadelphia, Hyde recalled the conversation...
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O's overcome deficit, 15 strikeouts to beat Phillies (quotes added)

O's overcome deficit, 15 strikeouts to beat Phillies (quotes added)
On a night the Orioles got a short outing from their starter, struck out 15 times and fell behind 3-1 in the third, they still managed to win. The strong start of the 2020 Orioles continued tonight at Philadelphia. Chance Sisco produced a clutch two-out, two-run single in the fourth and Rio Ruiz hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth as the Orioles beat Philadelphia 5-4. The 9-7 Orioles have won four in a row and taken the first two games in this series. They improved to 6-1 on the road and...
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O's game blog: Looking for two in a row in Philly

O's game blog: Looking for two in a row in Philly
The Orioles look for their fourth straight win tonight when they play the second game of their three-game set at Philadephia. The Orioles (8-7) won 10-9 in 10 innings last night in a wild, four-hour game. Their offense produced very little through five innings, and then scored 10 runs in the last five innings. They broke an 8-8 tie when Austin Hays hit a two-run inside-the-park home run in the top of the tenth. Hays hit the first inside-the-park homer in extra innings in Orioles' history. It...
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Orioles have sure packed a lot into 15 games

Orioles have sure packed a lot into 15 games
On a night when both teams had a lot go wrong and the bullpens combined to allow 13 runs, the Orioles bullpen at least steadied at the very end. Paul Fry got the second out of the last of the 10th and Travis Lakins Sr. got the third as they outlasted Philadelphia 10-9. The Orioles have had two extra-inning games, both rather eventful, and have won them both. They improved to 8-7 with that wild win and now they are 25 percent into a 60-game season. If the season ended after Tuesday's games, the...
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O's game blog: Orioles begin three-game series in Philly

O's game blog: Orioles begin three-game series in Philly
The Philadelphia Phillies (5-6) have hit well but not pitched very well thus far in the 2020 season. They will host the Orioles for the next three nights at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies beat Atlanta 13-8 last night at home to split a four-game series. They scored 18 runs in the two games they won and just two runs in the two they lost. But the Phillies offense is averaging 5.0 runs per game and they rank first in the National League in team OPS at .790. The Philly pitching staff ranks next...
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Players helping players and more about the Bowie camp

Players helping players and more about the Bowie camp
While the Orioles have gotten off to a solid start to their season, the players not currently on their roster but on the 60-man player pool get their work in at the alternate site at Double-A Bowie. And while they wait for a call that might never come, the players there go beyond just getting themselves ready. According to Gary Kendall, one of the managers from the O's farm at the Bowie site along with Buck Britton, veteran players are sharing information with young players. They are trying to...
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Fourteen games into season, O's have plenty to feel good about

Fourteen games into season, O's have plenty to feel good about
Tarp follies or not, the Orioles have plenty to feel good about after a weekend of solid baseball in Washington, D.C. They outscored the Nationals 21-5 and were a few innings away from an 8-7 start to the 60-game season. During a year when 16 teams will get in the playoffs, a final regular season record of 32-28 will likely be good enough. Now we have to see if the final 77 percent of the season can go as well. The team has gotten decent pitching from a rotation that had produced eight starts...
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O's game blog: Trying for a sweep at Nats Park

O's game blog: Trying for a sweep at Nats Park
The Orioles, who had no series sweeps in 162 games last year, can record their second of 2020 in the season's first 15 games today. After beating Washington 11-0 and 5-3 this weekend, the O's can complete the sweep this afternoon at Nats Park. The Orioles' last series sweep of the Nationals came on May 8-9, 2017, when the O's swept a two-game series at Oriole Park. Their last three-game series sweep of Washington came on Sept. 22-24, 2015 at Nationals Park. The Orioles' last three-game...
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Notes on the comeback win and more on Keegan Akin

Notes on the comeback win and more on Keegan Akin
It is not a rule that every series the Orioles play this year has to end in a sweep. But if they beat the Nationals this afternoon in Washington, they will have played in four consecutive sweeps. The Yankees swept two straight in Baltimore, then the O's took three straight from Tampa Bay and Miami took four in a row from Baltimore. Today we could see a three-game sweep. If the Orioles get it, the 2020 club will have produced two more series sweeps that the 2019 squad did in 52 series. Which...
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That escalated quickly: Eighth-inning homer barrage for the win

That escalated quickly: Eighth-inning homer barrage for the win
It happened fast for the Orioles. In a stunning three-home-run eighth inning, their dormant offense came to life big-time tonight and they rallied to beat the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals 5-3. They did it against their top late-inning relievers who played key roles in their 2019 championship run. All it took was two pinch-hit homers and an "Earl" - a three-run homer that former skipper Earl Weaver loved. The late comeback puts the Orioles back at the .500 mark at 7-7...
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O's game blog: Looking for two in a row in Washington

O's game blog: Looking for two in a row in Washington
After Friday's 19-hit, 11-0 win over the Washington Nationals, the Orioles and Nats play the second game of their series tonight at Nats Park. The Orioles (6-7) snapped a four-game losing streak while the Nationals (4-6) fell to 2-6 at home. The 19 hits were Baltimore's most since Aug. 30, 2019 at Kansas City, when they had 21. According to STATS, the win marked the largest shutout victory by a team coming off a 100-loss season against a defending World Series champion in major league...
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O's put it all together for one night, producing impressive result

O's put it all together for one night, producing impressive result
Who could have predicted that after a 13-2 loss on opening night the Orioles would take the next two games at Boston? Or that they would sweep the Tampa Bay Rays, who won 96 games last year? Or they would be swept by the Miami Marlins, who had to retool their roster so drastically? Or that what happened last night would happen. Coming off four losses to Miami, the last three by a single run - including a game Thursday in which the Orioles looked terrible - they played their best and most...
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Early aggressive offense leads to big number against Nats

Early aggressive offense leads to big number against Nats
The Orioles used a formula they used earlier this season to produce an early lead tonight. And lefty Tommy Milone took it from there. It was an impressive night of Orioles baseball. In crushing Washington 11-0 in the opener of a three-game series, the O's scored three early runs and led 4-0 by the top of the fourth. It was quite a change from earlier this week and the three straight games scoring one run combined versus Miami. Later in the game they poured on the offense. Meanwhile, Milone...
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O's game blog: The series opener at Washington

O's game blog: The series opener at Washington
Out to break a four-game losing streak after being swept by the Miami Marlins, the Orioles (5-7) hit the road tonight for the start of a three-game series at Washington. The Nationals (4-5) host the Birds tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon at Nats Park. After scoring just one run in losing the first three games of the series against Miami, O's batters hit four homers last night in an 8-7 loss. Renato Núñez hit his third and fourth homers, producing his third career multi-homer...
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O's Paul Fry on velocity gain, staff strikeout rate and more

O's Paul Fry on velocity gain, staff strikeout rate and more
Add Orioles bullpen lefty Paul Fry to the list of pitchers that made offseason changes or tweaks that could help greatly during the 2020 season. One seemingly simple adjustment has helped Fry gain velocity. According to FanGraphs.com, his fastball velocity has gone from 90.7 mph last season to 93.5 mph in his first five outings. "It is really just, my new set position (with) hands down lower I think really helped me stay connected throughout my whole delivery," Fry said this afternoon via a...
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After tough series, when will be the right time to tap into Bowie group?

After tough series, when will be the right time to tap into Bowie group?
If you are trying to get a handle on how the Orioles will do this year and you watched them play the last week, you might be very confused. They swept three straight from a Tampa Bay team that won 96 games last year. Then they played the depleted Miami Marlins, who restarted their season after about a week's stay in the hotel and with little prep for this series, and they lost four straight. The Birds have now played in three straight series ending in sweeps. They lost two in a row to the...
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O's game blog: The series finale against Miami

O's game blog: The series finale against Miami
After scoring one run on 10 hits in the first three games of this series, the Orioles host Miami tonight in the final game of the set. They're batting just .130 (10-for-77) and have gone 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position in losing the series' first three games. They averaged 5.5 runs per game in the four games preceding this series, but it hasn't happened against the Marlins. They got three hits each in the first and second games of the series and four hits in the late game last...
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Miguel Castro off to strong start out of O's 'pen

Miguel Castro off to strong start out of O's 'pen
He is one of several Orioles relievers who may be showing early this season that some offseason improvements and tweaks are taking hold. O's bullpen right-hander Miguel Castro has thrown 6 1/3 scoreless innings to date over six games, allowing four hits with one walk to eight strikeouts. For Castro, command and control have always been big because the raw stuff is solid. His fastball velocity is up from last year's 97.4 mph to 98.0, and his changeup speed is up from 90.6 mph to 92.4 per...
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As the pitching delivers, the bats go silent in Birdland

As the pitching delivers, the bats go silent in Birdland
Orioles pitchers allowed just three runs combined in both games of a doubleheader but managed to lose them both. The pitchers were real good, the hitters were really not. When Austin Hays singled in a run in the sixth inning of the second game last night, it allowed the Orioles to avoid a third straight shutout, something they last endured in 2015. But in the Miami series, O's batters are 10-for-77 (.130) with one run scored. They have just three extra-base hits (all doubles), have drawn only...
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