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Hyde pregame on rotation, opener use and more (O's win 4-3)

Hyde pregame on rotation, opener use and more (O's win 4-3)
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde still doesn't yet know or is not ready to announce anything for his starting pitching rotation beyond Alex Cobb as opening day starter and that the next two will be Andrew Cashner and Dylan Bundy in some order. But asked today again if the Orioles would consider the use of an opener, Hyde didn't say yes or no, just that it is an option and remains on the table at this point. "We are talking about a lot of different things," Hyde said before...
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Brandon Hyde on Mychal Givens' simulated game plus other notes

Brandon Hyde on Mychal Givens' simulated game plus other notes
SARASOTA, Fla. - Struggling in spring training is a new development for Orioles right-handed reliever Mychal Givens. This spring, over four outings, he's allowed nine hits, nine runs and three homers in just 2 2/3 innings. In four spring trainings combined between 2015 and 2018, he gave up four earned runs over 26 innings. Now he's allowed nine earned runs. When Givens pitched in a simulated game yesterday in Sarasota - and not against Minnesota as the schedule originally listed - it was not...
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Twins bash six homers in 12-9 win over Orioles

Twins bash six homers in 12-9 win over Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Orioles right-hander David Hess began his outing today with a spring ERA of 3.48, a batting average against of .237 and with a WHIP of 1.06 through four spring games. But he leaves with an ERA of 9.00 as Minnesota beat the Orioles 12-9 at Hammond Stadium. The Orioles have lost five of six, two in the last two days to the Twins, and are 10-10-2. Minnesota improved to 12-9-2. Hess elevated some pitches and paid for it, allowing four homers among nine hits and nine runs over 2...
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Orioles and Twins meet again, this time in Fort Myers (O's lose 12-9)

Orioles and Twins meet again, this time in Fort Myers (O's lose 12-9)
FORT MYERS, Fla. - For the fifth time this spring training the Orioles have taken the interstate south to Fort Myers. They've faced Boston and Minnesota twice each in the area and are back today to face Minnesota with David Hess on the mound. The Orioles are playing the Twins for the fifth time among seven matchups this spring. They are 2-2 versus the Twins after Thursday's 7-6 loss in Sarasota. The Orioles have lost four of five and are now 10-9-2 with 12 games remaining in Florida before...
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A look at the outfield less than two weeks to opening day

A look at the outfield less than two weeks to opening day
SARASOTA, Fla. - We've seen the Orioles send a few young outfielders like Yusniel Diaz, DJ Stewart and Ryan McKenna to minor league camp, but a few youngsters are still around and the Orioles outfield situation is becoming a bit more clear with opening day approaching. Will the starters be Trey Mancini in left, Cedric Mullins in center and Austin Hays in right? That's what I see happening with 12 games remaining before the opener in the Bronx. Hays, barring a real surprise, is healthy,...
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Cedric Mullins on his homer today and his spring

Cedric Mullins on his homer today and his spring
SARASOTA, Fla. - When spring training began, some may have assumed that Cedric Mullins would the Orioles' opening day starter in center field. But Mullins said today that he was not thinking that way. He felt like he's been fighting for a roster spot since the first day. "I felt like that coming in," he said. "I had my time when I played center every day last year. I had my ups and my downs. You come in and just try to make a strong impression, whether it is offensively or defensively or...
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Michael Baumann on his strong 2018 season on the farm

Michael Baumann on his strong 2018 season on the farm
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles selected him in the third round out of Jacksonville University and he might have a real bright future with the club. Yes, we could be talking about outfielder Austin Hays, but also pitcher Michael Baumann. In 2016, the O's selected Hays No. 91 overall out of Jacksonville. A year later, they selected Baumann No. 98 overall from Jacksonville. In his first full season of pro ball last year, Baumann began the year in the Single-A Delmarva rotation, got off to a very...
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After walk-off homer, Branden Kline came back strong

After walk-off homer, Branden Kline came back strong
SARASOTA, Fla. - Eventually, it happens to all pitchers. They give up a big hit that contributes to a loss and have to bounce back in their next outing. Last Thursday in Bradenton, Orioles right-hander Branden Kline allowed a walk-off, solo homer to Cole Tucker on a 2-0 pitch as the Orioles lost to the Pirates 5-4. It came on the third pitch of his outing. It was over fast. Kline had to wait three days to get back in a game, but that happened Sunday, when he threw a scoreless inning against...
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Jace Peterson looks to make roster, help his teammates in O's camp

Jace Peterson looks to make roster, help his teammates in O's camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - He's played in 479 major league games with over 1,500 career plate appearances for four teams, but 28-year-old Jace Peterson finds himself in familiar territory as this spring training is winding down. He's trying to make a team. After batting .195/.308/.325 in 235 plate appearances for the 2018 Orioles, the versatile Peterson is in a real battle - maybe an uphill battle - to make this team. But he said he can only control what he can and he's enjoying every minute under the...
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Mychal Givens struggles again as O's fall to Yankees

Mychal Givens struggles again as O's fall to Yankees
TAMPA - The Orioles built an early four-run lead tonight, but right-hander Mychal Givens struggled again as the New York Yankees rallied against him in the last of the eighth for an 8-7 win. The Orioles fell to 9-8-2 in front of 9,743 at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Givens, who had allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings in his first three outings, entered with a lead of 7-5. But he allowed a leadoff homer to Kyle Higashioka and he went on to just get one out as two runs scored to tie the game...
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Chris Davis talks about returning to the lineup tonight (O's fall 8-7)

Chris Davis talks about returning to the lineup tonight (O's fall 8-7)
TAMPA - Orioles first baseman Chris Davis returned to the lineup tonight here versus the Yankees and went 1-for-2 with an RBI single. It was his first game action since March 3, as he's been out with a sore left hip. Davis began this game 1-for-12 with a homer and seven strikeouts in spring games. In the O's first, batting as the designated hitter versus right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga, he took three straight strikes. But an inning later, with the Orioles rallying for five runs, he lined a...
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O's pregame notes on Trumbo, Davis, Wynns and more (game update)

O's pregame notes on Trumbo, Davis, Wynns and more (game update)
TAMPA - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that Mark Trumbo will not necessarily have to play in the field to be on the active roster on opening day. Trumbo, who had right knee surgery in September, will make his spring training debut tomorrow in Sarasota when he serves as the designated hitter for the Orioles against Toronto. "We're going to give him a couple of at-bats tomorrow," Hyde said before tonight's game with the Yankees. "Hopefully, he comes out of the game feeling great and...
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Mark Trumbo is set for his first game action on Wednesday

Mark Trumbo is set for his first game action on Wednesday
SARASOTA, Fla. - When the Orioles take the field at Ed Smith Stadium tomorrow afternoon versus Toronto, Mark Trumbo will play in a game for the first time since last Aug. 19 and the first time since his knee surgery in September. Trumbo didn't play after that August game in Cleveland and underwent surgery on this right knee the following month, a relatively new procedure for a cartilage defect known as DeNovo. It's a juvenile cartilage implant from a donor that's packed into the opening and...
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A look at the spring training bullpen battles

A look at the spring training bullpen battles
SARASOTA, Fla. - As the Orioles get back in action tonight at 6:35 p.m. versus the Yankees in Tampa, after the only spring off day Monday, let's take time to look at the competition for bullpen spots. If the Orioles do proclaim anyone as their closer for 2019 - at least for the start of it - that remains very likely to be right-hander Mychal Givens. Don't let Givens' spring stats - he's allowed six runs over 2 1/3 innings - dissuade you at this point. He's the best candidate to close and...
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Orioles' preparations heat up on the No. 1 draft pick

Orioles' preparations heat up on the No. 1 draft pick
SARASOTA, Fla. - For just the second time in their history, the Orioles will pick first overall in the First-Year Player Draft in June. In 1989, the Orioles selected LSU right-hander and current O's broadcaster Ben McDonald with the No. 1 pick. The process to decide who they'll take 1/1 on June 3 is well underway, said executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias when he was a recent guest with me on an Orioles.com broadcast. Elias will pull the trigger on the pick and he's...
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Trying to regain previous form, Dylan Bundy struggles early on in camp

Trying to regain previous form, Dylan Bundy struggles early on in camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - For a pitcher selected fourth overall in the 2011 draft, who had an ERA of 4.02 in 2016 and 4.24 a year later, pitching to a 5.45 last year and leading the majors in homers allowed was not nearly what he had in mind. "Absolutely. You don't ever want to see that ERA or that many homers given up. That just gives me more motivation to come back and fix that problem," said Dylan Bundy, who went 8-16 in 2018 and led the majors in homers allowed with 41. I interviewed Bundy a few...
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Orioles slug four homers in wild split-squad win over Rays

Orioles slug four homers in wild split-squad win over Rays
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - In a game where Dylan Bundy gave up six runs and the Orioles made six errors and lost an eight-run lead, they still won today. A Baltimore split squad beat the Tampa Bay Rays 17-15 at Charlotte Sports Park in the wildest game of spring training to date. It was every bit as crazy as the score might suggest. The game did feature two long home runs by O's prospects Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays, and four homers in all for the Orioles. Rio Ruiz had a three-run shot and...
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A look at the MLB veteran who is helping an Orioles rookie

A look at the MLB veteran who is helping an Orioles rookie
SARASOTA, Fla. - It happened on Tuesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. Two pitchers from the same high school pitched in the same spring training game. They graduated six years apart from Clayton High School in North Carolina, which is about 30 minutes from Raleigh. But they've developed a close friendship and bond, and the star pitcher from Clayton has been trying to help the rookie find his way in the majors. The vet is 30-year-old right-hander Chris Archer of the Pittsburgh...
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Andrew Cashner on his short outing versus the Red Sox

Andrew Cashner on his short outing versus the Red Sox
SARASOTA, Fla. - For Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner, the makings of a strong outing today quickly went south within a span of three Boston batters in the top of the second inning. In his first spring game on Sunday versus Detroit at Ed Smith Stadium, Cashner allowed six hits and four runs over three innings. But today versus the Red Sox he retired the side in order in the first on just 11 pitches. He then got Steve Pearce and Christian Vázquez quickly to start the second. But a 10-pitch...
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Lefty Josh Osich on joining the O's and his quest for a roster spot

Lefty Josh Osich on joining the O's and his quest for a roster spot
SARASOTA, Fla. - After leaving the only organization he has ever known as a professional reliever, pitcher Josh Osich is starting to get used to his new team. He's been an Oriole since Feb. 19, when they claimed him on waivers from the San Francisco Giants. A lefty reliever with a mid 90s fastball, he's trying to make the opening day roster against stiff competition. There are four bullpen lefties on the O's 40-man roster, and the other three are Richard Bleier, Tanner Scott and Paul Fry....
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