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O's game blog: Orioles look for a series win in the Bronx

O's game blog: Orioles look for a series win in the Bronx
During a season that saw them lose 115 games, the Orioles actually had a winning record last year at Yankee Stadium. They went 5-4 and are 1-1 in the Bronx in the season-opening series that wraps up today. The Yankees won 7-2 on opening day but the Orioles beat New York 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. Jesús Sucre had three hits and three RBIs, Jimmy Yacabonis got the win and Mike Wright his first career save. Today, Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy (8-16, 5.45 ERA in 2018) pitches against New...
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O's use some clutch pitching and more to post first win

O's use some clutch pitching and more to post first win
The game began with an Orioles pitcher getting out of a big jam and it ended the same way. Nate Karns began the day as an opener and Mike Wright ended it as a surprise closer. They both got big outs and the Orioles got a few in between as well in beating the Yankees 5-3 on Saturday. They provided manager Brandon Hyde with his first win as O's skipper. Jimmy Yacabonis picked up his third career victory and Wright his first career save. He had not had one before either in the minors or...
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O's game blog: For openers, Nate Karns gets the call

O's game blog: For openers, Nate Karns gets the call
The Orioles will use an opener in right-hander Nate Karns when they face the New York Yankees today in the second game of the 2019 season. On opening day on Thursday, Luke Voit hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Yankees went on to win, 7-2. The Orioles signed the 31-year-old Karns to a major league contract on Feb. 7. Karns missed all last season and has not pitched in a major league game since May 19, 2017, for Kansas City. Later that season he had thoracic outlet surgery. Last...
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Will the O's be searching for offense this year?

Will the O's be searching for offense this year?
The Orioles were among the Grapefruit League team leaders in runs, hits and stolen bases. And that doesn't mean much now, obviously, in terms of what might happen in the American League. The Orioles were held to two runs and eight hits on opening day in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Yankees. It snapped an eight-game opening day win streak and left the Orioles with an all-time record of 43-23 in openers. The Orioles faced this quartet of pitchers in Game 1: Masahiro Tanaka, Adam Ottavino, Zack...
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Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters

Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters
Here are the Orioles' break-camp rosters for their four full-season minor league affiliates, plus their extended spring training team and rehabbing players. The minor league seasons begin next Thursday April 4. These are not final rosters and all teams must get down to 25 players for opening day. The final rosters will be announced possibly as late as next Thursday, hours before the opening games. Triple-A Norfolk opens at Gwinnett to start a seven-game road trip. Double-A Bowie also starts...
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Some impressions from the first game of 2019

Some impressions from the first game of 2019
For the first time since the 2010 season, the Orioles lost on opening day. In their first opening day game in the Bronx since 1962, the New York Yankees scored three runs in the first inning and beat the Orioles 7-2. That snapped Baltimore's eight-game win streak in openers. A few impressions from Game 1 of 162. The defense was solid: This will need to stay this way with a lineup that appears will struggle to score runs. Run prevention will be big and the O's can't give away as many outs as...
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O's game blog: The Orioles 66th season begins in Yankee Stadium

O's game blog: The Orioles 66th season begins in Yankee Stadium
It's opening day and the Orioles play the New York Yankees in the Bronx this afternoon to begin the 2019 season. Today the Orioles begin their 66th season in Baltimore while the Yankees play their 117th home opener. The Orioles have won the last three opening days with walk-off wins, the last two years in extra innings. Baltimore has won eight openers in a row since a last loss in 2010. The Orioles are 15-3 in their last 18 openers and 43-22 all-time on opening day. The Orioles are 3-1 on...
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Some Orioles opening day notes and quotes

Some Orioles opening day notes and quotes
Well, we know one Orioles opening day streak will end today. They have won the last three opening days in walk-off fashion, the last two in extra innings. Adam Jones' leadoff homer in the 11th last year at Camden Yards provided a 3-2 win over Minnesota. But as the visitors, the Orioles cannot get a walk-off today in the Bronx. The Orioles, who went 47-115 last year, open their 66th season this afternoon in New York versus the Yankees, who went 100-62 in 2018. The Orioles have won on opening...
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More on the young talent starting on the farm and the early schedule

More on the young talent starting on the farm and the early schedule
In another interview with Baltimore reporters yesterday, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias spoke again about the long-range outlook he has to build up the talent level organization-wide. When asked about a message to fans that are on the fence about attending games in 2019, Elias spoke about trying to put together a "perennial contending organization." He said he didn't want a one-year wonder and then have the Orioles later have to dig out of another hole. "We...
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O's Andrew Cashner on getting the start on opening day

O's Andrew Cashner on getting the start on opening day
When Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner made his only previous opening day start, his team beat what would go on to be an eventual division winner as he threw a strong game. It was March 30, 2014 when he started for San Diego as the Padres hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres would beat the Dodgers 3-1 to start a year when Los Angeles won 94 games and the National League West championship. Cashner went six innings in a no-decision, allowing four hits and one run with two walks and five...
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Will the glovework improve this season?

Will the glovework improve this season?
One area where the Orioles need to improve this year is on defense. Once a solid defensive team that played fundamentally sound baseball, the Orioles have gotten away from that in recent years. They need to get back to it this year. When he met with reporters before yesterday's spring training finale, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said: "One of our big goals among many goals was to, in the immediate term, upgrade the athleticism and defense and flexibility of the...
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After strong springs, some Orioles will still start in the minors

After strong springs, some Orioles will still start in the minors
SARASOTA, Fla. - As the Orioles 2019 spring training camp comes to a close today, it's been a camp where many young players have shown some real talent. They thrived under the relaxed, yet intense atmosphere that manager Brandon Hyde and his coaches created. Frankly, some of the same young players, for whatever reason, could not play as relaxed last year. The new staff gets solid grades in this regard. We saw players like Austin Hays, Chance Sisco, Yusniel Diaz, Anthony Santander, Cody...
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Núñez, Pérez and Palmeiro homer as O's split-squad loses to Phillies

Núñez, Pérez and Palmeiro homer as O's split-squad loses to Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - It was a spring training game that will be long forgotten very soon and maybe this one should be. The Orioles allowed 18 hits and made three early errors as a Baltimore split-squad lost 11-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies in front of a sellout crowd of 8,349 at Spectrum Field in Clearwater. The Orioles are 0-5-1 over their last six games. The rest of their squad played in Sarasota today and tied 1-1 with the Pirates. After both games this afternoon, the O's record is 12-16-3...
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O's 2018 fourth-round pick Rom preps for his first full season

O's 2018 fourth-round pick Rom preps for his first full season
SARASOTA, Fla. - He has just a few months of minor league experience under his belt, but his first pro experience in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League went well. So now young lefty Drew Rom awaits the next step. Drafted in round four last June out of a high school in Fort Thomas, Ky., the 19-year-old Rom reported to the GCL after he signed. He went 0-2 with a 1.76 ERA over 10 games. In 30 2/3 innings, he allowed just 20 hits with six walks and 28 strikeouts. He had an average against of .183...
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Trey Mancini: "This has become a close-knit team. ... There was a tone set here"

Trey Mancini: "This has become a close-knit team. ... There was a tone set here"
SARASOTA, Fla. - For Trey Mancini, it has happened pretty fast. At 27 and with 308 major league games under his belt, he's become one of the leaders of a group of mostly young Orioles. He's not even eligible for arbitration yet, but he's eligible and ready to be a leader of this team and help anyone he can in any way he can. Young players look to him for guidance and older players realize the player they once mentored is now a middle-of-the-order hitter and team leader. Mancini said in...
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Save for one wild inning, Jimmy Yacabonis has had a solid spring

Save for one wild inning, Jimmy Yacabonis has had a solid spring
SARASOTA, Fla. - After his outing versus Boston on Wednesday night, the spring stats don't look as solid for right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis. He allowed four runs (three earned) in a messy top of the eighth. But several factors worked against him in the inning - a double play not turned that would have ended a scoreless inning, two passed balls, a throwing error and a strikeout that went for a wild pitch with a runner reaching. Yep, messy. Before that, Yacabonis had allowed two runs over 7 2/3...
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MLBPA executive director Tony Clark visits Orioles camp

MLBPA executive director Tony Clark visits Orioles camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - Tony Clark is the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. He heads up the players union and met with the Orioles today at Ed Smith Stadium. After his meeting with the team he took questions from the Baltimore media. He are a few of them and his answers. What is the concern level of so many free agent players signing late or currently unsigned?: "We've got players that see guys at home that can help clubs win ballgames. Guys that have earned their...
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Working on a strong spring, Paul Fry looks to cement roster spot

Working on a strong spring, Paul Fry looks to cement roster spot
SARSOTA, Fla. - Lefty reliever Paul Fry is still pitching well for the Orioles. Picking up where he left off last year, he's having a strong spring in Florida. One that should lead him again to a roster spot in the bullpen when this team heads north next week. After going 1-2 with a 3.35 ERA for the Orioles in 35 games last season, Fry has thrown seven scoreless outings for the club in spring games. Over 8 1/3 innings, he's allowed four hits with five walks, four strikeouts, a .148 average...
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A look at how data and analytics have come to O's farm system

A look at how data and analytics have come to O's farm system
SARASOTA, Fla. - It's part of a long-range plan, but it's now well underway and already the Orioles see signs of progress. The process of bringing data and analytics to their minor league pitchers has begun. And the pitchers at the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex at Twin Lakes Park are soaking up the knowledge that they hope leads to them being part of a wave of future Orioles pitchers that will lead this team to October success. Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias...
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Mychal Givens on his strong outing in Lakeland

Mychal Givens on his strong outing in Lakeland
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles right-hander Mychal Givens began yesterday's ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland with an ERA of 30.38. He had allowed nine hits and nine runs, including three homers, over 2 2/3 innings. But last Friday, during a simulated game in Sarasota, he felt he found something, and it carried over into the game yesterday when he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, ending the game with a swinging strikeout on a 97 mph fastball. He worked hard with pitching coach Doug Brocail...
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