Hess throws six scoreless, Mancini drives in five in win (quotes added)

Hess throws six scoreless, Mancini drives in five in win (quotes added)
In might be a little early to be calling him a stopper, but in a rematch with the Toronto Blue Jays tonight, right-hander David Hess handled them again and in the process the Orioles ended an eight-game losing streak. Hess had a co-star tonight as Trey Mancini produced a five-RBI night with a three-run homer and two-run double. It matches his career high of June 7, 2017 versus Pittsburgh. Hess threw six scoreless in his latest strong outing as the Orioles blanked Toronto 7-0 in the series...
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O's game blog: Can Hess duplicate success against Toronto?

O's game blog: Can Hess duplicate success against Toronto?
The last time right-hander David Hess (2-8, 5.50 ERA) took the mound he pitched well in a loss at Toronto's Rogers Centre. That was on Wednesday afternoon. Now, five days later, Hess goes back to the mound and the Blue Jays are once again the opponent. In that game last week, Hess went a career-high seven innings and threw a career-high seven strikeouts. He gave up just three hits and one run, and left trailing 1-0 in a game the Orioles would lose 6-0. Hess had a four-start stretch in June...
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Ryan Meisinger is among the latest young arms to get bullpen chance

Ryan Meisinger is among the latest young arms to get bullpen chance
As the Orioles continue to look at a series of younger pitchers in their remodeled bullpen, right-hander Ryan Meisinger returned to the team Aug. 17 for his second stint this year in the majors. An 11th-round pick out of Radford University in Virginia in 2015, Meisinger was with the Orioles from June 29 to July 10. He allowed two runs and four hits over six innings. The 24-year-old Meisinger first made it to Double-A Bowie in 2017. This year he's played at three levels, starting with Bowie...
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Notes on 100 losses, stolen bases and the farm on Sunday

Notes on 100 losses, stolen bases and the farm on Sunday
With Sunday night's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees, the Orioles were swept four straight and they fall to 37-94. The 2018 Orioles are closing in on becoming the third team in club history, which dates to 1954, to lose 100 or more. The 1954 Orioles went 54-100 and the 1988 Orioles went 54-107. There have been nine Orioles teams since 1954 that lost 95 or more in a season, and this club is one loss from becoming the 10th. The other nine teams are on this list: 107 losses - 1988100 losses -...
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Dylan Bundy takes 13th loss as O's are swept (postgame quotes)

Dylan Bundy takes 13th loss as O's are swept (postgame quotes)
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy had moments where he showed some improvement tonight, but he also fell behind 4-0 in the third inning. It was a hole the Orioles could not quite climb out of as they lost 5-3 to the New York Yankees, who sweep this four-game series at Oriole Park. For New York (83-47), this is its first four-game sweep in Baltimore since Aug. 14-17, 2003. The Orioles (37-94) have lost eight in a row, one short of a season high. They have lost 10 of 11, 15 of 17 and 19 of their...
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Renato Núñez says pregame work is starting to pay off

Renato Núñez says pregame work is starting to pay off
Orioles third baseman Renato Núñez said he feels like he's made some recent improvements on his defense at third base, which is starting to show during games. In a small sample size of 30 games for the Orioles, Núñez has made four errors, but just one in his past 13 games. Errors, of course are just one defensive stat to look at. In the case of Núñez, the eye test shows he has just looked much more comfortable at the hot corner in recent games. He said he's worked very hard...
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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces Yankees on "Sunday Night Baseball"

O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces Yankees on "Sunday Night Baseball"
It is certainly not a showcase of two contenders, but for a few hours tonight, the Orioles will be in a national spotlight when they host the New York Yankees. The game will be shown nationally on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles are 13-18 all-time in ESPN Sunday games. The Birds will need a win tonight to avoid being swept in four straight by the Yankees. The clubs split their first 12 meetings this season before New York won here Friday night...
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The Orioles need a win tonight to avoid the four-game sweep

The Orioles need a win tonight to avoid the four-game sweep
Maybe the New York Yankees just got tired of hearing about the Orioles beating them six out of 12 times when this series began. They stormed back to beat the Orioles in 10 innings Friday night and then bashed five homers in two wins on Saturday. The Yankees have won the first three in this series by 7-5 (10), 10-3 and 5-1 scores. Before we lament the fact that New York has scored 22 runs and bashed eight homers in this series, the Orioles scored just four runs in two games yesterday. Their...
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O's don't score until ninth as Yankees sweep (with quotes)

O's don't score until ninth as Yankees sweep (with quotes)
It was a night where Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner was getting in a lot of trouble, but he was minimizing the damage. But against struggling right-hander Sonny Gray, the Orioles didn't do any damage. The Orioles were nearly shut out for the 13th time as they lost 5-1 to New York, which sweeps the day-night doubleheader. The Yankees can sweep a four-game series here on Sunday night. The Yankees scored in the first inning in both games today. Tonight, Brett Gardner smoked the first pitch...
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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner on the mound as O's look for split

O's game blog: Andrew Cashner on the mound as O's look for split
Orioles pitchers have allowed 17 runs and 21 hits, including seven homers, in the first two games of this series against the New York Yankees, losing 7-5 in 10 innings and 10-3. Tonight, the Orioles host New York in the third game of a four-game series. The Yankees hit four homers off four different pitchers to win the day portion of this day-night doubleheader, 10-3, in front of 32,445 at Camden Yards. The Orioles (37-92) have lost six in a row and fall to 6-8 against New York and to 21-42 at...
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Yacabonis gets early exit as O's drop Game 1 (postgame quotes)

Yacabonis gets early exit as O's drop Game 1 (postgame quotes)
After losing a late lead last night, the Orioles were ahead early in today's game. But that lead didn't last long, either, as New York scored six runs over the third and fourth innings to pull ahead and away to a 10-3 win in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader at Oriole Park. The Orioles' (37-92) latest losing streak has reached six in a row. They have had seven losing streaks of at least six games in the 2018 season. They've now lost eight of nine, 13 of 15 and 17 of their last 21...
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O's game blog: Jimmy Yacabonis takes the mound in Game 1

O's game blog: Jimmy Yacabonis takes the mound in Game 1
The Orioles host the Yankees twice today at Camden Yards. It's a day-night doubleheader with games at 1:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. New York rallied for a 7-5 win in 10 innings last night at Oriole Park as Neil Walker and Luke Voit hit 10th-inning homers off Cody Carroll to break a 4-4 tie. The Orioles (37-91) have lost five in a row and this is their 10th losing streak of at least five games this year. They have four losing streaks of seven games or more and a nine-game streak is the longest of the...
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This one gets away from the 'pen, plus more on Players' Weekend

This one gets away from the 'pen, plus more on Players' Weekend
So that is two bullpen meltdowns for the Orioles in the last two games. Their 'pen has allowed 10 runs in five innings over the last two games against Toronto and New York. The Orioles went ahead of the Yankees 4-2 in the seventh last night on Jonathan Villar's two-run homer but they lost 7-5 in 10 innings Gleyber Torres punched a two-run single into right against Mychal Givens in the eighth to tie it 4-4 and Cody Carroll allowed homers in the 10th to Neil Walker and Luke Voit as the Yankees...
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O's lose late lead and fall 7-5 in 10 to the Yankees (postgame quotes)

O's lose late lead and fall 7-5 in 10 to the Yankees (postgame quotes)
The Orioles bullpen has had some good moments in recent games. But tonight will not be added to the list. The New York Yankees scored two in the eighth to tie the game and three in the 10th to win 7-5 over the Orioles at Camden Yards. The Orioles (37-91) have lost five in a row, seven of eight and 16 of the last 20 games. New York (80-47) has the second-best record in the majors, won for the 12th time in 17 games and is now 7-6 against the Orioles. O's right-hander Cody Carroll, traded from...
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O's game blog: Orioles host Yankees as homestand begins

O's game blog: Orioles host Yankees as homestand begins
After a 1-5 road trip and an off-day, the Orioles begin a six-day, seven-game homestand tonight at Oriole Park. They are looking to break a four-game losing streak as they host the Yankees to start a series that includes Saturday's day-night doubleheader. Toronto will be in Baltimore starting Monday for a three-game series. While the Orioles are just 1-12 this season versus Toronto and 2-14 against Boston, they are 6-6 versus the Yankees. They won the season series in three straight years from...
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Zach Britton on returning to Baltimore with the Yankees

Zach Britton on returning to Baltimore with the Yankees
When former Orioles closer Zach Britton walked underneath the stands at Camden Yards today and down a tunnel, his destination for the first time in this park was the visiting clubhouse. He made it there eventually. "Walking down the tunnel and going past the home side, I stopped in for a second just to say hi," Britton said this afternoon during an interview in the Yankees dugout. "I've never been on the visiting side, so this is all new. I tried to talk to teammates that I didn't get a...
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O's are settling in with speed atop the lineup

O's are settling in with speed atop the lineup
We have seen it for five games now: center fielder Cedric Mullins as the Orioles leadoff batter and followed in the batting order by infielder Jonathan Villar hitting second. It certainly provides the Orioles with the kind of speed at the top of the order that we have not seen often in recent years. To this point the duo has not had either a significant impact or impressive stats batting at the top of the order. But the sample is small and I'm all for seeing more of it and seeing what those...
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A look at the rotation recently, plus notes on Castro, Hess and more

A look at the rotation recently, plus notes on Castro, Hess and more
TORONTO - The Orioles' starting rotation has had a wild ride the last turn through. On Saturday, Alex Cobb pitched a complete game, allowing two runs at Cleveland on 100 pitches. Yesterday, David Hess went seven innings, allowing three hits and one run at Toronto. But in between, the trio of Yefry Ramírez, Andrew Cashner and Dylan Bundy allowed 19 runs in 13 innings. Ramírez has allowed 15 walks and 20 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings in his past four starts. Bundy has allowed 21 earned...
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David Hess was strong, but trip ends with yet another Toronto loss

David Hess was strong, but trip ends with yet another Toronto loss
TORONTO - Today, Orioles right-hander David Hess controlled what he could control. He pitched a gem at Toronto. But he could not help an offense that got just two hits or a bullpen that gave up five runs after he left the game. The Orioles lost 6-0 today to Toronto to fall to 37-90 for the year and go 0-10 at Rogers Centre this season. But Hess seems to have turned his season back around. He had a four-start stretch in June where he gave up 21 earned runs in 17 2/3 innings. Now, over his last...
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David Hess takes tough loss and O's go 0-10 in Toronto

David Hess takes tough loss and O's go 0-10 in Toronto
TORONTO - Who knew that Orioles right-hander David Hess, entering with an ERA of 5.95 and Toronto lefty Thomas Pannone, making his first big league start, would produce such a great pitcher's duel. But that duo did today at Rogers Centre. Hess took a no-hitter to the fifth and Pannone to the seventh. In the end the game was decided in the seventh inning when the O's blew a big rally and Toronto got a key home run. And the Blue Jays win was cemented and the pitcher's duel ended with a...
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