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O's game blog: Alex Cobb on the mound in road trip opener

O's game blog: Alex Cobb on the mound in road trip opener
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Orioles begin a six-game West Coast trip here tonight as they play three games against the Los Angeles Angels before moving on to Oakland for three games there this weekend. When the Orioles beat Detroit on Sunday, they won a series for just the second time all year (now 2-7) and the first time at home (now 1-4). At 8-20, they have lost six of eight, 12 of 15 and 14 of their last 18 games. They are 3-10 in road games and have lost six in a row. That all came during the...
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Minor league notes and O's organizational leaders (updated)

Minor league notes and O's organizational leaders (updated)
ANAHEIM, Calif. - As the calender turns to May, the Orioles' four full-season minor league teams have a combined record of 46-45. Triple-A Norfolk is 11-10, with Double-A Bowie 11-11, Single-A Frederick 8-16 and Single-A Delmarva at 16-8. The Shorebirds remain in first place by two games over three other teams in their division of the South Atlantic League. Meanwhile, for a 28th round draft pick last year out of UNC-Charlotte, Delmarva left fielder Zach Jarrett is sure looking good right now....
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For Manny Machado, the walks are up and the strikeouts are down

For Manny Machado, the walks are up and the strikeouts are down
ANAHEIM, Calif. - As the Orioles begin a six-game West Coast road trip tonight, shortstop Manny Machado continues to be one of baseball's best hitters. Machado is batting .361/.448/.676 with seven doubles, nine homers, 22 RBIs and an OPS of 1.124. We have just a small sample of one month to look at, but Machado has become one of those rare major league hitters that has drawn more walks (17) then he has struck out (16). His walk-to-strikeout ratio of 1.06 is easily the best of his career. That...
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Mychal Givens on his improved recent pitching (and other notes)

Mychal Givens on his improved recent pitching (and other notes)
It probably gets somewhat lost amidst what else happened in Sunday's win by the Orioles, but righty reliever Mychal Givens recorded another scoreless inning. He rolled through a 1-2-3 top of the eighth on just eight pitches, all fastballs. Givens had an ERA of 7.04 after his first six games of the 2018 season. But he has now allowed just one run over his past six innings. In his last four games he's pitched four scoreless innings on two hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. This has...
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Pedro Álvarez on last-minute start and Kevin Gausman on outing

Pedro Álvarez on last-minute start and Kevin Gausman on outing
A surprise last-minute starter at third base today, Pedro Álvarez hit two more homers to back Kevin Gausman and the bullpen. He helped lead the Orioles (8-20) to a 5-3 win over Detroit to take two of three in the series. The late notice was OK with Álvarez as he replaced Danny Valencia, who sat out with a tight hamstring, in the lineup. So Álvarez wound up getting a start against a lefty starter and playing in the field, as well. "It was fine," Álvarez said. "You have to be ready...
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Gausman's pitching and the longball lead O's to win in series finale

Gausman's pitching and the longball lead O's to win in series finale
It hasn't been often this year when an Orioles starting pitcher got an early lead to work with. Right-hander Kevin Gausman got one today and made it stand up with help from the bullpen. Gausman's ERA continued to tumble as the Orioles beat Detroit 5-3 at Camden Yards. The Orioles took two of three from the Tigers, improving to 8-20. They won a series for just the second time in nine tries and won their first home series after losing four in a row to start 2018. It was just their third win in...
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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman faces Tigers in series finale

O's game blog: Kevin Gausman faces Tigers in series finale
The Orioles and Detroit Tigers have split the first two games of a three-game series that concludes this afternoon at Camden Yards. The Orioles won 6-0 Friday night behind Chris Tillman. The Tigers won 9-5 last night as Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in five runs. The Orioles fell to 7-20 with last night's loss. They are 4-10 at home and 2-6 on this homestand that ends today. The Orioles have lost six of seven, 12 of 14 and 14 of 17 games. Orioles pitchers have allowed 26 runs the last four...
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The starting rotation takes a turn for the worse

The starting rotation takes a turn for the worse
Over the last four games, it was the previously struggling Chris Tillman that gave the Orioles their lone solid start on the mound. He pitched seven scoreless innings on one hit Friday night against Detroit. But in the three games wrapping around his start, Orioles starters have an ERA of 12.15. Alex Cobb, Dylan Bundy and Andrew Cashner have combined to pitch 13 1/3 innings, allowing 28 hits and 20 runs (18 earned). O's pitching has allowed 26 runs the last four games and that includes the...
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Cashner exits early as Detroit beats the Orioles 9-5 (quotes added)

Cashner exits early as Detroit beats the Orioles 9-5 (quotes added)
Pitching one night after Chris Tillman held Detroit scoreless on one hit over seven innings, right-hander Andrew Cashner could not follow that up tonight at Camden Yards. Detroit ended a 22-innings scoreless run scoring once against him in the first and then opened up a big early lead in the second on its way to an 9-5 win at Oriole Park. The Orioles fall to 7-20 for the year. They have lost six of seven, 12 of 14 and 14 of their last 17 games. They are 2-6 on this homestand and 4-10 at home...
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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner scheduled to face Detroit in Game 2

O's game blog: Andrew Cashner scheduled to face Detroit in Game 2
After Chris Tillman's gem last night and a 6-0 win, the Orioles (7-19) host the Detroit Tigers (10-14) tonight in the second game of a weekend series. Tonight's game will not start on time. At around 6:30 p.m. the Orioles annouced a delayed start due to inclement weather. No start time has been announced. Update: Now we do have a start time. The Orioles announced tonight's game will start at approximately 7:30. Last night's win, as Tillman allowed one hit over seven scoreless, snapped...
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More Tillman talk and other notes after O's end losing streak

More Tillman talk and other notes after O's end losing streak
While Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman had to be thrilled with his outing last night, he was firm in saying this doesn't yet mean he is back or that he has turned a corner or turned around his poor pitching of the last two seasons. "No. Absolutely not," Tillman said. "Every start is a challenge. The next team could care less what the heck I did tonight. You have to keep working. Just a piece of the puzzle and you have to keep on going." But seeing Tillman throw seven scoreless innings in...
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Chris Tillman on his seven scoreless innings in win over Detroit

Chris Tillman on his seven scoreless innings in win over Detroit
At game time tonight, Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman had an ERA of 9.87, a WHIP of 2.365 and opposing batters were hitting .395 against him this year through four starts. He seemed an unlikely candidate to deliver seven shutout innings of one-hit ball. But he did exactly that, using improved mechanics and strong secondary pitches to end his 22-start winless streak. "I think it is definitely mechanical with me," Tillman said after pitching the Orioles to a 6-0 win in the series opener....
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Chris Tillman tosses a gem as the Orioles blank Detroit

Chris Tillman tosses a gem as the Orioles blank Detroit
In the latest edition of you never know in baseball, a pitcher with an ERA of 9.87 tonight ended a 22-start winless streak with seven shutout innings. The until-now struggling Chris Tillman stunned more than a few people tonight by pitching a gem as the Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 on a combined two-hitter to start a three-game weekend series at Camden Yards. Pedro Álvarez backed Tillman with a two-homer night and Manny Machado hit his ninth home run and drove in two runs to provide...
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O's game blog: Chris Tillman faces Tigers in series opener

O's game blog: Chris Tillman faces Tigers in series opener
The Orioles host the Detroit Tigers tonight, beginning a three-game series that will end a scheduled 10-game homestand that is down to nine games after Tuesday's rainout. The Orioles (6-19) have lost five in a row and 11 of their past 12 games. They are 1-5 on this homestand and 3-9 at Oriole Park for the season. Detroit (10-13) just lost two of three at Pittsburgh and that series included a rainout. They lost a doubleheader yesterday, but are 6-4 since their 4-9 start. The Tigers swept three...
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Tim Beckham provides an update after his core muscle surgery

Tim Beckham provides an update after his core muscle surgery
A day after his core muscle surgery in Philadelphia, which repaired tears on both sides of his groin, Orioles infielder Tim Beckham was back in the clubhouse today. He is trying to stay positive and said he's ready to attack the rehab process. He hopes to be playing rehab games perhaps around mid-June, give or take a few days. "I'm not going to be put a timetable on it, but I hope to be playing in extended spring training or minor league games in six weeks from now," he said. "I'll do the...
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O's starters struggled against Rays as latest losing streak reaches five

O's starters struggled against Rays as latest losing streak reaches five
The Orioles are trying to stop losing. But right now they can't, going 1-11 over the last 12 games. When they score some runs, they give up too many. When they need a clutch hit, they can't get it. When they need a key play in the field, they don't make it. As a season spirals out of control everyone is frustrated - from the clubhouse to the stands to those tuning in all around Birdland. This has gone from bad to worse. Will some changes be forthcoming? Are there changes that can even be...
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Dylan Bundy allows eight runs as O's lose to Rays (quotes added)

Dylan Bundy allows eight runs as O's lose to Rays (quotes added)
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy began tonight fourth in the American League in ERA and had allowed just one homer in five starts, covering 31 2/3 innings. He's been the ace for the Orioles early this year. But his great run to start the 2018 season ended as the Orioles lost again. Bundy allowed a career-high eight runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Orioles 9-5 at Oriole Park. Baltimore has fallen to 6-19 and lost five in a row, 11 of 12 and 13 of its last 15 games. The Orioles are 1-5 on...
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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces Chris Archer at Camden Yards

O's game blog: Dylan Bundy faces Chris Archer at Camden Yards
The Orioles haven't won since Friday when Dylan Bundy was on the mound. The right-hander's rotation turn has come up again and he pitches tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays. Since Bundy pitched the Orioles to a 3-1 win over Cleveland on Friday, the Orioles have lost four in a row by a combined 21-8 score. They are 1-10 in their last 11 games and 2-12 in the last 14. The Orioles are 6-18 for the season and 3-8 at home heading into tonight's game. Bundy (1-2, 1.42 ERA) will make his sixth...
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A closer look at Dylan Bundy's strong start to the season

A closer look at Dylan Bundy's strong start to the season
Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy is off to a great start, pitching like the ace pitcher the Orioles hoped they'd get when they drafted him No. 4 overall in the 2011 draft. But fast starts are not new to Bundy. He got off to one last season, as well. Here is a comparison of his first five starts last year and this year. 2017: 3-1 with 1.65 ERA, 32 2/3 innings, six walks, 23 strikeouts and .228 average against 2018: 1-2 with a 1.42 ERA, 31 2/3 innings, nine walks, 40 strikeouts and .220 average...
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A look at the latest loss, with notes on Cobb and the offense

A look at the latest loss, with notes on Cobb and the offense
Well, at least the Orioles didn't score three runs or less for the 17th time. They got four last night, but it wasn't nearly enough in an 8-4 loss to Tampa Bay. The Orioles have lost four in a row, 10 of 11 and 12 of their past 14 games. Their miserable start now has them 12 games under the .500 mark at 6-18. The Orioles got only five hits last night and the team average is just .169 (26-for-154) during what is so far a 1-4 homestand. They've scored 11 runs in five games on the homestand...
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