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Wrapping up the Orioles' 10-6 loss at Houston

Wrapping up the Orioles' 10-6 loss at Houston
HOUSTON - The Orioles scored as many runs tonight as they had in the previous four games. And right-hander Mike Wright Jr. allowed one fewer run than Justin Verlander. But in the end, the Orioles could not stop the defending World Series champions from doing what they do best - piling up runs. Rule 5 pitchers Pedro Araujo and Nestor Cortes Jr. were put in a very tough spot tonight: facing Houston late in the contest with the game tied. They began the night with a combined three major league...
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Houston gets big inning against Rule 5 pitchers for 10-6 win

Houston gets big inning against Rule 5 pitchers for 10-6 win
HOUSTON - Mike Wright Jr. pitched capably and left with a lead. Adam Jones homered and drove in three. The Orioles finally scored off a starting pitcher. But would it add up to a victory? Not tonight for the Orioles. With the game tied 5-5 entering the last of the seventh, Houston scored five times off Rule 5 pitchers Pedro Araujo and Nestor Cortes Jr. to rally for a 10-6 win. The Orioles fall to 1-4 and have lost eight in a row at Minute Maid Park. Houston is 5-1. The Orioles got the lead...
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Rasmus gets nice reception in Houston (plus game update)

Rasmus gets nice reception in Houston (plus game update)
HOUSTON - During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, the Houston Astros were becoming a pretty good team. They won 86 games in 2015, won the AL wild card game and advanced to the AL Division Series. They won 84 the next year but missed the playoffs. A key member of the Houston outfield those two seasons was Colby Rasmus, who is starting as the DH for the Orioles tonight. When the Orioles were introduced yesterday, Rasmus got a nice welcome back reception from the fans at Minute Maid Park. "I really...
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Showalter pregame on Cobb and Sisco on catching Wright

Showalter pregame on Cobb and Sisco on catching Wright
HOUSTON - Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb it seems will have the most input as to when he makes his debut for the club. Cobb is scheduled to pitch a five-inning simulated game in Florida tomorrow. He has already had outings of three and four innings. Manager Buck Showalter will get the video from that outing and then talk with Cobb after his workday this weekend that follows tomorrow's start. At that point it's time to decide whether Cobb pitches one more time in Florida, going six innings, or...
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O's game blog: Wright Jr. faces Verlander in Game 2 in Houston

O's game blog: Wright Jr. faces Verlander in Game 2 in Houston
HOUSTON - As the Orioles offense looks to break out tonight in Houston, the challenge on this Tuesday is vast. They face right-hander Justin Verlander, who has been brilliant since the Astros acquired him in a deal with Detroit last Aug. 31. Verlander made his season debut and got the win Thursday at Texas when he allowed four hits over six scoreless in a 4-1 victory. That night Verlander became the 18th pitcher in major league history to make 10 career opening day starts. That lists includes...
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Buck Showalter on the decision to give Dylan Bundy extra rest

Buck Showalter on the decision to give Dylan Bundy extra rest
HOUSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter has had to make several important decisions already, despite the fact that the 2018 season is just four games old. He had to decide whether to bat Chris Davis first and now he has to weigh when and/or if to make any lineup changes for a slumbering offense. But he made an interesting decision involving opening day starter Dylan Bundy. Bundy pitched seven scoreless on Thursday in Baltimore in the opening win over Minnesota. His fifth day to pitch would be...
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A look at an ugly three-game losing streak and a beautiful first pitch

A look at an ugly three-game losing streak and a beautiful first pitch
HOUSTON - Unfortunately for the Orioles, a three-game losing streak has truly been a team effort. Has the offense or the starting pitching been worse? They have both been pretty bad and that is why they've been outscored 19-3 in losing the last three games. The O's offense has produced one run the last two games and three runs on 12 hits the past three. During the same span, O's starting pitchers have allowed 15 runs (14 earned) on 20 hits, with seven homers allowed over 13 innings. On top...
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Wrapping up the series-opening 6-1 loss at Houston

Wrapping up the series-opening 6-1 loss at Houston
HOUSTON - Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman remains convinced he will be a much better pitcher in 2018 than he was last year. While his results tonight looked too much like 2017, he doesn't feel his season will ultimately go poorly again. Tonight, Tillman allowed back-to-back doubles to start his night and he gave up four runs over four innings plus one batter as Houston beat the Orioles 6-1 to start the club's seven-game road trip. Tillman felt like he might be settling in tonight. Down 1-0...
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Chris Tillman takes the loss as O's drop road-trip opener

Chris Tillman takes the loss as O's drop road-trip opener
HOUSTON - The Orioles came here looking to jump start their offense. Chris Tillman took the mound looking to reclaim his pre-2017 form. Neither happened however as the Orioles lost the series opener to the defending World Series champion Astros. Tillman allowed a run two batters into his night and gave up four runs on the evening as Houston beat the Orioles 6-1 at Minute Maid Park. The Orioles fall to 1-3 and they've been outscored 19-3 with just 12 hits in the last three games. A sellout...
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Showalter pregame on Cobb, Sisco and more (game update)

Showalter pregame on Cobb, Sisco and more (game update)
HOUSTON - Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb is inching closer to his first game action for the Orioles. He threw his latest bullpen session yesterday in Florida. He has thrown a pair of simulated games, one for three innings and his second for four innings. That last outing was a 48-pitch effort last Friday. His next game in Florida will be on Wednesday. "The decision will be made after his workday following that start whether he'll pitch (his next start) for us or wait another turn," manager...
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Chris Davis comes to the support of O's catcher Chance Sisco

Chris Davis comes to the support of O's catcher Chance Sisco
HOUSTON - The Orioles, to say the least, are ready to move on from yesterday's postgame comments out of the Minnesota clubhouse. The Twins, particularly second baseman Brian Dozier, criticized O's catcher Chance Sisco for bunting against the shift in the ninth inning. Sisco singled to start a bases loaded rally in the 7-0 loss to the Twins. One of the O's veterans that Dozier said would "address that" with Sisco is first baseman Chris Davis. He did address it with the young O's catcher,...
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O's game blog: O's play at Houston in road opener

O's game blog: O's play at Houston in road opener
HOUSTON - The Orioles, who went 29-52 on the road last season, begin the new season's first road trip tonight as they open a three-game series with Houston. The defending World Series champion Astros are unveiling their championship banner as part of a pre-game ceremony before their home opener. Right-hander Chris Tillman will make his season debut tonight. The Orioles' opening day starter three straight years from 2014-2016, Tillman went 1-7 with a 7.84 ERA last year. He allowed 12.1 hits...
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After lackluster losses, the O's hit the road for Houston and New York

After lackluster losses, the O's hit the road for Houston and New York
HOUSTON - The Orioles could not score off any of the Minnesota Twins starting pitchers in the season's first series. Over 21 combined innings, Jake Odorizzi, Kyle Gibson and José Berríos allowed just five hits and struck out 19. The Orioles looked bad in the back-to-back losses to the Twins in the last two days and tonight they begin their first road trip against the two teams that played in the American League Championship Series last season. It starts tonight with three games at World...
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Kevin Gausman on his outing, Chris Davis on the offense

Kevin Gausman on his outing, Chris Davis on the offense
Over the last two games, Orioles starters allowed 11 runs and six homers over nine innings. Meanwhile, Orioles batters produced two runs and six hits in 6-2 and 7-0 losses to Minnesota. The Orioles will take a 1-2 record to Houston and begin a series with the World Series champion Astros on Monday night at Minute Maid Park. Several Orioles are not hitting, including first baseman Chris Davis, who went 0-for-12 in the series from the leadoff spot. "Well, not a lot of production," Davis said of...
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Berríos blanks Birds 7-0 as Twins take series

Berríos blanks Birds 7-0 as Twins take series
To say the least, the Orioles could not maintain any momentum after their opening day walk-off win. Nearly no-hit last night, they were held to just three hits this afternoon in 7-0 loss to Minnesota and right-hander José Berríos. He needed just 107 pitches to throw his first career shutout in his 40th career start. Kevin Gausman got hammered as the Orioles lost two of three at home to start the 2018 season. Last season, Gausman allowed three or more homers in a game three times, and...
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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman pitches Twins series finale

O's game blog: Kevin Gausman pitches Twins series finale
It is almost time for the last game of the first series of the year for the Orioles. They beat Minnesota 3-2 on Adam Jones' walk-off homer in the 11th on Thursday. Last night, they were no-hit into the eighth in a 6-2 Twins win. On the mound today, Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman (11-12, 4.68 ERA in 2017) faces Twins right-hander José Berríos (14-8, 3.89 ERA in 2017). Gausman made a career-high 34 starts last season, which tied Tampa Bay's Chris Archer for the most in the majors....
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One game, two big league debuts: Hearing from Cortes and Araujo

One game, two big league debuts: Hearing from Cortes and Araujo
In the span of three innings last night, the Orioles saw two Rule 5 pitchers make their major league debuts. And they did fine, as Nestor Cortes Jr. and Pedro Araujo combined to allow one run over three innings in the Orioles' 6-2 loss to Minnesota. A 23-year-old lefty, Cortes pitched at three levels on the Yankees farm in 2017, reaching Triple-A. He went a combined 7-4 with a 2.06 ERA and was an Eastern League All-Star at Double-A Trenton. He came on in the sixth, and two walks and a single...
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Andrew Cashner on his tough O's debut and other clubhouse quotes

Andrew Cashner on his tough O's debut and other clubhouse quotes
On a night when the Orioles got just three hits - none in the first seven innings - their starting pitcher gave up three home runs. That was a not a good combination as Minnesota beat the Orioles 6-2 at chilly Camden Yards. Making his Orioles debut tonight, right-hander Andrew Cashner gave up the trio of homers. Over five innings he allowed six hits and five runs (four earned) on 79 pitches. Not once last year did he yield three homers in a game and he only had two games among 28 starts in...
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Twins combined no-hit bid comes up short in 6-2 win over the O's

Twins combined no-hit bid comes up short in 6-2 win over the O's
In the chill of Camden Yards on Saturday night the question became: Would the Orioles be no-hit here again in the second game of the season? It first happened on April 4, 2001 when Boston's Hideo Nomo did it. They were not, although the Minnesota Twins came within four outs of a combined no-hitter in beating the Orioles 6-2 in front of 17,763. Jonathan Schoop's two-out clean single to center in the eighth ended the no-hit bid. They ruined the Twins' shutout when Tim Beckham hit a two-run...
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O's game blog: Andrew Cashner makes his Orioles debut

O's game blog: Andrew Cashner makes his Orioles debut
After the walk-off win in the 11th on opening day, followed by Friday's off day, the Orioles resume their 2018 season tonight at Camden Yards. They host the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a three-game series. Right-hander Andrew Cashner makes his official Orioles debut at 7:05 p.m. With Texas in 2017, he went 11-11 with a 3.40 ERA. He had a groundball rate among starters that ranked ninth in the American League at 48.6 and he tied for 11th in the league with 18 quality starts. He was...
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