Manny Machado hits walk-off grand slam in last of ninth

Manny Machado hits walk-off grand slam in last of ninth
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado had a night to remember. He hit three homers tonight, the last of which was a walk-off grand slam in the last of the ninth. That turned a potential 7-5 loss into a stunning 9-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the series opener. Machado produced his fourth career walk-off hit and third via a homer. It was Machado's seventh career grand slam and the Orioles' sixth of the year. Anthony Santander started the O's ninth with his first big league hit, a single...
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O's game blog: Tonight's game and hearing from the 1992 Orioles

O's game blog: Tonight's game and hearing from the 1992 Orioles
After some heavy rain at Camden Yards earlier this afternoon, the Orioles and Los Angeles Angels will try to get this game in tonight. It is the start of a three-game series, a six-game homestand and a stretch of 16 home games in 19 contests for the Orioles. However, the tarp was still on the field as 7 p.m. approached, and tonight's game will not start on time. But the Orioles announced an approximate start time of 7:40 p.m. The Orioles are 35-23 at home and 24-39 on the road. They are 12-5-2...
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Anthony Santander on making his major league debut

Anthony Santander on making his major league debut
Anthony Santander, a 22-year-old Orioles outfielder from Venezuela, will make his major league debut tonight, weather permitting. He is batting seventh in right field against Angels left-hander Andrew Heaney. Santander's path to Camden Yards came via Single-A Lynchburg of the Carolina League last season. Then the Orioles selected him in the Rule 5 draft in December from Cleveland. He was on the disabled list all this year with a strained right forearm. He ended a 20-day rehab assignment...
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During big year, outfielder Austin Hays may be underrated

During big year, outfielder Austin Hays may be underrated
Outfielder Austin Hays of the Double-A Bowie Baysox continues to rake. He was promoted in the middle of June from Single-A Frederick to Bowie and his stats have gotten better at the higher level. A case can be made that Hays is having as good of a season as any player on any team in the minor leagues in 2017. He ranks among the top 10 among all minor league players at all levels in several key stats. He is second in all of the minors in Weighted Runs Created plus, topping obviously all but one...
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O's head home after disappointing road trip

O's head home after disappointing road trip
It was a disappointing road trip, Captain Obvious called and told me. He added it was a real chance for the Orioles to beat teams they are directly competing with for a wild card spot and that they went 2-4 against the Angels and Mariners, losing both series. This is no way to start a strong late-season charge. It ended in the most disappointing fashion with Chris Davis taking a called third strike with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 7-6 loss at Seattle. Yep,...
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O's game blog: O's play series, road trip finale at Seattle

O's game blog: O's play series, road trip finale at Seattle
The Orioles have a chance to do something today they haven't done yet on this long West Coast trip ending today - win a series. They went 1-2 at Anaheim against the Angels and 2-2 in Oakland versus the A's. The O's and Mariners have split the first two games of this series with the Orioles winning 11-3 Monday night and losing 3-1 last night. Right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez (5-7, 6.25 ERA) makes his 25th appearance, 20th as a starter, this afternoon. Jiménez has pitched better lately and is...
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O's stay in win-one, lose-one mode and some Britton talk

O's stay in win-one, lose-one mode and some Britton talk
The Orioles are in win-one, lose-one mode and they can't seem to get out of this cycle. It is probably not going to be good enough if they can't begin to improve on it - even in a mediocre group of teams competing for the second American League wild card. The Orioles got a homer from Jonathan Schoop in the first inning last night and scored nothing after that. They scored 12 runs last Saturday and three Sunday. They scored 11 runs Monday and one last night. The last 20 Orioles were retired...
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O's game blog: Orioles lead majors in runs scored since All-Star break

O's game blog: Orioles lead majors in runs scored since All-Star break
After scoring 26 runs on 50 hits in four games at Oakland, the Orioles began their series in Seattle last night winning 11-3, with four homers among 16 hits. When added to the 12 runs the Orioles scored on Saturday night, the team has scored 26 runs on 46 hits the past three games. The team batting average for the year has increased from .260 to .263 in three days. The Orioles scored 10-plus runs for the 14th time this season and that is tied for second-most games in the American League with...
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Dylan Bundy is dealing well with a schedule of extra rest

Dylan Bundy is dealing well with a schedule of extra rest
As the Orioles go through the rest of this season with right-hander Dylan Bundy, it is clear they will continue to get him extra rest when they can. It is also becoming clear that Bundy is starting to get used to and even thrive with the adjusted schedule. The team's best starter over the entire season, the 24-year-old Bundy is 12-8 with a 4.17 ERA in 23 starts. He has a team-leading 16 quality starts and the Orioles are 14-9 in his outings. Bundy threw 109 2/3 innings last season. He is at...
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O's game blog: O's face Mariners in series opener

O's game blog: O's face Mariners in series opener
After losing two of three in Anaheim and splitting a four-game series in Oakland, the Orioles have arrived at the final stop of this road trip. They begin a three-game series tonight at Safeco Field against the Seattle Mariners. The Orioles (58-60) are 3-4 on this trip and continue to chase the .500 mark. They would need to sweep this series to return home on Friday with a record of better than .500. Seattle (59-60) just got swept four straight at home by the Angels. They lost by scores of 6-3,...
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O's still chasing .500, plus Chris Tillman's bullpen debut

O's still chasing .500, plus Chris Tillman's bullpen debut
OAKLAND, Calif. - If the Orioles are going to be a playoff team in the 2017 season, they probably first need to be a team that wins at least half of its games. Right now the club is having a hard time even getting to .500, much less staying there or moving several games over. Since June 21, the Orioles have gotten to .500 just three times. They were 38-38 on June 27, 39-39 on June 29 and 56-56 on Aug. 7. The last instance was a week ago when they beat the Angels 6-2 in Anaheim to start this...
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Wrapping up a loss in the series finale at Oakland

Wrapping up a loss in the series finale at Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - It is probably getting a little late in the season for the Orioles to take one step forward and then one back, but that is what they've been doing on their West Coast road trip. Today looked good early. Coming off a 20-hit, 12-5 win Saturday night, they took an early 2-0 lead. They had seven hits before they had made an out in the third inning. But when Oakland scored five runs in the fourth, the Orioles momentum hit a brick wall. They lost 9-3 to Oakland to split a four-game...
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Oakland scores five in fourth to top Hellickson and the O's

Oakland scores five in fourth to top Hellickson and the O's
OAKLAND, Calif. - It looked like right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was rolling. He had pitched to an ERA of 2.08 in his first two Orioles starts. Then today, he got through the first three innings at Oakland with a 2-0 lead on just 24 pitches. But on a sunny afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum, looks were deceiving. Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer as Oakland scored five times in the fourth and went on to beat the Orioles 9-3 today. The Orioles split this four-game series and fall to 3-4 on this...
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Showalter talks rotation (plus a game update)

Showalter talks rotation (plus a game update)
OAKLAND, Calif. - Orioles starting pitchers have been pitching better. We have the games and the stats to show us that. But manager Buck Showalter has been reluctant to say his rotation has turned any corners. There is good reason for that probably. He has seen the rotation pitch so poorly for most of this year. But coming into today's game, O's starters have allowed two earned runs or less 10 times in the past 15 games, pitching to an ERA of 2.64 in that span. They have nine quality starts...
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Showalter on Santander, Sept. 1 callup talk and more

Showalter on Santander, Sept. 1 callup talk and more
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Orioles are expected to add Rule 5 outfielder Anthony Santander to their major league roster next Thursday. That would be two days after his 20-day rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie ends. Teams have 48 hours after the end of the assignment to add players. Even though the Orioles are off that day, Santander will have to be added on the 17th and he would then be active when the Orioles start a six-game homestand next Friday. The 22-year-old native of Venezuela was taken...
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O's game blog: Hellickson on mound in series finale

O's game blog: Hellickson on mound in series finale
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Orioles can get back to the .500 mark if they win today at the Oakland Coliseum. They have taken two of three in this series. If they can make it three of four, they will leave Oakland with a record of 59-59. The Orioles bashed eight doubles among 20 hits in last night's 12-5 win. In this series they have scored 23 runs on 40 hits with 14 doubles, a triple and five home runs. The Orioles scored seven runs in the first inning last night, going 8-for-10 at-bat in the...
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Another look at Tim Beckham's amazing start with the Orioles

Another look at Tim Beckham's amazing start with the Orioles
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Orioles scored 12 runs on Saturday night. They had 20 hits. But they didn't hit a single homer. They did bash eight doubles, one off the team record, in the 12-5 victory over Oakland. Adam Jones continued his big series at the Oakland Colisuem, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Joey Rickard went 3-for-4 and scored three runs. Manny Machado drove in two. So did Chris Davis. But it was shortstop Tim Beckham, once again, who was most amazing of them all. He had his third career...
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O's erupt for seven-run first and beat Oakland 12-5 (with quotes)

O's erupt for seven-run first and beat Oakland 12-5 (with quotes)
OAKLAND, Calif. - After coming up a run short and blowing a late lead last night, the Orioles started the game tonight like a team still smarting from that loss. They scored seven runs in the top of the first and produced 20 hits on their way to a 12-5 win over the Athletics in front of 29,742 at Oakland Colisuem. The Orioles hit eight doubles tonight, one off a team record. They had eight doubles in one game each in 1996 and 2009. The O's went 9-for-18 with runners in scoring position. The...
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Orioles score seven runs in the first inning at Oakland

Orioles score seven runs in the first inning at Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - Well, that was one way to respond to a tough one-run loss on Friday night. The Orioles scored seven runs on eight hits in the top of the first inning tonight at the Oakland Coliseum. They knocked A's starter Sean Manaea out after he got just one out - and that was an out at the plate. The seven runs ties for their biggest inning of the year and matches their highest run total for any one game on this road trip. They beat the A's Thursday night 7-2. Manaea had allowed 12 runs...
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Pregame notes from Oakland on Jiménez, Bundy and more

Pregame notes from Oakland on Jiménez, Bundy and more
OAKLAND, Calif. - Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez is fine to make his next start. Jiménez fanned 11 and gave up three runs over 5 1/3 innings last night. He was pulled from the game after being hit on the right leg by a hot-smash grounder off the bat of Chad Pinder that went for an infield hit. After the game, Jiménez said he was pretty certain he was going to be fine. Manager Buck Showalter confirmed this afternoon that he is. "The biggest problem he had - it's the same place he...
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