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Angels use early homers to beat O's, even series (quotes added)

August 19, 2017, 7:10pm

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Angels use early homers to beat O's, even series (quotes added)

For the second night in a row, the Los Angeles Angels used an early homer barrage to build a lead. This time they held it. The Angels homered in each of the first four innings off right-hander Kevin Gausman and beat the Orioles 5-1 in front of 43,929 at Oriole Park. Baltimore falls to 60-63 with its seventh loss in 11 games. Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena each homered in their first two at-bats for Los Angeles. Trout hit solo homers in the first and third innings. Valbuena hit a solo homer in the...

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O's game blog: Tonight's game and Brady Anderson wins Home Run Derby

August 19, 2017, 2:57pm

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O's game blog: Tonight's game and Brady Anderson wins Home Run Derby

The Orioles have had a few solid wins recently with a chance to build some positive momentum, only to follow up those victories with more losing. They will try to reverse that trend tonight. The Orioles (60-62) host the Los Angeles Angels (62-60) in the second game of a three-game series. They won 9-7 on Manny Machado's walk-off grand slam in the ninth last night. Over his last 12 games, Machado is batting .370 (20-for-54) with seven home runs (including three grand slams) and 25 RBIs....

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Notes on Tim Beckham, Anthony Santander and the 1992 Orioles

August 19, 2017, 1:15pm

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With their win last night over the Los Angeles Angels on Manny Machado's walk-off grand slam in the ninth, the Orioles now have five wins this year when trailing after eight innings. That is tied for the American League lead. Such wins are rare. The Orioles are 5-57 when trailing after eight, while the New York Yankees are 5-52 and Tampa Bay is 5-56. Division-leading Boston is 3-48 and seven American League teams have two or fewer such wins. Machado's slam was his third homer of the night and...

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Notes and quotes from Manny Machado's remarkable night

August 18, 2017, 10:49pm

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Notes and quotes from Manny Machado's remarkable night

It was a remarkable performance by Orioles' third baseman Manny Machado. He hit a two-run homer in the third inning, a solo homer in the fifth and a walk-off grand slam in the ninth. The Orioles hit four homers before Machado batted in the ninth and yet they were on their way to a homestand-opening 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. But Machado's blast to center won the game and turned the night into a stunning 9-7 win. Here is a list of the 10 players that have hit three grand slams in...

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Manny Machado on his walk-off grand slam against the Angels

August 18, 2017, 8:14pm

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Manny Machado on his walk-off grand slam against the Angels

Tonight Manny Machado became the first player to hit three homers in a game for the Orioles since ... Manny Machado. He became the first Oriole to hit a walk-off grand slam since Matt Wieters did it on April 18, 2013 against Tampa Bay. With the Orioles down 5-1 after two innings and 7-5 heading to the last of the ninth, the homestand seemed to be getting off to a poor start. Opponent batters had hit five homers and it appeared likely that the Birds would lose to the Los Angeles Angels. Except...

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

August 18, 2017, 7:05pm

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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

August 18, 2017, 3:01pm

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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

August 18, 2017, 1:26pm

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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

August 17, 2017, 10:31pm

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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

August 17, 2017, 12:25am

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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

August 16, 2017, 11:06am

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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 JimÃ©nez (5-7, 6.25 ERA) makes his 25th appearance, 20th as a starter, this afternoon. JimÃ©nez has pitched better lately and is...

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O's stay in win-one, lose-one mode and some Britton talk

August 16, 2017, 1:56am

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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

August 15, 2017, 1:34pm

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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

August 14, 2017, 7:06pm

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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

August 14, 2017, 12:46pm

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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

August 13, 2017, 9:21pm

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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

August 13, 2017, 4:04pm

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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

August 13, 2017, 2:42pm

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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)

August 13, 2017, 1:02pm

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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

August 13, 2017, 11:32am

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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...