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Another look: The beanball, the postgame comments and more

Another look: The beanball, the postgame comments and more
Unless we truly believe that the pitch that Matt Barnes threw in the direction of Manny Machado's head Sunday had no intent behind it and was just one that got away, there was a disconnect in the Boston clubhouse this weekend. The guy injured by Machado's slide on Friday - Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia - didn't seem to be upset about the play. and clearly didn't seem to want his team to retaliate against Machado. Retaliate for what? Of the slide on Friday, Pedroia said this: "There...
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Chris Davis: "I thought it was a cheap move" (plus Machado quotes)

Chris Davis: "I thought it was a cheap move" (plus Machado quotes)
For the second time in this series with Boston, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was surrounded by reporters at his locker. There were no questions about how the Orioles lost 6-2 today to the Red Sox. The topic was the 90 mph pitch that right-hander Matt Barnes threw high and tight in his direction in the eighth inning. It led to Barnes' ejection from the game. Any lingering tensions between the teams came to the surface again. In the Boston clubhouse, injured second baseman Dustin Pedroia...
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Sox hit two early homers, Machado nearly beaned in series finale

Sox hit two early homers, Machado nearly beaned in series finale
As today's game began, the Boston Red Sox ranked last in the majors with eight homers, and Baltimore Orioles pitchers were on a roll. They had allowed just three runs over their past 42 innings. That all changed, and fast. Within a span of eight pitches to start the game, Boston had four runs and had hit two homers off Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman. The Red Sox went on to win 6-2 and end the Orioles' four-game winning streak. The hard feelings between the teams escalated again in the...
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O's game blog: Orioles try for a sweep of the Red Sox

O's game blog: Orioles try for a sweep of the Red Sox
Whether it's been Dylan Bundy, Wade Miley, Alec Asher, Jayson Aquino or even Ubaldo Jiménez, the Orioles have gotten some strong starting pitching for most of this season. But with just one quality start to his credit (the rest of the staff has nine), right-hander guKevin Gausman (1-1, 7.23 ERA) will try to join the party today as the Orioles look for a three-game sweep of Boston. Coming off an outing in which he gave up eight runs to tie his career high, Gausman makes his fifth start of...
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Jonathan Schoop on homering off a 58 mph pitch

Jonathan Schoop on homering off a 58 mph pitch
With Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop, we might be seeing the continuation of a player maturing and getting better before our eyes. He did something pretty impressive last night, hitting a nearly 400-foot homer off a pitch that was recorded at just 58.4 mph. You won't see a batter hit off one much slower this year. Not only did he have to generate the power on the pitch, but he was off balance when he did it. Boston knuckleballer Steven Wright, trying not to repeat his earlier start, in...
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Caleb Joseph on Jayson Aquino, plus impressive pitching stats

Caleb Joseph on Jayson Aquino, plus impressive pitching stats
The Orioles still are not scoring many runs, but they continue to get outstanding starting pitching and they continue to win. Last night's 4-2 victory over Boston gives them a major league best 12-4 record. They have won four games in a row by a combined 10-3 score. They are 5-0-1 in series for the season. They are 6-1 at home. They are 10-3 versus American League East teams. The Orioles went 2-8 in 2016 against Boston in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They have matched that win total, starting...
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Jayson Aquino gets first major league win as O's top Boston (quotes added)

Jayson Aquino gets first major league win as O's top Boston (quotes added)
The latest Orioles starting pitcher to shine was a 24-year-old left-hander from the Dominican Republic that was acquired from St. Louis last April for cash considerations. And left-hander Jayson Aquino was making just his fourth major league appearance and first as a starter. But save for allowing a two-run homer, he was strong tonight as the Orioles beat Boston 4-2 in front of 35,457 at Camden Yards. The first-place Orioles improved to 12-4, have won four in a row and win this series by taking...
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O's game blog: Jayson Aquino makes first major league start

O's game blog: Jayson Aquino makes first major league start
Proving that baseball can be hard - or even nearly impossible to predict - we can go back to the third inning Tuesday night when the Cincinnati Reds led the Orioles 9-3. Since that inning, O's pitchers have allowed one run over 33 innings. They blanked the Reds over the last five innings of Tuesday's game and pitched a shutout the next night. Then they won in 10 innings Thursday. allowing one run. to end the road trip and followed that up with another shutout last night at home versus...
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Britton on Brach: "He's been doing that for a while now"

Britton on Brach: "He's been doing that for a while now"
Orioles right-hander Brad Brach has basically pitched a one-hitter this season. After recording three saves on a total of 33 pitches over the last three games, he has now pitched nine innings for the season. He has not allowed a run and given up one hit with three walks and 12 strikeouts. American League hitters are batting .037 (1-for-27) versus Brach. You don't have to be a player, manager, reporter or scout to know that is pretty good. Lefty batters are 1-for-10 against him and right-handed...
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Givens on winning his duel with Betts (plus other notes)

Givens on winning his duel with Betts (plus other notes)
There has likely never been a visiting hitter to produce such prolific stats at Oriole Park through the years as much as Boston's Mookie Betts last year. In back-to-back games at Camden Yards last May 31 and June 1, Betts went 5-for-8 with five home runs and seven RBIs. Coming into last night's game, he had an 11-game hitting streak at the ballpark, batting .488 (21-for-43) with eight homers and an OPS of 1.623. Betts' eight homers (in 10 games) at Camden Yards in 2016 tied for the most-ever...
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Manny Machado on the slide, Dylan Bundy on his outing

Manny Machado on the slide, Dylan Bundy on his outing
It was another game that featured some excellent Orioles pitching. But in the home clubhouse, that took a bit of a back seat to a controversial slide that injured Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia late in the game. But before the postgame interviews, the Orioles posted another win, 2-0 over Boston at Camden Yards, to improve to 11-4. Their pitchers have allowed just one run over the last 33 innings and have thrown two shutouts in the past three games. Right-hander Dylan Bundy improved to 3-1...
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Dylan Bundy and three relievers blank Red Sox 2-0

Dylan Bundy and three relievers blank Red Sox 2-0
The Orioles went from road to home, from playing a National League team to taking on an American League East rival. But their recent run of outstanding pitching followed the club to Camden Yards tonight. And Dylan Bundy's very impressive season continued, as he faced the defending division champion Boston Red Sox. Bundy pitched seven-plus scoreless tonight as the Orioles blanked Boston 2-0 in front of 34,442 at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 11-4 and end a six-game home losing streak versus...
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O's game blog: Dylan Bundy gets start in Boston series opener

O's game blog: Dylan Bundy gets start in Boston series opener
The Orioles had a winning home record last year versus every American League East team - except the Boston Red Sox. They went 6-3 at home against New York, 8-2 versus Tampa Bay and 5-4 against Toronto. But the Orioles went just 2-8 at Camden Yards against the 2016 AL East champion Red Sox. As the clubs open a three-game series here tonight, the Orioles are out to break a six-game home losing streak against Boston. They've been outscored 33-12 in those games. Since the 2014 season, the Orioles...
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Brad Brach on his first two successful save chances

Brad Brach on his first two successful save chances
The Orioles' first two save opportunities without All-Star closer Zach Britton could not have gone much better. Two clean saves, with Brad Brach recording six outs over the last two nights on 19 total pitches. Called on to protect a 2-0 lead Wednesday night at Cincinnati, Brach retired the side on nine pitches. He entered in the last of the 10th with a 2-1 lead last night and got a groundout, strikeout and lineout to center on just 10 pitches to conclude the win over the Reds. Brach is trying...
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A look at the stunning pitching run at the end of the Cincy series

A look at the stunning pitching run at the end of the Cincy series
So the Orioles' series in Cincinnati did not start well. They trailed the Reds 9-1 at the end of the third inning on Tuesday night. We didn't know then what would happen next. The Reds would score just one run in the last 24 innings of the series. Yep, Orioles pitchers did some stunning work. The Reds scored no more runs in their last five at-bats Tuesday, got shutout Wednesday and scored one run in 10 innings in Thursday's 2-1 loss. The Orioles scored two runs Wedensday and two more...
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O's game blog: Miley on the mound in road trip finale (O's win, 2-1)

O's game blog: Miley on the mound in road trip finale (O's win, 2-1)
After going 1-1 in a two-game series at Boston and 3-1 at Toronto, the Orioles conclude their nine-game road trip tonight at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park. They are 1-1 in this series and 5-3 on the trip. Kevin Gausman allowed eight runs over 2 2/3 innings Tuesday night as the Reds won 9-3. Ubaldo Jiménez threw 7 2/3 innings of two-hit ball Wednesday night as the Orioles won 2-0. In a close game last night, the Orioles got a clutch RBI single from Jonathan Schoop in the third...
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After strong finish, Drew Dosch gets off to fast start (plus O's notes)

After strong finish, Drew Dosch gets off to fast start (plus O's notes)
Since opening day, Triple-A Norfolk has placed two third basemen on the disabled list. First, Chris Johnson suffered a right forearm injury and then Alex Castellanos went on the disabled list yesterday with a left hamstring injury. This all opened the door for third sacker Drew Dosch to get promoted to Triple-A for the first time yesterday. After a strong second half at Double-A Bowie last season, followed by a good start to this year, Dosch may prove to be ready for this chance. Last season at...
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O's game blog: Jiménez on the mound at Cincinnati (O's win 2-0)

O's game blog: Jiménez on the mound at Cincinnati (O's win 2-0)
He has pitched just 4 1/3 innings in each of his two starts this season. But after right-hander Kevin Gausman went just 2 2/3 innings last night, the Orioles (8-4) could use a solid outing tonight from right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez (0-0, 10.38 ERA). Jiménez has given up five runs against both the Yankees and Red Sox to begin the season. Over 8 2/3 innings, he has allowed 15 hits, including three homers, with three walks, six strikeouts and a .385 batting average against. In those two...
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Gausman struggles big in series opener (plus minor league results)

Gausman struggles big in series opener (plus minor league results)
Coming off a start at Toronto where he allowed just one run over six innings, the Orioles felt right-hander Kevin Gausman could get their series in Cincinnati off to a good pitching start. No one figured he'd give up more runs in 2 2/3 innings last night than he had allowed in his first three starts combined. But he did. Gausman tied his career-worst night, allowing eight runs while getting just eight outs in a 9-3 loss to the Reds. In his first three starts, he had given up seven runs over 16...
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O's game blog: O's begin interleague play in Cincinnati (O's lose 9-3)

O's game blog: O's begin interleague play in Cincinnati (O's lose 9-3)
After splitting two games in Boston and winning three of four in Toronto, the Orioles start the last series of this road trip tonight in Cincinnati. They begin the night at 8-3 overall and 4-2 on this nine-game trip. The Reds are 8-5 and in first place in the National League Central. This is not only the Orioles' first interleague series of the 2017 season, but it's the only series outside of the American League East they play through May 4. They will have played 24 of 27 within the division,...
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