Gausman on a pitch that got away, Mancini on a special homer

Gausman on a pitch that got away, Mancini on a special homer
It was a pitch that didn't go exactly where O's right-hander Kevin Gausman intended. It was a pitch that David Ortiz hit for a huge three-run homer. His blast off Gausman in the seventh tonight turned a one-run lead into four and Boston beat the Orioles 5-2 at Camden Yards. The Orioles fall to 82-69, falling five games out in the American League East with 11 to play. "I was trying to go down and away," Gausman said of the Ortiz homer, his eighth this year against the Orioles. "He's a...
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Trey Mancini hits first major league homer, but O's lose to Boston

Trey Mancini hits first major league homer, but O's lose to Boston
Boston's Mookie Betts and David Ortiz combined to beat the Orioles. Yes, again. The two players that O's pitchers can't contain this year helped Boston to a 5-2 win tonight at Camden Yards. At 82-69 the Orioles have lost the first two games of this four-game series to fall five games out of first place with 11 remaining. The hopes of another division championship are diminishing rapidly. The Red Sox are 87-64 and moved to a season-best 23 games over .500 with their sixth win in a row and...
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O's game blog: Gausman faces Boston at Camden Yards

O's game blog: Gausman faces Boston at Camden Yards
After last night's 5-2 loss to Boston, the Orioles host the Red Sox tonight in the second of a four-game series at Camden Yards. The American League East leading Red Sox are 86-64 while the Orioles are 82-68. The Orioles are tied with Toronto for second place, both four games behind Boston and both co-leaders for the two AL wild card spots. In that race, Detroit is 2 1/2 games back of the O's and Blue Jays with Houston and Seattle three out and New York 4 1/2 games back. Tonight's pitching...
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David Ortiz on retirement, dugout phones and more

David Ortiz on retirement, dugout phones and more
On his last regular season trip as a player to Baltimore, during a dugout press conference where he mainly discussed his team, David Ortiz did take a few questions about playing against the Orioles and playing in Baltimore over the years. He was asked, of course, about what happened in the visiting dugout on July 27, 2013. Ortiz destroyed a dugout phone during a brief tirade. For that, a player that made an average of $86,419.75 per game that year was fined the sum of $5,000. He appealed the...
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Mancini on starting tonight, Wieters on Gausman's improved third pitch

Mancini on starting tonight, Wieters on Gausman's improved third pitch
After getting called up to the majors for the first time on Sunday, tonight Trey Mancini will make his major league debut for the Orioles. He's batting seventh as the designated hitter against Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox. "It is really exciting," Mancini said this afternoon. "This is what I've been waiting for my whole life. But at the same time, it's the same game I've been playing for 20 years so I've got to try and calm my emotions. I know that will be tough, especially...
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A take on Dylan Bundy, plus O's and Red Sox notes

A take on Dylan Bundy, plus O's and Red Sox notes
Watching Dylan Bundy give up five runs over five innings last night and pass the 100 innings mark for the second time in his pro career, I wondered if the Orioles should consider shutting him down for the 2016 season. But guess what? He is probably only going to make another two starts in the regular season. The Orioles pretty much have gotten the kid through the season healthy, even if he isn't quite as sharp as he was a few weeks ago. We've seen this young right-hander come a long way this...
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Dylan Bundy on the loss, Manny Machado on Porcello and more

Dylan Bundy on the loss, Manny Machado on Porcello and more
The Orioles' chance to win the American League East took a hit tonight. A relentless offense finally got to right-hander Dylan Bundy, while the Orioles never did much get to right-hander Rick Porcello. Porcello's complete-game four-hitter on just 89 pitches lifted Boston to a 5-2 win. The Orioles fall to 82-68 and four games back with 12 to play. They will need to win three in a row against Boston, or they will leave this series no closer than three games to the division lead with nine to...
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Dylan Bundy allows five runs as Boston takes series opener

Dylan Bundy allows five runs as Boston takes series opener
Coming into this game, Boston's Mookie Betts and David Ortiz had hit 14 of the Red Sox's 26 homers against Baltimore pitching this year. To the Orioles detriment, they added to that total tonight. Betts and Ortiz hit two-run homers off right-hander Dylan Bundy as the Red Sox beat the Orioles 5-2 tonight at Oriole Park. The loss drops the Orioles to 82-68 and they fall four games behind the first-place Red Sox with 12 games to play on the year and three more in this series. Bundy stranded...
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O's game blog: A look at tonight's game (O's extend deal with Aberdeen)

O's game blog: A look at tonight's game (O's extend deal with Aberdeen)
The Orioles have 13 games remaining and they are three games behind American League East-leading Boston. They open a four-game series with the Red Sox tonight at Camden Yards. They'll have to win at least three of these games to gain ground. If the O's manage a four-game split, they would just lose four days off the calender. Anything less than that, and they lose days and ground in the standings. The Orioles have won the season series the last four years against Boston and lead it this year...
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Chris Davis: "We know how big this series is"

Chris Davis: "We know how big this series is"
For the Orioles, the math is pretty simple. They trail first-place Boston by three games heading into a four-game series starting tonight. The O's must win three or more games the next four days or they will fail to gain any ground. But as the series is set to begin tonight, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis said the players can't put pressure on themselves by thinking they have to win three of four. They have to instead focus on what is right in front of them. "I think you've got to stay...
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A look ahead to the Boston series and more O's notes/quotes

A look ahead to the Boston series and more O's notes/quotes
The Orioles get their last shot this regular season at the Boston Red Sox starting tonight. The Orioles host a four-game series at Camden Yards. After the Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-4 last night, they come to town leading the Orioles by three games and the Blue Jays by four atop the American League East. Boston posted another comeback win over New York and completed its first four-game sweep of the Yankees since June of 1990. At 85-64, Boston is 39-32 on the road and 19-9 in AL East games since...
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Mark Trumbo on his big home run (plus more clubhouse quotes)

Mark Trumbo on his big home run (plus more clubhouse quotes)
Two of the Orioles' strengths all year - power and their bullpen - helped carry them to an important 2-1 win over Tampa Bay this afternoon. They improved to 82-67 and could move to within two games of first if Boston loses to New York tonight. They will be within at least three games of the top spot when the Orioles and Red Sox begin their four-game series Monday night. After Manny Machado's new career-high 36th homer tied this game 1-1 in the sixth today, Mark Trumbo's 43rd homer was a...
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Mark Trumbo's tiebreaking homer in eighth lifts O's to win

Mark Trumbo's tiebreaking homer in eighth lifts O's to win
Frustrated again by some missed chances that left runs on the board, the Orioles turned to what they do best to get one more run than the Tampa Bay Rays today. Mark Trumbo blasted a tiebreaking homer to center field in the last of the eighth as the Orioles beat the Rays 2-1 to even the series at two wins each. The Orioles improved to 82-67 and moved within 2 1/2 games of first-place Boston. The Red Sox play the Yankees tonight. With the game tied 1-1, Trumbo blasted No. 43 to center field. It...
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O's game blog: Wade Miley on the mound in series finale

O's game blog: Wade Miley on the mound in series finale
After losing two of three games to last-place Tampa Bay, the Orioles need a win today at Camden Yards to split this four-game series. Tampa Bay won 7-6 here on Thursday and 5-2 last night, holding the Orioles to seven hits, while the O's were 5-4 comeback winners on Friday night. At 81-67, the Orioles are tied with Toronto for second place in the American League East, three games behind Boston (84-64). The Orioles and Blue Jays hold both AL wild card spots right now, and in that race lead...
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Trey Mancini talks about his first callup to the major leagues

Trey Mancini talks about his first callup to the major leagues
When Trey Mancini got a text from a club official last night saying to keep his phone nearby, he figured something was up. Not long after, Mancini got a call telling him he was headed to the big leagues for the first time. "It is a dream come true," Mancini said this morning in the Orioles clubhouse. "The reason I have been playing baseball since I was 4 years old is to one day make the major leagues. It hasn't all really hit me yet because it all happened really fast. I found out last...
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More from the minor league award winners (plus O's notes)

More from the minor league award winners (plus O's notes)
When the Orioles' minor league Player and Pitcher of the Year sat at a table at Camden Yards before last night's game, taking questions from reporters at a press conference, we saw a bit of a contrast. On one side of Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette was catcher Chance Sisco. The expectations were high for Sisco, selected in the second round of the 2013 draft with the 61st overall pick. On the other side was lefty reliever Donnie Hart, who was not drafted...
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Adam Jones and Chris Tillman on falling three back in AL East

Adam Jones and Chris Tillman on falling three back in AL East
The Orioles won two of three at Boston, six of nine of their road trip and pulled within a game of first place coming home for an 11-game homestand. But now they have lost two of three to last-place Tampa Bay to fall three games out in the American League East. Tonight, the Orioles had just four hits after the third inning in a 5-2 loss to the Rays to fall to 81-67. "Man, it is not like we are going out there playing against ourselves; we are playing against other major leaguers," Orioles...
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O's can't hold early lead and lose to Tampa Bay

O's can't hold early lead and lose to Tampa Bay
One night after the stirring ending to beat Tampa Bay at Camden Yards, the Orioles could not hold an early 2-0 lead and lost to the Rays to fall three games off the American League East pace. It was a damaging loss as Tampa Bay beat the Orioles 5-2 in front of 27,823 at Camden Yards. The O's fall to 1-2 on this homestand and to 81-67 for the year, as they failed to score after the second inning. They are three games back of division-leading Boston with 14 games to play. Orioles starting...
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Hearing from the minor league award winners

Hearing from the minor league award winners
The Orioles honored their winners of scouting and player development awards for 2016 before tonight's game. The honorees were also at a press conference earlier tonight at Camden Yards. 2016 AWARD WINNERS * Brooks Robinson Player of the Year: Chance Sisco ( Triple-A Norfolk/Double-A Bowie) * Jim Palmer Pitcher of the Year: Donnie Hart (Bowie) * Elrod Hendricks Community Service Award: Drew Dosch (Bowie) * Cal Ripken, Sr. Player Development Award: Dave Walker * Jim Russo Scout of the Year...
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O's game blog: Orioles are 12-5 against Rays

O's game blog: Orioles are 12-5 against Rays
The Orioles host Tampa Bay tonight in the third game of this four-game series and 11-game homestand. The Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks will follow the Rays to Camden Yards during this final homestand of the regular season. The Orioles, 81-66 overall and 30-30 in the second half, are tied with Toronto with both teams 2 1/2 games behind Boston for first in the American League East. The Red Sox (84-64) rallied from 5-2 down to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 this afternoon. The Orioles...
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