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With a ninth-inning out last night, Ashur Tolliver kept his name out of the record book

With a ninth-inning out last night, Ashur Tolliver kept his name out of the record book
When Orioles rookie left-hander Ashur Tolliver was called in to pitch the ninth inning last night - on just his eighth day in the big leagues - his first batter was Mookie Betts. The Red Sox right fielder had already homered in the first and third innings off Kevin Gausman and in the seventh off Dylan Bundy. Betts was trying for a four-homer night and to make Tolliver his third victim of the evening. Only 16 players in major league history have hit four home runs in one game. Betts was chasing...
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The Red Sox have handled the Orioles the last two games (plus other notes)

The Red Sox have handled the Orioles the last two games (plus other notes)
Captain Obvious believes the Boston Red Sox have badly outplayed the Orioles the last two games. In two days, the Orioles have seen firsthand they will have a battle on their hands for a division title this year. Boston is the better team right now and the Orioles have only, well, 112 games now to prove that is not so. Boston has seen some of its young talent really take off, while at the same time, some of its senior citizens are playing better than expected. It's been a great combination to...
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Betts hits three homers, Gausman allows three as Boston wins 6-2

Betts hits three homers, Gausman allows three as Boston wins 6-2
Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman gave up three home runs in his last start at Houston. Tonight, he gave up three more in the first two innings. Meanwhile Boston's Mookie Betts hit three in this game by himself. Gausman gave up five early runs tonight. He would settle in, but the damage was done as Boston beat the Orioles 6-2 at Camden Yards. The Red Sox (32-20) have taken the first two games of the series by a combined 13-4 score as the Orioles (28-22) have fallen three games back of Boston...
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O's game blog: It's Gausman against Rodriguez (plus Keys sweep awards)

O's game blog: It's Gausman against Rodriguez (plus Keys sweep awards)
It's a matchup of former Orioles pitching prospects when the Birds host Boston tonight in the second game of this four-game series. Right-hander Kevin Gausman (0-2, 3.24 ERA) pitches against left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who is making his major league season debut for Boston. The Orioles were held to four hits Monday by knuckleballer Steven Wright and Boston hit three homers in a 7-2 win. Ryan Flaherty had an RBI double and Adam Jones a sac fly for the Orioles. Boston begins today in first...
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After dropping series opener, can Orioles bounce back tonight against Boston?

After dropping series opener, can Orioles bounce back tonight against Boston?
The Boston Red Sox lost at Toronto 7-5 on Friday night. Saturday they blew a four-run lead in the eighth inning and lost in walk-off fashion. Sunday, with a chance to be swept, they pulled out a 5-3 win and yesterday they came to Camden Yards and looked impressive in beating the Orioles 7-2. These are no longer the last-place Red Sox. Some of their young players have blossomed into potential All-Stars and they now have the best offense in the sport right now. The Orioles will have to elevate...
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Mark Trumbo on battling the knuckler and Tyler Wilson on his outing

Mark Trumbo on battling the knuckler and Tyler Wilson on his outing
After being held to four hits today by knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright in a 7-2 loss to the Red Sox, are the Orioles concerned that chasing that unique pitch for nine innings could mess up their swing for the next few days? Before the game manager Buck Showalter said he didn't buy that theory and it would make for a convenient excuse. I asked Mark Trumbo, who went 0-for-3 with a walk today, his take. "I'd rather not change my approach for one guy if I can help it," Trumbo said. "You want...
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Boston hits three homers to beat O's 7-2 in series opener

Boston hits three homers to beat O's 7-2 in series opener
The Boston Red Sox beat the Orioles at their own game today. After the Orioles scored twice to produce a 2-2 tie, the Red Sox hit three homers to score the game's next five runs. The Red Sox went on to beat the Orioles 7-2 today in front of 43,926 at Camden Yards. The Red Sox (31-20) open a two-game lead over the Orioles (28-21) in the American League East. They win the opener of this four-game series and an Orioles' 10-game homestand. Knuckleballer Steven Wright pitched a complete-game...
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O's game blog: Tyler Wilson faces Steven Wright in Boston series opener

O's game blog: Tyler Wilson faces Steven Wright in Boston series opener
The Orioles are back home after a 4-5 road trip, and today, the top two teams in the American League East meet here this afternoon, as the Orioles (28-20) host the Boston Red Sox (30-20). These two teams have the two best records in the American League, with the Red Sox leading the Orioles by one game atop the division. This begins a 10-game homestand for the Orioles, who are 17-8 at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 6-2 at home against division rivals. They host Red Sox for four games, then the...
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A few notes and a look at the Orioles-Red Sox series

A few notes and a look at the Orioles-Red Sox series
If it seems like it has been a long time between games within the American League East for the Orioles, that is because it has. The Orioles just completed their longest stretch of the season between games against a division rival. They have played 21 straight non-AL East games since May 7, going 12-9. It was a stretch scheduled for 22 games, shortened by a rainout in Minnesota. Now the top two teams in the AL East meet for a four-game series starting this afternoon when the Orioles (28-20) host...
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Hyun Soo Kim hits first major league homer as O's top Tribe, take series

Hyun Soo Kim hits first major league homer as O's top Tribe, take series
One surprising home run and two huge escape acts on the mound were big for the Orioles today. On a day when Chris Tillman allowed three homers and the Orioles blew a 4-0 lead, they still pulled out a 6-4 win at Cleveland. The first career home run by Hyun Soo Kim put the Orioles ahead in the seventh. Yet another clutch pitching performance by Darren O'Day in the last of the eighth kept them ahead. Zach Britton pitched out of a big jam in the ninth to close it out. After the Orioles had seen a...
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O's game blog: Chris Tillman on the mound in road trip finale

O's game blog: Chris Tillman on the mound in road trip finale
Out to quickly erase the memory of Saturday's 11-4 loss where Ubaldo Jimenez allowed six runs and the Orioles fell behind 7-0 after three innings, the O's play the series and road trip finale today at Cleveland. The Orioles (27-20) gave up runs in six different innings on Saturday, went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position and made four errors. So yeah, they expect today to be better. After going 2-1 in Anaheim, 0-3 at Houston and 1-1 in Cleveland so far, the Orioles will have a losing...
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A look at the Tillman-Wieters pairing and some notes on the offense

A look at the Tillman-Wieters pairing and some notes on the offense
After a miserable game yesterday and an 11-4 loss at Cleveland, right-hander Chris Tillman (6-1, 2.61 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles this afternoon. If this game is like the rest of his starts this season, his catcher will be Matt Wieters. Wieters has caught every Tillman start this year, 10 of 10. He has also often caught Kevin Gausman. Caleb Joseph has caught a lot of Ubaldo Jimenez's starts, but Wieters caught two of the last three. Wieters would certainly not take credit for...
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After his latest struggles, what is next for Ubaldo Jimenez?

After his latest struggles, what is next for Ubaldo Jimenez?
On a day the Orioles hoped that right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez would begin to turn his season around, things instead got worse. With an ERA of 7.81 over his last five starts coming into this game, Jimenez allowed four runs in the first inning today and lasted just 1 2/3 in the Orioles' 11-4 loss at Cleveland. Now comes the pertinent question: Can the Orioles continue to send Jimenez out there every fifth day? His final line today was 1 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and six runs (three earned)...
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O's game blog: A look at today's game and a few minor league notes

O's game blog: A look at today's game and a few minor league notes
Now that the Orioles have ended that little four-game losing streak, they hope to start to build another winning streak starting this afternoon at Cleveland. Last night's 6-4 victory came with only six strikeouts, but also with 13 hits. Adam Jones and Manny Machado combined to go 7-for-10 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Mark Trumbo hit his 15th homer and the Orioles went 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Today, they look to go 2-0 in this series, but they'll need Ubaldo...
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Fewer strikeouts, more runs lead to win at Cleveland (plus other notes)

Fewer strikeouts, more runs lead to win at Cleveland (plus other notes)
Strikeouts, what strikeouts? Even for a free-swinging team like the Orioles, the series in Houston was an outlier when you look at 52 strikeouts in three games. It was a major league record after all, so not only do we not see that often, we had never seen that. Through Thursday's games, there were four American League teams striking out at a greater rate than the Orioles. The ranking in the AL in team strikeout percentage: 26.0 - Astros 25.2 - Rays 23.2 - Twins 23.0 - Tigers 22.9 - Orioles We...
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Machado has four hits, Bundy gets first win as losing streak ends

Machado has four hits, Bundy gets first win as losing streak ends
Three runs on two swings and a highlight-reel double play. After the Orioles' offensive struggles in Houston, the offense broke out tonight and two big hits in the seventh inning helped lead the way. Their middle infield on defense came up big, too. Tied 3-3 in the seventh, Chris Davis' RBI double off reliever Zach McAllister gave the Orioles a 4-3 lead. On the next pitch, Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer to right as the Orioles beat Cleveland 6-4 tonight at Progressive Field. The Orioles...
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O's game blog: A look at Orioles' strikeout rates in 2015 and 2016

O's game blog: A look at Orioles' strikeout rates in 2015 and 2016
With Adam Jones batting first and Hyun Soo Kim batting second, the Orioles certainly are sending out a new-look lineup in the first game of the series in Cleveland. Maybe Buck Showalter thought, "Why not shake some things up?" The Orioles scored just seven runs and struck out 52 times in Houston, a major league record for a three-game series. The Orioles also went just 4-for-28 (.143) in Houston with runners in scoring position. The Orioles have scored three runs or less runs in five straight...
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More stats on the offense, plus notes on Tolliver, Gallardo and Rickard

More stats on the offense, plus notes on Tolliver, Gallardo and Rickard
HOUSTON - The Houston Astros brought a four-game losing streak into their series with the Orioles. They leave it with a three-game win streak, their first sweep of the year and the Orioles have their first four-game losing skid. Starting this weekend we find out if the Orioles can stop chasing curveballs and start scoring more runs. Houston's 52 strikeouts in the three-game series is a new major league record. Houston becomes the first team since 1913 to strike out 15 or more in three straight...
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Adam Jones: "Let's get the hell out of Houston" (plus other quotes)

Adam Jones: "Let's get the hell out of Houston" (plus other quotes)
HOUSTON - When it was over, the Houston Astros had beaten the Orioles 4-2 tonight and swept them three straight. The Orioles set a major league record with 52 strikeouts in a three-game series, and center fielder Adam Jones put it into a perspective that only he can. All losses hurt, but was Jones disappointed in the how the Orioles lost, with strikeouts and errors hurting the team? "You lose, you lose," he said. "There is no sugar-coating a loss, is there? Doesn't matter how you lose, you...
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Valbuena homers again, Astros set K record (Houston wins 4-1)

Valbuena homers again, Astros set K record (Houston wins 4-1)
HOUSTON - Luis Valbuena did it again. The Houston third baseman, who had hit just two homers this year before the Orioles got here, tonight hit his third in this series. Valbuena's two-run shot to right off Kevin Gausman broke a 1-1 tie in the second and Houston went ahead 3-1. The homer scored Tyler White, who drew a one-out walk. At the start of this series, Valbuena was batting .197 with two homers and 10 RBIs. After the homer, he is 4-for-8 with three homers and five RBIs in this...
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