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Bullpen battle: O's, Sox rank one-two in bullpen ERA

Bullpen battle: O's, Sox rank one-two in bullpen ERA
Will we see a battle of the bullpens at Camden Yards over the next four days when two American League division leaders meet? The AL East leading Orioles (12-8) host the AL Central leading Chicago White Sox (16-6), who own the best record in the American League. The White Sox have gotten off to a stunning start on the mound. Their pitchers have allowed one or zero runs in half of their games so far, 11 of 22. Their team ERA is an impressive 2.24. They lead the AL in both rotation ERA at 2.65 and...
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Pitching takes a turn for the better as first-place White Sox arrive

Pitching takes a turn for the better as first-place White Sox arrive
In the 2014 season, Chris Tillman went 13-6 with a 3.34 ERA. How many times this winter did we discuss that he needed to return to his 2014 form for the Orioles? Well, we have seen him make five starts so far and he is 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA. He gave the Orioles a huge effort last night with 6 2/3 scoreless on two singles against Tampa Bay. The Orioles offense got one big swing from outfielder Joey Rickard, but almost nothing else. Tillman made that stand up. Tillman tied his career high with nine...
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Chris Tillman with a gem, Joey Rickard with a blast as O's beat Tampa Bay

Chris Tillman with a gem, Joey Rickard with a blast as O's beat Tampa Bay
Chris Tillman was dominant. Joey Rickard was clutch. That duo led the Orioles to a much-needed 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays tonight. The Orioles had lost the first two games of the series. The Orioles ended a three-game slide and improve to 12-8. They completed a 2-4 road trip and will return to Camden Yards tomorrow night still in first place. The Birds are now 7-4 against American League East foes. Steve Pearce came up with a pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the ninth off Zach...
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O's game blog: A look at the O's and the home run ball so far

O's game blog: A look at the O's and the home run ball so far
We all know the Orioles offense is very reliant on the home run ball. That is clearly true through the small sample of the 19 games the team has played so far this year. The simple stat of runs scored in relation to homers hit points that out. When the Orioles don't homer, they score fewer runs than when they hit one homer. When they hit two or more homers, they score even more. They also win more. Here are the numbers: * When the Orioles don't hit a home run, they have averaged just 2.0 runs...
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A look at the struggling offense and the thriving bullpen

A look at the struggling offense and the thriving bullpen
The Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays have good pitching, and the Orioles can attest to that. In losing four of five on this road trip to those two teams, the O's scored four runs total in those losses. The offense that looked so special to start the season has slowed and it has really been for more than just a few games. Over the last nine games, the Orioles have scored four runs or less eight times and they've done that 10 times in the last 12 games. It will not get any easier for the...
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O's offense slowed again in 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay

O's offense slowed again in 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay
The Orioles are still looking to get their suddenly cold bats going. That, along with a poorly located 0-2 pitch, led to their latest loss tonight. After winning their first three series against American League East opponents, the Orioles will not win this series. Since their 7-0 start, the Orioles are 4-8 after falling tonight 3-1 to Tampa Bay. The Orioles are 1-4 on this six-game road trip. In the four losses on the trip the Orioles have scored four total runs. In the eight losses since the...
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O's game blog: O's have scored three runs in the three losses on road trip

O's game blog: O's have scored three runs in the three losses on road trip
We didn't expect to say this a lot this season, but the Orioles need to get their offense going tonight when they play the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg. The Orioles are 1-3 on this road trip. They scored eight runs in the win on Saturday at Kansas City. But in the three losses, they have been held to three runs and 14 hits. They could not get much going against Chris Young, Yordano Ventura and Chris Archer. The Orioles are 4-7 since their best start in team history at 7-0. They have scored...
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A look at Mike Wright through three starts: Is he showing signs of progress?

A look at Mike Wright through three starts: Is he showing signs of progress?
When the Orioles drafted Mike Wright in the third round out of East Carolina in 2011, they looked at a few numbers they liked about the right-hander. He was 6-foot-6 and he could throw 96 mph. You can't teach that. The Orioles could envision Wright advancing to the majors and become a big, strong and durable innings eater who had mid-90s heat. In 2013, Wright was the Orioles' minor league Pitcher of the Year. In 2015, he made the majors for the first time, throwing a stunning 14 scoreless...
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Chris Archer shuts down Orioles in series opener at The Trop

Chris Archer shuts down Orioles in series opener at The Trop
It looks like Chris Archer's struggles this season and against the Orioles are over. Archer pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings tonight as the Rays beat the Orioles 2-0 at Tropicana Field. Behind the right-hander's strong outing, Tampa Bay takes the opener of this three-game series. The Orioles fall to 1-3 on this road trip, 6-3 against the American League East and to 11-7 on the season. Archer began tonight with an 0-4 record and 7.32 ERA over four starts. The Orioles hit four homers and scored...
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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman makes season debut facing Tampa Bay

O's game blog: Kevin Gausman makes season debut facing Tampa Bay
After three rehab starts for three different Orioles minor league affiliates, right-hander Kevin Gausman finally will pitch in a major league game tonight. He makes his Orioles season debut as the Birds face the Rays in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Gausman went two innings and threw 47 pitches in his first rehab start. Then he threw 77 pitches over 3 1/3 innings and then 91 pitches in 5 2/3. That last start was with Triple-A Norfolk last Wednesday. Gausman allowed four...
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Minor league notes on Yastrzemski, Mancini, Janish and more

Minor league notes on Yastrzemski, Mancini, Janish and more
Double-A Bowie outfielder Mike Yastrzemski today was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday. Yastrzemski hit .438 (14-for-32) with three doubles, three home runs, nine RBIs and seven runs scored during the week. This all followed a slow start for the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, who was hitting .143 after eight games. But since then, the younger Yaz has hit safely in all seven games with six multi-hit games. His current hitting streak is eight...
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Hyun Soo Kim on his improvements at the plate (Trey Mancini to Triple-A)

Hyun Soo Kim on his improvements at the plate (Trey Mancini to Triple-A)
After he struggled in spring training and then declined an assignment to the minor leagues, there are probably quite a few people surprised that Hyun Soo Kim has a .500 batting average right now. Sure it is only a handful of at-bats, but in spring training Kim hit just .178 and looked overmatched at times. The first Korean-born player in Orioles history now also has his first career RBI. Kim went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in the Orioles' win Saturday night at Kansas City. But he said he...
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Wrapping up the Orioles' 6-1 loss at Kansas City

Wrapping up the Orioles' 6-1 loss at Kansas City
KANSAS CITY - It was a day when a close game got away from the Orioles in the last of the seventh inning. It was a day when their offense was held to one run on four hits - and none for extra bases - in a 6-1 loss to Kansas City. The Orioles had a chance to pull out a 4-2 run against Toronto and K.C., but it didn't happen. Royals starter Yordano Ventura held them to three hits over seven innings to improve to 2-0 with a 2.35 ERA. O's starter Mike Wright had a strong start going. He took the...
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Mychal Givens on his slider (O's lose 6-1)

Mychal Givens on his slider (O's lose 6-1)
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles took a 1-0 lead into the last of the fourth inning today at Kauffman Stadium. If they win, they'll take the series and improve to 12-5. Manny Machado, the league's leading hitter at .397, walked with one out in the first against Yordano Ventura. He reached second on Adam Jones' infield single and scored on Mark Trumbo's two-out single to left. Trumbo began today second to Machado in the AL in batting average at .381. That was his team-leading 16th RBI and all have...
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Tyler Wilson is staying in O's rotation (plus other pregame notes)

Tyler Wilson is staying in O's rotation (plus other pregame notes)
KANSAS CITY - Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed today that right-hander Tyler Wilson is staying in the rotation - at least for now. He will start for the Orioles on Thursday at home against the Chicago White Sox. Wilson pitched five innings, allowing six hits and three runs, and got the win last night at Kauffman Stadium. He is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.70 in four appearances. Vance Worley will continue to pitch out of the bullpen. The Orioles will need to make another roster move to activate...
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O's game blog: Orioles looking for a series win in Kansas City

O's game blog: Orioles looking for a series win in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles have won four of their five series this year. Today, they have a chance to add another series victory if they can beat the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The teams have exchanged wins this weekend. Mike Moustakas homered and drove in three runs on Friday as K.C. beat the Birds 4-2. Last night, the Orioles recorded a season-high 14 hits, Mark Trumbo drove in four runs and their bullpen put up four scoreless innings in an 8-3 win. On the mound this afternoon,...
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Another look back at Saturday's impressive road win

Another look back at Saturday's impressive road win
KANSAS CITY - The Kansas City Royals don't lose very often in their ballpark, but the Orioles pinned an 8-3 loss on them in front of a sellout crowd at Kauffman Stadium last night. Kansas City is now 7-3 at home this year and lost for just the third time in their last 17 home games, counting the 2015 postseason. Adam Jones has played 1,254 games in the majors, but had never walked three times in one game until Saturday night. The Orioles continue to use that "pass the baton" mentality that...
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Wrapping up the Orioles' 8-3 win over Kansas City

Wrapping up the Orioles' 8-3 win over Kansas City
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles beat Kansas City 8-3 tonight and it was a nice response to last night's loss. There were plenty of reasons for the win, including starting pitcher Tyler Wilson's outing, an offense that produced big again and another lockdown game by a bullpen that got big outs. The Orioles improved to 4-4 on the road and 11-5 overall (.688), the best record in the American League, leaping over the 11-6 Royals. Let's start with the starter. Wilson, who not thrown more than 44...
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Kim gets first career RBI (Orioles win 8-3)

Kim gets first career RBI (Orioles win 8-3)
KANSAS CITY - The Orioles scored first tonight and their rally included the first major league RBI for Hyun Soo Kim. Starting for the first time since April 13, Kim hit a soft single into center off Royals starter Kris Medlen. It gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Chris Davis led off the frame with a homer to left estimated to have gone 402 feet. That was No. 6 for Davis and came off a first-pitch fastball at 91 mph. After Davis' homer, the O's rallied with two outs and none on. J.J. Hardy walked...
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Yovani Gallardo will have an MRI on Sunday in Baltimore

Yovani Gallardo will have an MRI on Sunday in Baltimore
KANSAS CITY - When the Orioles put right-hander Yovani Gallardo on the disabled list this afternoon, they announced that he was dealing with right shoulder bicep tendinitis. Manager Buck Showalter told reporters today that was an initial diagnosis and the club will learn much more about the full extent of Gallardo's injury when he has an MRI tomorrow in Baltimore. "He'll have an MRI and then see Dr. (Michael) Jacobs around noon tomorrow," Showalter said. "You know, what did they put on it...
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