A look at what is at stake today and other Orioles notes

A look at what is at stake today and other Orioles notes
This season is not ending in a postseason berth for the Orioles and they cannot even have a winning season. But a four-game win streak has put them in position to accomplish a few things at Camden Yards today. If the Orioles win they will: * Finish at .500 at 81-81 and record a fourth consecutive non-losing season. * Clinch sole possession of third place in the American League East. * Post two straight season series wins over the New York Yankees for the first time since taking three in a row...
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Ubaldo Jimenez on his season, T.J. McFarland on the win

Ubaldo Jimenez on his season, T.J. McFarland on the win
He did not get a decision tonight but his team got the win as Ubaldo Jimenez went six innings, allowing five hits and three runs in the Orioles' 4-3 Game 2 victory over New York to sweep a doubleheader. JImenez finished the year going 12-10 with a 4.11 ERA in 32 starts over 184 innings. How does he feel about his 2015 season? "It was way better than last year, for sure. It is not like a great season, but was an improvement compared to last year," he said. "Every time you have a chance to do...
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Machado homers for fourth straight game as O's top New York 4-3

Machado homers for fourth straight game as O's top New York 4-3
Manny Machado homered for the fourth game in a row and the Orioles pushed across a run against Dellin Betances in the last of the eighth tonight to beat New York 4-3 at a chilly Camden Yards. The Orioles swept the day-night doubleheader, won their fourth in a row and improved to 80-81. A win in Sunday's season finale would give them a .500 record, and they would avoid their first losing season since going 69-93 in 2011. In a 3-3 tie, Paul Janish led off the eighth with a bloop single off...
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O's game blog: Jimenez faces Severino as Orioles go for sweep

O's game blog: Jimenez faces Severino as Orioles go for sweep
Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (12-10, 4.10 ERA) takes the mound tonight in Game 2 of this split-admission doubleheader. He is making his 32nd start and faces New York's 21-year-old right-hander Luis Severino (5-3, 2.77 ERA). Jimenez has given up just three runs in 13 innings his past two starts. In five September starts, he went 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA. He had gone 2-6 with a 6.15 ERA in 11 starts in July and August. In three starts this season versus the Yankees, he is 2-1 with an 8.16 ERA....
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Wei-Yin Chen, Manny Machado and Gerardo Parra comment after O's Game 1 win

Wei-Yin Chen, Manny Machado and Gerardo Parra comment after O's Game 1 win
If left-hander Wei-Yin Chen pitched his last game as an Oriole today, he left on a high note. Most of his postgame interview today with reporters and interpreter Louis Chao was about Chen's four years in Baltimore, and if there will be a fifth season. He is a pending free agent. We heard from Chen, Manny Machado and Gerardo Parra after the Orioles' 9-2 win over New York in Game 1 of the split doubleheader. Chen was asked if today was emotional: "I tried not to think about it, but during the...
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Chen wins his season finale; Machado, Parra each drive in three in victory

Chen wins his season finale; Machado, Parra each drive in three in victory
In what may be his last appearance as an Oriole, Wei-Yin Chen pitched a strong game. Manny Machado meanwhile continued to remind us of his bright future. Machado homered and drove in three runs, Gerardo Parra added three RBIs and Chen gave up two runs over six-plus innings as the Orioles beat New York 9-2 in Game 1 of a split doubleheader. In winning their third game in a row, the Orioles improved to 79-81 and kept alive their shot to have a .500 season. They are now 8-9 versus New York, 45-31...
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Darren O'Day said Orioles have shown interest in re-signing him

Darren O'Day said Orioles have shown interest in re-signing him
He didn't characterize it as actual contract negotiations, but Orioles reliever Darren O'Day said in the clubhouse this morning that he wants to remain an Oriole and the team has expressed that same interest. "Just kind of feelers to see where my interest is. To see if I'm interested in coming back. Yes I am, so, that is where we're at really," O'Day, a pending free agent, said. "They've expressed interest. I know they like me as a pitcher and as a person. Yeah, you know, I'd love to...
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O's game blog: Wei-Yin Chen faces Ivan Nova in Game 1

O's game blog: Wei-Yin Chen faces Ivan Nova in Game 1
There are a few things to play for in the remaining three games of the season for the Orioles. For one, they could still avoid a losing season, but they would have to beat the Yankees three times over the next two days to finish 81-81. Also, if the Orioles were to sweep this three-game series, they would win the season series two straight years against New York for the first time since O's teams did that from 1980-82. They went 13-6 against New York last year and are 7-9 in 2015. The Yankees...
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Some stats on the O's against New York and more from Chris Davis

Some stats on the O's against New York and more from Chris Davis
The Orioles host the Yankees twice today, weather-permitting, in a split doubleheader at 12:05 and 7:05 p.m. The Orioles could finish at .500 at 81-81 if they get in all three games over the next two days and win all three. The Orioles won the last two games of their series with Toronto, scoring 19 runs on 30 hits in that four-game series after scoring zero runs on 12 hits in three games at Boston last weekend. The Yankees (87-72) have clinched an American League wild card playoff berth, their...
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Chris Davis on his MVO award, pending free agency and uncertain future

Chris Davis on his MVO award, pending free agency and uncertain future
In an interview where he discussed winning his Most Valuable Oriole award this afternoon, Chris Davis also talked at length about his uncertain future. A pending free agent, Davis reiterated how much he has loved being an Oriole and loves the city. Davis remains very open to re-signing with the Orioles, but he said to this point, no contract talks have taken place. He called that disappointing. "It is. I know I said in spring I didn't want to talk about it and have it be a distraction, and I...
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Caleb Joseph: "I'll be the first one to hope that Matt signs back here"

Caleb Joseph: "I'll be the first one to hope that Matt signs back here"
With Matt Wieters potentially playing his last few games as an Oriole - he is a pending free agent - what might the catching position look like for the Orioles next year? Caleb Joseph has certainly done a solid job behind the plate. At the plate, he is batting .237 with 11 homers and 49 RBIs in 317 at-bats. His slugging percentage and OPS have increased from last season to this year, from .354 to .397 slugging and from .618 to .699 in OPS. If - and it's a big if right now - but if Wieters...
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Manny Machado on his 20/20 season, Jonathan Schoop on his hand injury

Manny Machado on his 20/20 season, Jonathan Schoop on his hand injury
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado hit two homers and stole two bases today in the O's 6-4 win over Toronto. The stolen bases were his 19th and 20th on the year and he became the fifth Oriole to have 20 homers and steals, and the second to eclipse 30 homers and 20 steals. "It's an honor," Machado said. "Something I've worked hard for. First off I want to thank my coaches. (Wayne) Kirby, Bobby D. (Dickerson), Cooley (Scott Coolbaugh), J.R. (John Russell) and Buck (Showalter). They've...
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O's overcome delay and Blue Jays, top Toronto 6-4

O's overcome delay and Blue Jays, top Toronto 6-4
A rain delay of 3 hours, 25 minutes could not stop the Orioles today. Manny Machado hit homers before and after the delay and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases as the Orioles beat Toronto 6-4. When Zach Britton got the game's last out for his 35th save, it was nearly seven hours after it started. The game began at 12:10 p.m., but went into a long delay after a first inning where the Orioles took a 3-0 lead. The Orioles won the last two games to split this four-game series and improve to 78-81...
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O's game blog: Mancini, Drake and Givens take top honors, plus Machado on playing 162

O's game blog: Mancini, Drake and Givens take top honors, plus Machado on playing 162
The Orioles announced that first baseman Trey Mancini is their minor league Player of the Year and that Oliver Drake and Mychal Givens are co-Pitchers of the Year today. The Orioles also announced that Double-A Bowie outfielder Glynn Davis has been named this year's recipient of the Elrod Hendricks Minor League Community Service Award. Triple-A Norfolk manager Ron Johnson has been named the winner of the Cal Ripken Sr. Player Development Award, presented to a minor league staff member who...
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A look at the candidates for the top Orioles minor league awards

A look at the candidates for the top Orioles minor league awards
In the next day or two, we will find out who will be this year's winners of two major Orioles minor league awards. In a pregame ceremony Friday night, the Orioles will present the Brooks Robinson Award to their minor league Player of the Year and the Jim Palmer Award to the Pitcher of the Year. First baseman Trey Mancini is the heavy favorite to win the Robinson Award. Over 136 games this season between Single-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie, the 23-year-old from Notre Dame hit .341 with 43...
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Davis on No. 200, Wieters on No. 100 and other clubhouse quotes

Davis on No. 200, Wieters on No. 100 and other clubhouse quotes
It wasn't time for any goodbyes just yet in the Orioles clubhouse tonight, but both Chris Davis and Matt Wieters spoke as players who knew they could be playing their last days as Orioles. Both said it was speical to hit milestone homers in front of their home fans at Camden Yards. Davis hit his 200th and 201st career homers and Wieters hit No. 100 as the Orioles beat Toronto 8-1. Davis said the milestone homer had meaning for him. "I think so. Any milestone obviously means you've put in the...
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Gausman fans 10; Wieters hits No. 100, Davis No. 200 as O's top Toronto

Gausman fans 10; Wieters hits No. 100, Davis No. 200 as O's top Toronto
The offense finally came in support of Kevin Gausman. The right-hander had his strikeout pitch going and finally the Orioles backed him with a pair of home runs. Then they added to that. Manny Machado and Chris Davis hit back-to-back homers in the last of the seventh, and Gausman pitched eight strong innings as the Orioles beat Toronto 8-1 in Game 2 of a doubleheader. The Blue Jays won 15-2 this afternoon in the opener to clinch the American League East title for the first time since 1993. The...
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Toronto beats Orioles to clinch its first AL East title since 1993 (quotes added)

Toronto beats Orioles to clinch its first AL East title since 1993 (quotes added)
One team was recently eliminated from playoff contention. The other was a win away from its first division title in 22 years. It was not hard to tell which club was which this afternoon. Toronto hammered the Orioles 15-2 in Game 1 of a doubleheader to clinch the American League East championship for the sixth time and first time since 1993. Five of the Blue Jays runs were unearned thanks to Orioles errors from Manny Machado, Jason Garcia, Chris Davis and Junior Lake. According to STATS, the...
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O's game blog: Miguel Gonzalez on mound in opener of doubleheader

O's game blog: Miguel Gonzalez on mound in opener of doubleheader
In the opening game of today's doubleheader, right-hander Miguel Gonzalez returns to the Orioles active roster, coming off the disabled list for the second time to make the start against Toronto. The Blue Jays have won five in a row, 12 of their last 17 games, and are 91-65 overall. They are closing in on the American League East championship with a magic number of one to eliminate the Yankees. Gonzalez is 9-11 with an ERA of 4.85 in 25 starts. His last start was Aug. 30 when he gave up four...
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Notes on the offense and quotes from Matt Wieters and Darren O'Day

Notes on the offense and quotes from Matt Wieters and Darren O'Day
The Orioles still have six games to play in the 2015 season. Hopefully the weather cooperates as the Orioles and Blue Jays have a doubleheader scheduled today beginning at 4:05 p.m after last night's rainout. The Orioles will look for some offense this afternoon. They have just 16 hits in the last four games. Starting with Friday's game at Boston, they have (in order) games with two, five, five and four hits. When the Orioles lost 4-3 to Toronto on Monday night, they had just one hit after...
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