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Is Manny Machado's power increasing in front of our eyes?

Is Manny Machado's power increasing in front of our eyes?
We are seeing the ups and downs of the season. The Orioles lost last night to fall to 12-12 and they are back at .500 for the eighth time this year. Remember when they were scoring all those runs? They got 18 against Boston, eight against Chicago and had 59 over a nine-game stretch. Now they have scored just 10 runs over the last four games. The pitching of Tampa Bay and the Mets' Bartolo Colon had something to do with that. Colon last night became the first pitcher to beat a team (the...
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Bartolo Colon silences O's bats as Mets take series opener

Bartolo Colon silences O's bats as Mets take series opener
Less than three weeks from his 42nd birthday, right-hander Bartolo Colon showed again tonight that he can still get batters out from both sides of the plate and from both leagues, as well. Colon gave up just one run over 7 2/3 innings, pitching the New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Orioles to start the two-game series at Citi Field. The Orioles fall to 12-12 for the season and to 2-7 in series-opening games. The Orioles have lost seven in a row to the Mets dating back to 2010, and are 9-20 in...
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O's game blog: Orioles week in New York begins tonight at Citi Field

O's game blog: Orioles week in New York begins tonight at Citi Field
The Orioles begin interleague play tonight starting a two-game series at Citi Field against the New York Mets. It is the first of 20 games the Orioles will play against National League opponents. It is also the start of a six-day stretch of games for the team in New York. The O's play four against the Yankees after this series. For years, the O's struggled in interleague play, but since 2008 they have a winning record in five of their last seven seasons against NL opponents. They went 11-9 in...
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All things considered, 12-11 is not bad for the Orioles (plus more Hardy and Flaherty in Bowie)

All things considered, 12-11 is not bad for the Orioles (plus more Hardy and Flaherty in Bowie)
As the Orioles embark on a six-game road trip in New York that starts tonight with a two-game series against the Mets, they do so with a record of 12-11. How should we judge that? I think it is just fine when you consider a few things. For one, the Orioles have been playing without shortstop J.J. Hardy and catcher Matt Wieters all year. They've also sent Jonathan Schoop, Ryan Flaherty and Wesley Wright to the disabled list. Consider also the slow start of the pitching staff. Through the first...
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Hardy and Flaherty on their night in Bowie and return to the Orioles

Hardy and Flaherty on their night in Bowie and return to the Orioles
BOWIE, Md. - Both J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty said they came through their rehab game tonight at Double-A Bowie just fine. They will both likely play here the next two days as they get closer to returning to the Orioles. Hardy, who has not played in a game since late in spring training, was asked if he could possibly be ready to return as soon as Thursday, after three games with the Baysox. "It is definitely possible, but I don't think anyone wants to get ahead of ourselves like that," he...
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Hardy with a single, Flaherty grounds out in first (both double in seventh)

Hardy with a single, Flaherty grounds out in first (both double in seventh)
BOWIE, Md. - J.J. Hardy singled in the first inning and Ryan Flaherty grounded out to second as they began their major league rehab assignments tonight for the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Playing in a minor league game for the first time since May 2011 with Triple-A Norfolk, Hardy lined a two-out single to center on a 1-1 pitch from Akron's Ryan Merritt. Hardy is batting third and playing shortstop for the Baysox. Hardy hasn't played in a game since he suffered a strained left shoulder in a spring...
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J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty will start tonight at Double-A Bowie (with Kendall quotes)

J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty will start tonight at Double-A Bowie (with Kendall quotes)
BOWIE, Md. - It can be pretty exciting for a minor league team and its fans when a major league player joins the team on a rehab assignment. Tonight, the Double-A Bowie Baysox will have two big leaguers joining them. Orioles J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty are both in the lineup for the Baysox, who host Akron at Prince George's Stadium at 6:35 p.m. Flaherty is batting second and playing second base, while Hardy is batting third at shortstop. This is the first time Bowie has had two big leaguers...
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A look at the Orioles' hot hitting with RISP and Bowie's walk-off grand slam

A look at the Orioles' hot hitting with RISP and Bowie's walk-off grand slam
It is an important stat, but according to many that play in and/or cover the game, hitting with runners in scoring position is not a skill - and certainly not one a player can work on like he can in trying to improve his power, speed or fielding. It is a stat the Orioles are excelling in so far during the 2015 season. Their team batting average with RISP is .317 and that leads the American League. Since April 26, when the Orioles scored 18 runs at home against Boston, they are batting .488...
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Rally time: Orioles score three in seventh to post come-from-behind win over Tampa Bay

Rally time: Orioles score three in seventh to post come-from-behind win over Tampa Bay
The Orioles have been hitting well lately with runners in scoring position. Although it took a while for the clutch hits to come today, they did arrive as the Orioles beat Tampa Bay 4-2 to win the series, two games to one at Tropicana Field. In improving to 12-11, this is the third time this year the Orioles lost the first game of a series to an American League East team, but came back to win the next two. The Orioles are 4-2 against Tampa Bay, and have won five of their last six games. Down...
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O's game blog: Orioles look for series win at Tropicana Field

O's game blog: Orioles look for series win at Tropicana Field
Here is an impressive stat for the Orioles: They are 4-2-1 in seven series this year and, with a win today, they would be 5-2-1. What makes that impressive is that they are only 2-6 in series-opening games. Yes, that all does count the game Wednesday against Chicago as both a one-game series and, of course, a series-opening win. The Orioles have won three-game series this year against both the Red Sox and Yankees by winning the last two games after a loss in the first game. They try to do that...
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Dosch off to solid start for Frederick (plus the Gonzo numbers)

Dosch off to solid start for Frederick (plus the Gonzo numbers)
Third baseman Drew Dosch of the Single-A Frederick Keys is off to a promising start this year, moving up a level pretty seamlessly in his first go around in the Carolina League. After finishing seventh in the South Atlantic League batting .314 last year, Dosch is batting .291 with six doubles, two triples, a homer, two steals, 14 runs and 18 RBIs for the Keys. He's got a .361 OBP and is slugging .442. He leads the league in RBIs. Dosch sized it up pretty well recently when I asked him what...
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Miguel Gonzalez with gem as O's beat Chris Archer, Rays 4-0

Miguel Gonzalez with gem as O's beat Chris Archer, Rays 4-0
Chris Archer began Saturday night with a streak of four straight starts and 26 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run. The Orioles had a streak of 25 consecutive innings without scoring at Tropicana Field. Both streaks ended in the third inning tonight. And Miguel Gonzalez was pretty darn good also. Gonzalez went 7 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Orioles beat Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 to even this three-game series at a win each. Gonzalez gave up just four hits, with one walk and six...
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O's game blog: Chris Archer on a roll, faces Orioles tonight

O's game blog: Chris Archer on a roll, faces Orioles tonight
In their last three games, the Orioles have scored 18, eight and zero runs. That is trending the wrong way. You just can't predict ball. Just ask Pecota. Anyway, tonight the Orioles will be playing on back-to-back days for the first time in nearly a week. After Sunday's win, two games were postponed. After Wednesday's win, they had a scheduled off-day. The Orioles have played four games this year at Tropicana Field and have scored in order six, six, zero and zero runs. After a great...
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A look at Manny Machado's struggles at third and a Gold Glove presentation in Bowie

A look at Manny Machado's struggles at third and a Gold Glove presentation in Bowie
It was quite a picture captured by the MASN cameras in the last of the eighth last night. Jonathan Schoop, who is on the disabled list, had his arm around his close friend, Manny Machado, trying to console him as Machado just shook his head. Machado seemed down after making yet another error. We are not used to Machado making this many mistakes. But in the top of that inning he made his latest miscue and could have been charged with a second on a play that was scored a hit. It was his sixth...
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The bats were quiet: Hot-hitting O's get blanked 2-0 by Rays

The bats were quiet: Hot-hitting O's get blanked 2-0 by Rays
Well, the last time we saw them, the Orioles were a hot-hitting team. But tonight, in their home game away from home, they were shut out 2-0 by the Tampa Bay Rays, who took the series opener at Tropicana Field. The Orioles have been shut out twice this year and each time it was by a 2-0 score at The Trop. It happened April 8 and again tonight. Those are their last two games at that ballpark. The attendance, which will count toward the Orioles' season home total, was 9,945 in St. Petersburg,...
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O's game blog: Tillman on the mound in series opener against Tampa Bay

O's game blog: Tillman on the mound in series opener against Tampa Bay
After starting the season with 19 straight games against American League East opponents, the Orioles played one non-division game this week against Chicago. Tonight, they get right back into playing AL East teams. They open a series at Tropicana Field tonight where they will play three games this weekend serving as the home team. It begins a stretch where they'll play 10 of the next 12 games versus the AL East. Tampa Bay is 12-10 and has won six of its last eight games. But the Rays just lost...
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Minor league updates on Taylor, Harvey, Bundy, Sisco, Hart and more

Minor league updates on Taylor, Harvey, Bundy, Sisco, Hart and more
Single-A Frederick pitcher Matt Taylor, who was hospitalized in Salem, Va. on Thursday night after being hit in the head by a line drive, was released from the hospital today. "He is on his way back to Frederick with the strength coach. He will be under the doctor's care when he gets back to Fredeick. The diagnosis is a concussion. We just don't know how long he will be out," Orioles director of player development Brian Graham said this afternoon. Taylor will go on the Keys disabled list....
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Frederick pitcher Matt Taylor hospitalized after hit by liner (Taylor tweets he is OK)

Frederick pitcher Matt Taylor hospitalized after hit by liner (Taylor tweets he is OK)
Single-A Frederick Keys pitcher Matt Taylor was taken by ambulance tonight to a hospital in Salem, Va., after he was hit by a line drive in a game against the Salem Red Sox. "He got hit by a line drive on the side of the head, just above the temple," Orioles director of player development Brian Graham said tonight. "The doctor on site feels he definitely has a concussion, but he was conscious and they took him to the hospital for further review. Now the doctors will do further tests to see...
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Comparing Orioles' Aprils, Chris Davis heating up and take on home games in St. Petersburg

Comparing Orioles' Aprils, Chris Davis heating up and take on home games in St. Petersburg
The Orioles ended April of last year with a 12-12 record, and they were 2 1/2 games out of first place. They have ended April 2015 at 10-10, and are two games out of first place. So far, they have hit better than last April but the pitching stats have been behind the April 2014 numbers. April 2014 batting: .265 avg., .319 OBP, .393 slugging, .712 OPS, 17 homers, 4.5 runs/game April 2015 batting: .286 avg., .345 OBP, .482 slugging, .827 OPS, 29 homers, 5.6 runs/game The Orioles lead the majors...
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On day that drew no fans, but plenty of attention, Orioles took care of business

On day that drew no fans, but plenty of attention, Orioles took care of business
Usually when Orioles first baseman Chris Davis hits a homer at Camden Yards, he gets to enjoy the roar of the crowd. Yesterday, when he hit one, all he heard was the echo of the bat striking the ball coming off empty seats. He said it sounded like batting practice. But Davis hit a big three-run homer during the Orioles' six-run first inning on Wednesday as they beat the White Sox 8-2 in the game that had no fans in the stands. But for a city that and for the team's fans who could use...
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