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O's game blog: Norris on the mound as Orioles go for sweep

O's game blog: Norris on the mound as Orioles go for sweep
Maybe it's milestone day and night at Camden Yards. The Orioles' stunning 2-1 win in 11 innings this afternoon was the 5,000th in club history, counting the playoffs. It was also win No. 1,250 for Buck Showalter as a big league manager. Now the Orioles try for their first doubleheader sweep of the New York Yankees since Sept. 24, 1984 in Game 2 of the split twin bill. The Orioles are now a major league-leading 14-5 in extra-inning games for the season and 38-14 in extras since 2012. Bud...
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O's game blog: Orioles are closing in on season series win over Yankees

O's game blog: Orioles are closing in on season series win over Yankees
The Orioles host the Yankees in a day-night doubleheader today as they look to reduce their magic number and to close in on a season series win over the Yankees. The Orioles are 8-3 against New York this season, winning all four series. The teams have eight games remaining and if the O's go 2-6 or better, they will win the season series for the first time since 1997. The Orioles have come close to a season series win the past two years, going 9-9 in 2012 and 9-10 last season. Since they...
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How will the Orioles withstand the Chris Davis suspension?

How will the Orioles withstand the Chris Davis suspension?
The Orioles have withstood injuries to Matt Wieters and Manny Machado. They dealt with Machado's suspension. Now how will they survive today's gut punch? Chris Davis has been suspended 25 games without pay, effective immediately, after testing positive for an amphetamine, a violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. "Like always in my situation, you have to learn to deal with the problems and the challenges along the way. If they are self-inflicted,...
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Comparing 2014 to 2012 and ESPN analyst Wedge talks O's and October

Comparing 2014 to 2012 and ESPN analyst Wedge talks O's and October
With Wednesday's win at Boston, the Orioles came up with their 86th win of the season. That is one more than the 2013 Orioles squad that went 85-77. The 2012 Orioles that advanced to the playoffs as a wild card went 93-69 in the regular season. This year's team can top that wins total by going 8-9 or better the rest of the way. A 14-3 finish would produce a 100-win season. Soon the Orioles will officially be a playoff team as they were two years ago. But there are sure some differences...
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O'Day is a big fan of Showalter's use of the bullpen, plus other O's notes

O'Day is a big fan of Showalter's use of the bullpen, plus other O's notes
There are a few reasons why the Orioles have a good bullpen. They have good pitchers and that is pretty important. But they also have a manager who uses his bullpen in a way to best benefit those pitchers. In a recent interview, Darren O'Day threw some big praise Buck Showalter's way for how he handles the Orioles bullpen. This includes not overusing pitchers - but also not letting them go too long without being used. Take the night of Aug. 25, for instance. In that game, O'Day pitched the...
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Chen good again as O's beat Boston to complete Fenway sweep

Chen good again as O's beat Boston to complete Fenway sweep
Wei-Yin Chen took a perfect game into the sixth inning and the Orioles scored six runs in the third today in a 10-6 win over the Red Sox to complete their first three-game sweep in Boston since May 4-6, 2012. The Orioles improved to 37-22 against the American League East and to 86-59 for the season. They reduced their magic number for a division title to eight. This win clinches an O's season series victory against Boston for the third year in a row. It marks the first time the O's have...
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O's game blog: A look at the O's run of success when scoring four runs or more

O's game blog: A look at the O's run of success when scoring four runs or more
So here is a unique stat: Since July 19, the Orioles are 27-1 when scoring four runs or more. They added two wins to that total in this series in Boston, winning 4-0 and 4-1. The one loss came Sept. 1 at home when they were beaten 6-4 by the Twins. The Orioles have also gone 35-2 in their 37 games since June 30 when scoring at least four runs. They are 67-14 (.827) on the year when scoring four or more. That is much better than last year's team, which went 69-31 (.690). Last night, the...
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A few notes and quotes after the Orioles' latest win

A few notes and quotes after the Orioles' latest win
Chris Tillman's streak lives. He didn't have his best game or stuff by any stretch last night, but he has now recorded 18 straight games allowing three earned runs or fewer. Tillman is is 7-3 with a 2.24 ERA during this stretch that began June 10. Yeah, pretty impressive run of pitching. Tillman's streak is now tied for fourth-longest in Orioles history. From last night's "O's Xtra," here is the list of the longest such streaks by an Oriole: * Dave McNally, 25 straight from May...
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De Aza homers twice, Jones hits his 25th as O's top Red Sox

De Aza homers twice, Jones hits his 25th as O's top Red Sox
Alejandro De Aza hit his first Orioles homer tonight. Then he hit his second. Then Adam Jones hit one so far it should have counted as two. The Orioles used the longball and Chris Tillman's 18th straight start allowing three earned runs or fewer to beat Boston 4-1 at Fenway Park. The Orioles improved to a season-high 26 games over .500 at 85-59, winning for the 10th time in 13 games and for the 30th time in 44 games. The Orioles reduced their magic number to clinch the American League East...
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O's game blog: Chris Tillman has a 1.74 ERA since Aug. 1

O's game blog: Chris Tillman has a 1.74 ERA since Aug. 1
Heading into tonight's game at Fenway Park, Orioles starting pitchers have worked to an ERA of 1.75 over their last seven games with six quality starts. Chris Tillman (11-5, 3.40 ERA) will try to keep that going tonight when he faces Boston right-hander Anthony Ranaudo (3-1, 4.63 ERA). Tillman's streak of starts allowing three earned runs or fewer has reached 17 games. He is 6-3 with a 2.26 ERA since June 10 during the streak. If he allows three or fewer tonight, he will tie Steve Barber...
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Steve Pearce may have finally found a big league home

Steve Pearce may have finally found a big league home
Could Steve Pearce, the player who has bounced around the major leagues seemingly from team to team in recent years, finally be finding a home wearing orange and black? In the 2012 season, Pearce began spring training with Minnesota and was released. He later caught on with and then was designated for assignment by the Orioles, Astros and Yankees. Heck, this year he was DFAd by the Orioles on April 22 and re-signed on April 29. Now he is a mostly a regular at first base with Chris Davis often...
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Gonzalez strong again as O's blank Boston in series opener

Gonzalez strong again as O's blank Boston in series opener
Miguel Gonzalez was real good. Again. The Orioles' defense was pretty good again too and Boston's was not. Gonzalez, with big help from Tommy Hunter, worked 6 1/3 scoreless innings tonight as the Orioles blanked Boston 4-0 at Fenway Park in the opener of a three-game series. With the win, the Orioles are 84-59 to reduce their magic number to 11 and lead the American League East by 10 games over both New York and Toronto. This is the first time the Orioles have lead the AL East by 10 games...
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O's game blog: A look at Gonzalez's success against the AL East

O's game blog: A look at Gonzalez's success against the AL East
Orioles starting pitchers have pitched to an ERA of 2.03 over the last six games. Miguel Gonzalez (8-7, 3.38 ERA) will try to keep that going tonight when the Orioles begin a three-game series at Boston's Fenway Park. In 40 innings over the past six games, O's starters have allowed 30 hits and nine earned runs with five quality starts. Gonzalez is on a roll of his own. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in eight of his last nine starts, going 4-2 with an ERA of 2.00. Gonzalez pitched a...
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Pondering Nelson Cruz's future as an Oriole

Pondering Nelson Cruz's future as an Oriole
With his next home run, Nelson Cruz will become the sixth player in Orioles history to hit 40 or more homers in one season. Cruz hit his 38th and 39th yesterday during his seven-RBI game in the win over Tampa Bay. Chris Davis tops the list with 53 (2013) and is followed by Brady Anderson with 50 (1996), Frank Robinson with 49 (1966), Jim Gentile with 46 (1961) and Rafael Palmeiro with 43 (1998). Cruz is tied with Palmeiro (1995-96) and Boog Powell (1964) for sixth on the club's single-season...
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Cruz homers twice, records seven RBIs as the O's beat Tampa Bay

Cruz homers twice, records seven RBIs as the O's beat Tampa Bay
Nelson Cruz would not let them lose. The Orioles' slugger drove in seven runs today with two homers and a triple as the Orioles beat Tampa Bay 7-5 in 11 innings to avoid a sweep at Tropicana Field. Just when it looked like Tampa Bay would beat the Orioles at their own game, by hitting home runs, Cruz flipped the script. The Orioles went to the ninth down 4-2, but Cruz's three-run triple gave the Orioles the 5-4 lead. But Ryan Flaherty's error at shortstop led to an unearned run for the...
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O's game blog: Orioles look to end five-game road losing streak today

O's game blog: Orioles look to end five-game road losing streak today
The Orioles need a win this afternoon at Tropicana Field to avoid being swept by the Rays and to avoid extending a road losing streak to six games. The streak began when the Orioles were swept at Wrigley Field. The Orioles have scored just six runs during the five-game streak, and they have been outscored outscored 19-6 in the five games. In this stretch, the Orioles have just 26 hits, three homers and a .168 team batting average. They have just 13 hits in 64 at-bats (.203) the last two days...
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Kevin Gausman could be a postseason weapon for O's in rotation or 'pen

Kevin Gausman could be a postseason weapon for O's in rotation or 'pen
So where does Kevin Gausman fit in on a potential Orioles playoff roster? There seems to be a feeling that Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez would be the top four starters, in some order, should the O's advance to a playoff series. That may prove true. But Gausman made a strong case for his inclusion in that rotation yesterday. He pitched well for the start before that also. He needs to string a few more good outings together this month to continue to state his...
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Orioles lose on error and passed ball in ninth

Orioles lose on error and passed ball in ninth
That was a tough way to lose. The Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of an error and passed ball to score in the last of the ninth this afternoon and beat the Orioles 3-2 at Tropicana Field. This is the first time all year that the Orioles have lost an American League East road series. They went 7-0-1 in their first eight. Batting against Brad Brach, Yunel Escobar led off the ninth and reached on an error by shortstop Ryan Flaherty. He went to second on a sac bunt and third on a flyout. Later...
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O's game blog: Orioles 8-1 after being shut out in 2014

O's game blog: Orioles 8-1 after being shut out in 2014
The Orioles and Tampa Bay play the second game of their series and second of the O's road trip this afternoon at Tropicana Field. The Orioles were held to eight hits and shut out 3-0 by the Rays last night. The O's went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base. The Orioles had gone 9-for-20 with RISP in their sweep of the Reds. The Orioles are 8-1 in games after being shut out and have won six straight after being shut out. The Orioles have been blanked on the road...
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The time has come to begin thinking about the playoff roster

The time has come to begin thinking about the playoff roster
The Orioles are saying all the right things. They are not taking their big American League East lead for granted. They are not looking too far down the road. Yet in some respects, they likely are looking down the road and I think they should be. The time has come for the club to begin to look at some players on what is now a 33-man roster and it is time to begin the decision-making process for the final spots on what will be a 25-man playoff roster. The O's have some decisions to make in...
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