A look at Tyler Wilson's strong season and the O's win over the Mariners

A look at Tyler Wilson's strong season and the O's win over the Mariners
Wins are just one stat for a pitcher, but it's nice to get them. There is a pitcher in the Orioles organization that has been racking them up this year. In fact, he is second in all of minor league baseball in wins through Wednesday's games. Triple-A Norfolk right-hander Tyler Wilson began this year with Double-A Bowie and moved up to Norfolk, where he has made his last four starts. In 20 games on the year between those teams, he is 12-5 with a 3.35 ERA. Only top Red Sox pitching prospect...
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A look at the O's recent struggles on offense and a take on Jim Johnson

A look at the O's recent struggles on offense and a take on Jim Johnson
As the Orioles get ready to begin the third and final leg of their 10-game road trip, their bats once again need to heat up. In the final series before the All-Star Game, the Orioles scored six runs in three games against New York. They then scored 14 runs in Oakland and just 10 in Anaheim. The Orioles have seven hits or less in 10 of their last 11 games. The team average is .205 and they've scored 36 runs in those games. They've scored three or fewer runs six times in that stretch. Now...
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Zach Britton on Caleb Joseph's path to the majors and a look back at the Angels series

Zach Britton on Caleb Joseph's path to the majors and a look back at the Angels series
The 2010 season was just the third pro season for catcher Caleb Joseph. Coming off a solid 2009 year at Single-A Frederick, he was named the Orioles' No. 10 prospect by Baseball America before the year. He would begin 2010 playing at Double-A Bowie for the first time. He must have been excited to begin that year in the Eastern League. Little did he know, but he would play most of the next four seasons for the Baysox. For a while, it looked like he'd almost never get a shot at Triple-A, much...
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O's bid to sweep Angels comes up short in series finale

O's bid to sweep Angels comes up short in series finale
The Orioles were six outs from an impressive sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, but they could not get them tonight. The Angels scored twice in the last of the eighth to come from behind 2-1 and beat the Orioles 3-2 tonight at Angel Stadium. Josh Hamilton led off the eighth and singled off Tommy Hunter. Erick Aybar's double tied it, 2-2. Hunter picked up a couple of strikeouts, but an intentional walk and an unintentional walk followed and Hunter turned over a bases loaded, two-out jam to...
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O's game blog: Orioles look for first three-game sweep at Anaheim since 2010

O's game blog: Orioles look for first three-game sweep at Anaheim since 2010
The Orioles are looking for their second three-game sweep of the season tonight when they play at Anaheim. The O's took three in St. Petersburg against Tampa Bay from May 6-8. The Orioles swept a four-game series at home against Texas from June 30-July 3. They were swept in a three-game series at home by Detroit from May 12-14. The Orioles last took three in Anaheim from Aug. 27-29, 2010. The Orioles are 7-2 against the Angels, 5-1 on the road, since the start of the 2013 season. With last...
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Orioles awarded competitive balance pick, plus starting rotation notes

Orioles awarded competitive balance pick, plus starting rotation notes
The Orioles added a pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft this afternoon when Major League Baseball announced the results of the third annual Competitive Balance Lottery. The Orioles were awarded the fifth pick after the second round next June. The drawing was conducted this afternoon at Major League Baseball's New York offices. The Competitive Balance Lottery gives clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets the opportunity to obtain additional draft picks. The 10 teams...
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As they chase AL East crown, which teams will be chasing the Orioles?

As they chase AL East crown, which teams will be chasing the Orioles?
Well, that was two impressive back-to-back wins by the Orioles and three impressive wins on this road trip. Lose a ninth-inning lead on Friday and win 8-4 at Oakland on Saturday. Lose big by a 10-2 score Sunday and respond by taking two in a row in Anaheim against the Angels. The Angels began this series with a Major League-best 28-10 record since June 6 and are averaging 5.6 runs per game in that time. In two games against the Orioles, they have scored four runs on just 11 hits and have...
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Miguel Gonzalez pitches a gem as the Orioles beat the Angels

Miguel Gonzalez pitches a gem as the Orioles beat the Angels
The Orioles have posted back-to-back wins against the team with the best home record in the majors and their pitching has led the way. Miguel Gonzalez pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs tonight as the Orioles beat the Angels 4-2. The Orioles have allowed four runs in two games to the highest scoring team in the majors. The Angels entered this series with wins in 20 of their last 23 and 25 of 30 home games. But by taking the first two games, the Orioles have ended the Angels'...
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O's game blog: A look at three hitters with strong stats against lefty pitching

O's game blog: A look at three hitters with strong stats against lefty pitching
If the Orioles can win either of the next two games, they will win this series from the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels have won a club-record 10 straight home series. Even with last night's loss to the Orioles, the Angels are 14-3 in their last 17 home games and 25-6 in their past 31. Tonight, the O's face left-hander Hector Santiago (2-7, 4.32 ERA). Santiago allows an ERA of 3.27 in the first five innings of his starts and that goes up to 9.26 from the sixth on. He is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA...
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Davis, Burgess moving to Bowie and other O's notes

Davis, Burgess moving to Bowie and other O's notes
Two outfielders are moving up today on the Orioles farm. Outfielders Glynn Davis and Michael Burgess are moving from Single-A Frederick to Double-A Bowie and are expected to be in the Baysox lineup tonight. The 22-year-old Davis, a Baltimore native, was batting .295 with one homer and 31 RBIs for the Keys. In 89 games, he has a .363 OBP, .386 slugging percentage, a .750 OPS and 20 steals in 28 attempts. According to Baseball America, he is the Orioles' No. 29 prospect. The 25-year-old Burgess...
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To trade or not to trade, that is the question

To trade or not to trade, that is the question
So the Oakland A's acquired Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel in a big trade, but the trade front has been pretty quiet otherwise so far this July. Will the Orioles be involved between now and July 31? Dan Duquette has made trades in July the last two years. Is a three-peat coming? The Orioles could use a true No. 1 starter. Almost any team could say that. But the chances of them getting David Price, or even Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels, seem extremely remote to me. Would the club be willing to...
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Jones homers twice to back Norris as O's win over Angels

Jones homers twice to back Norris as O's win over Angels
In the last three games of the Orioles road trip, Adam Jones has hit three homers. Each one gave his team the lead. Jones hit a pair of two-run homers tonight and Bud Norris pitched well against Los Angeles again as the Orioles beat the Angels 4-2 at Angel Stadium. With their eighth win in 12 games and 12th in the last 17 games, the Orioles improved to 54-44 and moved to four games ahead of both New York and Toronto atop the American League East. Los Angeles had won 12 of its last 14 games. At...
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O's game blog: Angels are 25-5 in their last 30 home games

O's game blog: Angels are 25-5 in their last 30 home games
Bud Norris has outstanding career numbers against the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels have some outstanding offensive numbers of their own this season. To steal a line from my own network, who will own it? Norris (7-6, 3.96 ERA) hasn't made a big league start since July 9 when he gave up five runs over four innings against the Nationals. He was optioned to Double-A Bowie so he could start during the All-Star break. On Monday he went 4 1/3 innings allowing four hits and three runs and threw 99...
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A look at the Orioles' Dominican Summer League All-Stars and other minor league notes

A look at the Orioles' Dominican Summer League All-Stars and other minor league notes
Two players from the Orioles organization played in Sunday's Dominican Summer League All-Star Game. They were on the South team that lost 9-7 to the North. Ricardo Andujar, a 21-year-old switch-hitting shortstop from Azua, Dominican Republic, got the start and went 1-for-3. Victor Romero, a 19-year-old right-hander from Los Teques, Venezuela, retired the only hitter he faced. Andujar is batting .358 to rank seventh in the DSL in 37 games for the O's DSL-1 team. Andujar has a .455 OBP, a...
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From Oakland to Anaheim, it won't get easier for the Orioles

From Oakland to Anaheim, it won't get easier for the Orioles
Are the Orioles headed from the frying pan into the fire? They have left Oakland, where they faced the team with the best record in the majors, to head to Anaheim to face the Los Angeles Angels, who have baseball's second-best record. The Angels are 59-38 and while they trail Oakland by 1 1/2 games for the American League West lead, they are red-hot right now and have the best home record in baseball. On Sunday, the Angels scored twice in the ninth off Seattle's Fernando Rodney to turn a...
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Gausman with an early exit as A's rout O's

Gausman with an early exit as A's rout O's
The first Kevin Gausman-Sonny Gray pitching matchup went to the Orioles. This one went to the A's. In a big way. Oakland took an early 3-0 lead in the third and then poured it on, scoring seven runs in the middle innings to rout the Orioles 10-2 this afternoon. Oakland (61-37) takes two of three for the second time this year against the Orioles. The O's fall to 53-44 and their American League East lead is now three games over Toronto and New York, who both won today. On June 7, Gausman gave...
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O's game blog: It's Kevin Gausman against Sonny Gray in Oakland series finale

O's game blog: It's Kevin Gausman against Sonny Gray in Oakland series finale
They may be two of the top young right-handed pitchers in baseball. Both pitched at Southeastern Conference schools. Both were first-round draft picks. They faced each other about six weeks ago and meet again today in Oakland. The Orioles' Kevin Gausman (4-2, 3.29 ERA) will face the A's Sonny Gray (10-3, 2.79 ERA) in the third and deciding game of the series. The 23-year-old Gausman was the Orioles' top pick, No. 4 overall, out of LSU in 2012. The 24-year-old Gray was Oakland's top pick,...
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After bounceback win, do O's have a series victory in them today at Oakland?

After bounceback win, do O's have a series victory in them today at Oakland?
On June 20, Zach Britton gave up a three-run homer in the ninth at Yankee Stadium and the Orioles lost to New York. On Friday night, he gave up a three-run homer at Oakland and the Orioles lost. The day after that first blown save, the Orioles beat the Yankees 6-1. The day after this latest one, they beat Oakland 8-4. What do both games have in common? Adam Jones homers. In the first inning. This time, it was a three-run shot. That's leadership. In my opinion, those are two of the Orioles'...
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Jones ties career-high with five RBIs as Orioles beat Oakland

Jones ties career-high with five RBIs as Orioles beat Oakland
If you can lead by example on a baseball diamond, Adam Jones did that tonight. Less than 24 hours after the Orioles gut-wrenching loss in the last of the ninth on Friday, Jones hit a three-run homer in the first inning tonight as part of a five-RBI night, leading the Orioles past Oakland 8-4. Jones added two steals to become the first player in Orioles history to have five or more RBIs along with multiple stolen bases in one game. Winners of 11 of their last 15, the Orioles are 53-43 and...
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O's game blog: The offense hits a bump in the road

O's game blog: The offense hits a bump in the road
The Orioles thought they scored enough runs to win last night when they took a 4-2 lead over Oakland to the last of the seventh. After all they were 40-12 this year when scoring four runs or more. But this time they needed more as they lost the series and road trip opener 5-4 to fall to 52-43. With New York and Toronto both winning today, the O's need a win tonight to maintain a four-game lead in the American League East. The Orioles offense, which is prone to some ups and downs, is in a bit...
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