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Norris on the win, Davis and Cruz on the offense after O's beat Cleveland

Norris on the win, Davis and Cruz on the offense after O's beat Cleveland
Here are some clubhouse quotes after the Orioles beat Cleveland 8-4 tonight. The Orioles have scored 38 runs on 63 hits with 13 doubles and 10 homers over the last five games. Chris Davis on the offense and his hot bat lately: "I think it was just a matter of time. We've been doing a good job of stringing good at-bats together lately and scoring some runs. I'm proud of the guys and the way they battled. "I think I'm just putting together better at-bats. Early in the year, I felt like I...
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Chris Davis homers and drives in four as O's beat Cleveland

Chris Davis homers and drives in four as O's beat Cleveland
Chris Davis continued his four-game run of torrid hitting tonight with a two-run double and two-run homer as the Orioles beat Cleveland 8-4 to even this series at a win each. The Orioles finished with 14 hits and now have recorded five straight games of 12 or more for the first time since they had a club-record seven in a row from May 26-June 1, 2004. The Orioles have scored 38 runs their last five games. A crowd of 39,602 looked on as the Orioles moved to 24-22 and avoided falling back to...
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Joseph on the Tribe's starter, McFarland on his return, Guilmet on his solid pitching (updated)

Joseph on the Tribe's starter, McFarland on his return, Guilmet on his solid pitching (updated)
Cleveland's starting pitcher tonight is 24-year-old left-hander T.J. House. He'll be making his first major league start, but his second start this year against the Baltimore organization. House made his major league debut with a scoreless inning May 17 against Oakland. Before that, he faced the Orioles' Triple-A Norfolk affiliate on April 29, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings on eight hits in that game. Norfolk's catcher that game will be Baltimore's catcher tonight. Caleb Joseph, who is...
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O's game blog: It's Norris against House tonight at the Yard

O's game blog: It's Norris against House tonight at the Yard
Bud Norris has been pitching well for the Orioles and wants to continue that trend tonight as the Birds host Cleveland in Game 2 of a four-game series. Norris is 2-4 with a 3.58 ERA over eight starts. He has gone over seven innings in each of his last two outings. He went 7 2/3 frames, allowing four runs against Detroit and gave up one run over 7 1/3 innings in his last start against Kansas City. After pitching to an ERA of 4.44 his first four starts, that number is 2.77 his past four with a...
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O's hit the skids, Davis talks the mental game and previewing today's live chats

O's hit the skids, Davis talks the mental game and previewing today's live chats
The Orioles have now lost four of their last five games and eight of their past 11. That escalated quickly and not in a good way. They've now lost three straight one-run games and lost for the first time in extra innings last night after a 4-0 start this year. A loss tonight would drop the Orioles back to even .500 at 23-23. They have not been there since April 27 when they were 12-12. The Orioles have scored 30 runs and hit eight homers the last four games, yet they have lost three of those...
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Manny Machado provides an update on his groin injury (plus Patton quotes)

Manny Machado provides an update on his groin injury (plus Patton quotes)
Manny Machado said his right groin became an issue for him early in the game Thursday. It may have happened when he slid into second base on a force play after he singled in the bottom of the fourth. He hopes he can play Friday in the second game of this series. "It tightened up on me early on in the game and just continued to keep getting stiff on me," Machado said. "It was one of the slides. Popped up and then ever since then it kept stiffening up every inning. "Tomorrow, we'll see...
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Cleveland scores two in the 13th to beat the O's 8-7

Cleveland scores two in the 13th to beat the O's 8-7
The Orioles were behind, they went ahead, the game got tied. And then they lost. But it took quite a while. In the longest game of the season, Cleveland beat the Orioles 8-7 in 13 innings tonight. The Orioles had been 4-0 in extra-inning games. To make matters worse, Manny Machado left the game after he struck out in the last of the 11th with right groin stiffness. He went 1-for-6 tonight and is 10-for-32 over his past seven games. Cleveland loaded the bases with one out against Troy Patton...
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With oblique injury in rear-view mirror, Chris Davis' bat starts to heat up

With oblique injury in rear-view mirror, Chris Davis' bat starts to heat up
Chris Davis said today that his oblique injury has not bothered him since he returned from the disabled list on May 11. Davis was just 5-for-28 (.179) in his first eight games since returning to the lineup with one homer until his three-homer game Tuesday. But he said physically he was feeling fine the whole time. "My left elbow hurts today thanks to my last at-bat (when he was hit last night)," Davis said this afternoon. "Pretty happy about that. But no, my oblique has not bothered...
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Tommy Hunter talks about going on the disabled list

Tommy Hunter talks about going on the disabled list
It was before the game yesterday in Pittsburgh. Tommy Hunter threw a pitch and realized he would not be pitching in the game last night. Today he goes on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain and Preston Guilmet has been recalled from Triple-A. "I threw a couple of pitches and felt it," Hunter said. "Tried to get up on the mound and it didn't feel so good. If you can't pitch, you can't play. It's sore. "Anytime you do anything to move it around it's going to be sore. I...
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O's game blog: Birds look to end home losing streak against Cleveland

O's game blog: Birds look to end home losing streak against Cleveland
When we last saw the Orioles at Camden Yards, they were getting swept by Detroit in a three-game series. The O's have lost their last four at home as they begin a four-game series tonight with Cleveland. The Orioles are 9-10 in home games and 14-11 on the road. They have scored nine runs total in their last four games at the Yard. But the offense got going over the last three games as the Orioles hit six doubles and homers scoring 23 runs. Wei-Yin Chen (5-2, 3.69) makes his ninth start of...
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With suddenly improved offense, O's return home to face Cleveland tonight

With suddenly improved offense, O's return home to face Cleveland tonight
Orioles fans had been hoping their team's offense would break out and it did. The Orioles scored 23 runs in the last three games. But they lost two of the three games. Just when it looked like they could sweep the two-game set in Pittsburgh with Chris Tillman on the mound, and the offense starting to hit, the sweep didn't happen. This season has been one stop and start after another. Can the O's get on a roll? It has looked like they would several times and it doesn't happen. They are...
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Tillman gets early exit as Pittsburgh beats the Orioles 9-8

Tillman gets early exit as Pittsburgh beats the Orioles 9-8
For the Orioles tonight, eight runs on 12 hits with a homer and four doubles was not enough. Chris Tillman lasted just one inning plus four batters in the second-shortest start of his career as Pittsburgh scored eight early runs and one late to beat the Orioles 9-8 at PNC Park. Down 8-6, the O's scored twice in the seventh on RBI singles by J.J. Hardy and pinch-hitter Steve Pearce to tie the game before the Pirates scored once in the bottom half to regain the lead. Starling Marte started...
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O's game blog: Birds go for the sweep in Pittsburgh

O's game blog: Birds go for the sweep in Pittsburgh
After going through a stretch where they scored three runs or less in 12 of 20 games, the Orioles have scored 15 runs on 24 hits the past two games. The O's are batting .320 in those two games with two doubles and five homers. They are also 6-for-15 with runners in scoring position. Hey, it's a start. Chris Davis hit three homers last night against three different pitchers on just four pitches. He hit a two-run shot off Francisco Liriano on the first pitch in the fifth. He hit a solo homer...
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A few thoughts on the offense, Joseph, Schoop and more

A few thoughts on the offense, Joseph, Schoop and more
A few thoughts and observations after Chris Davis and the Orioles offense had a breakout game Tuesday night at Pittsburgh: * The headline was Davis and his second career three-homer game. Before last night's game, some here suggested Steve Pearce get the start over Davis against the lefty last night. After Davis looked bad with a strikeout in the first inning, you had to wonder if maybe they were right. But somewhere along the line, Davis got his timing back and turned back the clock to early...
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Davis' power explosion leads Birds past Pirates

Davis' power explosion leads Birds past Pirates
Chris Davis is back hitting homers for the Orioles. Entering tonight's game with three homers on the year in 30 games and 104 at-bats, Davis hit three in one game as the Orioles routed Pittsburgh 9-2 tonight at PNC Park. Davis hit a two-run shot during the O's four-run fifth, a solo homer in the seventh and a two-run blast in the ninth. He had four hits, five RBIs and homered in his last three at-bats. This is Davis' second career three-homer game and eighth career multi-homer game. He...
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O's game blog: Miguel Gonzalez on the mound at Pittsburgh

O's game blog: Miguel Gonzalez on the mound at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's PNC Park is the latest stop where the Orioles will try to get their offense going with some consistency. The Orioles scored 12 runs in a four-game series split at Kansas City and have scored three or fewer in 12 of the last 21 games. The Orioles scored 11 runs on 21 hits with three homers in a doubleheader sweep of the Pirates on May 1 at Camden Yards. In fact, the Orioles have won five in a row against Pittsburgh, scoring a total of 38 runs. But you have to go back to 2012 for...
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Enough criticism of Adam Jones already

Enough criticism of Adam Jones already
Adam Jones chases pitches and the Orioles don't draw enough walks. We should talk more about that. While we are at it, I think Jones is to blame for Matt Wieters' elbow discomfort, Ubaldo Jimenenz's poor April, Tommy Hunter's blown saves and J.J. Hardy's homer drought. I also thought it was a little chilly out last night and Jones should have to explain why. Meanwhile, here are a few facts: Jones has a 13-game hitting streak and has hit five homers over his last 12 games. Hardy has no...
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Minor league notes on Bridwell, Walker and more

Minor league notes on Bridwell, Walker and more
Single-A Frederick pitcher Parker Bridwell has been named the Pitcher of the Week in the Carolina League after his near no-hitter last Tuesday. Bridwell becomes the first Key to be named Pitcher of the Week since Tyler Wilson won the award in September 2012. Bridwell was the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week last August. He lost a no-hitter with one out in the ninth against the Potomac Nationals. Bridwell established a new career high for innings pitched at 8 1/3, which is the longest...
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Orioles offense not living up to 2013 performance so far

Orioles offense not living up to 2013 performance so far
The Orioles scored six runs yesterday at Kansas City. But until Adam Jones hit a three-run homer with his team down by five in the ninth, the Orioles were on their way to scoring three runs or less for the 13th time in the last 21 games. In my opinion, the Orioles' lack of offense through 42 games is the biggest mystery of this season. It can't all be put on a lack of walks and on-base capability because last year's team ranked 10th in OBP and 14th in the American League in walks, but tied...
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Alex Gordon hammers a pair of three-run homers and O's lose series finale

Alex Gordon hammers a pair of three-run homers and O's lose series finale
Alex Gordon began today with just one homer on the year in 160 at-bats. The Orioles began the game with an ERA of 0.69 in the first three games of this series. Ubaldo Jimenez had allowed one run in three starts this month. That all changed in the fifth inning this afternoon. Gordon hit the first of his two three-run homers today as Kansas City came from trailing by two runs to beat the Orioles 8-6. Trailing 8-3 in the ninth inning, Adam Jones hit a three-run homer to bring the Orioles within...
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