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O's game blog: O's have scored just six runs so far in K.C. series

O's game blog: O's have scored just six runs so far in K.C. series
Can the Orioles get their bats going today at Kansas City? We keep waiting. The Orioles have scored just six runs in this series, just 15 over their past seven games and just 39 over the last 14 games. In six games on the season against Kansas City pitching, the Orioles are batting .205 with 12 runs scored. They are 4-for-27 (.148) with runners in scoring position and have drawn just nine walks compared to 48 strikeouts. But their pitching has been outstanding in this series. The Orioles have...
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Troy Patton is pitching well out of the Orioles bullpen

Troy Patton is pitching well out of the Orioles bullpen
It took awhile in this 2014 season, but left-hander Troy Patton once again seems to be a key member of the Orioles bullpen. Suspended for the season's first 25 games after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball's joint drug prevention and treatment program, Patton finally made it on the roster on May 1. Since he gave up a run in 1/3 of an inning in his first appearance, he has thrown 4 2/3 scoreless innings over six games, giving up just two hits. Opposing...
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Danny Duffy takes perfect game into seventh as Royals beat Orioles

Danny Duffy takes perfect game into seventh as Royals beat Orioles
Danny Duffy took a perfect game into the seventh inning tonight as the left-hander pitched Kansas City to a 1-0 win over the Orioles at Kauffman Stadium. This was the Orioles' first 1-0 loss since Sept. 20, 2008 against the Yankees in New York. They were held to a season-low three hits. The Orioles had a chance against Royals closer Greg Holland in the ninth. With one out, Manny Machado singled, sending Nick Markakis, who had walked, to third base. But Holland struck out Adam Jones for the...
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Norris against Duffy tonight in K.C. (Jones ends perfect game bid in seventh)

Norris against Duffy tonight in K.C. (Jones ends perfect game bid in seventh)
Bud Norris (2-3, 3.98 ERA) takes the mound for the Orioles tonight. He is making his eighth start of the season and first since he was ejected in the eighth inning Monday night for hitting Detroit's Torii Hunter. Norris said it was the first ejection of his career and he didn't feel it was justified. He hit Hunter following a two-run homer by Ian Kinsler that gave Detroit a 4-1 lead. Norris has allowed three earned runs or fewer three times this year, has two quality starts and has gone six...
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Orioles rank third in AL in team ERA in May

Orioles rank third in AL in team ERA in May
At a time when the Orioles are not scoring many runs, they are now doing a better job of preventing them. This comes as good news since it's clear that how the O's starting pitching especially does will have a lot to say about how this season goes. After Chris Tillman's shutout last night, the O's team ERA moved under 4.00 for the season at 3.94. That is now seventh-best in the American League and ahead of the league average of 4.02. The O's team ERA has been under 4.00 after just nine...
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Well, if O's fans were worried about their ace ...

Well, if O's fans were worried about their ace ...
It had to be a nice feeling for Orioles fans to see Chris Tillman pitch so well last night. Sure, Kansas City is not a great hitting club but a complete-game shutout against any team is noteworthy. For Tillman, it came at a time when some questions were being raised about his health, his velocity, his first-inning struggles and his recent overall effectiveness. One good outing doesn't shove aside every concern, but it took care of most of them I think. Tillman said his groin injury was not...
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Chris Tillman with a gem as O's beat Kansas City 4-0

Chris Tillman with a gem as O's beat Kansas City 4-0
Chris Tillman began this night with a career ERA of 9.00 against Kansas City and with an ERA of 6.49 over his last five starts. But if there were any concerns about Tillman, they were silenced tonight. Tillman pitched a complete-game five-hitter on 117 pitches as the Orioles blanked Kansas City 4-0 at Kauffman Stadium. Tillman walked one and fanned three batters. He is now 4-2 with an ERA of 3.34. This was the Orioles first complete-game shutout since Scott Feldman threw one against the...
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O's game blog: The search for runs continues tonight at Kauffman Stadium

O's game blog: The search for runs continues tonight at Kauffman Stadium
This feels like I'm writing a nightly update on the Orioles and their runs scored - or maybe we should call it a lack of runs scored. Over the last five games, the Orioles have scored two, one, one, five and two runs. They've scored 11 runs total in those five games and 35 runs the last 12 games. Yep, less than three per game. The 2013 Orioles averaged 4.6 runs per game and the 2014 version is at 4.02 right now. The O's have scored 157 runs on the year, ahead of only Houston (145) in the...
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O's make a closer change, but are not only AL East team with issues there

O's make a closer change, but are not only AL East team with issues there
Tommy Hunter didn't leave Buck Showalter much choice. He simply was struggling so much and everyone could see it. He scores high on Buck's want-to meter but he was simply giving up too many hits and runs, and before it started costing the Orioles games, Showalter made the move. For now, Hunter is no longer the O's closer. Through all his struggles, they only cost the Orioles one game and that was Tuesday's loss to Detroit when he gave up two homers in the ninth. Hunter has suffered three...
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Delmarva pitching staff is on a roll and Buck Showalter has noticed

Delmarva pitching staff is on a roll and Buck Showalter has noticed
Reporters have come to expect it. During his pregame press conferences, Orioles manager Buck Showalter will often drift from the topic of his own team to mention something about the Orioles minor leagues. It happened again earlier this week. "They've really had some good pitching in Delmarva lately," Showalter said. "You know who's had a really good year down there? (Jimmy) Yacabonis. He's an interesting guy, leading that league in saves. Dean Albany, who has quite a good track record of...
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Zach Britton gets his first big league save as O's edge Kansas City

Zach Britton gets his first big league save as O's edge Kansas City
Yordano Ventura was dominant at times tonight. He struck out six batters in a row at one point. But he also took a tough loss as the Orioles got some good pitching of their own in a 2-1 win over Kansas City in the opener of a four-game series. The drama of who would close the game in a save situation in the ninth was answered and it was Zach Britton. The lefty calmly got three ground ball outs on 12 pitches to record his first major league save. In the O's fourth, Ventura, who entered with a...
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O's game blog: O's looking for offense as KC series begins

O's game blog: O's looking for offense as KC series begins
As the Orioles face Kansas City for the next four games, they'll need more offense than they got in an earlier three-game series against this same team. The Orioles lost two of three to the Royals in April at Camden Yards. In that series, they were shutout once and scored six total runs on 20 hits. KC pitchers posted a 1.65 ERA in the series. The Orioles scored just seven runs in three games against Detroit and have scored just nine total the past four games. The Orioles have scored three...
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Sizing up the Orioles after 38 games

Sizing up the Orioles after 38 games
As the Orioles move toward the quarter pole of this season, they are 20-18 and in first place in the American League East. The bottom line is that just about any fan would have taken that - first place after 38 games going into the season. But how they got there is the interesting part. The Orioles offense is underperforming and their rotation has been inconsistent. They've dealt with injuries and they currently have a rather unsettled closer situation. Being in first place right now is a...
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Cruz, Clevenger and Gausman comment after O's loss to Detroit

Cruz, Clevenger and Gausman comment after O's loss to Detroit
In the fourth inning today, Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander threw a pitch behind Nelson Cruz. An inning later Cruz hit a three-run homer to cap off a five-run O's rally. What did Cruz think about the Verlander pitch that went behind him? "I cannot tell. I think he was dealing. I don't know if it was on purpose or not. Only he knows that. I think that got me going, woke me up," Cruz said. He felt that did fire up the Orioles, who had that big inning but still lost 7-5. "Yeah, kind...
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Orioles' rally falls short as Tigers win to sweep series

Orioles' rally falls short as Tigers win to sweep series
It was Justin Verlander against Kevin Gausman, but this was no pitchers' duel. Detroit moved out to a 6-0 lead this afternoon and then held off the Orioles for a 7-5 win and sweep of this three-game series in front of 36,727 at Camden Yards. The Orioles have lost four in a row to fall to 20-18. They are 1-5 against the Tigers and 3-9 against the American League Central. Detroit scored two in the third and three in the fourth off Gausman to take a 5-0 lead, and added an unearned run in the...
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O's game blog: It's Gausman against Verlander in series finale

O's game blog: It's Gausman against Verlander in series finale
A couple of hard-throwing right-handers match up today at Camden Yards - one an ace pitcher and one that hopes to be an ace one day. Justin Verlander (4-2, 2.67 ERA) pitches against the Orioles' Kevin Gausman (0-1, 2.08 ERA at Triple-A) here this afternoon. In six Triple-A starts for Norfolk, Gausman went 26 innings allowing 23 hits with 14 walks, 26 strikeouts and .242 batting average against. Over his last three Tides starts, he pitched 14 1/3 scoreless innings on nine hits with six walks...
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Tillman on his groin injury and Showalter on defensive shifts

Tillman on his groin injury and Showalter on defensive shifts
Orioles manager Buck Showalter revealed yesterday that Chris Tillman has been dealing with a minor groin injury. This morning, Tillman said he feels the issue has improved and he fully expects to make his next start on Friday at Kansas City. "I'm much better now. Got a bullpen today so we'll see how it goes but I'm pretty sure it's going to be just fine. No problems the last few days," Tillman said. Has this been an issue for him in his last few starts? "Little bit. Not to the point...
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At least in the short term, O's need to make a change at closer

At least in the short term, O's need to make a change at closer
When the top of the ninth began last night, Tommy Hunter had a chance, with a 1-2-3 inning, to avoid facing Torii Hunter, Miguel Cabrera or Victor Martinez. But he gave up another leadoff hit and later walked Hunter, and that brought up Cabrera with runners on first and second. I really thought this could have been that very rare instance where a team pitches around a hitter even without a base open. Instead Cabrera was pitched to and produced a game-winning three-run homer. For the immediate...
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Tommy Hunter on Cabrera's homer and the blown save in the ninth

Tommy Hunter on Cabrera's homer and the blown save in the ninth
In the quiet of the Orioles clubhouse, Tommy Hunter talked about the ninth inning, the win that got away and his third blown save. "It sucks, man. It's not fun to lose. That's my take on it. I don't like getting beat," he said. Hunter walked Torii Hunter to put two on with two outs for Miguel Cabrera and Cabrera's three-run shot gave Detroit the 3-1 lead in the ninth. A solo shot from Victor Martinez followed as the Tigers stunned the O's in the ninth. "You can't let the best hitter in...
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Miguel Cabrera hits three-run homer in ninth as Tigers rally to stun Orioles

Miguel Cabrera hits three-run homer in ninth as Tigers rally to stun Orioles
Victory turned into defeat. Another rough outing for Tommy Hunter. A stirring victory denied. A gut punch loss for the Orioles. Trying to protect a 1-0 lead with two outs and two on in the ninth, Hunter gave up a three-run homer to Miguel Cabrera. Victor Martinez followed with a solo shot as Detroit stunned the Orioles 4-1 tonight at Camden Yards. The blown save ruined a very strong outing from Ubaldo Jimenez, who pitched seven scoreless innings. Darren O'Day kept Detroit off the board in the...
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