Steve Melewski
Steve Melewski

Miguel Gonzalez with early exit, O's offense comes up short as Twins take finale

Miguel Gonzalez with early exit, O's offense comes up short as Twins take finale
The Orioles got their weekend series in Minnesota off to an uplifting start with a shutout win behind Ubaldo Jimenez as they moved into first place on Friday night. But their offense never did get going in the series and they lost 5-2 this afternoon as they dropped the final two games at Target Field. The Orioles scored just six runs on 24 hits and went 2-for-22 with runners in scoring position in this series. Nelson Cruz blasted another two-run homer to left and that pulled the O's to...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar frontfeatured_orioles nelson cruz nick markakis
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

O's game blog: O's starters struggle with pitch efficiency

O's game blog: O's starters struggle with pitch efficiency
When it comes to pitch efficiency, the Orioles have some improvements to make. On Saturday, Wei-Yin Chen threw 24, 22 and 20 pitches over his first three innings. He only gave up one run in that time, so it's not like he was getting hit much there. That is simply too many pitches, especially early in a start. It's not a formula to pitch deep in the game. All year, the Orioles have just five starts of seven innings or more. Here is a ranking of the O's starters from least to most pitches...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Giving some props to Garabez Rosa, a Bowie player that is getting overlooked

Giving some props to Garabez Rosa, a Bowie player that is getting overlooked
Sometimes a player can play in one organization so long without putting up real impressive stats that you tend to overlook him when he does start to improve his game. Garabez Rosa is one of those players. On a Double-A Bowie team that has several players hitting the ball well, it is easy to overlook Rosa right now. But he is having what is so far a breakout season and his defensive versatility could lead him one day to make the back-end of a big league team's roster. Maybe even one in...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles orioles farm report steve melewski garabez rosa frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Correia ends struggles, Mauer drives in four as Twins beat O's

Correia ends struggles, Mauer drives in four as Twins beat O's
Twins right-hander Kevin Correia had been struggling this season, but that all ended today. Correia held the Orioles to one run over seven innings as Minnesota beat the Birds 6-1 to even the three-game series at a win each. Correia began this start with an 0-3 record and 7.33 ERA over five starts. He gave up eight runs in 2 1/3 innings in his most recent start and had an ERA of 9.60 in three home starts. But this afternoon he allowed just five hits over seven innings with no walks and three...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar j.j. hardy nick markakis wei-yin chen frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

O's game blog: Should O's look to re-sign Cruz already?

O's game blog: Should O's look to re-sign Cruz already?
As the Orioles take the field today at Minnesota, they do so as the first-place team in the American League East. They are 14-8 since starting the season 1-4 and they are looking for a fourth win in a row this afternoon. Will Nelson Cruz continue his hot streak today? Cruz, who hit a 424-foot homer last night, is on a real tear over the last 13 games. In that stretch, he is batting .340 with six homers and 20 RBIs. He has seven multi-RBI games. Cruz has two homers over his last four games and...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski nelson cruz wei-yin chen frontstory_orioles2
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

As the weather starts to heat up, will the Orioles follow suit?

As the weather starts to heat up, will the Orioles follow suit?
The Orioles have dug out of two holes, one much more meaningful than the other. They began the year 1-4 and their starting pitching ERA at that point was 7.56. Now, at 15-12, the Orioles are 14-8 since that 1-4 start, and last night they got the best outing of the year from Ubaldo Jimenez. They are also now a plus-2 in run differential. Digging out of that hole is less important, of course, than the won-loss record. With a three-game win streak in which they've outscored their opponents by...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski jonathan schoop ubaldo jimenez frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Jimenez gets first O's win and Cruz homers again in victory over Twins

Jimenez gets first O's win and Cruz homers again in victory over Twins
The Orioles signed Ubaldo Jimenez and Nelson Cruz to contracts totaling $58 million dollars before the season and tonight those players made that look like a good investment. Jimenez had a strong game on the mound to pick up his first Orioles win and Cruz crushed a long two-run homer as the Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 to open a three-game series. Jimenez was sharp from the start with his split-finger fastball and all his pitches looked to be working. He had five strikeouts over the...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski featured_sidebar nelson cruz ubaldo jimenez frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

O's game blog: Jimenez on the mound for Minnesota series opener

O's game blog: Jimenez on the mound for Minnesota series opener
Even with a starting staff that has not produced many quality starts or pitched enough innings so far this season, even having played parts of the year without three key members of the infield and dealing with some crazy weather and travel, the Orioles still could emerge atop the American League East standings at the end of tonight. That would be a nice rebound from a 1-4 start. The 14-12 Orioles begin play tonight a half-game behind first-place New York in the AL East. Will this be the...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles1 ubaldo jimenez
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Zach Davies heads to Double-A Bowie's disabled list with shoulder tendinitis

Zach Davies heads to Double-A Bowie's disabled list with shoulder tendinitis
Monday night, right-hander Zach Davies had a strong start for Double-A Bowie. He went seven innings at Richmond allowing four hits and two runs with five walks and 10 strikeouts. But today he finds himself back on the disabled list for the second time this year. The 21-year-old Davies is dealing with shoulder tendinitis. At this point the issue doesn't appear serious and the Orioles feel like he won't be out long. "He feels much today than he did yesterday, but he will miss a start,"...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles orioles farm report steve melewski zach davies
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Some bullpen notes and Duquette talks Jimenez, Gausman in radio interview

Some bullpen notes and Duquette talks Jimenez, Gausman in radio interview
On a day and night where the Orioles played two games, and 19 innings, and their starting pitchers covered just 10 of those innings, the O's bullpen was called on often during the doubleheader with Pittsburgh. The Orioles used six pitchers in Game 1 and seven in Game 2. Tommy Hunter, Brian Matusz, Darren O'Day and Ryan Webb pitched in both games. O'Day said he felt fine after pitching in both games and was glad to get the work after three days without a game. "You know it's funny,...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski darren o'day frontstory_orioles1 kevin gausman ubaldo jimenez
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Wieters on the walk-off homer, Machado on his first game back and more

Wieters on the walk-off homer, Machado on his first game back and more
So was Matt Wieters thinking about hitting a game-winning homer when he led off the 10th inning of Game 2 tonight? "You know, you don't try to hit one out. It's tough to do when you do that. Just trying to hit something hard, especially in an extra-inning game," he said. Wieters did hit a walk-off homer, connecting off Stolmy Pimentel to give the Orioles a 6-5 win and a sweep of the doubleheader. It was a long day, but one that leaves them with a 14-12 record. Your browser does not...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski chris tillman darren o'day frontstory_orioles1 jj hardy manny machado matt wieters
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Wieters with a walk-off homer as the O's sweep Pittsburgh

Wieters with a walk-off homer as the O's sweep Pittsburgh
It ended with one swing in the last of the 10th inning. Matt Wieters smoked a homer down the right field line leading off the inning and the Orioles had a 6-5 extra-inning walk-off win against Pittsburgh. Wieters connected on a 1-0 pitch for his fifth homer of the year to give the Orioles a sweep of the doubleheader. Now at 14-12, the O's moved to within a half-game of first-place New York in the American League East. Down 4-0, the Orioles tied the game in the last of the sixth. Adam...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski chris tillman matt wieters nick markakis frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

O's game blog: Tillman on mound, Machado at third as O's go for sweep

O's game blog: Tillman on mound, Machado at third as O's go for sweep
Chris Tillman gets the start in the second game of this doubleheader as the Orioles go for the sweep. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA in five starts. He has not pitched since last Wednesday at Toronto when he gave up seven runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings, but still got the win. That start raised his ERA from 1.71 to 3.38. Left-handed batters are hitting .276 off Tillman, who yields an average of .192 to right-handed batters and .231 when pitching with runners in scoring...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski chris tillman frontstory_orioles1 manny machado
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Bud Norris on pitching out of jams and getting the Game 1 win

Bud Norris on pitching out of jams and getting the Game 1 win
Bud Norris didn't have a 1-2-3 inning and he allowed 10 baserunners in fewer than six innings, but he made some key pitches when he needed to and got the win in Game 1 of today's doubleheader. Norris gave up seven hits and one run over 5 1/3 innings in the 5-1 win over Pittsburgh and is now 2-2 with a 3.94 ERA. Pittsburgh batters went just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position against him (and 1-for-14 for the game). Was Norris going to one key pitch when he got into jams? "It was a...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski bud norris steve pearce frontstory_orioles2
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Pearce and Flaherty drive in two as O's take opener over Pittsburgh

Pearce and Flaherty drive in two as O's take opener over Pittsburgh
He didn't hit any homers or strike out Adrian Gonzalez with a splitter, but Steve Pearce did a pretty good job filling in for Chris Davis at first base today. Pearce, playing his first game since the Orioles re-signed him Tuesday, went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and made some nice plays in the field as the O's beat Pittsburgh 5-1 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Shut down through four innings against Bucs right-hander Charlie Morton, the O's broke through with three in the fifth and one in the...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski bud norris ryan flaherty steve pearce featured_sidebar frontstory_orioles1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

O's game blog: O's host Pittsburgh in the first of two with Norris on mound

O's game blog: O's host Pittsburgh in the first of two with Norris on mound
So we finally get to see another Orioles game in today's doubleheader against Pittsburgh. The Orioles are 1-2 on this homestand and 12-12 on the season. How about a few O's notes: * Orioles starters have pitched six innings or more in each of the last four games, That is their longest stretch of six-inning starts this season. The starters' ERA is 4.32 in that time. The Orioles do have quality starts in three of those four games. * When last we saw the Orioles, they scored just six runs on...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski bud norris frontstory_orioles1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Manny Machado talks about decision to not start both games of doubleheader

Manny Machado talks about decision to not start both games of doubleheader
So Manny Machado has made his way back to the Orioles' active roster, but not the starting lineup quite yet. The Orioles decided it would not be the best move for him to play 18 innings today, so he'll start the second game of today's doubleheader against Pittsburgh. It's a move Machado had input into and agrees with. "I don't think it's a great idea if I go out and play two games on my first day," he said. "It's all right. Everything happens for a reason. I'm here and I'll be...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski manny machado frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

J.J. Hardy talks about the return of Manny Machado

J.J. Hardy talks about the return of Manny Machado
J.J. Hardy clearly knows how much Manny Machado means to the Orioles and what it means to have him back on the team. He is very aware he led the American League with 51 doubles last year and that he won both Gold and Platinum Gloves. He has a great view to watch Machado's amazing glove and arm at work at third base. But despite all that, Hardy said we should not expect Machado to play like the budding superstar that he is the minute he plays his first O's game in 2014 today against...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski jj hardy manny machado frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

Getting to know you: Weeks familiar with several current teammates before trade

Getting to know you: Weeks familiar with several current teammates before trade
No truth to the rumor that the last time we saw the Orioles play, Brooks Robinson was at third and Boog Powell at first. It's been a while and finally, hopefully today the team gets back on the field. They'll host Pittsburgh at 4:05 p.m. in a single-admission doubleheader. The O's will have to make a roster move to activate Manny Machado and one of the infielders is likely to get optioned to the minors. Will it be Jemile Weeks? He just got here over the weekend and has done a nice job in...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
orioles steve melewski jemile weeks frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Steve Melewski

A look at the handling of Kevin Gausman and Costas' MLB Network comment

A look at the handling of Kevin Gausman and Costas' MLB Network comment
Each time Kevin Gausman pitches and comes out of the game mid-game. the question follows from some fans: How come Gausman only threw 75 pitches? In his first five starts this year for Triple-A Norfolk, Gausman has thrown 4 2/3 innings and then four, three, five and 4 2/3 innings. He is 0-1 with an ERA of 2.53. Over 21 1/3 innings, he has allowed 21 hits with 11 walks and 20 strikeouts. Lefty batters are hitting .256 against him, while right-handed batters are hitting .278. Opponents are just...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
buck showalter kevin gausman orioles farm report steve melewski frontstory_orioles3
LinkedIn Pinterest



LATEST ORIOLES NEWS

LATEST NATIONALS NEWS

       
411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420