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O's game blog: The search for the quality start continues

O's game blog: The search for the quality start continues
The Orioles look to get back over .500 and complete a winning road trip if they get a win tonight at Toronto. They are also looking for their third series win of the season. But once again, fans will be closely watching an O's starting pitcher. The Orioles are still in need of starters getting deeper into games. Six times over the last seven games, the O's starting pitcher has worked fewer than six innings and that has happened 13 times on the season. O's starters have no quality starts...
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Minor league notes on Wright, Alvarez and more

Minor league notes on Wright, Alvarez and more
Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds outfielder Gregory Lorenzo reached base three times on Wednesday. Each time he was on, Lorenzo stole a base. He is 9-for-12 stealing on the year and his nine steals is tied for the South Atlantic League lead. Lorenzo is batting .250 over 17 games, but he is 6-for-13 over his last three games and is 5-for-5 stealing bases in that stretch. The 22-year-old from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, set a career-high stealing 40 bases (in 48 attempts) in...
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Is Tommy Hunter the new Don Stanhouse?

Is Tommy Hunter the new Don Stanhouse?
Did you catch that on MASN's "O's Xtra" postgame show last night, when Rick Dempsey said that maybe we should start referring to Tommy Hunter as Don Stanhouse? For the younger crowd, Stanhouse was the one-time Orioles closer who had a way of getting into big trouble on his way to a save. Earl Weaver called him "Full Pack," as in Weaver could smoke a full pack of cigarettes nervously waiting for the game to end. I could sense the nervousness throughout Birdland late last night when Toronto...
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Cruz homers twice, including grand slam, as O's come from five down to beat Toronto

Cruz homers twice, including grand slam, as O's come from five down to beat Toronto
The wait for the Orioles to hit some homers ended tonight. That worked out well for Chris Tillman, who overcame one bad inning to get the victory. Tillman became just the seventh pitcher in O's history to give up seven or more earned runs in a game and get the win as the Orioles beat Toronto 10-8 at the Rogers Centre. The last time that happened, Koji Uehara was the winner on April 13, 2009. The Orioles, who have blown a few leads lately, turned the tables this time coming from five runs...
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Davis hits No. 2 as O's take lead in Toronto (Cruz hits grand slam)

Davis hits No. 2 as O's take lead in Toronto (Cruz hits grand slam)
Chris Davis is back in the homer column. After going seven games without one, Davis connected off Dustin McGowan in the top of the first tonight in Toronto as the Orioles took a 1-0 lead. Of course he hit one against the Blue Jays. Both of his homers this year have come against Blue Jays pitching. Davis has hit 18 homers in 40 games against Toronto since the start of the 2012 season. Davis had just one hit over his last 16 at-bats and four over his last 27 until he smashed a 2-2 slider out...
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The Frederick Keys are preparing for Manny Mania

The Frederick Keys are preparing for Manny Mania
When fans in Frederick County see the Frederick Keys van motoring around the area, they can see a picture of Manny Machado on one side of the van from when he played with the Keys in 2011. Friday night in Frederick they'll get to see the real thing. Machado will play with the Keys on Friday night, and perhaps stay longer, as he begins a rehab assignment. Frederick general manager Dave Ziedelis said Manny Mania for the Keys started not long after yesterday's announcement that Machado was...
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Alan Mills on Hunter Harvey, plus a look at a suddenly taxed O's bullpen

Alan Mills on Hunter Harvey, plus a look at a suddenly taxed O's bullpen
After he gave up one unearned run over four innings in his latest start last night for Single-A Delmarva, right-hander Hunter Harvey lowered his ERA, which was tied for first in the South Atlantic League at first pitch. The O's 2013 top draft pick is now alone atop the ERA leaders in that league, lowering the number from 1.06 to 0.86 last night. A check of his pitching line indicates his command was not as sharp as usual. He walked five, more than he had in his first three starts...
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Toronto's trio of three-run shots lead Jays past O's

Toronto's trio of three-run shots lead Jays past O's
The Orioles have not been hitting many homers this year, but did get one tonight. But Toronto hit three and those three big swings produced a 9-3 win for the Blue Jays over the Orioles at Rogers Centre. The O's let another lead get away. They led 3-0 heading to the last of the sixth. Evan Meek started the last of the eighth of a 3-3 tie. He had pitched 9 1/3 scoreless innings this season. But he gave up a single, walk and then three-run homer to Brett Lawrie. It was the fourth of the year...
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O's game blog: Chris Davis has 17 homers against Toronto since 2012

O's game blog: Chris Davis has 17 homers against Toronto since 2012
As he looks for his second homer of the 2014 season, Chris Davis probably figures he's playing the right opponent tonight to get one. In 38 games and 138 at-bats against Toronto pitching since the start of the 2012 season, Davis has hit 17 homers. Davis hit .393 with four doubles, nine homers and 17 RBIs against the Jays in 2012. Last season, he hit .299 with seven doubles, seven homers and 19 RBIs against Toronto. In the three earlier games this year he went 2-for-10 with one homer and one...
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Taking a closer look at the O's starting pitching

Taking a closer look at the O's starting pitching
After mentioning the Orioles rotation and quality starts in this morning's entry, here is an even closer look at how the club's starting staff is doing so far. Right now, the Orioles are tied for ninth in the American League in average innings pitched per start: 6.3 - Kansas City 6.2 - Los Angeles 6.1 - New York, Oakland 6.0 - Detroit 5.9 - Chicago, Boston, Texas 5.7 - Orioles, Minnesota 5.6 - Tampa Bay 5.5 - Cleveland, Toronto, Seattle, Houston Ranking O's starters by innings per...
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Christian Walker's good start for Bowie and some O's rotation talk

Christian Walker's good start for Bowie and some O's rotation talk
Double-A Bowie first baseman Christian Walker is off to another good start. The 23-year-old right-handed hitter was named the Eastern League's Player of the Week yesterday. Last April, while with Single-A Delmarva, Walker hit .360 with three homers and 16 RBIs on the way to being named O's minor league Player of the Month. He made it all the way to Bowie last summer and starts there this season. Through 17 games, Walker is batting .306 with two doubles, a triple, two homers, 10 RBIs and a...
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O's take big early lead and escape with 7-6 win at Fenway

O's take big early lead and escape with 7-6 win at Fenway
It was far, far from easy, but it was an important win for the Orioles. They beat the Red Sox 7-6 in front of 37,513 this afternoon to split the four-game series at Fenway Park. A day after blowing a 5-0 lead, the O's jumped out to a 6-0 advantage in the third inning today and twice saw Boston pull within two runs late before pulling within one run in the last of the ninth. Down 7-5 in the ninth, Boston loaded the bases with one out against Tommy Hunter. He fell behind Mike Napoli 3-1 but...
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O's game blog: Chen against Boston and some hitting notes

O's game blog: Chen against Boston and some hitting notes
Wei-Yin Chen today will try to overcome some shaky numbers in his career against Boston, as the Orioles look to gain a split of this four-game series. Chen is 2-3 with a 5.24 ERA in eight career starts against the Red Sox. But over his last three starts, he is 0-2 with an 8.04 ERA and has given up five homers over 15 2/3 innings. Chen gave up 12 hits and four runs in 5 2/3 frames against Boston on April 3, but his last outing was a good one as he gave up just one run and five hits in 6 1/3...
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Trying to pick up the pieces after a very frustrating loss

Trying to pick up the pieces after a very frustrating loss
The Orioles entered Sunday's game having allowed just two unearned runs all year over 16 games. They allowed three unearned runs in the last three innings last night. In the immediate minutes and hour or two after last night's game, this blog and Twitter were buzzing with comments. We probably way over-analyzed that one. But fans were frustrated, looking to vent and assign blame. In the end, the Orioles blew a 5-0 lead and gift-wrapped a comeback win for Boston. The Red Sox had to get some...
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O's defense comes up short as Boston rallies for 6-5 win in ninth

O's defense comes up short as Boston rallies for 6-5 win in ninth
No other way to say it, that was one very ugly loss for the Orioles. They blew a 5-0 lead and lost 6-5 on a throwing error in the last of the ninth. Dustin Pedroia doubled with one out against Brian Matusz and went to third on a wild pitch. After an intentional walk to David Ortiz, Darren O'Day came in and hit Mike Napoli to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Mike Carp then lined out to left. Pedroia tagged but was headed back to third as left fielder David Lough threw wildly toward home and past...
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O's game blog: Jimenez looks for first win, Ravech on Showalter (with farm notes)

O's game blog: Jimenez looks for first win, Ravech on Showalter (with farm notes)
We know Ubaldo Jimenez has been a slow starter during his career, and we know that he struggled early last season and then went on to have a very good year. Despite that information, it would calm some of the O's fan base a bit if he pitched well tonight at Fenway Park. When Jimenez was so good last year after the All-Star break, he gave up just three homers in 84 innings over 13 starts. In three Orioles starts, he's already given up four homers over 16 innings. Last season, he allowed two...
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Is it too early to worry about Chris Davis?

Is it too early to worry about Chris Davis?
Are some fans concerned about O's first baseman Chris Davis? I can sense the answer to that question is yes but I don't see any reason to be concerned yet. Yes, Davis has just one homer and has not looked good at the plate in the Boston series so far, but it's just too early to draw any conclusions. Davis has just three hits over his 18 at-bats. He does not have a multi-hit game over his last eight games, going 5-for-26 in that time. In his first 16 games, he's batting .255 with four...
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O's offense held in check as Boston wins 4-2 to even series

O's offense held in check as Boston wins 4-2 to even series
The Orioles won a replay challenge today and it gained them a run, but they lost the game 4-2 in Boston as the Red Sox evened the four-game series at a win each. The Orioles' three-game winning streak ended as they fall to 8-8 on the season and 2-3 against Boston. Matt Wieters drew a leadoff walk against Koji Uehara in the ninth, but the former Oriole then struck out the next three hitters. He got the save, his fourth in four chances in 2014. The Red Sox scored twice in the last of the...
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O's game blog: Orioles look for fourth win in a row against Boston

O's game blog: Orioles look for fourth win in a row against Boston
The Orioles look to go two games over the .500 mark for the first time this season today when they play the second game of a four-game series this afternoon at Fenway Park. A win today would give the Orioles a four-game winning streak. In going 1-4 to start the year, O's starting pitchers worked to an ERA of 7.56. In going 7-3 over their last 10 games, O's starters have pitched to an ERA of 3.12. Pretty clear cut how important starting pitching is to the win-loss record. Chris Tillman got...
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Friday's win latest example O's have turned it around since 1-4 start

Friday's win latest example O's have turned it around since 1-4 start
Considering the Orioles are playing without Manny Machado, Ubaldo Jimenez is 0-3 with an ERA of 7.31, J.J. Hardy missed six games, Chris Davis and Adam Jones have one homer each and the O's started 1-4, an 8-7 record looks pretty good about now. It sure does, as the Orioles have suddenly won seven of their last 10 games. They've won three in a row, outscoring the Rays and Red Sox 18-5. Meanwhile the question that fans keep asking reporters is what happens when Machado returns? Good...
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