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Schoop records four-hit game, Tillman earns second win in Boston series opener

Schoop records four-hit game, Tillman earns second win in Boston series opener
Chris Tillman had to struggle to get through five innings tonight. Jonathan Schoop did not struggle tonight, and he came up with his first career four-hit game. Tillman notched his second win as the Orioles beat Boston 8-4 to open a four-game series at Fenway Park. Schoop went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. He has now hit safely in seven straight games, going 12-for-28 (.429) with six doubles, a homer and seven RBIs. The Orioles go over .500 at 8-7 with their third win in a row and...
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Bowie pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez will miss his next start due to knee injury

Bowie pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez will miss his next start due to knee injury
Double-A Bowie left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez will miss his scheduled start tomorrow night due to a sprained knee. The Orioles' No. 3 prospect according to Baseball America, Rodriguez came up with the injury yesterday during normal-between starts weightlifting. The injury is not considered serious, but Rodriguez is likely headed for the minor league disabled list. Rodriguez saw a doctor who diagnosed the injury as a sprain. The organization now wants to give Rodriguez some time to...
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O's game blog: It's Tillman time in series opener at Boston

O's game blog: It's Tillman time in series opener at Boston
The Orioles play at Fenway Park tonight in the opener of a four-game series. It's a ballpark where they have a winning percentage of .682 since late in the 2011 season. The Orioles have won six of their last seven series at Fenway, going 15-7 in that time. That includes a record of 12-6 there the past two seasons. Maybe the Orioles will find their longball swing at Fenway. The Birds led the majors with 212 homers last season, which was 24 more than the next closest team. Right now, they've...
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Tim Berry has used a good fastball and attitude for Double-A success

Tim Berry has used a good fastball and attitude for Double-A success
For left-hander Tim Berry, it seems the power of positive thinking is just as important as the power of a well located fastball. After a very solid 2013 season with Single-A Frederick and a very strong Arizona Fall League, Berry is off to a great start in his first year with Double-A Bowie. He got another no decision Thursday night, but went six innings giving up just five hits and one run. Berry has an ERA of 1.00 over three starts to rank sixth in the Eastern League. Over 18 innings he has...
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ESPN's Karl Ravech on the Orioles, AL East and more

ESPN's Karl Ravech on the Orioles, AL East and more
The Orioles are looking to go over the .500 mark for the second time this season tonight. If they win at Boston they'll move to 8-7 on the year and over .500 for the first time since winning opening day. The team has seven games remaining in a stretch of playing 19 of its 22 games against American League East opponents to start the year. The O's are 6-5 so far in AL East games. The Orioles have done well at Fenway Park the last two seasons, going a combined 12-6 and they are 15-7 in their...
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O's pitching takes a turn for the better, plus a take on Hunter Harvey

O's pitching takes a turn for the better, plus a take on Hunter Harvey
We knew it when last season ended. We knew it at the Winter Meetings. We knew it when spring training started. The key for the Orioles in 2014 would be the pitching. After a very poor start the pitching has started to come around. When the Orioles started 1-4, their team ERA was 5.86. In winning six of nine games since then, the team ERA is 2.93. The starters ERA was 7.56 during the 1-4 start and is 2.91 since then. O's record when each pitcher starts: * Chris Tillman 2-1 * Ubaldo Jimenez...
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Hunter Harvey talks about his outing tonight and matchup with Lucas Giolito

Hunter Harvey talks about his outing tonight and matchup with Lucas Giolito
SALISBURY, Md. - The pitching matchup tonight between Hunter Harvey and Lucas Giolito at Perdue Stadium did not disappoint as the two 19-year-old pitching prospects combined to throw 11 scoreless innings, allowing just three singles. For Harvey, the Orioles' No. 4 prospect according to Baseball America, it was another solid start for Single-A Delmarva. He went six innings, allowing just one single. He walked one, hit two batters and fanned seven. Harvey threw 89 pitches in lowering his season...
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Delmarva game blog: Harvey against Giolito at Perdue Stadium (Shorebirds win in 15 innings)

Delmarva game blog: Harvey against Giolito at Perdue Stadium (Shorebirds win in 15 innings)
SALISBURY, Md. - First pitch of today's doubleheader is minutes away as Single-A Delmarva right-hander Hunter Harvey pitches against Hagerstown right-hander Lucas Giolito in a matchup of two of the game's top young pitching prospects. Check back on this very blog and I'll provide a few updates during Game 1 of the doubleheader. The Shorebirds are 5-7 to start the year. Delmarva beat Hagerstown 9-2 Monday to snap a three-game losing streak before last night's game was rained out. Delmarva...
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Ryan Minor talks about Hunter Harvey and today's pitching matchup

Ryan Minor talks about Hunter Harvey and today's pitching matchup
SALISBURY, Md. - Delmarva Shorebirds manager Ryan Minor knows a little something about top pitching prospects taking the mound for his team. The skipper of the Shorebirds, the Orioles' low Single-A affiliate, managed Dylan Bundy when he buzzed through here two years ago, pitching 30 innings, allowing just five hits and no earned runs with 40 strikeouts. Hunter Harvey may not put numbers quite that good, but he is off to a good start for this year's Shorebirds team. Today at 5:05 p.m.,...
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Classy exit: After being released, minor league player thanks O's for the opportunity

Classy exit: After being released, minor league player thanks O's for the opportunity
The Orioles drafted outfielder Trent Mummey in the fourth round out of Auburn University in 2010. He had some solid early success in pro ball, making the New York Penn League All-Star team in 2010 and a year later hitting close to .300 at two levels. But during that 2011 season Mummey suffered a concussion and, four games after he returned from that, he injured his right hamstring. The hamstring issue, especially, lingered for parts of the next two seasons and this week Mummey's time with the...
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A look at the marquee pitching matchup set for Delmarva's Perdue Stadium today

A look at the marquee pitching matchup set for Delmarva's Perdue Stadium today
This is the South Atlantic League's version of Chris Tillman against Justin Verlander. Tonight when the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds host the Hagerstown Suns in Salisbury, top pitching prospects Hunter Harvey and Lucas Giolito will oppose each other. This marquee matchup was to take place at 7:05 p.m., but after a rainout last night, it will now take place in first game of a doubleheader starting at 5:05 p.m. at Perdue Stadium. Harvey and Giolito are both hard-throwing 19-year-old...
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Tommy Hunter talks about adjusting to the closer's role, plus Delmarva note

Tommy Hunter talks about adjusting to the closer's role, plus Delmarva note
So how is life pitching in the ninth inning? The O's new closer Tommy Hunter is still finding that out. Hunter is 3-for-4 in save chances, and suffered a blown save Saturday night when he gave up a Colby Rasmus homer with two outs on a 1-2 pitch and with his club leading, 1-0. Hunter admits he is still finding his way and learning about his new role. "There is definitely a lot to learn," he said this afternoon. "It's not something I can say I'm accustomed to it at all, because I'm...
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Zach Britton on the reasons for his improved sinker and 2014 success

Zach Britton on the reasons for his improved sinker and 2014 success
Orioles lefty Zach Britton has found his sinker again. He is pounding two-seam fastballs down in the zone and throwing them at a greater velocity. He is getting very impressive results to start this season. Just when some were doubting they'd see Britton pitch well again in the big leagues, he's doing it. Over five games, Britton is 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. He has given up just two hits over 8 1/3 scoreless innings. He leads American League relievers with an .080 batting average against...
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Wieters, Chen and Hardy comment after win over Tampa Bay

Wieters, Chen and Hardy comment after win over Tampa Bay
Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was asked what made the difference tonight for pitcher Wei-Yin Chen. He had an ERA of 6.75 over his first two starts, but this evening gave up just one run and five hits over 6 1/3 innings in the Orioles' 7-1 win over Tampa Bay. "He was able to throw strikes early, get early outs and let our defense work behind him," Wieters said. "He was carrying a little bit more of a fastball tonight which also helped him out." Meaning he had more velocity tonight? "Yeah,...
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O's back Chen with early offense in series-opening win over Rays

O's back Chen with early offense in series-opening win over Rays
Wei-Yin Chen had been struggling to get outs and the Orioles had been struggling to score runs. But Chen had a strong outing and the Orioles came up with their second-highest run total of the season tonight in a 7-1 win over Tampa Bay in the opener of a three-game series. In the first three innings the Orioles scored six runs, one more than they had scored in three games over the weekend against Toronto. In those three at-bats, O's hitters went 9-for-18 with five doubles and 5-for-10 with...
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O's game blog: Chen on the mound in series opener against Tampa

O's game blog: Chen on the mound in series opener against Tampa
The Orioles have lost three of four series this year. They'll try to turn that around starting tonight, but they will have to do it against a Tampa Bay team that they went just 6-13 against in 2013. Remember that four-game sweep the O's suffered late last season in St. Petersburg? It pretty much ended any of their playoff hopes. The Orioles lost 11 of the last 13 games between these two teams last season, and are 1-5 in thei last six home games against the Rays. Matt Wieters does enjoy...
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Chris Davis on first homer and the team's early struggles on offense

Chris Davis on first homer and the team's early struggles on offense
It might have been a bit of a footnote in a game where the Orioles were blown out and Ubaldo Jimenez did not pitch well again Sunday, but Chris Davis did get into the homer column. Last season Davis hit nine homers in April on his way to 37 by the all-star break and to a club-record 53 for the season. The longest Davis went at any point last season without a home run was 10 games and this year his drought reached 11 games until he connected in the eighth inning Sunday. I asked Davis how he...
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Off to good start, Meek works to gain trust of his new teammates and manager

Off to good start, Meek works to gain trust of his new teammates and manager
During the 2010 season, right-hander Evan Meek pitched to an ERA of 2.14 out of the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen and made the National League All-Star team. He ranked among National League relief leaders in innings, opponent batting average and ERA. But Meek suffered a torn labrum early during the 2011 season. He continued to pitch, but it took him a long while to get back to the effectiveness he had during that All-Star season. He spent all of last season at Triple-A for the Texas Rangers and...
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A look at how injuries are already having an impact in the AL East

A look at how injuries are already having an impact in the AL East
The Yankees hosted the Red Sox last night on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball," but before the game the news came out that two of the marquee players would not even play in the game. The Yankees were holding out shortstop Derek Jeter due to a tight quad. The Red Sox were sending second baseman Dustin Pedroia back to Boston to check on his injured left wrist. It's bothered him since April 4 and he is 6-for-40 since that time. Jeter and Pedroia, two of the biggest names in the American League...
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Minor league notes on Givens, Davis, Rodriguez and more

Minor league notes on Givens, Davis, Rodriguez and more
Even though the Single-A Frederick Keys have not gotten off to a good start, going 3-7 through their first 10 games, a couple of their players sure have. That includes relief pitcher Mychal Givens. The 23-year-old right-hander was converted from an infielder to a pitcher last season at Single-A Delmarva. The Orioles' second-round pick in 2009, Givens went 2-3 with a 4.22 ERA and three saves for Delmarva. Over 42 2/3 innings, he walked 19 with 36 strikeouts, allowing just one homer, and had a...
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