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In critical need of wins, can O's take down red-hot Red Sox?

In critical need of wins, can O's take down red-hot Red Sox?
It now seems like a long time ago that the Orioles won six straight series against the Boston Red Sox. It wasn't that long ago, but now they have lost their past two series, losing two of three in late July in Baltimore and a month later in Boston. The Red Sox, who went 69-93 a year ago, are red-hot and their magic number to clinch the American League East is four. Boston just swept the Yankees, outscoring them 22-7 in a three-game series. The Red Sox have won five of their last six, 10 of...
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Orioles alumni report

Orioles alumni report
Within the span of a few weeks in July, the Orioles traded for four players, three of which were pitchers. In those deals they traded away five players. Here is a look at how those five players have done for their new organizations since those deals. On July 2, the Orioles acquired pitcher Scott Feldman and catcher Steve Clevenger from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitchers Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop and international signing bonus slots numbers 3 and 4. Arrieta first was sent to...
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Has the 2013 season been tougher than last year for the fans?

Has the 2013 season been tougher than last year for the fans?
Is the answer to this question yes? Has the 2013 season has been tougher on the Orioles fans than the 2012 season? To me it seems much tougher. These two seasons are just very, very different. Last season seemed magical and, at times, almost too good to be true. The Orioles hadn't won anything since 1997 and suddenly and surprisingly the O's found themselves in a pennant race. Then, as some feared it was only a matter of time before the other shoe dropped, something happened. The Orioles...
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O's beat Blue Jays for first AL East road series win since April

O's beat Blue Jays for first AL East road series win since April
Danny Valencia came up with another big hit for the Orioles today and the Birds pitching made it stand up this afternoon in a 3-1 win at Toronto. The Orioles improve to 79-70 and picked up their first road series win against an AL East opponent since April 11. They also ended a four-series road losing streak. After the Orioles missed on scoring chances in the first two innings, Valencia came up with a two-out, two-run double to left in the third for a 2-1 lead. Adam Lind homered in the second...
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Lind's homer gives Toronto early lead (O's up 3-1, Gonzalez leaves with injury)

Lind's homer gives Toronto early lead (O's up 3-1, Gonzalez leaves with injury)
Adam Lind hit a Miguel Gonzalez changeup for a homer in the last of the second today as the Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead on the Orioles to the third inning. Lind, whose 17-game hitting streak against Baltimore ended Saturday, got a high offspeed offering that he crushed for his 21st homer. It was the 23rd homer allowed by Gonzalez. The Orioles stranded three runners in the first two innings. Singles by Nick Markakis and Adam Jones put two on with two out in the first against Mark Buehrle, but...
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Another one-run loss and another day lost for the Orioles

Another one-run loss and another day lost for the Orioles
Can the Orioles get on a roll? Seems the answer in this 2013 season to that question is going to be no. Get a big win scoring late runs on Friday. Give up late runs to lose Saturday. If you've eaten in the last several minutes you may want to come back later to read some of these one-run stats. The Orioles are last in the American League with a record of 16-28 in one-run decisions after Saturday's 4-3 loss, which followed Thursday's one-run loss, which followed Wednesday's and you get the...
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A look at the remaining schedules for the wild card contenders (tough loss in Toronto)

A look at the remaining schedules for the wild card contenders (tough loss in Toronto)
The race for the two wild card playoff berths in the American League is, well, wild. Texas currently holds the first wild card spot, but now leads Tampa Bay by just one game, as the Rays hold the second wild card spot. Beyond that, four teams, including the Orioles, are within 3 1/2 games of Tampa, meaning those same four teams are now within 4 1/2 games of a Texas team that has lost nine of its last 11 games. The Rangers have a road trip upcoming next week to Tampa Bay and Kansas...
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Chris Davis hits homers and plays some defense, too

Chris Davis hits homers and plays some defense, too
Guess what? He plays good defense. too. Chris Davis is more than a home run hitter. A few days ago, shortstop J.J. Hardy - who knows a little something about defense - threw some props Davis' way for his defense this year. "Unbelievable. From the first day of spring training, he was out early working," Hardy said of Davis and his glove work. "Compared to last year, amazing. Looking at all the other first baseman in the league, I don't know who you could say is doing a better job...
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Chris Davis hits No. 50 as Orioles beat Blue Jays in road trip opener

Chris Davis hits No. 50 as Orioles beat Blue Jays in road trip opener
Well, that was a great time to hit an historic home run. Chris Davis hit his 50th homer tonight to tie Brady Anderson's club record, and it was a big one. The solo shot gave the Orioles a 4-3 lead over the Blue Jays in the eighth inning, and they beat Toronto 5-3 at Rogers Centre. With the homer, Davis became just the third player in major league history to have a season with at least 50 homers and 40 doubles, joining Babe Ruth (1921) and Albert Belle (1995). Davis led off the eighth and...
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Chris Davis closing in on O's extra-base hits record

Chris Davis closing in on O's extra-base hits record
While Chris Davis may be hitting homers at a lesser rate in the second half of the season and will very unlikely finish with 60 home runs, he has still had a monster year. There are some numbers to put that in perspective. For instance, Davis is pretty much lapping the field when it comes to extra-base hits. With 49 homers and 40 doubles, Davis leads the majors with 89 extra-base hits. Mike Trout is second, but 19 behind Davis with 70, and Miguel Cabrera is third with 69. Davis has 15 more...
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Jason Hammel talks about rejoining the rotation tonight

Jason Hammel talks about rejoining the rotation tonight
When the Orioles acquired Bud Norris on July 31, Jason Hammel went on the disabled list with a right flexor mass strain. Now, several weeks later, Norris is having his scheduled start tonight skipped due to elbow inflammation and Hammel is taking his spot this evening at Toronto. He's not excited how it happened, but is looking forward to his latest chance to pitch as an O's starter. "Definitely. It was disappointing to go on the DL," Hammel said. "Bud came in and filled in very well and...
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Was last night's loss a devastating blow for the Orioles?

Was last night's loss a devastating blow for the Orioles?
That loss felt like it had finality to it. With 16 games to go, are the Orioles done? Words like heartbreaking, disappointing, even devastating come to mind after last night's 6-5 loss. It was the quietest I've heard that clubhouse in the last two seasons. The players seemed down and how could they not be. The math still works for the Orioles to get in the playoffs, but they've now lost series to Boston, New York (twice) and Cleveland since the start of their last road trip on Aug. 27....
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Jim Johnson on the ninth inning, Chris Davis and Brian Roberts on the loss

Jim Johnson on the ninth inning, Chris Davis and Brian Roberts on the loss
In the quiet of the Orioles clubhouse, Jim Johnson was asked what went wrong in the ninth inning tonight. "PFPs (pitcher's fielding practice). The bunt play back to me," Johnson said. "Being aggressive trying to get the lead out. The ball slips and it kind of started the whole inning." After Brendan Ryan singled leading off the ninth of the 5-5 tie, Johnson threw wildly to second on a bunt play to put two men on. Later, his wild pitch scored the go-ahead run in the 6-5 Yankees win. "I...
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Yankees take advantage of ninth-inning miscues to beat Orioles 6-5

Yankees take advantage of ninth-inning miscues to beat Orioles 6-5
Down to their final four outs, the Orioles offense came to life and one big swing was the key. But closer Jim Johnson allowed an unearned run in the top of the ninth as the Yankees beat the Orioles in a wild 6-5 game tonight at Camden Yards. With the game tied at 5-5, No. 8 hitter Brendan Ryan led off the ninth with a single off Johnson and Johnson's throwing error to second on a bunt by Chris Stewart put two runners on. A sac bunt by Curtis Granderson advanced the runners and Ryan scored the...
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Brian Roberts: "The teams in front of us have definitely left us in it"

Brian Roberts: "The teams in front of us have definitely left us in it"
For the Orioles, a door is ajar. The Tampa Bay Rays have left it open. Losers of 13 of their last 17 games, the Rays have allowed other clubs, including the Orioles, to remain very much alive to gain the second American League wild card. Tampa Bay currently holds that spot, but is just one game ahead of New York, and 1 1/2 games up on Cleveland and the Orioles, and two games ahead of Kansas City. Brian Roberts today talked about the O's missing some chances, but still having some with 17...
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Pitcher Bud Norris dealing with elbow inflammation, expects to return soon

Pitcher Bud Norris dealing with elbow inflammation, expects to return soon
Orioles pitcher Bud Norris, who is being skipped one turn through the rotation due to right elbow discomfort, doesn't feel the issue is serious and said he expects to miss just the one start. "Yeah, hope so," Norris said this afternoon. "Just been doing my treatment and have seen some progress. Anytime you get back on the mound, it has the opportunity to flare back up, but hopefully this extra five days, or whatever it turns out to be, will give me a chance to calm it done. "I really...
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Can Orioles get to a struggling Yankees right-hander tonight?

Can Orioles get to a struggling Yankees right-hander tonight?
The Orioles' offense has not exactly been prolific lately. But maybe tonight they will get things going versus struggling Yankee right-hander Phil Hughes. While the Orioles have pitched well on this homestand - with a team ERA of 3.14 in seven games - the O's are averaging only 3.7 runs per game in the White Sox and Yankees series. The Orioles have scored four runs or fewer in eight of the last nine and 12 of the last 16 games. But Hughes is 4-13 on the year with an ERA of 5.11. In his...
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Two tough losses produce some alarming stats for the Orioles

Two tough losses produce some alarming stats for the Orioles
Two games. Two blown leads. Two missed chances. Two games the Orioles could have gained on Tampa Bay the last two nights. Two games that could have moved the Orioles into the lead in the chase for the second AL wild card spot. So frustrating for the team and its fans. The O's just can't get on a roll. Will all the missed chances, blown leads, blown saves and lack of hits with runners in scoring position finally do this team in? This seems to be the pennant race that they just never fall out...
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Tommy Hunter, Scott Feldman and Adam Jones comment after O's loss to N.Y.

Tommy Hunter, Scott Feldman and Adam Jones comment after O's loss to N.Y.
Moments after the second tough loss to the Yankees in two days, Tommy Hunter talked about the pitch that Robinson Cano hit off him for a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning. "I mean, it is always tough to lose," Hunter said. "Always tough to be the guy to give it up. You know, he had to hit it. He did. It's tough to say tip your cap, but sometimes you have to do it. "I was trying to throw a changeup that he swung and missed and I didn't do that. He didn't miss it." Hunter came on...
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Another Yankees comeback: N.Y. scores two in ninth to beat the Birds

Another Yankees comeback: N.Y. scores two in ninth to beat the Birds
The Orioles held a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning last night and a 3-1 lead starting the fifth tonight, but they didn't win either game against the Yankees. Robinson Cano led off the ninth with a solo homer to right-center off of Tommy Hunter as the Yankees rallied for a 5-4 win over the Orioles in front of 20,141 at Camden Yards. Cano hit his 27th homer, the homer was his second RBI of the night and his 100th for the season, as the blast broke a 3-3 tie. The homer followed a bottom of the...
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