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Wieters on missing out on being an All-Star, the rotation and more

Wieters on missing out on being an All-Star, the rotation and more
Matt Wieters played in the All-Star game in 2011 in Arizona and last year in Kansas City, but he didn't make the American League team this year. "It's always a fun experience to go to the All-Star game, but at the same time you can get a lot of value out of three days off and be able to rest and get strong for the second half," he said. At the All-Star break last season, Wieters was batting .247 with 12 homers, 44 RBIs and a .758 OPS. As the break for 2013 approaches, he is batting .229...
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Can Nolan Reimold still be a key contributor for the Orioles? (O's add a pick)

Can Nolan Reimold still be a key contributor for the Orioles? (O's add a pick)
It was no tape measure clout or majestic blast, but Nolan Reimold reminded us last night that he can still do some good things for the Orioles. He went 2-for-4 and hit a three-run homer in the win over Texas. Reimold has hit just .202 this season in 37 games. In six games since returning from his latest stint on the disabled list, he is batting .278. Last season, Reimold got off to a great start, batting .313 in 16 games with five homers, 10 RBIs and a .960 OPS. But he got hurt again, and...
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Chen on his outing, Reimold on his homer after O's top Texas

Chen on his outing, Reimold on his homer after O's top Texas
Wei-Yin Chen returned to the Orioles tonight and the club was thrilled to have one its key starters back. The feeling was mutual. "I missed the Orioles a lot," Chen said with a smile through interpreter Tim Lin. Chen went seven innings tonight and gave up just three hits and a run in the Orioles' 6-1 win over Texas. Chen is 4-3 with an ERA of 2.82 in nine starts and in three starts at Oriole Park, he is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA. "Winning the game was huge to me. I proved tonight that I am...
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Wei-Yin Chen returns to rotation and pitches Orioles past Texas

Wei-Yin Chen returns to rotation and pitches Orioles past Texas
Wei-Yin Chen returned to the rotation and pitched quite well. Nolan Reimold hit a homer. Brian Roberts drove in a run. Adam Jones drew a walk. For this night, all was well in Birdland. The Orioles scored twice in the third and four times in the fourth to open up an early six-run lead on their way to a 6-1 win over the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. The Orioles had lost six of their last eight games overall and Texas had won seven of its last eight at Camden Yards. Chen, who came off the...
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Nate McLouth: "We know we have a good offense"

Nate McLouth: "We know we have a good offense"
The Orioles are the third-highest scoring team in the American League, even if it hasn't looked like they are recently. The Orioles scored just 16 runs on their recent six-game road trip and added nine the last two nights in losses to Texas at Camden Yards. Right now, Chris Davis is 1-for-21, Brian Roberts is 2-for-22, Nolan Reimold is 3-for-14 and Adam Jones is 11-for-53. There are others with recent struggles, too. "It seems like when it happens (guys slump) it happens to multiple guys...
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Josh Stinson on his return to Baltimore and his recent stretch of solid pitching

Josh Stinson on his return to Baltimore and his recent stretch of solid pitching
Josh Stinson got a clue before the Triple-A Norfolk Tides' game yesterday that he might be called up to the Orioles. Tides pitching coach Mike Griffin told him to skip his planned bullpen session. Today, Stinson joined the O's again and he will be the long reliever out of the bullpen tonight behind starter Wei-Yin Chen. Stinson made one start for the Orioles, on April 24 at Camden Yards against Toronto, and gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings on four homers. He went 4-4 with a 4.23 ERA for...
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O's sign another draft pick (Mike Wright to start All Star game)

O's sign another draft pick (Mike Wright to start All Star game)
The Orioles have come to terms with another draft pick, reaching an agreement with lefty pitcher Max Homick, their 32nd round pick out of the University of San Diego. Homick agreed to a bonus under the allotted amount of $100,000 for a pick from round 11 on. This season as a sophomore, Homick went 5-2 with a 3.34 ERA and six saves with 57 strikeouts in 70 innings. The Orioles have come to terms with all 15 of their top picks and have signed 30 picks in all. The list is below. I reported...
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Is the recent criticism of Adam Jones valid?

Is the recent criticism of Adam Jones valid?
Adam Jones, at his current pace, will finish with the following statistics at the end of the 2013 regular season: A batting average of .291 with 39 doubles, 28 homers, 16 steals, 107 runs and 109 RBIs. He has made his third All-Star team and was the leading vote getter among outfielders in the American League. If his numbers remain the same, he will set career highs in batting average and RBIs and it would be his second highest homer total. Six of Jones' last eight homers have come against...
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Adam Jones on chasing pitches and the O's loss to Texas (plus Machado, Britton quotes)

Adam Jones on chasing pitches and the O's loss to Texas (plus Machado, Britton quotes)
Just two days after pinning a loss on Yankees closer Mariano Rivera with a ninth-inning homer, Adam Jones was answering questions about chasing pitches out of the strike zone tonight. He was far from the only Oriole who didn't come up big on offense, but Jones didn't back away from the question after he went 0-for-4 in the O's 8-4 loss to Texas. "I saw it as everyone else saw it. I chased pitches I shouldn't have," Jones said. "Pretty simple. There is no equation to figure out. I...
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Beltre bashes Texas to win over O's in Game 2 of series

Beltre bashes Texas to win over O's in Game 2 of series
Coming into tonight's game, Orioles pitchers had not allowed a homer in four games, covering 34 1/3 consecutive innings. Had Adrian Beltre not played, they might have made it five in a row for the first time since April 2007. Beltre homered twice and drove in five runs as the Rangers beat the Orioles 8-4 in front of 29,160 at Camden Yards. Texas has now won seven of its last eight games at the Yard. It was Beltre's 19th and 20th homers and his 25th career multi-homer game. He went 4-for-4...
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The search for the clutch hit continues: O's batting just .128 with RISP last seven games

The search for the clutch hit continues: O's batting just .128 with RISP last seven games
Buck Showalter is not one to dwell on negative stats, but he certainly is aware of trends and stats that involve his team. Like the Orioles' recent performance batting with runners in scoring position. The Orioles went 0-for-7 with RISP in the first three innings last night and 1-for-12 in the game. There are many games when the team doesn't get seven such at-bats, but they came in bunches early in Monday's game. Last night's game continues a trend where the O's have gone 6-for-47...
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Kevin Gausman talks about adapting to a bullpen role

Kevin Gausman talks about adapting to a bullpen role
Down the road, no one expects to see Kevin Gausman pitching out of the Orioles bullpen, but he is working in that role right now. He said he has adapted well to a relief role and is enjoying it. "You are a little bit more aggressive," Gausman said. "That is one thing I noticed. When you come out of the 'pen, you go right at hitters a lot more. That is one thing I wish I had done more when I started - not try to be too fine and go right at guys. "The biggest thing is getting ready. You...
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Chris Davis talks about the Home Run Derby

Chris Davis talks about the Home Run Derby
Chris Davis came clean today. He said Robinson Cano had asked him a while back to be in the All-Star Game Home Run Derby. It didn't become official until early last night. So what will Davis' strategy be next Tuesday at Citi Field? "Swing hard and hit it far," he said. He sounds almost more excited to be in the Home Run Derby event than the game itself. "I think so. As a kid, the game is fun to watch, but the Home Run Derby is the excitement the night before the game and something I...
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A look at the RISP stat and Adam Jones on the O's transformation into a winning team

A look at the RISP stat and Adam Jones on the O's transformation into a winning team
The Orioles just could not get the big hit, especially early in last night's game. They went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position in the first three innings and 1-for-12 on the night in the loss to Texas. Going back to the start of the last road trip, the Orioles are batting only .128 (6-for-47) with runners in scoring position over the last seven games and they have lost five of those seven. It's probably not a big enough sample size to get concerned about the offense. The Orioles have...
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Postgame comments from Feldman, Wieters and Jones after O's loss to Texas

Postgame comments from Feldman, Wieters and Jones after O's loss to Texas
After giving up just two runs in six innings in his first O's start, Scott Feldman gave up seven runs and nine hits in his second O's start tonight. His former team, Texas, knocked him out of the game during a six-run sixth inning as the Rangers won 8-5 in the series opener. "It wasn't too good," Feldman said. "Got an early lead there and wasn't able to hold it down. It stings to give up a big inning like that. That sixth inning was a rough one. Made some decent pitches, it just seemed...
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Texas uses big sixth inning to beat O's in series opener

Texas uses big sixth inning to beat O's in series opener
The Orioles returned home tonight after a road trip where they scored just 16 runs in six games. They got five tonight, but the Texas Rangers used one inning bigger than that to beat the Orioles 8-5 in the opener of a four-game series. Making his second O's start and first at home, right-hander Scott Feldman allowed six runs in the sixth inning to a Rangers team he pitched for from 2005 to 2012. Ian Kinsler's three-run double capped the frame for Texas, which won for the 13th time in 18...
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Will the O's bats heat up on this homestand?

Will the O's bats heat up on this homestand?
Tonight the Orioles meet the Texas Rangers for the first time since they beat Texas in the American League Wild Card game last October 5. That was just the O's fourth win in the last 14 meetings against the Rangers. The Orioles are 2-10 the last two regular seasons against the Rangers. Texas has won seven of its last 10 games at Camden Yards and is 21-14 in this park since 2005. As they return home tonight the Orioles hope their offense returns as well. During the six-game trip to Chicago...
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Hearing from the four Orioles All-Stars

Hearing from the four Orioles All-Stars
Earlier today the Orioles' four All-Stars held a press conference to talk about being elected to play in the game next Tuesday in New York. Here are some of the comments from Adam Jones, J.J. Hardy, Chris Davis and Manny Machado. Jones on the O's getting four players on the AL team: "It's kind of surreal we have three starters. We have a great group of guys that are deserving. We have four guys and they have earned it." Jones on Machado: "He knows he's still the rookie on the team....
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They're still talking about Machado's latest great play today at the Yard

They're still talking about Machado's latest great play today at the Yard
Plenty of people are still talking today about the play that Orioles third baseman Manny Machado made in the sixth inning Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Whether the play reminded you of one Brooks Robinson made in the 1970 World Series, or you just liked it on its own merits, it was among the best we've seen from Machado during a year where he seems to lead the universe in web gems. Machado actually didn't cleanly glove the the grounder off the bat of Luis Cruz and his momentum was heading into...
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O's agree with two more draft picks, set Hunter Harvey's pro debut

O's agree with two more draft picks, set Hunter Harvey's pro debut
The Orioles' first-round draft pick, right-hander Hunter Harvey, is expected to make his pro debut July 19 pitching in the Gulf Coast League. Harvey has been at the club's facility in Sarasota taking part in a throwing program leading up to that debut. The O's third-round pick, lefty pitcher Stephen Tarpley, is expected to make his debut in the GCL on July 18. The Orioles have reached agreements with two more draft picks, coming to terms with their seventh-round selection, Youngstown...
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