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A few notes before the second half begins

A few notes before the second half begins
A few quick notes and thoughts as the second half is about to begin: * Chris Davis has homered in his last four games, tying his best mark of the season. He homered in each of the first four games of this season. In the last four games before the break, Davis went 6-for-14 with four homers and eight RBIs. He has hit nine homers his last 15 games, 15 in the last 27 and 26 homers in his past 55 games. Just as impressive, Davis now has 41 RBIs his last 31 games. A player driving them in on that...
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AL East chase resumes; Urrutia's time in Baltimore about to begin (Harvey's debut)

AL East chase resumes; Urrutia's time in Baltimore about to begin (Harvey's debut)
The Boston Red Sox begin the second half tonight as the American League East leader. Tampa Bay is in second place after an impressive run to end the first half. But both clubs begin the second half with challenging schedules as the chase for the AL East resumes. The Red Sox reside atop the division with the best record in the AL at 58-39 and are playing .598 baseball. The Sox lead the division by 2 1/2 games over Tampa Bay, by 4 1/2 over the Orioles and by six games over New York. Those...
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Will the latest version of the O's rotation be the greatest version?

Will the latest version of the O's rotation be the greatest version?
The Orioles offense looks good enough to make the playoffs. The bullpen, most nights, is good enough. The defense is plenty good enough. That leaves the rotation. Will the O's rotation be good enough? The latest version of the O's five-man rotation - one that includes both Wei-Yin Chen and Scott Feldman - just completed its first turn Sunday, and the early returns were promising. There were four quality starts, a 4-1 record for the team and a starters' ERA of 3.82 for those five games. Had...
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Hearing from the man who will be pitching to Chris Davis tonight

Hearing from the man who will be pitching to Chris Davis tonight
Sometimes, how a player fares in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game depends somewhat on the player's batting practice pitcher. For Chris Davis, that guy is Orioles coach Einar Diaz. A former big league catcher who played 11 seasons in the majors, the 40-year-old Diaz is in his sixth year in the O's organization and the first with the major league club. He was added this year when a new rule allowing a seventh coach came into play. Diaz is known for being a good batting practice...
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Taking a look at the O's draft with Jim Callis of Baseball America

Taking a look at the O's draft with Jim Callis of Baseball America
The Orioles drafted 41 players in the June draft and they signed 32 of them. They signed all of their top 15 picks. To take a closer look at the O's draft and get some analysis about it, I turned again to Jim Callis of Baseball America. What is your overall take on the O's draft? "I thought it was solid. They get a real high upside high school arm in Hunter Harvey and one of the better high school athletes in the draft in Josh Hart. "After that, Chance Sisco is a young catcher from...
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Duquette on developing pitchers, Machado's defensive future and more (DSL All-Stars)

Duquette on developing pitchers, Machado's defensive future and more (DSL All-Stars)
The man has a nice view from his office and I recently got to see it and interview O's executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette in his office at the Camden Yards warehouse. The topics were many and varied. You have read some of his thoughts already this week in this entry, where he talked about the O's international efforts. Today he discusses a few other topics. Duquette on what is important for the O's organization in trying to develop young pitchers: "The most...
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Dan Duquette talks about the Orioles' international efforts

Dan Duquette talks about the Orioles' international efforts
The Orioles have become more of a factor in the last year or two in producing, adding and developing international talent. Their big league team has added a player like Wei-Yin Chen and the farm system has added players like Henry Urrutia and Eduardo Rodriguez, who played in the Futures Game on Sunday, while others like Jonathan Schoop have moved up the prospect ranks. When it comes to producing international talent, the Orioles, who once resided near the bottom of the majors in this category,...
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Chris Davis talks about first half, Scott Feldman discusses first win after O's beat Toronto

Chris Davis talks about first half, Scott Feldman discusses first win after O's beat Toronto
After the game, Chris Davis was asked to comment on what it means to have a first half where he hit 37 homers with 93 RBIs. "That means I can take the second half off and coast," Davis said with a laugh. "No, it is something to be proud of. It means I've been doing my job, but it also speaks volumes about the guys in front of me swinging well. It goes unsaid a lot of the time, but Manny (Machado) has about 3,000 doubles, Jonsey (Adam Jones) is swinging well, Nate (McLouth) and Nicky (Nick...
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Chris Tillman talks about being added to the All-Star team

Chris Tillman talks about being added to the All-Star team
Chris Tillman can tell you the exact time today that he found out he was being added to the American League All-Star team. Not long after he got the official word, he was being introduced to the crowd today as the fifth Oriole going to the game in New York. "It's an honor," Tillman said. "It was kind of a surprise to find out last minute. It's special for the city and special for me to go with my teammates. "I heard it was a possibility yesterday but didn't find out until today. Buck...
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Feel-good Sunday: Davis homers and O's beat Toronto to hit the break on a high note

Feel-good Sunday: Davis homers and O's beat Toronto to hit the break on a high note
With each swing these days, it seems Chris Davis puts that seven-game stretch - where he went 1-for-24 - further and further in his rearview mirror. It seems like a distant memory now. Scott Feldman, with a strong outing, made his last start a distant memory also and picked up his first win as an Oriole today. Davis homered for the fourth straight game and had four RBIs today, and he heads off to the All-Star Game on a high note, as the Orioles beat Toronto 7-4 in front of 34,748 at Camden...
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A look at Scott Feldman's career numbers against the AL East

A look at Scott Feldman's career numbers against the AL East
Here is a stat you may not have been aware of: O's right-hander Scott Feldman, who makes his third start for the team today, has better stats against the AL East than his overall career numbers. Feldman is 46-51 in his career with a 4.70 ERA. In 25 career starts against the AL East teams, he is 10-9 with a 4.08 ERA. If he pitches well today, the Orioles can head into the All-Star break coming off a win and with a 53-43 record. Click here for an interview I did with Feldman this week about...
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Three O's prospects play on the big stage today in the All-Star Futures Game

Three O's prospects play on the big stage today in the All-Star Futures Game
Over the last five years, the Orioles have sent eight players to the All-Star Futures Game, which will be played today at 2 p.m. at Citi Field in New York. It has become a prestigious event featuring some of the top young prospects in the sport in a game pitting the U.S against the world. The Orioles are one of six major league organizations that will have three players on the field today (nine have just one) in Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia, Venezuelan pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and first...
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Jason Hammel: "I'm beating myself right now" (plus Davis quotes)

Jason Hammel: "I'm beating myself right now" (plus Davis quotes)
After his latest difficult outing, Jason Hammel spent about three minutes berating his own performance and talking about trying to fix it for the second half of the season. Hammel gave up six runs and 10 hits over six innings today as Toronto beat the Orioles 7-3. He is now 7-6 with an ERA of 5.24. "Unacceptable," Hammel said. "Far too many baserunners. Getting behind hitters. Fastball-hitting club that I'm feeding fastballs. It's easy to hit when you know what is coming. I'm not...
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Hammel struggles again as Toronto evens series with the Orioles

Hammel struggles again as Toronto evens series with the Orioles
For Jason Hammel, the search to find consistency and the form he showed the Orioles during the 2012 season continues. Hammel took a 3-2 lead to the sixth today, but gave up two runs that inning and was knocked from the game during Toronto's three-run seventh as the Blue Jays beat the Orioles 7-3 at Camden Yards. The game attracted a crowd of 46,150 and that was the fifth sellout of the season at Camden Yards. Hammel went six-plus innings, allowing 10 hits and six runs (all earned) along...
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Duquette and Showalter address season ticket holders at Camden Yards

Duquette and Showalter address season ticket holders at Camden Yards
Orioles vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter held their annual "State of the Orioles" address today with the club's season ticket holders. It didn't take long for Duquette to get asked if the club is considering calling up Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia. "Buck and I discussed our needs on the major league team and we thought we'd send him to Triple-A and it looks like he's got a lot of natural ability with the bat," Duquette said. "After the Futures Game, that is...
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Scott Feldman settles in with the Orioles, looks forward to his next start for his new team

Scott Feldman settles in with the Orioles, looks forward to his next start for his new team
During the 2005 season, right-hander Scott Feldman made his major league debut for the Texas Rangers, who were managed by Buck Showalter. Now, several years later, he is reunited with his first big league skipper here in Baltimore. Feldman is settling in with his new team after the July 2 trade that sent him from the Chicago Cubs to the Orioles. He said he had heard he might be traded, but thought it would come closer to the July 31 trade deadline. "It was exciting to pick up a few games in...
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Hearing from Davis and Tillman after O's win over Toronto

Hearing from Davis and Tillman after O's win over Toronto
After his two-hit game tonight in the O's win over Toronto, which included a two-run homer, Chris Davis is batting .313 with career highs with 35 homers and 88 RBIs. He was asked if he knew he would have those stats for the full season back in March, would he have taken those numbers? "Yeah, I think so," Davis said. "That's a productive year. But did we go to the World Series? Did we win the World Series? That is really the ultimate goal - how far did the team go? "I thought a lot of...
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O's hammer three homers, Tillman wins his 11th in Toronto series opener

O's hammer three homers, Tillman wins his 11th in Toronto series opener
Chris Davis hit another homer. He even hit a single tonight and watched his teammates add two homers as the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 in front of 42,660 at Camden Yards in the opener of a weekend series. Davis' two-run homer in the second started the O's scoring and was his major league-leading 35th homer. With 88 RBIs, Davis breaks a tie with Boog Powell for most RBIs by an Oriole before the All-Star break. Powell had 86 in 1969. After hitting the homer, seven of Davis'...
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O's not facing red-hot Blue Jays this time

O's not facing red-hot Blue Jays this time
The last time the Orioles saw the Toronto Blue Jays, they were getting trounced by them June 23 at Rogers Centre by a 13-5 score. That completed a three-game sweep by a Blue Jays team that also recorded its 11th straight win that day. Things are different with the Jays as they hit Baltimore this weekend. Since that 11-game winning streak, Toronto has gone 6-11. The Blue Jays are last in the AL East at 44-47. Toronto is averaging just 3.7 runs per game during this most recent 17-game run. The...
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O's hitting coach Jim Presley on Adam Jones' walk total

O's hitting coach Jim Presley on Adam Jones' walk total
Orioles hitting coach Jim Presley came to the defense of one of his key players this week when the topic turned to walks and Adam Jones' lack of them. Jones has drawn just 10 walks in 93 games and is on pace to have just 17 by the end of this year. He drew 34 walks last year when he had an OBP of .334. His current OBP is .312. "You know what, he's never walked a lot anyway," Presley said. "If you take away his aggressiveness, he's not as good a hitter as he is. He just has to learn when...
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