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An interesting weekend of a blown save, save, dramatic homer and how it played out on social media

An interesting weekend of a blown save, save, dramatic homer and how it played out on social media
With one swing in the ninth inning Sunday, Adam Jones silenced what would have been an avalanche of fan criticism toward the Orioles on social media. He beat Mariano Rivera and the message board, blog and Twitter critics. They'll be back, but for one day, the O's and those that read social media forums get a respite. It seems every Orioles loss this year brings out some fan hand-wringing and angst. I've never quite seen it to this degree. I imagine that when some commenters calm down, they...
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Jones homers off Rivera in ninth as O's come back to beat Yankees

Jones homers off Rivera in ninth as O's come back to beat Yankees
Two outs away from a 1-0 loss and a 1-5 road trip, the Orioles handed Mariano Rivera a blown save and the Yankees a bitter loss. Adam Jones' two-run homer to left off the Yankees closer pulled the Orioles off the deck today and gave them a 2-1 comeback win over the Yankees. The O's were two outs away from a fourth straight one-run loss. But Nick Markakis singled to center and Jones hit his two-run shot to left for his first homer since June 18 vs. Detroit. Jones had gone 15 consecutive...
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Orioles look to avoid their third sweep against division foe

Orioles look to avoid their third sweep against division foe
The Orioles need a win this afternoon to avoid getting swept in a three-game series for the third time this year. The first two times came against AL East opponents when they lost three straight at home vs. Tampa Bay on May 17-19 and three straight on the road vs. Toronto on June 21-23. A few other O's-Yankees notes: * Chris Davis has five homers in his last seven games, 11 in the last 19, and 13 in 23. He's hit 22 homers in his past 47 games. Davis has 33 RBIs over his last 23 games. In...
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Could Kevin Gausman handle the closer's role?

Could Kevin Gausman handle the closer's role?
Kevin Gausman is pitching quite well right now for the Orioles, and some have even suggested that he could become the closer for this team. Gausman has put together seven scoreless innings in his last three appearances - all of which have come in relief. He has allowed just four hits with one walk and six strikeouts. He has needed just 91 pitches to throw those seven innings. In fact, if you go back to Gausman's last start, he has allowed just two earned runs over his last four games and 12...
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Yankees rally from two down to beat Tillman, Orioles 5-4

Yankees rally from two down to beat Tillman, Orioles 5-4
For the third straight day, the Orioles lost by one run. They fall to 1-4 on this road trip, losing to New York 5-4 at Yankee Stadium. At 48-39, the Yankees move into second place in the AL East ahead of the Orioles, who are 48-40. The Yankees handed Chris Tillman his first lost since May 19. The Orioles had won Tillman's last eight starts. Tillman gave up five runs and 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings. He entered today having allowed more than four runs in just two of his 17 starts on the year....
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Frederick's Christian Walker added to Futures Game roster

Frederick's Christian Walker added to Futures Game roster
The Orioles will now have three players representing the organization in the All-Star Futures Game set for Sunday, July 14. Frederick's Christian Walker has been added to the U.S. team roster. Earlier, Henry Urrutia and Eduardo Rodriguez were named to the World team. The 22-year-old Walker began this season with Single-A Delmarva. In 31 games, he hit .353 with three homers and 20 RBIs. Walker moved to Single-A Frederick on May 12 and in 49 games with the Keys, he is batting .288 with 16...
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Orioles offense struggling with just 10 runs on current road trip

Orioles offense struggling with just 10 runs on current road trip
The Orioles are third in the American League in runs scored, behind only Boston and Detroit, but their bats have been pretty quiet on this road trip. In the last two games of the Yankees series at home last weekend, the Orioles scored 15 runs and hit six homers. But in the first four games of this road trip, they have scored 10 runs and hit just three homers. The O's team average is just .183 and they have only 23 hits in the four games, scoring (in order) two, four, two and two runs. In the...
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Orioles now have to consider a change in closer

Orioles now have to consider a change in closer
For the immediate future, I think the Orioles need to make a change with their closer's role. I never thought I'd feel this way - not after seeing how good he was last year and most of this year, too - but I don't think the O's should use Jim Johnson if there is a save situation on Saturday. I am not saying Johnson should lose the job for good, but just for now. He is struggling to throw strikes and keep the ball down in the zone. Until he gets that back, it is just costing this team too...
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Did sweeping the Twins give the Yankees needed momentum for this weekend?

Did sweeping the Twins give the Yankees needed momentum for this weekend?
When the Orioles beat the Yankees 4-2 last Sunday night on ESPN, they completed a three-game sweep of New York. At that point, the Yankees had lost five in a row and 13 of 18 games. The Yankees were reeling, but then headed to Minnesota to face their longtime whipping boys, the Twins. And, per usual, they whipped them, scoring 29 runs in a four-game sweep. The Yankees scored just eight runs in three games in Baltimore. That probably gives the Yankees some momentum as they return home to host...
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Minor league notes on Veloz, Hoes, Ohlman and more

Minor league notes on Veloz, Hoes, Ohlman and more
Many O's fans may not even know his name right now, but one day the Orioles hope he turns into something that has been extremely rare in their organization - an O's signed and produced major leaguer from the Dominican Republic. In July of 2010, the Orioles signed the then 16-year-old Hector Veloz to a $300,000 bonus which is believed to be the largest the O's have ever given to a Dominican-born amateur. After batting .225 in 67 games for the Dominican Summer League O's in 2011 and .268...
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ESPN's Buster Olney on the Duquette-Showalter braintrust

ESPN's Buster Olney on the Duquette-Showalter braintrust
They are the Orioles one-two punch in running the organization, and making the key baseball decisions. Executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter. They are both strong personalities that have their own opinions about the game and how to produce a winner. They have come together to make the Orioles a winner again. When I spoke to ESPN's Buster Olney recently he talked about the O's one-two punch at the top. He feels Duquette has earned redemption in Baltimore after...
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Adam Dunn's homer in the last of the ninth gives Chicago walk-off win

Adam Dunn's homer in the last of the ninth gives Chicago walk-off win
That was a tough way to lose a game. Adam Dunn hit a homer to left field off Tommy Hunter on a 3-2 breaking ball in the last of the ninth as the White Sox won 3-2 over the Orioles. The O's had lefty Brian Matusz up in the bullpen, but Dunn hit his 23rd homer to give the White Sox the walk-off win. Trailing 2-0, the Orioles tied it up in the top of the eighth off reliever Nate Jones. Brian Roberts drew a leadoff walk and went to third on a Nate McLouth double. With one out, first baseman...
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A few Orioles and White Sox notes (Winegardner released)

A few Orioles and White Sox notes (Winegardner released)
Checking in with a few notes and stats as the Orioles play the series finale this afternoon in Chicago: * Here is a good stat for the Orioles: They are 8-3 when they play the third game of a series after splitting the first two as they have in Chicago. They have won five in a row in such situations. They are 3-1 at home and 5-2 on the road when the third game decides the series. * Now here is a strange stat: The White Sox are 8-7 against the AL East and 25-41 vs. the rest of baseball. * The...
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A look at Chris Davis' career homer rates

A look at Chris Davis' career homer rates
Not only is Chris Davis leading all of major league baseball with 32 homers, but he is homering at a greater rate per at bat than anyone in baseball - and it's not really even that close. MLB leaders at-bats per home run: 9.50 - Chris Davis, Orioles 12.50 - Adam Dunn, Chicago White Sox & Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates 12.60 - Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers Davis has homered seven times in 99 at-bats against left-handed pitchers for one every 14.14 at-bats. He has homered 25 times in 206...
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Davis does it again: Hits 32nd homer, drives in three as O's beat Sox

Davis does it again: Hits 32nd homer, drives in three as O's beat Sox
That saying that you can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him probably applies to Chris Davis right now. Tonight, the Chicago White Sox couldn't slow him even a bit. Davis drove in three runs as the Orioles beat Chicago 4-2 in Scott Feldman's first game with the club. Davis hit a solo homer down the left-field line in the fourth to give the O's a 2-1 lead. It was his 32nd of the year. Davis drove in two runs with a double to right in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie. Yes, he gave his...
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Can Scott Feldman pitch for the Orioles like he did for the Cubs this year? (Seabrooke update)

Can Scott Feldman pitch for the Orioles like he did for the Cubs this year? (Seabrooke update)
It is a big if, but if Scott Feldman pitches for the Orioles at the same level that he pitched for the Cubs this season, he could become one of the best starting pitchers on the O's staff. Here is where he ranks this year against the other O's starters in 2013. WHIP: 1.14 - Scott Feldman 1.19 - Miguel Gonzalez 1.20 - Wei-Yin Chen 1.30 - Chris Tillman 1.40 - Jason Hammel 1.73 - Zach Britton Innings per start: 6.3 - Gonzalez 6.1 - Feldman 5.9 - Chen, Hammel, Tillman 5.5 - Britton Feldman...
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As deadline approaches, O's still hope to sign a few more draft picks

As deadline approaches, O's still hope to sign a few more draft picks
Even though they have signed 14 of their first 15 and 18 of their first 21 draft picks, the Orioles are still trying to get a few more signed between now and the July 12 deadline to sign this year's picks. The most recent selection to agree to terms was right-handed pitcher Jon Keller, taken in round 22 out of the University of Tampa. He pitched for the University of Nebraska for his first two seasons. The Orioles' only remaining unsigned top 10 round pick is Drew Dosch, a third baseman...
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A take on Hammel's homers and Feldman's addition

A take on Hammel's homers and Feldman's addition
For whatever reason, it seems Jason Hammel is not getting the consistent sink on his fastball that he got last year for the Orioles. He had the best homer ratio of his career last season and now he has the worst. He gave up just nine homers in 118 innings in 2012 and he has given up 18 in 100 2/3 in 2013. He has gone from 0.7 homers allowed every nine innings to 1.6 homers every nine innings. As an aside, Chris Tillman has also given up 18 homers, so you can give up the longball and still...
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Hammel takes the loss as White Sox beat Orioles in series opener

Hammel takes the loss as White Sox beat Orioles in series opener
On the day the Orioles added a pitcher, they needed more from their bats at Chicago. The Orioles were held to eight hits in a 5-2 loss to the White Sox in the opener of a six-game road trip. Winning pitcher John Danks gave up two runs on six hits over seven innings, throwing 93 pitches to improve to 2-5 with an ERA of 4.20 in eight starts. The Orioles' four-game winning streak came to an end and they came up short in their shot to go 12 games over the .500 mark for the first time all year,...
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Former O's executive Jim Duquette provides his take on Feldman trade (draft picks debut)

Former O's executive Jim Duquette provides his take on Feldman trade (draft picks debut)
Former Orioles executive Jim Duquette feels the club made a good trade today when it acquired pitcher Scott Feldman from the Chicago Cubs, sending Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop to Chicago. "I like it because they took two struggling pieces and turned it into a real consistent contributor in Scott Feldman," Duquette said. "He's not a top-of-rotation starter, but that would have cost you a top prospect like (Dylan) Bundy or (Kevin) Gausman. "The other benefit they got is getting out front...
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