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O's game blog: Luis Ortiz makes his first major league start

September 14, 2018, 3:01pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

O's game blog: Luis Ortiz makes his first major league start

As the Orioles host the Chicago White Sox tonight to start a three-game series, O's right-hander Luis Ortiz will make his second big league appearance and his first as a starter. Ortiz was acquired from Milwaukee with Jonathan Villar and infielder Jean Carmona on July 31 when the Orioles traded Jonathan Schoop to the Brewers. On the farm this year, between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Norfolk, the 22-year-old Ortiz went 5-5 with a 3.70 ERA. Over 99 2/3 innings, he allowed 97 hits and 11 homers...

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Kevin Gausman and his two changeups

June 13, 2013, 9:06am

Roch Kubatko

Orioles

Kevin Gausman is on the mound tonight for the Orioles, searching for his first major league win in the opener of a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox. As usual, no pressure. During his last two starts, the Gameday pitch tracker kept giving readings on a "splitter," which seemed curious, since Gausman doesn't throw a split-fingered fastball. One split was clocked at 81 mph, the next at 88 mph. Gausman explained earlier this week that the confusion stems from the two changeups that...

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More notes and quotes before the home opener (and pregame ceremony)

April 05, 2013, 9:52am

Roch Kubatko

Orioles

More notes and quotes before the home opener (and pregame ceremony)

It's already been a busy day and we're still waiting for the first pitch from Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta to start the home opener against the Minnesota Twins. The Orioles have had runners on base for all five of their home runs in 2013. Last year, 122 of their 214 homers were solo shots (57 percent). Sixty percent of the Orioles' runs this year have come via the long ball. Chris Davis is trying to join Willie Mays (1971), Mark McGwire (1998) and Nelson Cruz (2011) as the only...

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No Guts, no glory?

July 01, 2011, 8:19pm

Roch Kubatko

Orioles

Jeremy Guthrie deserved better than a loss last night, but how many times have I written those words? Guthrie didn't get a single run of support. He took a one-hit shutout into the bottom of the sixth and still ended up with the loss. Just his luck that he'd pitch on the same night that Atlanta's Jair Jurrjens decided to take a one-hit shutout through nine innings and into a cab back to his apartment. I mean, what are the odds? With Guthrie, they're pretty good. I wonder if running the...