Cobb reinstated from injured list and Ynoa becomes free agent

Cobb reinstated from injured list and Ynoa becomes free agent
The Orioles made two moves this afternoon that kept their 40-man roster at 36 players. Pitcher Alex Cobb has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and pitcher Gabriel Ynoa became a free agent after clearing waivers. Cobb is recovering from hip and knee surgeries in Tennessee. He's expected to be ready for spring training. Unable to pitch on opening day due to a strained groin muscle, Cobb lasted only three starts during April before again landing on the injured list with a lumbar...

Williams declines outright assignment

Williams declines outright assignment
The Orioles are continuing to clear space on their 40-man roster for future moves. Outfielder Mason Williams was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk after clearing waivers and declined the assignment, electing free agency rather than staying in the organization. He could be re-signed later in the winter, but will explore other opportunities. Williams already was eligible to become a minor league free agent if he hadn't been placed on the 25-man roster. The outright assignment was listed yesterday...

Orioles claim Valaika off waivers and outright four

Orioles claim Valaika off waivers and outright four
The Orioles have reduced their 40-man roster to 38 players while making a waiver claim and outrighting four pitchers to Triple-A Norfolk. Much more activity will follow as the season concludes tonight with Game 7 of the World Series. Infielder Pat Valaika has been selected from the Rockies, who chose him in the ninth round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA. He plays every infield position, mostly in the middle, and has some experience in left field. Right-handers Luis Ortiz, Ryan...

Alberto in arbitration adds to his story

Alberto in arbitration adds to his story
The bizarre and unexpected story of Orioles infielder Hanser Alberto includes how he's first-time eligible for arbitration. And how that's actually an interesting development. Alberto made $578,000 this season and you can say he earned it. Lost and reclaimed via waivers in spring training, Alberto appeared in 139 games with the Orioles and that alone is a stunner. He wasn't supposed to beat out veteran Alcides Escobar for a utility infield job until he did. Jack Reinheimer and Zach Vincej...

Orioles answer walk-off loss with 8-2 win (updated)

Orioles answer walk-off loss with 8-2 win (updated)
DETROIT - Rio Ruiz would have attracted a crowd at his locker last night, or whatever passed for one with a scaled-back media crew, if not for the walk-off grand slam that doomed the Orioles. Ruiz had provided a lead in the top of the 12th with his run-scoring single off Tigers left-hander Daniel Stumpf, but he was bumped down every story and allowed to eat his postgame meal in peace after Ryan Eades issued a bases-loaded walk and John Hicks followed with the home run. Given another chance...

Notes on Scott's return, expanded pitching and more (tied 3-3)

Notes on Scott's return, expanded pitching and more (tied 3-3)
DETROIT - The Orioles ran out of lockers today on the pitchers' side of the visiting clubhouse, causing reliever Tayler Scott to dress with the position players. He was happy to be back, no matter where the Orioles put him. Scott, 27, was recalled today from Double-A Bowie after the Baysox lost to Trenton in the Eastern League championship series. He relieved starter Tyler Herb last night. "It was a lot of fun," he said. "It was good to go back and kind of see where you were a year or two...

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers
DETROIT - The Orioles recalled reliever Tayler Scott from Double-A Bowie earlier today. Scott joined the Baysox for the Eastern League championship series, which ended last night with Trenton's victory. Manager Brandon Hyde has 15 relievers in his bullpen and the roster swells to 37 players. Austin Wynns is getting the start today behind the plate and Hyde is putting Mason Williams in left field and Austin Hays in center. Gabriel Ynoa is back in the rotation, for however long. He started...

Trenton beats Bowie to win the Eastern League championship

Trenton beats Bowie to win the Eastern League championship
BOWIE, Md. - Held to three hits and one run last night, the Double-A Bowie Baysox were no-hit through five innings tonight. When they finally got something going, it was not enough and too late. The Trenton Thunder beat Bowie 5-2 tonight to win the Eastern League Championship Series three games to one. Trenton wins its fourth Eastern League championship and first since 2013. Bowie, which won the title is 2015, is denied a second Eastern League championship. After a very poor 7-23 start to its...

More this, that and the other

More this, that and the other
Orioles reliever Mychal Givens extended his scoreless streak to nine appearances in a row while working the ninth inning of Sunday's 10-4 loss to the Rangers. Easy to overlook considering the margin, but the importance holds. Nick Solak drew a leadoff walk, which wasn't a bad outcome considering how he hit in the series. Logan Forsythe and Ronald Guzmán struck out and Delino DeShields lined to center fielder Austin Hays. The walk was the first issued by Givens since Aug. 5. Nine outings in...

Ortiz, Carroll, Bundy and Dorian

Ortiz, Carroll, Bundy and Dorian
The list of Orioles who are going to join the expanded September roster is bound to include some pitchers who have spent the summer on the shuttle. Extra arms are coveted over the final month. We can speculate about guys like David Hess, Evan Phillips, Branden Kline, Chandler Shepherd, Tom Eshelman, Tanner Scott and Tayler Scott. We'll wonder about Keegan Akin. We'll assume that it's not happening for Dean Kremer, who's assigned to the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. Luis...

Means starting tonight in Kansas City

Means starting tonight in Kansas City
John Means has been reinstated from the family medical emergency list and is starting tonight in Kansas City, where he attended games as a kid. The native of Olathe, Kan., left the team Sunday after holding the Rays to one run over seven innings the previous night. The Orioles kept the matter private out of respect for Means and his family. Reliever Tayler Scott was optioned yesterday to Triple-A Norfolk, opening a spot on the active roster that Means is filling. Means has allowed three earned...

Scott optioned to Norfolk (updated)

Scott optioned to Norfolk (updated)
Less than 24 hours after registering his first scoreless appearance with the Orioles, right-hander Tayler Scott has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. The move likely has been made in order to reinstate left-hander John Means from the family medical emergency list and allow him to start Friday night's series opener in Kansas City. Manager Brandon Hyde indicated yesterday that Means could start one of the first two games. Dylan Bundy would start the other game. Means left the club on Sunday,...

Orioles will try to avoid hard fall on trip to D.C.

Orioles will try to avoid hard fall on trip to D.C.
Now that the Orioles have completed their first winning homestand of the season, going 4-3 against the Royals and Rays, they're rewarded with a trip to D.C. to play a red-hot team with two aces showing. The Nationals have won five in a row, coming off a sweep of the Cubs, but that doesn't put a dent in their story. They've gone 54-26 since hitting bottom with a 19-31 record, the best 80-game stretch in club history. They're sending Patrick Corbin and Max Scherzer to the mound against the...

Hyde on Means' departure from the Orioles (O's lead 8-3)

Hyde on Means' departure from the Orioles (O's lead 8-3)
The Orioles aren't releasing much information regarding pitcher John Means, who left the team and has been placed on the family medical emergency list. Means started last night and worked seven innings in a 7-1 victory over the Rays, easily his finest outing since the All-Star break. Because of the delicate nature of the situation, the Orioles are allowing Means to address it upon his return to the club. Manager Brandon Hyde responded with "not much" when asked what information he could...

Means removed from active roster (plus Orioles lineup)

Means removed from active roster (plus Orioles lineup)
The Orioles made an unexpected roster move this morning, placing left-hander John Means on the family medical emergency list and recalling right-hander Tayler Scott from Triple-A Norfolk. Means started last night and held the Rays to one run in seven innings. A player must remain inactive for a minimum of three days and no more than seven. No details have been provided. The Orioles have two off-days this week and Means will start again next weekend in Kansas City. He attended high school in...

Hyde: "We're going to keep it in-house"

Hyde: "We're going to keep it in-house"
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wouldn't go into much detail about his dugout confrontation with first baseman Chris Davis that slapped another ugly coat on a 14-2 loss to the Yankees at Camden Yards. Hyde said he wanted to keep it private and would speak with Davis later. He also expressed remorse that it happened in view of the public, including media, and downplayed the impact it would have on his relationship with Davis and the season. Davis apparently left the ballpark and wasn't available...

O's swept by Yankees after blowout loss and dugout altercation

O's swept by Yankees after blowout loss and dugout altercation
What seemed headed for a game ending with another blowout win for the New York Yankees over the Orioles, the game took another turn at the end of the top of the fifth inning tonight. The MASN cameras caught Chris Davis directing some heated words in what appeared to be the direction of Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. As to why this occurred, we don't have that answer yet. But Davis was being restrained by hitting coach Don Long and injured Oriole Mark Trumbo for several seconds before he went...

Davis removed after dugout altercation with Hyde (O's lose 14-2)

Davis removed after dugout altercation with Hyde (O's lose 14-2)
The first public blowup of the Orioles 2019 season played out in the dugout tonight after the top of the fifth inning. A MASN camera caught hitting coach Don Long and injured outfielder Mark Trumbo restraining Chris Davis from going after manager Brandon Hyde. Jace Peterson pinch-hit for Davis in the bottom of the fifth and grounded out. Hyde appeared to say something to Davis while headed down the tunnel and Davis bolted after him. Long and Trumbo moved him back and Jonathan Villar also made...

Orioles can't hold down the homers in 9-4 loss (updated)

Orioles can't hold down the homers in 9-4 loss (updated)
Whether it's the baseballs or the ballpark or the pitching or the stacked lineups providing the opposition, the Orioles simply cannot contain the number of home runs surrendered this season. They come in waves. They come in bunches. And a lot of them come from the Yankees, who hit six more tonight in a 9-4 victory before an announced crowd of 17,201 at Camden Yards that waited out a one-hour-and-12-minute delay before the first pitch. The Orioles have surrendered 229 home runs this season,...

Latest on Castro, Smith and Karns (tied 6-6)

Latest on Castro, Smith and Karns (tied 6-6)
The Orioles needed a reliever more than a position player tonight, which led to them recalling right-hander Tayler Scott from Triple-A Norfolk. Scott made two relief appearances for the Orioles and allowed five runs in two innings. He surrendered two home runs. However, he's tossed 13 scoreless innings and recorded one walk and 17 strikeouts with Norfolk. Miguel Castro is "iffy" for tonight's game, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Castro threw on the field and did some running, and the...