Orioles move into third place with 11-3 win over Mariners (quotes added)

Orioles move into third place with 11-3 win over Mariners (quotes added)
SEATTLE - Maybe it was Tim Beckham's leadoff home run on the first pitch. Or the 11 batters who came to the plate in the second inning. It might have been Manny Machado's grand slam into the third deck in left field. This wasn't going to be Yovani Gallardo's night, and the clues were plentiful. The former Oriole was a popular teammate last summer and an easy target tonight. I've seen punching bags treated with a more gentle touch. The Orioles hit four home runs, including two after...

Orioles must get serious in Seattle

Orioles must get serious in Seattle
SEATTLE - Losing two of three in Anaheim and splitting a four-game series in Oakland is no way for the Orioles to convince the skeptics that they're legitimate playoff contenders. The West Coast continues to torment them. The Orioles are 2 ½ games behind for the second wild card and 9 ½ out of first place in the American League East because they couldn't punish an Athletics team that's 14 games below .500 and has the second-fewest wins in the league with 52. A team with the lowest...

Orioles lineup vs. Athletics

Orioles lineup vs. Athletics
In 12 games since joining the Orioles, infielder Tim Beckham is batting .531 (26-for-49) with seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and nine RBIs. He continues to lead off as the Orioles conclude their series in Oakland. According to STATS, Beckham is among three players to begin their Orioles career with a hitting streak of 12 games or more, joining David Newhan (15 in 2004) and Javy Lopez (13 in 2004). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Beckham is the first Orioles leadoff hitter...

Dickerson offers opinion on Schoop as shortstop

Dickerson offers opinion on Schoop as shortstop
The Orioles lost two of three games in Anaheim, Seth Smith has a sore hamstring and Joey Rickard took a fastball off his batting helmet. The West Coast is no joke. This week's portion of the road trip now takes the Orioles to Oakland, where they lost three of four games last season - a 9-6 win in the finale allowing them to avert an embarrassing sweep. They lost the first three games 3-2, 2-1 and 1-0. The Orioles haven't swept the Athletics in a four-game series in Oakland since...

Wrapping up the disappointing loss in the series finale in Anaheim

Wrapping up the disappointing loss in the series finale in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. - When this road trip started on Monday night, the Orioles got an uplifting win. Manny Machado hit a grand slam in the seventh, Dylan Bundy fanned 10 and the Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2. But not a lot went right after that. The O's bats were shut down by former Oriole Parker Bridwell last night, and today the Orioles were held to four hits in a 5-1 loss. That is three runs and 12 hits the last two days as they lose the first series on the three-city West Coast road...

Manny Machado hits tiebreaking grand slam in win (quotes added)

Manny Machado hits tiebreaking grand slam in win (quotes added)
ANAHEIM, Calif. - On his 26th birthday, Mike Trout hit a huge homer. Moments later, 25-year-old Manny Machado trumped him. With the game tied 2-2 and the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the seventh, Machado hit a rocket grand slam to left to provide a 6-2 lead. The Orioles won by that score tonight over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. They started a 10-game West Coast trip in impressive fashion and moved to within 1 ½ games of the second AL wild card spot. They also get back to...

Buck talks up Schoop and about Beckham's award (game updates)

Buck talks up Schoop and about Beckham's award (game updates)
ANAHEIM, Calif. - During his pregame media session today, Orioles manager Buck Showalter spent some time talking up his middle infielders tonight - second baseman Jonathan Schoop and shortstop Tim Beckham. He had praise for Beckham, the latest American League Player of the Week announced today. He wondered if more praise should be forthcoming for Schoop and if he will be in the hunt for some postseason awards. Here is Buck on Beckham, who went 14-for-24 with three doubles, a triple and three...

Orioles and Angels lineups

Orioles and Angels lineups
Orioles manager Buck Showalter is sticking with Joey Rickard in right field for tonight's series opener against the Angels in Anaheim. Seth Smith is in left field. Welington Castillo is catching. Opponents are 3-for-32 against Dylan Bundy with runners in scoring position and two outs. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Manny Machado 3B Jonathan Schoop 2B Chris Davis 1B Trey Mancini DH Tim Beckham SS Seth Smith LF Welington Castillo C Joey Rickard RF Dylan Bundy RHP For the Angels Cameron Maybin LF...

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers
Seth Smith is playing left field for the Orioles today in their series finale against the Tigers and his past success against Anibal Sanchez must factor into it. Smith is 10-for-26 (.385) with a double and four home runs lifetime against Sanchez. He was assured of starting. Caleb Joseph is catching, so his right hand is fine. Jonathan Schoop is 4-for-11 with a double and home run, and Adam Jones is 4-for-12 with a double. Sanchez is making his ninth start and 20th appearance of the season....

Mancini returns to Orioles lineup

Mancini returns to Orioles lineup
Orioles rookie Trey Mancini is in tonight's lineup after missing last night's game with a bruised left knee. X-rays were negative and Mancini is in left field. Seth Smith is the designated hitter and Joey Rickard is in right field. Welington Castillo is catching, which would have happened no matter how Caleb Joseph's hand was feeling. Joseph was hit last night and X-rays were negative. Tim Beckham is 11-for-16 with the Orioles, the first player in franchise history to collect 11 hits in his...

Upton slam off Givens gives Tigers 5-2 win over Orioles (with quotes)

Upton slam off Givens gives Tigers 5-2 win over Orioles (with quotes)
The Orioles' rotation got its second wind tonight after a brief hiccup. The gut punch that followed left an entire team doubled over. Manny Machado hit his first home run since the break and it broke a tie in the third inning, and Kevin Gausman extended his streak of quality starts to four, but Justin Upton hit a grand slam off Mychal Givens in the eighth to give the Tigers a 5-2 win before an announced crowd of 22,882 at Camden Yards. The Orioles were five outs away from winning their sixth...

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers
Trey Mancini begins tonight's game on the bench as the Orioles continue their series against the Tigers at Camden Yards. Mancini may be getting some rest or he's hurting after fouling a ball off his left knee last night. Craig Gentry is in left field and Joey Rickard is in right against Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander. Seth Smith is the designated hitter. Shortstop Tim Beckham moves up from sixth to fifth in the order. Caleb Joseph is catching Kevin Gausman. Left-hander DL Hall, the...

Mills on Givens: "Good stuff and it's coupled with confidence"

Mills on Givens: "Good stuff and it's coupled with confidence"
Mychal Givens is providing the ultimate example of a pitcher who's picking up right where he left off. From last year's wild card game in Toronto to a dominant 2017 regular season. And without the hassles at customs. Givens retired all seven Blue Jays that he faced at Rogers Centre, striking out three of them, before the Orioles lost 5-2 in 11 innings. (In case you are unaware, Zach Britton didn't pitch and Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer off Ubaldo Jiménez in the 11th. Michael...

Smith garnering more consideration vs. lefties (O's lead 3-0)

Smith garnering more consideration vs. lefties (O's lead 3-0)
The rain has stopped at Camden Yards, the sun is shining and the grounds crew prepared the field for tonight's game. You'd never know that it was pouring rain less than an hour ago. The Orioles are in a stretch of facing four left-handed starters in the span of five games, with the Rangers' Martin Perez closing out the weekend series in Arlington, the Royals sending Danny Duffy and Jason Vargas to the mound at Camden Yards and the Tigers opening their series Thursday night with Matthew...

Orioles lineup vs. Royals

Orioles lineup vs. Royals
The Orioles are trying tonight to complete their second three-game sweep of the Royals at home in the past two seasons. Tim Beckham gets another start at shortstop, continuing to bat sixth against Royals left-hander Jason Vargas. Joey Rickard is in right field, Craig Gentry is in left and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Seth Smith is 6-for-18 with three doubles, a home run and four RBIs against left-handers this season, but he's out of the lineup tonight. He's a career .207 hitters versus...

Bundy goes career-high eight innings in 7-2 win (with quotes)

Bundy goes career-high eight innings in 7-2 win (with quotes)
Orioles manager Buck Showalter may not have intended to set up a competition for rotation spots. He's just planning to start Jeremy Hellickson on Wednesday and eventually go with five, however it shakes out. Dylan Bundy isn't on the bubble. He isn't pitching for a job. Others may feel a bit uneasy, but the only uncertainty with him is how the Orioles provide the occasional rest. In his first start since allowing a career-high seven runs against the Astros, Bundy rationed the red-hot Royals...

Dylan Bundy pitches a gem in the Orioles' 7-2 win

Dylan Bundy pitches a gem in the Orioles' 7-2 win
The Orioles offense had a good night. But right-hander Dylan Bundy had a better one. It added up to a lopsided win over a red-hot team, as the Orioles beat the Royals 7-2 at Camden Yards. Bundy went a career-high eight innings, allowing three hits and one unearned run in the win. He walked one and fanned five, throwing 93 pitches, 64 for strikes. Bundy is now 10-8 with an ERA of 4.24. At a time when the club is watching his season-innings limit closely, Brad Brach pitched the ninth and allowed...

Giavotella designated for assignment, Beckham in lineup

Giavotella designated for assignment, Beckham in lineup
The Orioles have designated second baseman Johnny Giavotella for assignment this afternoon to create a roster spot for infielder Tim Beckham. They will continue to go with a 13-man pitching staff. Giavotella is 1-for-10 in seven games. He's started twice, most recently on July 16 against the Cubs. Beckham, who's wearing No. 1, is playing shortstop tonight and batting sixth. Seth Smith is the designated hitter while Joey Rickard plays right field. In his last 10 games, Manny Machado has gone...

Chris Davis on Adrian Beltre (O's blank Rangers 4-0)

Chris Davis on Adrian Beltre (O's blank Rangers 4-0)
ARLINGTON, Texas - It has become very apparent in two days during this series at Globe Life Park that Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre has a room full of admirers in the visiting clubhouse. Beltre enters tonight's game two hits shy of becoming the 31st player in the Major League history to reach 3,000 hits. He had two hits last night and is at 2998 to start this game. Beltre has gone 9-for-14 with a homers, two doubles, 5 RBIs and 2 walks during this Rangers homestand to raise his season...

Orioles and Rangers lineups

Orioles and Rangers lineups
Caleb Joseph is behind the plate tonight as Kevin Gausman takes the mound at Globe Life Park and the Orioles try to stop a three-game skid. Seth Smith is in right field again, with Trey Mancini in left. The Orioles aren't listing their starters beyond left-hander Wade Miley on Sunday afternoon. No word yet on Jeremy Hellickson's debut following last night's trade with the Phillies. Also, no roster move has been announced. The Orioles have an extra pitcher and are short a bench player with...