Arrieta shut down; VandenHurk replaces him
Arrieta shut down; VandenHurk replaces him
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles have decided to shut down Jake Arrieta, primarily because of a bone spur in his right elbow that might require surgery after the season. Arrieta said he's been pitching with the spur since college and it only has a slight effect on his flexibility. Arrieta insisted that it doesn't influence the way he pitches. The surgery isn't considered a serious procedure, but there's no reason to put it off if the spur could potentially cause him problems later in his career. Arrieta...
Arrieta says bone spur is not a problem
Arrieta says bone spur is not a problem
Steve Melewski
Orioles
O's pitcher Jake Arrieta revealed this afternoon that he has a bone spur in his right elbow. He said it does not impact his pitching and he has no pain from it, but the Orioles are considering Arrieta undergo a procedure to have it removed. "I've got a bone spur and I've had it for years. It's never bothered me. I think they just want to monitor it and make sure it's not getting any bigger. I think if it does, they might take it out. "They could shave it off. It's limited my...
Reimold, Andino, Tatum in lineup
Reimold, Andino, Tatum in lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
For the Orioles: Brian Roberts 2B Robert Andino 3B Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 1B Jake Fox DH Adam Jones CF Nolan Reimold LF Craig Tatum C Cesar Izturis SS Jeremy Guthrie RHP
About last night...
About last night...
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Still hurts. I thought I could sleep it off, as if that ever works, but just the idea of being down a game in this series with CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte taking the ball makes my body ache. One more strike and we'd be discussing the possibility of a sixth consecutive series win. It could still happen, of course. I'm talking mathematically. But as long as we're dealing in numbers, Sabathia and Pettitte are a combined 40-8 lifetime against the Orioles. We'll see what happens. This team...
O's now try to bounce back from a gut-wrenching loss
O's now try to bounce back from a gut-wrenching loss
Steve Melewski
Orioles
So the Orioles are 9-3 in their last 12 games. Two of the losses have come vs. the Yankees with Koji on the mound in the ninth inning. The other came at Detroit, when the O's led 2-1 going to the last of the eightth, but gave up five runs. They were several outs away over three games from a possible 12-game winning streak. That would have been one uplifting win for the Orioles had they held on Friday night. They would have been 4-1 in their last five games versus the Yankees with a win...
Millwood and Koji talk about the loss to the Yankees
Millwood and Koji talk about the loss to the Yankees
Steve Melewski
Orioles
For the second time in eight games, the Yankees beat Koji Uehara and the Orioles on a ninth inning homer. A-Rod's three-run shot off Koji on a 2-2 pitch gave the Yankees a 4-3 comeback win over the Orioles on a night when the O's were a strike away from a win over the New Yorkers. "I feel bad. The pitch before the home run, the fastball inside, I didn't get that call. Little disappointed," Koji said through his interpreter. He was asked again if he felt that 1-2 pitch to A-Rod, the...
Showalter speaks
Showalter speaks
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
One strike away from victory. "We may have had it, too," manager Buck Showalter said. Asked again about Koji Uehara's 1-2 pitch to Alex Rodriguez, Showalter replied, "It was close. It was obviously a better pitch than strike one to Matt Wieters. I'll tell you that." Uehara was visibly upset that he didn't get the call from plate umpire Ted Barrett, and practically inconsolable after Rodriguez launched a three-run homer on the next pitch. Buck Showalter talks with the media after the...
A-Rod's three-run homer in the 9th sinks the Birds, 4-3
A-Rod's three-run homer in the 9th sinks the Birds, 4-3
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Down to their last out and last strike tonight, New York's Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer to left off Koji Uehara to give the Yankees a stunning, 4-3 comeback win over the Orioles tonight in front of 32,874 at Camden Yards. The O's took a 3-1 lead to the 9th, but Koji gave up singles to Jorge Posada and Curtis Granderson. He faced A-Rod with two on and out and just missed on an inside fastball on the 1-2 count. The next pitch sailed over the left field fence to give the Yankees the...
One strike away...
One strike away...
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Koji Uehara just blew another save to the Yankees, and it almost brought him to his knees. Actually, it caused him to squat in front of the mound, his back turned to home plate, as catcher Matt Wieters tried to console him. Uehara served up a three-run homer to Alex Rodriguez on a 2-2 pitch with two outs in the top of the ninth, giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead. Rodriguez unloaded on a 90 mph fastball one pitch after Uehara thought he had a called third strike on another fastball. Plate umpire...
Potomac claims Mills Cup
Potomac claims Mills Cup
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Potomac defeats Winston-Salem 2-1 to win Carolina League championship series 3-1 from Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge. Bill Rhinehart and Tyler Moore with RBIs and Marcos Frias didn't allow an earned run as the P-Nats stunned the Dash, a team that had won 12 out of 20 meetings between the clubs during the regular season. Frias went five innings, allowing just four hits and one run with no walks and four punch outs. Joe Testa pitched two and two-thirds innings not allowing a base hit for...