Stats to take you into the Tampa series
Stats to take you into the Tampa series
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Here are some facts, stats and notes to consider as the O's and Rays start a three-game weekend series tonight. The clubs played six times in the season's first nine games and have met just three times since. *The Birds are 2-1 on this six-game road trip and 16-41 on the year in road games. *The O's are 2-7 vs. Tampa and 10-35 vs. AL East clubs. The Rays are 27-17 vs. the East. *The O's are 8-2 with Buck Showalter as manager. They are 3-0 in series with Buck after going 4-28-2 in 34...
Lannan looking to continue recent good feeling
Lannan looking to continue recent good feeling
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Nationals left-hander John Lannan will make his 17th start Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has a 2-1 record with an 0.47 ERA in three career games versus the Snakes. He is also coming off a quality start at Los Angeles, where he went six innings, allowing only two earned runs on five hits, two walks, two strikeouts and a homer. It was his first win since May 28 and his first quality start since June 2. Lannan got out of his biggest jam in the fourth inning. Ryan Theriot...
Not tonight:  O's fall short at Cleveland
Not tonight: O's fall short at Cleveland
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After sporting a team average of .308 and scoring 5.3 runs per game in the first nine games of the Buck Showalter era, Thursday night the O's offense got shutdown by a rookie right-hander and two relievers as Cleveland topped the O's 4-1. The Orioles are now 8-2 since Showalter took over and were denied their first three-game sweep at Cleveland since April of 1987. Jeanmar Gomez, the 22-year-old making just his fourth Major League start, held the Orioles to one run and six hits over six...
A Q&A with Joe Jordan as the signing deadline nears
A Q&A with Joe Jordan as the signing deadline nears
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As we head into the final weekend before the deadline at midnight Monday to sign picks from the First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles have come to terms with 34 of their 49 selections. They have agreed on deals with 10 of their 14 picks in the first 15 rounds. The four remaining unsigned among those picks include first-round selection, prep shortstop Manny Machado. They also have yet to agree with sixth-round pick, pitcher Dixon Anderson, seventh-round pick, pitcher Matthew Bywater and...
Pie shaken, Patterson stirred (updated)
Pie shaken, Patterson stirred (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Felix Pie appeared to injure his left foot while leaving the batters box on a single in the fifth inning, but he stayed in the game after taking a few practice jogs down the right field line. Corey Patterson watched Pie from the top step of the dugout. Head athletic trainer Richie Bancells and assistant trainer Brian Ebel paid close attention as Pie rounded third on Cesar Izturis' liner to center field that ended the inning. Pie crossed the plate and took his position in left field. Maybe...
More first-inning woes (updated)
More first-inning woes (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Kevin Millwood gave up another run in the first inning tonight when Trevor Crowe reached on an infield hit with two outs - a play close enough to bring manager Buck Showalter out of the dugout. Millwood had allowed at least two runs in the opening frame in 11 of 12 starts before shutting down the White Sox in his last outing. Opponents have totaled 35 runs in the first inning. Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera singled tonight after falling behind, 0-2, in the count. Shin-Soo Choo flied...
Klein headed for Aberdeen
Klein headed for Aberdeen
Steve Melewski
Orioles
O's third-round pick Dan Klein, the UCLA pitcher, is on his way to Baltimore for a physical and then is expected to join the Aberdeen IronBirds. Klein has been been throwing and keeping in good shape so it could be only the matter of a few days before he pitches in a game. The O's agreed to terms with Klein on a signing bonus last night after scouting director Joe Jordan met with Klein and his parents in California on Saturday. Meawhile, fifth-round pick, infielder Conner Narron and...
Tonight's lineups and notes
Tonight's lineups and notes
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
For the Orioles: Brian Roberts 2B Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 1B Luke Scott DH Adam Jones CF Felix Pie LF Matt Wieters C Cesar Izturis SS Josh Bell 3B Kevin Millwood RHP For the Indians: Michael Brantley CF Asdrubal Cabrera SS Shin-Shoo Choo RF Shelley Duncan DH Trevor Crowe LF Matt LaPorta 1B Jason Donald 2B Andy Marte 3B Lou Marson C Jeanmar Gomez RHP The Orioles agreed to terms with three more draft picks: Pitcher Daniel Klein (third round), third baseman Connor Narron (fifth round)...
Programming Note for Saturday, August 14th
Programming Note for Saturday, August 14th
Josh Land
Orioles
On Saturday, Buck Showalter's resurgent Orioles will face the Tampa Bay Rays with the first pitch scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Southpaw Brian Matusz is scheduled to take the mound for the Orioles. The game will be televised by Fox as part of Major League Baseball's national broadcast package with Fox Sports. Viewers should tune in to their local Fox affiliate to watch the Orioles game, as the Fox agreement with Major League Baseball preempts regional sports networks from covering the...
The rare complete game
The rare complete game
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The complete game has almost disappeared in Major League Baseball. Where Jim Palmer once had 25 complete games all by himself, in 1975, last night's two-hitter for Brad Bergesen was just the O's second route-going effort all year and the first to go nine innings. Kevin Millwood was credited with an eight-inning complete game on April 21 in a losing effort at Seattle. Bergesen needed just 102 pitches to get his CG and he got there by getting quick outs throughout the night. He needed just...