Patton pending
Patton pending
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Scott Moore is feeling under the weather this morning. And the weather is really nice today - sunny and warm. Moore is moving slowly through the clubhouse and looking like he needs a long nap. Troy Patton has appeared in one game this spring, allowing a solo home run to former Pirates first-rounder Tony Sanchez in the March 5 game in Sarasota. He also struck out one. Patton says his shoulder is healthy. He's scheduled to go two innings in tomorrow's B-squad game in Pirate City. So...
Yankees lineup
Yankees lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Brett Gardner CF Nick Johnson DH Jorge Posada C Robinson Cano 2B Curtis Granderson LF Randy Winn RF Juan Miranda 1B Brandon Laird 3B Ramiro Pena SS Javier Vazquez RHP The Phillies will use the following pitchers for tomorrow's game against the Orioles in Sarasota: Kyle Kendrick Andrew Carpenter Sergio Escalona
Pre-game notes
Pre-game notes
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Jeremy Guthrie is scheduled to go four innings today. The Orioles might schedule an intrasquad game for Tuesday in Sarasota to provide more innings for their pitchers. Felix Pie could return to the lineup by Monday or Tuesday. He's dealing with a sore left shoulder. "It's more from lifting weights than it is anything else - throwing or swinging a bat," manager Dave Trembley said. Nolan Reimold is serving as the designated hitter in today's B-squad game in Sarasota. He's also doing...
Berken up the right tree
Berken up the right tree
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
If you're prone to obsessing over spring training records, the rebuilding Indians are 5-0. They're the only unbeaten team in the Cactus League. The offensively challenged Giants are 8-2. The Royals are 4-3. The Dodgers are 2-4. The Angels are 2-5. The Rays are 9-1 in the Grapefruit League, their only loss coming against the Orioles in the opener. Final score: 12-2. The Blue Jays are 5-3 and the Yankees are 4-5. The Cardinals, the favorites to win the NL Central, are 3-5. What's it all...
Guthrie's first inning (updated)
Guthrie's first inning (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Today's game will go a full nine innings, no matter the score. The Yankees will bat in the bottom half. The first five batters reached against Jeremy Guthrie in the first inning, and the Yankees took a 3-0 lead. Guthrie walked the leadoff hitter, Brett Gardner, with the count full, and Nick Johnson followed with a run-scoring double over left fielder Lou Montanez's head. Jorge Posada singled to right to put runners on the corners, and Robinson Cano lined the next pitch into left field to...
Guthrie's second inning
Guthrie's second inning
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Jeremy Guthrie surrendered another run in the second inning. He threw 16 pitches, 10 for strikes. Guthrie gave up singles to the first three batters - one ball nicking Cesar Izturis' glove, another bouncing through the hole on the right side of the infied, and another almost taking Guthrie's head off. Jorge Posada's single gave New York a 4-2 lead, but Ty Wigginton backhanded Robinson Cano's grounder up the middle and flipped the ball to Izturis without removing it from his glove,...
Guthrie's third inning (updated twice)
Guthrie's third inning (updated twice)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
This is more like it. Jeremy Guthrie needed only eight pitches to dispose of the Yankees in the third inning. Seven of them were strikes. Randy Winn grounded an 0-2 pitch to second base, Juan Miranda lined to right and Brandon Laird flied to shallow center. Guthrie has thrown 60 pitches, 39 for strikes. He's allowed four runs and eight hits, with one walk and one strikeout. Alfredo Aceves has replaced Javier Vazquez for the Yankees. Update: Garrett Atkins greeted Aceves with a home run to...
Guthrie's done (updated twice)
Guthrie's done (updated twice)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Jeremy Guthrie faced one batter in the fourth inning, retiring Ramiro Pena on a fly ball to center. He threw three pitches, leaving his total at 63 for the day. Forty-one were strikes. Jason Berken has replaced Guthrie, who's charged with four runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. That's the longest outing by an Orioles starter this spring. Guthrie has allowed five runs and 12 hits in 7 2/3 innings over three starts. Update: Jorge Posada lined a run-scoring single to right field off...
You know it's spring training when...
You know it's spring training when...
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
...Adam Jones is lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning with the potential go-ahead run coming to the plate. Jonathan Tucker batted for Jones with runners on first and second, one out and the Orioles' trailing, 5-3. He hit into a force, barely beating the throw to first base. Blake Davis, batting for Cesar Izturis, bounced to short. Jeff Salazar stood on deck as the pinch-hitter for Nick Markakis. It's spring training. Talking about his start today, Jeremy Guthrie noted how he...
Quick game update (updated)
Quick game update (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Ty Wigginton and Lou Montanez are each 2-for-3. Wigginton drove in two runs with his second home run of the spring, and his average is up to .353. Montanez is batting .333. Josh Bell hit into a double play in the eighth, but only because shortstop Ramiro Pena made a diving stop in the hole and threw from his knees to second base. You'll probably see it on SportsCenter about 500 times. Cla Meredith threw another perfect inning, striking out one. He hasn't allowed a hit or run in 3 2/3...