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Tommy Hunter says 'pretty good game plan' has led to his recent success
The Baltimore SunMINNEAPOLIS — There are no secrets as far as Orioles right-hander Tommy Hunter is concerned. He figures he's been a good pitcher in the past — he went 13-4 with a 3.73 ERA for the Texas Rangers in 2010 — and he'll be a good pitcher...Tags: Miguel Gonzalez, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Target Field, Buck Showalter
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Jim Johnson on his save success: 'I think it's more about knowing what kind of pitcher you are'
The Baltimore SunIn talking about Jim Johnson’s path to becoming one of the top closers in the game, Orioles manager Buck Showalter often compares Johnson to all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera. That’s obviously a difficult comparison, but Showalter has...Tags: Matt Wieters, New York Yankees, Rafael Soriano, Baltimore Orioles, J.J. Hardy
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Hammel squeezes out six innings in Game 1 of doubleheader
Members of the Orioles starting rotation have had their struggles getting deep into games, but right-hander Jason Hammel gave the team a gritty six-inning effort against the Dodgers in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader. Through 16 games, no Orioles...
Tags: Fernando Rodney, Buck Showalter, Jason Hammel, Jason Motte, Baseball
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As expected, Adam Jones is only Oriole on U.S. roster for World Baseball Classic
As expected, the Orioles' only representative on USA Baseball's 27-man provisional roster for the World Baseball Classic is center fielder Adam Jones. The rosters for the rest of the countries will be announced later today, so other Orioles could be...
Tags: Joe Torre, Chris Perez, Heath Bell, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves
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Tampa Bay's Fernando Rodney beats Orioles closer Jim Johnson for Delivery award
The Baltimore SunOrioles closer Jim Johnson may have had an historic season for the Orioles, but it wasn’t enough to win him Major League Baseball’s Delivery Man of the Year Award. That went to someone who made major league history. MLB announced today...Tags: Major League Baseball, Baseball, National League, Fernando Rodney, San Francisco Giants
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Jim Johnson tosses 1-2-3 inning in All-Star Game
If there’s anything fans will remember about the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s All-Star Game in Kansas City, it’ll probably be seeing flamethrowers Craig Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman light up the radar gun one after the other for...
Tags: Jose Altuve, Starlin Castro, Matt Wieters, Chicago Cubs, Michael Bourn
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Pen still mighty for Yankees
As much fun as it would be to see the Brewers and Tigers create havoc in October, this is shaping up as a postseason that will be low on surprises. The three best teams entering the playoffs are likely to be the Yankees, Phillies and Red Sox, in that...Tags: World Series, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Miguel Cabrera, Oakland Athletics
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Playing with swing in his step
The psychoanalyst Helene Deutsch once said "the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth." It's in that spirit that we conclude Curtis Granderson should be the American League's first-half Most Valuable Player. A crowd of players...Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Darwin Barney, Toronto Blue Jays, Ron Roenicke, Dan Haren
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Orioles can't get out of own way, lose to Braves, 5-4
The Orioles finally did tonight what recently looked like an impossibility for them when they took their first lead in 39 innings on Mark Reynolds' towering two-run homer over the center-field wall in the top of the fourth.
A lead over the Atlanta Braves...Tags: Zach Britton, Athletes, Nick Markakis, Luke Scott, Jair Jurrjens
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Braves, Teheran down Minnesota 5-1
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA Julio Teheran picked a great time to throw the most dominant and lengthy game of his career. One day before Eric O'Flaherty was scheduled to become the second Braves set-up man to undergo season-ending elbow surgery, Teheran pitched with...Tags: Julio Teheran, Minnesota Twins, Josh Willingham, Fredi Gonzalez, Cincinnati Reds
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Atlanta Braves - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH As younger brother Justin is surrounded by the media after another big game, B.J. Upton is ignored as he sits at the neighboring locker. There hasn't been much positive for him to talk about this season...Tags: Julio Teheran, Josh Willingham, Tim Hudson, Justin Upton, Blake DeWitt
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Braves 5, Dodgers 2
ReutersBraves 5, Dodgers 2: Jordan Schafer drove in two runs, including one in the four-run eighth inning, and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter as host Atlanta rallied to complete a three-game sweep of Los Angeles. The Dodgers led 2-0 on a pair of...Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Freddie Freeman, Matt Kemp, Chris Johnson (baseball), Atlanta Braves
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