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Nate McLouth's walk-off homer against Yankees snaps Orioles' skid
The Baltimore SunYou could pick a number of storylines from a sticky, summer-like Tuesday evening at Camden Yards and really not go wrong. There was the obvious, made-for-TV clip of Nate McLouth lifting a game-ending homer over the right-field wall in the bottom of...Tags: Yankee Stadium, Phil Hughes, Jim Johnson, Baseball Statistics, Matt Wieters
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Pedro Strop's strong stretch comes to an end
Orioles reliever Pedro Strop had allowed just one earned run in his last 13 appearances for a 0.79 ERA in his last 11 1/3 innings heading into Monday night. That’s a dramatic improvement over his early season struggles when he allowed seven earned...
Tags: Pedro Strop, Buck Showalter, Ichiro Suzuki, Baseball
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Yankees defeat the Orioles 6-4 in the 10th, Johnson blows third straight save opportunity
Orioles closer Jim Johnson can be depended on to always be at his locker to answer questions anytime he becomes a focal point of a game following a blown save. Those times have been rare, until recently, as Johnson has blown three consecutive ninth-...
Tags: Brian Matusz, Curtis Granderson, Jim Johnson, Matt Wieters, Freddy Garcia
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With 5-3 win over Yankees, Orioles show their ability to bounce back
The Baltimore SunNEW YORK – Less than two weeks into the season, the Orioles' ability to bounce back from difficult defeats has already been tested. Friday night's was a hard one to swallow — a game lost on a dropped fly ball that plated three runs and a...Tags: Yankee Stadium, Brian Matusz, American League East, Phil Hughes, Nolan Reimold
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Yankees have O's, rest of baseball asking: who are these guys?
The Baltimore SunThe Orioles waste no time jumping into the thick of the American League East race, that’s for sure. After the three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays that starts with today’s season opener, they’ll open a six game road trip against the...Tags: Yankee Stadium, Curtis Granderson, American League East, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira
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Initial take on Josh Hamilton to the Angels (and an Orioles wrinkle?)
The Baltimore SunThe news broke this afternoon that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal, pending a physical, with talented but troubled slugger Josh Hamilton. As a baseball writer, my first reaction was this: Maybe commissioner Bud Selig...Tags: Kendrys Morales, Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Mark Reynolds homers again
The Baltimore SunI think it is fair to say that Mark Reynolds is on a bit of a tear. In Saturday’s second inning, Reynolds hit a 91-mph fastball from CC Sabathia for his 21st home run of the season. It also was his ninth in nine games and seventh in September....Tags: Hank Greenberg, J.J. Hardy, New York Yankees, C.C. Sabathia, Baseball
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Looking at payrolls, O's spend money — just not wisely
We’re back. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and is getting ready for another one at week’s end.
While I was taking a few days off, the Associated Press released its final payrolls for each Major League Baseball team’s 40-man roster....Tags: Chicago White Sox, Brian Roberts, Texas Rangers, Roy Halladay, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Orioles fail in every facet of game in 7-1 loss to Angels
Over 13-plus years of losing baseball, the Orioles have seemingly hit rock bottom so many times that it's impossible to recount.
They finished 4-32 in 2002 and started 2-16 in 2010. They went from first place to fourth in a little more than three...Tags: Texas Rangers, Clay Buchholz, Adam Jones (baseball), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Orioles strike early in 6-2 win over Angels
For 14 seasons, Camden Yards has been devoid of playoff hopes in September.
Now, that malaise is spreading to the visitors' dugout.
With a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night, the Orioles (62-88) have won four consecutive games...Tags: Texas Rangers, Bobby Wilson, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Oakland Athletics
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Whispers: Watch for Jays in free agency
Whispers Keep an eye on the Blue Jays when teams start throwing around money this fall. After brilliantly ridding themselves of Vernon Wells and Alex Rios, the Blue Jays are expected to become major players in free agency within the next two years....Tags: Chicago White Sox, Robin Ventura, Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, Alex Rios
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Does the Derby hurt home run hitters such as Robinson Cano?
Ah, the Home Run Derby. It’s hard for me to think of many American traditions that top watching baseball’s best sluggers (cameos made by Vernon Wells in 2010 and Brandon Inge the year before) while listening to Chris Berman shriek NFL...Tags: Brandon Inge, Football, David Wright, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rios
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