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Gregg collapses in ninth inning as Orioles lose to Blue Jays, 5-4

It could have been one of the more uplifting games of the Orioles' disappointing season, a stirring effort by a makeshift lineup and a patched-together bullpen. Instead, Saturday's 5-4, ninth-inning meltdown loss to the Toronto Blue Jays was just another...

Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), Willie Eyre, Jose Molina, Jesse Litsch, J.P. Arencibia

Orioles get one-hit by Seattle's Washburn

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The video scoreboards at Safeco Field weren't working throughout the Orioles' series opener against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night, sparing the Orioles a visual reminder of just how thoroughly they were dominated by Jarrod Washburn. The Mariners...

Tags: Ichiro Suzuki, Jarrod Washburn, Seattle Mariners, Aubrey Huff, Toronto Blue Jays

O's come alive in 9th

When George Sherrill took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning to preserve another improbable Orioles win, his first baseman was Luke Scott, who had played one inning at the position in his major league career. Ty Wigginton was at shortstop, a...

Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), Melvin Mora, Ty Wigginton, Seattle Mariners, Baseball

Was Orlando Hudson once demoted for calling his GM a pimp?

BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Orlando Hudson was sent to the minors as punishment for referring to the Toronto Blue Jays general manager as a "pimp." In the spring of 2002, current San Diego Padres second baseman Orlando Hudson was still a prospect trying to...

Tags: Spring Training, Joey Lawrence, 2016 Olympic Games, San Diego Padres, Roger Clemens

Staff picks for July 14 to 20

The Top Five Hagerstown Bike Week Events kick off from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. tonight with a welcome party with live music at Cancun Cantina, Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Continues Friday from 4:30 to 11 p.m. at Wind Down Friday in front of The Maryland Theatre,...

Tags: Fires, Dance, Dining and Drinking, Gardens and Parks, Dancing

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Tags: Leonard Hankerson, Joe Durant, Vijay Singh, Rodney Hudson, Mike Harmon

Mariners Error Opens Floodgates for Indians

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Travis Hafner preferred facing hard-throwing Felix Hernandez to a rehab assignment in the minors. Maybe not a smart move, but gutsy. Hernandez (8-10) walked Shin-Soo Choo to get to Hafner with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Gutsy, but definitely...

Tags: Ichiro Suzuki, Cleveland Indians, Casey Kotchman, Seattle Mariners, Baseball

Mariners Swept By Red Sox

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Clay Buchholz pitched seven solid innings, Victor Martinez hit a two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game series sweep. Buchholz (16-7) allowed one run - Russell Branyan's first-...

Tags: David Ortiz, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, American League, Adrian Beltre

Mariners Top White Sox In Split Squad Game

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Matt Tuiasosopo had three hits, and Franklin Gutierrez and Chris Woodward each had a run-scoring sacrifice fly to lead a Seattle Mariners split squad to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Paul Konerko and Alex Rios connected for their...

Tags: Paul Konerko, Spring Training, Chicago White Sox, Gavin Floyd, Seattle Mariners

Mariners Rally Falls Short Against Indians

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The Mariners loaded the bases twice in the final four innings but failed to capitalize as they fell 6-4 to the Cleveland Indians at the Peoria Sports Complex. Second baseman Dustin Ackley and left-fielder Corey Patterson both reached on singles in the...

Tags: Cleveland Indians, Football, Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr., Texas Rangers

Mariners' Cliff Lee Placed on DL

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Seattle Mariners ace Cliff Lee was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with an abdominal strain, an expected move given the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner's health troubles this spring. Lee is still only throwing on flat ground, which he did...

Tags: Dining and Drinking, Seattle Mariners, Mike Sweeney, Ken Griffey Jr., Cy Young

Mexico can wait; it's playoff time