Rich Dubroff
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July 27, 2021 at 7:00 am
Looking ahead to the Orioles’ final 2 months
The Orioles’ season has a little over two months remaining, and the final 64 games could be intriguing. Friday’s trade deadline might provide more clues about where the team is heading, though it’s not expected that any of the team’s big names will be changing addresses. Still, executive vice president/general manager Mike...
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July 25, 2021 at 5:35 pm
McKenna paces Orioles to walkoff win over Nationals and 3-game sweep; Means hits 3 batters
The Orioles were 0-51 when trailing after eight innings, and the Washington Nationals had closer Brad Hand, who’d saved two games against them in May. Down 4-3, Hand (5-4) hit Maikel Franco with a pitch to start the bottom of the ninth. Ryan McKenna, who’d earlier hit his first major league home...
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Harvey allows 1 hit in 6 innings in Orioles’ 5-3 win over Nationals; Mancini, Mountcastle homer; Minor league update
BALTIMORE—In the first half of the season, Matt Harvey had baseball’s worst ERA, 7.70, to go along with a 3-10 record. It’s been a far different story in the second half. Harvey has started twice, pitched 12 shutout innings and allowed just four hits. On Saturday night, he retired 18 of the...
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July 24, 2021 at 5:13 pm
Conner Greene gets his shot with Orioles; Valdez grateful for chance; Scherzer scratched
BALTIMORE—Tyler Wells’ stint on the 10-day injured list gives Conner Greene an apportunity to make his major league debut. Greene, a 26-year-old right-hander, had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday. Greene was 1-3 with a 7.39 ERA in nine games with Norfolk. He started three times. He was on the...
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Bullpen strong in Orioles’ 6-1 win over Nationals; Valaika hits 2 homers; Tyler Wells goes on injured list
BALTIMORE—Coming off one of the most disappointing losses of the season, the Orioles’ bullpen rebounded with a dominant performance. Paul Fry, Cole Sulser, Tanner Scott and Dillon Tate allowed just one hit and struck out eight in 4 1/3 innings as the Orioles defeated the Washington Nationals, 6-1, on Friday night before...
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July 22, 2021 at 7:00 am
Assessing the Orioles’ trade chips as deadline nears
The July 30th trade deadline is eight days away, and the Orioles haven’t figured prominently in trade chatter. Two years ago, in Mike Elias’ first season as Orioles executive vice president/general manager, he made a deal well ahead of the deadline. On July 13, 2019, he dealt right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner, who...
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July 21, 2021 at 4:02 pm
Scott allows 2 runs in 9th as Orioles lose to Rays, 5-4; Alexander Wells pitches well in 1st start
Alexander Wells got an unexpected start, and nearly got a win. However, reliever Tanner Scott allowed a two-out, two-strike single to Austin Meadows that scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 walkoff win against the Orioles on Wednesday at Tropicana Field in...
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Akin, Santander placed on Covid-19 injured list; Alexander Wells will start in Akin’s place; McKenna returns
The Orioles placed left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin and outfielder Anthony Santander on the Covid-19 injured list on Wednesday morning, about two hours before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida. Akin, who was scheduled to start, will be replaced by left-hander, Alexander Wells, who was on the taxi...
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2.5K23at 7:00 amMeans allows 5 runs in his return as Orioles fall to Rays; Offense fails to capitalize on 4 Tampa Bay errors; Minor league update
In his first start since injuring his left shoulder on June 5th, John Means allowed five runs in five innings in the...
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July 20, 2021 at 4:10 pm
Orioles option McKenna to make room for Means; Lowther goes to injured list
The Orioles optioned outfielder Ryan McKenna to Triple-A Norfolk before Tuesday’s game at Tampa Bay. McKenna’s demotion made room for starting pitcher John Means, who was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left shoulder on June 6th. McKenna was hitting .181 with four RBIs in 46 games. “Tough...