Rich Dubroff
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April 28, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Orioles’ Hyde has faith in Mountcastle; Santander not close to returning; minor leagues start Tuesday
BALTIMORE—Ryan Mountcastle enters Wednesday night’s game with just three hits in his last 35 at-bats. Mountcastle is batting seventh and is the team’s designated hitter. Mountcastle, who hit .333 with five home runs and 23 RBIs in his first 35 major league games in 2020, is hitting just .175 with a home...
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Yankees beat Orioles behind Kluber; Zimmermann hit hard; Flaa makes debut
BALTIMORE—Bruce Zimmermann’s shortest start of the season put the Orioles behind early on Tuesday night, and there was little they could do about it. Zimmermann allowed nine hits, many of them on hard hit balls, and the Orioles lost to Corey Kluber and the New York Yankees, 5-1, before 6,662 at Oriole...
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April 27, 2021 at 5:36 pm
Plutko finds home in Orioles’ bullpen; Valaika called up; Kremer returning on Wednesday
BALTIMORE—Pitcher Adam Plutko knew some Orioles when he was acquired from the Cleveland Indians on March 27th. “I came up with Shawn Armstrong and Cole Sulser in the Indians’ system,” he said. “Position player-wise, Anthony Santander was an Indian, as well, and Rio Ruiz and Dillon Tate are from my area, and...
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Harvey’s strong outing leads Orioles over Yankees; Mullins homers twice; Galvis injured
BALTIMORE—Matt Harvey has met the Orioles’ expectations and, perhaps, exceeded them. The 32-year-old right-hander pitched six strong innings against the New York Yankees on Monday night and led the Orioles to a 4-2 win before 6,362 at Oriole Park. Harvey (2-1) won his second straight start, allowing just a run on three...
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April 26, 2021 at 5:52 pm
Orioles add right-hander Jay Flaa to their bullpen, option Lowther to alternate site
The Orioles selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jay Flaa from the alternate training site at Bowie on Monday and optioned left-handed pitcher Zac Lowther to Bowie. Lowther was recalled before Sunday’s game and pitched a scoreless ninth inning against Oakland. “He pitched really well yesterday, and I know that he’ll be...
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Lowther’s promotion another sign the Orioles value their prospects
This weekend’s unexpected promotion of left-handed pitcher Zac Lowther continued the Orioles’ integration of their prospects onto the major league roster. Fifteen of the players on the 26-man roster have never played for a major league team other than the Orioles, and 10 are products of the Orioles’ farm system. “We’re getting...
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April 25, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Means and Hays lead way as Orioles end Athletics’ 13-game win streak; Lowther makes debut
BALTIMORE—The hottest team in baseball was no match for Oriole starter John Means on Sunday. He held the Oakland A’s to two hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings while Austin Hays hit two home runs in an 8-1 rout that ended the Athletics’ 13-game winning streak before 8,107 at Oriole...
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2.9K17at 12:38 pmOrioles put Zac Lowther in bullpen for now; Hyde says Davis is ‘rehabbing’
Pitcher Zac Lowther was called up to the Orioles from the alternate training site at Bowie without having pitched at Triple-A. When...
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Orioles cut ties with LeBlanc, add Lowther after 7-2 loss to A’s, Oakland’s 13th win in a row
BALTIMORE—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde needed a starter for Saturday night’s game against the Oakland A’s. Keegan Akin wasn’t available after cutting his left index finger in a kitchen accident. Dean Kremer isn’t eligible to return from the alternate training site at Bowie until Wednesday. That left Wade LeBlanc as the logical alternative....
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April 24, 2021 at 6:03 pm
Strong start for Orioles reliever Sulser; Akin cuts finger; Sceroler still out
BALTIMORE—In Friday night’s game, Orioles reliever Cole Sulser had an excellent two-inning stint, retiring all six batters he faced. In the seventh, he induced three ground balls on seven pitches. In the eighth, he struck out the side. Sulser has been outstanding so far this season, allowing just five hits in 6...
