Rich Dubroff
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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...
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Orioles fall, 3-1, to red-hot Athletics; Offense doesn’t deliver; López loses control in 2nd
BALTIMORE–The Orioles fell victim to baseball’s hottest team on Friday night, even if the Oakland Athletics were hardly playing at their best. Oakland won its 12th straight game, as the Orioles failed to capitalize on numerous scoring chances and lost, 3-1, before 7,574 at Oriole Park. The Orioles are 8-11 and 1-7...
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April 23, 2021 at 6:02 pm
Hyde says Orioles soon will meet 85 percent vaccination rate; Roberson new voice; No decision on Saturday starter
The Orioles soon will have 85 percent of their players and staff vaccinated for Covid-19, manager Brandon Hyde said Friday. Major League Baseball will allow teams that meet the 85 percent rate to no longer wear masks in dugouts or bullpens or wear contact tracing devices in team facilities. They also can...
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The surprising success of the Orioles’ bullpen
The Orioles’ bullpen enters Friday’s game against the Oakland Athletics with an ERA of 3.38. How good is that? In 2016, the Orioles’ most recent winning and playoff-qualifying season, the bullpen’s ERA was 3.40. That was the year Zack Britton reeled off 47 successful save conversions, and Brad Brach had a career-best...
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April 22, 2021 at 7:00 am
Santander’s injury changes dynamic of Orioles’ outfield
Austin Hays had been activated from the 10-day injured list for Tuesday’s game in Miami. However, he wasn’t in the starting lineup and, although he hoped to play, he didn’t think it would be in the first inning. The game’s second batter, Anthony Santander, singled to center but was forced to leave...