Rich Dubroff
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September 6, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles win second straight against Yankees as Stewart hits two homers; Akin outpitches Cole
BALTIMORE—After 19 straight defeats to the New York Yankees, the Orioles have suddenly won two in a row against them. Not only did they beat the Yankees, but they defeated the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, Gerrit Cole. They they did it behind the pitching of Keegan Akin, who was making his second...
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September 5, 2020 at 5:29 pm
Season appears over for Orioles rightfielder Anthony Santander because of strained oblique
The strong season of Orioles rightfielder Anthony Santander appears to have ended because of a strained right oblique muscle. Santander hurt the oblique in the eighth inning of the first game of a doubleheader with the Yankees on Friday night, and the Orioles placed him on the 10-day injured list on Saturday....
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Orioles end 19-game losing streak to Yankees as Mountcastle paces offense; Lopez, Valdez pitch well
BALTIMORE—The Orioles’ long Yankees nightmare is over. After 19 straight painful defeats, a club record, the Orioles scored four runs in the fifth inning to beat the Yankees, 6-3, in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday night at Camden Yards. It was the Orioles’ first win over New York since...
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September 4, 2020 at 9:12 pm
Orioles lose 19th straight to Yankees in 2020 style; Eshelman gets late call for start; Alberto honored
BALTIMORE—In wild 2020-style baseball, the Orioles lost their 19th consecutive game to the New York Yankees in the ninth inning of the first game of a doubleheader Friday evening at Camden Yards. After the teams were tied at 4 through seven innings, they played a scoreless eighth. In the top of the...
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Orioles scratch Cobb, place him on injured list; Eshelman starts Game 1
Alex Cobb was scratched as the Orioles’ starter for Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader with the New York Yankees and has been placed on the injured list. Thomas Eshelman will replace him. Manager Brandon Hyde said the Orioles are “following protocol, and he’s unavailable today, and that s really all I can...
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September 3, 2020 at 7:00 am
Pat Valaika’s playing many roles for 2020 Orioles
BALTIMORE—The Orioles’ acquisition of Pat Valaika over the winter wasn’t a headline-making deal. However, it’s turned out to be a good move for the team. Valaika, who had the first four-hit game of his career on Tuesday night, has played in 32 of the Orioles’ 36 games. Only Anthony Santander (36), Renato...
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September 2, 2020 at 8:10 pm
Means calls fastball command ‘horrible’ in Orioles’ 9-4 loss to Mets; Nunez hurts hamstring; Brach returns
BALTIMORE—The Orioles hoped starting pitcher John Means would have an even better second year after he won 12 games in his first. That hasn’t turned out to be the case. Means, who finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2019, continued to give up home runs, and...
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Nunez hits 2 home runs to pace Orioles’ offense in 9-5 win; 32-pitch 2nd inning limits Wojciechowski; Harvey sparkles
BALTIMORE—Early in this 60-game season, the Orioles’ offense showed promise. Within a six-game span, they scored 10 or more runs three times. In recent weeks, the bats have been quiet, and manager Brandon Hyde bemoaned the tepid offense in last weekend’s series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Couldn’t the offense make things...
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September 1, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Orioles add Herrera for infield depth; Stewart returns from Bowie; Alberto out with knee injury
BALTIMORE—The Orioles purchased the contract of infielder Dilson Herrera from their alternate site at Bowie and recalled outfielder DJ Stewart from Bowie on Tuesday. Herrera, who was signed as a minor league free agent last December, has a .203 lifetime batting average with 11 home runs and 23 RBIs in 102 major...
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Cesar Valdez’s journey around the baseball globe brings him to the Orioles
Miguel Castro and Mychal Givens are no longer part of the Orioles’ bullpen after they were traded on consecutive days. It creates opportunities for Tanner Scott, Hunter Harvey and Dillon Tate, promising pitchers eager to prove themselves. It also means a chance for a 35-year-old junkballer, who’s pitched professionally in no fewer...
