Rich Dubroff
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August 13, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles win fourth series of 2020; Santander, Ruiz, Sisco homer; Hyde likes attitude
PHILADELPHIA—Sixteen games into the season, it’s clear that this Orioles team is better than last year’s. On Wednesday night, they won their fourth straight game and captured their fourth series of the 60-game season. In 2019, they didn’t win their fourth series until midway through a conventional 162-game season. The Orioles ran...
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August 12, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Orioles’ Hyde managing 3-batter minimum; Scott shows improvement; Iglesias’ recovery
PHILADELPHIA—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has to use his bullpen differently in 2020. There’s a new rule, and it’s one that was going to be in effect before the pandemic: A pitcher must face at least three batters or end an inning. It minimizes the left-handed specialist like Brian Matusz, who’d come in...
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Orioles win thriller over Phillies, 10-9, on Hays’ inside-the-park HR; Hyde compares game to boxing match
PHILADELPHIA—In this most unusual season, the unlikely keeps happening to the Orioles. There was an abundance of it on Tuesday night in a roller-coaster ride with the Philadelphia Phillies. First, the Orioles came back from a three-run deficit to take a 5-3 lead in the seventh. Then reliever Miguel Castro, who’d been...
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August 11, 2020 at 5:26 pm
Orioles place Means on injured list for testing; Hyde talks about use of Givens; Wojciechowski’s thoughts on 2020
PHILADELPHIA—Orioles starter John Means is traveling to Baltimore after attending his father’s funeral, and he’ll have to go through the Covid-19 protocols before he can be activated. Means was taken off the bereavement list and put on the injured list. Thomas Eshelman, who started Saturday night in Washington, will start on Thursday...
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Answers to your Orioles questions
The season is a few innings short of one-quarter complete, and the Orioles are playing better than many thought they would. There are lots of questions to get to, and a number of them are about Ryan Mountcastle. Question: What has to happen for Ryan Mountcastle to get an everyday shot at...
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August 10, 2020 at 7:00 am
Suspended game just another in a season of challenges for 2020 Orioles
In just over two weeks, the Orioles’ 2020 season has been full of challenges. The latest was unexpected, just like the storm that suddenly appeared at Nationals Park on Sunday a little after 2:30 p.m. While it was comical to watch the grounds crew attempt to unravel a tangled tarpaulin, the result...
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August 9, 2020 at 5:23 pm
Tarp issues cause Orioles-Nationals game to be suspended; Pitcher Jorge Lopez added
WASHINGTON—After waiting more than two hours, the Orioles and Washington Nationals will have to wait until Friday to complete Sunday’s game. Because of a malfunctioning tarp, the grounds crew wasn’t able to cover the field after a pop-up shower, and it was determined that the field was unplayable. The Orioles were trying...
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Back-to-back pinch-hit home runs and Santander’s blast propel Orioles to comeback win over Nationals; Harvey update
WASHINGTON—Through seven innings, Washington Nationals pitchers Austin Voth, Javy Guerra and Tanner Rainey had shut down the Orioles on just two hits. Trailing by three runs, their dormant offense woke up against Sean Doolittle. Pat Valaika and Pedro Severino, half of the Orioles’ trimmed-down, four-man bench, hit consecutive pinch-hit home runs to...
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August 8, 2020 at 4:10 pm
Orioles recall Akin; Wojciechowski will start Sunday; Mullins optioned to Bowie
The Orioles have recalled left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin from their alternate site in Bowie. He’ll be available in long relief on Saturday night and Sunday. Asher Wojciechowski will start Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals on three days’ rest. Wojciechowski threw five innings in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against Miami....
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Orioles rebound with 11-0 rout of Nationals; Iglesias leads offense with 4 hits; Milone shuts down Nats
WASHINGTON—After four losses against a team reeling from the coronavirus, the Orioles broke out against the defending World Series champions. The Orioles set season highs in runs and hits (19) in an 11-0 blowout of the Washington Nationals Friday night at Nationals Park. In losing four straight to the Miami Marlins, who...
