Rich Dubroff
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September 12, 2020 at 5:25 pm
Orioles’ offense stays silent in fourth straight loss, 2-1, to Yankees; Kremer, Valdez keep New York in check
NEW YORK—The Orioles have played better than expected this season. Their bats, however, have suddenly gone silent. In their first three games at Yankee Stadium this weekend, they’ve scored two runs on 10 hits. They’ve lost all three. On Saturday, they had an opportunity to come away with a win behind starter...
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Akin roughed up early as Orioles lose doubleheader to Yankees; Wojciechowski allows two three-run homers to Voit
NEW YORK—Keegan Akin had a fun evening last Saturday, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the New York Yankees. Akin watched as his teammates scored a 6-1 win over Gerrit Cole. His rematch against the Yankees didn’t go very well at all. Throwing 39 pitches in the first inning, Akin was pulled...
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September 11, 2020 at 7:02 pm
Cobb allows 3 home runs in Orioles’ 6-0 Game 1 loss to Yankees; Cole throws 2-hitter, strikes out 9
NEW YORK—Alex Cobb hadn’t pitched in 12 days. Cobb didn’t test positive for Covid-19, but he had a cold, and the Orioles placed him on the injured list as a precaution. The layoff appeared to hurt Cobb. He gave up two home runs to the Yankees in the first inning and a...
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Many worthy choices for 2020’s Most Valuable Oriole
NEW YORK—In many years, the Most Valuable Oriole is an obvious choice. This is not one of those years. With 18 games remaining in this 60-game season, there isn’t a clear frontrunner for the award, which is voted on by the local media. There seemed to be a leader until rightfielder Anthony...
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September 10, 2020 at 6:17 pm
Ryan McKenna hopes to move from taxi squad to Orioles’ roster; Weekend rotation set; Hyde on Harvey
NEW YORK—The taxi squad is a necessary addition for the 2020 season. Each team can take as many as five players, one of whom must be a catcher, on road trips. It’s a way of making sure injured players can be replaced on the 28-man roster without resorting to commercial air travel,...
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Alonso’s homer, Mets’ defense send Orioles to 7-6 loss; Mountcastle, Stewart stay hot; Clemente honored
NEW YORK—During Orioles manager Brandon Hyde’s pregame press conference, he fielded question after question about the Orioles’ playoff chase. Hyde did his best to acknowledge that he follows the contending American League teams and caution that there are still many games to be played. Things looked promising for the Orioles when they...
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September 9, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Hyde tries to keep Orioles’ focus on the present and not postseason; Injury updates on Cobb, Hays, Armstrong
NEW YORK—The Orioles’ four-game winning streak has moved them to within a half-game of the New York Yankees and only a game behind the Houston Astros. When this unique season began July 24, the common theme was “anything can happen,” but there weren’t many who thought the Orioles could be within hailing...
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Orioles win fourth straight behind Means, who responds to Hyde’s ‘tough talk’; Offense helps with four homers
NEW YORK—Through his first six starts, John Means couldn’t put a complete performance together. He’d given up two homers in each of his last three outings and hadn’t gotten through six innings. In the first of six games played in New York against the Mets and Yankees this week, Means was superb,...
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September 8, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Orioles reinstate Chris Davis from injured list; Pitcher Carson Fulmer activated
NEW YORK—The Orioles reinstated Chris Davis from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Davis had been on the injured list because left knee patella tendinitis since August 21st. Davis is batting .122 with one RBI in 15 games. “Chris, the last few days had been taking quite a few at-bats at Bowie,”...
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5.4K10at 7:23 amPierre Gibbons: Hero and devoted Orioles fan
Monday was Pierre Gibbons’ 58th birthday, a day that last year doctors doubted he’d see. Last September 23rd, Gibbons was watching Monday...