Rich Dubroff
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July 30, 2019 at 8:34 pm
Davis hits game-winning homer to end drought; Orioles have winning road trip
SAN DIEGO—In his first three at-bats against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Chris Davis struck out. That ran his hitless streak to 18. On the nine-game road trip, Davis was 0-for-16 with 14 strikeouts. The fourth at-bat was different. Davis homered against left-handed Matt Strahm to center in the eighth, breaking a...
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Trey Mancini doesn’t think Orioles will trade him, reiterates he wants to stay
SAN DIEGO—Even though his name has been thrown around in trade rumors, Trey Mancini doesn’t think he’s going anywhere. Earlier Tuesday, MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi suggested that the Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers had been making a push for Mancini. With the trade deadline nearing on Wednesday at 4...
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Hess allows homers on first two pitches; Dwight Smith Jr. hurt; Dillon Tate debuts
SAN DIEGO—Desperate for a starter, the Orioles resorted to calling up David Hess, who was sent down to Triple-A Norfolk last month in the hopes of making him a reliever. Hess, who threw 86 pitches on Thursday for Norfolk, began the game inauspiciously. He allowed home runs to Fernando Tatis Jr. and...
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July 29, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Who will the Orioles trade, and who won’t they?
SAN DIEGO—It’s two days before the trade deadline, which comes on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Unlike past years, there isn’t an August 31 deadline when players who pass through waivers could be traded. The Orioles began the trade season by sending Andrew Cashner to the Boston Red Sox on July 13 for...
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July 28, 2019 at 8:19 pm
Orioles’ Givens allows game-winning homer; Hyde unsure about starters for Padres series
ANAHEIM, California—Mychal Givens came to Brandon Hyde before Sunday’s game and told his manager he wanted to pitch. Givens threw 30 pitches in saving Saturday’s exciting win, and in a 4-4 tie on Sunday, Hyde thought his closer was his best option. After getting one out, Matt Thaiss hit his second home...
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Givens strikes out Trout during ninth-inning save; Orioles set homer record
ANAHEIM, California—The Orioles had a two-run lead heading into the ninth inning. If reliever Mychal Givens could work efficiently, he wouldn’t have to face Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Instead, Givens walked Matt Thaiss with one out, and rookie shortstop Richie Martin failed to get an out on Luis Rengifo’s grounder. Thaiss...
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July 27, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Wojciechowski has another strong outing; Means placed on injured list
ANAHEIM, California—Asher Wojciechowski woke up on Friday morning not knowing the result of the Orioles’ grueling game with the Los Angeles Angels from the night before. Wojciechowski, who was scheduled to start a night later, watched the game from the dugout but left the ballpark to get some sleep close to midnight...
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July 26, 2019 at 6:12 pm
Some thoughts on what I saw from the Orioles last night and this morning
ANAHEIM, California—By the time the Orioles’ 16-inning, 10-8 win over the Los Angeles Angels was complete, it was 4:27 a.m. back East. Early risers, who are never able to watch even the beginning of West Coast Orioles games, got to catch the tail end of this one. Some hours before, when Mychal...
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Orioles’ Rutschman to make Maryland debut for Aberdeen Saturday
Adley Rutschman will play his first professional game in Maryland on Saturday night for the Aberdeen IronBirds. Rutschman, who was the first overall pick in June’s Major League Baseball Draft, was removed from his game with Rookie League Gulf Coast in Bradenton, Florida for a pinch-runner after going 0-for-3 with a walk...
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Orioles win bizarre game in 16th; Wilkerson gets first save for position player; Villar hits big homer
ANAHEIM, California—After the most eventful game most of the Orioles had ever played, there was yelling, screaming and celebrating in their clubhouse. It didn’t matter that it was after 1:30 a.m. Pacific Time and that only the hardest of hard-core fans endured the more than six hours to watch a game that...
