Rich Dubroff
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April 9, 2019 at 6:52 pm
Alex Cobb joins Nate Karns on Orioles’ injured list
BALTIMORE—The Orioles placed Alex Cob on the 10-day injured list for the second time this season on Tuesday. The 31-year-old right-hander, who began the season on the injured list because of a sore right groin, was put back on the list because of a lumbar strain — five days after pitching in...
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Davis sets hitless record; Orioles break out; smallest crowd in OPCY history
BALTIMORE—Chris Davis didn’t have a hit in five at-bats on Monday and established a major league record for position players with 49 consecutive at-bats without a hit. Davis’ streak goes back to last season, and he’s one short of the major league record for most consecutive plate appearances without a hit. Tony...
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April 8, 2019 at 8:57 pm
Orioles’ Chris Davis sets record for most consecutive at-bats without a hit
BALTIMORE—Chris Davis has a record he doesn’t want. When he flied out to left field in the fifth inning on Monday night against the Oakland Athletics, he set a major league mark for position players with 47 consecutive at-bats without a hit. Davis, who is 0-for-24 this season, was hitless in his...
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April 7, 2019 at 5:52 pm
Orioles have a forgettable afternoon against the Yankees
BALTIMORE—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde likes talking about the positive. On Sunday, he resorted to talking about an infielder who gave up two runs and walked two batters in the ninth inning of a 15-3 loss to the New York Yankees. The Orioles had already given up 13 runs before Hyde walked out...
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After honoring Frank Robinson, Orioles lose late to Yankees
BALTIMORE—Before Saturday night’s game began, the Orioles celebrated the life of Frank Robinson. One of baseball’s all-time greats, Robinson led the Orioles to their first World Series championship in 1966. He died on February 7 at age 83. Robinson was saluted by Jim Palmer, Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson while Eddie Murray...
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April 6, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Orioles’ acquisition of Straily signals return to five-man rotation
BALTIMORE—Dan Straily’s addition to the Orioles’ pitching staff makes it likely the team will do away with its experiment with the opener, at least for the foreseeable future. Straily, a 30-year-old right-hander the Orioles signed on Friday, hasn’t pitched since March 22, three days before the Miami Marlins released him. “I thought...
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April 5, 2019 at 6:26 pm
Orioles sign free-agent starter Dan Straily
Eager to add another experienced major league starter, the Orioles signed Dan Straily on Friday. Straily, a 30-year-old right-hander released by the Miami Marlins on March 25, was immediately added to the major league roster. In seven seasons with Oakland, the Chicago Cubs, Houston, Cincinnati and Miami, Straily is 42-36 with a...
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Davis’ rough start gets rougher as fans boo
BALTIMORE—The Baltimore Orioles owe Chris Davis nearly $110 million for the remainder of his seven-year, $161-million contract. With Mike Elias in charge as the club’s general manager, John and Louis Angelos running the team because of their father’s declining health, fans wonder how long the Orioles will keep their struggling first baseman...
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April 4, 2019 at 7:48 pm
Happy Orioles home opener turns sour
BALTIMORE—Perhaps fans had begun to think that the massive rebuilding process the Orioles have undertaken was going to produce instant results. If they did, the sixth inning of Thursday’s home opener may have changed some minds. The Orioles came back to Oriole Park after winning four of their first six games this...
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April 3, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles keep using players in different roles in fourth straight win
The Orioles’ fourth straight victory, which equals their high-water mark in 2018, illustrated three ways the team has shown improvement in the season’s first week. Andrew Cashner, who allowed six runs on six hits in just four innings on Opening Day, was much sharper in his second start, pitching six scoreless innings...
