Rich Dubroff
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May 22, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles give up their 100th homer; Hess has another bad start; Hyde says team lacks depth
BALTIMORE—For the first several weeks of the season, Brandon Hyde tried to put an optimistic front on the losing his new team was going through. Now that the Orioles are nearly a third of the way through what has become a most challenging season for a first-year manager, Hyde is becoming more...
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May 21, 2019 at 6:02 pm
Oriole pitchers getting ready for rare batting opportunity
BALTIMORE—The Orioles play their first interleague series this weekend when they visit the Colorado Rockies for three games beginning Friday. That means no designated hitter for the Orioles and pitchers getting a chance to bat. Manager Brandon Hyde hasn’t named his starters for this weekend, but if the rotation remains unchanged, it...
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Fundamental mistakes doom Orioles in loss to Yankees; Givens falters; Alberto comes through
BALTIMORE—Mychal Givens hasn’t had many save opportunities this season. On Monday, he was in position to earn his fifth but instead he blew his second when he allowed five late runs to the New York Yankees in a wrenching 10-7 Orioles loss. Givens wasn’t helped by his defense. The right-hander came into...
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May 20, 2019 at 5:55 pm
Mark Trumbo appears closer to an Orioles return
BALTIMORE—Mark Trumbo has begun playing in extended spring training games in Sarasota, Fla., and manager Brandon Hyde hopes he’ll be back with the Orioles relatively soon. Trumbo, who is on the 60-day injured list after September surgery on his right knee, had a painful incident when he was hit by pitches in...
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May 19, 2019 at 7:00 am
Blaine Knight’s confident he’s on the right path toward Orioles
FREDERICK, Md.—Blaine Knight’s second start for the Frederick Keys was nothing to be embarrassed about. It just wasn’t as sharp as his first. Knight, a 23-year-old right-hander, who was the Orioles’ third-round draft choice from the University of Arkansas in 2018, had a superb debut for the Keys a week ago. He...
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May 18, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Austin Hays is ready to make up for lost time
FREDERICK, Md.—In 2017, Austin Hays breezed through the Carolina League. He hit .330 with 16 home runs and 41 RBIs in 64 games with High-A Frederick before earning a promotion to Double-A Bowie, where he did just as well and spent the final weeks of the season in the majors. Two years...
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May 17, 2019 at 1:10 pm
Orioles get another short start and an embarrassing loss
During the dreadful seventh inning, MASN Orioles analyst Mike Bordick put it succinctly. “This is hard to watch,” Bordick said. In that awful inning, the Cleveland Indians scored five runs on their way to a 14-7 win over the Orioles. There were defensive misplays in the inning that weren’t counted as errors,...
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May 15, 2019 at 10:11 pm
Yankees sweep Orioles despite another strong effort from Andrew Cashner
NEW YORK—After two days of rain, the Orioles played a doubleheader on Wednesday and suffered two defeats. David Hess allowed four home runs in a 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 1. Andrew Cashner turned in another strong performance in the second game, allowing just four hits and two...
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Yankees hit four homers off Hess as Orioles lose first game of doubleheader
NEW YORK—Davis Hess has won just one game in 2019, and that was when he pitched 6 1/3 hitless innings in his first start on April 1. He has started seven times since then, losing five of those starts. Hess allowed a career-high four home runs and the Orioles lost to the...
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May 14, 2019 at 5:29 pm
Orioles-Yankees postponed again; Hyde explains Monday’s rainout; Tommy John surgery for Zach Pop
NEW YORK—If you’re thinking the Orioles have had a lot of rainouts recently, you’re correct. On Monday night, the Orioles and New York Yankees waited more than two hours past the scheduled 6:35 p.m. starting time before the game was postponed. Tuesday’s game was postponed just before 5 p.m. It was the...
