Rich Dubroff
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September 15, 2018 at 11:16 pm
With Orioles desperate for starters, Ramirez delivers, offense doesn’t
BALTIMORE—With the Orioles searching for starting pitching, they may have found another option in Yefry Ramirez. The 24-year-old hadn’t started in nearly four weeks as manager Buck Showalter wanted to look elsewhere after Ramirez allowed seven runs in three innings against Cleveland on Aug. 19. Ramirez, who had been in the bullpen,...
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September 14, 2018 at 11:36 pm
Another Orioles starter goes down in another loss
BALTIMORE—With just 15 games to play, the Orioles are scrambling for starting pitchers. For the third time in four games, an Orioles starter was injured. On Tuesday, Alex Cobb left after two innings with a blister or cut on the middle finger of his right hand. A day later, Andrew Cashner had...
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September 13, 2018 at 11:11 pm
Bundy gets first win since July as Orioles beat Athletics
BALTIMORE—After seven winless starts, and a frustration level that he described as “10 out of 10,” Dylan Bundy pitched one of his better games, and the Orioles delivered a rare win over a quality team. Bundy allowed two runs on six hits in six innings, and struck out eight without a walk...
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Orioles’ choice of Stewart over Mountcastle was a logical one for now
BALTIMORE—After the Orioles added DJ Stewart to their major league roster, many fans wondered why they added Stewart, who had a disappointing minor league season, instead of Ryan Mountcastle, who had a superior offensive year. Stewart and Mountcastle were the first two Oriole selections in the 2015 draft. But there’s an important...
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September 12, 2018 at 10:59 pm
Orioles allow 10 runs in third inning, get only one hit in loss to Oakland
BALTIMORE—It was hard to watch. For just the second time this decade, a team’s first 11 batters of an inning reached base on a hit, walk or hit by pitch before making an out. And that team wasn’t the Orioles. The first 11 Oakland Athletics reached base, and 10 of them scored...
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Orioles give Stewart unexpected promotion
BALTIMORE—After the Norfolk Tides completed their season on Labor Day, DJ Stewart wasn’t chosen as one of the additions to the Orioles’ roster. Though Norfolk manager Ron Johnson told Stewart to stay ready, the Orioles’ No. 1 pick in 2015 thought his season was done. Stewart, 24, spent much of spring training...
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September 11, 2018 at 11:02 pm
How much will Orioles’ Jones play in final weeks?
BALTIMORE—After being held out of last weekend’s series at Tampa Bay, Adam Jones was back in the Orioles’ lineup on Tuesday. Jones was 2-for-4 in the Orioles’ 3-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Although Jones was in the lineup, the question is, for how long? During the three games against the Rays,...
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5.1Kat 7:00 amFor this Oriole staffer, 9/11 can’t be forgotten
September is always the hardest month for Keith Bodie. It’s the end of another minor league season and the uncertainty of what...
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September 9, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Joseph fumes as Orioles complete awful road trip
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Caleb Joseph was disgusted. He’s the third most senior member of the Orioles, behind Adam Jones and Chris Davis, and he’s watched the team he joined in 2014 come apart. Joseph knew once the July trades were made, it would be a challenge, but after the Orioles lost for the...
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September 8, 2018 at 10:34 pm
Yet another ugly loss for the Orioles at Tropicana Field
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Over the years, Tropicana Field has been a house of horrors for the Orioles. This year, they’ve lost six of eight here. Since the Rays came into existence in 1998, the Orioles are 88-100 here. That 100th loss came a night after the Orioles recorded their 100th loss in 2018....