April 30, 2013

The Orioles are continuing to make roster moves today, and the latest one has a nice local flavor. Besides needing to free up a spot on their 40-man roster for new backup catcher Chris Snyder, they also have summoned pitcher…

The Orioles will need a fifth starter on Saturday. Who will it be?

We try to keep Closing Time from becoming an injury-driven blog, but on some occasions we can’t avoid it. The Monday night (and Tuesday morning) slate turned into a medical watch, with key players falling by the wayside all over the place.
The bigg…

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Joe Saunders was an Oriole for seven weeks last season. Following a 6-2 loss to his Mariners Monday night, now Baltimore would rather forget about him.

Kevin Gausman’s first five starts in 2013 have absolutely captivated the baseball world. Some prospect experts love talking about his smooth upper-90s fastball while others highlight his quick work on the mound or his ability work out of jams. For…

With .192 average, J.J. Hardy still looking to get it going at the plate for O’s

With few left-handers remaining on road trip, hot McLouth set to play plenty

OAKLAND, Calif. — It took 19 innings and a record-setting six hours and 32 minutes, but the Oakland A’s beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-8 in a baseball marathon that started Monday night and ended early Tuesday morning.