May 1, 2013

McLouth batting leadoff, Machado hitting second in O’s-Mariners rubber match

Here we are on May 1, with a month of baseball in the books. There are still many months ahead of us, but with 30 days upon which to reflect, we can already pick out some pleasant surprises from the first chapter of the 2013 baseball season.
We’re no…

The Orioles play the Seattle Mariners in the third game of a three-game series. The teams have split the first two games of the series.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter used four relievers last night to cover the final four innings of a 7-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Showalter used Tommy Hunter for a second consecutive game, but he avoided closer Jim Johnson, who hasn’t…

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How do the 2013 Orioles stack up with the 2012 squad in the month of April?

Roberto Alomar can add another honor to an already large collection of them, as the former Orioles second baseman was elected to the team’s Hall of Fame, along with former scout and baseball operations executive Don Pries. They will be inducted on Aug. 2.

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With Roberto Alomar at second base, the Baltimore Orioles came close to the World Series in 1996 and 1997. Alomar regrets he didn’t get to play in one.