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For a brief period of time, things appeared to be going well for the Orioles. Five wins in a row, taking games out of the second wild card-holding Royals, good starting pitching, an offense that was doing well enough to get the job done. Baseball seems so much easier when your starting rotation isn’t pitching like the worst rotation in the league. That happy little interruption of a dismal season has been halted for the moment. Between the bad pitching of Chris Tillman on Thursday night, with Tillman now seeming to be demoted to the bullpen, to a bad luck and mistake-laden loss on Friday night that saw the usually-reliable Mychal Givens blow it big time, the O’s are now again three games below Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 6:43:pm EST

Chris Carelli, SNY.TV: In the offseason, the Yankees made a one-year commitment to Matt Holliday, a career .303 hitter with power and playoff experience. The purpose was to add some strength to the middle of the lineup and provide what was expected to be a young crop of players another veteran presence. The risk was being rewarded handsomely until Holliday fell ill with Epstein-Barr virus, which sapped his energy and required a 19-day stint on the disabled list. Holliday returned with the rest of his teammates as the All-Star break concluded. Now, we're questioning how long Yankees manager Joe Girardi can keep penciling Holliday into the starting lineup as the designated hitter. Holliday made Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 5:45:pm EST

When we think of significant Oriole contracts set to expire after the 2018 season, the two that immediately come to mind belong to Manny Machado and Zach Britton. However, two others set to end after next year are likely even more essential to the future of the team – those belonging to Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter. Both joined the organization in 2011, signing extensions after the 2012 season and the team’s first playoff appearance since 1997. The Orioles’ brain trust was set for the next six seasons and was expected to provide the personnel and management to lead to even greater things. After all, with a talented core of players like Machado, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Chris Tillman and Continue to Article

August 04, 2017 9:13:am EST

The Detroit Tigers appear to be saving their best baseball for rainy days. Justin Upton homered and drove in two runs, and Detroit shook off two rain delays and a triple play in a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Ian Kinsler hit his 45th career leadoff home run for the Tigers, who built a 7-0 lead in the third inning and ended Baltimore's five-game winning streak. Continue to Article

August 04, 2017 1:16:am EST

The fingerprint-entry system Clear, founded in 2003 to help airport travelers skip security lines, went out of business back in 2009. Last week Clear launched at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. At ballparks, Clear is free. Continue to Article

August 03, 2017 2:54:pm EST

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