Brett Gardner

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-04-17 09:17:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. .341 -- Matt Wieters’ career batting average against the Tampa Bay Rays. Orioles catcher Matt Wieters has been slumping over the...

Orioles' bats go cold in 3-0 loss to Yankees

2013-04-14 21:08:00

The Orioles' success of last year earned them a spot on the national stage at Yankee Stadium, the team's first nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball game since 2008. Being the only game on the schedule at that time, the baseball world was watching....

Adam Jones' error, triple play cool off Orioles in 5-2 loss to the Yankees

2013-04-12 20:48:00

NEW YORK — Adam Jones called it a routine play. The Orioles center fielder wouldn’t blame it on the cold or the wind or the rain. Regardless of the conditions, he said it was a play he’s made before countless times. “Just...

Looking at the defenses of the AL East teams

2013-02-28 10:00:00

Luckily, they don’t trot out the old “defense wins championship” clich� as much in baseball circles – but there’s no denying there have been teams who improve their ‘D’ and then find increased success. So, as we...

Orioles topple Yankees 10-7 in first game of day-night split-squad doubleheader

2013-02-27 14:08:00

TAMPA, Fla. -- Each of the Orioles' first five batters facing Yankees starter Nik Turley scored before the New York left-hander could record a single out Wednesday afternoon as the O’s ran out to a quick seven-run lead in a 10-7 win. A rematch...

Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta's fastball fluid vs. Yankees, but walks were costly

2013-02-27 16:46:00

TAMPA, Fla. – One of Jake Arrieta’s goals in the early part of spring training is to pound the lower part of the strike zone with his mid-90s fastball, to tempt hitters to chop balls into the ground and let his defense make plays behind him....

Orioles top Yankees, 5-1, to improve to 3-0 in Grapefruit League play

2013-02-25 13:49:00

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts hit a pair of doubles and scored two runs, and left fielder Nate McLouth added a two-out, pinch-hit double in the fourth inning to give the Orioles a 5-1 win over the Yankees at Ed Smith Stadium....

Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz begins to make his case for rotation spot

2013-02-25 12:25:00

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz threw two scoreless innings in his first spring start Monday against the New York Yankees, overcoming a pair of singles to open the game to retire the final five batters he faced. “It was nice...

Down the Stretch (Sept. 16)

2012-09-16 07:30:00

[Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming night for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.] About last night A's win, knock O's out of first place Showalter and...

Despite Simon's strong start, Orioles fall to Yankees, 3-2

2011-08-29 20:36:00

Not having won a home series against the New York Yankees in more than two years, the Orioles seemingly had the perfect opportunity Monday night. The Yankees were without shortstop Derek Jeter, who missed his second consecutive game with a knee bruise,...

Orioles notes: Gonzalez finally pitching well late in games

2011-08-30 20:29:00

Michael Gonzalez's career in Baltimore hasn't played out as he had hoped when he signed a two-year, $12 million deal before the 2010 season. But as his turbulent Orioles career possibly winds down, the left-handed reliever is finally doing what the club...

Orioles lose to Yankees in game delayed more than 4 hours

2011-09-06 23:49:00

The wading was the hardest part. The Orioles and New York Yankees whiled away more than four hours waiting for the rain to relent Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium before finally taking the soggy field and playing well into the morning to avoid a day/night...

The speedster played just 16 games last year before suffering a season-ending elbow injury diving for a ball. The Yankees planned to experiment with him in center field and Curtis Granderson in left this spring, but then Granderson got hurt.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

A broken forearm will keep Granderson out of the Yankees lineup until at least May. New York had started to experiment with him in left field, but because he hasn't had a chance to get many reps out there, he'll likely return as the center fielder.

2012-10-12 00:00:00

Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner puts the ball in play in a exhibition game vs. the Mets on Wednesday.

2012-04-04 00:00:00