Brian Matusz

Orioles give up six runs in top of ninth inning in 10-6 loss to Tampa Bay Rays

2013-05-18 19:15:00

These Orioles, under manager Buck Showalter, pride themselves on keeping the long baseball season in perspective, not worrying about trends and streaks and snowballing defeats. So when the club is forced to absorb what was arguably its biggest gut-punch...

Orioles' 6-0 win over Twins marred by Wei-Yin Chen's injury

2013-05-12 17:16:00

The Orioles played one of their better all-around games of the young season Sunday, using three homers and strong pitching to shut out the Minnesota Twins, 6-0, while capturing their ninth series victory in 12 opportunities. And yet the Orioles fly...

Matt Wieters drives in 3 runs as Orioles beat Kansas City Royals, 4-3

2013-05-07 21:05:00

A 48-minute rain delay on Tuesday night might have cost the Orioles their late-inning lead, but it did nothing to their grit. Soon after the storms over Camden Yards faded, so did a two-run seventh-inning cushion. But that only set the stage for more...

Orioles end West Coast trip with an 8-4 win over the Angels

2013-05-05 18:49:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The first five weeks of the Orioles’ season has included more than its share of hotel rooms and plane rides, ending with a marathon 11-day, 11-game stretch to the West Coast. And while it’s still early in the 2013...

Orioles notes and observations (Strop, Showalter, Matusz, Snyder, Britton)

2013-04-29 07:36:00

The Orioles won three of four in Oakland, and most of the correspondence I received from fans Sunday was about how they blew the series finale. That’s a good sign, I guess. You aren’t content with any loss. Been a long time since that was...

Orioles come undone late in 9-8 loss to Oakland

2013-04-28 19:30:00

Throwing a game away — literally — doesn’t usually sit well with teams, especially when they are attempting to establish themselves as consistent winners. So when the Orioles dropped a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Oakland A’s...

Orioles' Nate McLouth thriving in the leadoff role

2013-04-24 16:05:00

The primary goal of any leadoff man is to get on base, and Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth is beginning to fill that role nicely. McLouth reached base in his first four plate appearances in the Orioles' 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays...

For Orioles reliever Pedro Strop, confidence never wavered through rough patches

2013-04-24 04:00:00

Orioles reliever Pedro Strop said he’s never lost his confidence even through some rough outings in the first three weeks of the season. And the Orioles’ confidence in Strop to preserve a one-run lead in the eighth inning of their 4-3 win...

Orioles rally against R.A. Dickey in 4-3 win over Blue Jays

2013-04-23 20:31:00

The last time the Orioles faced knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, they were mystified by pitches with so little spin that you could nearly make out Bud Selig's signature on the baseball. But Tuesday, the Orioles figured out the reigning National League Cy...

What do you do with Jake Arrieta?

2013-04-22 03:00:00

You’ve seen it before. Way too many times before. Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta has an outing in which he looks great in spurts and terrible in spurts. It happened again Sunday in a 7-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He had three perfect...

Reimold's 2-RBI double lifts the Orioles to a 7-5 win over the Dodgers

2013-04-20 15:38:00

Orioles manager Buck Showalter had confidence that Nolan Reimold’s bat would eventually come around. Even though Reimold’s batting average dipped below .200 just two days ago as he struggled to find a comfort zone splitting time between...

Wieters leads crackdown on stolen bases this season

2013-04-19 20:01:00

When Orioles catcher Matt Wieters threw out Tampa Bay's speedy center fielder Desmond Jennings trying to steal second base in the ninth inning Thursday night, it wasn't just an important play in a game the Orioles eventually won in 10 innings. It served...

The inconsistency of the rotation clearly has put extra stress on the bullpen, or maybe everyone was just spoiled by how impermeable the Orioles relief corps was last year.

2013-05-05 00:00:00

have disappointed with inconsistency, but they are still relatively young and could still figure it out as starters.

2013-03-29 10:37:03

Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz sits in the dugout during the fifth inning after giving up back-to-back home runs to the Tampa Bay Rays.

2013-03-02 00:00:00