Jair Jurrjens

Jurrjens sent down; Arrieta or McFarland to start Thursday; Jones DHing

2013-05-21 14:15:00

In activating Miguel Gonzalez from the disabled list to start Tuesday, the Orioles again shuffled their rotation a bit. Right-hander Jair Jurrjens, who made his first start for the Orioles on Saturday and allowed four runs in five innings, was...

For starters, Dan Duquette hasn't had same magic touch

2013-05-21 11:04:00

If you believe that the Orioles’ unexpected run to the postseason in 2012 was something of magic, then the most dazzling trick the organization pulled off was consistently pulling productive starters out of their sleeves. Executive vice...

Is it too soon for Orioles fans to start panicking?

2013-05-20 09:52:00

Less than two weeks ago, the Orioles were tied for first place in the American League East. Despite subpar starting pitching, they were winning games -- more than 60 percent of them -- because Manny Machado, Adam Jones and Chris Davis were pounding the...

Jair Jurrjens arrives for Saturday start against Rays

2013-05-17 12:19:00

Right-hander Jair Jurrjens, who made the National League All-Star team two years ago with the Atlanta Braves, arrived in the Orioles clubhouse Friday afternoon to prepare for Saturday's start against the Tampa Bay Rays. "This is where everyone wants...

Navarro starting Friday against Rays; Could Flaherty be heading to Triple-A?

2013-05-17 14:23:00

The Orioles have an interesting starting lineup in tonight’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, which includes Yamaico Navarro starting at second base. This could be the beginning of the Orioles taking an extended look at Navarro at the...

Jason Hammel struggles and comeback bid falls short as Orioles lose to Rays, 12-10

2013-05-17 21:03:00

The Orioles again proved Friday night that there are few deficits out of their reach, injecting late-inning suspense into a game that appeared to be a blowout. After trailing by eight runs in the eighth inning, they brought the tying run to the plate,...

Jair Jurrjens talks about joining the Orioles

2013-05-17 13:00:00

Jair Jurrjens, who will make his Orioles debut Saturday, spoke with the local media after arriving in the clubhouse Friday. Here's the Q&A: What are your thoughts being back in the big leagues? This is everyone wants to be. When you are playing...

Orioles notes and observations (Johnson, Jurrjens, Flaherty, Valencia)

2013-05-18 20:01:00

Jim Johnson has now blown two consecutive saves after finishing off 35 straight in the regular season dating back to last July. My take: No big deal. Johnson is exceptionally reliable. But he isn’t perfect. It was a little disconcerting that...

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...

Freddy Garcia gets hit hard by Padres club that cut him this spring

2013-05-15 13:33:00

If you’ve watched Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia through the last few years, you know he doesn’t have a lot of margin for error. He’s around the plate a lot – and he doesn’t throw hard. So when he gets hit, he...

Orioles pregame notes on Gonzalez, Jurrjens, Arrieta, Chen, Wada, Roberts

2013-05-14 14:08:00

Lots of pre-game notes here in addition to the roster moves (Wei-Yin Chen to the disabled list with a strained right oblique; infielder Yamaico Navarro and pitcher Alex Burnett recalled from Triple-A). Here goes: ** Miguel Gonzalez, currently on the...

Steve Johnson struggles in first start of 2013 as Orioles fall to Twins, 8-5

2013-05-11 20:46:00

MINNEAPOLIS — Steve Johnson might have been the best feel-good story in an Orioles season filled with them last year. The local boy, St. Paul's graduate and son of a former Oriole stormed onto the big league stage and won all four of his decisions,...

Why he won't be: Due to contract haggling after his physical, he started late, and didn't really seize the opportunity until Friday's relief performance in which he threw five scoreless innings.

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Manager Buck Showalter doesn't like to make predictions this early in spring, so -- technically -- we don't know who will be in any of the starting slots. But it's obvious that Jason Hammel, Wei-Yin Chen and Miguel Gonzalez will be in the mix if they're healthy. The No.

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Veteran pitcher Jair Jurrjens seemed like he was on the verge of getting a call-up, but he seems to struggle whenever the chance to come to join the major league rotation seems likely.

2013-02-20 00:00:00