Jason Hammel

Orioles restore order at Camden Yards, taking series from Yankees with 6-3 win

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Earlier this week, the Orioles were spiraling out of the American League East race, couldn't win at home and were watching helplessly as their staunch bullpen faltered and their starters routinely checked out early. Suddenly, after winning two straight...

Jair Jurrjens becomes the Orioles' latest one-and-done starter

2013-05-21 17:23:00

To clear a roster spot for right-hander Miguel Gonzalez’s return from the disabled list Tuesday, the Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk after just one start with the big league club. The move created a vacant spot in...

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...

Thoughts and observations on the arrival of Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman

2013-05-22 03:00:00

Well, the Orioles certainly know how to make a splash. Moments after they beat the Yankees 3-2 in 10 innings on Nate McLouth’s walk-off home run, news broke that the team was calling up pitching prospect Kevin Gausman from Double-A Bowie to make...

Talking Orioles with Birds Watcher's Amanda Redman

2013-05-21 04:00:00

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...

Orioles observations on the losing streak, starting rotation, second base and umpires

2013-05-20 05:20:00

OK, so the Orioles have lost five straight, but it’s not time to panic. Not yet. Last year’s team had just one losing streak over three games, a six-game skid from May 26 to June 1.� But just four of those losses came on the road, as...

Waxing on Jason Hammel and the Orioles rotation

2013-05-18 03:00:00

Frankly, Jason Hammel has been playing with fire all season. The Orioles' Opening Day starter hasn’t been crisp – honest-to-goodness smooth and effortless like in early 2012 – at all in nine starts. Sure, he beat the Tampa Bay Rays...

Some interesting pitching lines (Hammel, Johnson, Gausman, Petersime, Kline)

2013-05-17 18:50:00

Right-hander Jason Hammel turned in one of the worst pitching lines of his Orioles career on Friday night, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out four batters in 4 2/3 innings. That’s his worst outing since...

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,...

Freddy Garcia expected to start Wednesday against San Diego, Hammel going on Friday

2013-05-13 16:26:00

Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia is expected to start Wednesday’s afternoon game against San Diego. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Sunday that he hadn’t decided whether to start Garcia or right-hander Jason Hammel on Wednesday....

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen likely heading to the DL with oblique strain

2013-05-13 13:35:00

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is likely heading to the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. Chen, who abruptly left Sunday’s 6-0 win over Minnesota after five shutout innings with pain in his right side, was re-evaluated Monday and...

Revisiting preseason predictions from Orioles Insiders

2013-05-13 03:05:00

Right before the season started, Ed Encina. Pete Schmuck and I put together our predictions for the team. We published half of those prognostications before Opening Day. I held onto the other 10 for a while. I think it is more fun to see some of the...

Orioles starting pitcher Jason Hammel pitches in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Former Orioles No. 1 starter Jeremy Guthrie will try to avert a three-game Orioles sweep on Thursday night when he takes the mound for the Kansas City Royals, but he has already proven that sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side of the street.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

The Orioles just completed a very difficult homestand that started with a six-game losing streak, which had everybody wondering if the pitching staff would be able to right itself before the club took a serious step back in the AL East standings.

2013-05-03 00:00:00