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Ward went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional runs scored during the Orioles' 12-1 win over the Dodgers on Sunday.
Ward connected on his second homer of the month and only his fourth extra-base hit since the beginning of June. The 32-year-old outfielder has been a fixture near the top of Baltimore's batting order all season, appearing in all but one of the club's first 79 games, but he's really struggling for power during his debut year with the Orioles. Through 358 plate appearances, Ward is slashing .255/.393/.355 with four big flies, 17 doubles, 21 RBI and 49 runs scored.
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Orioles' Cade Povich: Reaches fourth inning in rehab start
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Povich (elbow) struck out three and allowed one hit and no walks over 3.1 scoreless innings Sunday in a rehab start with Double-A Chesapeake.
Povich was about as sharp as the Orioles could have hoped in his first game action at any level since he landed on the 15-day injured list May 8 due to left elbow inflammation. He faced just one batter over the minimum through 3.1 innings, spotting 34 of his 43 pitches for strikes while inducing five whiffs. The southpaw will likely need at least two more rehab starts to get fully stretched out, but he won't be assured a spot in the Baltimore rotation once he's deemed ready to return from the IL.
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Orioles' Dean Kremer: Completes 66-pitch rehab start
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Kremer (quadriceps) struck out five and allowed one earned run on two hits and and two walks in 3.2 innings during his rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Norfolk.
Though he was making his first game appearance since landing on the 60-day injured list April 18, Kremer handled a fairly hefty workload right off the bat. He tossed 66 pitches (38 strikes) in the outing, inducing 12 swings and misses along the way. The right-hander may need just one more rehab start to continue building up his pitch count before potentially rejoining the Baltimore rotation in the first week of July.
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Sitting out with tight groin Sunday
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Holliday (groin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Holliday will miss out at least one start after he was lifted in the eighth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win due to groin tightness, though he said that he's not overly concerned about the injury and thinks that he could play off the bench Sunday if needed, per Jake Rill of MLB.com. Jeremiah Jackson came on the replace him Saturday and will draw the start at second base in Holliday's stead in the series finale.
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Managing tight groin
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Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said that Holliday was removed in the bottom of the eighth inning of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers due to groin tightness, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports. Holliday went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts prior to his departure.
Albernaz said that he pulled Holliday from the game because he didn't want the groin issue to worsen, but the skipper didn't provide a firm indication whether he expects the infielder to miss additional time. Jeremiah Jackson came off the bench to replace Holliday in the field Saturday, and Jackson and Blaze Alexander would represent the main candidates to pick up playing time at the keystone if Holliday requires a stint on the IL.
Cano allowed a hit and struck out one while walking none over two-thirds of a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers.
Baltimore didn't want to go back to Ryan Helsley after the closer took a blown save Friday in just his second appearance returning from elbow inflammation. Andrew Kittredge was initially given the save opportunity, but he allowed a solo home run to Shohei Ohtani and then put Freddie Freeman aboard with a walk. Cano was next in line, and while he allowed a single and an error to let an inherited runner score, he was able to keep the lead for his first save of the season. He has been charged with just one unearned run over 6.1 innings in June, adding a 9:1 K:BB and two holds over nine outings. He's at a 2.08 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB through 26 innings with one save and six holds overall this year. Cano has also allowed only four of 20 inherited runners to score, an improvement on last year when he permitted 10 of 21 inherited runners to score.
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Orioles' Trevor Rogers: Quiets Dodgers
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Rogers (4-7) allowed one hit and two walks while striking out six over seven scoreless innings to earn the win over the Dodgers on Saturday.
Rogers was locked in for his best outing of the season and his first scoreless showing since Opening Day. He threw 60 of 96 pitches for strikes in the dominant performance against a tough opponent. Rogers has given up just six runs and just one homer over 23.1 innings in June, but overall he has a 5.30 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 54:24 K:BB over 73 innings through 14 starts this season. After a six-start losing streak from mid-April to late May, the left-hander has a 2.97 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in his past five outings.
Orioles' Michael Siani: Added to big-league roster
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Siani was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
The 26-year-old outfielder was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers last month and will now get his first opportunity with the Orioles, replacing Adley Rutschman (concussion) on the active roster. Siani has struggled to a .425 OPS in his time with Norfolk this season (15 games) and will likely fill a bench role while up with Baltimore.
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Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Lands on 7-day concussion IL
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The Orioles placed Rutschman on the 7-day injured list Saturday after he was diagnosed with a concussion, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
An errant throw struck Rutschman in the head during Thursday's contest, and he will need some down time as a result of the injury. He will also need to eventually clear concussion protocol before returning to action. With Sam Huff already up providing depth behind the plate, the Orioles will replace Rutschman on the roster with outfielder Michael Siani, who was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk.
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Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out again Saturday
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Rutschman (head) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
This marks Rutschman's second consecutive absence from the starting nine after he was hit in the head by an errant throw while running to first base Thursday. Samuel Basallo will do the catching once again with Gunnar Henderson at DH and Blaze Alexander at shortstop.
Henderson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.
Henderson has gone 7-for-25 (.280) with three homers and six RBI over his last seven games. The shortstop's blast got the Orioles on the board in the sixth inning in this contest. Henderson is hitting .223 with a .716 OPS on the year, and he's added 16 homers, 38 RBI, 41 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple and six stolen bases across 76 games.
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Orioles' Pete Alonso: Goes deep in loss
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Alonso went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.
Alonso went just 1-for-10 with six strikeouts during the Orioles' series in Seattle earlier this week. He bounced back with the homer Friday, his fourth long ball in his last nine games. For the season, the star first baseman is batting .247 with a .798 OPS, 17 homers, 49 RBI, 46 runs scored, 13 doubles and two stolen bases over 77 contests in his first year with Baltimore.
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Orioles' Ryan Helsley: Blows save Friday
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Helsley (0-3) allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and two walks without recording a strikeout over two-thirds of an inning, taking a blown save and the loss Friday versus the Dodgers.
Called on to protect a two-run lead, Helsley couldn't get the job done. This was his second appearance since he returned from right elbow inflammation, and he's allowed five runs (four earned) over 1.2 innings in those games. If his struggles persist, he could lose his hold on the closer role for the Orioles, though this was his first blown save of the year and just the second time he's allowed multiple runs. He's at a 5.11 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 17:9 K:BB through 12.1 innings while converting seven of eight save chances this season.
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Orioles' Trey Gibson: Strikes out eight in no-decision
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Gibson allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out eight over five innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Friday.
Gibson was able to keep the ball down, but he's now walked at least four batters in three of his four outings during this stint in the majors. The rookie right-hander's eight strikeouts were a season high. He's struggled early in his big-league career, posting a 5.81 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 20:18 K:BB through 26.1 innings over six outings (five starts). Until the walk rate comes down, he'll have a tough time being competitive. Gibson is tentatively projected to make his next start in a more favorable road matchup versus the Angels.
Rutschman (head) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Rutschman will take a day to recover after getting hit in the head by a bad throw while running to first base in the ninth inning of Thursday's game. Samuel Basallo will fill in behind the plate, moving Taylor Ward into the DH spot and giving Jeremiah Jackson a start in left field.
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