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1 World Champions 1983, 1970, 1966 American League Champions 1983, 1979, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1966 American League East Division Champions 2014, 1997, 1983, 1979, 1974, 1973, 1971, 1970, 1969 American League Wild Card 2016, 2012, 1996 Game Stories: Monday, June 5, 2017 Pena's throwing error, Tillman's wildness too much for Orioles to overcome in 7-3 loss to Red Sox The Sun 6/4 O's can't build on big first inning in loss to Sox MLB.com 6/4 Orioles outright Fry to open 40-man spot (O s lose 7-3) MASNsports.com 6/4 Benintendi hits 2 HRs to help Red Sox beat Orioles 7-3 AP 6/4 Chris Tillman Decent, But Not Good Enough In 7-3 Loss To Boston PressBoxOnline.com 6/4 Columns: Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has big dreams for Baltimore City youth baseball program The Sun 6/5 Orioles thoughts: Is right-hander Edwin Jackson up next? The Sun 6/5 Orioles observations: Offense fizzles after scoring three runs off Red Sox ace Sale in first inning The Sun 6/4 Before calling his final game, longtime Orioles radio broadcaster Fred Manfra cherishes memories The Sun 6/4 Orioles acquire minor league infielder Rubén Tejada from Yankees The Sun 6/4 Early Orioles notes: Castillo's obstacles, Wright's foundation and bullpen survival with Jimenez The Sun 6/4 O's broadcaster Manfra calls last game at home MLB.com 6/5 Machado hosts 4th annual BaseBOWL MLB.com 6/5 Two-out sixth-inning error costly for O's in loss MLB.com 6/4 Improving Gausman gets call vs. Bucs MLB.com 6/4 Leftovers for breakfast MASNsports.com 6/5 Orioles settle for split with 7-3 loss MASNsports.com 6/4 Showalter on bullpen, Castillo, Manfra and more (we re tied) MASNsports.com 6/4 Orioles and Red Sox lineups MASNsports.com 6/4 Did O s steady the ship with 4-3 run? MASNsports.com 6/5 Orioles acquire infielder Rubén Tejada MASNsports.com 6/4 Francisco Peña on key throwing error and Chris Tillman on his outing MASNsports.com 6/4 O s get three early runs but nothing after and lose series finale MASNsports.com 6/4 O s game blog: Chris Tillman faces Boston in series finale MASNsports.com 6/4 Mike Wright on his family s charity today at Camden Yards MASNsports.com 6/4 Tim Kurkjian: If Orioles Have Chance To Make Playoffs, They Should Keep Manny Machado PressBoxOnline.com 6/5 Fred Manfra Says Goodbye To Generations Of Orioles Fans PressBoxOnline.com 6/4 Longtime Baltimore Orioles Radio Announcer Fred Manfra Calls Last Game CBS Baltimore 6/4 Bowling For A Good Cause With Manny Machado & Orioles CBS Baltimore 6/4 Thoughts on Fred Manfra s retirement, Ruben Tejada s acquisition and the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Melvin Mora s sister-in-law BaltimoreBaseball.com 6/5

2 Myriad Orioles Thoughts: A costly error, Sale being Sale, and trends at the one-third mark BaltimoreBaseball.com 6/4

3 story.html Pena's throwing error, Tillman's wildness too much for Orioles to overcome in 7-3 loss to Red Sox By Eduardo A. Encina / The Baltimore Sun Sunday marked another step forward for Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman, who recorded a quality start despite issuing a season-high four walks, two of which ended up scoring in the Orioles 7-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Tillman was one strike away from leaving the game tied after six innings, but catcher Francisco Pena tried to end the inning on his own. With the bases loaded and two outs, Pena made a nice block on a curveball in the dirt, but then rifled an errant throw trying to get Mitch Moreland off third base, the ball sailing past a diving Manny Machado and along the third-base line in foul ground, allowing two runs to score. The Orioles split their four-game series against the Red Sox with Sunday s loss and seemed to find their footing against at home, winning four of seven against the New York Yankees and Boston after their season-high seven-game losing streak. But they ended their series with Boston exactly where it began, trailing the Red Sox by 1 1/2 games for second place in the American League East. And while Tillman recovered well from a long first inning from the third through fifth innings, he retired nine straight and rebounded from his shortest start of the season (a 2 2/3-inning outing against the Yankees on Tuesday), he s still fighting to find the command that made him the Orioles most reliable starter the previous four seasons. A lot of it has got to do with who you are facing, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of Tillman. They make you grind. And Chris held it together gave us a chance to win. I thought he was better than last time out. A little crisper earlier, found his way and gave us a chance against a really good pitcher and a good team. Tillman has struggled in the first inning, and the two earned runs he allowed in the opening frame Sunday gave him a ERA in the first inning. The two walks Tillman issued in the first inning against Boston a free pass to Andrew Benintendi with two batters into the game and an ensuing walk to Moreland two batters later loaded the bases with one out set the stage for a two-run single by Jackie Bradley Jr. The Orioles were given their own early gift three runs in the first inning off Red Sox lefthander Chris Sale, who had not allowed a run in the first inning in any of his previous 11 starts but Tillman could not take advantage. I don t think there s really a good time to walk guys, Tillman said. The timing isn t an issue; it s walks in general. Especially early on, setting the tempo. Guys got off to a pretty good start and to give that lead away, not good. You ve got to be better from the get-go. In the sixth, Tillman couldn t overcome two walks again. After allowing a leadoff single to Moreland, Tillman struck out Hanley Ramirez, but then walked Bradley and Pablo Sandoval back-to-back. After striking out catcher Sandy Leon swinging at a curveball in the dirt, Tillman threw a 0-2 curveball that bounced in front of the plate and was corralled on a big hop by Pena, but Pena s throw sailed to the foul side of the third-base line past Machado, gift-wrapping two runs for the Red Sox as Moreland and Bradley scored. What I saw was an unbelievable stop on a wild pitch, Showalter said. It's one of those things, you see and you go for it. It's just a tough lane to throw through. We weren't able to get an out

4 there. But I'm more about blocking the pitch. I try to dwell on that part of it. I'm more about that part of it. Unbelievable block. I don't know how these guys do what they do. Pena said his view of third was partially blocked by Moreland along the baseline, which he said made him hesitate with his throw and yank it. But as a catcher, you re always aggressive, Pena said. He s giving you an out right there. You ve got runners on base, and a guy that puts the ball in play a lot. I thought I had an opportunity, and I took it, but, bad throw. All I can do it is come back tomorrow and try and win a ballgame. As for Tillman, it s been six starts since he returned from the disabled list. He missed the season s first month recovering from shoulder problems that slowed his spring training and dated to August. All along, the Orioles and Tillman dismissed his unsteady minor league rehabilitation starts by saying they served as his spring training. Tillman did record a quality start. The two runs he allowed in the sixth were unearned, so his sixinning, three earned-run start qualified. Over the past four seasons, Tillman has served as the club s stopper, usually there to deliver a deep start when needed, but this season he s battled to get through six innings. Tillman is averaging 4.6 walks per nine innings, which is his most since 2010, and his walks and hits per innings pitched is 1.82, also the highest of his career and eighth worst among major league starters with 20 or more innings. But he sees incremental improvements getting the results he wants, even in a loss. Today was much better, Tillman said. I was glad I was able to take that step. I just wish early on I made a few better pitches, especially off-speed stuff. It s out of the zone right out of the getgo and kind of forces you to use the fastball a little more in counts that you normally wouldn t. You ve got to be a little better with the off-speed stuff early on.

5 O's can't build on big first inning in loss to Sox By Mandy Bell and Ian Browne / MLB.com BALTIMORE -- Chris Sale labored early, then dominated the rest of the way, riding two home runs from Andrew Benintendi to a 7-3 victory over the Orioles that allowed the Red Sox to sneak out of Baltimore with the split of a four-game series after losing the first two. Boston jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on a Jackie Bradley Jr. single in the top of the first inning, giving a little cushion for Sale before he took the mound. But the Orioles, helped by a leadoff double by Joey Rickard, RBI hits by Chris Davis and Jonathan Schoop and a pair of misplays by third baseman Pablo Sandoval, worked Sale for 39 pitches to take a 3-2 lead. Despite pushing Sale, the Orioles bats went silent for the rest of the game. Sale gave up only two hits after the first inning before exiting the game after six innings. The lefty allowed six hits and struck out nine batters. "That's the job of a starting pitcher, fill up as many innings as you can," said Sale. "I really had to kind of refocus after that and not let the emotions get the best of me. Not only that, we're still in it. Cashing in after the first is going to make for a long day. "Just having the confidence in my team behind me to go out there and just kind of keep pitching, knowing that at some point in the game we're going to score again." Benintendi tied the game at 3 in the third inning with his first home run in 80 at-bats, but both offenses were silenced until the sixth inning when Orioles catcher Francisco Pena overthrew Manny Machado at third in a pickoff attempt, allowing two runs to score. "You figure [Sale's] going to get right and pitch," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "We were fortunate, Chris [Davis] got a jam shot over there and we got deep in counts with some foul balls.... I think [Sale] found his way and got through. You knew when they scored and got ahead he was going to go to another level. "He was good but I thought our guys were good off him. They got a bunch of good arms. You look at all the arms they run out at you, it's a challenge." Just when the Orioles thought they were still in reach, Benintendi struck again, launching another home run in the seventh inning, followed by an RBI single in the ninth to cap off his three-rbi afternoon. Orioles starter Chris Tillman allowed three earned runs on six hits through six innings. The righty walked four batters and struck out three. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Pena's costly overthrow: In the top of the sixth inning, Tillman worked himself into a basesloaded jam. With two outs, Tillman threw a knuckle curve in the dirt that Pena was able to keep in front of him. Pena then attempted to pick the runner off third, but sent the ball into right field, allowing two runs to score and breaking the 3-3 tie. Benintendi's dingers: Benintendi hit his second home run onto Eutaw Street for his first multihomer game. On a 1-1 count, the ball left Benintendi's bat at mph -- his second-hardest hit in the Statcast Era -- and traveled a projected 388 feet to deep right field. "It's been awhile since he got the contact point out front," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "He's got such a beautiful swing. Chris Sale clearly did his job through his six innings, but it's also good to see Beni get off the schneid a little bit with those extra-base hits today." QUOTABLE

6 "The thing that was even bigger for me to see was Pablo's next at-bat after all that happened. He didn't hang his head. He wasn't pouting about it. He came up with a plan, ready to go, and he ripped a double in the gap. I think that speaks a lot about who he is, his character, and the kind of teammate he is. When you see something like that, it lifts you up a little bit. And I think it got our team going in the right direction." -- Sale, crediting Sandoval for shaking off his defensive woes "Today was much better. I was glad I was able to take that step. I just wish early on I made a few better pitches, especially off-speed stuff.... You've got to be a little better with the off-speed stuff early on." -- Tillman, on how close he is to being all the way back after being on the disabled list to start the season SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS Before breaking out on Sunday, Benintendi had slashed.123/.221/.137 with no HRs and five RBIs in his previous 73 at-bats. REPLAY REVIEW In the bottom of the first inning, the Orioles had runners on first and second and issued a double steal. Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon threw to third and the runner, Rickard, was called out. After a manager challenge by the Orioles, the call was overturned. The review lasted 1 minute and 44 seconds. In the bottom of the fourth, Trey Mancini led off the inning with a line shot to right field. Mookie Betts came forward to make the catch low to the ground, but the ruling on the field was that the ball was trapped. After a manager challenge by Boston, the call was overturned. The review lasted 50 seconds. WHAT'S NEXT Red Sox: The Red Sox will spend Monday's off-day in New York, and then open a three-game rivalry series at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. It is just the second series between the rivals this season. Drew Pomeranz, who is coming off two solid starts in a row, gets the start for the Red Sox. He will be opposed by right-hander Masahiro Tanaka. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. Orioles: After a day off on Monday, the Orioles will host the Pirates in the first of two games on Tuesday at Camden Yards. Kevin Gausman (3-4, 5.92) will take the mound for the O's against right-hander Ivan Nova. After some early-season struggles, Gausman has a 3.00 ERA in his last three outings, including two quality starts. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. ET. Watch every out-of-market regular-season game live on MLB.TV.

7 Orioles outright Fry to open 40-man spot (O s lose 7-3) By Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com The Orioles have cleared a spot on their 40-man roster. Feel free to speculate on how they re going to fill it. Left-hander Paul Fry cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles made the announcement during today s game against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Fry is 1-0 with a 6.56 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Norfolk. He has a 1.50 WHIP in 23 1/3 innings. The Orioles acquired Fry from the Mariners on April 14 for international bonus slot No. 105, which is worth $198,000. They designated pitcher Parker Bridwell for assignment to make room and traded him to the Angels three days later for a player to be named later or cash. Fry has been designated for assignment twice in three months. The Orioles recalled Fry on April 24 and optioned him two days later. He didn t appear in a game, putting his major league debut on hold. Catcher Francisco Peña occupied the last spot on the 40-man roster after the Orioles selected his contract from Norfolk and placed Welington Castillo on the disabled list. Today s move creates another opening. Pitcher Edwin Jackson agreed to extend his opt-out clause until Monday and the Orioles could select his contract and make another bullpen move. They have some optionable pieces if they decide to go that route. They also have Ubaldo Jiménez, who s always included in the roster speculation and intrigue when he s struggling. Jackson threw a scoreless inning yesterday with two strikeouts to lower his ERA to 3.10 in 12 appearances. Pedro Álvarez remains with Norfolk beyond his second opt-out date, but there isn t an easy method for getting him back to the majors with the Orioles sticking with a four-man bench. Meanwhile, the Red Sox scored two unearned runs in the top of the sixth inning to lead 5-3. Chris Tillman retired nine in a row before Mitch Moreland s leadoff single. Jackie Bradley Jr. and Pablo Sandoval walked with one out, but Sandy Leon struck out. Tillman got two strikes on Deven Marrero and bounced a knuckle-curve. Peña blocked the ball, fired to third trying to nab Moreland and sailed it down the left field line to let the tiebreaking runs score. Tillman came out after throwing 103 pitches in six innings. Mike Wright replaced him and served up Andrew Benintendi s second home run today to increase the lead to 6-3. This is Benintendi s first career multi-homer game. This is Wright s third appearance in five days, and though the Orioles are off Monday, he may be vulnerable to another ride on the Norfolk shuttle. Update: Wright was charged with another run in the ninth after Richard Bleier replaced him and gave up Benintendi s RBI single. Update II: The Orioles lose 7-3 and settle for a split of the four-game series.

8 The Orioles are overall, in the American League East and at home. They remain 3 ½ games behind the first-place Yankees, who lost to the Blue Jays. Benintendi hits 2 HRs to help Red Sox beat Orioles 7-3 Associated Press BALTIMORE -- The next time the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox meet, summer will be winding down and football season will almost be here. Until then, each team will do its best to be in contention when the next series between these AL East foes gets under way. Andrew Benintendi hit two home runs, Chris Sale pitched six innings to earn his sixth straight win and Boston beat Baltimore 7-3 Sunday for a split of the four-game series. The Red Sox broke a sixth-inning tie by scoring two unearned runs on a throwing error by catcher Francisco Pena, and Benintendi's second homer made it 6-3 in the seventh. With the victory, the Red Sox improved to 6-7 against the Orioles. Nearly a quarter of Boston's first 56 games were against Baltimore, but the teams won't play again until Aug. 25. That's why the Red Sox were delighted to win the final two games to get a split. "We're neck-and-neck with this team and this division is going to be bunched up for the foreseeable future," Boston manager John Farrell said. "To get out of here even instead of being down 3-1, it's a big swing day for us." Speaking of big swings, Benintendi hit two solo shots before adding an RBI single in the ninth. It was the first career multihomer game for the rookie, who entered in a 1-for-21 skid. "He has a gift of being a very even-tempered guy," Farrell said. "Through these couple of dry spells, he's kept his head on his shoulders." Sale (7-2) struck out nine to increase his major-league leading total to 119. The left-hander is 6-0 in his last seven starts, a streak that began with a win over Baltimore on May 2. His outing came on the heels of a similarly effective outing by David Price on Saturday night. "Winning those first two games and trying to take a shot at those two guys, it's a challenge," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Chris Tillman (1-3) kept the Orioles even until the sixth. After a single and two walks loaded the bases with one out, Sandy Leon struck out. With Deven Marrero at the plate, Tillman bounced an 0-2 pitch that glanced off Pena's shoulder and into his glove. As Mitch Moreland edged down the line, Pena launched a throw that sailed wide of third base, allowing Moreland and Jackie Bradley Jr. to score. "I just tried to be too quick, tried to put a perfect throw, and I messed it up," Pena said. After Boston jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, Sale yielded three runs and three hits in the bottom half. Chris Davis drove in two runs with an opposite-field single to left and scored on a double by Jonathan Schoop, the first of his three hits. "I really had to kind of refocus after that and not let my emotions get the best of me," Sale said. Benintendi tied it with his sixth home run, the first in 81 at-bats since May 7.

9 500 MILESTONE Boston leadoff batter Mookie Betts got his 500th career hit with a swinging bunt to open the game. He is the seventh Red Sox player in the last 100 years to reach the 500-mark before his 25th birthday. GRAND FINALE Veteran broadcaster Fred Manfra called his final game, bringing an end to a 25-year run with the Orioles. A native of East Baltimore, Manfra grew up listening to Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson and joined the Orioles radio team in MINOR TRADE Later Sunday, the Orioles acquired infielder Ruben Tejada from the New York Yankees in a deal for cash considerations. He was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. TRAINER'S ROOM Red Sox: LHP Brian Johnson left his Triple A start on Saturday night with a cramp in his right hamstring. He's an option to fill the void in the rotation left by Eduardo Rodriguez being placed on the disabled list. Orioles: C Welington Castillo (testicular injury) played catch in the outfield. He's eligible to come off the DL on June 10, but not before a rehabilitation assignment. "You don't want to test it out in a big league game," Showalter said. UP NEXT Red Sox: After a day off, Boston sends Drew Pomeranz (5-3, 4.24 ERA) to the mound in the opener of a three-game series at Yankees Stadium on Tuesday. Orioles: Following a day off Monday, the Orioles and Kevin Gausman (3-4, 5.92) open a twogame interleague series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.

10 loss-to-boston Chris Tillman Decent, But Not Good Enough In 7-3 Loss To Boston By Rich Dubroff / PressBoxOnline.com BALTIMORE -- In the first 55 games of the 2017 season, the Baltimore Orioles have faced the Boston Red Sox 13 times. While absence won't make the heart grow fonder in this case, the Orioles have seen enough of the Red Sox for the time being. The Orioles, who won't face Boston again until Aug. 25, are 7-6 against Boston after their 7-3 loss before 31,819 at Oriole Park June 4. In the first 27 games, the Orioles saw the Red Sox nine times, including the two series full of controversy. There was no controversy in this four-game series. Baltimore won the first two games, and Boston the final two. The New York Yankees lead the third place Orioles by 3.5 games in the AL East. Boston is 1.5 games ahead of the Orioles. Chris Tillman pitched decently until he was undone by a wild throw from his catcher, Francisco Pena. The right-hander loaded the bases on a single to Boston first baseman Mitch Moreland leading off the sixth, and walked centerfielder Jackie Bradley and third baseman Pablo Sandoval with one out. Tillman struck out Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon, went to 0-2 on infielder Deven Marrero and then threw a pitch that looked as if it would elude Pena, but the catcher snared it and saw Moreland about one-third of the way off third base. Pena's throw was far to the left of Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and into left field, allowing Moreland and Bradley to score. "It was a tough play right there, a tough block. I had it in front of me. I just think I hesitated a little bit. I didn't see Manny because Moreland was right in front of the line," Pena said. "I just tried to be too quick, tried to put a perfect throw, and I messed it up right there, and I just cut the ball a little bit too much, and it went by Manny." Manager Buck Showalter defended his catcher. "What I saw was an unbelievable stop on a wild pitch. It's one of those things, you see and you go for it. It's just a tough lane to throw through," Showalter said. "We weren't able to get an out there. But I'm more about blocking the pitch. I try to dwell on that part of it. I'm more about that part of it. Unbelievable block. I don't know how these guys do what they do." TILLMAN'S DAY: Tillman allowed five runs, three earned, in six innings. It was his second quality start of the season. "Today was much better. I was glad I was able to take that step," Tillman said. "I just wish early on I made a few better pitches, especially off-speed stuff. It's out of the zone right out of the getgo and kind of forces you to use the fastball a little more in counts that you normally wouldn't. You've got to be a little better with the off-speed stuff early on." HITTING AGAINST SALE: Boston's Chris Sale is now 7-2. The left-hander, who allowed two runs on three hits in eight innings May 2, gave up three runs on six hits in six innings. "I think he found his way and got through. You knew when they scored and got ahead he was

11 going to go to another level. He was good but I thought our guys were good off him," Showalter said. "They got a bunch of good arms. You look at all the arms they run out at you, it's a challenge." SCHOOP HITTING: Jonathan Schoop had his second three-hit game of the season. The second baseman had two doubles. In 13 games against Boston, Schoop is batting.356 with eight RBIs. REPLAY WORKING: The Orioles pulled off a double steal in the first inning, thanks to replay. Initially right fielder Joey Rickard was called out at third, but it was overturned, and Machado and Rickard were awarded stolen bases. The Orioles are 9-for-13 in challenges. HART STRUGGLING: Donnie Hart began 2017 the same way he ended 2016, pitching sharply. Hart, who allowed just one earned run in 22 appearances last season for a 0.49 ERA. In April, Hart didn't allow a run in his first 12 outings. Those first scoreless 7.2 innings have been followed by eight runs in 8.2 innings to raise Hart's ERA to "Command of the fastball hasn't been there consistently like it was and will be again, hopefully," Showalter said. "When Donnie kind of got on the radar, he was a good locator of the fastball. Once a left-handed reliever locates the fastball down and away to a left-handed hitter, the whole world opens up to him. "He's made some mistakes with the breaking ball strike, instead of strike to ball, that's hurt him a few times." WRIGHT FOR A CAUSE: Right-handed pitcher Mike Wright's mother suffers from dementia, and his family has started a non-profit to support families whose loved ones are affected by the disease. The charity is called "The Wright Set of Mind," and Wright's sister had a booth at the ballpark June 4 to raise awareness for the disease. "When my sister had to move in with my mom, she didn't really know what to expect," Wright said. "She didn't know how to be prepared for it. It's our goal to really enlighten people if they're in this situation." More information is available at ODDS AND ENDS: The Orioles signed left-handed pitcher Lucas Luetge for their Triple-A Norfolk affiliate. Luetge was 3-5 with a 4.35 ERA with Seattle from Luetge was released by Cincinnati June 1. LHP Paul Fry has cleared waivers and was outrighted to Norfolk. The Orioles have 39 on their 40-man roster.... The Orioles acquired veteran infielder Ruben Tejada from the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations. Tejada will be assigned to Norfolk. COMING UP: After an off-day, the Orioles open a two-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates June 6. Right-handers Kevin Gausman (3-4, 5.92) and Ivan Nova (5-4, 2.92) are the scheduled pitchers.

12 Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has big dreams for Baltimore City youth baseball program By Eduardo A. Encina / The Baltimore Sun June 5, 2017 Orioles third baseman Manny Machado s annual BaseBowl Tournament charity event, which took place Sunday at Mustang Alley s, is in its fourth year benefitting the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Play Baseball Program. Machado said he hopes to see a player from the program join him in the major leagues one day. That s why we re grateful for it, Machado said Sunday about the platform he has to help build youth baseball programs in Baltimore City. We re blessed to be in the situation to help out others. We re going to do anything possible to do it, and hopefully one of these little kids will be playing against me one day. Machado has time to see that. He s just 24 years old and the program his event benefits has grown rapidly over the years. The Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Play Baseball Program allows kids ages 12 and under uniforms, equipment and transportation at no cost through city rec centers. The program began in 2013 with 200 kids participating at 14 rec centers, and this season could help 1,000 players at 51 rec centers. This summer, the program also will renovate two fields and assist community volunteers in starting up youth baseball programs in the Park Heights and Carroll Park neighborhoods. The event raised $90,000 last year and this year's event raised a rough estimate of $80,000, though final figure won't be known until silent auction events are added up. Machado, who hosts the BaseBowl even annually with his wife, Yainee, said he hopes to continue to see the program grow, especially since he said he didn t see the help it provides when he was growing up in Miami. I m going to continue to do it, Machado said. It s one of the grateful things we have as baseball players. You know, we have the opportunity to do these types of things. Any time you can help kids out, just by a single word or a simple donation, it goes a long way and they remember it forever, so we re just trying to do our best to give back to the community, something that I never had growing up. Whenever you can do that, it s unbelievable.

13 Orioles thoughts: Is right-hander Edwin Jackson up next? By Eduardo A. Encina / The Baltimore Sun June 5, 2017 The Orioles made a curious move on Sunday when they took left-handed reliever Paul Fry off the organizational 40-man roster, freeing up a precious roster spot. Fry hasn t pitched well and maybe it was the best time to run him through outright waivers, but the timing is interesting given two pending opt-out dates tonight. Right-hander Edwin Jackson and outfielder Pedro Alvarez, both at Triple-A Norfolk, can exercise opt-out clauses in their contracts today, forcing the Orioles to add them to the team s 25-man roster over the next two days or release them from their contracts. Because they were minor-league signings, both players would also have to be added to the team s 40-man roster as well. Alvarez is in much of the same situation now as he was when the Orioles re-signed him to a minor-league deal late in spring training. The team doesn t have roster space for him, and they are unconvinced he can play outfield at the major-league level. Even though he s shown power Alvarez has 12 homers and 39 RBIs in 56 games with the Tides he s hitting just.225. The most likely player to press the Orioles hand is Jackson, and that s because he can provide the club with something they currently need and will always need bullpen length. Jackson owns a 3.10 ERA at Norfolk pitching mostly in multi-inning relief. And for a player who went through the entire spring training schedule without a team, he s starting to hit another gear. His last three outings have been scoreless spanning 5 2/3 innings, and over that span, he s shown the Orioles he can do a lot of things they need. Last Monday, Jackson threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings in a 23-pitch outing, then two days later needed just 34 pitches to record three more scoreless frames. And on Saturday, Jackson recorded the save for Norfolk with a three-up, three-down ninth inning that included two strikeouts. At this point, the only thing holding Jackson down is that his lack of minor-league options would sacrifice some of the team s ability to move optionable relievers back and forth especially with Ubaldo Jimenez jettisoned to the pen. But Jackson s ability to pitch often while providing long relief outings might help overcome that. Jackson has earned more fans within the organization over the past few weeks, and his camp is confident that if the Orioles don t call him up, he s done enough that he will have big league opportunities elsewhere. It s difficult to argue that point, because even though Jackson is welltraveled, he s always had a job somewhere. The move doesn t have to happen today. Tonight just potentially starts the opt-out process, but basically, the Orioles have until Wednesday to add Jackson to the 25-man roster. Keep in mind that the Orioles didn t give up much for Fry they sent international bonus slot No. 105, which is worth $198,000 that the club wasn t going to use regardless, to the Seattle Mariners but they did designate right-handed reliever Parker Bridwell for assignment to make 40-man roster space for Fry. The Orioles eventually traded Bridwell, a ninth-round pick of the club in 2010, to the Los Angeles Angels, who immediately made Bridwell a starter again. After eight appearances with the Angels Double-A and Triple-A clubs, Bridwell made his first major league start his previous two appearances with the Orioles were both in relief -- this past week and recorded a quality start against the Atlanta Braves, allowing three runs over six innings.

14 Fry, meanwhile, is boasting a 6.56 ERA at Norfolk and has allowed 12 runs over his last four appearances spanning seven innings. He s held lefties to a.217 batting average, but right-handed hitters are hitting.272 against him. story.html Orioles observations: Offense fizzles after scoring three runs off Red Sox ace Sale in first inning By Callie Caplan / The Baltimore Sun Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale entered Sunday's game at Camden Yards with the best wins above replacement of any starting pitcher in major league baseball (3.3), but that didn t deter the Orioles in the first inning. After a one-out double steal by right fielder Joey Rickard and third baseman Manny Machado, they opened a 3-2 lead on a two-run single by first baseman Chris Davis and a one-run double by second baseman Jonathan Schoop. But the production halted after the early burst. Sale settled into form, and Boston didn t allow another run. He limited the Orioles to six hits, striking out nine and walking one in a 7-3 Red Sox win that earned them a split of the four-game series before an announced 31,819. [Sale] found his way and got through, manager Buck Showalter said. You knew when they scored and got ahead he was going to go to another level. The lineup s struggles mirrored that during Saturday s 5-2 loss, when the Red Sox s other star pitcher, David Price, blanked the Orioles in six of his seven innings. Baltimore finished with seven hits and left six on base. The Orioles had combined for 10 runs to prevail in the series first two games. Winning those first two games and trying to take a shot at those two guys, Showalter said, it's a challenge. In the finale, just Schoop and Machado had more than one hit, while the team stranded six runners. Starter Chris Tillman, meanwhile, couldn t hold the early 3-2 advantage. He allowed the tying run in the third. Then after Tillman loaded the bases in the sixth, the Red Sox scored two when catcher Francisco Pena committed an error on a throw to third with two outs. I ve felt like I ve thrown the ball well against them, Tillman said, but they re spoiling a lot of good pitches right now. Missed opportunity: Right fielder Mookie Betts helped the Red Sox preserve a tie at three in the fourth inning with a sliding catch to rob Orioles left fielder Trey Mancini of a single. Second base umpire Laz Diaz initially ruled that the ball touched the grass before Betts secured it, but Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged.

15 The review showed that Betts made the catch, so instead of having Mancini on first with no outs when he stepped the plate as the next batter, Schoop didn t advance any runners when he doubled to right. Schoop reached third on a wild pitch, but he never scored as Pena and shortstop J.J. Hardy struck out to end the inning. Benintendi s burst: The Orioles pitchers struggled to handle Andrew Benintendi as the Red Sox left fielder went 3- for-4 with two home runs, three RBIs and a walk. He scored three runs in his first multihomer game. Against Tillman in the third inning, Benintendi hit his first home run to right-center, tying the score at 3. Right-hander Mike Wright relieved Tillman in the seventh, but he didn t fare any better against the second-year major leaguer. With one out, Benintendi lined another solo shot to right to extend Boston s lead to 6-3. Machado s rhythm: Machado boosted his batting average to.219 it had fallen to.205 against the New York Yankees on May 31 with two multihit outings during the series. Sunday, he went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a run scored. In 16 plate appearances in the series, Machado had six hits including two home runs and two doubles and scored five runs. Schoop provides something extra: After hitting two doubles Sunday, Schoop has 25 extra-base hits this season, fourth most in the major leagues among second basemen. In 13 games against Boston this season, Schoop is hitting.356 (16-for-45) with eight RBIs.

16 Before calling his final game, longtime Orioles radio broadcaster Fred Manfra cherishes memories By Callie Caplan / The Baltimore Sun Memories from his career flashed through Orioles radio announcer Fred Manfra s mind Sunday as he drove to Camden Yards. There were his first-day nerves when he started full-time in He remembered the excitement covering festivities for Cal Ripken Jr.'s major league record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game. Manfra even thought about the beginning of this season, when he threw the ceremonial first pitch Opening Day. That was about two months after Manfra announced that he was stepping down from full-time broadcasting duties because of health problems. Sunday s call against the Red Sox was his last, leaving the veteran radio personality with nostalgia for his accomplished career. You finally realize how much a part of the fabric of a city and a populous of a city when you re a radio broadcaster, Manfra said. You re sitting with them in their backyards at cookouts. You re out on the bay with them as they re fishing. Manfra planned to work through the end of June, but his house in Fallston sold quickly, and the new family moved in at the end of May. That led to a few-night stay in a hotel so he could close the weekend before moving into a house in Culbreath Bayou in Tampa, Fla., to be closer to his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. The hotel stay was the same way he started his full-time Baltimore tenure. He had held a fill-in play-by-play role for WBAL s broadcasts in the 1970s, and later worked for ABC, covering professional sports and the Olympics. When he returned home in 1993 Manfra is a Patterson graduate he soon became one of the most recognizable voices around the team. He used to listen to former Orioles broadcaster Chuck Thompson call games while playing outside his East Baltimore childhood home and would sneak his transistor radio into bed at night. That taught him the sport and developed his love for broadcasting, Manfra said, which he used when teaming with Joe Angel to form one of the longest-tenured broadcasting duos. MASN broadcaster Jim Hunter will play a large role in filling Manfra s spot. I m gonna miss him, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Fifty years. You going to do this 50 years and be as good at it as he was or is? Fred s a good listen. Manfra, however, had trouble maintaining the team s grueling schedule after two hip replacement surgeries in 2014 and a back surgery. He expects to need two knee replacements in the future but plans to attend Orioles games when they travel to Tampa. You don t know as a broadcaster how many lives you touch until you start making your way around the city and it s time to say goodbye, Manfra said. And then it comes to life.

17 That was evident when Manfra received a standing ovation when he was recognized on the videoboard before the fourth inning Sunday, with the entire Orioles dugout looking to the press box broadcast level and clapping, and several players on the field joining in as well. Orioles acquire minor league infielder Rubén Tejada from Yankees By Eduardo A. Encina / The Baltimore Sun The Orioles acquired minor league infielder Rubén Tejada from the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations, the team announced Sunday. Tejada, 27, was playing for the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and was hitting.269/.345/.462 with 13 extra-base hits (seven doubles and six homers) and 21 RBIs in 148 plate appearances. He was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk, where he will provide infield depth at second, shortstop and third, especially after the Tides lost infielders Paul Janish to a big league call-up and and Robert Andino to a suspension for violating the minor league drug and treatment policy. Tejada might best be known for suffering a broken leg while playing for the New York Mets in the 2015 National League Division Series caused by Chase Utley s late slide into second base, a gruesome injury that prompted rule changes the following year to protect fielders from illegal slides. The trade to acquire Tejada is a minor league deal, so he isn t added to the 40-man roster. Earlier Sunday the Orioles cleared a spot on the 40-man roster by outrighting left-handed reliever Paul Fry to Norfolk after clearing outright waivers. Fry has a 6.56 ERA over 23 1/3 innings this season for the Tides, a mark that has ballooned over his past four outings, when he allowed 12 earned runs over seven relief innings. The move comes on the eve of two extended opt-out dates for right-handed reliever Edwin Jackson and outfielder Pedro Alvarez, who can both request release of their contracts Monday. Both would have to be added to the 40-man and 25-man rosters.

18 Early Orioles notes: Castillo's obstacles, Wright's foundation and bullpen survival with Jimenez By Eduardo A. Encina / The Baltimore Sun In monitoring catcher Welington Castillo s recovery from a testicular injury when a deflected pitch hit him in the groin, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he plans to bring in Caleb Joseph for advice on how he came back from the same injury. It s probably something we re going to talk to Caleb a little bit [about] as we get closer. What, do you not squat as good? Do you stand up more? I don t know. Actually it s probably a conversation we should have with Caleb and probably will. We re lucky in some aspect to have somebody who has gone through it. It s one of those things you don t wish on anybody. Castillo was injured Monday when a pitch deflected off New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius and hit him in the groin area, prompting a postgame emergency room visit. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list the following day and, even though he is eligible to return Saturday, that will be a challenge. Castillo played catch Saturday but Showalter said he s still sore, and like Joseph, his biggest challenge before his return will be getting back into a crouch behind the plate, and also the mental hurdle that comes with getting back there after that sort of injury. I don t want to lessen it, but it wasn t as serious and as recuperative as Caleb s was. I was talking to him in the replay room. He s been in there watching the pitchers and everything and he s still a little sore. What is this, day four or five? In a perfect world, he d catch day nine and 10, somewhere in there, so he could go right from there and be on time. You really don t want to test it out in a big league game, no pun intended. Wright raising dementia awareness The Wright State of Mind, a nonprofit created by Orioles right-hander Mike Wright and his sister Tiffany created to raise awareness, research dollars and help caregivers for those with dementia, set up a community booth along the Camden Yards concourse Sunday. Wright s mother, Sherry, was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, and a main focus of the organization is to inform caregivers about the disease. It s research and also for caregivers to actually get people prepared to take care of their family members and just make it a better all-around situation when the time comes, Wright said. When my sister had to move in with my mom, she really didn t know what to expect. She didn t know what route my mom was going to take and didn t really know how to be prepared for it. So it s our goal to really enlighten people in this situation and really help them... get through this as much as possible. Dementia it means something is wrong with the brain, and Alzheimer s is like 80 percent of those patients, so all the research goes to Alzheimer s, and right now I think the caregivers are very important. This was the second time the organization has had a booth at Camden Yards this year. The club had a booth in spring training, too. Showalter: Everyone in 'pen must pitch Showalter said he had few options other than right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez in the eighth inning of Saturday night s 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Showalter planned to pitch Brad Brach and Darren O Day only with a lead, and he said Sunday that right-hander Mychal Givens was unavailable, as was Mike Wright after pitching two straight

19 nights. A one-run deficit turned into a three-run hole after Jimenez allowed two runs in the eighth. In the American League, if someone is in your bullpen, he s going to have to pitch or else you re not going to have a bullpen because guys like Mike and Darren and Brad won t be here at the All-Star break. We have to keep them away from the league leaders in appearances, Showalter said. Jimenez hadn't worked since Sunday in Houston and was unavailable for the next several days after throwing 93 pitches. O's broadcaster Manfra calls last game at home By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com June 5, 2017 BALTIMORE -- It was the end of an era on Sunday afternoon, as longtime Orioles radio broadcaster Fred Manfra called his last game at Camden Yards, capping a 50-year broadcasting career that included the past two-and-a-half decades with his hometown team. "You think back and when you look at this ballpark, coming to this office for 25 years, I don't know of any better view that anyone would have than Oriole Park at Camden Yards," said Manfra, an East Baltimore native and Patterson High School graduate who joined the Orioles radio broadcasts in "I'm sure it will be a bittersweet experience. Bitter [to swallow] in the way that I've been blessed to do my hometown team for 25 years, sweet in knowing that when I make my new life it will be with our grandkids down in Tampa we are looking forward to that." Manfra leaves behind a legacy, one that includes NBA All-Star Games, the Olympics, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Triple Crown Races and MLB All-Star Games, including the one at Camden Yards his first year in '93. He was in the booth with former President Bill Clinton and Hall of Fame broadcaster Jon Miller during Cal Ripken Jr.'s streak-breaking game, and still cherishes being on the field when the O's clinched the American League East in "He's been a best friend in the booth, he's been my best friend," said Manfra's counterpart, Joe Angel. "And to go to the ballpark every day with the same guy, knowing how he's going to react, pretty much being able to predict what he might say in a certain situation and how he might react to something I might say, there's a certain comfort factor in that. "I think it's important and it comes across on the air, which is why people have received it so well. I'm going to miss him. He's my best friend." Added Orioles manager Buck Showalter: "One, if they're around that long, they got to be really good at what they do. Fred's a Baltimore native. A lot of people have grown up listening to Fred. I know how serious he takes it. Makes sure he's prepared. I know my mom, a lot of people will watch the game and listen on the radio. "I've seen on some of the road trips, some of the [health] issues he's had. Never complained. Getting up the steps on that bus. Going back and forth off that plane. He worked through it. He played hurt. Posted up. Always upbeat. Loves the Orioles and always walked that fine line between being a homer and reporting what was wrong."

20 Machado hosts 4th annual BaseBOWL By Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com June 5, 2017 BALTIMORE -- Manny Machado traded in his spikes for strikes on Sunday night. A few hours after Baltimore's 7-3 loss to Boston at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the All-Star third baseman was all smiles as he hosted his fourth annual BaseBOWL celebrity bowling tournament at Mustang Alley's to benefit the Baltimore City Foundation and Baltimore Parks & Recreation's Play Baseball summer program for children. The event also featured a silent auction and a dinner. "Any time you can help kids out just by a single word or a single donation, it goes a long way, and they will remember it forever," Machado said. "We are just trying to do our best to give back to the community, something I didn't have growing up." Machado was joined by several Orioles coaches and teammates, a long list that included Ubaldo Jimenez, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones. "All my teammates have supported me and have been behind me," Machado said. "It's nice to see them have fun and enjoy themselves out there. I couldn't ask for anything more." "Manny's not out there trumpeting it or boasting about his charity. He does it because it's the right thing to do," manager Buck Showalter said. "I watch him interact with the kids and the fans. There are a lot of people pulling on him, but he seems to always make time." Since its inaugural year, in 2014, Machado's BaseBOWL has raised more than $250,000 to support Baltimore Parks & Recreation's eight-week "Play Baseball" campaign. In all, the program has helped more than 3,100 youth players, ages 9-12, by supplying equipment, uniforms, transportation and field repair. "It's important to be here, because Manny is doing this for a good cause," Jimenez said. "As a friend and as a teammate, we are all here to support him. This is the city where we play, and it's important to contribute to the community." Showalter is pleased that such events as BaseBOWL give others a chance to see the Machado he knows, and said Machado is much more than just an elite baseball player with a highly competitive streak. "He loves to laugh and doesn't take himself so seriously," Showalter said. "He has some style to his game, but there is a lot more substance than there is style. He's a very grounded person."