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World Champions 1983, 1970, 1966 American League Champions 1983, 1979, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1966 American League East Division Champions 1997, 1983, 1979, 1974, 1973, 1971, 1970, 1969 American League Wild Card 2012, 1996 Friday, March 14, 2014 Game Stories: Orioles right-hander Bud Norris struggles early against Yankees The Sun 3/13 Norris, Gausman get work in against split Yanks MLB.com 3/13 Showalter speaks after 6-0 loss MASNSports.com 3/13 Norris on Norris (O's lose 6-0) MASNSports.com 3/13 Norris removed after 1 2/3 innings (updated) MASNSports.com 3/13 Yanks defeat Norris, O’s AP 3/13 Norris wild as Orioles lose third straight, 6-0 CSNBaltimore.com 3/13 Columns: Looking at Henry Urrutia's spring and the fight for the designated hitter/outfielder bench spots The Sun 3/13 Orioles prospect Mike Wright had shoulder issue but pitched two innings Thursday The Sun 3/13 Orioles' Zach Britton still wants to start, but he's content with relief role The Sun 3/13 Gausman looking to make O's decision difficult MLB.com 3/13 Bullpen role looking likely for Britton MLB.com 3/13 O's Jones, fiancee welcome baby boy MLB.com 3/13 Jimenez on his outing MLB.com 3/13 News & notes day 29 (updated) MLB.com 3/13 Yoon ready to make debut MASNSports.com 3/14 Orioles lineup against Twins MASNSports.com 3/14 The catching situation and Johan Santana's role as mentor MASNSports.com 3/14 Pregame notes in Tampa (updated) MASNSports.com 3/14 Update on Johan Santana MASNSports.com 3/14 After strong showing this spring, Gamboa works toward big league shot MASNSports.com 3/14 Nolan Reimold takes his swings at minor league camp and Mike Wright on his elbow issue MASNSports.com 3/14 Orioles: Britton adjusting to possible new role Carroll County Times 3/13 Stuck in Bowie, Joseph looking for promotion CSNBaltimore.com 3/13 Britton's new role with Orioles is a world of relief CSNBaltimore.com 3/13 Rodriguez makes good impression with Showalter CSNBaltimore.com 3/13 http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-orioles-righthander-bud-norris-struggles- early-against-yankees-20140313,0,6892146.story Orioles right-hander Bud Norris struggles early against Yankees Club drops third straight Grapefruit League game in 6-0 loss to New York By Eduardo A. Encina The Baltimore Sun 4:23 p.m. EDT, March 13, 2014 TAMPA -- An Orioles team that had averaged nine runs per game over its past eight Grapefruit League games was shut out for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, falling to the New York Yankees, 6-0, at Steinbrenner Field. The Orioles (9-5) now have lost three straight following seven straight wins. They had just six hits in the game, including three after the third inning. Orioles right-hander Bud Norris battled through his shortest start of spring training on Thursday afternoon, allowing three runs (two earned) and four hits through just 1 2/3 innings. "I felt good," Norris said. "That was the number one thing. ... I didn’t feel that I was that wild, but I threw competitive pitches that were pretty close. ... I just felt like I was close to the corners, but just not quite getting them." Norris, who hadn’t allowed a run in five previous spring inning games, threw 39 pitches in the first inning but allowed just one run. Three batters into the first inning, Carlos Beltran hit an RBI single off Norris that plated Brett Gardner, who opened the inning with a single. Norris then issued back-to-back walks to Brian McCann and Alfonso Soriano to load the bases, but escaped further damage by getting Eduardo Nunez to pop up to first base and inducing a ground out by Dean Anna. “It’s not really pretty sometime,” Norris said. “Any pitcher will tell you that. Like I said, you’re trying to get zeroes on the board and to get away with only one run. Like I said, it wasn’t pretty but like I said, to keep a game close in the American League East, they’re going to have some bigger innings, but to put up one compared to a four-spot, is a big story. I was happy with the one, and I’ll go from there.” The Yankees (8-5-2) went up, 2-0, on Norris on Gardner’s one-out RBI double in the second. But Norris made a costly miscue when he fielded a comebacker off the bat of Derek Jeter, looked to third to get the lead runner but threw the ball away, allowing Gardner to score. “It’s going to happen,” Norris said. “It’s part of spring training. You’re really trying to go out there and get early outs and stuff like that. ... Little things here and there. One pitch in a certain situation can really change an inning for that matter, so you can look over it, you can kind of go over it. I felt good. I worked well. The fastball was, it was close. I didn’t feel like I was missing by a lot. [I had] some competitive pitches that didn’t go my way.” Norris pitched well in his previous outing in which he struck out four batters and walked none in three shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox. Kevin Gausman, who was coming off a dominating outing in his last spring appearance, allowed a run in the fifth inning when Nunez’s RBI single scored McCann, who drew a leadoff walk and moved to second base on a wild pitch. The Yankees added two more runs in the eighth off right-hander Ryan Webb. Henry Urrutia and Alex Gonzalez both had two hits for the Orioles in the loss. http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/bal/bud-norris-kevin-gausman-get-work-in- against-split-yanks?ymd=20140313&content_id=69194624&vkey=news_bal Norris, Gausman get work in against split Yanks Righties combine for 3 2/3 innings, three earned runs in loss to NY By Paul Hagen / MLB.com 3/13/2014 4:10 P.M. ET TAMPA, Fla. -- Brett Gardner had two hits and two runs scored in the first two innings, and starter Michael Pineda pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings to pace the split-squad Yankees to a 6-0 Grapefruit League win over the Orioles on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Pineda, who didn't pitch in the big leagues the last two seasons following shoulder surgery, was making his first start of the spring. He showed flashes of dominance mixed with fits of inconsistency. He struck out five, but also went to three-ball counts on five Baltimore hitters. One of the hits he allowed never left the infield, but two of his outs were hit hard, one of them a line drive right back to the mound. And another out came on an unusual play to end the first inning. "The best thing is that my shoulder is feeling good and I can pitch and compete in the game," Pineda said. The Orioles had runners on first and second with one out in the first, after back-to-back singles byAlex Gonzalez and Henry Urrutia, when first baseman Steve Pearce ripped a long drive to left.Alfonso Soriano ran back and snagged the ball, forcing the runners to scramble back to their bases. After the play ended, the Yankees appealed, arguing that Urrutia had failed to re-touch second base after rounding the bag. Second-base umpire Mark Wegner agreed, calling the runner out. A television replay appeared to show that Urrutia had indeed missed the base, even though he took only one step beyond it before reversing his field. Right-hander Bud Norris, projected to be the Orioles' fifth starter, lasted just 1 2/3 innings before reaching his pitch limit of 60. He gave up three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks, and found himself trying to pitch out of trouble during his entire stint. Gardner led off in the first with an infield hit and, running on the pitch, advanced on a grounder to third before scoring when Carlos Beltran lined a single to right. For Beltran, it was his first hit of the spring that wasn't a home run. Norris then walked Brian McCann and Soriano to load the bases with one out. Norris escaped without further damage by getting Eduardo Nunez to pop up and Dean Anna to ground out, but was right back in a jam in the second when Zoilo Almonte led off with a double to left. Gardner doubled Almonte home with one out, and then scored the third run after a misplay onDerek Jeter's grounder back to the mound. Norris had plenty of time to nail Gardner at third, but he threw the ball into foul territory down the left-field line, allowing Gardner to come home. Of Norris' 60 pitches, only 35 were for strikes. "I felt good. That was the No. 1 thing," Norris said." To go out there and compete. I didn't feel that I was that wild, [I felt] that I threw competitive pitches that were pretty close. I just felt like I was close to the corners, but just not quite getting them." New York tacked on a run off Orioles reliever Kevin Gausman in the fifth when McCann led off with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch and then scored on Soriano's base hit up the middle.