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 Friday, March 17, 2017 Game Stories: Orioles avoid being no-hit as Chris Lee makes first spring start in tie with Phillies The Sun 3/16 Dickerson's single snaps no-hitter in 9th inning MLB.com 3/16 Chris Lee on how starting “just felt right” (O’s rally for 2-2 tie) MASNsports.com 3/16 Columns: Pedro Alvarez dives into outfield work during first game in right field The Sun 3/17 Chris Tillman improving after cortisone shot, but still has long-term health in mind The Sun 3/17 Orioles release right-hander Logan Ondrusek The Sun 3/17 Orioles minor leaguer Sean Coyle healthy and impressing when called to big league camp The Sun 3/17 Anthony Santander set for elbow scan as Orioles' Rule 5 outfielders face uncertain futures The Sun 3/16 Tillman feels stronger after cortisone shot MLB.com 3/17 O's release Ondrusek, open 40-man spot MLB.com 3/17 Machado's brilliant 'D' on display in Classic MLB.com 3/17 O's still have plenty of roster decisions to make MLB.com 3/16 Lee makes case to fill in for injured Tillman MLB.com 3/16 Smith being cautious with strained hamstring MLB.com 3/16 Ondrusek clears release waivers MASNsports.com 3/17 Álvarez at the plate and in field highlights B game win (updated) MASNsports.com 3/17 Tillman on his shoulder, Ondrusek released, B game lineup MASNsports.com 3/17 Orioles lineup vs. Pirates MASNsports.com 3/17 Tyler Wilson on his recent struggles MASNsports.com 3/17 Wrapping up a 2-2 tie MASNsports.com 3/16 Chris Lee goes three scoreless tonight MASNsports.com 3/16 Showalter on Rule 5 picks and more MASNsports.com 3/16 Santander undergoing MRI on right elbow (and more notes) MASNsports.com 3/16 Ynoa on his outing, Britton with scoreless inning MASNsports.com 3/17 Ynoa on the mound, Mancini homers for O’s in Bradenton (updated) MASNsports.com 3/17 Prospect profile: Keegan Akin made a strong pro debut MASNsports.com 3/17 “Go Green” cap auction to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota MASNsports.com 3/17 Logan Ondrusek released by O's ahead of visit with Dr. James Andrews AP 3/17 The Orioles’ Season Ticket Tag Day Is March 25 CBS Baltimore 3/17 Orioles’ ‘Go Green’ Auction To Benefit Botanical Gardens CBS Baltimore 3/15 Orioles' Chris Tillman Feeling Good After Cortisone Shot PressBoxOnline.com 3/17 Buck Showalter On Chris Lee: 'Stuff Wise, He Can Pitch Here' PressBoxOnline.com 3/17 Seth Smith Expects To Be Ready For Regular Season Despite Hamstring Strain PressBoxOnline.com 3/16 Buck Showalter: Pedro Alvarez Knows Cracking Orioles Roster Will Be Tough PressBoxOnline.com 3/15 Chris Tillman To Have Cortisone Injection On Right Shoulder PressBoxOnline.com 3/15 To Welington Castillo, Communication Is Key PressBoxOnline.com 3/15 Zach Britton Has Forgettable Inning In First Spring Outing PressBoxOnline.com 3/14 Orioles Still Undecided On Leadoff Hitter PressBoxOnline.com 3/14 MLB Network Radio's Steve Phillips Expresses Concern About Orioles Pitching Staff PressBoxOnline.com 3/14 Kevin Gausman: Orioles Have 'A Lot Of Good Arms' PressBoxOnline.com 3/13 Buck Showalter's Suggestion Led To Pedro Alvarez Conversion PressBoxOnline.com 3/13 With Chris Tillman Still Ailing, Is Dan Duquette Fiddling? PressBoxOnline.com 3/13 Dylan Bundy Struggles Through Two Innings In Orioles' Win PressBoxOnline.com 3/12 Chris Tillman Unlikely To Start Season With Orioles; Who Steps In? PressBoxOnline.com 3/12 Orioles Agree To Minor League Deal With Pedro Alvarez PressBoxOnline.com 3/11 If Chris Tillman Is Not Ready To Start Season, Will Mike Wright Be There? PressBoxOnline.com 3/11 Orioles Still Hoping Chris Tillman Won't Start Season On Disabled List PressBoxOnline.com 3/10 Pedro Alvarez has an uneventful debut in right; smacks a homer, two doubles in B game BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/17 Tillman explains the decision to get a cortisone shot (Ondrusek released) BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/17 Spring Training Primer: Alvarez to get first OF action; Lee’s nervous night; a dramatic tie BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/16 Santander is getting his elbow checked out — why that might help him remain with the Orioles BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/16 Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Right-field roulette; starters not going deep; handling the WBC guys BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/16 Tillman to have cortisone shot in shoulder BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/16 Spring Training Primer: Britton makes spring debut; Flaherty sidelined; Heim hits old team BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/16 Thoughts on Orioles re-signing Pedro Alvarez to a minor league deal: Really? And, why not? BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/16 Spring Training Primer: Alvarez ready for right; Hardy is back; Gausman wants to pitch deeper BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/15 Spring Training Primer: Tillman’s shoulder discomfort remains; potential Tillman replacements; Bundy only lasts two innings BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/15 Spring Training Primer: What’s happened so far in Sarasota, and what’s on the horizon BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/14 Spring Training Primer: Alvarez switches to pitching; Mancini keeps hitting; Gentry homers BaltimoreBaseball.com 3/14 http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-orioles-left-hander-chris-lee-not-as- efficient-but-still-effective-in-his-first-spring-start-20170316-story.html Orioles avoid being no-hit as Chris Lee makes first spring start in tie with Phillies By Eduardo A. Encina / The Baltimore Sun March 16, 2017 Left-hander Chris Lee’s first career Grapefruit League start wasn’t as efficient as his previous outing, but it still produced similar results. In some way, the fact that Lee managed to throw three scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night despite struggling with his control throughout was impressive enough in the Orioles’ 2-2 nine-inning tie at Ed Smith Stadium. Lee was scheduled to throw four innings Thursday, but his high pitch total – his night included six full-count at-bats -- allowed him only three frames. He allowed five base runners – two singles, two walks and one J.J. Hardy fielding error – but escaped without allowing a run. Lee acknowledged he was nervous going into the start, saying he had trouble sleeping the previous night. “It was an amazing feeling,” said Lee, who threw strikes on just 34 of his 66 pitches. “It was definitely a little different from waiting so long to start, the injury last year and coming back from it and being in the bullpen the first couple games. Starting just felt right. It felt like I was getting back to it and I feel like overall the first start was pretty good. It threw up some zeros and was happy with the results.” Lee earned the opportunity to start after throwing three scoreless innings in his prior spring training outing Friday against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers. His start Thursday, as well as right-hander Gabriel Ynoa’s start Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton are serving as a mid-March audition for a possible rotation opening with right-hander Chris Tillman’s return uncertain. Lee might have received a big league opportunity last season – the team was desperate for left- handed relief help until Donnie Hart emerged as the club’s situational lefty – had a lat muscle injury not ended his season after just eight outings with Double-A Bowie. After Thursday’s outing, Lee has allowed just two runs over 11 innings in four Grapefruit League appearances for a 1.64 ERA, and has now logged back-to-back scoreless outings. "He’s got a good arm, good stuff," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He pitched through it. ... I think sometimes his ball moves so much that he has to almost locate a little too much instead of attacking the middle of the plate and letting the natural life take over." Lee ran into trouble early, allowing the first two runners he faced to reach base on Cesar Hernandez’s leadoff single and Roman Quinn’s sharp grounder that got past Hardy. But as he has throughout spring training, Lee was able to get key groundouts, inducing a 6-4-3 double play from Howie Kendrick to help get him out of the first. Two batters later, he stranded runners at the corners with another groundout. “I had too many deep counts as I would have liked, but I just tried to trust my stuff and stay down in the zone and [be] more efficient and the results came out and I got my ground balls,” Lee said. “Once the runners got on base, my main focus was to not let them score and try to get a ground ball and get out of it.” Orioles end no-hit bit in ninth, tie game The Orioles were two outs away from being no-hit, but rallied in the ninth to tie the game. Chris Dickerson had the Orioles’ first hit of the night with a single to right off Phillies reliever Michael Mariot, and then minor leaguer Sean Coyle sent the first pitch he saw over the left-field fence for a game-tying home run. Coyle -- who has played in 11 Grapefruit League games, mostly in the late innings – has hit two homers this spring and has driven in five runs in eight plate appearances. A former third-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox, Coyle battled injuries the past two seasons.