BALTIMORE -- The AL-East leading Baltimore Orioles fortified their bullpen Thursday, obtaining Andrew Miller from the Boston Red Sox for minor league
left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez.
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Miller provides the Orioles another solid left-hander among a crop of relievers
that has flourished this season, led by Darren ODay (3-1, 1.10 ERA) and lefty
Zach Britton (3-2, 1.65 ERA, 21 saves). "With the two really talented
left-handed relievers at the end of the game, along with Darren ODay, it gives
us a very, very formidable backend of the bullpen," Orioles vice-president of
baseball operations Dan Duquette said. The 29-year-old Miller has a 2.34 ERA in
50 appearances with the last-place Red Sox, who unloaded several of their
veterans Thursday before the end of the non-waiver trade deadline. Miller has
limited left-handed hitters to a .150 batting average and kept righties to a
.180 average in 150 plate appearances. He was expected to be in uniform for
Baltimore on Friday against Seattle. "Millers emergence this year, being able to
get out right-handers along with lefties, made him very attractive," Duquette
said. "Not just to us. We ended up getting him, but there were a lot of other
clubs that were in the market for left-handed relievers. His capabilities and
his performance this year really distinguished himself from any other players in
that position in the market." Duquette liked the Orioles starting rotation and
didnt want to give up a player on the current 25-man roster, so adding Miller
appeared to be just the right move. "This is one area where we could strengthen
our club without giving up an asset on the current team," Duquette said. Since
becoming a full-time reliever in 2012, Miller has a 2.78 ERA in 140 games while
averaging 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings. His contract expires after this
season, so theres a chance he wont be with the Orioles beyond this year. "We
know Andy Miller is going to be a free agent," Showalter said. "We think he can
impact our ability to make the playoffs. Were willing to take that risk." The
21-year-old Rodriguez is 3-7 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 starts with Double-A Bowie
this year. "Im not excited about losing Eduardo, but youve got to give up
quality to get quality," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Its a tribute to
our farm system that we could sign and develop someone that brought Andrew."
Duquette said, "We hated to give up a young left-handed pitcher. We tried a lot
of other combinations short of Eduardo Rodriguez, but in this case it was
required to make the deal. " Although Miller isnt necessarily a huge name, he
comes to the Orioles on a day their division opponents lost star pitchers
Jon Lester (Boston to Oakland), John Lackey (Boston to St. Louis) and
David Price (Tampa Bay to Detroit). "Im hoping we play well enough to see them
again," Showalter said.
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Grand Slam tournaments, Roger Federer is suddenly accumulating early exits.
Federers streak of nine consecutive quarter-finals at the French Open ended
Sunday with a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 fourth-round loss to 18th-seeded
Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. "A lot of regrets," Federer said. "I just couldnt kind
of figure it out." The 17-time Grand Slam champion had not left Roland Garros so
soon since 2004, when he was beaten in the third round by Gustavo Kuerten. After
that decade-old setback, though, Federer made at least the quarter-finals at a
record 36 consecutive major tournaments, a streak that ended with a second-round
loss at Wimbledon last year. Federer also put together record Slam runs of 10
finals and 23 semifinals in a row when he was at his dominant best. Now the
32-year-old Federer has bowed out before the quarter-finals at three of the last
four majors. "I think it was the biggest, probably, win of my career," said
Gulbis, who most certainly could have dispensed with the word "probably."
Addressing spectators who sang Federers first name between points, Gulbis said:
"Im sorry I had to win. I know all of you like Roger." The result fit with the
topsy-turvy nature of this tournament: Both reigning Australian Open champions,
No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and No. 2 Li Na, lost in the first round; No. 1 Serena
Williams left in the second round. Gulbis now plays No. 6 Tomas Berdych, who
eliminated the last American man, No. 10 John Isner. In another quarter-final,
No. 2 Novak Djokovic will face No. 8 Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont. Wimbledon
champion Andy Murray and No. 24 Fernando Verdasco set up a fourth-round meeting
by finishing off victories in matches suspended Saturday night because of fading
light. In womens action, 2012 champion Maria Sharapova ran off the last nine
games to come back and beat No. 19 Samantha Stosur 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 for a
quarter-final berth against 35th-ranked Garbine Muguruza of Spain, the
20-year-old who stunned Williams last week. No. 18 Eugenie Bouchard, from
Montreal, will face No. 14 Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain in another
quarter-final. The fourth-seeded Federers resume includes the 2009 French Open
title, and he was a four-time runner-up in Paris to Rafael Nadal. But Federer
was hardly in top form Sunday, making 59 unforced errors and getting broken
twice while serving for a set. That iincluded at 5-3, 40-15 in the second, when
Federer sent an overhead right to Gulbis, who whipped a backhand passing winner.
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really lucky." Said Federer: "Things got tough from then on for, like, a
half-hour for me." He lost the last five points of the second-set tiebreaker,
then dropped the third set, too. Another key moment came when Gulbis left the
court with a trainer to take a medical timeout while trailing 5-2 in the fourth.
As he walked out, Gulbis motioned to Federer, as if asking for permission to go.
When Gulbis returned, some fans jeered and whistled at him, and he pointed to
his lower back as if to say, "Hey, I was injured." At his news conference,
Federer alternated between sounding a little perturbed about the lengthy
intermission — and resigned to the idea that what Gulbis did was within the
rules. "In the past, I guess, its been abused much more than today, but still,
what can you tell?" Federer said. "He didnt look hurt in any way. But if you can
use it, you know, might as well do it." Gulbis strokes had momentarily gone
astray before that break, but afterward, the 25-year-old Gulbis once again
displayed the big-hitting tennis that had many marking him as a future star when
he was a teenager. He won 10 of the next 12 points, punctuating shots with
exhales that sounded like growls. The fifth set was all Gulbis, who hadnt been
to the quarter-finals at a major tournament since the 2008 French Open. Hes
spoken openly about focusing more on enjoying the nightlife than perfecting his
craft, and drew attention last week for saying he wouldnt encourage his younger
sisters to pursue professional tennis because a woman "needs to think about
family, needs to think about kids." In the concluding set, Gulbis raced to a 3-0
lead, thanks largely to Federer miscues. In the second game, Federer netted
backhands and forehands to offer up break points, then pushed a forehand wide to
give Gulbis a lead he never relinquished. After that miss, Federer grabbed a
ball and swatted it in anger straight up in the air, a rare sign of exasperation
from him. "Hes Roger Federer, but he also gets tight, you know," Gulbis said.
"Hes probably going to make (that forehand) seven out of 10 (times). Other guys
are going to make two out of 10. Mistakes happen."
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