When the Orioles get ready to select their first-rounder Thursday evening, they won’t be high-tailing away from a high school pitcher, according to amateur scouting director Gary Rajsich. If the guy they want is there at No. 27, the Orioles are going for it, even if he is a high-school right-hander –...
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman wouldn’t say Wednesday’s no-walk, shutout performance against the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals featured his best stuff of the year so far. “I wouldn’t say that, no,” Tillman said. “Fastball command was as good as it has been, but I think … it was good. I...
Lots of Orioles things going on today: Let’s start with the aftermath of Tuesday’s brawl between Orioles shortstop Manny Machado and Kansas City Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura after Ventura hit Machado in the side with a 99-mph fastball, which most of the free world, besides Ventura, believed was intentional. Orioles manager Buck...
The Orioles have an interesting decision looming. Veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo made his second injury rehab start this afternoon, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in five innings for Triple-A Norfolk against the Durham Bulls, the Tampa Bay Rays’ top affiliate. Gallardo gave up a home run – a...
When covering baseball for a living, sometimes you have a notion in your mind about a trend, and then you look it up and discover that the stats don’t back it up. Every now and then, though, you get it right. After the Orioles scored three runs in the seventh inning Monday...
Mike Wright was going to seize this moment. He knew it. His manager hinted at it. His teammates could feel it. Even the critics — myself included — had the sense that this proud, ultra-competitive guy was going to accept the rare baseball mulligan and do something with it. Oh, and boy...
Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman picked up another quality start Sunday, his fifth in nine starts this year. He lasted six innings, allowing seven hits, two walks and one run while striking out five. That’s the good news. The bad news is pitching well doesn’t necessarily equate with winning games. That’s certainly the...
Baseball is a tough game – we all know that. Hitting a major league fastball is particularly difficult. If it weren’t, most of us wouldn’t have stopped playing the game at 13 or 15 or 18. So what Orioles catcher Matt Wieters did Sunday evening was pretty remarkable. In the bottom of...
Catcher Caleb Joseph was in the clubhouse Sunday, chatting with players and media and laughing off jokes about the foul tip he suffered on Memorial Day that led to testicular surgery on Monday night. Joseph hadn’t been in the clubhouse since the surgery, and said he wasn’t returning until he could walk...
For all of your concerns, my concerns, everyone’s concerns about the Orioles’ rotation – and believe me, those are warranted – there are two names that you must pay attention to in the next few weeks. Two names that may be the biggest keys throughout this month for the Orioles: Mychal Givens...