BALTIMORE—After beating Chris Sale in the first game of their final home series, the Orioles hoped they could continue to make the Boston Red Sox’s quest for a wild-card spot more difficult. Zac Lowther gave it a gallant effort, but the Orioles couldn’t muster any offense against Nathan Eovaldi and the Red...
Cedric Mullins, the first Oriole ever to record 30 home run and 30 steals in a season, was named the Most Valuable Oriole on Wednesday. Mullins was a unanimous choice for the award, which is voted on by members of the media who regularly cover the Orioles. Members were allowed to make...
BALTIMORE—On September 28, 2011, in the final game of the season, the Orioles ended the playoff hopes of the Boston Red Sox with a walk-off single by Robert Andino. Ten years later, with the Red Sox entering Tuesday night’s game with a one-game lead for the second American League wild-card berth, the...
BALTIMORE—For the fifth and sixth times in the last week, the Orioles placed a frontline player on the injured list. On Tuesday, the Orioles put outfielder Anthony Santander and right-handed pitcher Chris Ellis on the 10-day injured list to end their seasons. Santander, who left Sunday’s game after eight innings, is on...
Oriole relief pitchers enter the final six games of the 2021 season with a 5.67 ERA—by far the worst in baseball. As planning begins for 2022, there are plenty of in-house candidates for relief jobs, but not many compelling cases. Not a single Oriole reliever has been on the active roster all...
BALTIMORE—For their final home Sunday afternoon game, the Orioles started John Means and, with Cedric Mullins resting a sore hamstring, they hoped for the best. Means wasn’t sharp, needing 108 pitches, the second-most this season, to struggle through five innings, He left trailing 3-2. The Orioles’ offense wasn’t sharp, either, getting just...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles are using the final days of the season as auditions for some of their lesser-known players, and unknowns. On Saturday night, manager Brandon Hyde had to piece together a game largely using pitchers who hadn’t appeared in an Orioles game before early August and three position players who are also...
BALTIMORE–The season is over for Orioles reliever Tyler Wells. He left Friday night’s game with discomfort in his right shoulder, and the Orioles placed him on the 10-day injured list because of inflammation of the shoulder. “We’re doing further tests, but right now we think it’s fatigue and shoulder discomfort,” manager Brandon...
BALTIMORE—Cedric Mullins took a special place in Baltimore Orioles history on Friday night when he joined the 30-30 club, the first Oriole to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. Mullins stands alone after hitting his 30th home run of the season with two men on base in the...
BALTIMORE—Orioles centerfielder Cedric Mullins joined the 30-30 club when he hit his 30th home run of the season with two men on base in the bottom of the second inning against the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Camden Yards. Mullins, who hadn’t hit a home run since September 11th, hit a...