The Orioles ended their 20-game road losing streak with a four-run eighth and an extra-inning run that scored without a hit. Pat Valaika’s bases-loaded walk scored Trey Mancini in the top of the 10th, and the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, at Sahlen Field in Buffalo on Friday night. Mancini...
After walking five batters, allowing six runs and retiring just one batter on Thursday night, Dean Kremer was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk for the third time this season. The right-hander’s place on the roster will be taken by left-hander Alexander Wells, the Australian native who gets his first call to the big...
The Orioles began their second 10-game road trip with the hope that it would be better than the first one. It didn’t take long for that hope to take a beating. The Toronto Blue Jays, who play their games at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, scored six times before starter Dean Kremer could...
When the season began, the Orioles had two Rule 5 pitchers, right-handers Mac Sceroler and Tyler Wells. Sceroler missed time because of right shoulder tendinitis, returned on June 8th and was designated for assignment on Tuesday after pitching poorly. In five games, Sceroler had a 14.90 ERA. He allowed 15 runs, 12...
BALTIMORE—The Houston Astros are playing like they’re the best team in baseball. In the past three games, the Orioles offered no resistance. In the three games, the Orioles were outscored, 26-3. They came close to being no-hit on Monday and were overmatched in each game. On Wednesday night, José Urquidy limited them...
BALTIMORE—Eleven years after he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 44th round, a 33-year-old rookie is preparing for his major league debut. When Mickey Jannis takes the mound for the Orioles, he’ll be the third-oldest rookie in team history. Only Jay Heard, who was 34 years and 97 days...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles got a well pitched game from Jorge López. The Houston Astros got one that was even better from Zack Greinke. The future Hall of Famer, who hadn’t pitched against the Orioles since July 31, 2010, was outstanding, allowing just a run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings in Houston’s...
BALTIMORE—Orioles left-hander Bruce Zimmermann, who’s on the 10-day injured list because of left biceps tendinitis, will remain out beyond that period, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Zimmermann, who was scratched from last Friday’s start against Toronto, is 4-4 with a 4.83 ERA in 12 games. “I would expect Zimm to be out...
BALTIMORE—On the night Major League Baseball decided to begin inspecting pitchers’ caps and gloves for foreign substances, the Orioles were nearly the victims of a combined no-hitter by the Houston Astros. Maikel Franco’s two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the eighth was the first Orioles’ hit in a...
BALTIMORE—Cedric Mullins moved into ninth place in the voting for outfielders on the American League All-Star team in the latest results. Mullins, who was 10th a week ago, is about 7,800 votes ahead of Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena. The top nine outfielders and the leading three vote-getters at other positions advance to...