PHILADELPHIA—Orioles starter John Means is traveling to Baltimore after attending his father’s funeral, and he’ll have to go through the Covid-19 protocols before he can be activated. Means was taken off the bereavement list and put on the injured list. Thomas Eshelman, who started Saturday night in Washington, will start on Thursday...
The season is a few innings short of one-quarter complete, and the Orioles are playing better than many thought they would. There are lots of questions to get to, and a number of them are about Ryan Mountcastle. Question: What has to happen for Ryan Mountcastle to get an everyday shot at...
In just over two weeks, the Orioles’ 2020 season has been full of challenges. The latest was unexpected, just like the storm that suddenly appeared at Nationals Park on Sunday a little after 2:30 p.m. While it was comical to watch the grounds crew attempt to unravel a tangled tarpaulin, the result...
WASHINGTON—After waiting more than two hours, the Orioles and Washington Nationals will have to wait until Friday to complete Sunday’s game. Because of a malfunctioning tarp, the grounds crew wasn’t able to cover the field after a pop-up shower, and it was determined that the field was unplayable. The Orioles were trying...
WASHINGTON—Through seven innings, Washington Nationals pitchers Austin Voth, Javy Guerra and Tanner Rainey had shut down the Orioles on just two hits. Trailing by three runs, their dormant offense woke up against Sean Doolittle. Pat Valaika and Pedro Severino, half of the Orioles’ trimmed-down, four-man bench, hit consecutive pinch-hit home runs to...
The Orioles have recalled left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin from their alternate site in Bowie. He’ll be available in long relief on Saturday night and Sunday. Asher Wojciechowski will start Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals on three days’ rest. Wojciechowski threw five innings in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against Miami....
WASHINGTON—After four losses against a team reeling from the coronavirus, the Orioles broke out against the defending World Series champions. The Orioles set season highs in runs and hits (19) in an 11-0 blowout of the Washington Nationals Friday night at Nationals Park. In losing four straight to the Miami Marlins, who...
Alan Means, the father of Orioles pitcher John Means, died of pancreatic cancer on Tuesday night. He was 57. Means’ wife, Caroline, tweeted the obituary. Means, who pitched against Miami on Tuesday night, went on the bereavement list on Wednesday. Manager Brandon Hyde said that he doesn’t know when Means will rejoin...
BALTIMORE—Whether they were the home team or the road team in this unusual four-game series, the Orioles couldn’t find a way to beat the Miami Marlins. The Marlins came to Baltimore to make up the four games postponed last week when at least 18 of their players tested positive for Covid-19 and...
The Orioles have spent five years waiting for outfielder DJ Stewart to blossom. Stewart, the club’s first draft pick in 2015, got a brief opportunity with the Orioles in 2018 and a longer one that was cut short by an ankle injury last year that required surgery. He was still recovering in...