BALTIMORE—For the fourth straight game, Chris Davis is not in the starting lineup, and manager Brandon Hyde said that he didn’t expect Davis to play as often as he did early in the season. Davis is batting .179 with nine home runs and 32 RBIs. Since he got into the dugout dispute...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles tied a dubious record on Wednesday night. However, most of the modest crowd of 9,872 focused on a second straight victory after enduring an eight-game losing streak. Whit Merrifield, the Kansas City Royals’ excellent second baseman, homered against starting pitcher Aaron Brooks in the third inning. That was the 258th...
BALTIMORE—Entering this season, Asher Wojciechowski stood out primarily because of the length of his last name. Wojciechowski was signed by the Orioles as a minor league free agent for spring training in 2018. Wojciechowski was an early cut, and went to Triple-A Norfolk. He pitched creditably for the Tides, going 5-4...
BALTIMORE—After eight consecutive losses, the Orioles finally broke their second-longest slide of the season with none other than Hunter Harvey getting the win. A week ago, it would have been a stretch to think that Harvey would get a win in the big leagues after six years of injuries and struggles in...
BALTIMORE—After going 5-for-5 on Monday night and hitting in 10 straight games, the Orioles promoted Adley Rutschman from the Aberdeen IronBirds to the Delmarva Shorebirds on Tuesday. Rutschman, the top overall pick in June’s draft, hit .325 with a home run and 15 RBIs in 20 games for the IronBirds. He began...
BALTIMORE—John Means looked terrific for five innings. Means, who hadn’t gotten through four innings in his previous three starts, didn’t allow a hit through five to the Kansas City Royals. In the sixth, Means and the Orioles came apart and suffered their eighth straight defeat, 5-4, on Monday night. They’ve lost 13...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles begin their final six weeks of the 2019 season against the only American League team they’ve yet to play, the Kansas City Royals. The Royals have the third-worst record in baseball (44-80) while the Orioles have the second worst (39-85). The teams play three games this week and three more...
If you’re already looking forward to spending some time in spring training to prepare for the 2020 season, you can firm up your plans. The Orioles open spring training in Sarasota, Florida on February 11 when pitchers and catchers report. Their first game is on Saturday, February 22, in North Port, Florida,...
BOSTON—The most brutal part of the Orioles’ 2019 schedule ended with arguably the most brutal inning of the season. Orioles starter Ty Blach began Sunday’s sixth inning with a 6-3 lead. By the time the interminable inning ended, the Boston Red Sox had scored six runs and knocked three pitchers and a...
BOSTON—With the Orioles on the way to their 11th loss in 12 games, manager Brandon Hyde provided a pleasant diversion for his team by inserting Hunter Harvey in the eighth inning of a game the Orioles trailed by four runs. Harvey, the team’s’ top draft pick in 2013, who was surprisingly called...