DENVER—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde knew he had to rest reliever Mychal Givens. What wasn’t certain was who Hyde would use in relief of Andrew Cashner. Hyde did some major improvising, and the Orioles broke their seven-game losing streak with a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Cashner left with...
DENVER—Gabriel Ynoa will be the Orioles’ starter on Monday, when the Orioles return home to play Detroit. Manager Brandon Hyde, who decided to put struggling Dan Straily in the bullpen for now, said that Ynoa was the best choice. Ynoa has seven major league starts, including four for the Orioles in 2017....
DENVER—It’s been a horrible week for reliever Mychal Givens. For the third time in five games, Givens fell apart in the ninth inning, and the Orioles suffered another difficult loss. Givens, who had walked home the winning run on Thursday against the Yankees, gave up a walkoff, two-run home run to Trevor...
DENVER–Keon Broxton, who was acquired by the Orioles from the New York Mets on Wednesday, was batting sixth and playing center field on Friday night. Broxton had been designated for assignment by the Mets, for whom he hit .143 in 34 games and traded for $500,000 in international bonus money. He described...
FREDERICK—One of the best stories in the Orioles’ minor league system is the return of Cody Sedlock as a prospect. In 2016, the Orioles made Sedlock, who will turn 24 on June 19, their No. 1 draft choice from the University of Illinois. Injuries and ineffectiveness ruined his 2017 and 2018 seasons,...
BALTIMORE—For a while, it felt like primetime Orioles baseball in the afternoon. A large, lively crowd, and a tight game. In the end, though, it was a familiar result. Orioles closer Mychal Givens allowed four straight baserunners after striking out the first two batters of the ninth. The fourth forced in the...
BALTIMORE—Oriole fans are probably wondering why their favorite team’s pitchers insist on pitching to Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez. Torres has 12 home runs, 10 against the Orioles, while Sanchez has 15, nine against Baltimore. Again, home runs were the difference in the Orioles’ 7-5 loss to the New York Yankees on...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles acquired centerfielder Keon Broxton from the New York Mets on Wednesday, and general manager Mike Elias is confident he’ll help the team. Broxton was designated for assignment by the Mets after hitting .143 in 34 games and was traded to the Orioles for $500,000 in international bonus money. Broxton, 29,...
BALTIMORE—For the first several weeks of the season, Brandon Hyde tried to put an optimistic front on the losing his new team was going through. Now that the Orioles are nearly a third of the way through what has become a most challenging season for a first-year manager, Hyde is becoming more...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles play their first interleague series this weekend when they visit the Colorado Rockies for three games beginning Friday. That means no designated hitter for the Orioles and pitchers getting a chance to bat. Manager Brandon Hyde hasn’t named his starters for this weekend, but if the rotation remains unchanged, it...