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Blue Jays 2 Orioles 4 Well, that was about right. Couldn’t hit at all. Well, not at all, Davis Schneider hit a home run in the ninth. We did load the bases in the seventh in perhaps the weirdest way ever: We had 5 hits. Lukes had 2 of them. We also had 9 strikeouts. […]
The Toronto Blue Jays were officially eliminated from the postseason conversation on Wednesday after losing to the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 in the first contest of a doubleheader. After reaching the World Series a season ago, the Blue Jays will not even be in the playoffs this year. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who signed a $500 million […] The post Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s admission about missing playoffs after signing $500 million contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Bryan Hudson is opening for Erick Fedde, and the White Sox will seek to eliminate at least one wild card contender with a win tonight, as the Orioles’ fingers will be knocked off the ledge. TV: CHSN Lineups: White Sox Royals Sam Antonacci, LF 1 Carter Jensen, C Kyle Teel, C 2 Bobby Witt Jr.,… The post First Pitch: White Sox at Royals appeared first on Sox Machine .
Dylan Cease’s debut season with the Toronto Blue Jays has officially come to an end. The Blue Jays placed their ace on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 20, with right shoulder inflammation ahead of their second game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Cease had gone for an MRI on his shoulder over the weekend after seeing a major drop in his velocity during his last start on Friday against the Texas Rangers. The imaging showed no structural damage, so Tor...
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer started the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, and fans are wondering if it will be Scherzer’s final start of his career. The Blue Jays were eliminated from postseason contention after losing 4-2 to the Baltimore Orioles. Scherzer surrendered four earned runs across five innings of work […] The post Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer drops intriguing hint on MLB future after Orioles start appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Orioles needed three things to happen today in order to stave off elimination from playoff contention for another day. First, they needed the win Game 1 over the Blue Jays. They did that, beating them 4-2 thanks to yet another Pete Alonso home run, a solid showing from Chris Bassitt, and a dominant performance […]
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Imagn Images When Blue Jays right-hander and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer first took the bump for his start against the Orioles on Wednesday, he joined elite company. That’s because the eventual five-inning effort, in which Scherzer allowed four runs on four hits, marked his 500th career game pitched. Of those 500 games on the mound, 491 have been starts. Scherzer is now the 451st pitcher to reach 500 games pitched, but just 54 pitchers in all MLB history have made more starts. At age 42 ...
BALTIMORE — As the rain poured with no signs of abating Tuesday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles discussed whether to postpone the night’s game, Max Scherzer made one demand of John Schneider. “It was,” the manager recalled, “‘make sure you call me at this time when you know, so I can either turn it on or turn it off.” The day’s relentless downpour meant Scherzer turned his legendary intensity off, flipping back on Wednesday in the first half of a split doubleheader, w...
BALTIMORE—For the moment, the Orioles remain alive in the wild-card race, but just barely. Entering the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, the Orioles would have had to win their last five games while the Chicago White Sox lost their last five. The Orioles managed a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 10,562 at […]
The Toronto Blue Jays saw their 2026 postseason hopes end Wednesday, cutting short their bid to return to the World Series one year after falling just short of a championship. Toronto’s season ended Wednesday with a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Camden Yards. The defeat dropped the […] The post Blue Jays’ World Series comeback dreams dashed by playoff elimination appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Blue Jays 2 Orioles 4 We are officially eliminated from the playoffs. Stop me if you have heard this one, but the Jays didn’t score enough. And Pete Alonso hit a home run. Max Scherzer had a very 2026 Max Scherzer type of start: 5 innings, 4 hits, 4 earned, 3 walks, though the 7 […]
The Orioles avoided being eliminated for at least a few more hours by winning the first game of their doubleheader against Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. In the process, they officially eliminated the Blue Jays from postseason contention. Too bad, so sad. In short, Chris Bassitt got the better of Max Scherzer in the Old Guy […]
The Blue Jays called up the right-hander ahead of their doubleheader with the Orioles.
Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will return to the lineup Wednesday despite recent left lower-back tightness, answering whether the slugger would play again this season. Guerrero was initially expected to sit Game 1 of Toronto’s doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, but the club made a late change before first pitch. He will bat […] The post Will Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. play again this season amid injury concern? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday landed on the injured list last week due to inflammation in his left wrist. Holliday now tells the Orioles beat that he’ll require surgery (via Jake Rill of MLB.com). The procedure will take place later this week or early next week. It’s expected to come with a 10-week recovery window. Specifics […]
The Baltimore Orioles have found a replacement after ending catcher Samuel Basallo’s season.
The end of the season is shaping up to be chaotic for the Baltimore Orioles. With five games left, their chances of making the playoffs are slim. Now their chances are even slimmer, as catcher Samuel Basallo was placed on the 7-day concussion list. The list is also retroactive to September 22. In addition, outfielder […] The post Orioles playoff chances take another hit with Samuel Basallo injury move appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Today is almost certainly going to be the day that the Orioles are mathematically eliminated from the postseason. It could happen as soon as this first game of their doubleheader. The tragic number is one. Next time the Orioles lose, it’s over. Next time the White Sox win, it’s over. Chicago doesn’t play until 7:40. […]
BALTIMORE—Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo’s season is over. After getting hit by a foul tip on the mask during Monday night’s game against the Blue Jays, Basallo has been placed on the 7-day concussion injured list, retroactive to Tuesday. He was hit in the fifth inning and left the game after the sixth. “Concussions are so […]
The Baltimore Orioles can statistically still make the playoffs. They’d need to win out and hope that the Chicago White Sox lose out. With just a few more games left on the schedule, though, it appears that the postseason pursuit in Camden Yards is going to fall short, marking yet another disappointing season for a […] The post Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday’s surgery revelation won’t be an issue in 2027 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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For a lot of the season, there has seemed to be only one obvious choice to end up as the Most Valuable Oriole. You never know if some voters will talk themselves into something silly to stop it from being unanimous. In 2026, it was so obvious that even those people got it right. Pete […]
BALTIMORE—In his first season with the Orioles, Pete Alonso was unanimously elected as Most Valuable Oriole. Alonso, who signed a five-year, $155 million contract with the Orioles last December, became the ninth Oriole to hit 40 home runs on Monday night. “It’s just them believing in who I am,” Alonso said. “I’m not trying to […]
In first year with the club, he has mashed 40 HRs with 108 RBIs