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If you’re an eagle-eyed consumer of random Orioles stats, you might have seen that the Orioles are 7-3 on Wednesdays, so this game was pretty much in the bag before a pitch was thrown. Or was it that incredibly involved handshake Pete Alonso and Adley Rutschman tried out in the dugout? Or was it … […]
So, that was annoying. Last night, the Orioles kept us up late just to get one total hit after the first inning, going quietly into the Seattle night. You joining us for another round? Look, it’s possible that George Kirby makes for an easier target for O’s hitters. After debuting in 2022, the Rye, NY […]
Almost a year ago, I wrote that the lack of Orioles All Stars told the story of their disappointing first half. Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. This year’s team features a new manager, a prized free agent signing, and a beefed up rotation. Still, the Orioles appear to be […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Nationals 6, Norfolk Tides 3 A great start from Nestor German went to waste, as the Tides’ bullpen allowed four runs in the 8th inning to turn a win into a loss against Syracuse. German was dominant early on, setting down the first six batters he faced, including three by strikeout. Already up […]
Good morning Birdland, It looked like the Orioles were still operating on east coast time and up past their curfew in the 3-1 loss to the Mariners on Tuesday night. The first inning was somewhat encouraging. Taylor Ward opened with a double and later scored on a Samuel Basallo single. But the entire lineup collected […]
If tonight was any indication of what this Orioles’ West Coast road trip has in store, then don’t bother staying up late for these games, O’s fans. You’d be better off getting to bed at a reasonable hour and saving yourself the torture. The Orioles offense failed to show up for their opener in Seattle, […]
Late night baseball, woo! Let’s do this thing. I’ll be honest, I probably won’t make it to the third inning of this thing. But one thing that might keep me up is tonight’s starting pitcher, Brandon Young. It still hasn’t stopped feeling weird to say that he’s the best starting pitcher on the team, but […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Nearly halfway into the season, the Orioles remain a frustratingly inconsistent team. At times they look […]
Mariners: Take Two. Tonight, the Orioles begin the second round of seven games in eleven days against the Seattle Mariners. It started last week at Camden Yards, with a 2-2 split. Josh Naylor won Game 1 with a grand slam; Game Two was a loss in extra innings; Game Three saw Jackson Holliday hit a […]
It was a rough weekend for Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th Saturday, Gunnar took a fastball to the ribs from Padres reliever Ron Marinaccio, presumably as retribution for Xander Bogaerts being hit in the head by a pitch earlier in the game. That moment sparked a […]
We are into the middle of June and the Orioles are still playing a confusing season where they seem to be teetering on the edge of making it a lost season where there’s no consolation but what is happening on the farm. They also are managing to avoid falling over the edge, at least so […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. If you’re looking to unplug from the Orioles for a while, you’ve got an easy excuse for the next week and a half. The Orioles are off to the West Coast, where six of their next nine games will start at 9:40 PM EST or later. That’s a lot of late, […]
Another week of confusing 2026 Orioles baseball is in the books. After looking like they were heading back to the cellar by losing the first two games of the Seattle series, they ripped off three straight wins and, facing a Padres team with a struggling offense, had a chance to finally get in a longer […]
The Orioles didn’t lose on Sunday because of their defense, but it certainly didn’t help. In the top of the ninth inning the middle infield duo of Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday combined for three errors in the span of two batted balls. That set the table for the fifth and final Padres run of […]
Triple-A: Memphis Redbirds (STL) 11, Norfolk Tides 7 The Tides closed out the first half of the season at Harbor Park with a sloppy 11-7 loss on Sunday. New guy Chris Kachmar, in his third start since being signed on a free agent contract, pitched a stinker, allowing five runs on six hits in four […]
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! I hope that, despite the poor play of the Orioles, you were able to have a nice weekend. I went to the game on Saturday, and the weather was just great. It was hot in the sun, but for a 4 p.m. game much of the stadium was in shade. That’s […]
Any hopes that the Orioles would use the late-game plunking of Gunnar Henderson on Saturday to propel themselves to victory in the series finale went unanswered. The offense was largely impotent in a 5-2 rubber match loss on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. Let’s start with the things that went well because it’s a pretty […]
Throughout most of Saturday’s game, this series finale was setting up to be just another nondescript rubber match between inter-league foes. Then, in the ninth inning of a game that was out of reach, the Padres plunked Gunnar Henderson as retaliation for Xander Bogaerts being hit in the head earlier in the afternoon. Now this […]
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 2, Memphis Redbirds (STL) 1 Christian Herberholz pitched 4.1 innings with just one run allowed. That run scored in the top of the first on back-to-back hits, a single and a double. He had just one 1-2-3 inning but prevented any further damage. He exited the game with one out in the […]
Hello, friends. The Orioles continue to sidestep any opportunity to win a fourth game in a row. They’ve now managed three straight wins five times in this 2026 season and each time they have failed to really stitch together a nice winning streak that will get them back where they needed to be. Their latest […]
Occasionally there are games where a bad first inning is enough to make you consider doing something other than watching Orioles baseball that day. That was the case here as the Padres scored four runs before the O’s even got a chance to hit and eventually prevailed to a 9-3 win on Saturday afternoon in […]
The Orioles are, once again, playing some very good baseball. These last three games have been a particularly nice showing for the offense, which has scored seven runs in each of them. Another seven runs today would be plenty welcome. There’s no Adley Rutschman in the Orioles starting lineup today. That’s not a surprise since […]
Triple-A: Memphis (Cardinals) 10, Norfolk Tides 2 The Tides scored first in the game, with Enrique Bradfield’s leadoff walk turning into a run after a stolen base and an RBI single hit by Heston Kjerstad. Unfortunately, Norfolk’s starter, Trace Bright, had the opposite of a shutdown inning, allowing Memphis to score five runs in the […]
Good morning Birdland, These Orioles are a resilient bunch. After last night’s 7-3 win over the visiting Padres, they have now taken three straight, scored seven runs in each of them, and find themselves within one game of the AL’s final wild card spot. What has been most apparent during the Orioles’ recent resurgence is […]
If you’re coming here looking for a flattering report on Shane Baz, keep looking. The Orioles starter’s command was off tonight, and MASN broadcaster Hall-of-Famer Jim Palmer was not impressed. Baz allowed six hits, three runs, and walked two, and at times it could have been worse. More tellingly, he threw 103 pitches and got […]