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AL All-Star voting: Orioles cases to make the team
Earlier this week, All-Star voting for the 2026 season opened up. Over the next several weeks, fans will have the opportunity to make their choices for the starting lineups for the American and National League teams for this year’s edition of the game, taking place in Philadelphia to coincide with various celebrations for the 250th […]
Why is Taylor Ward’s walk rate blowing up?
I definitely can recall a time, back in the cooler days of spring, when I used to forget that Taylor Ward was in the lineup. Acquired last November for Grayson Rodriguez to Anaheim, I was pretty uninterested in Taylor Ward, and I felt bad for Rodriguez. In general, the trade felt to me hasty, a […]
Orioles minor league recap 6/5: Pham goes deep for Norfolk
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 4, Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 3 The Tides trailed 3-0 after former Oriole Maverick Handley’s RBI single in the fourth, but Norfolk stormed back with four unanswered runs. Tommy Pham cut the deficit to one with a two-run home run, and Luis Vázquez tied the game with a base hit in the sixth […]
Orioles news: O’s win series in Boston
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Break up the Orioles! The O’s continued their winning ways yesterday afternoon with an emphatic 8-2 victory in the rubber game at Fenway. The Birds’ bats blistered Boston’s Brayan Bello for six runs in the top of the first inning and cruised from there, sealing the Orioles’ fourth consecutive series win […]
Orioles take the series with an easy win in Boston, 8-2
Sometimes you eat the road, and sometimes the road eats you. I’m not totally sure how relevant that is to today’s Orioles-Red Sox game, but what I mean is, this was a total inversion of Wednesday’s lopsided, 8-1 loss. As the O’s unsuccessful starter that night, Chris Bassitt, said after the game, “When your starter […]
Thursday afternoon Orioles game thread: 1:35 ET
Alas, for the Orioles, forward momentum has been hard to come by this season. After a tidy 4-2 Game 1 win on Tuesday behind seven strong innings from Shane Baz, on Wednesday night Chris Bassitt turned in another flawed outing, going three innings with three runs allowed before exiting with back tightness. It’s not clear […]
Orioles minor league recap 6/4: Dzierwa dazzles in Double-A
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 6, Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 4 Trey Gibson did well on the mound, and was supported by a solid showing from the lineup to get Norfolk it’s first win of June. Gibson delivered 6.1 innings, allowing two runs on four hits, a walk, and six strikeouts. It’s possible that his next start comes […]
Orioles news: Defensive problems, Bassitt injury
Hello, friends. The short-lived winning streak is over. The Orioles have a remarkable talent this year of really putting up a crushing loss right after putting something positive together for a few days. They’ve yet to win more than three games in a row this season. That will continue to be the case for at […]
Bassitt exits early, Orioles fall 8-1
The Orioles have played better baseball over the last few weeks, but they laid an egg tonight. Chris Bassitt labored through three innings before leaving with a possible injury, and the Red Sox broke the game open with a five-run fifth. Baltimore dropped the game 8-1 at Fenway Park. This was the type of game […]
Wednesday night Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 6:45
Blaze Alexander will bat ninth and play center field tonight as the Orioles look to secure a road series victory over the Red Sox. Alexander will be flanked by leadoff hitter Taylor Ward and Tyler O’Neill. Samuel Basallo will bat sixth and serve as the DH against lefty starter Payton Tolle. Jackson Holliday will play […]
The bottom of Baltimore’s lineup suddenly holds some credibility
The Orioles still have work to do before they can be considered a postseason contender, but there’s no denying that the team is playing with slightly more swagger after a successful homestand. Baltimore is slowly carving out an identity, and the team appears capable of taking additional steps in the right direction. It doesn’t matter […]
Orioles minor league recap 6/3: Baysox win 27-run game in Bowie
Triple-A: Gwinnett Stripers 6, Norfolk Tides 4 Norfolk took an early 2-0 lead, but immediately coughed it up and could not rally, falling in their series opener vs. Gwinnett. It was a hot start for the Tides in Georgia on Tuesday, as they took a 2-0 lead before the Stripers could even bat. Michael Siani […]
Orioles news: Crucial road trip starts with a win
Good morning Birdland, Beating divisional opponents is usually a good way to get yourself back into the playoff picture. Starting on May 25, the Orioles last eight games have been against AL East foes. They have gone 6-2 in those games. So it tracks that they have progressed from 12.5 games back of first place […]
Orioles defeat Red Sox, 4-2, as Shane Baz delivers
The Orioles picked up a tidy win tonight against the Red Sox, 4-2. They used a few long balls, a little small ball, and one very good starting pitching performance to prevail over the last-place team in the AL East. If you fancy yourself a good team, these are the teams you have to beat. […]
Tuesday night Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 6:45
Fresh off a 7-3 homestand, the O’s open their June schedule with three games in Boston against a reeling Red Sox team. The Orioles are just 9-17 on the road, while the Red Sox are 9-15 at home, so neither team is happy to be there. It’s a movable force against a stoppable object. But […]
Orioles minors weekly recap: Dzierwa strikes out more in AA
This time a year ago, there was essentially no joy to be found in following the Orioles unless you were looking down to the farm. The 2026 Orioles have avoided reaching that point before the calendar turned to June and hopefully they will continue to do so. One reason I hope this is because I […]
Orioles-Red Sox series preview: In Bawston
Competitive baseball—what a thought! It’s been a beautiful stretch for the O’s, who, after getting swept by the AL East-leading Rays the week before, returned the favor in emphatic fashion, then pulled off a series split against the Blue Jays. They started May by losing five of six series and ended it with a 7-3 […]
Three trends from May that improve the Orioles playoff chances
For the 2026 Orioles, there is a glass half full and a glass half empty way to look at their month of May. The glass half empty crowd would focus on the fact that the O’s went 13-16 in the second month of the season and currently sit four games below .500 at 28-32. The […]
Orioles news: The O’s take their show on the road
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Eleven days ago in this space, I wrote that the Orioles were beginning a season-defining homestand that, if it went well, would help them build some momentum and start to salvage their season — or, if it went poorly, could spell “stick a fork in ’em” time for the 2026 team. […]
Podcast: Looking back on an up and down Orioles May
It was only a week or so ago that Birdland was buzzing over Ben McDonald’s post-game rant on MASN, and the Orioles, not far off getting swept by the Rays, seemed like they might be headed for disaster. Instead, for the second time in May, they picked themselves up after getting swept by a division […]
The Orioles made a statement with successful home stretch
If the Orioles do end up fully turning this season around, this past home stand will have been where it started. Ten days ago, this club was spiraling, losers of five out of six and cratering to the bottom of the AL East. Now, after some home cooking and a series of exciting wins, the […]
Orioles minor league recap 6/1: Vance Honeycutt’s 3-R HR wins it for Keys in the ninth
Triple-A: Durham Bulls (TBR) 7, Norfolk Tides 6 It was a back and forth game for Durham and Norfolk, and a monster game for Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who you may not have known was in the Orioles organization unless you read this blog a lot. The 26-year-old third baseman, acquired from the Reds in April for […]
Orioles news: Wrapping up a 7-3 homestand
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! It was a very successful weekend in Birdland. After dropping the first two games of the series with the Blue Jays, and getting very close to ruining the good vibes created over the first six games of the homestand. But they staged an incredible ninth-inning comeback on Saturday and scored nine […]
Colton Cowser and Kyle Bradish shine in 9-5 Orioles’ win over Toronto
Colton Cowser spearheaded a dominant Orioles start, and Kyle Bradish shut down the Blue Jays lineup, as the O’s beat the Blue Jays 9-5 to earn a series split. After using small ball and a patient approach for their dramatic comeback Saturday, the O’s went back to small ball to take an early lead Sunday. […]
Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread: vs. Blue Jays, 12:15pm ET
Where to watch: NBCSN/Peacock Probable pitchers: RHP Kyle Bradish (2-6, 3.86 ERA, 61 K) vs. RHP Spencer Miles (2-0, 2.16 ERA, 32 K) The Orioles have put all of Birdland on an emotional rollercoaster this past week, starting with a Colton Cowser walkoff homer vs. the Tigers and ending with a Pete Alonso walkoff single […]
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