After an unexpected night off because of an inclement weather forecast, the Orioles returned for the final three games before the All-Star break. They proved no match for the American League Central Division leaders, the Chicago White Sox, who won, 12-1, before 12,077 at Oriole Park on Friday night. The Orioles (28-59)...
BALTIMORE-The Orioles announced postponement of Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays because rain was forecast to begin about 6 o’clock and last through the night. Although it wasn’t raining at the time, the team made the call at 5:25 for a game scheduled to start at 7:05. The game will...
BALTIMORE—Matt Harvey hasn’t won a game since May 1st and, in the 12 starts since then, he has completed five innings just once. Harvey is the most experienced starter in a rotation that also includes Keegan Akin, Thomas Eshelman, Jorge López and Spenser Watkins. For now, he’ll remain in that rotation. On...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles put third baseman Maikel Franco on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a sprained right ankle. The move is retroactive to Sunday, and Franco will be eligible to play after the All-Star break. Franco injured his ankle trying to catch a pop fly in foul territory for the final...
Few Orioles fans had heard of Spenser Watkins before Tuesday night’s game. Watkins is one of nine Oriole pitchers to make his major league debut this season, and one of 29 pitchers the team has used. The Orioles signed a number of free-agent pitchers, including Watkins, just before spring training. There were...
After the All-Star break, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde will have 72 games to plan for. It’s no secret the team’s starters haven’t gone deep into games. In the second half of the season, it’s possible that the Orioles will give starts to more of their young pitchers. On Tuesday night, the Orioles...
It’s time for our monthly mailbag. We’ve gotten lots of good questions. This is the second and final part for this month. Questions are edited for clarity, length and style. Question: Why can’t the Orioles develop starting pitching? In 30 years I want to say that they’ve only developed three good pitchers —...
The ninth inning began perfectly for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins, who earlier in the day had been named to his first All-Star team and tied the game with a pinch-hit single in the sixth, put the Orioles ahead with his 15th home run. It appeared to be a storybook ending for Mullins...
Cedric Mullins will be the Orioles’ representative in the 91st Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 13th at Denver’s Coors Field. It’s possible that the Orioles’ centerfielder, who fell all the way from Opening Day starter in 2019 to Double-A, might be a starter. “I had confidence that I was going...
Alex Cobb frustrated the Orioles during his three seasons with team. He frustrated them again in his first start since he was...