BALTIMORE—Mark Trumbo walked through the Orioles’ clubhouse on Thursday afternoon, a day after he was scratched from Norfolk’s starting lineup. Trumbo, who had been in the final stage of his 20-day rehabilitation assignment, felt soreness in the right knee that had been surgically repaired last September. He had the knee examined and...
BALTIMORE—Back on April 1, David Hess was upset when Orioles manager Brandon Hyde removed him from a start in Toronto after he had no-hit the Blue Jays for 6 1/3 innings. The Orioles barely hung on to win that game, and more than two months later, Hess got to face Toronto again....
BALTIMORE—Since joining the Orioles on April 30, Shawn Armstrong has been an indispensable part of the bullpen. While other relievers have been inconsistent, Armstrong has been outstanding with a 1.69 ERA in 15 appearances. In 16 innings, Armstrong has a 1.000 WHIP, allowing just nine hits. “I think what we’re doing right...
BALTIMORE—After starter John Means needed 103 pitches to get through five innings, the Orioles needed four innings out of their rested bullpen to hang on to a two-run lead. Shawn Armstrong (pictured above), Miguel Castro, Richard Bleier and Mychal Givens combined to allow one run on just one hit in four innings...
BALTIMORE—Starting pitcher Alex Cobb will have season-ending right hip surgery this week, Orioles general manager Mike Elias said Tuesday. The surgery will be performed in Nashville by Dr. J.W. Thomas Byrd to correct an impingement in Cobb’s right hip. “Some bony outgrowth is rubbing up against soft tissue,” Elias said. “We made...
The next time you’re using Uber, your driver could be a moonlighting baseball player. Reliever Evan Phillips is one of a number of Orioles who have had non-baseball jobs in school or when playing in the minors. Phillips was living in Raleigh, North Carolina in the winter of 2016 and decided to...
HOUSTON—After Saturday’s 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros, the Orioles hoped to win consecutive games for the first time since May 4-6, their first series since April 22-24 and their first road series since April 1-3. None of those streaks came to an end as the Orioles were shut out by the...
HOUSTON—Last week, Mike Elias took another step toward making the Orioles his team with his first draft. It will be several years before the results of that draft can be fully analyzed. In the interim, Elias will trade and pick up players on waivers, as he’s been doing since he took over...
HOUSTON—Andrew Cashner had one of his best stat lines of 2019 thanks to Anthony Santander. Cashner allowed one run on four hits in six innings, but it could have been far worse. Cashner allowed just two singles in the first five innings and had a 1-0 lead on Saturday against the Houston...
HOUSTON—The Orioles’ bullpen was stout. Shawn Armstrong, Richard Bleier and Mychal Givens combined for four scoreless innings. In the 11th inning, Branden Kline allowed a one-out single to Yuli Gurriel, and with two outs, Robinson Chirinos doubled to left. Stevie Wilkerson threw to cutoff man Jonathan Villar, and his relay throw home...