The Orioles traded shortstop Freddy Galvis, who is on the 10-day injured list, to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league pitcher Tyler Burch just before the 4 p.m. trade deadline Friday, general manager Mike Elias said. Galvis, who spent the first six seasons of his major league career with the Phillies, hit...
In what could be the first of several trades on deadline day, the Orioles sent right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations. Less than two hours before the deadline, they acquired left-hander Ryan Hartman on waivers from Houston. He pitched in one game for the Astros this...
The Orioles opened a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers, hoping that their 7-4 record since the All-Star Game reflected a team going in the right direction. But they fell back on some old ways Thursday night with their lack of patience at the plate. Detroit’s top young starter, Casey Mize, allowed...
The Orioles aren’t ready to activate left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin and outfielder Anthony Santander from the Covid-19 injured list, even though the pair traveled to Detroit where the Orioles began a four-game series on Thursday night. “We’re still evaluating that,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Akin threw a side yesterday, recovered well today....
BALTIMORE—On the first anniversary of the death of one of the most passionate Oriole fans, Trey Mancini hit a big home run and was part of a huge comeback that gave his team an exciting win. Mancini’s evening began by catching a ceremonial first pitch from Sonsy Gaba, the mother of the...
BALTIMORE—Pitcher Keegan Akin and rightfielder Anthony Santander have been cleared by Major League Baseball to rejoin the Orioles, though neither has been activated. Akin and Santander were placed on the Covid-19 injured list on July 21st. “Both are going to go through a workout today,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Akin’s going to...
BALTIMORE-In his first three starts, Spenser Watkins was the Orioles’ unlikeliest feel-good story of 2021 — a 30th-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers from Western Oregon who trudged his way through the minor leagues. Watkins allowed just three runs in those starts, but the Miami Marlins matched that total in the...
The Orioles’ season has a little over two months remaining, and the final 64 games could be intriguing. Friday’s trade deadline might provide more clues about where the team is heading, though it’s not expected that any of the team’s big names will be changing addresses. Still, executive vice president/general manager Mike...
The Orioles were 0-51 when trailing after eight innings, and the Washington Nationals had closer Brad Hand, who’d saved two games against them in May. Down 4-3, Hand (5-4) hit Maikel Franco with a pitch to start the bottom of the ninth. Ryan McKenna, who’d earlier hit his first major league home...
BALTIMORE—In the first half of the season, Matt Harvey had baseball’s worst ERA, 7.70, to go along with a 3-10 record. It’s been a far different story in the second half. Harvey has started twice, pitched 12 shutout innings and allowed just four hits. On Saturday night, he retired 18 of the...