BALTIMORE—In the past two games, Orioles starters have delivered their two best performances of the season. On Saturday night, Dylan Bundy allowed three hits in 7 1/3 scoreless innings. Two nights later, John Means followed it with seven quality innings. Means, who had never seen the sixth before in his previous four...
BALTIMORE—Pitcher Richard Bleier was in the Orioles’ clubhouse on Monday. It was his first time with the team since he was placed on the 10-day injured list. Bleier has been on the IL since April 10 because of tendinitis in his left shoulder. He went to Sarasota for rehab after he was...
BALTIMORE—Not only does Orioles manager Brandon Hyde concern himself with his team, but he also closely follows the organization’s minor league clubs, particularly the Triple-A Norfolk Tides and Double-A Bowie Baysox. “First thing I do in the morning is take a look at the game reports and follow what our guys did,”...
BALTIMORE—Dylan Bundy had been the most puzzling of Orioles starters. Entering Saturday night’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays, Bundy was 0-4 with a 6.67 ERA. Bundy, who hadn’t won a game since last September 13, delivered one of his best starts, pitching 7 1/3 shutout innings as the Orioles beat the...
BALTIMORE—Stevie Wilkerson was the Orioles’ centerfielder for the second straight time on Saturday. On Friday night, he played his first game in center. With Joey Rickard in a 1-for-22 slump, Wilkerson got another chance. “It didn’t feel like it was totally foreign for whatever reason,” Wilkerson said. “I’ve done a lot of...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles returned home for their first extended homestand of 2019, and with it they hoped for some happier times. Instead, things got worse. Tampa Bay’s Tyler Glasnow completely baffled them, allowing just three singles in seven shutout innings, striking out nine without a walk. The Orioles, who got five hits overall,...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles’ painful defeat in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader in Chicago has heightened attention on the team’s defense. In the two games, the Orioles made five errors. They committed three in the first game and won, and two in the second game, and lost. They also made several misplays that...
The Orioles’ season is roughly 20 percent complete, and the rebuilt team has shown fans that the hard work is just beginning. After the team won four of its five games, they’ve recorded just seven victories, and entering tonight’s game against Tampa Bay are 11-21. That record projected over a full season...
CHICAGO—The Orioles made many mistakes in Wednesday’s doubleheader with the Chicago White Sox. Still, they carried a 6-5 lead into the ninth inning of the second game, hoping for their first sweep of a doubleheader in nearly three years. But reliever Miguel Castro allowed a two-run single to Yonder Alonso with two...
CHICAGO—The Orioles left a season-high 13 runners on base, went 3-for-17 with runners in scoring position and committed three errors — and won. Richie Martin, who entered the game batting just .164, had a double and a triple. Martin led off the eighth of a 4-all tie with a triple and scored...