Confident, healthy Orioles ready for Royals: ‘This is what we play for’
Sep 30, 2024 · James McCann hit a three-run home run in the fifth. Jordan Westburg had a two-run single in the seventh and Heston Kjerstad homered in the eighth. “This is what we play for,” McCann said. “This is what we talk about. This is the point in the season where regular-season stats don’t matter. Regular-season record doesn’t matter.
Orioles clinch home-field advantage in wild-card round with 7-2 …
Sep 27, 2024 · MINNEAPOLIS—The Orioles will begin the wild-card series at Camden Yards on Tuesday. While they don’t know their opponent yet, the Orioles secured home-field advantage in the best-of-three series with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins before 26,058 at Target Field on Friday night. The Orioles needed a win or a loss by the Detroit […]
Orioles' painful postseason exit leaves players stunned: 'I feel like ...
Oct 3, 2024 · BALTIMORE—What happened? As the Orioles’ clubhouse door opened, players stood in full uniform in shocked silence. Some walked to others, exchanging hugs and good wishes, but the overriding emotion was shock. For the second straight year, the Orioles were swept out of a playoff series by a team they’d been favored to beat. The Orioles […]
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Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011.
Adding a veteran outfielder with postseason experience would be …
Oct 5, 2024 · In the final hour of the 6 p.m. July 30 th trade deadline, the Orioles made a couple of additional moves that didn’t help the team in the final two months of the regular season.. They had already acquired a quality starting pitcher, Zach Eflin, from Tampa Bay for three prospects and a reliever, Seranthony Domínguez, from the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Austin Hays.
Orioles reshaping coaching staff after bitter end to 2024 season
3 days ago · With at least four coaches from the 2024 Orioles departing, the team’s coaching staff will look much different from the one that ended the season on October 2nd. The Orioles have regularly made adjustments to manager Brandon Hyde’s coaches during his six seasons, but never have this many not returned. On Monday, co-hitting coach Matt […]
Hyde keeps it lose as Orioles face elimination
Oct 2, 2024 · Lugo allowed four runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 5-0 loss to the Orioles on April 20 th. He’s pitched only once before in Baltimore, a one inning relief appearance when he was with the New York Mets in 2021. “It’s a turn-the-page day,” Hyde said. “It’s Day 2. I feel good about Eflin on the mound.
Orioles overmatched by Snell, lose 10-0 to Giants as Kimbrel …
Sep 17, 2024 · BALTIMORE—After executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias predicted the Orioles would start playing more inspired baseball, they ran into San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell. Snell, whom the Orioles faced often when he was with the Tampa Bay Rays, allowed just one hit and struck out 12 in six …
Examining the Orioles’ coaching changes - baltimorebaseball.com
6 days ago · After the 2023 season, the Orioles reassigned pitching coach and director of pitching Chris Holt and dismissed assistant pitching coach Darren Holmes despite a 101-win season. This year, with the offense’s struggles in the second half of the season and a second straight disappointing postseason, changes were expected.
Orioles clinch top wild-card spot as Povich makes pitch for …
Sep 28, 2024 · MINNEAPOLIS–What happened? The Orioles clinched home-field advantage in the wild-card series with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. The Orioles don’t know if they’ll play Detroit or Kansas City in the best-of-three series that begins Tuesday at Camden Yards. Cade Povich allowed just two hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings against […]