Chris Davis came through and Zach Britton didn't. These are different times in Birdland. Davis' homer provided an eighth-inning lead that Britton gave back in the ninth. It led to a loss in the 11th as Seattle beat the Orioles 8-7 at Camden Yards. The Mariners can sweep a four-game series with a win on Thursday afternoon.
Shortstop Jean Segura led off the 11th with a double off Mychal Givens. One out later, Kyle Seager singled off Donnie Hart to put runners on the corners. Denard Span's sac...
The Orioles have lost the first two games of their series with Seattle by 5-3 and 3-2 scores. Tonight, the clubs meet at Oriole Park in the third game of a four-game series.
The Orioles have scored just eight runs on 18 hits and have gone 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position over the past three games. They have scored three runs or less in five of their past seven games.
The Orioles have homered in 10 straight games, hitting 16 in that time. That is their second longest homer streak of the...
After he made a pretty solid first impression in a short time frame last week, infielder/outfielder Steve Wilkerson rejoined the Orioles today. He is expected to be activated before tonight's game with Seattle.
Wilkerson had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk last Tuesday when the Orioles played in Washington. The next night, he made his major league debut as a ninth-inning defensive replacement. Then, in the series finale a week ago tomorrow, he made his first major league start and...
Bowie, MD. - If you can be a happy player on the disabled list, Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays was that on Tuesday. He was all smiles because he got positive news from a visit to a foot specialist.
Out since May 24 with a right ankle bone bruise and tendinitis, Hays found out yesterday that the walking boot he's been wearing for a couple of weeks will come off in one more week. He'll slowly work his way back after that and might be playing in minor league rehab games as soon as two to...
Bowie, MD. - Double-A Bowie left-hander Keegan Akin, who is having one of the best seasons of any Orioles minor league pitcher, left his start tonight against Akron due to groin tightness. Akin was throwing his warmup tosses before the top of the fifth when he apparently felt something. He bent over on the mound as athletic trainer Brian Guzman came out to check on him. Akin the left the game and walked directly from the mound to the Baysox clubhouse down the right field line.
The Orioles'...
The Orioles host the Seattle Mariners tonight in the second game of a four-game series and a seven-game homestand. They lost 5-3 last night in the series opener. It was the Orioles 12th loss in their past 13 home games.
The Orioles (23-54) have lost 13 of 17, 20 of 26 and 34 of their past 49 games. They are 11-24 at home and 12-30 on the road. Seattle (48-31) is in second place in the American League West, 3 1/2 games behind division-leading Houston. If the season ended today, Boston and...
Bowie, MD. - The Orioles got some good news today on Double-A outfielder Austin Hays. He has been out since May 24 with an ankle bone bruise and tendinitis and has been in a walking boot. But he is expected to get that boot off in a week and then slowly begin some light baseball activities.
Hays was the Orioles 2017 minor league Player of the Year and a finalist for Baseball America's national Player of the Year. But he injured his shoulder in spring training and then got off to a slow start...
In their latest loss last night, this one against Seattle, Orioles pitchers gave up just seven hits, but they walked 10 batters. That tied for the most in a game this year and it was a significant factor in a 5-3 loss to the Mariners.
The Orioles seemed to have plenty of reasons to be angry at home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater for his balk call on Darren O'Day in the ninth last night. It led to ejections for O'Day and manager Buck Showalter.
But all those walks and producing just four hits on...
Orioles pitchers tonight issued 10 walks. At times, they came in bunches and that was pretty costly. Baltimore walks led to four runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Orioles 5-3 in front of 21,202 at Oriole Park. It was the opener of a four-game series and seven-game homestand.
The Orioles, now 4-4 in their last eight games, are 23-54 for the year and have lost 13 of 17 and 22 of their last 30. The Orioles are 1-12 in their last 13 home games. Seattle, winning for the second time in eight...
After a 3-3 road trip, the Orioles are back home tonight to start a seven-game homestand. It starts this evening with the opener of a four-game series against Seattle, then the Orioles host the Los Angeles Angels for three games over the weekend.
The Orioles went 1-2 at Washington and 2-1 at Atlanta. At 23-53, they are five games from the season's midpoint. The Orioles are 4-3 over the last seven games. Over longer stretches, they have lost 12 of 16 and 21 of the last 29 games. They are 11-23...
For the first time in two weeks, first baseman Chris Davis will play in front of the home fans at Camden Yards tonight when the Orioles host Seattle. After missing eight games to get a mental break and work on his swing, Davis returned over the weekend and had five RBIs in wins Friday and Saturday over the Atlanta Braves.
He's got a lot of catching up to do with his bat, but he had just 15 RBIs all year before the Atlanta series with six in April and nine in May.
"I think it was just that -...
The Orioles' Single-A Frederick affiliate announced today that the Keys will host the 2019 Carolina League All-Star Classic. The game will take place at Nymeo Field on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
The 2019 game will mark the third straight season the Carolina League's Northern and Southern divisions will face off. Previously, the midsummer classic was an interleague affair, pitting the Carolina League against the California League from 1999-2016. Featuring the top players from all 10 Carolina...
No doubt Orioles right-hander David Hess has hit a rough patch. He gave up seven hits and five runs in Sunday's loss at Atlanta. Over his past three starts against Boston, Washington and the Braves, he has allowed 15 runs and 17 hits over 12 innings for an 11.25 ERA.
Manager Buck Showalter said: "You look at the strikes thrown in the outing, it's OK, but he's wild in the strike zone. You look at where he's trying to go. He's a pretty straight-fastball guy, which really makes him need to...
When the Orioles drafted Canadian prep shortstop Adam Hall in the second round in 2017, it wasn't long before he signed and began to play in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He began his pro career going 6-for-9 in his first two games with a double, triple, four runs scored, a stolen base and two RBIs.
Hard to get off to a much better start for the right-handed hitter from A.B. Lucas Secondary School in London, Ontario. But then Hall suffered an oblique strain that ended his 2017 season...
After their 15-inning win over Atlanta that ended early this morning, the Orioles meet the Braves again this afternoon in the second game of this three-game series. The Orioles need one more win this weekend to take their third road series of 2018. They are 2-9-1 in road series, going 11-29.
Friday night's 10-7 win was the O's sixth consecutive victory over Atlanta. The Braves have not defeated Baltimore since June 15, 2012. The game marked the longest game of the season for the Orioles,...
It was long and it was wild, and for the Orioles , Friday's marathon game that ended this morning ended up with a victory. There were smiles in the visiting dugout five hours and 21 minutes after first pitch as the Orioles outlasted first-place Atlanta 10-7 in 15 innings.
Chris Davis returned to the lineup and after he walked his first time up, he homered in his second plate appearance. He connected to left field in the fifth to end a 24-game homerless streak since May 9 that had lasted 89...
The Orioles' two-city road trip moves on to Atlanta tonight as they open a three-game series with the Braves at SunTrust Park. The trip started with the Orioles (21-52) losing two of three at Washington.
Last night's 4-2 loss was the Orioles 11th loss in 13 games and they have dropped 18 of 22 and 20 of 26 games over longer stretches. While they are in last place in the American League East, the Braves (43-30) are the surprising leaders in the National League East by three games over...
WASHINGTON - It was the kind of defensive play we have not seen from the Orioles much this year and one that was big in last night's game. But it didn't serve to provide the momentum to lead to a win, it just delayed the winning runs scoring until an inning later.
The Nationals' sensational rookie, Juan Soto delivered, a two-run double off Mychal Givens in the eighth last night to break a 2-2 tie as Washington beat the Orioles 4-2 at Nats Park. The O's lost two of three in the series.
But...
WASHINGTON - Right-hander Kevin Gausman recorded a quality start and the Orioles became the first team this year to hit more than one homer in a game off three-time Cy Young Winner Max Scherzer. But that didn't get them a win tonight at Nationals Park.
The Nats' 19-year-old rookie sensation Juan Soto delivered his latest big hit. This was a two-run double to left center in the eighth as the Nats broke a 2-2 tie and beat the Orioles 4-2 in front of 36,868.
The Orioles fall to 21-52 and went...
WASHINGTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he expects first baseman Chris Davis to return to the starting lineup tomorrow night when the Orioles begin a three-game series in Atlanta.
When the Orioles play in Washington tonight, Davis will not be in the lineup for the eighth consecutive game since his last start, June 11 versus Boston, when he went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts to drop his average to .150.
Davis' OPS has decreased each month, from .559 in April to .453 in May to .254 in...