Notes on Soto's struggles, Davis' minor league deal and tonight's pitching matchup in Toronto

Small sample sizes shouldn’t produce a chorus of long-term outlooks. The word “small” is the giveaway Baseball requires patience over the course of a 162-game season. OK, we got that out of the way. Left-hander Gregory Soto has made three appearances with the Orioles since the deadline trade with the Phillies. He’s allowed eight runs and nine hits
TORONTO – The kid did it again. Jackson Holliday hit yet another homer off the Toronto Blue Jays and this one was huge. With the Orioles down 3-2 in the seventh, Holliday connected on a two-run shot – his fourth in seven games since rejoining the club – and the O’s had a 4-3 lead. Anthony Santander provided insurance, with a solo homer in the eight
There wasn’t much of anything Jake Irvin could do about the two runs the Giants scored off him during a sequence of unfortunate events in the top of the third tonight at Nationals Park. There was quite a bit he could’ve done about the three runs that scored off him the next two innings, ultimately the decisive runs in the home team’s 7-4 loss. Need
TORONTO - After losing both a game and pitcher Grayson Rodriguez to injury last night, the Orioles have to figure night two in Toronto will go better for them.  Now in second place for the first time in over a month (since June 26), the Orioles 67-47 are now 33-22 on the road and 6-5 against Toronto. The Birds had won the last two games at Clevelan
TORONTO - O's right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, scratched from his start last night at Rogers Centre, went on the 15-day injured list today, retroactive to Sunday with right lat/teres discomfort. But today O's skipper Brandon Hyde was optimistic he will return this season. “It’s a mild strain," Hyde said of Rodriguez, who is 13-4 with a 3.86 ERA. "So
The Orioles have made the following roster move:   Agreed to terms on a 2024 Minor League contract with INF J.D. Davis.
If the longtime baseball axiom is true and momentum really is only as good as your next day’s starting pitcher, the Nationals recognize their explosive offensive showing Tuesday night means nothing heading into tonight’s game against Giants ace Blake Snell. Hence, Davey Martinez’s lineup for this one bears little resemblance to the one that busted
The Orioles made the predictable roster move this afternoon by placing starter Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sunday with right lat/teres discomfort, the reason why he didn’t pitch last night. The unexpected also happened with outfielder Heston Kjerstad going on the 10-day injured list with concussion symptoms. Kjerstad
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:   Recalled RHP Bryan Baker from Triple-A Norfolk.Placed RHP Jacob Webb on the 15-day Injured List (right elbow inflammation), retroactive to August 4.  
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:   Recalled LHP Keegan Akin from Triple-A Norfolk.Placed OF Heston Kjerstad on the 10-day Injured List (concussion), retroactive to August 1.Placed RHP Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day Injured List (right lat/teres discomfort), retroactive to August 4.
TORONTO - Lefty Trevor Rogers (2-10, 4.76 ERA) will make his second O's start tonight as the Orioles look to even their series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer off lefty reliever Gregory Soto in the sixth inning last night as Toronto beat the Orioles 5-2. Now 67-47, the Orioles are a half-game behind