Archives for July 2023

Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports A dark horse signed to fill out a group of hard-swinging lefties, Ryan O’Hearn wasn’t exactly a household name before this year. But now he’s crushing the baseball. If the Orioles really do go for broke and acquire Shohei Ohtani in a blockbuster trade, one casualty of bringing aboard the All-Star lefty DH/pitcher would be Ryan O’Hearn and … [Read more...] about How the Orioles fixed Ryan O’Hearn’s hitting—and maybe his career

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports For the first time since Opening Day, the O’s are perched above the Rays in the standings. Win this series in the Trop and they’ll officially control their destiny in the AL East. It’s July 20th and the Orioles are about to take on their most important series of the season. For some that might sound a bit dramatic; after all, there are … [Read more...] about Orioles-Rays series preview: Four games for first place in AL East

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images It’s a battle for AL East supremacy, and the O’s send veteran Kyle Gibson to the bump. This series has looked like an important one for quite a while. But it took on a new meaning Wednesday when an Orioles win and a Rays loss jumped the O’s to the front of the AL East by mere percentage points. Yes, Tampa still has two more wins, … [Read more...] about Thursday night Orioles game thread: at Rays, 6:40

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Kyle Gibson and the Orioles bullpen led the way to a series-opening win in St. Pete. It took 10 innings for the Orioles to claim sole possession of first place in the AL East, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at Tropicana Field on Thursday night. Baltimore had their veteran leader Kyle Gibson on the mound in what was arguably the single … [Read more...] about O’s beat Rays 4-3 in extras, take sole possession of AL East lead