Archives for August 2023

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Whether out of necessity or by design, the Orioles appear willing to trust Jacob Webb in high-leverage situations. The Orioles entered last night’s game against San Diego with the fifth best bullpen ERA in baseball. Félix Bautista has led the charge all season, but the Cy Young candidate has not done it alone. Yennier Cano and Danny … [Read more...] about Jacob Webb has slid right into a high-leverage role for Orioles

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports It took an oddly long time for the Orioles to post their lineup today. Typically, that is an indication that a roster move is coming, and the team needs an extra hour to get things situated. That wouldn’t have been surprising given the context. Jack Flaherty’s abbreviated start on Tuesday required five innings from the bullpen, including … [Read more...] about Wednesday night Orioles game thread: at Padres, 8:40

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Dean Kremer turned in another steady performance on the mound, but he was out-dueled by Blake Snell and the Orioles firmly loss the bullpen battle. The Orioles offense was befuddled by Padres ace Blake Snell in a 5-2 rubber game loss on Wednesday night at Petco Park in San Diego. Snell already has one Cy Young award, and he might be … [Read more...] about O’s unable to solve Snell, drop rubber game 5-2 to Padres

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Orioles have scored just 17 runs across the first six games of their west coast road trip Hello, friends. Last night was another game where it was best if you did not stay up past your bed time to watch the Orioles. The loss to the Padres was hardly the most lopsided defeat that the O’s have suffered this year, but it was up … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: An off day for the Orioles to reset after disappointing in SD