Archives for August 2023

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The O’s lost in Seattle, Cowser sticks around for now, and Brown returns to the MASN booth Good morning, Birdland! Last night was pretty lame. Kyle Gibson was getting hit hard from the jump, and Luis Castillo was predictably terrific. In hindsight, it was an expected outcome for that pitching matchup. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get much … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: At least Kevin Brown is back

Bowie is not challenging Jackson Holliday much more than Aberdeen or Delmarva did. | Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The top four Orioles affiliates split their Friday night games Triple-A: Jacksonville (Marlins) 6, Norfolk Tides 2 The uninterrupted streak of positive outings for pitching prospect DL Hall came to an end as he took the loss in this one when he … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 8/12: Holliday gets five hits, Bradfield steals three bases

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Cole Irvin makes his first start in more than a month as the O’s look to slow the Mariners’ roll. The Orioles, after playing Thursday afternoon in Baltimore and then flying to the west coast for a Friday night game in Seattle, looked — as you might expect — like a team suffering from jet lag. They gave up nine runs and scored only two … [Read more...] about Saturday night Orioles game thread: at Mariners, 9:40 ET

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports The O’s were dominated for nine innings by M’s starter George Kirby. They won anyway, extending their sweepless streak to 77. How do you know that your team is really something special? When they win games that they have absolutely, positively, no business winning. Witness tonight’s contest in Seattle. By all rights, this should have been … [Read more...] about Orioles stun Mariners in extras, pull out improbable 1-0 win

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Orioles haven’t been swept streak rolls on! Hello, friends. The Orioles! They’ve done it again. There have been many times this season where all you can do is scratch your head and wonder how this happened. That’s been true of some of the bad O’s teams of the recent past but this year they’re finally inspiring those kinds of … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: Still basking in the Orioles late night stolen win