Archives for September 2023

Aaron Josefczyk-USA TODAY Sports Kyle Gibson pitched into the eighth inning, and Adley Rutschman reached base four times in a 5-1 victory. The Orioles signed Kyle Gibson for outings like this. Gibson, well aware of the current state of Baltimore’s bullpen, stepped up and ate seven solid innings against the Guardians. Adley Rutschman doubled twice and worked two of … [Read more...] about Orioles walk eight times, Gibson spares bullpen in 5-1 win

The Orioles’ magic number is Jorge Mateo. | Aaron Josefczyk-USA TODAY Sports An O’s win and Rays loss yesterday has the club primed to clinch the AL East in Baltimore this week. Good morning, Camden Chatters. This is starting to feel real, isn’t it? By this time next week, the regular season will be over, and there’s an increasingly likely chance that it’ll finish with … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: The Orioles’ magic number is down to 3

One more big game from Coby Mayo | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Tides lost yesterday but still captured the best record in the International League Triple-A: Buffalo Bisons (TOR) 11, Norfolk Tides 6 The Tides’ pitching staff couldn’t hold a big lead in the 2023 regular-season finale. They led 6-3 going into the bottom of the sixth before Morgan McSweeney and … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 9/25: Norfolk drops season finale; next up, the postseason

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images As the O’s bullpen experiences somewhat of a late-season crisis, it could be time to put faith in its youngest member The Orioles’ current bullpen set-up is something of a mystery. The injury to closer Félix Bautista has clouded the roles of every other member in the group, and the result has been an uneven performance in September (4.18 … [Read more...] about Could DL Hall be the Orioles’ postseason X-factor?