John Means meant business on Sunday, with seven scoreless for the Norfolk Tides and eight strikeouts. | David Richard-USA TODAY Sports Three of four affiliates won close games on Sunday. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 2, Gwinnett Stripers (ATL) 0 Normally if I told you that the Tides only scored two runs on Sunday, you’d expect the result to be poor. But two runs were more … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 4/29: John Means looks ready with a 7 IP shutout for Norfolk
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Despite tough weekend, the Orioles bullpen has been better than expected with room to grow
Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images The loss of Félix Bautista still looms large, but the depth of the O’s relief group has been impressive. There is reason to believe they will get even better. It was a bad weekend for Criag Kimbrel. He blew two saves—both of which resulted in Orioles losses—and he is now dealing with back tightness. It remains to be determined if … [Read more...] about Despite tough weekend, the Orioles bullpen has been better than expected with room to grow
Orioles-Yankees series preview: Early fight for first place
If Orioles batters do a lot of rounding the bases in this series, it’ll probably turn out OK. | Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images If one of these teams takes the series, they’ll be ahead in the division when it ends. Even before the 2024 season began, you could circle this week’s four-game set between the Orioles and Yankees as being … [Read more...] about Orioles-Yankees series preview: Early fight for first place
Monday night Orioles game thread: vs. Yankees, 6:35
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Grayson Rodriguez will look to tame a red-hot Yankee lineup in the first of a four game series at Camden Yards. The Orioles will begin tonight’s game with a bad taste in their mouth after dropping two of three over the weekend. It’s difficult to label any April series as pivotal, but all the games count the same. … [Read more...] about Monday night Orioles game thread: vs. Yankees, 6:35
Gunnar leads off with homer, Orioles open series with 2-0 victory over Yankees
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Gunnar Henderson launched a leadoff homer, and Baltimore’s pitchers never allowed a run in a 2-0 victory over the Yankees The Yankees arrived at Camden Yards having scored 15 runs in each of their last two games. Baltimore starter Grayson Rodriguez took the mound coming off his worst start of the season. In case that wasn’t enough, … [Read more...] about Gunnar leads off with homer, Orioles open series with 2-0 victory over Yankees