CINCINNATI—The Orioles have had a terrific start offensively. Not only are they leading major league baseball with 49 home runs entering Saturday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, but they have the best success ratio in stolen bases. They’ve stolen 26 of 29 (89.7 percent). “Not putting any more emphasis on it,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “We do talk about some things. I … [Read more...] about Orioles showing they know when to steal bases, too
Archives for May 2024
Means is brilliant in return, Cano delivers clutch save to lead Orioles to 2-1 win over Reds
CINCINNATI—John Means made his first start of the season, and it was an outstanding one. Means, who had Tommy John surgery in April 2022 and made four September starts last season, was taken off the Orioles’ roster for last year’s Division Series because of a sore left elbow, and the team decided to delay his season until now. On Saturday night, Means went seven innings, … [Read more...] about Means is brilliant in return, Cano delivers clutch save to lead Orioles to 2-1 win over Reds
Frank Stella, artist known for his pioneering work in minimalism, dies at 87
The painter, sculptor and printmaker created work that was hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements. … [Read more...] about Frank Stella, artist known for his pioneering work in minimalism, dies at 87
Detective’s affair exposed during wife’s murder investigation
Brian Fanion says he and his wife Amy Fanion had been arguing about his retirement plans when she picked up his service weapon and shot herself. Investigators did not believe his story. … [Read more...] about Detective’s affair exposed during wife’s murder investigation
Southeast Notes: Magic, Anthony, Harris, Hornets, Wizards
The Magic worked their way back from a fourth-quarter deficit to weather a Donovan Mitchell 50-point performance and force a Game 7. Josh Robbins of The Athletic writes that everyone in the rotation made an impact, including Cole Anthony, who had a major bounce-back game after scoring five combined points in the past two games. “I thought Cole won us the game today,” Franz … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Magic, Anthony, Harris, Hornets, Wizards