Archives for August 2024

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The All-Star outfielder is playing the best baseball of his career in his contract year. With good outfield depth in the system, will Tony Taters get the extension he deserves? It’s a week ago in Toronto and Anthony Santander is rounding the bases for the second time in the game, having just launched a solo shot off … [Read more...] about Anthony Santander is the Orioles’ first big contract decision

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Birds are back in Baltimore, where they get a homestand underway against the nearby Nationals. For the first time this month, the Orioles are back at Camden Yards, where they will kick off a six-game homestand. The O’s get things underway tonight with a quick series against their nearest opposition, the Washington Nationals. These two … [Read more...] about Orioles-Nationals series preview: The MASN Cup concludes

Ryan Mountcastle after going long the last time these teams played, in May 2024. | Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports The Birds are back in Baltimore for two quick games against the Washington Nationals. The Orioles are home for the first time this month, kicking off a six-game homestand at Camden Yards tonight. First, it’s two quick games against their Beltway/MASN … [Read more...] about Tuesday evening Orioles game thread: vs. Nationals, 6:35 ET

“Hey Trevor, think could you stop leaving 90-mph fastballs in the middle of the zone?” | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports Five earned runs by the starter, four more by Bryan Baker and Keegan Akin and nine runners stranded—it’s not a formula for success. “If you live in the middle of the plate against this team,” pronounced Jim Palmer in the MASN booth tonight, “you’ll be … [Read more...] about RISP woes and a hittable Trevor Rogers send O’s to a 9-3 loss against the Nationals