Baltimore Baseball

MINNEAPOLIS–What happened? With home-field advantage clinched the night before, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde decided to rest regulars Colton Cowser, Gunnar Henderson, Cedric Mullins and Jordan Westburg before the wild-card series starts on Tuesday. Hyde played Emmanuel Rivera at third base and Jackson Holliday at shortstop, and they both produced. Rivera had four hits, two home … [Read more...] about Rivera, Holliday make case for postseason spots in Orioles’ 9-2 win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has gone through a difficult time over the last several weeks, and his bench coach, Fredi González, has tried to encourage him. González has managed Miami and Atlanta and, with the Braves, managed in the postseason in 2012 and 2013. He also managed another team that suffered injuries to prominent players in 2011. “We’ve had … [Read more...] about Hyde getting advice on Orioles’ challenges from González: ‘He’s been the same guy’

MINNEAPOLIS—The Orioles will begin the wild-card series at Camden Yards on Tuesday. While they don’t know their opponent yet, the Orioles secured home-field advantage in the best-of-three series with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins before 26,058 at Target Field on Friday night. The Orioles needed a win or a loss by the Detroit Tigers, but the Tigers won their sixth straight, … [Read more...] about Orioles clinch home-field advantage in wild-card round with 7-2 win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS–What happened? The Orioles clinched home-field advantage in the wild-card series with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. The Orioles don’t know if they’ll play Detroit or Kansas City in the best-of-three series that begins Tuesday at Camden Yards. Cade Povich allowed just two hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings against his former team. Ryan O’Hearn hit … [Read more...] about Orioles clinch top wild-card spot as Povich makes pitch for postseason roster