BALTIMORE—After winning four of their last five, the Orioles had high hopes with Zach Eflin starting. Eflin had won his first five starts with the Orioles after they acquired him from Tampa Bay on July 26th. Eflin, who returned from the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation on Sunday and limited Colorado to a run on four hits in seven innings, gave up three runs … [Read more...] about Eflin loses for 1st time with Orioles, who produce little offense in 7-1 loss to Rays
Another frustrating offensive day for Orioles in 7-1 loss to Rays
BALTIMORE- What happened? The Orioles left five runners on in the second and third innings and trailed the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-0. In the fourth, Emmanuel Rivera and James McCann singled with two outs, and Gunnar Henderson drove the ball deep to center field, where Tampa Bay’s Jose Siri made a spectacular leaping catch at the wall to take away a home run from Henderson. Henderson … [Read more...] about Another frustrating offensive day for Orioles in 7-1 loss to Rays
Peter Schmuck: Is Gunnar Henderson too aggressive for his own good?
Everybody knows that Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson is going to be the whole package, but he isn’t quite there yet. He just broke the single-season Orioles record for home runs by a shortstop with almost a month left in the season, stepping over all-time Oriole great Cal Ripken Jr. and Miguel Tejada. He was the American League Rookie of the Year last season and entered his … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Is Gunnar Henderson too aggressive for his own good?
Should the Orioles have swept the White Sox? / MAILBAG
Most weekdays, I’ll be answering at least one Orioles question. If you’d like to submit a question, send it to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com. Questions may be edited for clarity, length and style. Question: I was annoyed at local beat writers for lambasting the O’s for not sweeping the White Sox. Isn’t winning a series more important than sweeping a team? From: Cindy Hurley, … [Read more...] about Should the Orioles have swept the White Sox? / MAILBAG
Orioles’ Urías making progress; Updates on Mountcastle, Webb, Westburg; Kremer back on mound
BALTIMORE—Orioles infielder Ramón Urías, who sprained his right ankle last Saturday night in Colorado, was walking in the clubhouse on Friday without crutches, and that’s progress. Urías is on the 10-day injured list, and he’s optimistic that he’ll be back relatively soon. “Pretty good, progressing fast,” he said. “Walking now feels pretty normal. Hopefully, I can start … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Urías making progress; Updates on Mountcastle, Webb, Westburg; Kremer back on mound