CLEVELAND-What happened? Coby Mayo made his major league debut, walking twice and striking out twice in the Orioles’ 8-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Mayo fielded one ground ball and pulled up short on a shallow fly ball down the left-field line, yielding to leftfielder Colton Cowser, who wasn’t in position to catch the ball. After nearly tripping over … [Read more...] about Mayo’s debut comes in another forgettable Orioles’ loss, 8-4 to Guardians
Orioles produce 15 hits and defeat Guardians, 7-4, to remain in 1st-place tie with Yankees
CLEVELAND—The Orioles entered Saturday night’s game with the Cleveland Guardians knowing that had to win to avoid dropping out of first place for the first time since June 26th. Since then, the Orioles have gone 16-16, but haven’t dropped behind the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3, to temporarily move ahead of the … [Read more...] about Orioles produce 15 hits and defeat Guardians, 7-4, to remain in 1st-place tie with Yankees
Rogers’ debut is a disappointing one but Orioles end the night by calling up Mayo
CLEVELAND–What happened? Trevor Rogers’ first game with the Orioles was a forgettable one. Two days after he was traded from the Miami Marlins, the 26-year-old left-hander allowed five runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings in the Orioles’ 10-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night. The loss drops the Orioles into a first-place tie with the New York Yankees. But there … [Read more...] about Rogers’ debut is a disappointing one but Orioles end the night by calling up Mayo
Can anything be done to stop more scary injuries like McCann’s? / 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: In just the last several weeks we are seeing Orioles with major injuries from being hit by pitches (broken nose, broken hand). The pitchers seem to lose control, which is … [Read more...] about Can anything be done to stop more scary injuries like McCann’s? / MAILBAG
Mayo joins Orioles and achieves a lifelong goal
CLEVELAND—Coby Mayo was removed from Triple-A Norfolk’s game against Charlotte with the Tides holding a huge lead. Manager Buck Britton told Mayo that it was time to come out. “He told me that I had six at-bats and it was a long game and he just wanted to get me off my feet,” Mayo said. “You always want to speculate a little bit, but you never want to get too ahead of … [Read more...] about Mayo joins Orioles and achieves a lifelong goal