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BALTIMORE—The Orioles made two trades on Friday, then played a sloppy game against the San Diego Padres and lost for the ninth time in 13 games. They acquired a much-needed starting pitcher, Zach Eflin from Tampa Bay, for three prospects and sent outfielder Austin Hays to Philadelphia for reliever Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache. But Jurickson Profar hit two … [Read more...] about Orioles lose for 9th time in 13 games, 6-4 to Padres

BALTIMORE- What happened? The Orioles made two trades on Friday, adding to their starting pitching and bullpen, and then watched an eighth-inning rally turn into a deflating loss, their ninth in 13 games, 6-4 to the San Diego Padres. Earlier in the day, the Orioles obtained right-handed starter Zach Eflin from the Tampa Bay Rays for three prospects — right-hander Jackson … [Read more...] about Orioles make moves as they continue to move in the wrong direction, losing for 9th time in 13 games

If there is such a thing as a frustrating win, the Orioles delivered it in their 7-6, 10-inning victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday that prevented a sweep and ended a three-game losing streak. The Orioles were up 6-0 in the fourth, 6-1 in the eighth and 6-3 in the ninth before the Marlins forced overtime by scoring three runs against closer Craig Kimbrel, who lacked … [Read more...] about Calling the Pen: Hyde ‘frustrated’ after Orioles nearly give away a win over the Marlins

First-year Orioles owner David Rubenstein answered a number of questions from BaltimoreBaseball.com’s Rich Dubroff on Tuesday. Rubenstein, whose group bought the Orioles for $1.725 billion in a sale approved in March, spoke on a number of topics, including his work ethic, his memories as a fan and his thoughts about stadium renovations. This is the second part of the … [Read more...] about Orioles owner David Rubenstein goes 1-on-1 with BaltimoreBaseball.com: ‘I’ve been more or less a workaholic much of my life’ (Part 2)

I’m pretty sure it has come to everyone’s attention that the Orioles have developed a bad habit of making bad teams look good. The series against the last-place Miami Marlins was just the latest evidence of what has been an unexplainable trend that would be a real problem if the Orioles weren’t so good at beating the good ones. The Marlins were barely averaging over three runs … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Orioles prove it’s not who you play…it’s how you play