BALTIMORE—After six straight wins, the Orioles were hoping for their second consecutive series sweep. Oriole starter Cole Irvin allowed two quick runs in the first, and the Orioles never caught up. The Orioles’ 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves before 33,700 at Camden Yards on Thursday still gave Baltimore(45-23) a series win, and it broke the Braves’ five game losing … [Read more...] about Orioles’ 6-game win streak ends with 6-3 loss to Braves
Stowers’ homer isn’t enough to prevent end to Orioles’ 6-game winning streak; Phillies are up next
BALTIMORE—What happened? Cole Irvin allowed four runs, three earned, on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings as the Orioles lost to the Atlanta Braves, 6-3. The loss ended the Orioles’ six-game winning streak and the Braves’ win ended their five-game losing streak. With the New York Yankees’ 4-3 loss to Kansas City, the Orioles remain 2 ½ games behind in the American League East as they … [Read more...] about Stowers’ homer isn’t enough to prevent end to Orioles’ 6-game winning streak; Phillies are up next
Peter Schmuck: Orioles’ Hyde struggles to avert a pitching crisis
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has spent the past three months doing everything he possibly can to protect baseball’s most valuable commodity, but the ancient axiom that you can never have enough pitching has never been more true than it is right now in Baltimore. The latest evidence came with one of the four roster moves the team announced before Tuesday night’s series opener … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Orioles’ Hyde struggles to avert a pitching crisis
Brooks Robinson: My Hall of Fame Fact-Checker
BaltimoreBaseball.com is delighted to be partnering with John Eisenberg, the author and longtime Baltimore sports columnist, whose latest venture is an Orioles history project called The Bird Tapes. Available on a subscription basis at birdtapes.substack.com/subscribe, the Bird Tapes is built around a set of vintage interviews with Orioles legends that Eisenberg recorded a … [Read more...] about Brooks Robinson: My Hall of Fame Fact-Checker
Orioles’ Coulombe says he’s optimistic about elbow injury
BALTIMORE—A day after Danny Coulombe went on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation, he expressed optimism that the condition wasn’t serious. “After my last outing, I had some residual soreness when I played catch a few days after that,” he said. “We’re still gathering information on it.” The 34-year-old left-hander said that an MRI has been scheduled. Coulombe, … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Coulombe says he’s optimistic about elbow injury