A week ago, Orioles leftfielder Colton Cowser was named the American League’s Player of the Week. This week, it’s Jordan Westburg’s turn. The Orioles’ infielder hit .478 (11-for-23) with two home runs. eight RBIs, two doubles, a triple, a walk, five runs scored and a stolen base, a .913 slugging percentage and a major league leading 1.413 OPS. Westburg had four games of two or … [Read more...] about Two in a row for O’s! Westburg follows Cowser as American League Player of the Week
Hays goes on injured list with strained left calf; Orioles add Bañuelos; Mountcastle out with knee soreness
The Orioles placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 21st, because of a strained left calf muscle. Hays suffered the injury in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against Kansas City. Hays is hitting .111 (5-for-45) with four RBIs. The Orioles selected the contract of catcher David Bañuelos from Triple-A Norfolk to replace Hays on the … [Read more...] about Hays goes on injured list with strained left calf; Orioles add Bañuelos; Mountcastle out with knee soreness
Birds’ Eye View: What we saw in Orioles’ wild 9-7 win over Royals
What happened? The Orioles scored seven runs in the second inning and survived a late Kansas City Royals rally to hang on for a 9-7 win at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday night. The Orioles sent 12 batters to the plate in the second and produced six two-strike hits. Jordan Westburg started the rally with a single and capped it with a two-run single to give the Orioles a 7-0 … [Read more...] about Birds’ Eye View: What we saw in Orioles’ wild 9-7 win over Royals
Calling the Pen: Orioles’ Colton Cowser makes a key save, even if it’s a little wet
The Orioles had just survived a wild 9-7 win over the Kansas City Royals, needing to call upon closer Craig Kimbrel in a game they once led, 7-0. Kimbrel had a 1-2-3 ninth thanks to a diving catch by rightfielder Anthony Santander. The postgame attention, though, was on leftfielder Colton Cowser. He entered the game in the last of the seventh after Austin Hays felt a calf … [Read more...] about Calling the Pen: Orioles’ Colton Cowser makes a key save, even if it’s a little wet
Orioles’ minor league roundup: Bradish allows 4 runs in rehab start
Oriole starter Kyle Bradish made his second rehab start and allowed four runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings, walking three and striking out four in Triple-A Norfolk’s 8-4 loss to Jacksonville. Bradish, who threw 64 pitches against the Jumbo Shrimp, gave up just one hit in three scoreless innings for Double-A Bowie on Tuesday in his first start of the season. He’s on the 15-day … [Read more...] about Orioles’ minor league roundup: Bradish allows 4 runs in rehab start