BALTIMORE—Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias didn’t get specific about his plans for the offseason. He lamented that the team lost to the Texas Rangers in three games in the American League Division Series, and saluted the team’s players. “Luckily, we’re going to be working with many, many, many of them going forward. We asked a lot of them, and they … [Read more...] about Elias says he and Hyde are ‘100 percent in on’ Orioles’; Hyde on ALDS loss: ‘I’m still irritated, frustrated’
Peter Schmuck: For a variety of reasons, the 101-win O’s weren’t ready for prime time
The first cut was the deepest, even if it was the only one of the three games the Orioles would play in the American League Division Series that was even competitive. The last game was almost a foregone conclusion. The Orioles were dominated by Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and they were knocked out of the game in the second inning on the way to the 7-1 defeat that sent … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: For a variety of reasons, the 101-win O’s weren’t ready for prime time
Orioles’ McCann on Game 3: ‘We’re focused on today,’
ARLINGTON, Texas—On the pregame lineup sheet distributed before Game 3 of the American League Division Series, Kyle Gibson is listed among the Orioles’ relievers. Gibson was warming up in the ninth inning of Game 2 against the Texas Rangers, and if the situation warrants it, Gibson could pitch in relief, manager Brandon Hyde said. That leaves open who would pitch a Game 4 on … [Read more...] about Orioles’ McCann on Game 3: ‘We’re focused on today,’
Kremer tapped to start ‘must-win’ Game 3 for Orioles; Bautista undergoes Tommy John surgery
ARLINGTON, Texas—With the Orioles down 2-0 in the best-of-five American League Division Series to the Texas Rangers, manager Brandon Hyde chose Dean Kremer to start Game 3 at Globe Life Field on Tuesday night, a game the Orioles absolutely, positively have to win. Kremer was 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA, and he was the starting pitcher in the games that clinched a playoff spot for the … [Read more...] about Kremer tapped to start ‘must-win’ Game 3 for Orioles; Bautista undergoes Tommy John surgery
Hyde says 9th-inning ‘miscommunication’ in Game 1 was failed hit-and-run; Lineup changes for Game 2
BALTIMORE—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde hasn’t decided on his Game 3 starter at Globe Life Park. With left-hander John Means ineligible for the Division Series because of a sore elbow, Hyde will pitch either Kyle Gibson or Dean Kremer against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday night. The Orioles lost Game 1 on Saturday, 3-2, in Hyde’s first postseason test as a … [Read more...] about Hyde says 9th-inning ‘miscommunication’ in Game 1 was failed hit-and-run; Lineup changes for Game 2