Baltimore Baseball

It’s time for the final Orioles mailbag of the regular season. We’ll have Part 2 on Tuesday, and we’ll have another mailbag as soon as the postseason ends. Questions may be edited for style, length and clarity. Question: Who’s in the bullpen for the postseason? From: @actuallyBJH Answer: Postseason roster questions are popular ones in this mailbag. A similar question was asked … [Read more...] about Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 1

HOUSTON—After the wildness of the past two games, the Orioles settled in and hit four home runs, which propelled them to their fourth straight win and cut their magic number to clinch the American League East to eight. The Orioles’ 9-5 win over the Houston Astros before an announced crowd of 35,050 at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night featured two home runs by Austin Hays, one … [Read more...] about Orioles hit 4 homers, win 4th straight, 9-5 over Astros; Magic number is 8

HOUSTON—After waiting a week for Ryan Mountcastle’s sore left shoulder to improve, the Orioles finally decided to put the first baseman on the 10-day injured list. The move is retroactive to Sunday, and Mountcastle will be eligible to return on September 27th. “He tried to swing today; it didn’t go as well as we were hoping,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “It’s not a setback. It … [Read more...] about Orioles place Mountcastle on injured list, recall McKenna

HOUSTON—A night after the Orioles celebrated an emotional win against an extremely difficult opponent, enabling them to qualify for the postseason, they pulled off a most unlikely win against the defending world champions. With his bullpen extraordinarily taxed and rightfielder Aaron Hicks suffering from a cramp, manager Brandon Hyde substituted multiple players in unfamiliar … [Read more...] about Orioles score an unlikely 8-7 win over Astros; Magic number is 9; Division lead is 2 1/2

There’s a reason why Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stumbles over his words whenever he’s asked about the special ability his team has shown to shrug off a tough defeat or stage a rally against a shutdown relief pitcher. There is no easy way to describe it. Sure, the youngest Orioles are showing surprising confidence at crunch time in a sport that puts a high value on experience … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: It’s not Oriole Magic. It’s something better.