Baltimore Baseball

BALTIMORE— After scoring just five runs in the last four games, all losses, and surrendering their four-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, the Orioles recovered with a jolt on Saturday night. Grayson Rodriguez threw eight scoreless innings, a career high, and the Orioles retook the division lead from the Rays with an 8-0 win before an announced crowd … [Read more...] about Orioles close in on playoff berth after Rodriguez throws 8 scoreless innings in 8-0 win over Rays

BALTIMORE–The Orioles recalled right-hander Mike Baumann from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned right-hander Bryan Baker to Norfolk. Baumann, who was 9-1 with a 3.82 ERA before he was optioned to Norfolk on August 23rd, will give the Orioles length in the bullpen. Baker, who had been recalled on Thursday, allowed Harold Ramirez’s three-run home run on Friday night. He pitched three … [Read more...] about Orioles recall Baumann from Norfolk, option Baker

BALTIMORE—For years, Oriole fans have waited for a crucial mid-September series, and while Camden Yards wasn’t quite full, the 24,835 who were present for the first game of the four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays were loud and enthusiastic. They went home disappointed when Luke Raley homered in the top of the seventh inning to give the Rays the first game, 4-3, on Thursday … [Read more...] about Orioles’ division lead down to 1 as they strike out 15 times in 4-3 loss to Rays

BALTIMORE—The Orioles are getting ready for a huge, four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, one that will help decide the winner of the American League East. They may have to face the Rays, whom they lead by two games, without first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. Mountcastle left Wednesday night’s game in the third inning with left shoulder discomfort. During his first-inning … [Read more...] about Mountcastle’s shoulder injury dampens Orioles’ mood as they prepare for big series with Rays

BALTIMORE — When left-hander John Means took the mound at Oriole Park on Tuesday night, the Orioles could not have known what to expect. It had been 17 months since the last time he pitched in a major league game and it was the first time he had ever taken the mound in the heat of a pennant race, so it probably wasn’t fair to expect anything more than a handful of innings and a … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Far from perfect, Means shows he’s steady and ready