BALTIMORE—Jack Flaherty was supposed to start on Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. Flaherty was scratched because of what manager Brandon Hyde called “general soreness,” and Dean Kremer pitched one day earlier than expected. Kremer delivered a strong start, allowing just five singles in six scoreless innings, as the Orioles beat the Blue Jays, 7-0, before an … [Read more...] about Kremer’s strong start, Santander’s 2 homers lead Orioles past Blue Jays, 7-0
Orioles lose to Blue Jays, 6-3, in 10 innings; Baumann gets 1st loss
BALTIMORE—Mike Baumann came in for the 10th inning, hoping he could pick up his 10th win without a loss. Brandon Belt immediately hit a two-run home run, and Baumann had his first loss. The Orioles produced little offense after the fifth inning in their 6-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays before an announced crowd of 20,612 at Camden Yards on Tuesday night. Manager Brandon Hyde … [Read more...] about Orioles lose to Blue Jays, 6-3, in 10 innings; Baumann gets 1st loss
Orioles will have tough decisions to make on postseason roster
The postseason begins in six weeks, on October 3rd, with the wild-card round. If the Orioles maintain their lead in the American League East and have one of the two best records of the three division winners, they’ll begin Division Series play on Saturday, October 7th. Even though teams get to add two players on September 1st, once the postseason begins, they’re limited to 26. … [Read more...] about Orioles will have tough decisions to make on postseason roster
Minor Monday: Silas Ardoin hopes to become 2nd Oriole in the family
Though he’s only a second-year pro and just earned a promotion to Double-A at the start of this month, Silas Ardoin has spent time in a major league clubhouse before. He has his father — Danny Ardoin, whose spent parts of five seasons in the majors, including a five-game stint with Baltimore in 2006 — to thank for it. “Luckily enough for me, I got to grow up in a clubhouse a … [Read more...] about Minor Monday: Silas Ardoin hopes to become 2nd Oriole in the family
Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2
It’s time for Part 2 of our monthly mailbag. Part 1 was published on Saturday. Questions may be edited for length, clarity and grammar. Question: Do you foresee left-handed pitcher DL Hall getting a callup in the future? Seems like he could be useful with the bullpen being limited (in terms of who’s available to pitch) in recent games? From: @MichaelFleetwood Answer: Michael, … [Read more...] about Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2