After Kyle Stowers homered twice, including a walkoff on Friday night to open the second half for the Miami Marlins, his season OPS stands at .930. What struck me about the number isn’t that it ranks 6th — yes, 6th — in baseball out of 158 qualified hitters. I instead wondered how it compares with the best season each Orioles young hitter has produced thus far in their early … [Read more...] about It’s fair to question whether the Orioles’ young core is good enough
Orioles’ Eflin moves closer to return; Updates on Basallo, Bradish, Akin, Wells
TAMPA—Zach Eflin threw 68 pitches in four innings for the Florida Complex League Orioles on Friday. He threw three hitless innings. In the fourth, he allowed three hits and five unearned runs. Eflin, who’s on the 15-day injured list with a lower back injury, said the back feels strong . He said he felt better within seven to 10 days after the June 28th start against Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Eflin moves closer to return; Updates on Basallo, Bradish, Akin, Wells
Orioles’ offense stalls, bullpen falters in 4th straight loss, 4-3 to Rays
TAMPA–What happened? The Orioles, who were outscored 28-2 in their previous three games, appeared to end their scoring drought after scoring two quick runs in the top of the first. Instead, they were shut out until the ninth, and after holding a one-run lead heading into the bottom of the eighth, gave up three runs and suffered their fourth straight loss, 4-3 to the Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about Orioles’ offense stalls, bullpen falters in 4th straight loss, 4-3 to Rays
Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez shut down with elbow issue; Rutschman could go on rehab Tuesday
TAMPA—Grayson Rodriguez, who has yet to pitch in 2025, has been shut down again, according to Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino. “We had to pull back a little bit on Grayson,” Mansolino said. “There’s a little bit of elbow discomfort from the issue he had in spring training, same spot, so we’re going to pull back. We’re going to reevaluate. We’ll probably have more … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez shut down with elbow issue; Rutschman could go on rehab Tuesday
Orioles start 2nd half with another bad loss, 11-1 to Rays
TAMPA–What happened? The second half of the Orioles’ season started with a thud. After losing the final two games of the first half to Miami by a combined score of 17-1, the Orioles were drubbed by the Tampa Bay Rays, 11-1, before 10,046 at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday night. The Orioles have lost their last three by a combined score of 28-2. “We didn’t play good … [Read more...] about Orioles start 2nd half with another bad loss, 11-1 to Rays