Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Both Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg recorded a hit in a Norfolk victory. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 8, Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 4 Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg both took a significant step toward rejoining the Orioles by beginning rehab assignments with the Tides. Westburg earned a spot on the AL All-Star team before fracturing his right … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 9/20: Urías and Westburg begin rehab assignments
AL contenders check-in: Orioles and Twins slide as wild card race tightens
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images With five teams having a reasonable shot at the three wild card spots, everything hinges on these final nine games of the season. Each week on Camden Chat, we’ve been checking in on the American League postseason contenders. With the season winding down to its final nine games, things are heating up in the wild card race while the … [Read more...] about AL contenders check-in: Orioles and Twins slide as wild card race tightens
The Orioles have cut ties with Craig Kimbrel
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The veteran reliever and possible future HOF was designated for assignment on Wednesday afternoon. For the Orioles, Tuesday evening’s garbage time implosion by Craig Kimbrel seems to have been the last straw. The team has seen enough and does not want to bank on a possible revival of his fortunes any longer. Kimbrel was designated for … [Read more...] about The Orioles have cut ties with Craig Kimbrel
Wednesday night Orioles game thread: vs. Giants, 6:35pm ET
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images After getting dominated in Game 1, the O’s turn to Dean Kremer to try and even the series with San Francisco. This time last week the Orioles were only half a game back from Yankees in the AL East and coming off a win in Boston. In five games since, Baltimore is 1-4, having scored less than two runs per game, and the deficit in the … [Read more...] about Wednesday night Orioles game thread: vs. Giants, 6:35pm ET
Orioles offense falters in clutch as Baltimore falls to San Francisco, 5-3
Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The Orioles go 2-10 with RISP as the bats continued their prolonged slump in the loss to the Giants. The Orioles added another frustrating offensive performance to their record Wednesday, wasting multiple scoring opportunities in a 5-3 loss to the Giants. The wasted opportunities started early on as Baltimore continued their recent trend of … [Read more...] about Orioles offense falters in clutch as Baltimore falls to San Francisco, 5-3