Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images It was not a fun night to watch Orioles baseball. The vortex of suck that has surrounded the Orioles offense of late took things another step farther tonight. Not only did they not score a run, they didn’t even have a base runner until the eighth inning. They wasted an excellent night by Zach Eflin, who gave up the game’s only run in … [Read more...] about Orioles break up perfecto in eighth, no-no in ninth, still lose to the Tigers
Saturday Bird Droppings: Orioles offense continues to look cooked
Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Nearly no-hit, AFL upcoming, and some injury updates (both good and bad). Good Morning, Birdland! There is no shame in getting beat. This is Major League Baseball. Every player in the league is supremely talented and likely putting their best foot forward on a daily basis. Losses are part of the game, including shutouts. The problem … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Orioles offense continues to look cooked
Orioles minor league recap 9/14: Basallo collects three hits in Norfolk’s win
Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The top O’s prospect in the minors continued to pound the ball, delivering the game-winning hit in extras. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 3, Durham Bulls (TB) 2 — 10 inn. The Tides went extras to take down the Bulls, and I’m happy to say that top prospect Samuel Basallo was prominently involved. The 20-year-old prodigy went 3-for-5 and … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 9/14: Basallo collects three hits in Norfolk’s win
Orioles minor league recap 9/12: Danny Coulombe has successful rehab outing
Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The Tides and Baysox both lost, at least Coulombe looked good and the Bowie offense put up big numbers. Triple-A: Durham Bulls (Rays) 5, Norfolk Tides 0 The highlight of this game was the Norfolk bullpen, featuring a rehabbing Danny Coulombe. Corbin Martin, Coulombe, and Colin Selby combined for three shutout innings and three strikeouts. The … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 9/12: Danny Coulombe has successful rehab outing
The O’s can find some consistency if the middle of the order keeps heating up
Cedric Mullins after hitting his second home run on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images It’s been an extremely frustrating second half of baseball, but there are upward trends that can be seen with several hitters. On Thursday night, the O’s found a new way to lose, as Keegan Akin surrendered a game-winning home run in the tenth to rack up his … [Read more...] about The O’s can find some consistency if the middle of the order keeps heating up