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Ryan Mountcastle goes down to one knee after getting hit by a pitch in the seventh inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 21, 2022. | Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Birds tried to scratch and claw their way from behind in this one, but the Athletics came out with a close victory. The Orioles were playing catch up all afternoon against the A’s. And every time they … [Read more...] about Orioles pitching has rare off day in 6-4 loss to the Athletics

Same, Jorge Mateo. Same. | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Birds’ series loss in Oakland dropped them to 1-6 on the road this season, with six more games looming on their current trip. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Well, any positive momentum from the Orioles’ series win against the Yankees last weekend faded quickly. Against a threadbare Athletics club … [Read more...] about Friday Bird Droppings: The road woes continue for the Orioles

Daniel Kucin Jr.-USA TODAY Sports Brett Cumberland went deep twice and Dylan Harris used a nifty slide to clinch a walk-off win for Bowie. Triple-A: Durham (Rays) 11, Norfolk Tides 6 Durham took Norfolk starter Denyi Reyes for a ride Thursday afternoon. Reyes allowed seven runs on six hits, two walks and a home run. Ofelky Peralta allowed three more runs in two innings. … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 4/22: Harris’s slide, Cumberland’s two homers cap exciting night on the farm

Dillon Tate and his sick changeup have been a pleasant surprise this year. | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images We haven’t seen this level of competence from Orioles pitching in years. “Dazzling.” “A revelation.” “Stunning.” No, it’s not a new production of Hamilton: these words are being used to describe the Orioles pitching staff. The team is last in the AL … [Read more...] about Putting the Orioles’ recent stretch of pitching in perspective

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images After dropping three of four to the Athletics, the Orioles will look to right the ship against the first-place Angels. If a team loses three of four games in a series, and no one is there to see it, did it really happen? Yes, unfortunately. Hardly anyone showed up to watch, but the O’s did have a tough series in Oakland with three losses, … [Read more...] about Orioles-Angels series preview: O’s continue road trip in Southern California