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There must always be a utility infielder. Right now for the Orioles, that’s Chris Owings. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Orioles tried to shore up their infield a little with a veteran utility infielder. Over the offseason, Camden Chat published an article about each member of the Orioles 40-man roster. During the 2022 season, we will update on new arrivals … [Read more...] about Know Your Orioles 40-man: Chris Owings

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images In which the Orioles try to stretch their win streak to two. WELL, THAT WAS FUN! Homegrown hero Bruce Zimmermann got to live his childhood dream of, if not running down the orange carpet, at least watching the other guys do it and waving from the bullpen. He also pitched great, by the way. It was a short outing, but this early in the year, … [Read more...] about Tuesday evening Orioles game thread: vs Brewers, 7:05 ET

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Against the Brewers’ Eric Lauer and a stable of All-Star relievers, the O’s struck out 14 times. Not quite a recipe for success. Do you remember those Bill Hader Stefon segments on SNL where he’d recommend really inappropriate places, say, to take your mom on Mother’s Day? Well, as Stefon would say, this game had everything: … [Read more...] about Cedric Mullins hits a grand slam, but the O’s lose a battle of the bullpens, 5-4

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images A frustrating loss, López is the closer, and more takes on the money flowing into Camden Yards. Good morning, Birdland! Scoring four runs in an MLB game is not atrocious. It’s rather middling. A team can win on that effort, but you would just as soon take another insurance run or two if you had the chance. For the Orioles on Tuesday … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bird Droppings: The Orioles offense is scuffling

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Three of four affiliates earn victories Wednesday. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 1 Kyle Bradish was dealing for the Tides Tuesday, going four shutout innings while allowing two hits, no walks and striking out six. Ryan Hartman turned in four strong innings of relief after coming in for Bradish, allowing one … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 4/13: Bradish strong, Haskin and Hall keep up hot starts