The Baltimore Orioles ended their homestand with a loss to the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday. With the 12-8 loss the Birds dropped the series against Cleveland and combined with the series loss to Texas finished the home stand 2-4. The Orioles took the bullpen approach to cover the gap in the rotation but certainly didn’t plan on using seven relievers to navigate nine … [Read more...] about Not Quite As Planned
TONY’S TAKE: Hyde’s bullpen management is going to sink this team unless he changes
Brandon “Capt Hook” Hyde definitely loves to take guys out the second they run into trouble. That includes starter’s from the 6th inning on and relievers. The Orioles have used their relievers in 197 games, topped only by Miami’s 198. The closest AL East team is Tampa at 185 games. The Orioles bullpen have blown a league leading 12 save opportunities (tied with 6 other … [Read more...] about TONY’S TAKE: Hyde’s bullpen management is going to sink this team unless he changes
H-0-liday Loss
The Baltimore Orioles were shut out 5-0 by the Cleveland Guardians on Memorial Day. It wasn’t pretty as the Orioles were limited to three hits over the first eight innings before mounting a “rally” in the ninth. The ninth inning started with an Anthony Santander (3 for 4) double. Ryan Mountcastle (1 for 4) singled, moving Santander to third; two on and none out. The … [Read more...] about H-0-liday Loss
A Sweep Of Toronto, Eh
A day after playing a ten inning game in Toronto, the Baltimore Orioles said “hold my Labatt” and played an eleven inning game Sunday. When all was said and done, the Orioles scored an 8-3 win and in turn swept the three game series with the Blue Jays. On a day when the Orioles had to use every available arm in the bullpen and every player on the bench, the Birds erupted … [Read more...] about A Sweep Of Toronto, Eh
A Hard-Fought 30th Win
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings on Saturday. The win was the Orioles 30th this season but it didn’t come easy. The Orioles scored a run in each of the first two innings only to see the Blue Jays tie the game at 2 each after five innings. A run in the sixth and two in the seventh gave Toronto a 5-2 lead. Ryan O’Hearn’s (3 for 5, 1 R, 4 … [Read more...] about A Hard-Fought 30th Win