Orioles

BALTIMORE–What happened? When Tony Mansolino took over as Orioles’ interim manager on May 17th, he said his first goal was to get the team to within 10 games of .500. Instead, he lost his first four games as manager, and the team fell to 18 games under on May 24th. Since then the Orioles are 14-6, and they’re 10 games under .500 after they completed a three-game sweep of the … [Read more...] about Sánchez slam, homers by Urías, Westburg lift Orioles to sweep of Angels, 11-2

If you ask Scott Blewett to describe himself, he’ll eagerly offer that he’s “a journeyman.” The 29-year-old right-handed pitcher was the Kansas City Royals’ second-round pick in 2014, but it took him six years to finally make his major league debut. Since then, he’s logged a total of 60 major league innings, including the 2 2/3 in his second big league start on Sunday when he … [Read more...] about Life on the fringe with Orioles reliever Scott Blewett: ‘I’ll do anything to stay in the big leagues’

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images The Orioles will utilize an opener and several bench bats in an effort to complete the sweep against a left-handed starter. The Orioles are well aware of their struggles against left-handed pitchers, and Tony Mansolino is trying to shake things up. Jordan Westburg is set to lead off, Ramón Urías will bat second, and Gunnar Henderson will … [Read more...] about Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread: vs. Angels, 1:35

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam, and both Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg went deep in an 11-2 victory over LA. Sometimes the wacky lineups are the ones that get it done. The Orioles, stuck in a season-long slump against left-handed pitchers, elected to switch things up today. Tony Mansolino turned in a lineup card that did not include Adley … [Read more...] about Unorthodox lineup explodes for 11 runs, Orioles complete sweep over Angels

Think you can figure out what Orioles player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. Hello Orioles fans! We’re back for another day of the Camden Chat In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Orioles player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the … [Read more...] about Orioles trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Monday edition