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O’s split squads led by pitching, victorious in both games

Our Stephen Heckman recaps the Orioles’ split squad victories today by highlighting key performers, providing a crucial update on John Means and having comments from manager Brandon Hyde:

O’s pitching shaky in loss to Twins

The Orioles dropped today’s game to the Twins, 7-6. Our Stephen Heckman breaks down key performs, including Grayson Rodriguez and Jackson Holliday, while providing the latest updates on John Means, Terrin Vavra and more:

Where Orioles’ Rotation Battle Stands

The Orioles’ starting rotation is still at a point of uncertainty, with a wide range of guys fighting for a spot. Our Stephen Heckman provides updates on each pitcher’s performance thus far in spring:

Rodriguez backs hype in O’s loss to Tigers

The O’s dropped their game to the Tigers, but top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez shined on the mound. Our Stephen Heckman recaps the game, provides an update on D.L. Hall’s status and more:

O’s SpringNotes: Day 7

The first week of Orioles spring training camp is behind us, as our Stephen Heckman gives us updates on young arms like Kyle Bradish, Dean Kremer and Cade Povich and much more:

O’s starting pitching overload: Good problem to have

With a surplus of pitchers looking to crack the starting rotation, the Orioles have depth that they haven’t had in recent years. Our Stephen Heckman goes over which candidates have an inside edge on making the rotation out of spring:

Orioles Christmas wishlist for 2023

It’s the holiday season, and what better way to celebrate than making a 2023 Orioles wishlist. Our Stephen Heckman has six wishes for the O’s for the upcoming season:

O’s make final trip to Fenway for 4 games against Red Sox

The O’s begin their last road stretch of the season with four games against the newly postseason eliminated Boston Red Sox! Our Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s win series against A’s

The O’s took their fifth straight series this weekend, taking two of three from the Oakland Athletics! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the exciting series from OPACY:

O’s catch Cleveland off Guard, complete 4-2 road trip

The O’s are absolutely red hot, as they took another series, this time against the Guardians! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the exciting series that caught Cleveland “off Guard”:

Orioles stymie ChiSox, take 2 of 3 from Camden Yards

The O’s fought hard, and it payed off, as they won their series against the Chicago White Sox, two games to one! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the exciting series:

O’s take series from Jays, 1.5 back of Wild Card spot

The Orioles took two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, with a make-up game match-up against the Cubs from OPACY set for this afternoon! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the series from Toronto:

Orioles take series against Pirates, are 2 games back of AL Wild Card spot

The O’s have won their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, two games to one, and are just two games back of the third AL Wild Card spot! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the exciting series:

Texas swept away: O’s sweep Rangers in Arlington for first time since 2013

The O’s swept the Texas Rangers in Arlington yesterday and swept the season series overall! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the exciting series:

O’s take 3 of 4 from Rays, even season series

The Orioles are back over .500, after taking three of four from the Tampa Bay Rays! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the exciting, yet emotional series for the O’s and their fans:

Windy City gets Charmed, O’s sweep short series to 10th straight win

The Orioles have won 10 straight games and have swept three consecutive series! Stephen Heckman recaps this brief yet exciting series against the Cubs:

Orioles meet Yankees for 3 in Bronx: Series Preview 5/23/22 – 5/25/22

The O’s are headed north to the Bronx to play the Yankees in a three-game set. Stephen Heckman has your Series Preview:

Scrappy O’s walk-off Rays twice in series win: Series Recap 5/20/22 – 5/22/22

Orioles Magic filled Oriole Park at Camden Yards this weekend, as the debuting Adley Rutschman and the rest of the never-say-die O’s won their series against the Rays, two games to one! Stephen Heckman recaps the series:

Orioles host Rays for hot weekend set: Series Preview 5/20/22 – 5/22/22

Following an exciting walk-off victory to avoid a sweep, the Baltimore Orioles now host another AL East opponent, this time the Tampa Bay Rays! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s return home to host red hot Yankees: Series Preview 5/16/22 – 5/19/22

The O’s have returned home to Camden Yards after a tough road trip, but it won’t get any easier with the Yankees in town. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s take series over Cardinals in first trip to Busch Stadium III: Series Recap 5/10/22 – 5/12/22

The Orioles are hot, as they won yet another series, this time against the St. Louis Cardinals! Justin Sutphin recaps another exciting series:

O’s take final 2 in a series split with Twins: Series Recap 5/2/22 – 5/5/22

The O’s split their four-game series against the Minnesota Twins, winning the final two games of the series. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

O’s, Twins begin 4-game set at OPACY: Series Preview 5/2/22 – 5/5/22

The O’s continue their homestand with four games against Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s win 2 straight to take series from Red Sox: Series Recap 4/29/22 – 5/1/22

The O’s are at it again, as they took two out of three from the Red Sox this weekend from beautiful Camden Yards. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

Orioles win series over Angels in Anaheim: Series Recap 4/22/22 – 4/24/22

The Orioles won their second series of the season, taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

Orioles complete early West Coast trip with 3 against Angels: Series Preview 4/22/22 – 4/24/22

The O’s wrap up their early West Coast trip with three against Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Orioles drop 3 of 4 in near empty Oakland Colesium: Series Recap 4/18/22 – 4/21/22

The O’s dropped 3 of 4 from the Oakland A’s, in what was a tough series on a lot of notes. Justin Sutphin recaps the series from the Oakland Coliseum:

Orioles begin late West Coast set against Athletics: Series Preview 4/18/22 – 4/21/22

Following an exciting series victory over the New York Yankees, Brandon Hyde and his squad travel out to face the only team that spends less than the Orioles, the lack of Moneyball Oakland Athletics. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s lose 2 heartbreakers, drop first home series against Brewers: Series Recaps 4/11/22 – 4/13/22

The O’s won their home opener but dropped two of three against the Milwaukee Brewers in their first series at Camden Yards in 2022. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

O’s re-sign Chris Ellis to minors deal, Adley sidelined & more

The Orioles have re-signed right-hander Chris Ellis to a minor league deal, with an invite to spring training. Plus, Adley Rutschman has been sidelined and much more. Stephen Heckman reports:

Roster Inflation: O’s announce 2022 spring training non-roster invitees

The Orioles have announced their 2022 spring training non-roster invitees! Writer Stephen Heckman gives us insight on who could stand out and maybe even earn a roster spot:

O’s wrap up home stand with 3 against Rays: Series Preview 8/27/21 – 8/29/21

After coming off a beautiful series victory over the Angels, the Orioles now host the best the American League has to offer, the Tampa Bay Rays.

O’s end losing streak by stifling Ohtani and Angels in series victory: Series Recap 8/24/21 – 8/26/21

Sweet victory; the losing streak is over! We’re not talking about it anymore! Instead, there’s a new streak in the air, and that’s a winning streak! It has been done before!

Orioles continue home stand with 3 games against Angels: Series Preview 8/24/21 – 8/26/21

This series is going to be a collection of familiar faces, mixed in with some new ones.

O’s losing streak reaches 15 after sweep from Rays: Series Recap 8/17/21 – 8/19/21

This 2021 season has certainly reached a new low. After this last series sweep to the hands of the AL-East-leading Rays, the Orioles have now dropped their last 15 games, all by multiple runs. This is a MLB record.

O’s finish up road trip with 4 at Trop to face Rays: Series Preview 8/16/21 – 8/19/21

When you’re on an 11-game losing streak, the very last team you want to have to play is the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately for the Orioles, they must do this four times in the next four days.

Orioles get swept again, 11th straight loss: Series Recap 8/13/21 – 8/15/21

Once again, I grace your phone, laptop, or any other smart device screen to tell you all that the Orioles have been swept again. This time, it was to the bats of the Boston Red Sox.

O’s begin road trip in Boston for 3 games: Series Preview 8/13/21 – 8/15/21

So far in August, the Orioles have played 10 games. Of those 10 games, only one has been a victory. This next series against the Boston Red Sox gets no easier.

O’s swept at home by red hot Rays: Series Recap 8/6/21 – 8/8/21

Ahh, this was quite a frustrating weekend of baseball. Despite the exciting Orioles Hall of Fame ceremonies, this series felt like a display of Hall of Shame play.

Orioles host A.L.-East-leading Rays for 3: Series Preview 8/6/21 – 8/8/21

Happy weekend, Birdland! Our Orioles come back home following a frustrating three-game road trip in New York. Meeting the O’s in Baltimore will be the A.L.-East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

O’s, Tigers split series in Detroit: Series Recap 7/29/21 – 8/1/21

The Orioles headed into Detroit to face the Tigers, and, believe it or not, it was a battle of two teams playing fantastic baseball since the All-Star Break.

O’s head to Detroit to play Tigers in four: Series Preview 7/29/21 – 8/1/21

Jonathan Schoop once called Baltimore home and gave the Orioles a steady presence at second base for years to come. Now, he once again will be across the diamond, as the former Oriole will be on the home team for the Motor City, Detroit Tigers, to open up a four-game set.

O’s host Marlins for two games: Series Preview 7/27/21 – 7/28/21

Time for some more inter-league play! A few days after essentially ending the Nationals’ playoff hopes, the Orioles are set to take on another NL East opponent, the Miami Marlins.

O’s rotation still in question

The Orioles came into the 2021 season with the knowledge of a rebuild still in progress. Our pitching was supposed to find a little bit of stability with John Means, Dean Kremer, and Keegan Akin covering three spots in the rotation, but what about the other spots?

O’s, Jays take game each in postponed 3-game set: Series Recap 7/6/21 – 7/8/21

With only two series left before the All-Star Break, the Blue Jays traveled to OPACY to start the first of these last two sets. It was the third meeting between the O’s and Jays in a month. I’ll tell you, I am a fan of the Blue Jays’ uniforms, but I’m tired of seeing them.

O’s, Jays matchup for third series in month span: Series Preview 7/6/21 – 7/8/21

Since June 18, the Orioles and Blue Jays have spent a lot of time together, enough for seven games since that date. This Tuesday through Thursday, the Toronto/Buffalo Blue Jays make their way into Camden Yards for games eight, nine, and 10 on the season. Mind you, it’s not even the All-Star Break yet.

Tides take 1 of 6 from Jumbo Shrimp: Weekly Recap 5/18/21 – 5/23/21

In another week of Minor League Baseball, the Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate, the Norfolk Tides, hosted a six-game series against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. With a record of 3-9 entering this series, the Tides had a lot of ground to make up.