Baltimore Sun 3 hours ago
Orioles savor streak-snapping win: 'I wish we could win a little bit more to make it more rewarding'
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was giving his post-game MASN broadcast interview after the team's 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies, snapping a seven-game losing streak, when the auto-flush on the toilet on the other side of the wall kicked in, mid-answer. The levity it brought belied that this,...
BaltimoreBaseball.com 6 hours ago
Orioles’ improvised bullpen breaks losing streak; Lucas’ first save, offense hot
DENVER—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde knew he had to rest Mychal Givens. What wasn’t certain was who Hyde would use in relief of Andrew Cashner. Hyde did some major improvising and the Orioles broke their seven-game losing streak with a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Cashner left with 7-5 lead after throwing […]
Baltimore Sun 8 hours ago
This week in Baltimore sports history (May 26-June 1): Mount Hebron sweeps 1999 1A-2A state lacrosse championships
May 28, 2003: “It’s the grace of God, or something you can’t explain,” second baseman Brian Roberts says after his second career grand slam — both in the past week — leads the Orioles past the Anaheim Angels, 6-2, at Camden Yards. May 26, 1999: Both Mount Hebron’s boys and girls lacrosse teams...
Baltimore Sun 8 hours ago
Orioles on deck: Pitching matchup, how to watch Sunday's game at Rockies
Orioles (16-36) vs. Rockies (23-27) Where: Coors Field, Denver First pitch: 3:10 p.m. TV/Radio: MASN2/105.7 The Fan Starting pitchers: Orioles RHP David Hess (1-6, 6.75) vs. Rockies LHP German Marquez (5-2, 3.38)
Minneapolis Star-Tribune 13 hours ago
Villar, Nunez homer as Orioles beat Rockies 9-6.
Jonathan Villar and Renato Nunez both homered and finished with three hits to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
Baltimore Sun 13 hours ago
Orioles end seven-game skid with 9-6 victory over Rockies
Having come up on the wrong side of so many games in which they built early leads and watched them evaporate, the Orioles tried a new approach Saturday at Coors Field in an effort to snap their seven-game losing streak. They kept scoring. A two-run seventh inning featuring run-scoring singles by...
Baltimore Sun 17 hours ago
With Orioles' Chris Davis in a 'little bit of a rut,' Brandon Hyde unclear when he'll play again
When Chris Davis homered out of the cleanup spot in the Orioles’ 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on May 12, his average had climbed from the infamous .000 through 12 games to the brink of .200 in the span of a month. It was hard to imagine they'd be back to this point so quickly. On Saturday...
BaltimoreBaseball.com 17 hours ago
Ynoa gets Orioles start on Monday; Givens, Davis resting
DENVER—Gabriel Ynoa will be the Orioles’ starter on Monday against Detroit. Manager Brandon Hyde, who decided to put Dan Straily in the bullpen for now, said that Ynoa, who has started seven times in the major leagues, including four for the Orioles in 2017, was the best choice. “He’s more stretched out than our other […]
Baltimore Sun 19 hours ago
Former Orioles prospect Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall of Famer Carl, debuts for Giants
Mike Yastrzemski, a former Orioles prospect and the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was called up by the San Francisco Giants and put in the starting lineup to make his major league debut in Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The younger Yastrzemski was hitting .316 (43-for-136)...
Baltimore Sun May 25, 2019
Chasing wins isn't the problem for Orioles bullpen, until relievers don't come through in those spots
From the first weekend of the season in New York, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde made clear while wins weren't expected in 2019, he'd empty out his bullpen and make every move necessary to hang on to a lead when the opportunity is there. That's what makes the last week-plus — an 11-game span in which...
BaltimoreBaseball.com May 25, 2019
Calling the Pen: Looking for the good in a bad Orioles team
It was a beautiful Monday evening when my wife, Barb, Katie and I arrived at the Downtown Sailing Center. Katie is a young woman with whom Barb works, and the center provides a sailing experience for those with disabilities. As we started to head toward the dock, one of the leaders told us to turn […]
BaltimoreBaseball.com May 25, 2019
Orioles lose seventh straight; Givens awful week continues; Broxton homers in debut
DENVER—It’s been a horrible week for Mychal Givens. For the third time in five games, Givens fell apart in the ninth inning, and the Orioles suffered another difficult loss. Givens, who had walked three batters and walked in the eventual winning run on Thursday, gave up a two-run home run to Trevor Story, his second […]
Baltimore Sun May 25, 2019
Familiar story as O's lose on walkoff homer
It was a moment, in the scheme of a plodding baseball game, that represented not only the Orioles' high-point in not only Friday's 8-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies, but probably in their entire season. Rookie left-hander John Means, who has spent the last two months as the Orioles' one feel-good...
Purple Row May 24, 2019
Colorado Rockies Game No. 49 Thread: John Means vs. Jeff Hoffman
The Orioles visit Coors Field for the first time in 15 years. Brendan Rodgers will make his Coors Field debut tonight as the Rockies welcome the Baltimore Orioles to Denver for the first time since 2004. Jeff Hoffman also returns to the rotation tonight to take on the Orioles. Start time: 6:40 p.m. MT Location: Coors Field, Denver, CO TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, MLB.tv Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish) Lineups: The last time the Orioles played at Coors Field, Twitter wasn't even invented so we didn't have a job. :( pic.twitter.com/yz2F35WYBa— Orioles on MASN...
BaltimoreBaseball.com May 24, 2019
Brandon Hyde says that Keon Broxton will get a long look in center for Orioles
DENVER-Keon Broxton, who the Orioles acquired from the New York Mets on Wednesday, is batting sixth and playing center field on Friday night. Broxton had been designated for assignment by the Mets, for whom he hit .143 in 34 games and traded for $500,000 in International Bonus Slot money. His reaction was ‘just pure joy. […]
