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Can the Orioles poor defense be fixed?
We all knew coming into the 2026 season that defense was not going to be these Orioles’ calling card. After all, this was a team that finished Bottom 5 in Baseball Reference’s defensive efficiency rankings last season and was 24th in Defensive Runs Saved on both BR and Fangraphs. Instead of making additions to help […]
Orioles prospects: Young earns weekly honors, Honeycutt hits homers
The early weeks of the 2026 Orioles season are giving off vibes that maybe it is going to turn into an anxious look down to the farm for better times for the team in the future. Hopefully those vibes go away. Until they do, every prospect development story feels essential. It’s important even if things […]
Orioles prospects: Young earns weekly honors, Honeycutt hits homers
The early weeks of the 2026 Orioles season are giving off vibes that maybe it is going to turn into an anxious look down to the farm for better times for the team in the future. Hopefully those vibes go away. Until they do, every prospect development story feels essential. It’s important even if things […]
Orioles news: The O’s pulled a ridiculous win out of their hat
Good morning, Camden Chatters. You know, over the course of a six-month season, you’ll see every kind of baseball game. Sometimes you’ll see a heavyweight clash between two tenacious clubs, battling with every fiber of their being as they put on a clinic of intense, well-played baseball. And then other times you’ll see what can […]
Basallo’s late heroics rescue Orioles from another futile loss
The Orioles offense has done it again. Don’t ask me for the definition of “it” in this context because the answer to that remains unclear early in the 2026 season. What is certain for tonight is this: The Orioles could have lost another stupid, frustrating game full of futility and easily-avoidable mistakes. They were one […]
Orioles live game chat: April 20 vs. Royals, 7:40 Eastern
The Orioles kick off a three-game series against a Royals team that brings the AL’s worst record into the series. An early test for the O’s as they try to avoid last year’s fate is whether they can rally when facing a scuffling squad while dealing with their own problems. They were able to do […]
Orioles-Royals series preview: The O’s face the worst team in the AL
The 2026 Orioles do not appear to be particularly good. You might call them frustrating, or underwhelming, or flat-out bad. But at the moment, they’re far from the worst team in the American League. That dubious distinction falls to the Orioles’ next opponent, the Kansas City Royals. The Royals, fresh off being swept out of […]
Podcast: The Orioles are outsmarting themselves
In last week’s episode of the podcast, we could tentatively feel a bit better about the Orioles because they were in first place. They went on to defend that position with a thrilling comeback win last Monday night, providing a tantalizing look at what this team could be if enough things click into place at […]
Despite recent struggles, there is reason for optimism with Orioles
The Orioles had a bad week. They lost two series, and went a combined 2-5 in that span. Neither win was particularly easy, the first requiring them to climb out of a 7-1 hole and the second seeing them take until the eighth inning to score at all. It’s just the latest development in what […]
Orioles minor league recap 4/20: Cade Povich punches out ten
Triple-A: Durham Bulls (TBR) 6, Norfolk Tides 3 The Tides fell to Durham 6-3 on Sunday, courtesy of one ugly inning from Andrew Kittredge (0.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H). Methinks the rehab stint should continue. On the other hand, Cade Povich pitched great, mowing down ten Bulls hitters by strikeout over five innings. The […]
Orioles news: A disappointing starting rotation
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! Welp, it was a pretty lousy weekend in Cleveland. The Orioles dropped three games out of four in the series, culminating in a loss yesterday in which Trevor Rogers allowed six runs (five earned) in five innings. He was particularly victimized by José Ramírez, who homered twice. It was the second […]
Orioles scores: Rogers gets torched, O’s offense falls short again in 8-4 loss to Guardians
The Orioles dropped the finale of their four-game series to the Guardians, 8-4, as their offense underachieved again, their defense continued to stink, and their erstwhile ace coughed up six runs and suffered a noticeable velocity dip in his second straight ugly outing. Other than that, though, it was a great afternoon of baseball. The […]
Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Guardians, 1:40
The Orioles’ first four-game series of the season has not quite gone according to plan. An impressive eighth-inning comeback on Friday aside, the Birds’ bats have mostly been missing in action during their trip to Cleveland. The O’s have had no answer for Guardians starting pitchers. Rookie Parker Messick carried a no-hitter into the ninth […]
Orioles minor league recap 4/19: Brandon Young pitches 5.2 hitless for Norfolk
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 7, Durham Bulls (TBR) 3 Leadoff batter Enrique Bradfield, Jr. kick-started the offense in the first inning with a walk and two stolen bases. José Barrero singled him in for the first run, then he scored on a two-out single by Jhonkensy Noel. The next four runs were driven in on two […]
Orioles news: The yo-yo offense continues
Hello, friends. In yesterday’s edition of the Bird Droppings, Tyler Young began by saying, “The Orioles offense is having a weird weekend in Cleveland.” They’re still doing it. They lost on Saturday to add another weird game to the pile, one in which they had only four hits all game (actually out-hitting the Guardians) but […]
Kremer throws one bad pitch, offense goes silent in a 4-2 loss to Cleveland
This was a short and unremarkable game. If you’re are a Guardians fan . . . well, what are you doing reading this blog? OK. If you’re a Guardians fan, there was much to celebrate in Gavin Williams’ seven-inning, three-hit, one-run, eleven-strikeout performance. The current MLB strikeout leader continued a fabulous streak where he’s allowed […]
Saturday night Orioles game thread, at Guardians, 6:10 pm
So… that was fun! The Orioles got shut out for seven innings, gave up a grand slam, and still won. The bottom of the lineup was pivotal in that monster eighth inning: Leody Taveras had a big walk in a key situation, outfielder Weston Wilson doubled with the bases lodaed, and Jeremiah Jackson hit the […]
Orioles minors recap 4/18: Bradfield, Honeycutt homer, pitchers struggle
Triple-A: Durham (Rays) 19, Norfolk Tides 9 If you can believe it, the Tides had a 6-0 lead at one point in this game and later on held a 9-1 lead. Even still, this happened. The scoring started when Enrique Bradfield Jr. led off the third inning with a home run, his second of the […]
Orioles news: Jeremiah Jackson with another clutch home run
Good morning Birdland, The Orioles offense is having a weird weekend in Cleveland. The were no-hit through eight innings on Thursday, but rallied late and got the tying run on base before dropping the opener. On Friday, they would be shutout for seven innings before erupting for six runs in the eighth, which would prove […]
Orioles overcome late grand slam, stun Guardians with 6-4 win
The Orioles and Guardians traded zeros for six innings before Cleveland took a commanding lead in the seventh. Daniel Schneemann launched a no-doubt grand slam with two outs in the seventh, and Baltimore appeared destined for its fourth straight loss. Fortunately, this team had other plans. The O’s exploded for six runs in the top […]
Friday Night Orioles Victory GIF Party
It is Friday night. The Orioles have beaten the Guardians, 6-4, storming back from a 4-0 deficit late in the game on the strength of a go-ahead Jeremiah Jackson home run. Chris Bassitt started the game with five rocky but still scoreless innings, Weston Wilson had a clutch hit before the homer, and Rico Garcia […]
Friday night Orioles game thread: at Cleveland, 6:10 pm
The Orioles will look to even the series tonight after avoiding being no-hit on Thursday. Gunnar Henderson will lead off and play shortstop with left fielder Taylor Ward batting second. Pete Alonso will bat third, and designated hitter Dylan Beavers will bat clean up. Baltimore has struggled to fill the clean up spot with Adley […]
How much to blame Mike Elias for the Orioles problems
Through the first 19 games of the 2026 Orioles season, they are once again disappointing us. It is not a lot of comfort that many teams in the American League are off to a start where they are muddling along around .500. That’s mostly because a lot of these problems feel familiar and it’s frustrating […]
An early checkup on Shane Baz
It’s no lie to say that, even among a sea of flame-throwing MLB starters, Shane Baz’s talent stands out. He brings a four-pitch mix (technically, five, but he’s thrown the sinker exactly once this year, so I don’t quite believe in it) featuring a four-seam fastball that averages, even post-Tommy John, 97 mph, 84th percentile […]
Orioles minor league recap 4/17: Barrero and German turn heads at Norfolk
Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 7, Durham Bulls (Rays) 2 Norfolk scored the only win on the farm last night. José Barrero led the charge with a pair of home runs and a triple. He finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs scored. Christian Encarnacion-Strand played the Robin to Barrero’s Batman. Encarnacion-Strand finished 2-for-4 with two […]
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