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This week in the Orioles minors: Bradfield heats up, Estrada hits five homers

Orioles top prospect lists have turned over a lot since the start of the season. Between Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers graduating to the majors, players whose 2026 performance has changed their stock for better or worse, arrivals from the July draft, and prospects acquired in trade deadline deals, things look different than the lists […]

Orioles news 8/18: A sweep lost, Alonso named player of the week

Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters! Yes, the Orioles lost last night. But you know what? I don’t even feel bad about it. There have been so many demoralizing losses this season, but last night was not one of them. After winning three straight from the best team in the American League, the Orioles looked on their […]

Orioles let sweep slip away, fall 7-6 in Tampa Bay

The Orioles took the field tonight in pursuit of a four-game sweep against the first-place Rays. The offense put the team in a position to pull it off, but the bullpen failed to hold the advantage. Yennier Cano allowed three runs in the seventh, and the Rays got the last laugh with a 7-6 win. […]

Orioles vs. Rays discussion

The Orioles will play the fourth and final game of the series tonight in Tampa Bay. Wrap-around weekend series are rare these days. So are four-game sweeps of first place teams. Baltimore can’t control its schedule, but it can dictate the results on the field tonight. The O’s won a pair of one-run games before […]

Which injured Orioles return will provide the biggest boost?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. In defiance of what anyone could have imagined for the Orioles when they traded away the players they did before the trade deadline, they have not […]

Podcast: The Orioles have somehow climbed into a wild card spot

The Orioles are currently in possession of a wild card spot. This is not something that I thought I would be writing in mid-August. The idea of the Orioles getting into this position has seemed improbable throughout the season due to all of their flaws. This only seemed less probable at the beginning of this […]

Orioles news: The O’s are in a wild card spot

Good morning, Camden Chatters. This is not a drill. As we wake up this morning, your Baltimore Orioles are currently in playoff position. In a turn of events that would’ve been nearly impossible to believe just three days ago, the O’s have claimed a half-game lead for the third and final AL wild card spot. […]

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Orioles ride 7-run 6th inning rally to another win over Rays

At this exact moment, the Orioles are tied for the third wild card spot in the American League. This is going to change as other games finish on Sunday. For now, that’s where they are. They pulled themselves up by exploding from having the bases empty and two outs in the seventh inning to score […]

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Orioles at Rays discussion

It’s a been a fun weekend of Orioles baseball. Back-to-back wins over the AL-leading Rays, paired with some helpful outcomes elsewhere in the league, have inched the O’s to within half a game of the final wild card spot in the American League. Another victory today could push them into sole possession of that place. […]

Orioles minor league recap 8/16: Bradfield, Estrada reach base five times each

Triple-A: Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 9, Norfolk Tides 6 — 10 inn. The Tides went to extra innings in a 6-6 tie, but a three-run top of the 10th for Gwinnett spelled defeat. The rarely scored-upon lefty Andrew Magno gave up all three runs to raise his ERA to 1.26. Before that, erstwhile Orioles Dietrich Enns […]

Orioles news: Wild card standings, Alonso cramps up

Hello, friends. It remains tough to know just what to say about these Orioles. Often over the course of this season, this has been bad, because the depth of their struggle almost defies explanation. Very nearly as often, this has been good, because you think you know what they are based on all of the […]

Orioles defeat Baker, Rays in extra innings 4-3

Tied after nine innings of baseball, the Orioles and Rays each turned to a member of their bullpen to try and keep the other team from scoring. For the Rays, it was Bryan Baker. Baker has transformed himself into a leading closer this year, posting a 1.55 ERA and a league-leading 34 saves. His last […]

Orioles vs Rays discussion

Welcome to Saturday night baseball, where two postseason hopefuls are facing off. I’m not saying these teams are all that similar, but they are both postseason hopefuls. I guess the Rays are more than hopeful, but you never know what could happen. After Pete Alonso batted first last night, tonight it’s Tyler O’Neill’s turn. I […]

Orioles minor league recap 8/15: Witherspoon K’s 9 for Frederick

Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 6, Gwinnett Stripers (ATL) 2 Weird fact alert: every run in this game scored on a two-run homer. Luis De León pitched a fine game for Norfolk, allowing two runs in five innings. The damage was done by old friend Maverick Handley, who is playing for Gwinnett. He hit a two-run home […]

Orioles fans split on Gunnar being good player for team again

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. The question of whether Gunnar Henderson will ever be good for the Orioles again is a subject of near-daily debate in Birdland. Each poor at-bat or misfire […]

Orioles news: O’s back within one game of final wild card spot

Good morning Birdland, That win felt pretty good! The 6-5 victory over the division-leading Rays, paired with losses by the Tigers, Twins, and Rangers moved the O’s to within just one game of the final wild card spot in the American League. Craig Albernaz deployed a new-look lineup that included Pete Alonso in the lead-off […]

Gunnar Henderson and Dylan Beavers come up clutch in 6-5 win over Rays

Dylan Beavers’ pinch-hit single in the 7th and Gunnar Henderson’s homer in the 8th powered the Orioles to a 6-5 win in their series opener in Tampa Bay. The AL-leading Rays came into Friday’s game riding a nine-game winning streak, but could never get ahead of the pesky Orioles. Baltimore and Tampa went into the […]

Friday Night Orioles Victory GIF Party

It is Friday night. Chris Bassitt returned from the injured list with 5.1 decent innings, Gunnar Henderson was dropped to the #5 spot in the order and responded by coming a classic “triple shy of the cycle” over a four-hit game where he drove in two runs and scored two runs, Dylan Beavers had two […]

Friday night Orioles games thread: at Rays, 7:10pm ET

Probable pitchers: RHP Chris Basssitt (4-4, 5.27 ERA, 37 Ks) vs. LHP Steven Matz (5-4, 5.46 ERA, 48 Ks) Where to watch:  MASN/MASN+ The Orioles had an opportunity in the immediate wake of yet another trade deadline sell-off. With series against bottom-feeder Angels and fellow Wildcard hopefuls in the Rangers and Twins, the O’s had […]

Orioles-Rays series preview: Facing the AL’s best team

This is a series that, on paper, is not setting up well for the Orioles. Their underwhelming performance of late has dropped them to the bottom of the AL East, though they are still within two games of the final wild card spot. Meanwhile, the Rays have surged to a nine-game winning streak that has […]

How did Brandon Young remake his game?

There is a lot to be negative about round these parts right now—the O’s have lost three of four series, find themselves last in the AL East, and seem ready to change the channel to 2027. I don’t need to perseverate. But this post is a conscious choice to focus on the positive. And one […]

Orioles minor league recap 8/14: Kjerstad homers, Trimble exits with injury

Triple-A: Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 3, Norfolk Tides 2 – F/11 Heston Kjerstad hit a game-tying homer in the fifth, but the Tides dropped this one in 11 innings. Enrique Bradfield Jr. was thrown out at the plate in the tenth, and Anthony Nunez allowed the designated runner to score on a two-out single in the […]

Orioles news: New prospect lists, Tyler O’Neill rebound?

Hello, friends. Here we go. With 41 games to play, they sit two games out of the third AL wild card. This may be 2.5 games by the time you read this, depending on what happened with Texas out in Anaheim. They have a whopping five teams to pass to make it into a spot, […]