Regional

All preseason, they’d heard how the Bengals were the consensus favorites in the division. On Sunday, the Ravens left no doubt about where they stood.

“You’re never guaranteed another moment like this,” veteran starting pitcher Kyle Gibson said.

The Orioles had made the playoffs before they finished Sunday's extra-inning game with the Rays. But winning on a walk-off allowed a full catharsis, closing the door on a rebuild and celebrating a postseason berth with style.

Two vets of the rebuild — Austin Hays and Cedric Mullins — had key hits, while Adley Rutschman — the face of the resurgence — homered and later scored the winning run.

It started with the Manny Machado trade in 2018 and ended with the playoff appearance the team just clinched.

Competing for a championship was always the near-term goal of this rebuild, though that was obscured at times by the fact that for years nothing seemed to be getting better for the Orioles on the major league side.

The Ravens spent Sunday afternoon exorcising a lot of demons.

The Ravens end their Cincinnati losing streak to start the season 2-0.

Orioles reliever Félix Bautista is 'making great progress' as he continues to throw three weeks after sustaining a UCL injury.

Baltimore's resurgence in the MLB standings has felt like playing with house money. But its wobbles this week, including two underwhelming games against Tampa Bay, underscore that the expectations have risen with the playoffs around the corner.

Luis García hit a solo shot and Joey Meneses went 3-for-5 for Washington.

The win is the first at Towson for coach Pete Shinnick.

Gunnar Henderson's homer and three hits and Grayson Rodriguez's eight shutout innings end Baltimore's four-game losing streak.

The Orioles' magic number to earn a playoff spot is down to one.

Mustipher, an Owings Mills native, is expected to start in place of the injured Tyler Linderbaum.

Washington goes silent after posting three runs in the first inning.

Taulia Tagovailoa passes for 342 yards, and Maryland scores 42 consecutive points after falling behind by two touchdowns early.

The Orioles have lost four straight, including the first two in their key series against Tampa Bay.

Andrews practiced fully Friday for the first time since suffering a quadriceps injury in training camp.

The Baltimore Orioles brought back fan favorite Adam Jones for a retirement ceremony, thawing what was a frosty relationship after the five-time All-Star left in 2019.