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Mountcastle, who has hit .328 with seven home runs since returning from a bout with vertigo, will have imaging done Thursday.

Starting left tackle Ronnie Stanley, center Tyler Linderbaum and safety Marcus Williams were absent during the first 20 minutes of practice open to reporters.

Maryland will debut new uniforms for a national television audience, but the changes needed to accommodate an earlier game are onerous.

Overnight into Wednesday, heavily armed law enforcement officers searched for the fugitive through a night of downpours and thunder.

“Lots of little things, even communication, just the way we were operating, it was up and down,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.

Orioles batting practice pitcher Rubén Francisca has shown the two most desired qualities for someone in his role: the ability to throw strikes, and the ability to throw for hours on end.

Heavy rain pelted the Baltimore region late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, causing flash flooding that trapped some motorists.

Orioles pitcher John Means made his first start since undergoing Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery last year.

Maryland has gotten away with gaffes against lesser opponents, but that won’t last as the team prepares for games against Virginia and Michigan State.

Means endured the Orioles’ lean years and was an undisputed ace going into last season, when Adley Rutschman and the fruit of the rebuild was set to arrive. Then, an elbow injury cost him more than a year. He finally returns tonight, ready to help with the final push to the playoffs.

Félix Bautista has reason to trust the Orioles, and Mike Elias has evidence that pitchers can be effective after a UCL injury. But fans should still be cautious when they envision what’s next for the All-Star closer.

Regardless of what happens in any other games Monday night, the Orioles need only four wins to secure a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

The All-Star has been out since injuring his UCL on Aug. 25, and the team was monitoring his progress.

Williams is contemplating surgery but could return late in the season, while the Ravens may be down two starters up front against the Bengals in Week 2.

Means was an All-Star and Rookie of the Year runner-up in 2019, and his no-hitter in 2021 was one of the few highlights of a 110-loss season.

The Ravens’ season is long. Their record is unblemished. But one week can change a lot about how to feel about both.

Running back J.K. Dobbins suffered a season-ending injury in Week 1. Here are the other injuries from the season opener.

Zay Flowers set the Ravens record for most catches in an NFL debut, but the rest of a vaunted receiving group struggled in the 25-9 win over the Houston Texans. “It wasn’t necessarily what none of us wanted," Odell Beckham Jr. said.

The Orioles made three errors, including one in the sixth that led to the Red Sox’s 7-3 win.