Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore has won 12 of its last 15 games and claimed five series in a row.

“He wasn’t thinking about his mechanics, he wasn’t thinking about what he was trying to do. He was just seeing the ball and hitting it.”

The Orioles did make it interesting in the ninth, thanks to a Cedric Mullins grand slam and a Gunnar Henderson home run, but it wasn’t enough.

Alex Cora called Chris Sale’s inability to get whiffs on Baltimore hitters a “red flag,” which some interpreted as an accusation against the Orioles.

The origin of the case dates to 2002, when Major League Baseball bought the Montreal Expos for $120 million and later announced that the team would move to Washington, D.C.

The Orioles have an aggressive approach to moving players up a level once they’ve mastered it, and those players generate hype. But don’t give up on those who take longer to adjust.

Ramón Urías hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a four-run deficit against Chris Sale, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory.

In Wells’ most recent start on Friday, he pitched a career-high seven shutout innings on 95 pitches while allowing just three hits to the Detroit Tigers.

The 18-year-old, signed as an international free agent, has used mechanical changes to his swing and an improved approached to the mental side of the game to thrive in Delmarva with three home runs and a .948 OPS in 11 games.

Detroit left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez carried a perfect game into the seventh inning until it was broken up by Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle.

The Orioles (13-7) have now won nine of their last 11 games and secured their fourth straight series win. They’ve won because of their pitching, a statement that might’ve seemed hard to believe at the beginning of the season.

Grayson Rodriguez's changeup is rising in reputation, just as the arm that releases it establishes himself in the major leagues with Baltimore.

The Orioles had been one strike away from sealing Friday’s victory over Detroit in the ninth inning and extending their scoreless innings streak to 35 frames, but they needed to win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of ninth.

The Orioles took decisive action by sending Cole Irvin down, and sent a message that the team would no longer abide mediocre appearances. The changes seem to have worked, but how sustainable is the current formula?

The Orioles are hoping Mateo won’t be out long, but would face a very difficult decision if he needed an extend recovery. Which is, of course, a testament to how well the rebuild has gone.

“When they tell you, you’re going to get up and look at him and make sure he’s still breathing, it’s a real thing,” Akin said Wednesday.

Orioles opening day starter Kyle Gibson joins the podcast to discuss playing for the Orioles.

Pitching was a concern for the Orioles early in the year, but back-to-back shutouts (and 26 straight scoreless innings) means Baltimore is now four games above .500.

Brought over in the Jorge López trade, the right-hander struggled last year and didn’t make the team this spring. A slight change in approach has made a big difference.

Entering Tuesday’s game in Fredericksburg, Holliday’s full-season debut has been exactly what he and the Orioles would hope.