It appeared as though Ryan O'Hearn's eighth-inning home run would be enough to lift the Orioles to another win, but they suffered just their fourth loss since the All-Star Break when Philadelphia managed three straight two-out hits in the ninth.
The former Vanderbilt star has lent more than his name, image and likeness to help an organization that supports children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
Jordan Westburg’s first home run and Colton Cowser’s pivotal RBI double helped the Orioles avoid wasting a strong start from Dean Kremer as they edged Philadelphia in the opening game of the series.
This fashion choice — in the heart of New York Yankees country, no less — did not go unnoticed by another striking Baltimorean in the entertainment business.
Just because the team’s major league fortunes have well and truly changed doesn’t mean the organization’s philosophies and belief structure changed along with them.
General manager Mike Elias pulled off what could be a coup, acquiring a low-risk, high-upside reliever with a four-seam fastball that has gotten faster into July.
The Orioles feel they got a surplus of quality players out of the college ranks in the most recent draft, and there’s a reason for that: They were seniors in 2020 when the pandemic ended their dreams of getting drafted out of high school.