Baltimore Orioles

In front of another strong crowd at Camden Yards, the Orioles slumped their way to a 6-2 loss to the Athletics.

Holliday is on a rehab assignment as he continues to work back from lingering discomfort after a February surgery to remove the broken hamate bone from his right hand.

Adley Rutschman and Pete Alonso came through against Jacob Lopez with solo homers, but the Orioles managed only three other baserunners against a pitcher who averages almost two baserunners per inning.

The Tupac bobblehead boasts the hip-hop star’s signature black bandanna and nose ring while rocking an Orioles jersey over a long-sleeved white shirt with jeans and sneakers.

Left-hander Cade Povich was placed on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation, the club announced.

COLUMN | Coby Mayo has been ineffective at third base for the second season in a row. At this point, the Orioles must share accountability for continuing to play him there.

Darren Blackmon, a Bowie native, returned home to be the Chesapeake Baysox’s head groundskeeper after growing up attending and working at Prince George’s Stadium. The ballpark is completing a $50 million renovation project.

The Orioles lost another starting pitcher to injury Thursday night, placing extra strain on a staff that is trying to navigate a stretch of 15 games in 14 days.

COLUMN | Alonso entered Wednesday with 54 hard-hit balls and 21 walks, accounting for 48% of his 155 plate appearances. That was 11th best in baseball among all qualifiers.

While Gunnar Henderson slumps — 0-for-5 on Wednesday with three strikeouts — Alonso and Rutschman are responsible for carrying the load.

At LoanDepot Park, the Orioles just had to stop the bleeding Tuesday night.

COLUMN | The Orioles can undo the damage in the standings. It’s only four games. But it might take four months of good baseball to make anyone think about this team in a different way.

Monday’s 12-1 loss was but another example of New York’s superiority on the field.

Westburg had been throwing in Sarasota, Florida, as part of his recovery from a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow.

COLUMN | The Orioles have never gone all-in on winning, always holding something back even when taking a big swing. Now, after an awful start in the AL East, it might be too late for Mike Elias to save this team (and his job) with a daring roster move.

At the end of this dismal four-game series in New York, one of these teams looked like a World Series contender. It wasn’t the Orioles. Not by any measure.

After another scoreless appearance Sunday, Cano’s ERA is 1.59 and his WHIP 0.529.

Baltimore has been outscored 25-9 in the first three games of its series with the Yankees.

The 23-year-old Gibson did not seem to allow the eye-widening dimensions of Yankee Stadium or his high-level opponents to rattle him. It was almost the opposite — an at-ease kid taking this all in stride.