Cade Povich spins a scoreless start and Pete Alonso hits a go-ahead RBI single in the third inning to get Baltimore back in the win column after a trade deadline gut punch.
“Trading away Adley, especially when we’re in wild-card contention, I think represents that we have failed to realize the full potential of the Adley era,” Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said.
“Just reflecting over the last 24 hours, getting drafted, to my debut, to two playoff teams, just the excitement and love that I felt while I was there, I’m going to be forever grateful for that," Adley Rutschman said.
COLUMN | There are a lot of talented players left in the Orioles clubhouse, and there were a lot of complicated feelings about what it meant that so many important people and players were gone.
“It’s very hard. I have a lot of personal affection for Adley,” said Elias, who declined to get into specifics of whether the Orioles felt a contract extension was possible.
The Orioles will need to add Franklin to their 40-man roster, but that should not be an issue. The Nationals are receiving Glassey, a 25-year-old reliever in Double-A.
COLUMN | We’ve reached a stage where Mike Elias is now dealing away his own first-round picks to get the Orioles out of the hole he helped dig. Why should he get any more trust to fix this team?
Rutschman’s arrival in the majors in 2022 coincided with an upswing for the Orioles, and they went on to win 192 games in 2023 and 2024. But Baltimore has failed to build on that.
The game turned over to the bullpens after a rain delay, and it immediately fell apart for the Orioles. Philadelphia scored in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
Baltimore (54-57) struggled to break through against left-hander Cristopher Sánchez despite twice loading the bases, and Philadelphia pulled away with four eighth-inning runs against the bullpen.
COLUMN | Chris Davis didn't expect to get into the Orioles Hall of Fame this soon. But he didn't appreciate his career achievements until stepping away from the game.