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Aggressive bullpen moves pay off for Orioles in 9-6 win over Blue Jays; benches clear in 7th

BALTIMORE -- With two on and one out early in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde brought in rookie Nick Vespi over any of his high-leverage relief trio of Dillon Tate, Cionel Pérez and Félix Bautista. Vespi surrendered a three-run home run, while each of the…

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Bo Bichette hits 3 homers as Blue Jays beat Orioles, 8-4, to sweep doubleheader, extend lead in wild-card standings

BALTIMORE — The Orioles’ race to the postseason likely runs through the Toronto Blue Jays. In that sense, Monday’s doubleheader against their American League East foe represented tripping out of the gate.

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Orioles’ bullpen gives up 4 late runs in 7-3 loss to Blue Jays in first game of crucial doubleheader

BALTIMORE — For all the positive energy DL Hall brought on Friday, when he made his first relief appearance for the Orioles and struck out two of the three Oakland Athletics he faced, the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays cast more clouds around which role…

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Orioles can’t keep pace in wild-card race, get shut out for 8th time in 5-0 loss to Athletics to close series

BALTIMORE — The overarching nature of a sleepy Sunday defeat to the Oakland Athletics is one loss in 162 games. But in September, there’s an increased significance on each outing, even when a series victory was already earned with wins on Friday and Saturday.

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Ryan Mountcastle hits two of Orioles’ five homers in 8-1 win over Athletics

BALTIMORE — Sometimes a change in the calendar can be all that’s needed. For as dreary as July and August were for Ryan Mountcastle, the start to September has been more optimistic.

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Adley Rutschman’s pinch-hit walk helps Orioles beat A’s, 5-2, in Gunnar Henderson’s home debut

BALTIMORE — Before opening a series with the worst team in the American League, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was faced with a series of questions about his lineup. It featured neither Cedric Mullins nor Adley Rutschman, typically the top two hitters in his starting nine, partly for rest and partly…

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With another scoreless gem, Kyle Bradish leads Orioles to 3-0 win over Guardians

In the dugout ahead of Thursday night’s series finale against the Cleveland Guardians, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde gave credit to his players for reaching this point.

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Gunnar goes deep: Orioles’ Henderson crushes home run in second major league at-bat in 4-0 win over Guardians

CLEVELAND — Gunnar Henderson’s golden hair bounced as the Orioles infielder floated around the bases in the fourth inning Wednesday night. His swing, so powerful his helmet slid off his head on his first step out of the batter’s box, left the piece of equipment laying near the first base…

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Orioles held to one hit in 5-1 loss to Guardians as streak of quality starts ends behind Spenser Watkins

CLEVELAND — For the first 11 batters of Spenser Watkins’ night, the one run the Orioles scored in the second inning looked as if it might be enough. The right-hander cruised through the Cleveland Guardians order — until he didn’t.

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The Secret Recipe Behind the Orioles’ Illogical Playoff Push

No team has ever had a turnaround quite like Baltimore this season. Here’s how it happened.

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Austin Voth spins six one-hit innings but Orioles bats go quiet in 3-1 loss to close series with Astros

HOUSTON — Pulled in with the rest of the Orioles’ infielders, Rougned Odor dove to his left, Yuli Gurriel’s sharp grounder just out his reach. The same was of the Rafael Montero changeup the Orioles’ second baseman saw while representing the go-ahead run in the ninth inning.

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Dean Kremer continues Orioles’ pitching dominance in 3-1 series-clinching win over AL-leading Astros

HOUSTON — Dean Kremer has had his struggles the third time through the order this season, with the splits likely factoring into why Orioles manager Brandon Hyde aggressively went to his bullpen in the right-hander’s previous start Sunday at the Little League Classic. But on Saturday night at Minute Maid…

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Kyle Stowers’ first homer in 9th sets up Anthony Santander’s walk-off hit in 11th in Orioles’ 4-3 win over White Sox

BALTIMORE — Kyle Stowers let out a roar and pumped his fist as he reached second base. While rounding third to face the Orioles’ dugout, he yelled “Come on!” and flexed, doing so again as he stepped on home plate.

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Orioles bullpen falters behind Spenser Watkins, bats fall silent until late in 5-3 loss to White Sox

BALTIMORE — In the aftermath of Félix Bautista’s heroics a day earlier, when the new Orioles closer worked a five-out save, manager Brandon Hyde admitted the bullpen is undergoing a feeling-out period. That’s what happens when All-Star Jorge López, the previous closer, is shipped off at the trade deadline, leaving…

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After Ryan Mountcastle’s home run early, Félix Bautista slams door late in Orioles’ 5-3 win over White Sox

BALTIMORE — As Omar Little’s whistle from “The Wire” played and a flashing light sequence followed at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stood on the mound with catcher Adley Rutschman and Baltimore’s infielders, waiting for closer Félix Bautista to reach the mound in a precarious eighth-inning situation.

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Jorge Mateo’s bases-clearing double in 8th powers Orioles to 5-3 win over Red Sox in Little League Classic

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — In case Rougned Odor needed any assistance, a Little Leaguer sitting behind home plate at Bowman Field on Sunday stood up and waved his arms, up and down, while shouting. Odor’s Orioles teammates were doing the same, signaling for the Baltimore second baseman to slide.

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After spoiling another perfect game bid, Orioles fall apart in 6-1 loss to Blue Jays

TORONTO — In the just more than two weeks since the deadline deal that sent All-Star closer Jorge López to the Minnesota Twins, the Orioles’ bullpen has largely avoided melting down. The offense, meanwhile, has had its struggles of late, though it’s unclear whether the freshly traded Trey Mancini would…

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Jorge Mateo’s leadoff double in 9th spoils Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen’s bid for perfect game in Orioles’ 4-1 loss

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The anticipation of the moment grew around Tropicana Field. As Drew Rasmussen trotted to the mound for the ninth inning, Tampa Bay Rays fans rose to their feet, cell phones in hand, waiting to document history.

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Orioles vs. Blue Jays game Wednesday rained out, will be made up as part of Sept. 5 doubleheader

BALTIMORE — The Orioles’ series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays was postponed Wednesday night after a thunderstorm began about an hour before first pitch and showed little signs of letting up at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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Manager Brandon Hyde ejected late in Orioles’ 8-1 loss to Pirates, ending 5-game winning streak

BALTIMORE — When Brandon Hyde whipped the hat off his head, it was almost as if he needed to let the steam out more easily. The Orioles manager had been standing on the top step of the dugout, waiting for a verdict on a play at the plate.

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Orioles give second-largest crowd of the season reason to roar, beating Pirates, 6-3, for fifth straight win

BALTIMORE — The wave that rolled around Oriole Park at Camden Yards in the seventh inning Saturday had real force to it. There were no gaps in the flow like there so often has been during Orioles games, only the rise and fall of one of the best crowds in…

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Orioles backups lead way in 6-3 road win over Rangers to complete sweep, improve to season-best three games over .500

ARLINGTON, Texas — Hours before beginning their series with the Texas Rangers, the Orioles faced the demoralizing reality that they would not remain intact through the trade deadline. By its end, they could fully embrace they still have the potential to hunt a playoff berth in the season’s final months.

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Austin Voth throws five scoreless innings but bullpen falters as Orioles drop series with 3-2 loss to Reds

CINCINNATI — The splitter has been nearly untouchable this season for right-hander Félix Bautista, but at a certain point, even the best pitches can be clobbered. The Orioles reliever had thrown three straight elevated fastballs to Cincinnati Reds first baseman Brandon Drury, so ahead in the count, Bautista tried to…

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Orioles score 4 in 9th to beat Reds, 6-2, remain above .500 at 100-game mark for first time since 2016

CINCINNATI — For just a moment, as the benches emptied and the bullpens began the long race to the infield, there seemed to be a more literal definition to the word “fight” when it comes to the Orioles.

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Orioles sign, introduce No. 1 overall pick Jackson Holliday: ‘I want to be up here as fast as possible’

BALTIMORE — As Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said at a table in Camden Yards’ auxiliary clubhouse with a first overall pick beside him, he couldn’t help but reflect on the previous time he had done so.

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