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Orioles beat Rays, 6-4, as Adley Rutschman’s pinch-hit home run ties game before Ryan Mountcastle wins it in 11th

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As much as the Orioles’ fanbase begged for him to join the club’s major league roster and has since pleaded to watch him every day, Adley Rutschman won’t catch every game. Baltimore’s roster construction will likely keep the face of the franchise from the designated hitter…

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022

Orioles extend winning streak to 9, longest since 1999, and reach .500 with 4-2 come-from-behind win over Cubs

CHICAGO — For a winning streak such as this to be sustained, plays such as these must be made. With the Cubs threatening with a runner on third and one out in a one-run game Tuesday, right-hander Jordan Lyles produced a high-wire act to escape unscathed.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Orioles move within game of .500 with 9-5 win over Angels; 8-game winning streak is longest in single season since 2005

Not so long ago, the errors seen at Camden Yards in the fifth inning would’ve likely been seen with the Orioles in the field rather than at the plate. On Sunday afternoon, though, the myriad accidents were courtesy of the Los Angeles Angels, part of a second consecutive four-run inning…

Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022

Orioles reset: Why Baltimore hasn’t drafted pitching recently — and why that ‘maybe’ will change this year

There’s a bevy of speculation surrounding what the Orioles will do with the first pick of next month’s amateur draft, with various mocks linking them to as many as five prospects. But it’s near-certain whoever they take won’t be a pitcher.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Adley Rutschman’s first RBI at Camden Yards, Dean Kremer’s scoreless start give Orioles 1-0 win over Rays

BALTIMORE — Based on his accomplished amateur and minor league career, it figured that when Adley Rutschman started hitting, he would do so in bunches. The evidence appears to be building.

Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022

Orioles knock out Kevin Gausman early, ride strong performance from Tyler Wells to 10-2 win over Blue Jays

TORONTO — Look around the Orioles starting rotation, and the holes are incredibly apparent. Left-hander John Means and right-hander Grayson Rodriguez are injured, left-hander Bruce Zimmermann was sent down to the minors and right-hander Kyle Bradish is experiencing the lumps that can follow a first-year major leaguer.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022

Ryan Mountcastle’s homer, Orioles' bullpen back up Jordan Lyles in 6-5 win over Blue Jays

This all could have been much different had the ball been a few feet to the right. It had plenty of distance — landing in the highest deck at Rogers Centre — but Teoscar Hernández turned back toward home plate rather than starting the trot of a grand slam.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah throws six one-hit innings to shut down Orioles, whose bullpen falters again in 11-1 loss

For several seconds Monday night, right-hander Logan Gillaspie remained hunched over on the edge of the mound, hands on his knees and two more runs on the board. He had entered in the fifth inning with two runners on and the game still close.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022

Orioles avoid bullpen collapse, slug their way past Royals in 10-7 win to split four-game series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —There was a hint of a smile as Anthony Santander rounded first base, and it wouldn’t be the last one the Orioles would flash Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. The ball had leaped off Santander’s bat, flying an estimated 455 feet and ending with a splash into the…

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Adley Rutschman records first three-hit game, Tyler Nevin crushes three-run homer to lift Orioles over Royals, 6-4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Putting hyperfocus on any individual swing can lead to the type of pressure the Orioles have tried to avoid placing on Adley Rutschman, but there’s no avoiding it — not when all of Baltimore searches for a sign that Rutschman can find his footing at this…

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022