Archives for May 2023

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles need Austin Hays to continue his hot-hitting with Cedric Mullins sidelined. Hays can provide Baltimore an additional boost by holding his own in center field. The Orioles placed Cedric Mullins on the 10-day injured list and did not provide a specific timeline for his return. Mike Elias and Brandon Hyde both expressed optimism, … [Read more...] about The Orioles need peak Austin Hays now more than ever

Very soon there will be pictures of Aaron Hicks as an Oriole, but not yet. | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The just-signed outfielder is batting sixth in his Orioles debut A tough starter awaits for the Orioles as they close out their short homestand with the series finale against the Guardians this afternoon. 2020 Cy Young winner Shane Bieber, who’s been no slouch … [Read more...] about Aaron Hicks makes first Orioles start, Keegan Akin set as opener in finale vs. Guardians

Tony Taters has been a force in the last weeks. More RBIs from him would be helpful today. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Things were supposed to get easier this series, but so far … not so much. The Orioles’ grueling month of May was expected to come to a soft landing with three home games against the 23-29 Guardians. Instead, Cleveland’s Logan Allen proved … [Read more...] about Wednesday afternoon Orioles game thread: vs Guardians, 3:05 ET

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports Orioles hitters scored seven runs off 2020 Cy Young Shane Bieber, but they couldn’t do much about the twelve runs and seventeen hits allowed by the pitchers.  We’ll let the broadcasting booth sum this one up. “Offense-oriented,” said MASN’s Geoff Arnold. Less diplomatically, Jim Palmer quipped, early in the third inning, “So this is going … [Read more...] about Bullpen game goes down in flames, 12-8, as Guardians hand O’s a series loss