Archives for July 2023

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles dropped their series in Philadelphia but remain 1.5 games ahead in the AL East as they return to Baltimore. Good morning, Camden Chatters. The Orioles are still in first place! I never get tired of typing that. And hopefully I’ll get many more opportunities to type that for the rest of the season and years to come. They are, … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: An uninspiring end to a winning road trip

Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK There was plenty of power to be found at all levels of the Orioles minor league system on Wednesday night, but not as much pitching prowess. Triple-A: Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 5, Norfolk Tides 3 — F/7 The Tides outhit the visiting Sounds 9-7, but they went just 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. They were on the comeback … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 7/27: Wagner loads up stat sheet in Aberdeen doubleheader

Don’t mess with Texas. In just a month and a half down at Triple-A, Grayson Rodriguez seems to have found his stuff again. | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Apparently he didn’t just go to Norfolk to work on his composure. G-Rod is a different pitcher since his return. Before this crazy season kicked off and flipped everything we thought we knew about the Orioles on its … [Read more...] about What a difference a (trip to) Triple-A makes: Grayson Rodriguez’s stuff is new and improved

David Bednar | Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles need more pitching, that is crystal clear. Who do the oddsmakers think they’ll go after? The Baltimore Orioles have the best record in the American League and, at this point, it would take a pretty awful final few months for them to fall out of a playoff spot. But even with all of the success they have found … [Read more...] about Orioles trade deadline speculation: pitching