Gunnar Henderson chucked his helmet and bat, stripped off his protective padding and dumped it near home plate. He moved further up the line to grab his glove from a teammate.

The frustration was palpable. And understandable.

Henderson was the first strikeout victim of Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski, who blew a 102.7 mph fastball past him. Misiorowski sat in triple digits with nine four-seamers among his 13 pitches in the first inning. To dial it down meant mixing in a slider or cutter.

Misiorowski was removed after three scoreless innings to keep him fresh for the playoffs. His exit and the parade of relievers didn’t provide a spark for the Orioles, who lost again 3-0 to complete the sweep before an announced crowd of 15,337 at Camden Yards.

The Orioles are 75-81 after their eighth shutout and second in two games. They’re guaranteed a second straight non-winning season.

The White Sox and Guardians won tonight, and the Orioles fell five back for the last Wild Card. The elimination number is two, and the earliest it could happen is Tuesday night.  

Brandon Young struck out the side in the first inning but surrendered a two-out RBI single to Cooper Pratt in the second after Jake Bauers’ leadoff walk. William Contreras led off the fourth with a home run.

Young struck out a career-high nine batters over six innings and allowed two runs and three hits with three walks. He came out after 84 pitches and with his ERA at 3.62.

Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch against the Orioles in the Statcast era at 105.1 mph during J.J. Hardy’s at-bat on July 18, 2016 at Yankee Stadium. He also hit 104.9 and 104.3  against Ryan Flaherty, 104.4 against Nolan Reimold, and 104 against Hardy.

Eyes kept darting to the radar postings tonight with Misiorowski on the mound.

Leadoff hitter Dylan Beavers saw fastballs at 100.5 mph, 101.1 and 100.8 and flied to the warning track in right field. Pete Alonso was exposed to 102.5 mph, 101, 102.1, 92.6 (slider) and 102.6, the at-bat concluding with a grounder to short.  

Jeremiah Jackson ended the second inning by trying to check his swing on an 88.9 mph curveball that seemed downright unfair.

The first eight Orioles were retired before Carlos Narváez, with his .164 average heading into tonight, poked a cutter into left field for a single. Reverse locks don’t only apply to games.

Beavers worked the count full and whiffed on a curveball.

Narváez also threw out two runners attempting to steal in the first four innings.

Coby Mayo extended his on-base streak to 23 consecutive games with an infield single in the fourth against reliever Antonio Sanzatela. He walked with two outs in the sixth after Chad Patrick hit Henderson and threw two wild pitches, Samuel Basallo also walked, and Jackson swung at the first pitch and grounded out.

Mitchell raced into right-center field and made a diving catch to rob Leody Taveras in the seventh after Kyle Harrison walked Colton Cowser. Pinch-hitter Christian Encarnacion-Strand walked, former Oriole DL Hall entered,\ and another rally fizzled.

The Orioles were 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight. They’re 9-for-65 since Sept. 12.

Mountain Time

The whistle, the flashing lights, the hype video. Félix Bautista was back.

Bautista entered in the seventh inning for his first major league appearance since July 20, 2025. Jake Bauers greeted him with a leadoff double to center field at 105.7 mph.

Joey Ortiz struck out for the third time tonight, chasing a splitter from Bautista. Christian Yelich also struck out on a splitter, but Pratt dumped a first-pitch sinker into center field for a 3-0 lead.

Garrett Mitchell walked and Bautista was taken out after 19 pitches. He removed his cap and looked up to the sky as the crowd stood again to cheer him.

Bautista’s sinker topped at 98.1 mph.