The Orioles are just 1.5 games out of first place in the AL East after a three-game sweep of the Rays.
Paul Mancano and Roch Kubatko wrap up the Orioles' weekend sweep of the Rays and look ahead to their series against the Marlins.
The Orioles were scheduled to take on the Marlins at 7:30 on Tuesday, but the game was pushed back as the teams wait for the results of COVID-19 testing.
After a handful of positive COVID-19 tests, the Marlins have been scrambling to put together a roster for their series with the Orioles.
After a bullpen game on Thursday, pitching was not the issue in Friday night's 4-2 loss to the Tigers.
Brandon Hyde needed starting pitcher Jordan Lyles to eat some innings tonight against the Tigers. In Thursday’s series-deciding victory over the Cardinals, Hyde turned to six relievers to get the job done; Bryan Baker, Keegan Akin, Dillon Tate, Cionel Pérez, Joey Krehbiel and Félix Bautista.
A long outing from Lyles would give those bullpen arms a much needed rest. The stars were all aligning for that scenario to play out, and for the most part, it did. None of those names appeared in tonight's game.
"It was great to be able to rest some guys in the back of the 'pen today, coming off a day where we threw a lot of guys for multiple innings," said manager Brandon Hyde.
In the first, Javier Báez grounded into a double play, approximately the 1,000th double play that the Orioles have turned this year. OK, fine, it was the 41st. That’s still a lot of double plays. Most in the American League, in fact.