MINNEAPOLIS – The Orioles didn't have a huge night on offense or produce some record-setting numbers last night. They used old school pitching and defense to win. Cedric Mullins made a great catch in center to rob a three-run homer and that helped lefty Cole Irvin continue to turn his season around with 6 1/3 innings allowing one run last night. Wh

MINNEAPOLIS - Colton Cowser has been with the Orioles for four days now and today the rookie will make his fourth start, batting seventh in right field. He has made a strong early impression on manager Brandon Hyde. "I think he's been amazing," Hyde said pregame today. "Love his at-bats. Looks like he's been doing that for a while up here. Even tha

Will the Nationals win a home game today? If they do, will they pop champagne in the clubhouse? At this point, anything’s possible. Having begun this homestand 0-5, and having lost 15 of their last 16 home games overall, the Nats are desperate for something positive to happen on South Capitol Street. The good news: All the top relievers should be a

All-Star Austin Hays has returned to the Orioles lineup this afternoon for the first time since bruising his left hip Sunday against the Twins. Hays is in left field and batting fifth. Colton Cowser is in right field today, and Anthony Santander is the designated hitter. Aaron Hicks returns to the lineup in center field after pinch-hitting last nig

Joey Meneses didn’t need to be told. He knew how long it had been since he’d hit a baseball over a fence in a game. Not that it stopped anyone and everyone from talking to him about it. Which, in turn, made it awfully hard not to think about it. “Absolutely,” the Nationals designated hitter said, via interpreter Octavio Martinez. “It seems like eve

MINNEAPOLIS – All it took was one remarkable catch. One strong starting pitching performance. One clutch late relief outing. A sac fly, a sac bunt, a clutch double and a few others things for the Orioles to beat a team they often struggle against. They lost two of three to the Twins last weekend. And while the Twins' record is inferior to the Oriol

The mathematical first half of the season is behind us. The Orioles played their 87th game last night in Minnesota, leaving two on the table before the All-Star break. That’s the actual splitting of the halves. The draft will run from Sunday-Tuesday. Four Orioles will be in Seattle for the All-Star Game, and prospects Jackson Holliday and Heston Kj

MINNEAPOLIS – Cole Irvin was not “swirvin” this time. Irvin, who uses that nickname in his Twitter handle, was very much in balance and control tonight and he was setting down the Minnesota Twins with regularity. His season ERA was 6.32 at game time, but his ERA since his latest return to the Orioles roster June 10 was 3.44 in five games. He gave u

On the night they lost for the 15th time in their last 16 home games – a stretch of futility that is increasingly hard to fathom – the Nationals saw Trevor Williams give up two runs early and two runs late. They saw Joan Adon make his 2023 major league debut and give up home runs to two of the first three batters he faced. They saw Joey Meneses fin

MINNEAPOLIS – After a remarkable night in New York - and a 14-1 blowout win over the Yankees - the Orioles' suddenly resurgent offense is in for a real test this weekend. The O's open a series against the Minnesota Twins, a new hot team that leads MLB in team ERA.  The Orioles went 15-for-26 at-bat last night in the first four innings and led 13-0