The Orioles sit at 46-50 and in fourth place in the AL East going into Saturday's game, but team vice president Dan Duquette still has hopes for postseason play and said the team won't trade away any veteran talent before the deadline.
The Orioles reinstated RHP Mike Wright from the 10-day disabled list (right shoulder bursitis) on Saturday, optioning him to Triple-A Norfolk. Wright has struck out 14 batters over 11 1/3 innings in six appearances with the O's, with a 1.06 WHIP.
Rookie Yuli Gurriel had a career-high four hits, including a home run, and the Houston Astros received a gritty pitching performance from Mike Fiers in an 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Baseball great Cal Ripken Jr., along with Orioles VP of Baseball Operations Brady Anderson, was in attendance at Friday's Orioles game vs. the Astros at Camden Yards. Ripken also caught a ceremonial first pitch ahead of the game.(@masnOrioles/Twitter)
Will the Orioles closer still be in Baltimore after the July 31 trade deadline? Could he be dealt to the Dodgers or an AL East rival? Our baseball experts discuss.
Buster Olney talks to MASN's Roch Kubatko about the Orioles' strategy as the deadline approaches, what they may do with Zach Britton and more.
If he's healthy, Baltimore's closer could transform bullpens, which is why the Orioles should have some decent offers from a handful of contenders.
Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones both homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat Cole Hamels and the Texas Rangers 9-7 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep.
Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and scored three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the faltering Texas Rangers 10-2 on Wednesday night.
With the chance to create one of baseball's most dominant bullpens, the Dodgers are interested in Zach Britton, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick confirms.
Chris Davis homered in a six-run first inning, added a grand slam in the fourth and finished with a career-high six RBIs to help the Baltimore Orioles breeze past the Texas Rangers 12-1 on Tuesday night.
Owner Peter Angelos reportedly gave GM Dan Duquette the go-ahead to deal top relievers, which includes Zach Britton, Darren O'Day and Brad Brach.
The Rockies are gauging the market for starting pitching and have contacted the O's about Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy.
The Orioles need to accept that it is time to rebuild, and that can't happen unless they cash in on Manny Machado and their other stars.
The closer could have the same October impact -- and could even form a two-headed bullpen monster in L.A. -- but only if the Orioles let him go.
Seth Smith hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles used a strong performance by their struggling pitching staff to beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 Monday night.
Giants to sign Baltimore's unsigned fourth-round pick Jack Conlon (first reported by Ken Rosenthal). Plus FB, above avg breaking ball, some violence in the delivery. He'd been committed to Texas A&M. He was a fourth-round talent, making this a solid add for San Francisco.
Baltimore has a relatively easy August on tap, but a brutal September that will happen beyond the period at which it can really expect to make a significant addition to help itself.
Jose Quintana dazzled in his debut for the Cubs, striking out a season-high 12 in seven sharp innings to beat the Orioles 8-0 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
According to the Bill James version of Game Score, Jose Quintana's Cubs debut matched the best outing of his big-league career. Quintana put up an 83 game score on Sunday. That ties his previous best, in a game that was also against Baltimore, on July 4, 2013.
