A few quick takes on a season-ending loss for the Orioles
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have lost yet another close postseason game to the Kansas City Royals. Swept four straight in the 2014 American League Championship Series by six total runs, they lost a pair of one-run games to K.C. in this AL Wild Card round. They lose 2-1 today and scored just one run in the series. The Royals advance to play the No. 1 seed Yankees i
Orioles swept in Wild Card round with 2-1 loss to Royals, Cowser fractures hand
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The music didn't play. The reflections from the disco lights didn't bounce off the walls and ceiling. The Orioles sat in silence at their lockers or circled the room and hugged, failing to repeat as division champions and now mimicking last year’s morose elimination setting. The losing streak in the playoffs has reached 10 games. Any chance to snap
O's game blog: Zach Eflin takes the mound in must-win scenario for O's
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Facing a win or go home, the season's over scenario, the Orioles host the Kansas City Royals today in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card round series at Oriole Park.  There were just 10 hits yesterday as Kansas City pushed across a sixth-inning run to beat the Orioles 1-0, who now have a nine-game postseason losing streak. Bobby Witt Jr. singl
Orioles maintaining confidence and routines in do-or-die Game 2
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde took a temperature check of his team this morning. He walked in the clubhouse and the weight room. No one seemed to be sweating yesterday’s loss that pushed them to the brink of elimination in the Wild Card round. “I think it's totally business as usual,” Hyde said. “I think guys are in great spirits and ready to get af
Orioles and Royals lineups for Game 2 of Wild Card
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
If the Orioles reach the Division Series, Game 1 would be played Saturday at 6:38 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. Game 2 would be played Monday at 7:38 p.m. They need to get there first, and a loss today destroys that goal. Colton Cowser is the cleanup hitter this afternoon, Adley Rutschman is catching and Ryan O’Hearn is the designated hitter. Zach Eflin
Durable young starters led much improved pitching staff this season
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
If the Nationals want to point to only one clearly positive development from their just-completed season, the answer is simple: Improved pitching, especially in the rotation, especially from a group of young starters. MacKenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Mitchell Parker and DJ Herz may not have been dominant – though all exhibited moments of dominance along
Very few games are "must-win," but Orioles have one today
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After Orioles starting pitchers covered just eight innings in the 2023 American League Division Series versus Texas, O’s 2024 ace Corbin Burnes matched that innings total in one night. He was that good. But even giving up one run was too many on this night as the Orioles were held to five hits, went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and were
Eflin ready for Game 2 challenge with Orioles on brink of Wild Card elimination
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The long-assumed Orioles starter for today’s Game 2 of the Wild Card series became official last night. Manager Brandon Hyde, without a drum roll in the interview room, announced that Zach Eflin would pitch. The reasoning behind the delay might remain a secret. The outcome of Game 1 was cited as a reason. Did that imply that a win over the Royals m
A few quick takes as the Orioles lose Game 1 to Kansas City
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was the pitcher’s duel that many expected. It was a game where one run was scored and today the visitors got it. The Orioles' playoff losing streak, dating to 2014, reached nine today as they lost 1-0 to Kansas City on Bobby Witt Jr.’s RBI single in the top of the sixth. O’s starter Corbin Burnes, who allowed one run over eight innings plus, was
Orioles' bats can't support Burnes in 1-0 loss in Game 1 of Wild Card series (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Corbin Burnes threw his last warmup pitch, stepped off the mound, turned his back to home plate and settled into a crouch before his catcher could do it. With his head lowered, he chose a crowded venue to hold a private moment. Burnes finally stood, faced home plate and owned it again. This is why the Orioles traded for him. To start on Opening Day