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The Secret Recipe Behind the Orioles’ Illogical Playoff Push

No team has ever had a turnaround quite like Baltimore this season. Here’s how it happened.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 29, 2022

Orioles bullpen falters behind Spenser Watkins, bats fall silent until late in 5-3 loss to White Sox

BALTIMORE — In the aftermath of Félix Bautista’s heroics a day earlier, when the new Orioles closer worked a five-out save, manager Brandon Hyde admitted the bullpen is undergoing a feeling-out period. That’s what happens when All-Star Jorge López, the previous closer, is shipped off at the trade deadline, leaving…

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

After Ryan Mountcastle’s home run early, Félix Bautista slams door late in Orioles’ 5-3 win over White Sox

BALTIMORE — As Omar Little’s whistle from “The Wire” played and a flashing light sequence followed at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stood on the mound with catcher Adley Rutschman and Baltimore’s infielders, waiting for closer Félix Bautista to reach the mound in a precarious eighth-inning situation.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Austin Voth throws five scoreless innings but bullpen falters as Orioles drop series with 3-2 loss to Reds

CINCINNATI — The splitter has been nearly untouchable this season for right-hander Félix Bautista, but at a certain point, even the best pitches can be clobbered. The Orioles reliever had thrown three straight elevated fastballs to Cincinnati Reds first baseman Brandon Drury, so ahead in the count, Bautista tried to…

Tribune News Service · Jul 31, 2022

Orioles shut out Angels, 1-0, for seventh straight victory to continue club’s longest winning streak since 2017

BALTIMORE — At a certain point, the tests aren’t necessary. The Orioles’ bullpen has proven time and again what it’s capable of achieving.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022

Orioles get second straight walk-off win as Cedric Mullins’ double in 10th gives Baltimore a wild 10-9 victory over Rangers

BALTIMORE — As the Orioles trickled toward their final out in a game in which they held three leads and lost each, a fan in the bowl of Camden Yards yelled out.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022

Adley Rutschman’s first RBI at Camden Yards, Dean Kremer’s scoreless start give Orioles 1-0 win over Rays

BALTIMORE — Based on his accomplished amateur and minor league career, it figured that when Adley Rutschman started hitting, he would do so in bunches. The evidence appears to be building.

Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022

Orioles erase 5-run deficit behind Ryan Mountcastle’s two homers before falling to Blue Jays, 7-6, in 10 innings

TORONTO — The idea of a moral victory in baseball offers little solace to the losing ballclub, but there’s still something to take out of the Orioles’ loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Baltimore had faced a five-run deficit and came back to tie the game, the…

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Jordan Lyles, Ramón Urías go deep in different ways as Orioles down Yankees, 6-4, to win fourth game in five days

NEW YORK — After his previous start, Jordan Lyles made it clear that whenever he had the opportunity to spare the Orioles’ bullpen of an inning, he would happily claim it for himself.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022