SI:AM | The Avs Are Making It Look Easy It’s their Stanley Cup to lose. Sports Illustrated · May 10, 2022
Orioles beat Royals, 6-1, behind starter Tyler Wells and Ryan Mountcastle’s plate discipline in breakout fifth inning BALTIMORE — If there’s a difference between what Ryan Mountcastle showed at the beginning of the season to now, the obvious distinction is in the results. But at a more minute level, manager Brandon Hyde ignores those results, focusing on how anxious and jumpy the Orioles first baseman looked early… Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022
Raising Arizona: How Brent Strom Is Fixing the Diamondbacks The 73-year-old pitching whisperer came out of his brief retirement to remake the worst pitching staff in MLB. Sports Illustrated · May 9, 2022
Orioles’ Bruce Zimmermann continues Camden Yards dominance in 4-2 win over Royals in second game of doubleheader BALTIMORE — By the end of the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader, there were hardly any fans remaining at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. But for those who had sat through 18 innings of baseball, they had seen a smattering of all the club has to offer. Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022
The Orioles’ dumb decision to move back the LF wall robbed Ryan Mountcastle of a 407-foot HR Can't believe they did that. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 8, 2022
Kansas City Royals take advantage of Orioles miscues to win first game of doubleheader BALTIMORE — After three days off, the Kansas City Royals offense didn’t light the world on fire. But it sure was opportunistic as the Royals turned three errors by the Baltimore Orioles into three unearned runs — more than enough to swing the outcome of Sunday’s first game. Tribune News Service · May 8, 2022
Orioles game Saturday against Royals rained out, setting up Monday series finale BALTIMORE — Another day, another rainout. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
Austin Hays gets the better of left field wall as Orioles topple Twins, 5-3, behind power barrage BALTIMORE — Austin Hays looked back into the Orioles’ dugout as he passed first base, as if he wanted to see the expressions on his teammates faces. The ball that had just left his bat — a rocket that just cleared the newly remodeled left-field wall — continued a power… Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
Orioles and Kyle Bradish top Twins and Dylan Bundy, 9-4, in meeting of past vs. present: ‘I guess we’ll always be linked’ BALTIMORE — There was a symmetry to them, out beyond the left-center-field wall at Camden Yards before first pitch Wednesday evening, just as there has been since the 2019 trade that simultaneously connected the pitchers before sending them on diverging paths. Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022
Twins Rookie, Cousin of Lin-Manuel Miranda Records First MLB Hit The first baseman was called up to the major leagues on Monday and picked up his first hit and RBI on Tuesday. Sports Illustrated · May 4, 2022
Orioles’ bullpen again suffers sixth-inning setback in 7-2 loss to Twins BALTIMORE — For a second straight night at Camden Yards, the Orioles made it through five innings against a first-place Twins team with a tie intact, only for Minnesota to break it with Baltimore’s starter out of the game. Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022
Chris Paddack picks up first win as Twins defeat Baltimore 2-1 BALTIMORE – Jhoan Duran recorded his first MLB save, pitching a quick and clean ninth inning — including striking out the final batter — to preserve a slim 2-1 victory for the Twins against the Orioles. Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022
The Biggest Surprises of the 2022 MLB Season So Far The Dodgers’ pitching staff is historically great. Attendance is better than expected. Both Sox can’t hit. Sports Illustrated · May 2, 2022
SI:AM | Sudden-death OT, Beards and Handshakes Here’s what you need to know about the NHL playoffs. Sports Illustrated · May 2, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022 After lengthy rain delay and strong start from Jordan Lyles, Orioles’ bats break out in series-clinching 9-5 win over Red Sox BALTIMORE — Between the start and finish of the sixth inning Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, more than two hours had transpired. It had begun with a thunderous solo shot from second baseman Rougned Odor and continued with a lengthy rain delay. But when the Orioles retook the field…
Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022 Errant throw on bunt attempt gives Orioles walk-off win over Red Sox, 2-1, in 10 innings BALTIMORE — A wayward throw from Boston Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura on Orioles catcher Robinson Chirinos’ bunt attempt allowed Jorge Mateo to score easily and give Baltimore a 2-1 walk-off victory Saturday at Camden Yards.
Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022 Red Sox end home run drought, hold on in ninth for 3-1 victory over Orioles If there was ever a must-win series in April, this weekend would qualify for the Red Sox.
Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022 Yankees run win streak to 6 after sweeping past error-filled Orioles, 10-5 NEW YORK — As the old saying goes, over the course of a 162-game season, each team wins 54 games, loses 54 games and the remaining 54 could go either way.
Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022 Orioles ace John Means undergoes Tommy John surgery, once rare but now seen in one-third of MLB pitchers Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery was once so rare that when the procedure’s namesake had it in 1974, many believed he’d never pitch again. Now, it’s so common that one doctor has performed three such surgeries on Major League Baseball pitchers in the past two weeks.
Newsday · Apr 28, 2022 Giancarlo Stanton plays hero with milestone HR, 3 RBIs in Yankees' win over Orioles NEW YORK — There’s this thing about Giancarlo Stanton — this ability that pitchers know and fear. It’s not just the otherworldly exit velocity, or his ability to rocket balls somewhere in the vicinity of the moon. It’s also that he can look lost in a handful of at-bats and…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 27, 2022 Anthony Rizzo managed to pull off the least powerful 3-HR game thanks to Yankee Stadium He's loving the Little League field.
Newsday · Apr 27, 2022 Anthony Rizzo hits three HRs as Yankees power past Orioles NEW YORK — Anthony Rizzo continues to show why, once the Yankees failed in their attempt at trading for Oakland’s Matt Olson, he was their top choice on the free-agent market to fill their needs at first base.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 25, 2022 MLB Power Rankings: The Mariners Crack the Top 10 Seattle’s offense has it on the rise, while the White Sox and Braves suffered the steepest declines.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 25, 2022 Angels waste early six-run lead but still escape with 7-6 victory over Orioles LOS ANGELES — The Angels spared themselves the indignity of blowing a six-run lead to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, rallying for a run in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded walk to eke out a 7-6 win before 41,984 at Angel Stadium.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 24, 2022 Angels blow late lead with poor defense in loss to Orioles ANAHEIM, Calif. —Joe Maddon has insisted that the Angels have the ingredients to be a championship team, but he conceded that they didn’t look like one in their 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.