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  10.    <published>2024-05-03T23:52:49-04:00</published>
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  12.    <title>Irvin and O’s pen combine to blank Reds in 3-0 win</title>
  13.    <content type="html">  
  14.  
  15.    &lt;figure&gt;
  16.      &lt;img alt="Baltimore Orioles v Cincinnati Reds" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cvsR4XUI09peW-EyyehBx87WhDc=/0x0:8040x5360/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73326536/2151349086.5.jpg" /&gt;
  17.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  18.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  19.  
  20.  &lt;p&gt;The Orioles lefty put up his third consecutive scoreless outing, while Ryan O’Hearn and Adley Rutschman provided the offense with two clutch, late-inning hits. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="Sbg0Oz"&gt;An almost three-hour rain delay couldn’t dampen the Orioles’ spirits Friday night, as they rode some clutch hitting and another great start from Cole Irvin to a 3-0 win over the Reds. &lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p id="byw6IH"&gt;Irvin came into the start Friday riding a career-high 13.2-inning scoreless streak. And yet, somehow the Orioles’ lefty was even better against Cincinnati. He got the first batter he faced to ground out before allowing a 1st inning single to Reds’ phenom Elly De La Cruz. The southpaw didn’t let the hit (or De La Cruz’ steal of second) bother him, as he punched out Spencer Steer and got Tyler Stephenson to ground out to leave the runner stranded. &lt;/p&gt;
  22. &lt;p id="Aq9l0Y"&gt;Those last two outs in the 1st started a streak of 17 consecutive hitters the in-from Irvin set down. It wasn’t until De La Cruz led off the bottom of the &lt;em&gt;7th inning &lt;/em&gt;with a double that Irvin allowed another base runner. &lt;/p&gt;
  23. &lt;p id="nPnuO7"&gt;Much of Irvin’s success came from his excellent curveball usage. The lefty set a career-high with 37 curveballs and was able to locate the breaking ball to both sides of the plate. All night hitters seemed reluctant to even offer at the curveball, as Irvin got 10 called strikes off the big breaker. His reliance on the curveball also allowed Irvin to generate a ton of ground balls, as 12 of the 19 outs he recorded came via groundouts. &lt;/p&gt;
  24. &lt;p id="RQNFK7"&gt;At one point it looked like Irvin may have a chance to go the distance on Friday, as he cruised through six scoreless innings on only 63 pitches. However, after giving up the leadoff double to De La Cruz and then punching out Steer, Brandon Hyde decided to turn things over to a very well-rested bullpen. Still, Irvin’s final line puts this start in contention for his best start as an Orioles, finishing with 6.1 IP, 2 Hs, 0 ERs, 0 BBs and 4 Ks on 72 pitches. &lt;/p&gt;
  25. &lt;p id="cSxElg"&gt;Due to the rain delay, the Reds had to do their postgame fireworks show before the game ever started. Those were the only fireworks in Cincinnati for much of the night as both teams’ bats struggled to get things going. The Orioles certainly had the lion’s share of the opportunities but failed to capitalize against Reds starter Hunter Greene. In the 1st, Green gave up a lead-off single to Gunnar Henderson—but the reigning AL Player of the Month got thrown out at second trying to stretch it into a double. The O’s got two more base runners in the opening frame thanks to a walk from Adley Rutschman and an infield single from Ryan O’Hearn. However, Greene was able to strand both runners by striking out Ryan Mountcastle looking and getting Anthony Santander to pop up to second. &lt;/p&gt;
  26. &lt;p id="NhR6mo"&gt;Working around base runners became a theme for Greene and his electric fastball. The flame-throwing righty only worked one perfect inning (the 4th), but still managed to keep a zero on his scorecard. In the 2nd, Heston Kjerstad reached on a two-out walk only for Jorge Mateo to end the inning on a K. Gunnar led off the 3rd with a walk and advanced into scoring position on a balk. The heart of the order couldn’t even move him over though, as Rutschman popped out to foul territory before the two Ryans both flew out to center. &lt;/p&gt;
  27. &lt;p id="nzx1JZ"&gt;The O’s once again got a lead-off runner in the 5th thanks to a rocket single to RF off the bat of Kjerstad. Gunnar then moved Kjerstad into scoring position high chopper to the right side that he legged out for an infield single. Much like the 3rd, Baltimore never came close to bringing the runner home, as Rutschman and O’Hearn could only loft flyouts to center. &lt;/p&gt;
  28. &lt;p id="FUXhNR"&gt;All of the traffic did do a good job running up Greene’s pitch count, and he entered the 6th inning having already thrown 89 pitches. RMC led off the inning with a single to RF off the end of his bat, giving the Orioles their third lead-off runner in four innings. Greene once again got Santander to pop up before K’ing Cedric Mullins for the second out. Greene’s night would end after he issued a walk to Westburg on his 109th pitch. However, Kjerstad once again left the runner stranded at second, striking out to end the 6th. &lt;/p&gt;
  29. &lt;p id="95x5QR"&gt;Getting to the Reds' bullpen was all the Orioles’ bats needed to really get going, though, as Baltimore finally broke through in the 7th. Mateo led off the inning by sneaking a single under the gloves of Jeimer Candelario at 3B and De La Cruz at SS. The Orioles speedster then immediately stole second to give the O’s another runner in scoring position. Gunnar then gave the Orioles a productive out, lifting a fly ball to deep CF that allowed Mateo to tag and move to third. Rutschman made Gunnar’s sacrifice unnecessary, though, ripping a double into deep right-center to bring home Mateo and give the O’s a 1-0 lead. &lt;/p&gt;
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  32. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Adley CLUTCHman &lt;a href="https://t.co/qejRmsLk9q"&gt;pic.twitter.com/qejRmsLk9q&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/1786585426884538601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 4, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  37. &lt;p id="W2M5KQ"&gt;The way Irvin was pitching, one run would’ve been enough, but Ryan O’Hearn wanted to provide a little bit of insurance. After fouling off four straight pitches from Reds’ reliever Emilio Pagán, ROH launched a 1-2 cutter deep into the Cincinnati night to grow the Orioles’ lead to 3-0.&lt;/p&gt;
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  39. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  40. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;O'Hearn? O'Yes. &lt;a href="https://t.co/tenZqqCpD7"&gt;pic.twitter.com/tenZqqCpD7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/1786586409031053469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 4, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  45. &lt;p id="PX4WMg"&gt;Once Hyder turned things over to the O’s pen, they picked up right where Irving left off. Yennier Cano picked up two ground ball outs in the 7th to strand De La Cruz—including helping his own cause with &lt;a href="https://x.com/Orioles/status/1786592061656801485"&gt;an excellent assist of his own&lt;/a&gt;. Danny Coulombe worked a perfect 8th, setting things up for Craig Kimbrel’s first save opportunity since last Sunday vs. Oakland. &lt;/p&gt;
  46. &lt;p id="BpQeJt"&gt;The four days of rest seemed to have done Kimbrel a world of good, as all of his pitches seemingly exploded out of his hand on Friday. The Orioles’ closer punched out pinch hitter Will Benson, India and De La Cruz to pick up his 8th save of the season as seal the O’s’ 21st win. The save was also 425th of Kimbrels career—breaking a tie with John Franco in 6th and tying Kenley Jansen in 5th on the all-time saves list. &lt;/p&gt;
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  53.      <name>John Beers</name>
  54.    </author>
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  56.  <entry>
  57.    <published>2024-05-03T23:30:09-04:00</published>
  58.    <updated>2024-05-03T23:30:09-04:00</updated>
  59.    <title>Friday Night Orioles Victory GIF Party: O’s beat Reds, 3-0</title>
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  61.  
  62.    &lt;figure&gt;
  63.      &lt;img alt="Baltimore Orioles v Cincinnati Reds" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rA7lVKktvXTpEz9vlrJrrit3_jw=/0x0:4266x2844/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73326504/2151349083.0.jpg" /&gt;
  64.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  65.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  66.  
  67.  &lt;p&gt;You know what must be done&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="8qkX7c"&gt;It is Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  68. &lt;p id="pYs27w"&gt;The Orioles, though delayed by nearly three hours, emerged triumphant over the Reds. Cole Irvin continued a scoreless streak by dropping 6.2 shutout innings on Cincinnati, outdueling Hunter Greene in the process. Ryan O’Hearn had a two-run home run to put some emphatic insurance late in the game, and Craig Kimbrel returned after four days rest looking like CRAIG KIMBREL.&lt;/p&gt;
  69. &lt;p id="51sTo9"&gt;The win preserves the O’s lead in the AL East and extends the sweepless streak.&lt;/p&gt;
  70. &lt;p id="bi0VE1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YOU KNOW WHAT MUST BE DONE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  76.      <name>Mark Brown</name>
  77.    </author>
  78.  </entry>
  79.  <entry>
  80.    <published>2024-05-03T17:40:00-04:00</published>
  81.    <updated>2024-05-03T17:40:00-04:00</updated>
  82.    <title>Friday night Orioles game thread: at Reds, 6:10pm ET</title>
  83.    <content type="html">  
  84.  
  85.    &lt;figure&gt;
  86.      &lt;img alt="Oakland Athletics v Baltimore Orioles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9sj7aPjEDIOCGLgKKUACVSNYos8=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73326053/2150471945.0.jpg" /&gt;
  87.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  88.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  89.  
  90.  &lt;p&gt;The O’s open up the series against a Reds team that’s given them problems over the last couple years. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="mGmDuX"&gt;Cole Irvin is in the middle of the best stretch of his career, and he’ll look to ride that wave of success into Cincinnati to face the Reds. After making the rotation out of spring training largely due to the injuries of Kyle Bradish and John Means, there was little thought that the veteran lefty would still be in the rotation once Bradish and Means got healthy. The fact that Irvin kept his rotation spot after those two were recalled from rehab assignments speaks to just how much the former Oakland Athletic is enjoying his time with the O’s right now. &lt;/p&gt;
  91. &lt;p id="KpJZPf"&gt;And why wouldn’t he be enjoying himself, as Irvin comes into Cincinnati off back-to-back scoreless quality starts? The scoreless outing in Boston and home against the A’s was the first time in Irvin’s career that he’s had back-to-back scoreless outings as a starter. &lt;/p&gt;
  92. &lt;p id="gKzJqU"&gt;Much of that success has come thanks to throwing more four-seamers and throwing better four-seamers. Early in the season, Irvin was primarily a sinker/curveball pitcher but has largely ditched the sinker of later for the four-seam fastball. Since that switch, the xBA against his fastball has steadily declined—bottoming out at .021 against Oakland. It also helps that Irvin has been much better of late locating his curveball, effectively working both the inner and outer thirds with his breaking ball. &lt;/p&gt;
  93. &lt;p id="oGuFj3"&gt;While Cincinnati batters will see a true 4-5 pitch mix out of the lighter-tossing Irvin, Baltimore’s lineup needs to prepare themselves a steady diet of hard fastballs and sliders. That’s what Reds’ starter Hunter Greene brings to the table, as he’s thrown fastball or slider on 93% of his pitches this season. It’s hard to blame Greene for being so fastball-reliant when his heater averages 98 mph and opponents only hit .175 against it. The matchup with Greene should be particularly fruitful for Adley Rutschman, who comes into the game against the Reds hitting .417 with a .694 slugging percentage against four-seamers. &lt;/p&gt;
  94. &lt;p id="Svlza3"&gt;The Orioles will hope Irvin’s hot streak and the best lineup in the American League can help end a recent run of bad results against the Reds. The O’s are 2-6 against Cincinnati over the last two seasons but did win the series opener in each of those meetings. &lt;/p&gt;
  95. &lt;h4 id="AmhIM0"&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  96. &lt;h4 id="BJ1SFO"&gt;Orioles Lineup&lt;/h4&gt;
  97. &lt;ol&gt;
  98. &lt;li id="bXf4DI"&gt;Gunnar Henderson (L) SS&lt;/li&gt;
  99. &lt;li id="ntGvHv"&gt;Adley Rutschman (S) C&lt;/li&gt;
  100. &lt;li id="i0ijcY"&gt;Ryan O’Hearn (L) DH&lt;/li&gt;
  101. &lt;li id="e5Nh5f"&gt;Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B&lt;/li&gt;
  102. &lt;li id="SotBeL"&gt;Anthony Santander (S) RF&lt;/li&gt;
  103. &lt;li id="dr5Fyl"&gt;Cedric Mullins (L) CF&lt;/li&gt;
  104. &lt;li id="ziUPaS"&gt;Jordan Westburg (R) 3B&lt;/li&gt;
  105. &lt;li id="mKeHM8"&gt;Heston Kjerstad (L) LF&lt;/li&gt;
  106. &lt;li id="OlBi0o"&gt;Jorge Mateo (R) 2B&lt;/li&gt;
  107. &lt;/ol&gt;
  108. &lt;p id="3hVkWm"&gt;Starting pitcher: LHP Cole Irvin (2-1, 3.49 ERA, 18 Ks)&lt;/p&gt;
  109. &lt;h4 id="zAB8d4"&gt;Reds Lineup&lt;/h4&gt;
  110. &lt;ol&gt;
  111. &lt;li id="yGiyyF"&gt;Jonathan India (R) DH&lt;/li&gt;
  112. &lt;li id="JtaH4X"&gt;Elly De La Cruz (S) SS&lt;/li&gt;
  113. &lt;li id="rui1JM"&gt;Spencer Steer (R) LF&lt;/li&gt;
  114. &lt;li id="tpku5q"&gt;Tyler Stephenson (R) C&lt;/li&gt;
  115. &lt;li id="xPrMmC"&gt;Christian Encarnacion-Strand (R) 1B&lt;/li&gt;
  116. &lt;li id="NhWSg4"&gt;Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B&lt;/li&gt;
  117. &lt;li id="VcVJOr"&gt;Santiago Espinal (R) 2B&lt;/li&gt;
  118. &lt;li id="vgR8hk"&gt;Jake Fraley (L) RF&lt;/li&gt;
  119. &lt;li id="OLdHzN"&gt;Stuart Fairchild (R) CF&lt;/li&gt;
  120. &lt;/ol&gt;
  121. &lt;p id="3MRDkN"&gt;Starting pitcher: RHP Hunter Greene (1-2, 3.63 ERA, 42 Ks)&lt;/p&gt;
  122.  
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  127.      <name>John Beers</name>
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  130.  <entry>
  131.    <published>2024-05-03T11:00:00-04:00</published>
  132.    <updated>2024-05-03T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
  133.    <title>Colton Cowser is a top performer among AL rookies so far</title>
  134.    <content type="html">  
  135.  
  136.    &lt;figure&gt;
  137.      &lt;img alt="Minnesota Twins v Baltimore Orioles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/WUzGNdHzCL50jb8FG4U13wts8Mw=/49x0:7438x4926/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73324993/2149925812.0.jpg" /&gt;
  138.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Cowser is slumping of late but his season numbers still look great. | Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  139.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  140.  
  141.  &lt;p&gt;Lots of baseball left before the Orioles might get a second straight Rookie of the Year award winner&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="HjhsUU"&gt;Before the 2024 season started, the Orioles player who was seen as the most likely Rookie of the Year candidate was Jackson Holliday. A month into the season, with Holliday having been called up, played ten games, and sent back down, he’s not looking like he’ll be the one to make it two years in a row for Orioles ROY contenders. At least for now, there is another, with Colton “The Milkman” Cowser dazzling in the season’s early weeks to lead all AL rookies in Fangraphs WAR to date.&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;p id="CKJKZJ"&gt;For the draft pick obsessives out there, Cowser meets the criteria that would grant the Orioles a Prospect Promotion Incentive draft pick at the end of the first round next year, same as the team is getting in this year’s draft due to Gunnar Henderson winning ROY a year ago. Cowser was a top 100 player in the three relevant prospect lists that qualify a player, the Orioles had him on the Opening Day roster, and provided he stays up long enough for a full year of service time, he would count for the incentive. All that’s left after that is winning. Nothing to it, right?&lt;/p&gt;
  143. &lt;p id="42wQ3V"&gt;Up to this point in the 2024 season, there are three AL rookies (or possibly just two, see note below), including Cowser, who have reached at least 1 fWAR. If you’re wondering “Why fWAR?” it’s because FanGraphs is the website where you can easily view rookie-only leaderboards.&lt;/p&gt;
  144. &lt;h4 id="puA2VV"&gt;Colton Cowser&lt;/h4&gt;
  145. &lt;ul&gt;
  146. &lt;li id="RXt785"&gt;fWAR / bWAR through 5/2: 1.3 / 1.0&lt;/li&gt;
  147. &lt;li id="lkCgaT"&gt;Batting stats through 5/2: .277/.351/.578, 6 HR, 3 SB&lt;/li&gt;
  148. &lt;/ul&gt;
  149. &lt;p id="IA4MjN"&gt;One thing to keep in mind about WAR is that it’s not a counting stat. If you stink for a while, it goes down, and it won’t go back up until the player starts playing well again. As exciting as Cowser was over the first few weeks of the season, he’s tailed off just as hard since then, hitting just .132 over the last 14 days while striking out in 40% of his plate appearances. This has come along with some defensive miscues, including yesterday’s game when he couldn’t make a competitive throw home from shallow left field.&lt;/p&gt;
  150. &lt;p id="AXOwSX"&gt;Cowser was not one of the players who got a lot of Rookie of the Year candidate attention before the season began. One path to winning is being one of the players who’s in that conversation and then go on to have a great season. &lt;/p&gt;
  151. &lt;p id="IMbLkm"&gt;That’s what Henderson did a year ago, Julio Rodríguez did the year before that, and Randy Arozarena did three years ago. Cowser’s not a slouch, though, as a former top 5 pick, and he should get his due if he plays well to season’s end. Cowser is the current betting favorite for AL ROY. He was just named the Rookie of the Month for March/April.&lt;/p&gt;
  152. &lt;h4 id="DLCLM0"&gt;Mason Miller&lt;/h4&gt;
  153. &lt;ul&gt;
  154. &lt;li id="sb3ONg"&gt;fWAR / bWAR through 5/2: 1.1 / 0.9&lt;/li&gt;
  155. &lt;li id="4UYpz8"&gt;Pitching stats through 5/2: 1.26 ERA, -0.07 FIP (really!), 29 SO in 14.1 IP&lt;/li&gt;
  156. &lt;/ul&gt;
  157. &lt;p id="MEzmh7"&gt;Orioles fans just became acquainted with the 25-year-old Miller over last weekend’s series against the Athletics, with the fireballer pitching the tenth inning to close out Oakland’s victory on that occasion. It is something of a wonder that he has ever given up runs when he throws the fastball at up to 103mph and on average over 100mph. &lt;/p&gt;
  158. &lt;p id="B16bLS"&gt;In fact, Miller has only given up two runs all season and those were when he was brought in to a non-save situation in his first outing. The old “closer in a non-save situation” theory finds some more anecdotal support. When it comes to saving games, he’s flawless up to this point. He has entered eight games with a save situation on the line and has allowed exactly one hit and one walk during those games.&lt;/p&gt;
  159. &lt;p id="R2J2hp"&gt;Note: There’s some disagreement over whether Miller counts as a rookie. &lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5264053%2F2024%2F02%2F14%2Foakland-athletics-2024-top-prospects-keith-law%2F&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.camdenchat.com%2F2024%2F5%2F3%2F24147966%2Fmlb-awards-rookie-of-the-year-contenders-colton-cowser" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;The Athletic’s Keith Law noted&lt;/a&gt; that he counted exactly 45 days of active service time for Miller in 2023; one day more and you lose rookie eligibility for the following season. FG lists him as a rookie, but Baseball Reference says he exceeded the threshold. Perhaps the biggest tell is that you can’t bet Miller to win ROY on the sportsbooks.&lt;/p&gt;
  160. &lt;h4 id="Mghola"&gt;Wilyer Abreu&lt;/h4&gt;
  161. &lt;ul&gt;
  162. &lt;li id="UMpnn4"&gt;fWAR / bWAR through 5/2: 1.1 / 1.5&lt;/li&gt;
  163. &lt;li id="Ez2suY"&gt;Batting stats through 5/2: .313/.391/.513, 2 HR, 5 SB&lt;/li&gt;
  164. &lt;/ul&gt;
  165. &lt;p id="uVw1JL"&gt;The 24-year-old Abreu was originally signed by the Astros for $300,000 during the 2017-18 international signing period, and eventually traded to the Red Sox in a 2022 deadline deal that sent Christian Vásquez to Houston. Two years later, here he is having an early season breakout with Boston. These batting numbers are a continuation of what Abreu did with a September callup a year ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  166. &lt;p id="oVypRd"&gt;The guy is hitting, plain and simple. Will it last? Probably not, as Abreu has a BABIP of .404, which is nearly certain to drop as time goes along. His Statcast numbers show a gap of 136 points between his actual slugging percentage and his expected slugging percentage. The Red Sox are doing their best to hide the lefty Abreu from lefty pitchers. He’s taken just 15 PA against lefties for the season to date. That’s a help to Abreu’s overall performance.&lt;/p&gt;
  167. &lt;h4 id="IEWNPq"&gt;Evan Carter / Wyatt Langford&lt;/h4&gt;
  168. &lt;p id="uXAzxl"&gt;This Texas Rangers duo entered the season with a lot of steam behind them for potential Rookie of the Year consideration. Carter got plenty of attention a year ago as he debuted with a September callup and hit five homers in 23 games while also showing a great batting eye. That helped get him on the Rangers postseason roster, where he performed capably on the way to Texas winning the title.&lt;/p&gt;
  169. &lt;p id="mxE6FX"&gt;The 2024 regular season is proving to be tougher for Carter, as he’s batting just .222 through 29 games. With a .245 BABIP, his luck might be due to turn for the better, or perhaps as his Statcast page suggests, &lt;a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/evan-carter-694497?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb"&gt;he’s just not hitting the ball as well this season&lt;/a&gt;. Still just 21 years old, Carter will be back among the favorites if he hits a hot streak.&lt;/p&gt;
  170. &lt;p id="q98VZH"&gt;Langford dashed to an Opening Day debut after being drafted by Texas with the #4 pick just a year ago. Yeah, the team that ended up winning the World Series picked #4 in that year’s draft. It’s been a slow start for the outfielder, as he’s slugging just .301. He’s not struggling so much to get himself demoted, yet, but for the time being he hasn’t played like he’ll be a ROY contender.&lt;/p&gt;
  171. &lt;p id="nUZAuB"&gt;At this point, less than 20% of the season has been played. The good players will have to keep it up to stay on the leaderboards and the ones who’ve struggled so far have plenty of time to turn it around. If Cowser’s still looking like a contender after the calendar turns to June, I’ll be back then to check in on the AL rookie competition.&lt;/p&gt;
  172.  
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  176.    <author>
  177.      <name>Mark Brown</name>
  178.    </author>
  179.  </entry>
  180.  <entry>
  181.    <published>2024-05-03T10:00:00-04:00</published>
  182.    <updated>2024-05-03T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
  183.    <title>Orioles-Reds series preview: Queen City quarrel</title>
  184.    <content type="html">  
  185.  
  186.    &lt;figure&gt;
  187.      &lt;img alt="New York Mets v Cincinnati Reds" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OdLAybh6QyaRdOkCgqs-B_JlTOo=/0x0:5109x3406/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73324786/2144411627.0.jpg" /&gt;
  188.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  189.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  190.  
  191.  &lt;p&gt;The O’s are back on the road, heading out to Cincinnati for a three-game set against Elly De La Cruz and the up-and-coming Reds.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="9nbcdn"&gt;The NL Central has a chance to turn into one of the league’s most compelling division races. While the Reds currently trail the &lt;a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/"&gt;Brewers&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/"&gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; by a few games in the standings, the run differentials of the three teams aren’t all that different, and there is plenty of reason to believe the upstarts in the Queen City could make a run at Central supremacy. &lt;/p&gt;
  192. &lt;p id="dScQ4q"&gt;It all starts with Elly De La Cruz. &lt;a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/elly-de-la-cruz-682829?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb"&gt;His page on Baseball Savant&lt;/a&gt; is a whirlwind. The guy is fast and strong, sporting elite foot speed and one of the game’s best throwing arms. That power is evident at the plate as well, where he is capable of obscene exit velocities. De La Cruz leads MLB with 18 steals and just squeaks inside the top 10 in the league with eight home runs. His 31% strikeout rate is high, but he makes up for it with production.&lt;/p&gt;
  193. &lt;p id="8cvl4m"&gt;The other key cog in Cincinnati’s offense is Spencer Steer. The outfielder is a well-rounded player that makes an impact both in the box and on the bases. Steer owns a 129 wRC+, has swiped eight bases, and sports a .252/.364/.450 batting line.&lt;/p&gt;
  194. &lt;p id="F48wz2"&gt;Tyler Stephenson and Jake Fraley are two other members of the lineup that can make an impact. Stephenson owns a 112 wRC+ with three homers, but he has missed four straight games after being hit on the hand. He is expected back for this weekend. Fraley has a 118 wRC+ with a .293/.359/.414 line and five stolen bases, but Reds manager David Bell tends to sit him against southpaws.&lt;/p&gt;
  195. &lt;p id="WXVZDY"&gt;The rest of the Cincinnati lineup has been rather disappointing to this point. As a team they have an 88 wRC+, tied with the &lt;a href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/"&gt;Oakland Athletics&lt;/a&gt; for 24th in MLB. That has been dragged down by poor starts from Jonathan India (87 wRC+, .295 slugging), Jeimer Candelario (83 wRC+, 34% strikeout rate), and Christian Encarnacion-Strand (44 wRC+, .196 batting average).&lt;/p&gt;
  196. &lt;p id="tYd5AA"&gt;Injuries have also been a problem. TJ Friedl is yet to debut this season due to a wrist fracture that he is rehabbing at the team’s spring training facility. Matt McLain was a brilliant rookie in 2023, but he has also been on the shelf following left shoulder surgery that will keep him out until late in the season at best.&lt;/p&gt;
  197. &lt;p id="2t5CFK"&gt;Cincinnati’s bullpen is a middle-of-the-road crew that has decent depth but lacks a lockdown arm. Fernando Cruz is the best of the bunch with his 16.97 strikeouts per nine innings and 1.86 xFIP. The 34-year-old righty is a late-bloomer that features a nasty split-finger fastball to get whiffs, but he also walks 4.63 per nine. Alexis Diaz and his slider get the save opportunities in this group. The 2023 All-Star is in fine form to begin the season (3.75 ERA, 117 ERA+).&lt;/p&gt;
  198. &lt;h3 id="WW4ev7"&gt;Game 1: Friday, May 3rd, 6:10 p.m., MASN&lt;/h3&gt;
  199. &lt;p id="z29ryr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LHP Cole Irvin (2-1, 3.49 ERA) vs. RHP Hunter Greene (1-2, 3.63 ERA)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  200. &lt;p id="v5C2UW"&gt;This version of Irvin is exactly what the Orioles hoped they were getting from Oakland heading into last season. Over his last three starts, Irvin has thrown 18.1 innings, allowed two runs, walked two, and struck out 11. The stuff is never going to be overwhelming, but when Irvin stays out of the middle of the plate and manages to avoid walks he becomes a valuable innings eater.&lt;/p&gt;
  201. &lt;p id="pp3Pvo"&gt;Greene has a great fastball, and he uses it a lot. Who can blame him? The offering averages 98 mph and opponents are hitting only .175 against it this season. In his most recent start (against the Rangers) he threw 72% fastballs, the most in any single outing in his career. It worked as he allowed just one hit and one walk over seven innings.&lt;/p&gt;
  202. &lt;h3 id="5LAvfK"&gt;Game 2: Saturday, May 4th, 6:40 p.m., MASN 2&lt;/h3&gt;
  203. &lt;p id="tTcGCR"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LHP John Means (season debut) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (1-3, 3.27 ERA)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  204. &lt;p id="iAlf45"&gt;The Orioles will be handing Means his first start of the season with some cautious optimism. The 31-year-old wrapped up his rehab with seven shutout innings, but it was a rocky prior to that. He tossed 95 pitches in that final appearance for Triple-A Norfolk, and he will be working on an extra day of rest, so there should be no limitations here apart from performance.&lt;/p&gt;
  205. &lt;p id="yIU9mJ"&gt;Abbott features four pitches with half of his offerings being four-seamers and the other half being equally represented by changeups, sweepers, and curveballs. The changeup is his money pitch. It’s get 32.5% whiffs and opponents are hitting only .095 against it. Recently, Abbott has been susceptible to home runs, allowing four over his last 15.2 innings.&lt;/p&gt;
  206. &lt;h3 id="lVjGqT"&gt;Game 3: Sunday, May 5th, 4:10 p.m., MASN 2&lt;/h3&gt;
  207. &lt;p id="eFRv9q"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RHP Dean Kremer (2-2, 4.19 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Lodolo (3-0, 1.88 ERA)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  208. &lt;p id="og3jN1"&gt;Five out of six starts this season have been quite good for Kremer. He is coming off of a seven-inning, two-run performance against the &lt;a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/"&gt;Yankees&lt;/a&gt;. The only recurring issue for him is home runs. He has served up eight long balls in 34.1 innings. Nearly one in every five fly balls he allows end up leaving the park. That is not good!&lt;/p&gt;
  209. &lt;p id="f0cNKr"&gt;Lodolo missed most of 2023 with a leg injury, but he has been healthy to begin 2024 and has impressed to this point. His last start against the Padres was a seven-inning gem in which he allowed just one run and struck out 11. The lefty has found a lot of success with his curveball, which is getting 50% whiffs and has an opponent batting average of .135.&lt;/p&gt;
  210. &lt;div id="oqECBp"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="poll:12323953"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  211. &lt;p id="AUCsOa"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  212. &lt;p id="c3gw76"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  213. &lt;p id="ttswxW"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  214. &lt;p id="hYJVTb"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  215. &lt;p id="4CsDTx"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  216. &lt;p id="J6SPtF"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  217. &lt;p id="wa5g1Q"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  218. &lt;p id="vbYZ6r"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  219. &lt;p id="phl7ka"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  220. &lt;p id="q39tvk"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  221. &lt;p id="dfT9Lz"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  226.    <author>
  227.      <name>Tyler Young</name>
  228.    </author>
  229.  </entry>
  230.  <entry>
  231.    <published>2024-05-03T08:00:00-04:00</published>
  232.    <updated>2024-05-03T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
  233.    <title>Orioles minor league recap 5/3: De León throws immaculate inning, Mayo extends homer streak </title>
  234.    <content type="html">  
  235.  
  236.    &lt;figure&gt;
  237.      &lt;img alt="Milwaukee Brewers v Baltimore Orioles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7nOL5Unry__GgzLGXJfRbXdxmZI=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73324490/2149329096.0.jpg" /&gt;
  238.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  239.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  240.  
  241.  &lt;p&gt;Delmarva’s starter needed only nine pitches to strike out all three batters in the first inning, and Coby Mayo homered in a fourth consecutive game for Norfolk. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4 id="3odZRC"&gt;Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 10, Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 6&lt;/h4&gt;
  242. &lt;p id="bPHS2S"&gt;Norfolk and Nashville only played three innings before the rain caused a pause in play, but the teams combined to score 14 runs over the first three frames. Coby Mayo needed only two at bats to drive in five runs. Mayo got the Tides on the board with a two-run shot in the first. The long ball marked his 11th homer on the season and his fourth straight game with a dinger. &lt;/p&gt;
  243. &lt;p id="8yFsE2"&gt;Mayo returned to the plate in the second inning with the bases loaded but settled for a three-run double.&lt;/p&gt;
  244. &lt;div id="TkIINB"&gt;
  245. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  246. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;.&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/cobymayox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@cobymayox&lt;/a&gt; has FIVE RBI tonight through his second at bat, ripping a three-run double!&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RisingTide?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#RisingTide&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/u863LzTwA2"&gt;pic.twitter.com/u863LzTwA2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/NorfolkTides/status/1786189529700864129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 3, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
  247. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  248. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  249.  
  250. &lt;/div&gt;
  251. &lt;p id="8QdbSI"&gt;Billy Cook followed Mayo with a solo homer in the top of the first. The drive made it 3-0 and marked Cook’s first homer at Triple-A. &lt;/p&gt;
  252. &lt;div id="1UDBzB"&gt;
  253. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  254. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Congrats to Billy Cook for launching his first career Triple-A home run!&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RisingTide?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#RisingTide&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/KpuFgqLSpu"&gt;pic.twitter.com/KpuFgqLSpu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/NorfolkTides/status/1786184728233595125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 3, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
  255. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  256. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  257.  
  258. &lt;/div&gt;
  259. &lt;p id="8xl3kz"&gt;Despite the strong start, Norfolk actually trailed by three after the first inning. Justin Armbruester only recorded one out before getting chased from the game. &lt;/p&gt;
  260. &lt;p id="Pk8I4G"&gt;Armbruester issued back-to-back walks, a double, and two straight triples to blow the early advantage. Somehow, things managed to get worse after consecutive run-scoring triples. Nashville scored its fifth run when Armbruester was called for a balk, and the former 12th-round pick allowed a solo homer before mercifully exiting the game. &lt;/p&gt;
  261. &lt;p id="MhTy1R"&gt;The Tides picked up Armbruester in a big way with a five-run second. Mayo’s double evened the score, and Daniel Johnson reclaimed the lead with a two-run single. &lt;/p&gt;
  262. &lt;p id="BJdscd"&gt;Jackson Holliday walked four times. &lt;/p&gt;
  263. &lt;h4 id="jDVii5"&gt;Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) 11, Bowie Baysox 3&lt;/h4&gt;
  264. &lt;p id="M1q8mq"&gt;Jud Fabian drove in Samuel Basallo with a single in the fifth to make it 4-3, but Erie pulled away in a big way. Dylan Heid allowed a pair of runs in the sixth, and Houston Roth got shelled for five runs in the seventh inning. &lt;/p&gt;
  265. &lt;p id="uJD67a"&gt;Starter Trace Bright surrendered four runs on four hits over 4.2 innings. Bright struck out six and walked a pair. The former fifth-round pick allowed a pair of solo shots in the second inning and a two-run triple in the fourth. &lt;/p&gt;
  266. &lt;p id="MbsEmr"&gt;TT Bowens accounted for a pair of Bowie’s five hits. Bowens homered, doubled, worked a walk and drove in a pair. Basallo finished 0-for-2 with a walk before being lifted for a pinch runner after a HBP. Frederick Bencosme and Dylan Beavers both went hitless but did take a walk. &lt;/p&gt;
  267. &lt;h4 id="cKwpwi"&gt;High-A: Aberdeen IronBirds 7, Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets) 1 F/10&lt;/h4&gt;
  268. &lt;p id="9YqvSG"&gt;Randy Florentino plated a run with a single in the top of the second, but Aberdeen failed to score again until the 10th inning. Fortunately, Moisés Chace and Juan Nuñez combined to throw 8.2 innings of one-run ball. Chace limited Brooklyn to just one hit over four scoreless innings, while Nuñez allowed a pair of hits and thee Cyclones’ only run. Chace struck out four, and Nuñez doubled him up with 8 K’s.&lt;/p&gt;
  269. &lt;p id="C0BhqE"&gt;The IronBirds broke out in extras with four singles, a double, a pair of walks and an RBI fielder’s choice. Florentino resecured the lead with another RBI single, and a pinch-hitting Creed Willems singled to load the bases. Tavian Josenberger plated a run with a single, and Carter Young chased two more home with a two-bagger. Elio Prado capped the scoring with a two-run single. &lt;/p&gt;
  270. &lt;p id="3WgeKg"&gt;Yaqui Rivera shut the Cyclones out in the bottom of the tenth to clinch the victory. &lt;/p&gt;
  271. &lt;h4 id="1nOOV5"&gt;Low-A: Delmarva Shorebirds 4, Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Astros) 3&lt;/h4&gt;
  272. &lt;p id="shDqqq"&gt;Delmarva starter Luis De León delivered an absolutely spotless frame to start the game. De León notched an immaculate inning by striking out all three batters with only nine pitches. The 21-year-old fanned 10 batters over 4.2 innings of three-run ball.&lt;/p&gt;
  273. &lt;div id="yC3Zby"&gt;
  274. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  275. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Good morning, good afternoon and good night!&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Orioles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Orioles&lt;/a&gt; prospect Luis De León twirls an IMMACULATE INNING to open the game for the &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/shorebirds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@shorebirds&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href="https://t.co/v7NVHM3cBW"&gt;pic.twitter.com/v7NVHM3cBW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MiLB/status/1786193191596634355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 3, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
  276. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  277. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  278.  
  279. &lt;/div&gt;
  280. &lt;p id="H5gaWz"&gt;The Shorebirds trailed 3-1 before tying the game in the seventh and winning it in the ninth. Angel Tejada did the heavy lifting with a leadoff triple, and Maxwell Costes drove in the winning run with a single to left field. Tejada finished 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.&lt;/p&gt;
  281. &lt;p id="EEJbuy"&gt;Tejada brought the tying run to the plate after a bunt single to start the seventh. The 20-year-old proceeded to steal second and third before jogging home on a game-tying homer by Kevin Guerrero. &lt;/p&gt;
  282. &lt;p id="sqYMmF"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.milb.com/scores/all/all/orioles"&gt;Box Scores&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  283. &lt;h4 id="SVOOUI"&gt;Friday’s Schedule&lt;/h4&gt;
  284. &lt;ul&gt;
  285. &lt;li id="g8KBKE"&gt;Norfolk: vs Nashville, 7:35. Starter: RHP Chayce McDermott (0-1, 3.80 ERA)&lt;/li&gt;
  286. &lt;li id="yHOqYj"&gt;Bowie: vs Erie, 7:05. Starter: RHP Brandon Young (0-0, 4.32 ERA)&lt;/li&gt;
  287. &lt;li id="hstKrZ"&gt;Aberdeen: at Brooklyn, 7:00. Starter: Zach Fruit (0-1, 3.86 ERA)&lt;/li&gt;
  288. &lt;li id="MudIwd"&gt;Delmarva: vs Fayetteville, 7:05. Starter: RHP Michael Forret (2-1, 3.07 ERA)&lt;/li&gt;
  289. &lt;/ul&gt;
  290. &lt;p id="cIiFg4"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  291. &lt;p id="jeYDYy"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  292. &lt;p id="l68zuH"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  293. &lt;p id="IYrB3f"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  294. &lt;p id="rY0ONp"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  295. &lt;p id="peCwMu"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  300.    <author>
  301.      <name>Alex Church</name>
  302.    </author>
  303.  </entry>
  304.  <entry>
  305.    <published>2024-05-03T07:00:00-04:00</published>
  306.    <updated>2024-05-03T07:00:00-04:00</updated>
  307.    <title>Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles continued their AL East dominance</title>
  308.    <content type="html">  
  309.  
  310.    &lt;figure&gt;
  311.      &lt;img alt="MLB: New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OwlTiAw23jVdMZvNyuPnHXPlPm8=/0x0:6192x4128/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73324380/usa_today_23170483.0.jpg" /&gt;
  312.        &lt;figcaption&gt;James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  313.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  314.  
  315.  &lt;p&gt;The O’s took three of four from the Yankees, marking their 16th consecutive non-losing series against an AL East team.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="s8BM04"&gt;Good morning, Camden Chatters.&lt;/p&gt;
  316. &lt;p id="vNDGz5"&gt;If the Orioles’ four-game series against the &lt;a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/"&gt;Yankees&lt;/a&gt; was their toughest test of the young season, it’s safe to say they passed with flying colors.&lt;/p&gt;
  317. &lt;p id="NaLOem"&gt;The Birds secured a series win by taking yesterday’s finale, 7-2, in a game that featured Kyle Bradish’s successful return and three more Orioles dingers. Check out &lt;a href="https://www.camdenchat.com/2024/5/2/24147358/mlb-scores-orioles-yankees-recap-kyle-bradish"&gt;my game recap&lt;/a&gt; for all the delightful details.&lt;/p&gt;
  318. &lt;p id="IXttRr"&gt;With the win, the Orioles overtook the Yankees for sole possession of first place in the AL East. And they also continued their recent dominance over their division opponents.&lt;/p&gt;
  319. &lt;div id="p7hIwX"&gt;
  320. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  321. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;The Orioles are now 12-0-4 their past 16 AL East series, longest run in team history without losing one.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They have now won or tied 4 straight series vs. NYY for first time since Sept. 2015 - June of 2016.&lt;/p&gt;— Steve Melewski (@masnSteve) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/masnSteve/status/1786120494439182646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 2, 2024&lt;/a&gt;
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  326. &lt;p id="S0Ocwo"&gt;You can’t win a pennant without handling your business against your division foes, and the Orioles have been doing so with ease. They’re 6-1 against the Yankees and &lt;a href="https://www.overthemonster.com/"&gt;Red Sox&lt;/a&gt; this year, and their first matchups against the Blue Jays and Rays will come later this month.&lt;/p&gt;
  327. &lt;p id="v7axLS"&gt;But first, the O’s take a break from AL East play — and from AL play, for that matter — with three consecutive interleague series, setting out on a five-game road trip to Cincinnati and Washington before returning home next weekend against the defending NL champion &lt;a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/"&gt;Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt;. The NL has given the Orioles some surprising trouble this season, as they’ve lost both their previous interleague series (to the Pirates and &lt;a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/"&gt;Brewers&lt;/a&gt;). But coming off a big series win and with Kyle Bradish back in the fold, the Orioles seem like they’re in a good place right now. Let’s keep the momentum rolling.&lt;/p&gt;
  328. &lt;h4 id="wDuc1A"&gt;Links&lt;/h4&gt;
  329. &lt;p id="bk26t7"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/kyle-bradish-returns-from-ucl-sprain-to-make-2024-debut"&gt;Same as it ever was: Bradish’s ’24 debut evokes ’23 dominance - MLB.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;In his first major league start of the year yesterday, Kyle Bradish’s velocity and command looked exactly as sharp as they did in his breakout 2023 season. What, you expected him to be rusty?&lt;/p&gt;
  330. &lt;p id="whE7j0"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-pitching-depth-jon-meoli-Y5FVSTGTDRBNZAQO7GCWE4P2SA/"&gt;Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ pitching this week shows that depth ultimately comes down to quality - The Baltimore Banner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;When a guy who was recently your staff ace (John Means) is now, like, fifth or sixth on the rotation depth chart, it’s a pretty good sign that your pitching staff has improved significantly.&lt;/p&gt;
  331. &lt;p id="COtZGH"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5467882%2F2024%2F05%2F02%2Forioles-statement-win-yankees-series%2F&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.camdenchat.com%2F2024%2F5%2F3%2F24147646%2Forioles-news-links" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;Orioles make a statement in series win over the Yankees - The Athletic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Britt Ghiroli begins her piece by cautioning that it’s tough to make early judgments, but ends it by declaring the Orioles are clearly the team to beat in the AL East. That’s one early judgment that I’ll certainly allow.&lt;/p&gt;
  332. &lt;h4 id="RXWDGN"&gt;Orioles birthdays and history&lt;/h4&gt;
  333. &lt;p id="k764G6"&gt;Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! Three former Orioles were born on this day, all right-handed pitchers: Bob McCrory (42), Gabe Molina (49), and Tony Arnold (65).&lt;/p&gt;
  334. &lt;p id="C2UyAp"&gt;On this day in 1963, O’s reliever Buster Narum hit a two-run homer in Detroit during an 8-5 win over the Tigers. It was his first and last at-bat with the Orioles, making him the only player in O’s history to homer in his lone plate appearance with the team.&lt;/p&gt;
  335. &lt;p id="BI62iS"&gt;In 1992, Gregg Olson closed out an 8-6 win over the Mariners at Camden Yards to notch his 100th career save. At that time he became the youngest pitcher in MLB history (25) to hit the century mark in saves, a record that is now held by Roberto Osuna.&lt;/p&gt;
  336. &lt;p id="jMB4fJ"&gt;On this date in 1999, the Orioles hosted the Cuban national team at Camden Yards, taking an uncompetitive 12-6 loss in a game that most O’s players clearly didn’t want to play in the middle of a season. The Orioles’ effort &lt;a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/19801/wezen-ball-when-cuba-stomped-the-orioles/"&gt;was characterized by various sources&lt;/a&gt; as “embarrassing” and “farcical” and a “debacle,” with other MLB players such as Mariano Rivera saying the Orioles “weren’t interested.” Other than that, it was a great day.&lt;/p&gt;
  337. &lt;p id="PkHNsE"&gt;And on this day in 2017, a simmering season-long feud between the Orioles and Red Sox led to &lt;a href="https://www.camdenchat.com/2017/5/3/15538988/mlb-scores-red-sox-orioles-gausman-jones-ejected"&gt;a pair of bizarre ejections&lt;/a&gt; at Fenway Park, with umpire Sam Holbrook throwing out O’s starter Kevin Gausman after just one inning for hitting Xander Bogaerts in the hip with a curveball. This came after Red Sox pitchers had drilled Orioles hitters on multiple occasions earlier that year following a Manny Machado slide that injured Dustin Pedroia. With Gausman’s unexpectedly early exit — along with that of Adam Jones, who was also ejected by Holbrook later in the game — the O’s lost to the Red Sox, 4-2. Current Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel notched the save for Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
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  342.    <author>
  343.      <name>Paul Folkemer</name>
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  347.    <published>2024-05-02T16:07:47-04:00</published>
  348.    <updated>2024-05-02T16:07:47-04:00</updated>
  349.    <title>Three HRs, solid Bradish help Orioles win series with 7-2 victory over Yankees</title>
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  353.      &lt;img alt="New York Yankees v Baltimore Orioles" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KVDrz-zx19BuPHge0ARlRktToRI=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73323521/2151156096.0.jpg" /&gt;
  354.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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  356.  
  357.  &lt;p&gt;The Birds’ bats finally came alive while Kyle Bradish showed few signs of rust in his 2024 debut.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="Rin161"&gt;Sole possession of first place sure feels nice. Let’s never leave it again.&lt;/p&gt;
  358. &lt;p id="6mbPqj"&gt;The O’s pulled back in front of the &lt;a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/"&gt;Yankees&lt;/a&gt; atop the AL East with a decisive 7-2 victory in the series finale, taking three of four in their first matchup of the year between the two clubs. Kyle Bradish was in fine form in his return to the Orioles before reaching his pitch limit in the fifth, while three O’s home runs — two of them from the unlikeliest of sources — helped the Birds’ offense jolt to life.&lt;/p&gt;
  359. &lt;p id="CUdqTT"&gt;Welcome back, Kyle Bradish! The Orioles’ 2023 ace was making his season debut after recovering from a UCL strain that hopefully won’t turn into a more serious injury. And early on, Bradish looked as if he’d barely missed a beat, mowing through what would have been a perfect first inning if things hadn’t gotten weird. Bradish began his season with a dominant three-pitch strikeout of Anthony Volpe, breaking off a nasty slider that had Volpe flailing aimlessly.&lt;/p&gt;
  360. &lt;p id="h5dQIo"&gt;Juan Soto then grounded out to second, and so too did Aaron Judge...or so it seemed. But as the O’s were jogging off the field and MASN was about to break to commercial, the home plate umpire motioned that Judge’s swing had clipped catcher James McCann’s glove, resulting in a catcher’s interference.&lt;/p&gt;
  361. &lt;p id="nxT64F"&gt;Instead of being out of the inning on nine pitches, Bradish had to throw an extra 14, grazing Anthony Rizzo’s jersey for a HBP and walking Gleyber Torres to load the bases, before finally retiring Alex Verdugo on a groundout. Good job by Bradish to keep his composure after the unexpected continuation of the inning, but those extra pitches might have cost him a chance to win the game, as we’ll see in a bit.&lt;/p&gt;
  362. &lt;p id="IvUwqM"&gt;Bradish followed with what actually was a perfect inning in the second before the Yankees got to him in the third. Volpe led off with a double, and with two outs, Anthony Rizzo poked a two-strike pitch into left field for a single. Volpe steamed for the plate and a good throw likely would’ve nailed him, but instead Colton Cowser airmailed a horribly off-line toss down the first-base line, allowing the Yankees to take a 1-0 lead.&lt;/p&gt;
  363. &lt;p id="Ydyht8"&gt;Orioles hitters theoretically had their work cut out for them against veteran Yankees lefty Carlos Rodón, who until today had been quite impressive with a 2.48 ERA. Key words: “until today.” After Rodón began the game with two scoreless innings, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the second, the O’s offense began to figure him out. Ryan Mountcastle led the charge by walloping a solo home run into the bleachers in the third, his fifth of the year, to tie the score.&lt;/p&gt;
  364. &lt;p id="lDoDYx"&gt;The Birds continued the power surge in the fourth. Want to take a guess which two O’s hitters hit dingers that inning? Go on, guess. Think of every possible combination of two Orioles hitters who could homer. ... No, not those two. ... Not those two, either. ... Nope. Getting colder. ... You know what, this could take all night. I’ll just tell you: it was Jorge Mateo and Ryan McKenna. Seriously!&lt;/p&gt;
  365. &lt;p id="OftC7d"&gt;Mateo not only homered, he cleared Walltimore with a leadoff blast measured at 425 feet. Jorge! Where’s that power been? It was his first over-the-wall home run since he hit six last April (his only other homer last year was inside-the-parker in August). And just as Orioles fans picked their jaws back up from the floor, McKenna dropped them again with a two-out shot, 403 feet to straightaway center. Ryan! Nice job by those guys. Sorry, Rodón, but if you give up 828 feet worth of homers to Jorge Mateo and Ryan McKenna, I’m pretty sure you have to retire from baseball. It’s in the rules.&lt;/p&gt;
  366. &lt;p id="EcEAaM"&gt;Bradish, meanwhile, carried the 3-1 lead into the fifth and struck out the first two batters of that inning, putting him an out away from qualifying for a win. But that final out proved frustratingly elusive. Soto socked a triple off the left-field wall that Cowser couldn’t catch with a leap, and Bradish walked Judge. With the righty’s pitch count at 84 — seven more than he threw in any rehab outing — Brandon Hyde decided to pull him from the game. Oh, what might have been if Bradish hadn’t had to throw those extra 14 pitches in the first. All in all, it was a strong season debut from Bradish, who made a couple of mistakes but looked like he had good stuff in his return. Keegan Akin stranded his runners by retiring Rizzo on a popout.&lt;/p&gt;
  367. &lt;p id="rk9dhG"&gt;The bottom of the fifth is when things got really fun. The Orioles’ assault on Rodón continued when Adley Rutschman laced a leadoff double and Mountcastle singled him home, making it 4-1. Anthony Santander poked a grounder up the middle that the shortstop Volpe smothered and flipped to second, but Gleyber Torres dropped the ball somehow and everyone was safe. Jordan Westburg then brought both runners home, roping a triple to the wall in left-center, not far from where Mr. Splash dutifully drenched the fans in section 86.&lt;/p&gt;
  368. &lt;p id="oYhgCi"&gt;That marked the end of the line for Rodón, who was charged with a seventh run when Westburg scored on a Mateo sac fly. The O’s, who had averaged just two runs per game in the first three games of the series, did a nice job against the tough Rodón, who hadn’t allowed more than three runs in a start before today. The Orioles led, 7-1, after five.&lt;/p&gt;
  369. &lt;p id="NI1wO5"&gt;Aside from a Torres homer off Akin in the sixth, the Orioles’ bullpen delivered a strong performance, including another especially dominant outing from Jacob Webb. Webb entered in the seventh to face Judge with a man aboard and struck him out on three pitches. Good morning, good afternoon, and good night, Aaron. What’s more, Webb also fanned Rizzo and Torres in a perfect eighth inning. You guys, is Jacob Webb good?&lt;/p&gt;
  370. &lt;p id="Kn8piq"&gt;Cionel Pérez handled the ninth and looked crisp as well, throwing nasty curveballs to fan both Jose Trevino and former O’s great Jahmai Jones to end the game. The margin of victory was such that Hyde got to give a third straight day of rest to Yennier Cano and a fourth straight to Craig Kimbrel, keeping them fresh for the series in Cincinnati that starts tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;
  371. &lt;p id="2PvCmi"&gt;Good win, guys. Now let’s take this show on the road.&lt;/p&gt;
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