Every weekday, I’ll be answering at least one Orioles question. If you’d like to submit a question, send it to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com. Questions may be edited for clarity, length and style. Question:  What are the chances the Orioles dive into their wealth of prospects to shore up their bullpen? From: Timothy Fowler Answer: Tim, Chuck Voigt also asked a similar question, and I think if the Orioles are going to make a trade or trades, it most likely will be to add to the bullpen. They won’t want to surrender any top-shelf prospects for a bullpen arm that they may use for only a half ..read more

What happened? Gunnar Henderson homered, drove in three runs and made a spectacular play at shortstop, and Dean Kremer equaled his career high with 10 strikeouts in the Orioles’ 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California on Wednesday. The final out came on a close call that drew a lengthy review. With two outs, the Angels’ Jo Adell walked and tried to steal second. He was thrown out by Orioles catcher James McCann, with Henderson applying the tag, to end the game. Major League Baseball said in a statement the replay official could not definitively determine t ..read more

Orioles relief pitcher Cionel Pérez allowed a run on two hits in an inning in his first rehab assignment for Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday night. Pérez has been on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle since March 31st. Pérez threw 13 pitches, 10 strikes, in the seventh inning in Norfolk’s 4-3 loss to Gwinnett. Bruce Zimmermann allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings, walking three and striking out two. Leftfielder Kyle Stowers hit his seventh home run and centerfielder Daniel Johnson hit his second. The Tides were 7-2 with Jackson Holliday on the team, and they ..read more

Every weekday, I’ll be answering at least one Orioles question. If you’d like to submit a question, send it to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com. Questions may be edited for clarity, length and style. Question: Do you think the Orioles will move Tyler Wells to the bullpen when he’s healthy? They need another reliable quality relief pitcher and Wells did well in that role. From: Karl Monaco Answer: Karl, I think that’s a real possibility, but I don’t know how long Wells, who has right elbow inflammation, will be out and what the condition of the starting staff will be when he’s ready to return. Pres ..read more

What happened? Grayson Rodriguez allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings as the Orioles lost to the Los Angeles Angels, 7-4, on Tuesday night at Angels Stadium. Mike Trout homered against Rodriguez (3-1) to begin the Angels’ first. It was Trout’s first time batting leadoff since August 25th, 2020. Rodriguez allowed 11 hits, a career high, struck out seven and walked one. The Orioles (15-8) had won their previous three and trail New York by a half-game in the American League East. After Rodriguez left, Dillon Tate. Keegan Akin and Yohan Ramírez combined for 3 2/3 hitless innings. The Orioles had j ..read more

In his fifth rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk, Oriole starter John Means allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out five. Means threw 79 pitches against Gwinnett. Means is on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain. He could pitch again on Sunday as his 30-day rehab stint, which began March 31st, nears its end. Double-A Bowie lost to Richmond, 6-2. Starter Seth Johnson (0-3) allowed five runs, three unearned, walking three and striking out one in 2 1/3 innings. Leftfielder John Rhodes hit a two-run home run, his first. Outfielder Enrique Bradfie ..read more

Generations of Orioles fans have grown up without watching their team’s pitchers hit. The designated hitter was adopted by the American League for the 1973 season, and since 2022, it’s been used by the National League as well, making pitchers’ at-bats rare. Before that, pitchers batted ninth. If a runner was on base, they often would be asked to lay down a sacrifice bunt. Most weren’t accomplished hitters, but there were exceptions. Some of the best Oriole pitchers had memorable batting moments. Dave McNally hit nine home runs in the regular season, and two in the postseason, including a gran ..read more

Every weekday, I’ll be answering at least one Orioles question. If you’d like to submit a question, send it to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com. Questions may be edited for clarity, length and style. Question: Why does Brandon Hyde make wrong decision on pitching changes more times than he needs to? On Friday night, he took Dean Kremer out too early and on Saturday night, he left Corbin Burnes in too long.  I think we need the new ownership to took long and hard at Hyde. This team is too good to lose games on his bad decisions. From: Dave Leatso via Facebook Answer: Dave, knowing when to chan ..read more

What happened? Albert Suárez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the second straight start, James McCann and Colton Cowser homered as the Orioles won their third straight game, 4-2, over the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium on Monday night. Suárez (1-0) won his first major league game since June 23rd, 2016. He allowed four hits, walked two and struck out five. He threw 89 pitches. In his first start, the Orioles won, 4-2. Once Suárez left the game, Mike Baumann struck out Mickey Moniak to end the sixth. Jo Adell homered to start the seventh and Nolan Schanuel had an RBI single before Yennie ..read more

The Orioles placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 21st, because of a strained left calf muscle. Hays suffered the injury in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against Kansas City. Hays is hitting .111 (5-for-45) with four RBIs. The Orioles selected the contract of catcher David Bañuelos from Triple-A Norfolk to replace Hays on the 26-man roster. Bañuelos made his major league debut last Tuesday and was hitless in his only at-bat. He was outrighted to Norfolk to make room for Monday’s starter, Albert Suárez To make room for Bañuelos on the 40-man ros ..read more