Orioles’ Lost Magic: Where Are the Comeback Wins?
- The Baltimore Orioles will play the Washington Nationals on Friday at 7:05 p.m. EDT, with both teams holding losing records this season.
- Both teams enter the game after poor recent form, each posting a 2-8 record and low batting averages of.231 over their last 10 games.
- The Nationals will start left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore, who has a 2-4 record and 3.59 ERA, while the Orioles will pitch Cade Povich with a 1-3 record and 5.55 ERA.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde highlighted the ongoing lineup challenges, saying, "We haven’t exactly lit up lefties, I don’t know if you’ve noticed," as Tyler O'Neill missed the game due to left shoulder discomfort and remains day-to-day.
- The Orioles, hitting just.179 against left-handed pitchers, are the worst MLB team in that category, suggesting continued offensive struggles if improvements do not occur.
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Orioles injury updates: Tyler O’Neill scratched from lineup vs. Nationals
Brandon Hyde was asked about his lineup Friday against Nationals left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore, and the Orioles manager pointed straight to the elephant in the room. “We haven’t exactly lit up lefties, I don’t know if you’ve noticed,” Hyde quipped. “We don’t have the best numbers against lefties.” If the Orioles are going to turn around their performance against left-handed pitchers (and their season) Friday, they’ll have to do so without T…
Orioles’ lost magic: Where are the comeback wins?
It wasn’t too long ago that come-from-behind wins were a hallmark of the Orioles’ success. Rewind to 2023 when the Orioles were the comeback kids, emerging as legitimate World Series contenders behind a young lineup and their penchant for coming through in big moments. They tied for the MLB lead with 48 comeback wins, went 30-16 in one-run games and picked up 11 of their 101 wins in extra innings. No lead was safe as long as the Orioles still ha…

Orioles take 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Nationals
Washington Nationals (18-27, fourth in the NL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (15-27, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.59 ERA, 1.
Game #46 The Beltway series I-695 edition
The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in the background; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats The Washington Nationals are back in the D.C. area and will have a short commute for a weekend series in Baltimore in the continuation of the Battle of the Beltways. This might feel like a battle of two struggling teams with the Nationals ahead of the Orioles in the overall MLB standings. The only difference is the O’s were not supposed to be in a rebuild. Yesterday…
Calling the Pen: It's time for Orioles owner David Rubenstein to assert himself
So when does owner David Rubenstein say, enough is enough? When does he acknowledge that whatever process his Orioles say they trust isn’t working? When does he start demanding changes? The 24-2 Easter embarrassment might have come too soon to start making moves. The sweep in Detroit, culminating with a 7-0 loss, was still in …
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