Orioles news: The O’s are spinning their wheels

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As tough stretch continues, O’s affirm they’re ‘more than capable of stepping up’ – MLB.com This would be more encouraging if we hadn’t heard these same sentiments from the Orioles last April. The O’s always think they’re capable of stepping up until they prove they aren’t. What’s wrong with Henderson, Alonso, Cowser? | MAILBAG – BaltimoreBaseball.com I’m reasonably confident in two of those three guys being able to turn it around. Sorry, Colton. Slow-starting offense and traffic against Bradish conspire to leave Orioles with 5-3 loss (updated) – School of Roch Gunnar Henderson says that Samuel Basallo has “the stupidest juice I’ve ever seen.” And he’s not talking about crab juice.

Orioles birthdays and history

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! The only O’s player in history with an April 27 birthday is 2019 right-hander Aaron Brooks (36). You could also sort of count righty Michael Rucker (32), who pitched in spring training with the Orioles in 2020 as a Rule 5 pick but was sent back to the Cubs near the end of camp. On this date in 1968, Baltimore-born Orioles righty Tom Phoebus pitched a no-hitter against the Red Sox, the second individual no-no in O’s history. Phoebus walked three and struck out nine in throwing his masterpiece, shutting down a Sox lineup that included Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. Phoebus even had two hits at the plate (remember, this was the pre-DH era) to help the Orioles compile six runs of support. And on this day in 2015, the Orioles canceled their scheduled game against the White Sox at Camden Yards due to civil unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. The O’s would cancel the next day’s game, too, and play the following game with no fans in attendance.

Random Orioles game of the day

On April 27, 1989, the Orioles lost to the Athletics in Oakland, 9-4. The game was tied 3-3 until the bottom of the seventh, when the A’s erupted for a six-run rally. The Athletics pounded out eight hits in the inning, including five singles, a double, a triple, and a Mark McGwire home run, his second of the game. Orioles reliever Mark Williamson took the brunt of the damage, giving up five runs and seven hits while recording just one out. Mickey Tettleton and Phil Bradley homered for the Birds in the losing effort.