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Orioles Bats Come Alive Late Again, Beat Houston For 5th Straight Win

The Orioles have a way to sniff out the weakest link in a bullpen, the most vulnerable arm at any given moment, and they did it again late Friday night.

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Taylor Ward, Orioles down Astros for 5th straight win

Taylor Ward hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 road victory against the Houston Astros on Friday night in the first game following the All-Star break for both teams.

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The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

MLB began awarding the All-Star Game MVP Award during the 1962 season. How many of the MVPs since then can you name in eight minutes?

The 'National League MVPs' quiz

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The 'MLB All-Star Game managers' quiz

Cam Sanders News / Athlon Sports / July 17

Orioles Make Decision After Trade With NL Contender

Cam Sanders is getting an immediate opportunity with the Baltimore Orioles after arriving in a trade earlier this week. Baltimore recalled the hard-throwing right-hander from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday ahead of its second-half opener against the Houston Astros, just four days after acquiring him from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Adley Rutschman News / Athlon Sports / July 17

Adley Rutschman's Month-by-Month Stats Prove Why wRC+ Alone Lies to You

Adley Rutschman’s month by month 2026 stats have fluctuated wildly. He was hot in March and April, forgot how to hit in May, and bounced back beginning in the month of June.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

The Biggest Mistake The Orioles Can't Repeat In The Second Half of the Season

The Orioles cannot be pushovers on the road. Not any longer. If they are going to salvage their season and not have it end up as lost as last year’s, they need to make immediate corrections in how they play the game away from home.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

Baltimore Orioles Grades for Every Position Group at All-Star Break

The Baltimore Orioles are 46-51 at the All-Star Break with 65 games left in the season. There have been high points (entering the All-Star Break with four consecutive wins) and low points (fourth-place in the American League East) for the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / July 17

The Orioles’ second half schedule makes playoff hopes unclear

Given where we are, it’s funny to be this mad about a season, and still be potential buyers. The Orioles have played ugly-looking baseball all season—too

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / July 17

Questions about the Orioles’ 1st and 2nd halves

With the Orioles’ second half of the season about to begin at Houston on Friday night, let’s look at some questions about what happened in the first half and could happen in the second half.

Mike Elias News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

Orioles Player Most Likely to Be Traded After the All-Star Break

Mike Elias rarely does what he should as custodian of the Orioles baseball operations department. Hence an eight-year rebuild that is going nowhere. And now he wants you to believe he’s going to be a buyer with one of the worst rosters in MLB that has deep flaws and with a middling farm system to utilize to secure proven talent.

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The 'Rushing TD leaders by NFL team' quiz

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The 'MLB Home Run Derby winners' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star starting pitchers' quiz

Blaze Alexander News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 17

Orioles make obvious Blaze Alexander IL move after left hand injury

The Baltimore Orioles officially placed Blaze Alexander on the 10-day injured list on Thursday after he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left hand, making the move retroactive to July 13.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 16

Orioles try to stay hot in second half as Astros open homestand

The Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros begin the next phase of the season after the All-Star break with Friday night's game in Houston. Somehow, these teams have managed to reach this stage of the schedule still in playoff contention in the American League.

Baltimore Orioles News / Athlon Sports / July 16

Orioles Place Versatile Infielder on IL, Recall Former Top Prospect

As the Baltimore Orioles return to action from the MLB All-Star break, they will do so without Blaze Alexander for the foreseeable future. Alexander, 27, was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to July 13th.

Keegan Akin News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 15

Keegan Akin Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

The Orioles announced that left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone Tommy John surgery. He will miss the remainder of this year and possibly all of 2027 as well.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 15

Predicting Orioles’ biggest move before MLB trade deadline

The Baltimore Orioles are in a weird place when it comes to the trade market. They were supposed to be perennial contenders by this point because a couple

Adley Rutschman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 15

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman makes painful confession about trade rumors

Baltimore Orioles all-star catcher Adley Rutschman has spent his entire career with the franchise since being the first overall selection of the 2019 MLB Draft.

Blaze Alexander News / Larry Brown Sports / July 13

Orioles’ Blaze Alexander calls out Royals for injuring him

Baltimore Orioles infielder Blaze Alexander had a sharp response to the Kansas City Royals over the circumstances that led to him breaking his hand in Sunday’s game.