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The Orioles see another win streak halted at 3 games, making them now 0-7 when attempting to win 4 straight in 2026 after their 3-2 loss to the Reds Sunday afternoon. Still, the defense has been better and they are 3-1 in July (baby steps, folks!). In the midst of the softest stretch in their schedule, is it do or die time in Baltimore, and if the latter occurs, how hot is Mike Elias's seat? Paul...

Just another awful week of Orioles baseball as the Birds drop 2 of 3 to the Angels in heartbreaking fashion, and then 2 of 3 to the Nationals in uninspiring fashion. The team now sits 7 games under .500, yet still just 3 games back of a Wild Card spot, and Mike Elias says they'll be buyers at the deadline. Should they be? Paul and Zach discuss that and more on The Bat Around.

The Orioles managed to go 3-3 on the first two legs of their West Coast road trip, dropping 2 of 3 to the Mariners while suffering their first shutout loss of the season in the process, and then taking 2 of 3 from the World Champion Dodgers. After Friday night, and looked like the worst had arrived, but the Birds pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and seem to have righted the ship...for now....

The Orioles went 3-4 this week, but the record hardly tells the story. After going 2-for-22 with runners in scoring position against San Diego, getting blown out again in one of their losses, and looking completely lifeless in Sunday's loss, Baltimore now heads into a daunting West Coast trip through Seattle, Los Angeles, and Anaheim. Paul and Zach discuss the club's ongoing offensive struggles, G...

The Orioles went 3-3 on a road trip that took them to Boston and Toronto, which is really all you can ask for against division rivals on the road. Play .500 and then hold serve at home. Does it matter to you that 3-3 was the result of a road trip that began 3-1? Plus, another tough stretch of games with Seattle, San Diego, and the Dodgers begins Monday. What should we expect from an Orioles team t...

The Orioles are hot! They welcomed the Rays into town and exacted some sweep revenge, taking all 3 from their division rival, before splitting 4 games with Toronto. The starting pitching has been phenomenal, the bats have come to life, but the bullpen almost turned a 4 game split into a series lost while also keeping the team from a series win and a possible sweep. Still, the team went 5-2 for the...

The Orioles looked like driftwood in Tampa Bay, but managed to come home and take 2 of 3 from Detroit (barring a late-inning comeback in game 3). What is it going to take to get fans believing in this team again? Plus, Holliday returns and makes his presence known, while Tyler O'Neill continues to prove he is the most useless player on the entire roster. Paul and Zach discuss that and more on The...

The Orioles will hit 43 years without so much as a World Series appearance, let alone victory, come this October. And while only one team wins every year, we're reaching Cleveland Indians/Guardians, Seattle, pre-2004 Boston, pre-2016 Cubs territory here. Baltimore fans are loyal and die hard, and yet somehow have been cursed to watch a middling franchise for going on a half-decade. Frankly, watchi...

The Orioles salvaged the series finale in Oakland on Sunday after dropping the first two games, finishing the week 3-4 overall. Now they return to OPACY for a 3-game set against the Yankees, just one week after being swept in a 4-game series in New York. The players continue to preach patience and confidence, but sitting five games under .500 in mid-May, heading into another matchup with a divisio...

The Orioles...ugh! Same number of losses on May 3rd, 2026 as they had on May 3rd, 2025. Gunnar Henderson has the third most K's in the American League. Tyler O'Neill has 1 XBH. Colton Cowser went from 5th overall pick and ROY runner-up to 5th outfielder. Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg haven't sniffed a big league diamond. Jeremiah Jackson hasn't met a pitch he doesn't want to swing at. 3/6 o...

A 3-3 week for the Birds against teams with two of the worst records in baseball. The Royals gave them all they could handle, but the Orioles managed to eek out a series win. Then Boston, and a 6 HR, 20 hit performance by the hometown boys in a 10-3 win in game one, only to be undone by a 17-1 loss Saturday and a lifeless 5-3 defeat Sunday. To make matters worse, Boston was ripe for the picking af...

As we said last week, what a difference a week makes. The Orioles looked awful all week, losing 5 of 7 games to Arizona and Cleveland. In fact, the only two wins required 4+ run comebacks in the 7th inning and beyond. They don't hit early in the game, they play shoddy, fundamentally flawed defense, and most of the pitching staff has seemingly never heard of a shutdown inning. Why has the roster al...

A week ago, the Orioles were licking their wounds following a sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, dropping them to 3-6 on the young season. But what a difference a week makes! Gunnar has gone nuts, the bullpen has been stellar, and the Orioles won 5 of 6 to put them in a 3-way tie with the Yankees and Rays atop the AL East. Paul and Zach discuss how they got there and what's next. Plus,...

Baseball is officially back and the Orioles are off to a solid start after taking two of three from the Twins in Baltimore. What went right? What went wrong? Paul and Zach give their takes on the season-opening series, as well as their thoughts on the 5 year extension for Shane Baz. Plus, the Orioles do something in game three that they didn't do all last season! That and more on The Bat Around!

The time has come! The regular season is nearly upon us with Opening Day just 4 days away! Who will fill the few remaining roster spots for the club? How does the bullpen set up? And what is the Orioles plan if Dylan Beavers isn't set to begin the year after coming up with knee soreness over the weekend? Plus, Paul and Zach give their AL East and MLB predictions for the 2026 season. That and more...

Spring is in the air! The WBC classic is going strong with the US playing in the semifinals as we speak, and we're under two weeks from Opening Day! On tonight's show, Paul & Zach discuss Team USA, Adley Rutschman, and Coby Mayo. Is Mark DeRosa really that clueless? Do the Orioles go as Adley goes? Did Mayo's swing adjustments make him a force to be reckoned with? The guys discuss that and more on...

We're halfway through Spring Training and Spring sure is in the air! The clocks have rolled forward, the birds are chirping, Gunnar is smacking 4 base hits in meaningful games! And, the Orioles sure are baseballin' down there in Sarasota! Aside from the Jordan Westburg and Jackson Holliday news to start camp, it's been a quiet ST to this point, and with a new manager, new star power, and a last pl...

With the World Baseball Classic beginning this coming week, Enrique Bradfield made sure to leave a lasting impression before he joins Team Netherlands. The former first round pick was a menace on the basepaths on Sunday while also making an eye-popping catch in RF in the Orioles 8-7 victory, showing the elite speed and range that made him a top draft pick for the club. Plus, Heston Kjerstad and Sa...

Well, the news just keeps getting worse for Jordan Westburg, as his oblique strain looks like a cramp now that a partial tear to his right UCL has taken center stage. Out through April at a minimum, the Orioles--and Westburg--hope that a PRP injection will salvage his season, otherwise it looks like Tommy John Surgery for the former All-Star. Paul & Zach discuss the impact Westburg's injury will h...

It's officially the 2026 Baseball Season as The Bat Around is back to it's normal time slot of 8:30 PM Sunday Nights. And you know what that means...Zach Moore is back! Paul and Zach get you primed for the Grapefruit League schedule which is set to begin on Friday. Does Chris Bassitt put the Orioles over the top? Do you believe Mike Elias when he says Blaze Alexander's acquisition was a lucky coin...

*Power went out at about the 1:16 mark in the show. To hear the end, skip to 1:20* Spring Training is just days away, and the Orioles are improved heading into 2026, but just how improved are they? The offense should get a boost with the additions of Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward, but did the team do enough to address the holes in the rotation and bullpen? Framber Valdez was the last big arm on the...

The Hot Stove has followed the weather patterns here in Maryland, as things have gotten ice cold for the Baltimore Orioles. After starting the offseason with a flurry of moves like Taylor Ward, Pete Alonso, Ryan Helsley, and Andrew Kittredge, the Orioles have left multiple boxes unchecked with less than two weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota. The needs? Another starting pitcher (...

The Bat Around is back for good, with shows today and each of the next two Saturdays (1/31, 2/7) before returning to 8:30 PM Sundays beginning Sunday, February 15th. Today, Ryan Blake fills in for Zach Moore to discuss the Orioles offseason, if they're done making moves, potential lineups, and if this team is good enough to contend as currently constructed. Plus, are the Dodgers ruining baseball,...

The holidays have come and gone, and the hot stove has cooled with the frigid temperatures of January arriving. But Spring Training, the WBC, and Opening Day are right around the corner, and the Orioles have revamped an already talented albeit underperforming roster as they look to take a massive step forward and return to the postseason in 2026. Griffin Bass fills in for Zach Moore as he joins Pa...

It's a new era in Baltimore! The Orioles made the biggest splash of the last 20+ years at this year's Winter Meetings, signing slugging first baseman, Pete Alonso, to a five year, $155 million contract to fortify the middle of the order and give the O's one of baseball's best lineups. And with Mike Elias's comments that they have an "unlimited budget," it would appear the team is far from finished...