What happened Sunday hardly will be remembered — all eyes now point to Tuesday, Game 1 of the wild card series — but it was a worthy culmination of the season.
The Orioles sent left-hander DL Hall and infielder Joey Ortiz to Milwaukee in exchange for Burnes, with the idea that a veteran starting pitcher was what the team needed come October.
The Orioles optioned infield prospect Coby Mayo to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday to make room for an additional outfield bat while Cedric Mullins’ status is cloudy.
In a wide-ranging press conference, Elias offered injury updates, acknowledged that the organization has lost some of its “mojo” and reinforced his trust in the coaching staff and players. Here are four takeaways.
Baltimore has a 26-28 record since the break. But they still are in control of their playoff destiny. Our Orioles experts answered several pertinent questions heading into the final stretch of baseball.