The touted prospect learned during his days in High-A ball that changing for change's sake doesn't fix problems. He's kept a consistent approach at the plate and has been rewarded in recent weeks.
Gibson, in his efficient manner, mowed through the New York Yankees to secure Baltimore's fourth straight series win against an American League East rival. On Thursday, it came in the form of a 3-1 victory in which Gibson pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed just two hits.
This Orioles remain unrelenting. One night after suffering a walk-off loss, Baltimore fought through and finally got to Nestor Cortes in an explosive seventh inning to set up a 9-6 win.
“We play so many close games, we’re bound to lose one once in a while that’s tight like that,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after a third straight extra-inning game against an AL East opponent — and the first that didn’t go his team’s way.
Baltimore sealed its first three-game sweep against an American League East rival since 2021 — and the Orioles’ first three-game sweep at Rogers Centre since 2005 — because a bullpen without its top options held strong.
When the Orioles needed a stout performance from a bullpen that had nearly given away Saturday’s game much earlier, Felix Bautista answered the call, pitching his longest outing of the season.
Mountcastle now has 15 career home runs against the Blue Jays, five more than against any other team. Also: Yennier Cano's scoreless streak was snapped at 21 2/3 innings.
Against a lineup with two superstars in it, allowing just one run against the team that drafted him in Baltimore's 3-1 victory was more than satisfactory for Kyle Bradish.
Yennier Cano wanted to walk away. Eventually, the Cuban government kept him away. He fought through to become one of Major League Baseball's most remarkable stories.
During his early season struggles, Kremer looked downcast after mistakes. He recovered quickly from a first-inning home run on Tuesday and the bats did the rest.
Ohtani was a double shy of becoming the first starting pitcher ever to hit for the cycle. His counterpart on the mound, Grayson Rodriguez, had the shortest start of his MLB career so far.
You’ve likely seen the famous clip where a video game streamer shouts: “It’s Cedric Mullins! Dude, I can't escape him.” On Monday, that streamer got the chance to meet Mullins at Camden Yards.
Leslie Baumann urged her son to leave home in the wake of his father’s death, then found the strength to guide her youngest while he adapted to a new life even as she grieved. All the while, she kept an old Orioles shirt her husband had purchased on a whim. Then, Mike wore it the day he was drafted.