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The Orioles have gone 4-2 in each of the past three weeks. If the Orioles keep playing at a .667 pace — a Herculean task, to be sure — they would end the season with a 91-71 record, good enough to make the playoffs and the same record they had last year.
The Orioles swept the Angels with Gary Sánchez hitting a grand slam, while Cade Povich earned his first win since April.
The Baltimore Orioles have several MLB All-Star Game candidates, but one young talent could be headed to Atlanta next month.
Jim Harbaugh went out of his way to call out brother John Harbaugh for foul ball moment during an Orioles game.
Cowser (soreness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
The increase in wins has again transformed the Orioles’ home clubhouse into more of a nightclub setting after games. The music is blaring, the strobe lights flashing. The only difference is that IDs aren’t checked at the door.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Zach Eflin (6-2, 4.08 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (3-6, 3.31 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)
MASN+ is available for purchase on MLB.TV, which allows in-market fans to stream all regular-season Orioles and Nationals games.
Ramón Urías will find it harder to get into the Orioles’ lineup as more healthy players filter back from the injured list. Jordan Westburg probably will start at third base on most nights. Jackson Holliday is practically locked into second base.
With key right-handed bats getting healthy, the Baltimore Orioles might be all right against left-handed pitching going forward.
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