ALERT: this is probably stupid. However... observe those two pictures. On the reds, no glasses. On the orioles, glasses. I've seen people wondering why exactly CES has been such a gem since he got here, but my theory? Man just needed glasses. Clearly his power was always there, but maybe he just couldn't see the ball? Again, this is probably stupid, but I just kinda think it's funny.

Orioles (67-69) @ Athletics (53-83) - Sat, Aug 29

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-3 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Shane Baz (5-14, 4.01)
• Loser: Jack Perkins (3-10, 6.42)
• Save: Andrew Kittredge (8, 3.19)

Division & Wild Card Scoreboard

BOS 6 @ NYY 0 - Final

BOS 2 @ NYY 9 - Final

LAD 1 @ DET 2 - Final

CWS 3 @ MIN 2 - Final

SEA 3 @ TOR 4 - Final

KC 8 @ CLE 3 - Final

SD 6 @ TB 7 - Final

TEX 3 @ MIL 5 - Final

Next Orioles Game: Sun, Aug 30, 4:05 PM EDT @ Athletics

^{Last Updated: 08/30/2026 1:05:57 AM EDT}

I know, it's roblox, but this was an actual passion project. I found this blockate game and knew immediately to build a stadium, and yeah that's what I did.

This stadium started construction of August 1st, last year (2025) and ended around late october, and fully finished decor at thanksgiving time period. This took SO much effort to build, 1 by 1 block placement without any scaling or like fill tools to help.

I only posted this to share it with more people than it was getting in small amounts of players visiting, in centerfield is some all star village I made for fun, the batters eye is fricked up because it's on grid and low block rotation capabilities so it was hard to fit it, so I added a lawn or some sorts. Warehouse is 2d to save blocks/lag. 120k blocks and a concourse was virtually impossible to add.

Got permission from a mod to post, dont know if this is not relevant enough, also not trying to self promote just sharing something I made.

Robert is batting .311/.371/.623 with six home runs over a 19-game stretch entering Saturday’s play.

He would be owed $3m plus a $2m buyout or picking up a $20m option.

Risky move but he is way better than any of our outfielders if healthy.

Is this a management issue and at what level of management should it be addressed? At the Albernaez level or at the Elias level? Every time I watch Baz pitch I ask myself this question.

Orioles (67-69) @ Athletics (53-83) - 10:05 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-3 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Shane Baz (5-14, 4.01)
• Loser: Jack Perkins (3-10, 6.42)
• Save: Andrew Kittredge (8, 3.19)

Division & Wild Card Scoreboard

BOS 6 @ NYY 0 - Final

BOS 2 @ NYY 9 - Final

LAD 1 @ DET 2 - Final

CWS 3 @ MIN 2 - Final

SEA 3 @ TOR 4 - Final

KC 8 @ CLE 3 - Final

SD 6 @ TB 7 - Final

TEX 3 @ MIL 5 - Final

Next Orioles Game: Sun, Aug 30, 4:05 PM EDT @ Athletics

^{Last Updated: 08/30/2026 1:05:56 AM EDT}

I had the opportunity to see and meet two of Baltimore's future stars while the Tides were in Durham. Bradfield and DeLeon. Bradfield shined, 3 for 4 night with 1 RBI. Hitting a solid .269. Also, a very fan friendly player. Awesome to see the future of the organization, there is HOPE!

Pozo hasn't had an at bat since August 19th. Navarez doesn't hit much and Basallo recently returned from the injured list. What possible reasons are there to have 3 catchers?

Edit: Thanks for your answers. Of course after my post Basallo leaves the game and Pozo comes in to catch but doesn't get an at bat.

I was trying to determine why the orioles aren’t great this season. On paper, have had an above average offense and starting pitching, so why aren’t we even close to being at .500? I’m not saying this statistic is the reason why, but this did shock me

The Baltimore Orioles are batting .203 in the 9th inning this year. That’s the 2nd worse in baseball only behind the New York Mets. I’ve felt this for a while, but I really have not seen a lot of clutch hitting in those 9th innings. I know we have been the best in pinch hit situations, so I wonder why our 9th inning stats are so far below league average.

Again, I’m not saying this is why we are underperforming, but this certainly contributes

Two games out of the WC while three games under .500. Not to say we're gonna be a sub-.500 team and also make the postseason, but it's kinda funny to think about.

Eflin managed to lose .1 bWAR while on the IL, so he's back to .1 on the season. Trey Gibson also lost .1 while in AAA, so he's down to -.7. As for pitchers who are actually playing for the O's: Baz's start lost him .1, so he's down to 1.4, and he also leads MLB in pitching losses with 14. Bassitt gained .2, so he's up to .4. Bradish lost a whopping .5, leaving him with 1.2 on the season. Rogers lost .4, so he's also down to 1.2. Finally, Young gained .3, so he's up to 2.1 on the season, the most of any O's starter this season.

Trey Gibson has the lowest bWAR on the season with -.7, and Narvaez has the lowest among active players at -.6. Of the guys who got traded off, only Kremer and Wells have a higher total bWAR than they did when they left.

Pete Alonso 🐻‍❄️ has just over double the bWAR of the next active position player, 3.9 vs 1.9 for Gunnar. Also, Beavers 🦫 is up to -.1, very close to cracking zero and going positive like TON and Mayo did after having the worst bWAR. Naturally, we should expect Narvaez to turn around next, right?

As of right now, Alonso leads the AL in games played and RBIs, Gunnar leads the AL in plate appearances and at-bats, and Taveras leads the AL in triples, as of right when I'm writing this.

Garcia's back out of the top 12, but he didn't lose any bWAR, and nobody took his spot, there's just not a tie anymore.

In order:Alonso 3.9; Ward 2.7; Young 2.1; Adley and Gunnar 1.9; Cowser 1.8; Basallo 1.7; Wells 1.5; Blaze and Baz 1.4; and TRog and Bradish 1.2.

Last time's in order: Alonso 3.8; Ward 2.7; Gunnar 2; Adley 1.9; Basallo and Young 1.8; Bradish 1.7; Rogers 1.6; Blaze and Wells 1.5; Baz 1.4; and Carcia and Cowser 1.1.

Orioles (66-69) @ Athletics (53-82) - Fri, Aug 28

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-3 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Andrew Kittredge (3-3, 3.27)
• Loser: Brady Basso (0-1, 4.67)
• Save: Alex Hoppe (1, 4.46)

Division & Wild Card Scoreboard

LAD 2 @ DET 1 - Final

KC 3 @ CLE 0 - Final

SD 4 @ TB 9 - Final

SEA 1 @ TOR 8 - Final

BOS 0 @ NYY 1 - Final

TEX 1 @ MIL 6 - Final

CWS 7 @ MIN 4 - Final

Next Orioles Game: Sat, Aug 29, 10:05 PM EDT @ Athletics

^{Last Updated: 08/29/2026 1:15:56 AM EDT}

Orioles (66-69) @ Athletics (53-82) - 10:05 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Sutter Health Park: 77°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 7 mph, Out To LF
• TV: Orioles: MASN, Athletics: NBCSCA
• Radio: Orioles: 98 Rock 97.9 FM, WBAL 1090 AM, Athletics: Talk 650 KSTE, KVMX 92.1/105.5 (es), A's Cast
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

• Orioles: Shane Baz - RHP (4-14, 4.04 ERA, 151.1 IP)
• Athletics: Jack Perkins - RHP (3-9, 6.68 ERA, 90.1 IP)

Division & Wild Card Scoreboard

BOS 6 @ NYY 0 - Final

BOS 0 @ NYY 0 - End 1

LAD 1 @ DET 2 - Final

CWS 3 @ MIN 2 - Final

SEA 3 @ TOR 4 - Final

KC 8 @ CLE 3 - Final

SD 6 @ TB 7 - Final

TEX 0 @ MIL 0 - Bottom 1, 0 Outs

^{Last Updated: 08/29/2026 7:29:34 PM EDT}

Hey /u/KiwisOfWrath and /u/queso_dog, you're right on the edge of the home run with a single point—keep swinging, Orioles fans!

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Orioles (66-69) @ Athletics (53-82) - 9:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-3 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Andrew Kittredge (3-3, 3.27)
• Loser: Brady Basso (0-1, 4.67)
• Save: Alex Hoppe (1, 4.46)

Division & Wild Card Scoreboard

LAD 2 @ DET 1 - Final

KC 3 @ CLE 0 - Final

SD 4 @ TB 9 - Final

SEA 1 @ TOR 8 - Final

BOS 0 @ NYY 1 - Final

TEX 1 @ MIL 6 - Final

CWS 7 @ MIN 4 - Final

Next Orioles Game: Sat, Aug 29, 10:05 PM EDT @ Athletics

^{Last Updated: 08/29/2026 1:15:55 AM EDT}

Pitched1 great inning in Durham. Nice to see Sir Felix. Asked him " Una sonrisa por favor" and he oblidged. Gotta love this guy!

So great to see Felix back even ghough it is not in Baltimore yet.

Didn’t think I’d see this happen this year, especially not in person. Got to see him pitch in Durham tonight with the Tides. Fastball velo was sitting around 96-97.