Jon Meoli tackles the question that’s going to be on all of our minds between now and when the deadline passes. Around the blogO’sphereĪs the Orioles keep winning, how might they approach the trade deadline? (The Baltimore Banner) We’ll see if the O’s come out on top when batters are done circling the bases. If trends are followed, there will be dingers today. Wells is also a homer-prone pitcher, if not quite as severely as Kikuchi to date. The Orioles hitters will be squaring off against Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, who’s been battered by home runs this season. The best O’s starter up to this point, Tyler Wells, will be in action. Hopefully working in the Orioles’ favor for the series finale is the pitching matchup. Never-quite-prospect Noah Denoyer was also designated for assignment back on Tuesday. The Orioles were busy over the last couple of days, adding Mark Kolozsvary one day and removing him the next, as well as calling up infield prospect Joey Ortiz and journeyman reliever Reed Garrett yesterday. Maybe they’ll even manage to squeeze in at least one more roster move before the finale. It will be good if the O’s can get a better offensive effort and take the series. With fewer AL East games on the schedule this year, every one is more crucial than ever for potential tiebreakers down the road. 500 at 42-25, with a chance to get back to 18 games over for the first time since two days ago if they can triumph in the series finale against the Blue Jays starting this afternoon at 1:05. 500 for the first time since the 2014 season. Last night’s loss thwarted the Orioles effort to reach 19 games over. At least Jose Berríos won’t be pitching again today. Check out my recap of the game for the not-so-lovely totals. Although a couple of late-inning two-out rallies did bring the tying and even winning runs to the plate, the Orioles never really felt like they had a chance on Wednesday night as they lost to the Jays, 3-1. Well, that one last night isn’t going on the season highlight reel.
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