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Associated Press
3 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Morton's solid start propels Orioles past White Sox 3-2 for three-game sweep
BALTIMORE (AP) — Charlie Morton pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Adrian Houser and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Sunday for their first series sweep of the season. Ramón Urías had two hits and drove in a run for the last-place Orioles, who limited Chicago to five runs in the three games. Baltimore's three-game winning streak matches its longest of the year. Mike Tauchman homered for the White Sox, who have lost six of seven and fell to 6-26 on the road. Morton (2-7) gave up one unearned run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings. The 41-year-old has won his past two starts after beginning his first season with the Orioles with an 0-7 record and a 9.38 ERA. Morton left to cheers from many in the crowd of 33,037 after being booed loud and often in April. Gregory Soto replaced Morton and immediately allowed a solo homer to Tauchman, but Baltimore held on. Bryan Baker worked the ninth for his second career save, the first since 2022. Houser (1-1) was striving to become the first pitcher in franchise history to make three straight scoreless starts to begin his career with the White Sox. After throwing six shutout innings against both Seattle and the Mets, the right-hander gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. Baltimore went up 2-0 in the third, ending Houser's run of scoreless innings at 14. Urías drove in a run with a single and Ryan O'Hearn delivered a sacrifice fly. After Andrew Benintendi singled and scored on an error in the sixth, Baltimore answered in the bottom half with an RBI double by Dylan Carlson. Key moment Chicago had the tying run at second with two outs in the sixth when Morton struck out Edgar Quero. Key stat A walk to O'Hearn in the sixth gave Baltimore 136 straight games with at least one walk, the longest current streak in the majors and second longest in Orioles history. Up next White Sox: RHP Jonathan Cannon (2-6, 4.15 ERA) starts Monday night against the visiting Detroit Tigers. Orioles: After a day off, the Orioles send Tomoyuki Sugano ( 4-3, 3.23) to the mound Tuesday night in Seattle. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Dodgers Trade Idea Grabs Orioles' Gregory Soto to Improve Bullpen
The Los Angeles Dodgers, like every contending team around Major League Baseball, could use starting pitching. With the Dodgers being as talented as they are, despite some of the injuries they've faced, the expectation was for them to acquire a reliever at the deadline. With those injuries now, it makes even more sense. Advertisement In a proposed trade idea from Jason Fray of Dodgers Nation, they'd accomplish that by trading for Gregory Soto of the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles have been one of the worst teams in baseball and currently sit at 15-31, already 12 games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the American League East. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) looks on from the dugout against the Miami Marlins during the first second at loanDepot Navarro-Imagn Images 'The Dodgers don't always seek bullpen help through the trade market (though acquiring Michael Kopech last year proved to be highly significant). As Friedman has mentioned before, there's normally a high premium put on relievers. The Dodgers also have the confidence in believing they can rehabilitate discarded pitchers and/or utilize arms from the farm system that can evolve into impact players come postseason time. Advertisement 'In this case, the lefty from Baltimore could be someone the team looks into. Like Kiner-Falefa and Thomas, Soto will be a free agent at year's end,' he wrote. Soto has been around the league a bit recently and has struggled in certain stops. At times in his career, he looks to be a lockdown reliever, while others suggest that his 4.27 career ERA is who he is. With his numbers, the Dodgers shouldn't have to give up much if they want them. Related: Ken Rosenthal Reveals NL Team That Nearly Traded for Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani
Reuters
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Rafael Devers delivers walk-off RBI to lift Red Sox over Orioles
May 24 - Rafael Devers hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning and the host Boston Red Sox outlasted the Baltimore Orioles for a 6-5 victory on Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. Devers gave the Red Sox their fifth win in seven games when he made the Orioles pay for pitching to him with automatic runner Ceddanne Rafaela on second. After Gregory Soto (0-2) retired Jarren Duran, the Orioles pitched to the slugger with first base open and the designated hitter improved to 6-for-11 off the left-hander when he chopped a fastball to center field to easily score Rafaela. It was Devers' second walk-off hit in Boston's 10-game homestand, blasting a game-ending homer last week to beat the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox used six relievers, including Greg Weissert (2-1), who pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 10th after Aroldis Chapman did the same in the ninth. Boston followed up its 19-5 rout on Friday by rallying from an early two-run deficit and a 5-2 hole in the fifth. Duran and Wilyer Abreu homered in the first off Zach Eflin after the Orioles took a 2-0 lead on a double by Ramon Urias. Abreu's home run followed a brief delay to clean up the field during some rainy conditions. The Orioles scored three in the fifth off Hunter Dobbins and Sean Newcomb. Heston Kjerstad scored on a groundout by Jackson Holiday before Gunnar Henderson blasted a double off the bottom of the Green Monster. Adley Rutschman then scored on a wild pitch. Boston answered quickly again as Abraham Toro homered into the right field seats to make it 5-3 in the home half of the fifth. An inning later, Devers doubled and scored on an error by Henderson when the shortstop's throw on the forceout attempt went by Holiday's glove and into center field. Boston then evened the score as Nick Sogard drove in Abreu on a fielder's choice. Dobbins allowed four runs on five hits in four-plus innings. The right-hander struck out seven, walked one and exited after allowing hits to the first two hitters in the fifth. Eflin allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in five-plus innings. The right-hander struck out one and gave up three home runs, upping his total to seven homers allowed in his past two starts. Baltimore and Boston will play again Saturday with an expected first pitch at 6:35 p.m. local time. --Field Level Media
Newsweek
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Dodgers Urged to Acquire All-Star Reliever in Trade
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been ravaged by the injury bug early in the 2025 season. After finishing the 2024 season with just three healthy starting pitchers — and still, somehow, winning the World Series — the Dodgers reloaded this offseason with the plan to not have to add at the trade deadline. More news: Mets' Juan Soto Wanted to Re-Sign With Yankees in Free Agency, Says New York Insider "My goal is to not buy in July," Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said over the offseason. "I am setting that out there right now. My goal is to do everything we can right now to not buy in July. It is terrible." That is quickly becoming just a pipe dream. The Dodgers currently lead Major League Baseball in bullpen innings with 210.2 innings pitched. The next closest team is the Milwaukee Brewers at 192.2 innings. Moreover, the Dodgers currently have 14 pitchers on the injured list, including multiple key members of the bullpen. Thus, it appears the Dodgers will be looking to fill some holes come the trade deadline — or potentially even sooner — and Jason Fray of Dodgers Nation has just the idea. More news: Yankees Veteran Pitcher Elects to Leave Organization, Head to Free Agency He linked the Dodgers to Baltimore Orioles two-time All-Star left-handed reliever Gregory Soto. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 08: Gregory Soto #65 of the Baltimore Orioles throws to the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning of a game at Target Field on May 8, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 08: Gregory Soto #65 of the Baltimore Orioles throws to the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning of a game at Target Field on May 8, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota."The lefty from Baltimore could be someone the team looks into," Fray wrote. "He's a power pitcher from the left side with some intriguing underlying analytics. According to Baseball Savant, Soto ranks in the 96th percentile in barrel percentage. He also averages 96.6 mph on his fastball. "When hitters do square him up, Soto has allowed some loud contact. He's ranks in the 10th percentile in average exit velocity by the opposition (91.5 mph). Remember, (Michael) Kopech had dreadful numbers on paper when acquired from the Chicago White Sox. Needless to say, he became a major x-factor for the team down the stretch." Soto is on a Baltimore team that has been the biggest disappointment of the 2025 season. With Soto on an expiring deal, it's possible the team looks to move him if they're out of contention — or even if they're in contention considering how little they like to spend in free agency. Soto has made 18 appearances this season, sporting a 4.02 ERA with eight holds over 15.2 innings of work. Soto was an All-Star in 2021 and 2022 with the Detroit Tigers. He has a career 4.26 ERA across 339 appearances with the Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and Orioles over seven seasons. He has a 4.91 ERA in six postseason appearances with the Phillies in 2023 and Orioles in 2024. More news: Mets' Carlos Mendoza Calls Out Juan Soto, Who Openly Disagrees With Manager's Criticism For more MLB news, head over to Newsweek Sports.
CBS News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Baltimore Orioles swept by Minnesota Twins after 5-2 loss
Oriole Park to introduce new, higher quality video boards as part of end-of-season upgrades Oriole Park to introduce new, higher quality video boards as part of end-of-season upgrades Oriole Park to introduce new, higher quality video boards as part of end-of-season upgrades The Baltimore Orioles stranded nine runners on base and lost their fifth in a row with a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. The Orioles (13-23) were swept in a three-game series for the second time this season. Brooks Lee had a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to propel the Twins. Lee's double came off reliever Gregory Soto, who entered after Yennier Cano (0-2) walked Harrison Bader leading off and Byron Buxton with one out. Soto struck out Trevor Larnach before Lee doubled to center. Ty France followed with an RBI single for a three-run lead. Buxton went 0 for 2 after homering in three straight games, but he walked twice, scored two runs, stole a base and threw a runner out at home. Emmanuel Rivera and Ramón Laureano had RBI doubles in back-to-back innings off Twins starter Bailey Ober to take a 2-1 lead in the third. Buxton threw out Rivera, who doubled and was trying to score on a Gunnar Henderson single in the sixth. The Twins tied it in the bottom half on a leadoff homer by Larnach — his fifth. Kremer has surrendered eight of Baltimore's MLB-high 55 homers. Ober allowed two runs — one earned — on eight hits in five innings. Griffin Jax (1-2) pitched a scoreless eighth and Jhoan Duran earned his sixth save. Kremer went seven innings, allowing two runs on three hits with eight strikeouts for the Orioles, who have lost five straight and 9 of 11. Minnesota's Royce Lewis is in a 0-for-30 slump dating to last season. Orioles catcher Maverick Handley singled in the fourth for his first career hit. Key moment Ober stranded eight runners, and Baltimore was 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position off the right-hander. Key stat Twins pitchers entered with the fifth-best ERA in the AL at 3.48 and fourth in strikeouts with 327. The Orioles were last in both at 5.50 and 247. Up next The Twins haven't named a starter for Friday's opener of a three-game series with the Giants. The Orioles end a six-game road trip with three against the Angels beginning Friday.
