Orioles General Manager Dan Duquette On The Wild Card Game
"This is the American League East, it's a tough division. Every year, night in and night out, it's the toughest division in baseball," says Dan Duquette.
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"This is the American League East, it's a tough division. Every year, night in and night out, it's the toughest division in baseball," says Dan Duquette.
Baltimore should have plenty of confidence after finishing the season winning seven of its last nine games with a series win in Toronto last week that included a 3-2 triumph Wednesday in which Hyun Soo Kim belted a pinch-hit, two-run blast off Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna in the ninth inning.
As baseball enters its fifth season with its one-game, winner-take-all format prior to the Division Series, victorious visitors have become an unlikely trend. The road team is 6-2 in wild-card games — a good omen for the Orioles and Giants this year.
The challenge of controlling two powerful lineups will fall on the starting pitchers. Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37 ERA) gets the nod for Toronto, with fellow right-hander Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.77) going for the Orioles.
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The Orioles will face the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario at 8:08 p.m. EDT (TBS).
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Ubaldo Jimenez and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-0 on Thursday night, moving into a tie with Toronto in the AL wild card race with three games remaining.
The Orioles can earn that tie and keep some space between themselves and the rest of the AL wild card contenders when they visit the Blue Jays in the rubber match of the three-game series on Thursday.
Eddie Matz an MLB insider of ESPN joined Ed and Rob to talk about the MLB playoff race, and the O's win over the Blue Jays.
The Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto 3-2 and move within one game of the AL wild card-leading Blue Jays.
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The Orioles announced a pair of rallies to generate some excitement for the team's push for the postseason.
Baltimore is just one game north of the Tigers and will play its final five regular-season games on the road, where it is 35-41. The Orioles would like to avoid coming back to Toronto for the wild card game and are 2-6 in eight games at the Blue Jays in 2016.
Parents and advocates said the proposed reductions to Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration, included in Gov. Wes Moore's fiscal year 2027 budget plan, could have devastating consequences for families who depend on self-directed services to care for loved ones at home.
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Temperatures will gradually trend warmer through Thursday afternoon.
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Star pass rusher Maxx Crosby said he was "livid" after the Baltimore Ravens backed out of the trade that would have sent two first-round draft picks to the Las Vegas Raiders.
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A statue of Christopher Columbus been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House.
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'I Believe in Me Girls' held its fifth annual workshop on Saturday to empower young women while introducing them to a variety of career opportunities in the creative industry.
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The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide.
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Weather shaping up to be nice for Thursday's Orioles' home opener
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Temperatures will gradually trend warmer through Thursday afternoon.
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