Orioles lose 8-4 to the Guardians, who take 3 of 4 games during the series in Cleveland.
The O's fall to 10-12 with their 5th loss in 6 games.
Tough week for Baltimore. Up next: a 3-game series vs. the Royals in Kansas City beginning on Monday night.
Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson draws his 1st walk of the season in his 69th plate appearance.
Jackson used an ABS challenge to overturn a strike call on a 3-0 fastball that was actually Ball Four.
José Ramírez goes deep for the 2nd time today. His solo shot in the 5th inning off Trevor Rogers extends Guardians' lead over Orioles to 6-4.
Orioles leave the bases loaded in the top of the 5th. Dylan Beavers came off the bench and drove in a run with a fielder's choice grounder, but Coby Mayo flied out to center field to end the inning.
Guardians' lead now 5-4 heading to bottom of the 5th.
Taylor Ward's 1st Orioles home run is a 3-run blast in the 5th inning that cut the Guardians' lead to 5-3.
This is only the 3rd time in 23 starts for the Orioles that Trevor Rogers has allowed 4+ runs.
9/26/25 at NYY (6 ER in 3 IP)
4/14/26 vs. AZ (4 ER in 4.2 IP)
4/19/26 at CLE (5 R, 4 ER in 4 IP so far)
Through 22 games, the Orioles have scored 17 total runs across the 1st, 2nd and 3rd innings.
Their other 70 runs have come in the 4th inning or later.
The O's are hitting .179 (42-for-235) over the first 3 innings of games.
Orioles lineup for today’s finale in Cleveland.
The right-handed-heavy lineup is back against LHP Joey Cantillo.
11 combined strikeouts from 3-4-5 spots in Orioles' lineup were most in a game in franchise history.
Last MLB team to have 11+ K's from those spots was the Yankees on May 21, 2017, when Matt Holliday (4), Starlin Castro (3), Aaron Judge (4) combined for 11.
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Orioles lose 4-2 to Guardians and fall to 10-11.
Solo home runs by Leody Taveras and Gunnar Henderson weren't enough. Cleveland also went deep twice, getting a 3-run homer from Brayan Rocchio and a solo shot from Bo Naylor.
O's will look to salvage a series split tomorrow.
Pete Alonso, Dylan Beavers and Colton Cowser are a combined 0-for-12 with 11 strikeouts from the 3-4-5 spots in the Orioles' lineup tonight.
4 K's apiece from Alonso and Cowser, 3 for Beavers.
Pete Alonso is 0-for-4 with 4 strikeouts tonight (all swinging). He goes down swinging to end the top of the 8th.
Guardians lead Orioles 3-2 heading to bottom of 8th.
That's 7 home runs now for Gunnar Henderson.
The Orioles shortstop's solo shot cuts the Guardians' lead to 3-2 in the 8th inning.
A strong start tonight for Orioles RHP Dean Kremer, who would likely want only 1 pitch back (the 3-run home run by Brayan Rocchio in the 5th).
Kremer's line: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's, 1 HR. 95 pitches, 58 strikes.
His 11 splitter whiffs were the 2nd most of MLB career.
Dean Kremer was 1 pitch away from getting out of a jam in the bottom of the 5th. Instead, Brayan Rocchio swats a 3-run home run to right field.
Guardians take a 3-1 lead over Orioles.
Gunnar Henderson knew this Leody Taveras home run was gone.
Leody Taveras clubs his 1st Orioles home run into the right-field seats. O's lead Guardians 1-0 in 4th.
Taveras is hitting .389 with a 1.067 OPS during his 1st season for Baltimore.
Through 21 games, the Orioles have scored 17 total runs across the 1st, 2nd and 3rd innings.
Their other 68 runs have come in the 4th inning or later.
The O's are hitting .181 (41-for-226) over the first 3 innings of games.
Orioles' Taylor Ward retakes sole possession of first place on the MLB doubles leaderboard. His 1-out double in the 1st inning marks his 11th of the season. Giants' Willy Adames has 10.
Padres closer Mason Miller has been the most dominant reliever in baseball this season. There's no question about it.
But when it comes to hits allowed, there's actually 1 reliever who has him beat.
Rico Garcia, another Orioles breakout star in 2026.
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Longest hitless streaks to begin a season by an Orioles pitcher during expansion era (since 1961), per the Elias Sports Bureau:
Yennier Cano, 2023 -- 33 outs recorded
Rico Garcia, 2026 -- 30
Steve Barber, 1967 -- 25
Fred Holdsworth, 1976 -- 25
Todd Frohwirth, 1991 -- 25
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Colton Cowser's right knee is fine. The decision to DH Cowser tonight was about getting Dylan Beavers back into the outfield.
Beavers hadn't played the outfield since April 10 due to illness.
Tonight’s Orioles lineup vs. Guardians.
Colton Cowser at DH after hitting his right knee against the wall last night.
Jeremiah Jackson in there once again.
Orioles LHP Dietrich Enns (left foot infection) is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk tonight
Only 1 pitcher in baseball this season has more than 4 innings pitched with 0 hits allowed: Rico Garcia.
Pitchers with at least 9 IP who have given up 1 or fewer hits:
Orioles' Rico Garcia (10 IP, 0 hits)
Padres' Mason Miller (9.1 IP, 1 hit)
Reds' Sam Moll (9.1 IP, 1 hit)
Orioles players to have 19+ hits with 0 walks through 1st 18 games played in a season:
Jackie Brandt in 1961 (24 hits, 0 walks)
Vladimir Guerrero in 2011 (21 hits, 0 walks)
Steve Lombardozzi in 2014 (21 hits, 0 walks)
Jeremiah Jackson in 2026 (19 hits, 0 walks)
He’s aggressive (and successful) at the plate. He’s playing a solid 2nd base. And he’s coming up big for the Orioles every time.
This is Jeremiah Jackson’s breakout moment.
“Right now, I don’t think there’s anyone in baseball feeling better than him.”
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Through 66 MLB games, Jeremiah Jackson has 66 hits, 10 home runs, 38 RBIs.
Here’s entire list of Orioles players to begin MLB careers with a 66-game stretch with those numbers (or better):
Trey Mancini (72 H, 17 HR, 48 RBI, ‘16-17)
Jeremiah Jackson (66 H, 10 HR, 38 RBI, ‘25-26)
Jeremiah Jackson's go-ahead 3-run home run for Orioles tonight came on a 1-0 fastball.
"I wanted to see a pitch, so I took the first one. It was a ball. The next pitch, kind of a heater. Saw it come pretty middle of the zone. ... Just put a good swing on it."
Update:
Orioles' Jeremiah Jackson is 2-for-13 (.154) on 1st pitches in '26.
However, numbers on 2nd pitches:
1-0 count: 6-for-8 (.750) with 1 2B, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs
0-1 count: 3-for-6 (.500) with 1 2B, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs
Combined: 9-for-14 (.643) with 2 2Bs, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs
