Andy Kostka is an Orioles beat writer for The Baltimore Banner, focused on telling stories that revolve around — and away from — baseball. He previously covered the Orioles for The Baltimore Sun, and before that he worked for The Clarion Ledger in Mississippi. Kostka graduated from the University of Maryland and grew up in Rockville.
They believe in themselves despite a record that sits 10 games below .500, and they’ll arrive in California to prepare for another game in this interminable grind of a season.
The Orioles have scored three runs or fewer in more than half their games (20 of 34) and, with Tuesday’s loss, they are 2-18 when failing to plate at least four runs.
The new videoboard in center field, which will be operational for the 2026 season, will become the 12th largest in Major League Baseball, the club says.
Mountcastle said he has discussed potential fixes with teammates, as well as Baltimore’s hitting coaches, and he has tinkered with small mechanical adjustments
The five homers were a career high against Gibson, and they each came against a different pitch: four-seam fastball, cutter, sinker, changeup and curveball.