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Keegan Akin Keegan Akin Will get second opinion
Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 1:46 PM
Akin will receive a second opinion on his injured left elbow from Dr. Keith Meister next week, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Akin landed on the 15-day injured list in late June with soreness in his pitching elbow. It seems he could be looking at an extended absence, but more will be known following his visit with Dr. Meister. |
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Ryan Helsley Ryan Helsley Seeking second opinion on elbow
Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 1:36 PM
Helsley will solicit a second opinion on his injured right elbow, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: The Orioles have not revealed the initial prognosis, but Helsley will seek out another evaluation before making a decision as to the next course of action. Helsley missed seven weeks of action with right elbow inflammation earlier this season and landed back on the IL this past Friday with more elbow trouble. The Orioles could have more information on Helsley's status later this week. Tyler Wells has notched two straight saves for Baltimore since Helsley was injured. |
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Nick Raquet Nick Raquet Recalled from Triple-A
Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 12:14 PM
The Orioles recalled Raquet from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.
Analysis: Raquet has logged three appearances for the Orioles this season, giving up three runs with a 1:2 K:BB. The left-hander will give the club a fresh bullpen arm as it opens a series Tuesday versus the Cubs. |
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Cameron Weston Cameron Weston Optioned to Triple-A
Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 6:10 PM
The Orioles optioned Weston to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.
Analysis: Weston was called up by the Orioles on Wednesday but did not see major-league action before being sent back down to the minors Monday. He's appeared in 19 games (seven starts) in Triple-A this season, where he sports a 7.23 ERA, 1.91 WHIP and 53:24 K:BB across 37.1 innings. |
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Sam Huff Sam Huff Returns on minor-league deal
Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 10:17 AM
Huff signed a minor-league contract with the Orioles on Friday and was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
Analysis: Huff has elected free agency on all three occasions after the Orioles have designated him for assignment this season, only to return to the organization on minor-league pacts. The 28-year-old catcher has logged 102 plate appearances at Norfolk this season, slashing .183/.255/.312 with three home runs. |
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Lands on IL at Triple-A
Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 10:13 AM
Triple-A Norfolk placed Willems on its 7-day injured list Thursday due to a left hamstring injury, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Willems has been serving as Norfolk's top backstop this season, compiling a .261/.359/.449 slash line with 14 home runs through his first 69 games before landing on the shelf. The Orioles haven't revealed a timeline for Willems' return, but he'll most likely be held out of action through the All-Star break. |
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Jackson Kowar Jackson Kowar Out for season after shoulder scope
Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 10:10 AM
Kowar underwent a successful right shoulder arthroscopic debridement surgery June 24, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Analysis: After failing to win an Opening Day roster spot with the Orioles coming out of spring training, Kowar was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk to begin the season. He compiled a 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 5:1 K:BB in five innings out of the Norfolk bullpen before landing on the injured list April 16 due to the shoulder injury. Kowar didn't respond as well to rest and rehab as he had hoped and ultimately required surgery, prompting Norfolk to move him to its full-season IL last week. He'll likely be in the market for a minor-league deal this winter and could be fully cleared by the time pitchers report to spring training in February. |
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Kyle Bradish Kyle Bradish Solid in losing effort
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 3:12 PM
Bradish (5-9) took the loss Sunday against the Reds, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk over 7.2 innings. He struck out five.
Analysis: Bradish pitched well Sunday, as he held the Reds to two runs on Spencer Steer's fifth-inning homer before giving up another run on a two-out hit in the eighth. However, Baltimore failed to provide Bradish with enough run support in an eventual 3-2 defeat. The right-hander has now dropped back-to-back starts, though he's given up just seven earned runs across 27.1 innings in his last four outings. Overall, Bradish's ERA sits at 3.75 with a 1.40 WHIP and 101:48 K:BB across 18 starts (100.2 innings) this season. He's tentatively in line to face the Royals at home his next time out. |
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Samuel Basallo Samuel Basallo On bench Sunday
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 10:37 AM
Basallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Basallo hasn't started against a lefty since June 3, though including Sunday, Baltimore has faced just five southpaw starters during that stretch. The rookie catcher has a .258/.329/.485 slash line with five homers, 15 RBI and six runs in his past 19 contests. Coby Mayo is batting fifth as the designated hitter in Sunday's series finale versus Nick Lodolo. |
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Colton Cowser Colton Cowser On bench versus lefty
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 10:33 AM
Cowser is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Analysis: Along with fellow left-handed hitters Samuel Basallo, Jackson Holliday and Dylan Beavers, Cowser will take a seat for the series finale against Nick Lodolo. Leody Taveras will replace Cowser in center field and bat seventh. |
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Jackson Holliday Jackson Holliday Idle against southpaw
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 10:32 AM
Holliday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Analysis: Along with fellow left-handed hitters Samuel Basallo, Colton Cowser and Dylan Beavers, Holliday will take a seat for the series finale against Nick Lodolo. Jeremiah Jackson will replace Holliday at second base and bat eighth. |
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Dylan Beavers Dylan Beavers Heading to bench versus lefty
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 10:30 AM
Beavers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Analysis: Beavers will hit the bench along with three other left-handed hitters (Colton Cowser, Samuel Basallo and Jackson Holliday) while the Orioles stock up on right-handed bats against Nick Lodolo. Since coming off the injured list June 28, Beavers has appeared in four games and has gone just 1-for-14 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run. Now holding down an underwhelming .222/.308/.342 slash line on the season, Beavers could be in danger of ceding starts to the likes of Leody Taveras or Tyler O'Neill if he's unable to improve on his production. |
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Samuel Basallo Samuel Basallo Goes deep again in win
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 7:01 AM
Basallo went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 8-5 win over the Reds.
Analysis: Basallo opened the scoring with a three-run blast off Hunter Greene. It was the 21-year-old's second straight game with a homer, and he's now gone deep four times over his past nine contests. While he still tends to sit against lefties, Basallo is slashing .257/.322/.470 with 14 homers, 42 RBI and 31 runs scored across 276 plate appearances in what has been a strong rookie campaign. |
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Pete Alonso Pete Alonso Perfect at plate in win
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 6:56 AM
Alonso went 3-for-3 with one double, one RBI, one run scored and two walks in Saturday's 8-5 win over the Reds.
Analysis: Alonso reached base in all five of his plate appearances, capped by an RBI single in the eighth inning and a double in the ninth. It marked the second three-hit effort for the first baseman over his past nine games, a stretch in which he's tallied four extra-base hits and seven RBI. On the season, he's slashing .254/.347/.472 with 19 homers, 60 RBI, 54 runs scored and two steals across 389 plate appearances. |
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Tyler Wells Tyler Wells Collects second save
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 6:50 AM
Wells earned the save in Saturday's 8-5 win over the Reds, allowing one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He did not record a strikeout.
Analysis: With Ryan Helsley (elbow) back on the injured list, Wells has gotten the call for two straight save chances and delivered on both. He owns a 3.02 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 43:10 K:BB across 41.2 innings this season and appears to be the early favorite to replace Helsley in the ninth inning as long as he continues to pitch well. |
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Brandon Young Brandon Young Settles in for win
Sun, Jul 5, 2026, 6:45 AM
Young (7-2) earned the win against the Reds on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts over five innings.
Analysis: Young allowed four runs through the first two innings but finished with three scoreless frames and benefited from an eight-run outburst from the Orioles. While he was able to log at least five frames for the eighth straight outing, Saturday marked just the second time in 14 contests this season the 27-year-old yielded more than three earned runs. He owns a 3.38 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 62:30 K:BB across 77.1 innings overall and will take on the Royals at home in his final start before the All-Star break. |
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Dylan Beavers Dylan Beavers Sitting Saturday
Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 2:59 PM
Beavers is not in the Orioles' starting lineup against the Reds on Saturday.
Analysis: Beavers will be on the bench while Taylor Ward, Colton Cowser and Leody Taveras start in the outfield for the Orioles on Saturday from left to right. Since returning from the 10-day injured list this past Sunday, Beavers has gone 1-for-14 with one RBI and five strikeouts. |
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Dom Keegan Dom Keegan Assigned to Double-A
Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 1:15 PM
Keegan cleared outright waivers and was assigned by the Orioles to Double-A Chesapeake on Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Analysis: Keegan will stick around with the Orioles after being claimed off waivers from the Rays in late June. He's spent the entire season in Triple-A but will move down to Double-A to start his tenure with the Orioles organization. |
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Rico Garcia Rico Garcia Records 12th hold
Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 9:59 PM
Garcia picked up a hold Friday against the Reds, allowing one hit and one walk in two scoreless innings. He struck out two.
Analysis: With Ryan Helsley (elbow) hitting the injured list again Friday, the Orioles deployed Garcia ahead of Yennier Cano and Tyler Wells in a three-run game. Garcia served as Baltimore's primary closer when Helsley was sidelined earlier this year, so the division of labor among the club's high-leverage mix will remain worth monitoring going forward. Through 37.2 innings, the journeyman right-hander sports a 2.39 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 41:12 K:BB to go with 12 holds and four saves (five opportunities). |
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Tyler Wells Tyler Wells Logs first save of 2026
Fri, Jul 3, 2026, 9:01 PM
Wells earned the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Reds after striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis: The Orioles are looking for a substitute at closer after Ryan Helsley was placed on the 15-day injured due to right elbow discomfort. Rico Garcia and Yennier Cano were both deployed earlier in Friday's contest, so Wells was brought out for the ninth inning for his first save chance of the season. Wells answered the call, needing just 10 pitches (seven strikes) to wrap up the win for Baltimore. It was his first save since the 2023 season, and given his low pitch count, Wells could be called upon for another save opportunity during the weekend series in Cincinnati. |
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