Leading Off



The Orioles have limped into the most consequential series of the season. With a 2-game lead in the AL East on the line, the Birds need just one win to take the tie-breaker in the season series with the Rays. Here we go!







Drink of the Week







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This Week on the Twitters




The Mariners won, so the Orioles can clinch a playoff spot no sooner than Friday.— Nathan Ruiz (@NathanSRuiz) September 13, 2023





We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/2xdq9ySyO7— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 13, 2023





Former Orioles prospect Drew Rom returns to Camden Yards tonight with the Cardinals.Since being one of three top-20 O’s prospects traded for Jack Flaherty, Rom has a 7.79 ERA in 4 starts for St. Louis. Flaherty has a 7.16 ERA in 6 starts for Baltimore. https://t.co/06rMz1VdLf— Jacob Calvin Meyer (@jcalvinmeyer) September 13, 2023





The AL East race continues TONIGHT on FOX 🍿👀@RaysBaseball | @Orioles 📺: 7pm ET pic.twitter.com/g6rGy7KEAK— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 14, 2023








Around the Bases



First Base: John Means returns



John Means returned to pitch in the major leagues after an absence of 576 days. And it was… pretty good. He wasn’t perfect, but after going 5IP with 3 ER, we’ll take that. This team needs a good John Means, and he seems well on the way.



Or are we saying this just because Jake and Jim Hunter have way too much in common?



Second Base: The Skid



The Orioles have hit a skid, and Orioles fans have lost their damn minds. There is a vocal contingent of the fan base for whom the sky is falling, and this team is just terrible all of the sudden. And… it’s exhausting. Yes, the recent struggles are no fun. But the team has been excellent all season, and as recently as four games ago!



O’s fans need to take a deep breath and realize that the reason this hurts so much is that we’re playing meaningful games in September. This is what past you dreamed about. The Orioles – ahead of schedule by all accounts, are giving us a season to remember. Is it always fun? No. Is it perfect? No. But perfection is not something we can demand of our baseball team,



Third Base: The Rays Series



This is the most important four-game stretch that the Orioles will play in 2023. The season can be made or broken here. The O’s need to win just one game in order to take the season tie-breaker over the Rays. And they can put themselves in the driver’s seat...