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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-orioles-major-changes-early-playoff-exit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles makes major changes after early playoff exit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0Baltimore-makes-major-changes-after-early-playoff-exit0.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles makes major changes after early playoff exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T10:15:49-07:00">October 11th, 10:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T10:15:49-07:00">October 11th, 10:15am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Facing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-urged-to-make-changes-after-another-playoff-flop">another early postseason exit, the Baltimore Orioles</a> have decided to make <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1844776134883340741" rel="noopener">significant changes</a> to their coaching staff. In a move signaling a new direction for the team, the Orioles have dismissed bench coach Fredi Gonzalez, co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller, and coach Jose Hernandez. This decision follows a season that saw the team falter again when it mattered most, marking the second consecutive year the Orioles were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.</p><p>“The Baltimore Orioles are the latest playoff team to fire coaches with bench coach Fredi Gonzalez, co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller and coach Jose Hernandez all out,” via Bob Nightengale on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The firings reflect a growing concern within the organization about the team’s inability to capitalize on its regular season success. The Orioles’ performance, particularly at the plate, significantly dwindled in September, with a noticeable slump in the critical final weeks of the season. This downturn in hitting, at a key juncture, underscored the need for a new approach to their hitting coaches.</p><h2><b>Orioles will look for new guidance under a new staff</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fredi-Gonzalez.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-offseason-trades-orioles-must-make-after-early-playoff-exit">the Orioles’ early playoff exit</a> was a reminder of the team’s challenges in transitioning regular season success into postseason viability. Despite assembling a talented roster that performed well during the regular season, Baltimore struggled to maintain momentum going into the playoffs. The team’s hitting, a strong point throughout much of the year, saw a dramatic decrease in productivity, leading to their elimination.</p><p>This pattern of underperformance when it counts has led to frustration among fans and management, prompting the Orioles to reevaluate their coaching staff. The decision to part ways with Gonzalez, Fuller, and Hernandez is a clear indication that the Orioles are committed to reversing their postseason fortunes.</p><p>By refreshing the staff, the O’s hopes to inject new life into a team that has shown potential but failed to meet expectations during the time it matters most; October.</p><p>The changes come at a time when the Orioles are desperate to make a deeper impact in the playoffs. The organization’s willingness to make tough decisions reflects a determination to build a team capable of not only making the postseason but competing for a World Series trophy. The new coaching staff will be expected to address the shortcomings that have plagued the team, particularly in terms of hitting, which will be crucial for the Orioles’ success moving forward.</p><p>As the Orioles look to the future, the focus will be on finding the right mix of coaching expertise to help guide the team’s talented roster to achieve their full potential. The new appointments will be under immediate scrutiny, as they will be tasked with turning around the postseason narrative that has become an all-too-familiar story for the Orioles.</p><p>The success of these changes will ultimately be measured by the team’s ability to perform under the pressure of the postseason, a hurdle that has tripped up the O’s for the past two seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles makes major changes after early playoff exit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-offseason-trades-orioles-must-make-after-early-playoff-exit');   ga('set', 'title', '3 offseason trades Orioles must make after early playoff exit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/X-offseason-trades-Orioles-must-make-after-early-playoff-exit.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>3 offseason trades Orioles must make after early playoff exit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T06:44:36-07:00">October 9th, 6:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T06:45:18-07:00">October 9th, 6:45am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following a strong season in which they clinched the top Wild Card spot, the Baltimore Orioles were positioned to make a deep run in this year’s postseason bracket. However, they did not make it past the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-blame-wild-card-series-sweep-royals-mlb-playoffs">visiting Kansas City Royals, who swept the O’s 2-0</a> in the Wild Card series. Once again, the inhabitants of Oriole Park at Camden Yards went home disappointed. Now the focus must move towards the 2025 season and beyond.</p><p>GM Mike Elias has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-brandon-hyde-2025-job-status-after-playoff-disaster-confirmed">built a strong core for manager Brandon Hyde</a> and his coaching staff, led by many young players such as infielders Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson, as well as catcher Adley Rutschman and outfielder Colton Cowser. The farm system is loaded with talent as well, as there are more players waiting to play every day in the minors than spots that the Orioles have available.</p><p>One way to clear this logjam is to trade a couple of these young position players to acquire talent that fills other holes. The pitching staff needs upgrades if the team hopes to compete next October. Ace Corbin Burnes could leave in free agency, and it would open up another vacancy in the Baltimore starting rotation.</p><p>Closer Felix Bautista, meanwhile, should be back from Tommy John surgery at some point next season. Adding another bullpen arm or two to that group would be a wise choice for Elias and his staff. Lastly, another catcher to back up Rutschman and keep the seat warm for Samuel Basallo, another top prospect, should be on the shopping list.</p><p>So, who should Baltimore target first? Why not a potential ace that might replace Burnes? Spoiler alert: it might cost Baltimore a lot to pry him loose, but it’s a trade they should and can pull the trigger on. Maybe as soon as the upcoming winter meetings in December.</p><h2><b>Trading for Garrett Crochet will strengthen starting rotation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/White-Sox-SP-Garrett-Crochet.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chicago White Sox are coming off the worst season in modern baseball history, going 41-121 in the 2024 campaign. It’s safe to say that the team is in full-blown rebuild mode, and they will likely look to continue to accumulate young players and prospects who will be a part of the next set of contending teams on the South Side of Chicago. One of the players that could be acquired: starting pitcher Garrett Crochet, who made an excellent return to the starting rotation this season.</p><p>Looking past <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crochga01.shtml" rel="noopener">his 6-12 record</a> (he did pitch for the worst team in baseball, after all), Crochet was worthy of his All-Star selection this year. He has a 3.58 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 146 innings pitched, to go with 209 strikeouts. His WAR of 4.1 was also noteworthy, showcasing just how much he meant to the White Sox last season. Based on how well he performed, he likely would not be cheap in any deal. Furthermore, his age (25 years old) is another reason why they would likely prefer to keep him, as he could be a big part of that next set of contending teams in Chicago.</p><p>Trading multiple pieces from the stockpile of players in the minors would be the price for Crochet. Maybe players like third baseman Coby Mayo and outfielder Heston Kjerstad, or possibly a name like Basallo, could be traded. Or a young starting pitcher like Chayce McDermott. Elias and the Orioles brass have built an outstanding farm system. It’s one that should help them win trades like this one.</p><p>Would they pursue a top-tier arm like Crochet after doing so last offseason with Burnes? In order for the Orioles to capture another World Series trophy, it might take another big trade like that to help push them over the edge.</p><h2><b>Adding Gary Sanchez helps depth at catcher</b></h2><p>Veteran James McCann is a free agent, having spent the last couple of seasons behind Rutschman. The Orioles could use a veteran behind their franchise catcher, one that can provide some pop and passable defense. Even though Sanchez could be a free agent after this season, he has a mutual option with the Milwaukee Brewers that can be exercised. Chances are that option will be used, as Sanchez seems to like playing with the Brew Crew.</p><p>Yet, it seems like a move back to the AL East might be something that would intrigue him. Once upon a time, Sanchez was the future franchise catcher for the New York Yankees. He had a nickname, the “Kraken.” Then, struggles at the plate and behind the dish led to him being traded to the Minnesota Twins, and the rest is history. He’s bounced around a bit but has found his niche as a solid option at backup catcher who can also DH as well.</p><p>Sounds like someone for the Orioles. Whether it’s by trade or free agency, bringing Sanchez back for a second run in the AL East might be an option that Elias should consider for his club.</p><h2><b>Deal with Nationals could bring in multiple bullpen arms</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Orioles-GM-Mike-Elias.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Bautista making his way back from surgery, the Orioles should have their closer back at some point next season. However, they are poised to lose up to four members of their current bullpen. Seranthony Dominguez, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies at the trade deadline, would be one of those free agents. He finished the season as the closer, taking over from veteran Craig Kimbrel, who was released.</p><p>Danny Coulombe, Cionel Perez, and Burch Smith are the other relief arms that could leave the team. Top setup man Yennier Cano will be back, but adding to the pen is another key area that needs to be addressed. Swinging a trade with the Washington Nationals for one or two of their bullpen staff wouldn’t be a bad idea. Kyle Finnegan is definitely one name that Elias and his staff should inquire about. A veteran like Tanner Rainey would also be a nice addition to fill a middle relief position.</p><p>In order to succeed in October, a top-notch bullpen is incredibly important. Bautista should return next season as long as his rehab continues to go well. Cano will be back. Adding Finnegan to that duo would make the back end of the Baltimore bullpen very problematic for opposing teams. Rainey would also add a strikeout arm for the middle innings. Two pitchers that can come in and contribute for a while? Not a bad deal in the grand scheme of things.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 offseason trades Orioles must make after early playoff exit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-brandon-hyde-2025-job-status-after-playoff-disaster-confirmed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles confirm Brandon Hyde’s 2025 job status after playoff disaster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baltimore-confirms-Brandon-Hydes-2025-job-status-after-playoff-disaster.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles confirm Brandon Hyde’s 2025 job status after playoff disaster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T16:19:23-07:00">October 3rd, 4:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T16:19:41-07:00">October 3rd, 4:19pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles went all in for the 2024 MLB campaign, but their championship aspirations gradually started to unravel during the summer. Their batting woes carried into the playoffs, and they are now bracing for a long and trying offseason. After another unproductive October that resulted in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-blame-wild-card-series-sweep-royals-mlb-playoffs">a two-game sweep</a> at the hands of the Kansas City Royals, there <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-urged-to-make-changes-after-another-playoff-flop">might need to be some changes</a>.</p><p>Many fans anticipated one change in particular– the dismissal of manager Brandon Hyde. Despite the speculation, clubhouse leadership will stay the same heading into 2025. Orioles general manager Mike Elias revealed that the six-year skipper <a href="https://x.com/masnRoch/status/1841873013764940096" rel="noopener">will return for next season</a>, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports.</p><p>Considering this year should undeniably be perceived as a failure from the perspective of the O’s and their fan base, it is a bit surprising to see the organization press ahead with the same management structure. Baltimore’s troubling one-run performance across two American League Wild Card Series games is not black and white, since injuries did halt the club’s momentum during the second half of the season, but it is still tough to excuse more playoff underachievement.</p><h2><b>The Orioles are going the wrong way</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Orioles-Gunnar-Henderson-and-Adley-Rutschman.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Franchise pillars Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman, and really the entire lineup outside of veteran Cedric Mullins, could not solve the Royals’ pitching staff. The offense boasts too much talent to just falter in big games in front of the home crowd. People can tout KC’s deep starting rotation, but the Orioles were supposed to be equipped to handle all challenges the AL had to offer.</p><p>They did not, yet again. While much of the accountability should surely be placed on the players’ shoulders, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-brandon-hyde-brutally-honest-anger-ugly-royals-sweep">team is not taking the next step</a> under Brandon Hyde. The 2023 AL Manager of the Year did a notable job at guiding Baltimore through an arduous rebuild and helping a slew of youngsters assimilate to the big leagues, but postseason progress must follow.</p><p>There have been skippers like Buck Showalter who effectively lead a team through adversity and growing pains but cannot get over the October hump. Perhaps Hyde should be slotted in this category. Mike Elias and the Orioles brass clearly do not think so, however. They are trusting that he is in fact the right man to launch this group to the MLB’s apex.</p><p>This is not a decision the front office can afford to botch. Ideally, Hyde can make key adjustments and reward Baltimore’s faith in 2025. In order to do that, though, Elias and company might have to modify their approach as well. Everyone will be under scrutiny as the pressure cooker gets uncomfortably hot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles confirm Brandon Hyde’s 2025 job status after playoff disaster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-baltimore-urged-to-make-changes-after-another-playoff-flop');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles urged to make changes after another playoff flop');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baltimore-urged-to-make-changes-after-another-playoff-flop.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles urged to make changes after another playoff flop</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T07:46:06-07:00">October 3rd, 7:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T07:46:06-07:00">October 3rd, 7:46am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles have turned their fortunes around over the past two seasons; they ended the previous decade by hitting rock bottom, destroying the team so they could rebuild from scratch, and in 2023, they emerged as a powerhouse in the AL East. However, the past two seasons have borne little in the way of playoff success. In fact, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-corbin-burnes-gets-real-reason-behind-playoff-exit">Orioles have failed to win a playoff game</a> in five tries, with their latest postseason failure coming at the hands of the Kansas City Royals.</p><p>Make no mistake about it, the Orioles look poised for success in the coming years still despite being swept in two straight playoff series. They have plenty of young, up-and-coming talent in the pipeline, with many of those players already making waves for Baltimore’s major-league roster. But pundits believe that the Orioles have to be more proactive in building on their young core, as their wide-open World Series window is not something to take for granted, as it can <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5814242/2024/10/03/orioles-2024-wild-card-loss-front-office/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">slam shut in an instant</a>.</p><p>“Never has an offseason felt more critical. Never has there been a time to aggressively chase upgrades and not waste another year of a young, controllable, cheap core. Windows change. Injuries happen; players age. The Orioles don’t even have to leave the division for proof of how quickly things can turn sour. Just look at the Toronto Blue Jays,” Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic wrote.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-drops-mic-savage-trolling-orioles-sweep">Orioles clearly have the talent</a>, but they have wilted under the pressure in two consecutive postseasons now. Believing in the youth is a tested and proven formula for success, but some veteran reinforcements could have gone a long way in preparing Baltimore for the big time. Instead, a long and difficult offseason awaits as the pressure to capitalize on this golden age of talented youngsters mounts on the franchise.</p><h2>Orioles may have to consolidate talent this offseason</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Orioles-celebrating.jpg"></figure><p>The Orioles remain in an enviable position heading into next year despite getting swept for the second consecutive year; they have Jackson Holliday waiting in the wings, as despite enduring a rough cup of coffee in the big leagues, his track record of success in the minors suggests that he’ll be a much better player in his age-21 season.</p><p>The same goes for Coby Mayo; despite struggling in his brief stint in the majors, he will be coming in to make a crowded Orioles infield picture even more congested. But perhaps this opens up the opportunity for the Orioles to trade one of their blue-chip prospects to acquire a long-term replacement for Corbin Burnes.</p><p>Burnes was the Orioles’ major 2024 offseason acquisition, and he was as good as advertised, but he will be entering free agency and will be costing the team a pretty penny. It’s not quite clear just how willing the Orioles front office is to splash the cash, but there’s no better time for them to do so than the present especially considering how important Burnes was to the team this past season.</p><p>But at the end of the day, the Orioles’ stars simply have to be better. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-bobby-witt-jr-makes-guarantee-after-sweeping-orioles">Royals bewildered Baltimore’s hitters</a> in the two Wild Card games they played, with Colton Cowser and Gunnar Henderson swinging at the air more often than not. Some things are best learned the hard way, and the Orioles better take these lessons to heart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles urged to make changes after another playoff flop

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-brandon-hyde-brutally-honest-anger-ugly-royals-sweep');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles manager Brandon Hyde gets brutally honest on ‘anger’ after ugly Royals sweep');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0Brandon-Hyde-gets-brutally-honest-on-anger-after-ugly-Royals-sweep0.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles manager Brandon Hyde gets brutally honest on ‘anger’ after ugly Royals sweep</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T07:45:10-07:00">October 3rd, 7:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T08:52:58-07:00">October 3rd, 8:52am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-corbin-burnes-gets-real-reason-behind-playoff-exit">Baltimore Orioles’ postseason ambitions</a> came to an abrupt halt following a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-kansas-city-drops-mic-savage-trolling-orioles-sweep">devastating series sweep by the Kansas City Royals</a>, leaving a bitter taste as the team contemplates what could have been.</p><p>Orioles manager Brandon Hyde did not mince words when discussing the team’s performance. In an article by Jeff Passan of ESPN, Hyde <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41576560/royals-sweep-orioles-wild-card-series-advance-face-yankees-alds" rel="noopener">highlighted the frustration and anger</a> that followed the loss.</p><p>“They did a great job of pitching out of trouble,” Hyde remarked, emphasizing the Royals’ resilience in critical moments. “I thought we gave everything we had. I thought we pitched really, really well. We pitched out of traffic almost the entire game it felt like to keep the score where it was. Just a disappointing finish.”</p><p>Despite a commendable effort from the pitchers, the Orioles’ lineup struggled to capitalize on key opportunities throughout the series. This was particularly evident in their inability to support the solid outing from their ace, Corbin Burnes, who allowed just one run in eight innings during the first game.</p><p>Zach Eflin’s performance in the subsequent game, lasting only four innings, further underscored the challenges the Orioles faced on the mound. However, it was the lack of offensive production that ultimately sealed their fate.</p><h2><b>Orioles fall short for the second-straight season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brandon-Hyde.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“When you lose like this,” Hyde continued, “there’s frustration, there’s anger, there’s disappointment because you felt like there were opportunities there in those couple of games to change the score. And it didn’t happen.”</p><p>The Orioles, bolstered by a strong core of young talents like shortstop Gunnar Henderson, entered the season with high expectations, seen by many as potential World Series contenders.</p><p>However, managing only one run against the Royals throughout the series highlighted the team’s offensive shortcomings at the worst possible time. The timing is particularly poignant with the looming free agency of Corbin Burnes, casting uncertainty on the team’s future composition.</p><p>The Royals’ ability to clinch consecutive wins, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-intense-reaction-royals-sweep-orioles">a critical 2-1 victory in front of a packed Camden Yards</a> crowd of 38,698, was a testament to their remarkable turnaround from last season’s 56-106 record.</p><p>Their first postseason win since their 2015 World Series victory set the stage for an American League Division Series matchup against the New York Yankees, marking a significant milestone in their resurgence.</p><p>For the Orioles, the series loss serves as a stark reminder of “anything goes” with October baseball, where every at-bat can tip the scales. As Hyde and his ballclub regroup for the next season, the focus will undoubtedly be on harnessing their evident potential and addressing the inconsistencies that led to their postseason demise.</p><p>The frustration and lessons from yet another early exit will likely fuel their offseason moves and preparation, aiming to ensure that missed opportunities do not define their future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde gets brutally honest on ‘anger’ after ugly Royals sweep

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He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-adley-rutschman-shares-health-admission-loss-royals">ailing Baltimore Orioles are facing a long offseason</a> of refueling while rehashing what went wrong against <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-legend-grows-after-feat-last-done-jimmie-foxx">history-making Bobby Witt Jr.’s Kansas City Royals</a>. The Orioles were swept in the MLB American League Wild Card series and Corbin Burnes <a href="https://x.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/1841651106411102225" rel="noopener">did not hold back</a> after the playoff exit.</p><p>“Yeah, the talent on this team is unbelievable,” Burnes began (h/t Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun).</p><p>“Obviously, we had first-rounders across the board, which is special knowing that these are some of the best players in the game, and they were recognized that when they were drafted, and a lot of those guys had really good years.”</p><p>“You’ve possibly got the Rookie of the Year, a guy that is going to get some MVP votes, one of the best catchers in the league, and that’s not counting a lot of guys that contribute a lot to this team,” added Burnes. “So, the depth of the young guys that they have here made this team special and made it such an exciting team. Unfortunately, we just ran out of gas.”</p><p>Burnes was sensational in pitching into the ninth inning of Game 1’s pivotal showdown with the Royals. Baltimore’s bats never <a href="https://twitter.com/bobbybaltim0re/status/1841240596507422834" rel="noopener">made it out of the hotel</a> though. The Orioles fell 1-0 in the game and the series, and never caught back up in the race for an American League divisional round spot.</p><h2><b>Orioles keeping track of Corbin Burnes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Colton-Cowser-limps-off-the-field.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Burnes has a Cy Young on the shelf and four MLB All-Star game appearances to put in the shop window this winter. The Orioles have a new ownership group keeping tabs on what it will cost to keep thier ace in town for a few more postseason runs. Burnes, to his credit, was <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-corbin-burnes-delivers-game-1-start-wild-card-series-YJC7UJODVZAP3ILS7R7OSFBDEA/" rel="noopener">not trying to talk</a> about those issues going into Game 2’s must win situation, per the Baltimore Banner’s Danielle Allentuck.</p><p>“I’m not thinking about that right now,” the 29-year-old stated flatly.</p><p>Orioles catcher James McCann was all compliments talking to Allentuck after watching Burnes burn through the Royals lineup.</p><p>“He threw the ball extremely well,” McCann said. “It was the first time this whole season he’s gone into the ninth inning, so to do that in the first game of the playoffs is huge. You tip your cap to Corbin. He did a heck of a job.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Corbin Burnes gets 100% real about reason behind Orioles’ playoff exit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-vs-orioles-al-wild-card-game-2-prediction-odds-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Royals vs. Orioles AL Wild Card Game 2 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tigers-Royals-vs.jpg-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Royals vs. Orioles AL Wild Card Game 2 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T16:51:48-07:00">October 1st, 4:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T16:51:48-07:00">October 1st, 4:51pm</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Royals look to close out the series as they face the Baltimore Orioles. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Royals-Orioles Game 2 prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Royals-Orioles Game 2 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Seth Lugo</b> vs. <b>Zach Eflin</b></p><p><b>Seth Lugo</b> (16-9) with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Lugo went just two innings in his last start, giving up one hit and a walk. He would take the no-decision as the Braves beat the Royals.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Lugo was 9-3 on the road this year in 16 starts. He has a 2.62 ERA and a .216 opponent batting average.</p><p><b>Zach Eflin</b> (10-9) with a 3.59 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Eflin went 4.2 innings in his last start, giving up four hits, five walks, and a home run. He would surrender three runs but take the no-decision as the Orioles beat the Yankees.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Eflin is 5-6 at home this year in 17 starts. He has a 4.24 ERA and a .258 opponent batting average.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>AL Wild Card Odds: Royals-Orioles Odds</b></h2><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-176)</p><p>Moneyline: +126</p><p>Baltimore Orioles: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Moneyline: -148</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-115)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Royals vs. Orioles Game 2</b></h2><p>Time: 4:30 PM ET/ 1:30 PM PT</p><p>TV: ESPN</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Royals Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-tease-vinnie-pasquantino-return-for-wild-card-series-vs-orioles">Royals finished the regular season 13th</a> in the majors in runs scored, while sitting tenth in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.  Bobby Witt Jr. led the way this year. He is hitting .332 on the year with a .389 on-base percentage. Witt has 32 home runs, 109 RBIs, 31 stolen bases, and 125 runs scored. Meanwhile, Salvador Perez is hitting .271 on the year with a .330 on-base percentage. He has 27 home runs, 104 RBIS, and 58 runs scored. Maiken Garcia rounds out the top bats for the Royals. He hit .231 this year with a .281 on-base percentage. Garcia has seven home runs, 59 RBIs, 37 stolen bases, and 84 runs scored.</p><p>Michael Massey enters the playoffs hot. He is hitting .400 in the last week with a home run, and four RBIs. He has also scored twice. Meanwhile, Bobby Witt Jr. is also hitting well. He is hitting .263 in the last week with a .364 on-base percentage. He has just one RBI, one stolen base, and one run scored in the last week though. Salvador Perez is also hitting well coming into the playoffs. He was hitting .286 with a .318 on-base percentage. He has an RBI and a run scored in the week prior to the playoffs. The Royals offense was not hot coming into the playoffs. They hit just .177 in the last week of the season, with 16 runs scored in six games.</p><p>Current Royals have 96 career at-bats against Zach Eflin. They have hit .292 against Eflin. Hunter Renfroe has been solid, going 5-13 with a home run and two RBIs. Meanwhile, Bobby Witt Jr. is 3-6 with a double, a triple, and three RBIs. Further, Paul DeJong is 5-13 with a home run and two RBIs against Eflin.</p><h2><b>Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Orioles finished the regular season fourth in the majors in runs scored, seventh in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and third in slugging. They were led by Anthony Santander. He hit .235 this year with a .308 on-base percentage. Santander had 44 home runs, 102 RBIS, and 91 runs scored. Gunnar Henderson also had a great year. He hit .281 with a .364 on-base percentage. Henderson has 37 home runs, 92 RBIS, 21 stolen bases, and 118 runs scored. Rounding out the best bats this year is Adley Rutschman. Rutschman hit .250 with 19 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 68 runs scored.</p><p>Colton Cowser was productive in the week before the playoffs. He hit just .200 but has two home runs, five RBIs, a stolen base, and three runs scored. Meanwhile, Ryan O’Hearn is also hot at the plate. He is hitting .400 with a .429 on-base percentage in the last week. O’Hearn has two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs scored. Finally, Ramon Urias has been solid as of late. He is hitting .273 with a home run, two RBIs, and five runs scored.  In the final week before the playoffs, the Orioles hit .304 with ten home runs and 37 runs scored.</p><p>Current Orioles have 32 career at-bats against Seth Lugo. They have hit .375 against Lugo. Jordan Westburg is 2-2 with a home run and an RBI. Meanwhile, Ryan Mountcastle is 2-4 with an RBI, while Colton Cowser is 1-2 with a home run and an RBI.</p><h2><b>Final Royals-Orioles Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Seth Lugo has been solid as of late. In September he made five starts, giving up seven runs in 27.2 innings of work. He had a 2.28 ERA in September, but the Royals went just 2-3 in those starts. Zach Eflin has been just as good for the Orioles. In September he gave up ten runs in 30 innings of work, good for a 3.00 ERA. The Orioles went 3-2 in those games. Lugo is the better pitcher in this one, but with the Royals’ struggles at the plate, take the Orioles to get the win and extend the series.</p><p><b>Final Royals-Orioles Prediction &amp; Pick: Orioles ML  (-148) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals vs. Orioles AL Wild Card Game 2 prediction, odds, pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/baltimore-orioles-kansas-city-royals-bold-predictions-2024-al-wild-card');   ga('set', 'title', 'Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals bold predictions for 2024 AL Wild Card');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baltimore-Orioles-vs.-Kansas-City-Royals-bold-predictions-for-2024-AL-Wild-Card.jpg"></figure><h1>Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals bold predictions for 2024 AL Wild Card</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T11:30:55-07:00">October 1st, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T12:43:08-07:00">October 1st, 12:43pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-vs-orioles-al-wild-card-game-1-prediction-odds-pick">Baltimore Orioles Wild Card series</a> scheduled against the Kansas City Royals, both fanbases’ blood pressures will rise as each team fights for playoff survival. Ahead of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-vs-royals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-4-21-2024">Orioles-Royals game</a>, we’ll be making our Orioles Wild Card predictions.</p><p>The Orioles are a baseball purist’s dream, as most of their core players are homegrown. Baltimore has the league’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/farm-system-rankings-2024-in-season" rel="noopener">third-best farm system</a> as of August 15th, via MLB.com. It shows on the field, as the club finished third in the AL led by stars like Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, and Anthony Santander, all of whom were drafted by the organization. Most of the team’s position players are career-long Orioles, with supporting pieces like Ryan Mountcastle, Jordan Westburg, and Colton Cowser rounding out the squad. Of course, that’s not to mention MLB top prospect Jackson Holliday getting his first taste of playoff action.</p><p>While the Royals aren’t quite as deep, they’re also led by homegrown talent. Third-year shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. sits at the top of the food chain after a breakout season after winning the 2024 AL batting title with a .332 average. The 24-year-old also led the team with 32 homers, 109 RBI, 57 walks, a .977 OPS, and a 9.4 WAR. Only New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge bested Witt with a 10.8 WAR.</p><p>Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia, and Vinnie Pasquantino are all dangerous as well. Perez mashed 27 homers and 104 RBI, while Garcia led the squad with 37 stolen bases.</p><p>Tuesday’s Game 1 also features a battle of aces on the mound, with southpaw Cole Ragans toeing the slab for the Royals against right-hander Corbin Burnes for the Orioles. Ragans ranked fifth in the MLB with 223 strikeouts and 12th with a 3.14 ERA in 32 appearances this season. Meanwhile, Burnes ranked seventh with a 2.92 ERA and tied for the third-most wins with 15, also in 32 outings.</p><p>If Kansas City can upset Baltimore on the road to start the best-of-three series, it’ll be halfway to its first ALDS appearance since 2015. With that being said, let’s move on to our Orioles Wild Card predictions.</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">free trial</a>)* </b></i></p><h2><b>Corbin Burnes will hold the Royals to two runs or less</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Corbin-Burnes-with-Baltimore-Orioles.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Corbin is hot at the right time, as he hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in a game over his last six starts. The 29-year-old also notched two consecutive seven-inning outings against the Detroit Tigers before holding the Yankees to one run over five innings in the Bronx to end his regular season. While the postseason is a different animal, Corbin’s been good in October as well, posting a 1-1 record with a 2.84 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in eight outings for the Milwaukee Brewers across 2018, ’21, and ’23.</p><h2><b>Vinnie Pasquantino will struggle against the Orioles</b></h2><p>Pasquantino returns to Kansas City’s lineup on Tuesday for the first time since breaking his right thumb on August 29. However, the first baseman is <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41549817/vinnie-pasquantino-returns-royals-roster-al-wild-card-series" rel="noopener">relegated to the designated hitter role</a>, as manager Matt Quatraro said that he’s not yet ready to play the field, via ESPN.</p><p>Pasquantino enjoyed a productive season before going down, slashing .262/.315/.446 with 19 homers and 97 RBI in 131 games. However, the 26-year-old has no playoff experience, and it’s difficult for anybody to perform well in that setting when recovering from an injury, let alone someone who’s never been there before.</p><p>If Pasquantino struggles at the plate early on, expect Quatraro to sub him out for a pinch-hitter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals bold predictions for 2024 AL Wild Card

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/worst-mlb-teams-history-white-sox-record-breaking-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Worst MLB teams in history after White Sox’s record-breaking season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Worst-MLB-teams-in-history-after-White-Sox-record-breaking-season.jpeg"></figure><h1>Worst MLB teams in history after White Sox’s record-breaking season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T17:34:31-07:00">September 29th, 5:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T17:36:01-07:00">September 29th, 5:36pm</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is official, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-garrett-crochet-stern-message-fans-rooting-against-them-amid-mlb-record">Chicago White Sox are statistically the worst team in modern MLB history</a>. The White Sox procrastinated the inevitable with a mini-winning streak at the end of their season, but they officially set the record for the most losses in a season in the modern era, which dates back to 1901. The team finished the 2024 season with a 41-121 record.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-tommy-pham-quote-highlights-embarrassing-fact-about-chicago">White Sox embarrassed their fanbase</a> all season long. Chicago wasn’t the only team in the modern era to put up a jaw-droppingly bad record, though.</p><p>In this article, we are going to look at the 10 MLB teams with the most losses in a single season in MLB history since 1901. We had to go back over a century to find teams whose records compared to Chicago’s this year, but no one during that time ever had more losses than the White Sox did in 2024.</p><h2><b>1. 2024 Chicago White Sox (41-121)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Luis-Robert-and-Andrew-Benintendi.jpeg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The White Sox finished their season out strong, winning five of their last six games. It prevented them from finishing with a record much worse than the second-worst team ever, but it wasn’t enough to avoid the title.</p><p>It was not long ago that the White Sox were looked at as one of the rising teams in the MLB. Their talent couldn’t stay healthy, though, and Chicago was forced to embrace a full blown rebuild. That rebuild saw the departures of a number of big names through the trade market. Notably, Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Erick Fedde, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly, Jake Burger, and many more were traded over the last year or so.</p><p>Because of that, a lot of losses were expected coming into the year, but no one could have guessed the White Sox would drop 121 games. Players such as Luis Robert and Garrett Crochet are considered some of the best players in baseball, yet the White Sox couldn’t score more runs than opposing teams all season.</p><p>Their 121-loss season goes down in the record books, and it could take decades until it is ever broken. There isn’t a lot of hope for the future, either. While the White Sox shouldn’t lose this many games next year, it is possible their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-phillies-linked-garrett-crochet-trade-white-sox-contract-comments">fire sale continues</a> and their roster outlook is even more bleak next season.</p><h2><b>2. 1962 New York Mets (40-120)</b></h2><p>Being an expansion team in MLB is never easy. Expansion teams often don’t have the talent on their roster to compete with the rest of the league, and that was evident in the Mets’ first season. Prior to the White Sox’s 2024 failure, the Mets held the record for the most losses in the modern era in their very first season.</p><p>The rotation was the Mets’ biggest problem area. New York’s starting pitchers combined for only 23 wins all season long. Pitching was far from the Mets’ only issue, though. Not only was their ERA the worst in baseball, but so was their batting average and their fielding percentage, meaning the Mets were pathetic at all aspects of baseball in 1962.</p><p>New York would continue to struggle over the coming years. They won 51, 53, and 50 games in the next three seasons, respectively. The team did eventually break out and win the World Series in 1969, though, but they’ve largely struggled for the most part ever since the poor start to their franchise’s existence.</p><h2><b>3. 2003 Detroit Tigers (43-119)</b></h2><p>After there being no 115-plus loss seasons in MLB since the ’60s, the 2003 Tigers went out and lost 119 games. That stood as the most losses in American League history until the 2024 White Sox dropped 121 games. Detroit had a -337 run differential over the course of the season.</p><p>The team’s batting average was only .240, and they were equally as bad throwing the baseball, as the team’s ERA was 5.30. The team started out the season with a 1-17 record. By winning five of their last six games, the Tigers actually saved themselves from ranking even worse on this list. Despite the disastrous campaign, the Tigers would bounce back and make the World Series only three years later.</p><h2><b>4. 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117)</b></h2><p>While they only have the fourth-most losses in MLB history, the Philadelphia Athletics actually hold the record for worst winning percentage ever (since 1901). In 1916, they finished the year with a winning percentage of .235, meaning this season was arguably even worse than the White Sox’s most recent campaign.</p><p>Amazingly, this horrendous season occurred only three years after the Athletics had won their third championship in a four year span. They even made the World Series as recently as 1914. The sudden collapse of a true dynasty was due to the team being forced to let their best players go, either via trade or release. Winning led to the team being unable to pay all of their star talent, so they focused their eyes on the future.</p><p>Even after the frustrating year, manager Connie Mack’s job was never in doubt. Mack ended up managing the team until 1951, and he even won two more World Series.</p><h2><b>5. 1935 Boston Braves (38-115)</b></h2><p>Babe Ruth is known for his winning ways, but when he was the vice president and assistant manager of the Boston Braves in 1935, his team didn’t do a lot of winning. Ruth is one of the first examples in sports of a legendary player not finding the same levels of success as a coach/front office member.</p><p>Ruth was also a player on this team. At age 40, Ruth played his first season outside of the Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees organizations, but he was a shell of his former self. Ruth was so bad that some of his teammates threatened to go on strike if he was in the team’s lineup. Ruth did muster up a three home run game in one of his last few games, but he retired early into the season. Even without him, the Braves still struggled.</p><p>Ben Cantwell became the last pitcher in the 21st century to lose at least 25 games in a season, and the Braves ended the year with 115 losses.</p><h2><b>6. 2018 Baltimore Orioles (47-115)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Chris-Davis.jpeg"><figcaption>Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is hope for the White Sox because years of lots of losing by the Baltimore Orioles not so long ago led to them orchestrating an incredible rebuild. Now, Baltimore is one of the best teams in baseball. Back in 2018, they were really bad. Before acquiring a talented young roster and building an exciting farm system, the Orioles had to lose in order to get such high draft picks and prestigious prospects.</p><p>The worst of their losing came in 2018 when the team dropped 115 games. They were 60 games behind their division rival Boston Red Sox, which was the biggest games back deficit since 1935. The team couldn’t find success against anybody, as they had a losing record against every single American League team.</p><p>Until the White Sox surpassed them this year, the Orioles held the record for quickest time being eliminated from playoff contention in the divisional era (since 1969). Chris Davis was the headliner of their struggles. His home run prowess resulted in a seven-year, $161 million deal, but the power hitter saw major regression after putting pen to paper. In what was just his third year under the new deal, Davis batted .168 and had a -2.7 WAR. It was the worst WAR by any player since the 2011 season.</p><p>The Orioles’ disastrous season was necessary in pushing the team in a different direction. Tanking isn’t as common in MLB as it is in the NBA, but this was the closest we’ve seen to it in recent memory in baseball. It worked out for Baltimore, too. The Orioles have had <a href="https://www.masnsports.com/blog/an-oriole-three-peat-three-years-three-different-no-1-ranked-prospects" rel="noopener">three different prospects</a> be ranked as the number one prospect in baseball since this season, and they should now contend for World Series titles for the next decade or so.</p><h2><b>7. 2019 Detroit Tigers (47-114)</b></h2><p>A year after the Orioles had a disastrous season, the Tigers had one nearly as bad. Detroit also only won 47 games, but they had one fewer loss than Baltimore did the year prior. This is because the Tigers only played 161 games, as a late-season rainout was never rescheduled due to the Tigers and their opponent, the White Sox, missing the playoffs.</p><p>If it wasn’t for that rainout, the Tigers could have tied the Orioles’ record from the year prior. Detroit’s season actually started off well. They won seven of their first 11 games before losing 111 of 151 to follow. Detroit particularly struggled at home. Their 59 home losses were tied for the most in the modern era.</p><p>Like the Orioles, the Tigers’ poor play led to some good draft picks, and now they are back in the playoffs. The 2024 postseason will be the Tigers’ first time playing after the regular season since 2014.</p><p>The Tigers’ horrendous 2019 season makes them the only team to appear twice on this list of the 10 worst seasons in MLB history. Additionally, with three of the worst 10 teams ever being within the last decade, the likelihood of teams being historically bad is proving to be higher than ever before. The way rosters are constructed and the way the game is played these days has contributed to that.</p><h2><b>8. 1904 Washington Senators (38-113)</b></h2><p>While there have been some new school teams who have struggled mightily, the Washington Senators team from 1904 is the oldest team to qualify as one of the worst in the modern era, as their 38-113 season was just a few years after the modern era began.</p><p>The Senators’ season was doomed to fail from the start, as they started off 0-13-1 before collecting their first win. The Boston Americans gave Washington the most problems, as the Senators went 2-20 against that team in 1904.</p><p>The Senators’ season was so disappointing that the biggest crowd after the team’s Opening Day game was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05/01/worst-washington-baseball-team-ever/" rel="noopener">against an amateur team</a>, as many showed up in belief that the amateurs would beat the professionals. That didn’t end up being the case, as the Senators proved that there are levels to sports with a 17-0 win.</p><h2><b>9. 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates (42-112)</b></h2><p>Prior to the modern era, high-loss seasons were relatively common. The Pittsburgh baseball team that went by the nickname the Alleghenys in 1890 lost 113 games, but that season doesn’t count for this list, as we are only looking at teams from 1901 and onward. Still, the 1952 baseball season in Pittsburgh was pretty bad, too.</p><p>The Pirates went 42-112 that year. Their struggles were largely predictable, as the team was filled with young and inexperienced players. Thirteen rookies made the Opening Day roster, four of which were teenagers. The team won two games in a row at the start of the year, but they then lost 16 of 17 and never had a winning streak greater than two again.</p><p>This youth movement was coined “Operation Peach Fuzz.” Seven of the eight youngest players in the National League were on the Pirates’ roster, and it led to a lot of growing pains.</p><h2><b>10. 1939 St. Louis Browns (43-111)</b></h2><p>Pitching was the detriment of the 1939 St. Louis Browns. The team had an ERA of 6.01, and another team wouldn’t have an ERA over 6.0 again until 1996. The Browns also walked 739 batters, which was over 100 more than the next worst pitching team in baseball.</p><p>Each of the nine pitchers with the most innings on the team had ERAs above 5.0. The team actually didn’t have a horrible year with the bats. George McQuinn, for example, batted .316 with 20 homers. It wasn’t enough to overcome the pitching woes that plagued the team in both the starting rotation and the bullpen, though, and St. Louis ended up with 111 losses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Worst MLB teams in history after White Sox’s record-breaking season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-vs-twins-prediction-odds-pick-9-29-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Orioles_vs._Twins_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T06:27:55-07:00">September 29th, 6:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T06:27:55-07:00">September 29th, 6:27am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.2024 YTD Record |NBA: 55-41 |NCAAB: 6-8 |MMA: 74-30 |Overall: 135-79</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Albert Suarez will take the mound for the Orioles in their season finale against the Twins on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Orioles-Twins prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Orioles-Twins Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Albert Suarez </b>vs. <b>Bailey Ober</b></p><p><b>Albert Suarez </b>(8-7) with a 3.74 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Albert Suarez took the loss Sunday against Detroit, allowing four earned runs on five hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out six.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Albert Suarez has been solid on the road where he has a 5-3 record with a 3.53 ERA and 1.34 WHIP.</p><p><b>Bailey Ober </b>(12-8) with a 3.94 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Bailey Ober took allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings, taking the loss versus the Marlins on Tuesday.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Bailey Ober has pitched well at home than where he is 7-4 with a 4.27  ERA and 1.12 WHIP</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Orioles-Twins Odds</b></h2><p>Baltimore Orioles: +1.5 (-154)</p><p>Moneyline: +142</p><p>Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+128)</p><p>Moneyline: -168</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Orioles vs. Twins </b></h2><p>Time: 3:10 PM ET/12:10 PM PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports North, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As the 2024 MLB season draws to a close, the Baltimore Orioles are poised to end on a high note against the Minnesota Twins in Sunday’s finale at Target Field. With Albert Suarez taking the mound for the Orioles, there are compelling reasons to believe they will secure a victory over Bailey Ober and the Twins.</p><p>Albert Suarez has shown remarkable improvement in his recent starts, demonstrating better command and an expanded pitch repertoire. His ability to keep hitters off-balance with a mix of pitches has been particularly effective, as evidenced by his quality starts in six of his 23 outings this season. The Orioles boast one of the most potent offenses in the league, ranking second in home runs and third in slugging percentage. Their ability to score runs consistently gives Suarez a significant cushion and puts pressure on the opposing pitcher.</p><p>With the Twins officially eliminated from playoff contention, there may be a lack of motivation in their dugout. This psychological edge could play into the Orioles’ hands, allowing them to capitalize on any lapses in focus or intensity from the Twins.</p><p>Baltimore has been playing strong baseball, as evidenced by their recent performances against the Twins with their victory on Saturday. The team’s confidence and cohesion should carry over into this final game of the season. While the Orioles have secured their playoff position, this game provides an opportunity to fine-tune their performance before the postseason begins. This added motivation to perform well could give them an edge over a Twins team with nothing left to play for.</p><p>The combination of Suarez’s improved pitching, the Orioles’ powerful offense, the Twins’ potential lack of motivation, and Baltimore’s momentum creates a favorable scenario for an Orioles victory in the season finale.</p><h2><b>Why The Twins Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As the 2024 MLB season comes to a close, the Minnesota Twins are poised to end on a high note against the Baltimore Orioles in Sunday’s finale at Target Field. With Bailey Ober taking the mound for the Twins, there are compelling reasons to believe they will secure a victory over Albert Suarez and the Orioles.</p><p>Bailey Ober has been particularly effective at Target Field this season, demonstrating better command and consistency in front of the home crowd. His ability to use the park’s dimensions to his advantage gives the Twins a significant edge in this matchup. For the Twins, this game represents an opportunity to end their season on a positive note in front of their home fans. This added motivation should fuel their performance and drive them to victory against the playoff-bound Orioles.</p><p>While Albert Suarez has shown flashes of brilliance this season, he’s also been inconsistent, particularly on the road. In his last outing, he gave up four earned runs in five innings, suggesting he may be vulnerable to the Twins’ offense. The combination of Ober’s home field comfort, the Twins’ offensive momentum, the Orioles’ potential road fatigue, and Minnesota’s motivation to finish strong creates a favorable scenario for a Twins victory in the season finale.</p><h2><b>Final Orioles</b><b>-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>In this season finale, expect a closely contested battle between the Orioles and Twins at Target Field. Bailey Ober’s recent dominance, including his impressive 12-strikeout performance, gives the Twins a slight edge. However, Albert Suarez has shown flashes of brilliance for the Orioles. The Orioles’ powerful offense, ranking second in home runs, could pose a challenge for Ober. Ultimately, the Twins’ motivation to end their season on a high note at home, coupled with Ober’s strong form, should propel them to a narrow victory. The game could come down to bullpen performance in the later innings.</p><p><b>Final Orioles-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick: Minnesota Twins ML (-168), Over 7.5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-vs-twins-prediction-odds-pick-9-27-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Orioles_vs._Twins_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T06:51:13-07:00">September 27th, 6:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T06:51:48-07:00">September 27th, 6:51am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for today’s upcoming slate of MLB action as the Regular Season draws to a close. The <b>Baltimore Orioles </b>will visit the <b>Minnesota Twins </b>for the final three-game series of the season. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Orioles-Twins prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Orioles-Twins Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Cade Povich (LHP)</b> vs. <b>Pablo Lopez (RHP)</b></p><p><b>Cade Povich</b> (2-9) with a 5.59 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 67 K, 74.0 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/21 vs. DET (L) – 5.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: (0-5) with a 9.75 ERA, .283 OBA, 47 K, 50.0 IP</p><p><b>Pablo Lopez</b> (15-9) with a 4.11 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 190 K, 179.2 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/22 @ BOS (L) – 4.0 IP, 7 ER, 3 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: (7-4) with a 3.64 ERA, .266 OBA, 83 K, 81.2 IP</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Orioles-Twins Odds</b></h2><p>Baltimore Orioles: +1.5 (-137)</p><p>Moneyline: +144</p><p>Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+114)</p><p>Moneyline: -172</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-115)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Orioles vs. Twins</b></h2><p>Time: 8:10 p.m. ET/ 5:10 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports North, MASN, MLB.TV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Baltimore Orioles are currently three games ahead in the American League Wild Card race and have already clinched their Wild Card spot for the Postseason. They couldn’t clinch the division due to the New York Yankees catching heat late in the season and never looking back, but the Orioles are nevertheless determined to make noise in the Postseason with their standing. They’ve been an exciting team to watch all year and their young lineup will feature a number of players making their first Postseason appearances. Still, their team is wise beyond their years and no one will want to face Baltimore once October rolls around.</p><p>The Orioles will send Cade Povich to the mound in hopes of him improving his overall record and finding his first win on the road. He hasn’t been particularly solid when pitching away with a 9.75 ERA and losses in his last three consecutive starts. His last two starts came against one of the hottest teams in the Detroit Tigers, but he won’t have as much pressure in this one knowing his team is already bound for the Postseason. Still, expect this bullpen to get some work if the Twins begin to get to Povich early.</p><h2><b>Why The Twins Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Minnesota Twins are currently three games back of the Kansas City Royals for the final American League Wild Card spot, so they’ll need a sweep during this series to gives themselves a chance at making the Postseason. They haven’t done themselves any favors by going 3-7 over their last 10 games and they’ll have an even tougher road as they try to notch their first wins against Baltimore on the season. They’ve been outscored by the Orioles by 13 runs in three previous meetings and they’ll certainly need to get off to a hot start in this one if they want to keep up with the bats of Baltimore.</p><p>The Twins will send Pablo Lopez to the mound for his thirty-second start of the season. He’s been one of their more reliable pitchers all season and after winning four consecutive appearances, the Orioles have lost the last two games he’s started in. His last time out, he earned seven runs through just four innings of work and didn’t see the start he was hoping for. His numbers are slightly better at home than they are on the road, but he’ll need to be perfect during this one if the Twins want any hope of making the Postseason. Expect their home crowd to be very involved in this series knowing what’s at stake.</p><h2><b>Final Orioles-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Orioles and Twins will meet once again for their second season meeting and final series of the season. The Orioles own this rivalry at 3-0 on the season and they can effectively end Minnesota’s season with just one win during this series. The Minnesota Twins have to sweep in order to have a chance at the final AL Wild Card spot and they’ll come into this first game very determined to start off on the right foot.</p><p>We have to give the slight pitching advantage to the Twins due to Pablo Lopez’ winning record at home. Cade Povich of the Orioles has yet to record a win on the road and given what’s at stake for the Twins, Minnesota will be looking to get to him early and turn this into a collective bullpen effort from the Orioles.</p><p>For our final prediction, we have to roll with the Minnesota Twins to get the win as they’re desperate to keep their season alive. Let’s roll with the runline as they take the lead early and open this game in the later innings.</p><p><b>Final Orioles-Twins Prediction &amp; Pick: Minnesota Twins -1.5 (+114)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles vs. Twins prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-corbin-burnes-exit-yankees-game-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Corbin Burnes’ sudden exit from Orioles-Yankees game not injury related');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/0Corbin-Burnes-reveals-free-agency-research-he-must-complete0.jpg"></figure><h1>Corbin Burnes’ sudden exit from Orioles-Yankees game not injury related</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-26T18:24:52-07:00">September 26th, 6:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-26T18:24:52-07:00">September 26th, 6:24pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Corbin Burnes was removed from the team’s game on Thursday night against the New York Yankees after only five innings of work. He allowed only one run during that span while striking out nine hitters. Burnes’ sudden exit led some to speculate that he had suffered an injury, <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1839467936089555003" rel="noopener">but that is not the case</a>.</p><p>“Initial indications from the Orioles here with Burnes are that he is not injured,” Jon Morosi said during MLB Network’s broadcast of the Orioles-Yankees game. “There’s nothing health-related that’s the reason he’s come out of the ball game. But rather they are trying to manage his workload because assuming the Orioles are in a Wild Card series… His first start of the postseason will be five days from right now, so on regular rest.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-cy-young-power-rankings-chris-sale-leads-tight-nl-race">Burnes may receive American League Cy Young consideration</a> given his strong season. The 29-year-old entered Thursday’s game with a 2.95 ERA and 172 strikeouts across 189.1 innings. His first season with the Orioles has been a success.</p><h2><b>Orioles’ postseason outlook</b></h2><p>The Orioles currently trail the Yankees by four games in the American League East. Baltimore is trailing New York 7-0 in Thursday’s game as of this story’s writing. The Orioles will likely have to settle for an American League Wild Card spot barring a shocking come-from-behind victory in the ball game.</p><p>The good news for Baltimore is that they have already clinched a postseason spot. They are leading the AL Wild Card and should be able to earn the No. 1 spot in the Wild Card.</p><p>Baltimore endured some ups and downs in the second half of the regular season. Still, they could make some noise in the postseason. The Orioles will be the favorite in their expected AL Wild Card series, but they certainly cannot afford to take any opponent for granted.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
9	6.00	0	1.33	0

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
9	6.00	0	1.33	0

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