Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters!
The time came last night with the American teams in action. In the AL Central ALDS, the Chicago White Sox came on the road with a three-run sixth inning victory to take the lead and stay there. Starting pitcher Gavin Williams struck out 11 but lasted just five innings. Looking to eliminate the guardians head on in Chicago, which is a shame. I don’t have a strong interest in rooting for either team, but it would have been nice to see the home team win. I guess there is always a game of five!
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The AL East ALDS Yankees are not doing well. After the Yankees had almost no hits in game one and lost 1-0, they fell apart defensively in game two. Having seen a lot of Orioles baseball, I know their bad defense, and I’m confident to say I’ve seen the Yankees terrible. The Rays pulled out the win and have a 2-0 series lead. Tomorrow the Yankees get swept in front of their home crowd.
While the AL is on the road, the NL is back tonight. They switched cities, so the Dodgers/Braves are in Atlanta while the Brewers/Padres are in San Diego. The Padres are down 0-2 and need a win to stay alive. The Dodgers and Braves split the first two games.
For us Orioles fans, the Arizona Fall League is over. The Peoria Javelinas, an up-and-coming team, hosted the Orioles yesterday, 10-7. he lost But it wasn’t Vance Honeycutt’s fault. The middle catcher had two hits, including a home run and a walk. He also stole a disgrace.
Ike Irish and Brandon Butterworth are also off to a quick start. Irish, who missed much of the regular season with a torn meniscus, has three hits in two games, including a home run. And Butterworth hit two doubles and took three walks in three games.
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Two pitchers in the Orioles system also appeared in the first three games. Do you remember Braxton Bragg? TJ had surgery in July 2025 and has not been in 2026 until now. On Sunday, he pitched three shutout innings with three hits and two strikeouts. And Mr. Kiefer struck out four in two innings on Saturday.
The AFL continues through November 14.
Bonds
Gunnar Henderson says he is ‘trying to make things happen’ in 2026. Here he saw scouts. – The Baltimore Banner If the Orioles want a chance next year, they better see it.
Pulling seven questions from the mailbag – MASN Sports
It’s that time, so Roch Kubatko answers some reader questions. I feel the same way about Coby Mayo playing the outfield.
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Birthdays and history
Is it your birthday today? Happy birthday! Orioles, you have five birthday buddies. Matt Wotherspoon (35) had a two-game MLB career with the Orioles in 2019. Radhames Liz (43) pitched in 28 games for the Orioles from 2007-09, and got another chance in 2015 with the Pirates. “Sweat” Freddy García (50) played seven games in his 16-season career, including 2013 with the Orioles. Greg Walker (67) played the first 841 games of his career with the White Sox and the last 14 games with the Orioles in 1990. And Joe Frazier (not that one) played for three MLB teams in 1956, including the Orioles.
On this day in 1966, the Orioles defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 to take a 2-0 World Series lead. Jim Palmer pitched a complete game with four hits and three walks. The Orioles scored four runs on Sandy Koufax, but only one was earned as the Dodgers led on six errors.
In 1969, the Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 11-2 to sweep the ALCS. Again, Palmer pitched a complete game. He scattered 10 hits and two walks. The offense had 18 hits, with every non-Palmer batter getting at least one hit. Paul Blair had five hits with two doubles and a home run.
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In 1973, the Orioles won game one of the ALCS over the Oakland Athletics, 6-0. Do you want to take a hit on the one that shuts down the entire game? The Orioles scored three against the Blue Devils on first inning RBI hits by Tommy Davis, Earl Williams, and Marco Belanger.
In 1974, the Orioles played the A’s again. This time they lost. Dave McNally allowed two runs in 5.2 innings and the bullpen allowed three more. Thanks to key errors, one by Bobby Grich and one by Frank Baker, four of the runs were unearned. Baker had come in to play shortstop after Belanger was hit.
In 1979, the Orioles defeated the California Angels in game four of the ALCS to earn a World Series berth. This time it was Scott McGregor with the GGSO. Ken Singleton had three hits and two RBI. Pat Kelly hit a three-run homer.
In 1983, the Orioles tied the ALCS 1-1 with the 4-0 Chicago White Sox. Mike Boddicker struck out 14 as he set the CGSO guessing. Gary Roenicke reached base four times with a home run. Col. Ripken had two hits.