Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Hits first homer in loss
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Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays.
Mountcastle launched a solo homer in the second inning and later came around to score again in the sixth. The 28-year-old entered Sunday with just two extra-base hits on the season, so it was encouraging to see him go deep for the first time. On the year, he's slashing .271/.300/.375 with one home run, four RBI and eight runs scored across 50 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Cade Povich: Allows two runs in no-decision
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Povich did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts over 4.2 innings.
Povich delivered a solid outing on the surface, but he induced just four whiffs and was pulled with two runners on in the fifth inning at only 76 pitches. The 25-year-old has been a mixed bag, yielding three earned runs or fewer in all three of his starts but failing to complete the fifth frame twice. He owns a 3.60 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB across 15 innings on the year and lines up to face the Reds next weekend.
Urias singled in his lone at-bat Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Urias came off the bench as a pinch hitter for Ryan O'Hearn in the eighth inning and singled on a groundball before being replaced by Jorge Mateo as a pinch runner. While Urias is batting .343 with one double, five RBI and four walks over 39 plate appearances so far this season, he remains likely to struggle for at-bats while Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Jackson Holliday are all healthy in the Orioles' infield.
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Orioles' Yennier Cano: Up to five scoreless frames in 2025
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Cano picked up his second hold of the season Saturday against the Blue Jays after giving up one hit in a scoreless seventh inning.
Cano threw six of his nine pitches Saturday for strikes without registering a punchout, and Toronto was able to scratch an inherited runner across via a Bo Bichette groundout. Although Cano has no save opportunities so far this season, the right-hander has yielded just two hits and zero walks while fanning six across five shutout frames. Cano should remain one of Baltimore's primary setup men ahead of closer Felix Bautista going forward, although that role likely won't translate to much fantasy appeal outside of leagues that record holds.
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Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Hits first homer since Opening Day
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Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Entering Saturday's game, Rutschman had failed to log a home run since hitting two of them on Opening Day. He ended his drought in the sixth inning, when he took Bowden Francis deep to right-center field for a 426-foot solo homer to make it a 3-3 game. Rutschman has started the season slashing .265/.357/.469 with seven walks, nine runs scored, three home runs and five RBI across 56 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Felix Bautista: Logs first save since 2023
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Bautista earned the save in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays. He allowed two walks while striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.
Bautista got the call from the bullpen to maintain the Orioles' one-run lead. He walked two batters in a row, and after forcing a groundout, he managed to close things out by striking out Bo Bichette. Bautista missed the entire 2024 season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery that he underwent October of 2023, and Saturday's save was his first since Aug. 24, 2023, also against the Blue Jays.
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Orioles' Gregory Soto: Logs another scoreless outing
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Soto picked up a hold Saturday against the Blue Jays after throwing a clean eighth inning, striking out one batter.
Soto made quick work of the heart of Toronto's order to preserve a 5-4 lead, retiring Anthony Santander, Andres Gimenez and George Springer on just nine pitches. It was the first hold of the campaign for Soto, who has now hurled six scoreless innings to go with a 9:2 K:BB so far. The hard-throwing left-hander is one of Baltimore's top setup men and remains a candidate for the occasional save chance when closer Felix Bautista is unavailable, but the Orioles didn't see their first save opportunity of the season until Saturday's contest.
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Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Cracks two-run shot
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Kjerstad went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Kjerstad was able to break Bowden Francis' shutout in the fifth frame, with the former taking a splitter deep to center field for a 409-foot, two-run home run. It was Kjerstad's first home run of the 2025 season and his seventh in his major-league career. He's started the season slashing .219/.235/.344 with five runs scored, one home run and six RBI across 34 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Tomoyuki Sugano: Gives up three runs in no-decision
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Sugano didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's game against the Blue Jays. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks without a strikeout across 4.2 innings.
Sugano gave up a run in each of the first three innings of Saturday's game, including a solo home run to Anthony Santander in the third frame. Sugano wasn't able to record a strikeout but was just one out shy from being eligible to factor into the decision. The Japanese right-hander has started his major-league career with a 3.86 ERA and 1.57 WHIP across 14 innings while recording only five strikeouts. Sugano is slated to pitch next week against the Guardians at home, when he'll look to capture his second win of 2025.
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Orioles' Bryan Baker: Settling into middle-relief role
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Baker (1-0) was credited with the win Saturday against the Blue Jays despite allowing one run on one hit and one walk in one inning. He struck out one.
Baker replaced Keegan Akin in the sixth inning, recording three outs in the frame before giving up a Nathan Lukes leadoff double in the seventh. Baker was immediately pulled for Yennier Cano, who allowed the inherited runner to score on a Bo Bichette groundout. Baker has zero holds or save opportunities in 2025, so he holds very little fantasy appeal in most formats despite producing a 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 8:1 K:BB over seven innings to begin the season.
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Orioles' Keegan Akin: Continues to work in middle relief
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Akin recorded one out in the fifth inning Saturday against the Blue Jays.
After relieving Tomoyuki Sugano, Akin got Andres Gimenez to fly out to end the frame, stranding Bo Bichette at third base. Akin hasn't seen a save opportunity in 2025 or made a start for the Orioles since 2023, so his fantasy value in most settings is minimal at the moment. That said, the 30-year-old left-hander does have a 2.45 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with two holds over 7.1 innings so far this year.
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Orioles' Grayson Rodriguez: Progressing without setbacks
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Rodriguez (elbow) threw a side session before Saturday's game against Toronto, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
Rodriguez tossed his third session Saturday during his recovery from right elbow inflammation. This progression in his throwing program would appear to put him on track to perhaps face live hitters soon, although his next steps have yet to be determined. Rodriguez still needs to go on a minor-league rehab assignment as well, so fantasy managers shouldn't expect to have the hard-throwing right-hander available until sometime in early May at the earliest.
Bradish (elbow) threw a bullpen session Saturday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
It's the first bullpen session Bradish has thrown since he underwent Tommy John surgery last June. He still isn't expected to be activated from the injured list until the second half of the season, but a return to mound work is still a significant milestone.
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Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Back in lineup Saturday
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Westburg (upper body) will start at third base and bat fourth Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Westburg was held out of Wednesday's contest due to a nagging upper-body injury. Thanks to a scheduled day off Thursday and a bit of rain Friday, the 26-year-old was able to receive plenty of rest and is now ready to take the field again.
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Orioles' Andrew Kittredge: Throws bullpen Saturday
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Kittredge (knee) threw a bullpen session Saturday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
Saturday marks the first time Kittredge has done any sort of mound work since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery during spring training. Manager Brandon Hyde added that the right-hander is well ahead of schedule in his rehab, so perhaps there's a chance Kittredge returns to the Orioles' bullpen sooner than his original June/July timeline.
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Orioles' Albert Suarez: Shut down from throwing
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Suarez (shoulder) said Saturday that he will be shut down from throwing for about three weeks, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Suarez was moved to the 60-day IL on Monday after being diagnosed with a right subscapularis strain. He'll now also be pulled off his throwing program until an MRI shows that his shoulder has begun healing, and he isn't scheduled to be re-evaluated until early May. A timeline for his return may emerge once he's cleared to resume throwing.
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