Orioles beat Rockies 2-1, stay a half-game back in the wild card race
Cade Povich and a late Colton Cowser catch held up a 2-1 win in Colorado, and Baltimore added Luis Robert Jr. off waivers as it pushes for a wild card spot.
Cowser's wall catch backs Povich's night
The Orioles beat the Rockies 2-1 on the road on August 31, their fifth straight series win over Colorado and their fourth win in their last five games. Cade Povich went 5.0 innings and allowed just 1 earned run on 5 hits, walking 3 and striking out 4, and the bullpen made the one-run margin stand up.
Rockies2-1Barstool Bush's own coverage, "Colton Cowser's Wall Catch Robs Rockies, Saves Orioles Win," had Cowser leaping into the center-field wall to take away a home run and close it out. The win keeps Baltimore a half-game back in the AL Wild Card race, with an elimination number of 12.
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The Orioles claimed outfielder Luis Robert Jr. off waivers from the Mets, per Chelsea Janes as relayed by Foul Territory TV and confirmed by Joel Sherman, who also reported the Mets as the club that placed him on waivers. Robert Murray, via TalkinBaseball_, reported the same move.
Five A's players combined to gift the Orioles a two-pitch trip around the bases so Baltimore's broadcast started playing circus music
The addition gives Baltimore another outfield bat to work with as it tries to hold its spot in a crowded wild card field, though none of the reporting laid out yet how he fits into the lineup.
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The Orioles are in Colorado tonight, sending Kyle Bradish (7-12, 4.03 ERA) to face Gabriel Hughes (0-6, 6.61 ERA). Bradish was roughed up in his last start against the Cardinals, allowing 7 earned runs on 9 hits over just 4.1 innings, while Hughes lasted 5.0 innings in a loss to the Nationals, giving up 4 earned runs on 7 hits and 4 walks.
Neither starter is coming off a strong outing, which lines up with a matchup the market expects to be high-scoring. Baltimore is favored, with Hughes' 0-6 record and struggles at home this year the clearest reason the odds lean the Orioles' way — and if the total holds up, it will be because neither bullpen can keep the other lineup off the board.