Samuel Basallo is a catcher by trade, but he can also play first base and his bat is more than good enough to land him at designated hitter.

The Baltimore Orioles are extreme long shots to make the playoffs (less than a 1 percent chance at FanGraphs) heading into their early-week series with the Bost

Baltimore and Boston meet for a short two-game series in Boston. The season series is tied between the two teams at 4-4 through games. However, the Orioles have been the slightly hotter team recently at 4-1 over the last five games compared to the Red Sox who are 3-2.

A baseball fan stormed the field at Daikin Park and interrupted a game between the Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.

The Baltimore Orioles shut out the Houston Astros 7-0 on Friday night at Daikin Park in Houston. Baltimore, in last place in the American League East, has now won three of four games. The Astros fell to 68-54,

The Baltimore Orioles smoked the Houston Astros, 12-0, on Sunday night. It was the rare bright spot in an otherwise dour campaign for this O's team. Viewed as a potential World Series threat not that long ago, Baltimore has fallen to the bottom of the AL East this season. Changes are on the horizon as a result, and very few players are safe.