BALTIMORE — Friday was shaping up to be an all-too-familiar loss for the Orioles — at a time when they couldn’t afford it, with Monday’s trade deadline looming and president of baseball operations Mike Elias clearly on the fence about which direction to go.

The Orioles know the standings and the upcoming pitching matchups. They began the latest homestand 2 ½ games out of the last Wild Card and set to face Phillies rookie Andrew Painter, who had lost eight of his nine decisions and dragged a 7.

The Orioles will look to get it done again Saturday night regardless of how the script plays out when they meet the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in the middle game of a three-game series. Baltimore is looking for its second three-game winning streak since the All-Star break.

The Orioles and Tigers provided plenty of Weird and Wild fodder when the teams met this week — and it wasn't just the scampering squirrel!

The Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers have made a small trade with the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline rapidly approaching.

With the Philadelphia Phillies building some momentum in the National League, they have to be very pleased with the direction of the team as of now. Despite some ups and downs early in the season, the Phillies are seemingly starting to find their groove at the right time.

Gunnar Henderson's two-run triple with two outs in the seventh inning lifted the Baltimore Orioles past the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 in the opener of a ​three-game series Friday night.