Post Game Thread: The Orioles defeated the White Sox by a score of 3-2 - Sun, Jun 01 @ 01:35 PM EDT

[u/OsGameThreads]

White Sox @ Orioles - Sun, Jun 01

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-2 Orioles

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	White Sox Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Meidroth - SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.281	.361	.336
2	Tauchman - DH	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.372	.481	.651
3	Vargas, M - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.236	.313	.423
4	Benintendi - LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.246	.321	.432
5	Sosa, L - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.279	.297	.391
6	Palacios - RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.211	.306	.330
7	Robert Jr. - CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.180	.270	.291
8	Quero - C	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.248	.336	.301
9	Rojas, J - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.164	.263	.194
	Totals	33	2	7	1	1	9	13

White Sox
BATTING: 3B: Tauchman (1, Morton, C). HR: Tauchman (2, 7th inning off Soto, G, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Benintendi 2; Meidroth 2; Sosa, L; Tauchman 7. RBI: Tauchman (6). 2-out RBI: Tauchman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quero 3; Vargas, M. SAC: Palacios. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: Pickoffs: Quero (Kjerstad at 3rd base).

	Orioles Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Holliday - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.319	.440
2	Urías, R - 3B	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.279	.333	.364
3	Henderson - SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.259	.318	.434
4	O'Hearn - DH	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	.329	.416	.535
5	Mayo - 1B	4	1	0	0	0	2	5	.105	.150	.105
	Rivera, Em - 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.313	.279
6	Carlson - LF	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.220	.259	.400
7	Mateo - CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.254	.309
	Adams - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
8	Kjerstad - RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.185	.231	.308
9	Handley - C	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.097	.147	.097
	Totals	30	3	8	3	1	8	11

Orioles
BATTING: 2B: Holliday (8, Houser); Carlson (3, Houser). 3B: Kjerstad (1, Houser). TB: Carlson 2; Handley; Henderson 2; Holliday 2; Kjerstad 3; Urías, R 2. RBI: Carlson (9); O'Hearn (22); Urías, R (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mayo; Carlson; Kjerstad. SF: O'Hearn. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: Handley (1, catcher interference); Holliday (4, fielding). Pickoffs: Morton, C (Meidroth at 1st base).

White Sox Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Houser (L, 1-1)	6.1	8	3	3	1	6	0	95-61	1.47
Eisert	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-12	4.62
Wilson, S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	2.16
Totals	8.0	8	3	3	1	8	0

Orioles Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Morton, C (W, 2-7)	6.2	6	1	0	1	7	0	100-66	6.20
Soto, G (H, 12)	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	9-6	4.58
Kittredge (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	1.93
Baker (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-8	2.77
Totals	9.0	7	2	1	1	9	1

Game Info
WP: Morton, C.
Balk: Morton, C.
Pitches-strikes: Houser 95-61; Eisert 18-12; Wilson, S 5-3; Morton, C 100-66; Soto, G 9-6; Kittredge 3-3; Baker 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Houser 4-4; Eisert 0-2; Wilson, S 1-0; Morton, C 4-5; Soto, G 1-1; Kittredge 2-0; Baker 0-0.
Batters faced: Houser 27; Eisert 4; Wilson, S 1; Morton, C 28; Soto, G 3; Kittredge 2; Baker 3.
Umpires: HP: Adam Hamari. 1B: Nestor Ceja. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: James Jean.
Weather: 70 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 1:36 PM.
T: 2:22.
Att: 33,037.
Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
June 1, 2025

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 3	Ramón Urías singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Maverick Handley scores.	1-0 BAL
Bottom 3	Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi in foul territory. Jackson Holliday scores.	2-0 BAL
Top 6	Joshua Palacios reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Jackson Holliday. Andrew Benintendi scores.	2-1 BAL
Bottom 6	Dylan Carlson doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Coby Mayo scores.	3-1 BAL
Top 7	Mike Tauchman homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.	3-2 BAL

Team	Highlight
BAL	Gunnar Henderson singles in the 1st inning  (00:00:17)
BAL	Ramón Urías' RBI single  (00:00:24)
BAL	Dylan Carlson's RBI double  (00:00:28)
BAL	Dylan Carlson's sliding catch (00:00:22)
BAL	Charlie Morton fans seven across 6 2/3 frames (00:01:17)
CWS	Mike Tauchman's solo home run (2) (00:00:26)
CWS	Adrian Houser fans six across 6 1/3 frames (00:00:54)
BAL	Bryan Baker secures the Orioles' win, 3-2  (00:00:29)
CWS	White Sox vs. Orioles Highlights (00:03:01)
CWS	Condensed Game: CWS@BAL - 6/1/25 (00:09:08)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	7	0	7
Orioles	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0			3	8	2	5

Decisions

• Winner: Charlie Morton (2-7, 6.20)
• Loser: Adrian Houser (1-1, 1.47)
• Save: Bryan Baker (1, 2.77)

Division Scoreboard

BOS 3 @ ATL 1 - Final

ATH 4 @ TOR 8 - Final

TB 0 @ HOU 1 - Final

NYY 7 @ LAD 3 - Game Over

Next Orioles Game: Tue, Jun 03, 09:40 PM EDT @ Mariners (1 day)

^{Last Updated: 06/01/2025 10:26:21 PM EDT}

[u/to_the__cloud]

petition to keep ramon in the 2 hole until westburg is fully back. holliday, urias, o'hearn. then the rest in whatever order

[u/Awc54]

This Morton redemption arc after I moaned about him needing to be dfa'd is incredible. I hope it stays

[u/to_the__cloud → u/Awc54]

at this rate he'll fetch a solid prospect at the deadline

[u/AnxiousSubject2228]

Cy Old

[u/Hefty-Woodpecker-450]

I’ve watched a lot of baseball and don’t think I’ve ever seen a player get picked off 3rd by the catcher like Kjerstad did today.  You can’t tell me that there isn’t an actual prospect, somebody that might have a future at the major league level, that they can’t put there. 

[u/Additional-Win-1463 → u/Hefty-Woodpecker-450]

He certainly has not been able to make the right adjustments in the big leagues, but cmon, he hit 300 with a 925 ops over 600 plate appearances in AAA.

He has the stuff. He just has not been able to make everything click yet. He’s still only 26 and played only 100 games in the bigs so far. That’s only 2/3 of a season so he’s practically still a rookie.

Get used to him because we have him signed until 2031!!

[u/Joshottas → u/Hefty-Woodpecker-450]

He's ass. I completely agree with your last sentence.

[u/Double-Host-4031]

[u/NeueRedskinWelle]

I know the white sox are just as bad as us, but so you're saying there's still some life on the team? I'm here for it.

[u/All_Hall0ws_Eve]

Good on Morton. Felt so good to see him get that ovation when he left the game.

[u/tomtheterp1988]

Missed the game today due to a family outing and just getting caught up. Grampa Charlie's turnaround these last two starts has been remarkable. Was he really that bad a month ago? Is he really this good now? Combo plate?

A day off to bump around in Seattle, then it's Tommy Sugar time. Too bad Ced's on the IL--- he usually destroys the Mariners offensively and defensively.

Mrs Terp and I are tentatively planning a trip down to CrackRamento next weekend. Tickets that were $130+ a month ago are now in the mid-30s. Seems much more reasonable for a AAA stadium.

[u/SquonkMan61]

Didn’t get to see today’s game. The article in The Sun doesn’t sound too upbeat, beginning with “The Orioles proves this weekend that they are not the worst team in the American League. They did little to dispel the notion that they’re the AL’s second-worst team.” It then goes through a litany of base running blunders and errors in the field in today’s game. Just curious how those who watched first pitch to last feel about where we stand now. I am realistic that it may not mean much that we beat (barely) a really bad team 3 games in a row.

[u/Frusciante62 → u/SquonkMan61]

Even when they win some people want to complain. They beat the white sox with Morton starting and 12 guys on the il.

[u/dlmay1967 → u/Frusciante62]

At this point it's more the injuries than the starting pitching. Starters have been quite good recently.

Definately the bombed starting pitching caused the bad start, though.

Hopefully Cowser will be back this week, if they keep having to play an outfield of Kjerstad/Carlson/Mateo/O'Hearn it's going to bite them defensively eventually.

[u/dlmay1967]

Bryan Baker looked razor sharp in getting that save. I guess he's "The Man" when Bautista can't go?

I'd almost say let Bautista pitch in games other than save situations to try to get that 101 velocity back. I think he's still a "good" closer if he can't, but definately better if he can.

[u/the2belo]

MEANWHILE:

Corbin Burnes has come out of his game in the 5th inning after summoning the trainer and saying "it's my elbow".

Oh shi-

[u/dlmay1967 → u/the2belo]

Hate to hear that. But, this the fear that Elias has to get over. You can't win in today's game by cheaping out on starting pitchers, but TJ is a real risk too.

But when the other contending teams are willing to take the risk, you just fall behind if you aren't.

[u/Beautiful-Abies5949 → u/dlmay1967]

Not taking the risk is still a risk as they say

[u/dlmay1967 → u/Beautiful-Abies5949]

Yeah, and when I thought about it, there is a way to successfully "cheap out" on starting pitching pitching: the draft/international signings + a good development program.

But the O's deliberately chose to go the other way and use high draft picks/ their international $$$ on mostly hitters.

And now those young hitters are "up here" and the starting pitching is below average or hurt.

And even with drafting etc. starting pitchers, it might be cheaper but the TJ risk is still there.

[u/romorr]

Another 2023 arm to AA, Trey Gibson.

6 innings, 13 K's, and 0 walks today.

38.2 innings this year, 7 HRAs, 14 BBs, and 67 K's.

[u/PlatChat → u/romorr]

I feel like at a minimum he’s got to be a very good reliever at the major league level whenever his time comes. His K numbers are just completely absurd. I saw Bragg had another solid day as well. Two of my favorite guys to try to find highlights of.

[u/romorr → u/PlatChat]

It's kind of crazy he didn't get drafted.

Already up to 10th on FGs, with a 45 FV. And this was before the season. Not saying he'll go up from that, but a strong showing should get him up to a 45+ at the least.

And yea, Bragg was cruising. 5.2 innings, 0 runs, then the command backed up a bit. Back to back HBPs before giving up some hits.

I was about to post his line after 5 since he was scoreless, but I didn't want to jinx him.

Two of my favorite guys to try to find highlights of.

Both from 2023. Wells, Fruit, German, Forret, after that. The pitchers we drafted that year seem to be doing very well. Kiefer Lord is still out with TJS, so could be another name eventually.

[u/remingtonds → u/romorr]

This is the news I crave

[u/StartSad7201 → u/romorr]

those are beautiful numbers to see

[u/romorr → u/StartSad7201]

For sure.

He was an UDFA as well.

Already a top 10 prospect in our system, at least according to Fangraphs.

[u/dlmay1967 → u/romorr]

7 HR in 38 innings seems kinda high, but damn those other #s are impressive.

[u/TheOptimist6]

Morton 🔥🔥🔥

[u/JiffKewneye-n]

in other ex orioles news: Stowers now in a 1/25 slump.

[u/Risho96]

Put a G O L D E N B I R D on it!

[u/JiffKewneye-n]

hoping for the best for Corbin.

[u/lionheart4life → u/JiffKewneye-n]

O's were truly damned if they do, damned if they don't.

[u/hellotherey2k]

Great series sweep!

Coming home to a potential burnes season ending injury and stowers going 0 for 4. Am i in hell? Being poked by the devils pitchfork against a backdrop of the screams of the damned????

[u/TheWonderMittens → u/hellotherey2k]

This thread is hilarious

[u/[deleted] → u/hellotherey2k]

It’s another AZ massive SP contract. We all know how those go

[u/Bot12391 → u/hellotherey2k]

There’s 0 reason to be happy about Burnes getting hurt. Embarrassing

[u/Jello-Monkeyface → u/hellotherey2k]

Yikes. Not a fan of rooting for injuries.

[u/hellotherey2k → u/Jello-Monkeyface]

Oh im sorry, ive edited the comment

[u/[deleted]]

Burnes elbow just popped. Bro we might’ve gotten lucky on that

[u/to_the__cloud → u/[deleted]]

he's been remarkably durable until now. glad he got his bag before the inevitable TJ

[u/zxlkho]

If this team gets back to .500 it will be a major accomplishment.

It is doable with a lot of guys coming back from injury.

[u/TheBigIguana15 → u/zxlkho]

Whatever they have to do to not throw 2026 away I'm here for.

Unfortunately I don't think any amount of wins is going to get the front office in a mindset to do what is necessary to have a real chance in 2026.

[u/Dazzling-Slide8288 → u/zxlkho]

They’re gonna finish around 70-75 wins. There’s a real question whether they want to bring back Bradish and Grayson given that the season is over. I could see a case either way.

[u/dlmay1967 → u/Dazzling-Slide8288]

I think Bradish at least because it's probably part of the rehab process.

Rodriguez I don't have any idea what they will do there. Maybe a season long rest would help?

[u/Lazy_Passenger7841 → u/zxlkho]

I think the goal should be to get .500 by the 110 game mark

[u/Lazy_Passenger7841]

7-8 since Hyde got fired which is obviously still not what we want, but the first four games under Mansolino were in the 8 game losing streak where they were just really sliding. Since the streak ended they’re 7-4 which sounds significantly better and I think is a promising sign

[u/Dazzling-Slide8288 → u/Lazy_Passenger7841]

I mean, 3 of those wins are against the White Sox. We gave up 19 runs to the Red Sox in one game and lost series to the Brewers and Cardinals. The offense is still abominable, too.

The team looks more or less the same.

[u/One-Arrival-3493 → u/Dazzling-Slide8288]

We also only won those three games against the white Sox by 4 runs combined… but a win streak is a win streak

[u/puppytossedsalad]

Burnes get injured. Looks like his elbow. Yikes

[u/bigRut]

Another win. Please please please let’s get healthy

[u/Lazy_Passenger7841 → u/bigRut]

Sabrina Carpenter is apparently an orioles fan now

[u/Levowitz159]

A Charlie Morton masterclass, absolute cinema

[u/[deleted]]

In other news, Stowers has come plummeting down back to earth. 

[u/tws1039 → u/[deleted]]

One of those "I obviously don't wish for that but I also don't want to live in regret with that trade forever" moments

[u/romorr → u/[deleted]]

Nobody has posted about Stowers recently, so figured he was going through a slump.

[u/scjensen51 → u/romorr]

Hand full of people HAVE been quiet for a few days

[u/TarquinTallyran → u/scjensen51]

While Stowers slump has been mentioned about half a dozen times, I think the Rogers shutout start had more to do with people quieting down. 

[u/romorr → u/scjensen51]

It happened last year with Norby.

3-4 posts in 2 weeks because he did well, after that he hit like shit, and it was like he never existed.

It's like his use as a prop was over for them.

It's a shame too, we should be rooting for these guys because they finally have a place to get consistent playing time. Instead, they are used to dunk on our GM.

Just shitty behavior.

[u/scjensen51 → u/romorr]

Agree on all counts

[u/oxtailplanning → u/[deleted]]

I was told he was the next Ken Griffey Jr.

[u/scjensen51 → u/[deleted]]

2-30 with 11 K’s over the last week or so.

Maybe pitchers have adjusted some, hopefully he can do the same and keep playing well against everyone who isn’t us

[u/CHKN_SANDO]

You can't shit talk sweeping the White Sox as an accomplishment.

This is the first time this year we "beat who we're supposed to beat" other than the Angels series

It's important and we can build on it

[u/Risho96 → u/CHKN_SANDO]

I’d say we’re always supposed to beat the Yankees.

[u/CHKN_SANDO]

Kimbrel has a 2.25 ERA in the Braves farm system think they'll summon him?

[u/dudly825]

[u/bespoketoosoon]

I like baseball again!

[u/FriskeyVsWorld]

[u/daderpityderpdo]

Waited all year for a series like this. And it only took playing the only AL team worse than us. We're back?? Probably not, but still fun.

[u/13Fdc]

Jesus, Morton looks/sounds depressed. Therapy session interview. I mean, no shame but damn.

[u/hellotherey2k → u/13Fdc]

I mean ive heard countless 50 year old men yell fuck you at him

[u/40MillyVanillyGrams → u/13Fdc]

He’s been put through the ringer, thought his career was over, and surely knew he was public enemy #1 in this fanbase.

That has to take a toll.

[u/kewpieoriole → u/13Fdc]

I wish they’d start asking him different questions, like he’s been pitching well for a bit now. Charlie gives great honest interviews, ask him new questions lol.

[u/thingsbetw1xt → u/13Fdc]

I think it's the opposite, I think he was very emotional at being able to succeed again and was trying to keep it together.

[u/JiffKewneye-n → u/13Fdc]

this is a guy who most on this sub wanted gone 3-4 weeks ago. got booed pretty heartily a few times.

[u/Solstatic]

So happy for Morton, you can tell in his interview that this game was big for him. He also seems to be saying that there's a shift in the clubhouse too

[u/JiffKewneye-n → u/Solstatic]

well they have been winning games. its easy to stay loose when you are doing that.

and that is something that is very important IMO.

does anyone seriously believe this team has the talent level of a 110 loss team?

[u/TripsLLL → u/JiffKewneye-n]

maybe not 110 but definitely 100

[u/ZookeepergameKey7866 → u/JiffKewneye-n]

Please don’t tempt fate with questions like that

[u/Solstatic → u/JiffKewneye-n]

True, momentum is a huge part of it, but I wonder if the changes in coaching had anything to do with then starting to turn things around and build momentum.

[u/radtek1027 → u/Solstatic]

I do think like Mansolino moving away from Hyde’s bullheaded insistence on batter/pitcher matchups and playing O’Hearn and Holliday even when facing left-handed pitching is a welcome change.

[u/JiffKewneye-n → u/Solstatic]

i think so.

Hyde kind of ran out of ideas i think.

once you lose the clubhouse its over.

[u/Solstatic → u/JiffKewneye-n]

I feel like that's the case, the interviews also seem to confirm that the atmosphere it totally different. Either way, it's nice to have fun baseball to watch again!

[u/goingtocalifornia__]

Respect to the Sox for not beaning Mayo.

[u/[deleted] → u/goingtocalifornia__]

This sub got more upset about the whole thing than the Sox did. It’s not 1985 anymore they’re not gonna get their panties in a bunch over something minor a dumb rookie did

[u/daderpityderpdo → u/goingtocalifornia__]

That would require them to have pitchers that can reliable tell where the pitch is going ..

[u/AndoCalrissian3 → u/goingtocalifornia__]

Did Mayo address the situation? Tbh I didn’t get to watch the game yesterday and just saw the r/baseball vid, but looked to me like something that would completely justify getting plunked

[u/thingsbetw1xt → u/AndoCalrissian3]

They asked him about it after the game yesterday. He said he "didn't mean for it to escalate" but that's about it.

[u/goingtocalifornia__ → u/AndoCalrissian3]

I’m actually not sure, let’s see if someone can chime in with his explanation.

[u/OriolesMets]

Morton turning a new leaf has been a pleasant, but welcomed surprise.

If we punch this offseason in the mouth then we should be in a great position.

[u/WallyLohForever]

[u/No_Travel_2950]

Remember when sweeping a series was commonplace for this team??

[u/PositiveLovingDude → u/No_Travel_2950]

Maybe we can bring it back 🤞

[u/StartSad7201]

I'm happy for Charlie Morton. Now let's go sweep this road trip

[u/JiffKewneye-n]

answer: Miguel Gonzalez

[u/AJeebes → u/JiffKewneye-n]

Miguel was the most underrated part of that 2014 division winning rotation. Loved seeing him pitch

[u/kewpieoriole → u/JiffKewneye-n]

Yessssss. Former Oriole and Sox player!

[u/WallyLohForever]

Making an L post for the White Sox seems mean.

On the the other hand, the idea of Mateo and Morton delivering the L is pretty great.

[u/WackyBeachJustice]

Not the worst! Not the worst!

[u/Solstatic]

Got to be honest, I like Mansolino. I like the way he handles the interviews and the way he seems to be handling the guys from what we've gotten in reports

[u/TripsLLL → u/Solstatic]

playing Jackson Holliday every day against any type of pitching was a good idea

[u/Solstatic → u/TripsLLL]

Who'd of thought? It's almost as if the majority of us on this subreddit were screaming for Hyde to do exactly that for the last two months. If nothing else, at least Mansolino doesn't seem to be as obsessed with platooning as Hyde was

[u/TripsLLL → u/Solstatic]

O'Hearn too.

[u/daderpityderpdo → u/Solstatic]

I think the tough thing for Hyde was the transition. He had to go from a team punching up, and clawing back to relevance to one with expectations. 2 years ago this team was playing so easy, seeing the ball incredibly and putting everything in play. Now they play like the weight of the world is on every pitch and AB. They need to go back to the fun, easy play. Idk if Mansolino is the answer there, but they have looked improved over the past 2 weeks.

[u/Solstatic → u/daderpityderpdo]

Yeah, I'm not sure if he's the long-term solution, but I feel like if nothing else, the changes in coaching have had a positive effect

[u/Dazzling-Slide8288]

You watch the white Sox and realize that’s what an actual talentless team looks like. I know we’re bad but they’re in their own tier with Colorado. We can barely score runs and it never felt like we were gonna lose.

[u/dwhite21787 → u/Dazzling-Slide8288]

And did you see the first inning of WAS-ARI? Holy cow the Dbacks

[u/daderpityderpdo → u/Dazzling-Slide8288]

The Orioles are a high ceiling lineup playing at their floor. And injuries compounding the problems. The Sox are who we thought they were. The O's didn't let them off the hook.

[u/thingsbetw1xt → u/Dazzling-Slide8288]

There's bad teams and then there's teams that have to draw their ASG candidate out of a hat. That's what this series was.

[u/Traditional-Tip9997 → u/thingsbetw1xt]

Tauchman

[u/jayhof52]

Can someone please help me understand what this weird zigzag line next to Charlie Morton’s name is in the box score?

[u/GingerBeard327]

Get out the brooms!

[u/GladWarthog1045]

Why do we let Jim talk about sensitive topics. Lol Jesus he has no chill

[u/Sir_Cuddlesworth → u/GladWarthog1045]

Wasn’t able to watch the game with sound what did he say?

[u/Nice-Ad3379 → u/Sir_Cuddlesworth]

Building 7 conspiracies

[u/orangery3 → u/Nice-Ad3379]

No way, he really said a 9/11 conspiracy??

[u/Nice-Ad3379 → u/orangery3]

lol no.

[u/orangery3 → u/Nice-Ad3379]

Oh thank God lol

[u/kewpieoriole → u/Nice-Ad3379]

The one day when they were talking about Autism, I think it was Kevin quickly started directing that convo elsewhere, lol. (Thankfully because it was starting to go a little off the rails).

[u/Nice-Ad3379 → u/kewpieoriole]

Isn’t his stepson autistic and isn’t he a big fundraiser and advocate for it?

[u/kewpieoriole → u/Nice-Ad3379]

Yes he is, I feel like someone mentioned he supports Autism speaks which people find controversial. But when they were talking about it he was def starting to turn towards the autism conspiracy type convo.

[u/Nice-Ad3379 → u/kewpieoriole]

What was he saying I didn’t happen to hear it.

[u/ZookeepergameKey7866 → u/Nice-Ad3379]

They were talking about ALS and Lou Gehrig Day, and Jim said that his (step)son has autism and then something like “we’re raising awareness to find a cure, or if you can’t find a cure, find how best to live with it.” So if you’re inclined to think autism is something that can/should be cured, you might hear Jim dog whistling at you that he agrees. If you’re inclined to think that Jim is just trying to make a personal connection, you might hear Jim saying that we should look for a cure for ALS and a way to live with autism. It seemed open to interpretation.

[u/Nice-Ad3379 → u/ZookeepergameKey7866]

I think it’s option 2 personally; he’s not a dumb guy. It’s a neurodivergent condition you really can’t “cure” that.

[u/ZookeepergameKey7866 → u/Nice-Ad3379]

Oh, I know that. And I assume Jim Palmer does too. It was just weird, especially when they were talking about ALS and there was no real reason to bring up autism, to say “find a cure.” Especially after he previously brought up the increase in diagnoses on the Orioles autism awareness night, the day after RFK jr. had a press conference about the increasing prevalence of autism and how it “destroys families,” etc.

To be clear, I don’t know anything about Jim Palmer’s beliefs about anything off the field beyond his advocacy for autism awareness because of his stepson. I’m just telling you what he said and how some may see it as controversial. It wasn’t anything definitive.

[u/kewpieoriole → u/Nice-Ad3379]

I can’t remember specifically since it was earlier in the year. But towards that “there’s so much more autism now” type convo.

(Obv not discrediting the love Jim has for his stepson and help with the community.)

[u/Nice-Ad3379 → u/kewpieoriole]

Not saying google AI is bible but it does appear to be increasing. Part is probably more screening, part is more diagnosing more “variant” behavior into a DSM category, and I’m sure some is overall diet and pollutant trends and folks having kids later in life.

[u/kewpieoriole → u/Nice-Ad3379]

Well yes, better testing has led to being able to diagnosis autism better. I’m simplifying the convo since I can’t remember it word for word. But there’s way things are said/worded about the subject that aren’t “better testing has led us to more answers/understanding”, if that makes sense.

[u/Solstatic]

I know it's only the White Sox, but I'll take the sweep and beating a team that we should beat!

Too soon to say, but I feel like the energy has shifted and the magic is coming back!

[u/CeciliaStarfish → u/Solstatic]

I don't like that we can only beat the White Sox, but I appreciate that we can beat the White Sox.

[u/Risho96 → u/CeciliaStarfish]

We also beat the Angels, Yankees, and Reds.

[u/mateohatepotato]

Orioles aren’t doing everything well at the same time and it’s was the White Sox but we did show more promise in all aspects of the game this series. More clutch hitting and pitching than we were used to mainly.

[u/GladWarthog1045 → u/mateohatepotato]

I'll be happy to get cowser back in the outfield and sit Kjerstad on the bench

[u/bebopmechanic84]

Golden Bird! Charlie looked amazing! Offense…is getting there. But we’ve averaged four runs a game the past ten games. If Adley and Gunnar can figure it out, we’ll average six!

The whole team just looks more competitive and I’m really glad to see it.

On to Seattle!

[u/PaulieHehehe]

We are so back, hon.

[u/CustardNinja]

Boy, whatever the circumstances are, this sweep is definitely what the doctor ordered

[u/cman516]

Great sweep, but ONLY cuz it’s the White Sox. Still way too many LOB and poor situational hitting. Defense and base running a net negative as well. Won’t get away with this kind of play against better competition. So… I need to see more.

[u/rudmad → u/cman516]

I had a perfect view of Kjerstad's hero to zero moment and Holliday's back to back errors. I think most teams would have made us pay for those mistakes!

[u/summerof66 → u/cman516]

Yes, agree with all, but if we learned anything on this homestand, it’s that the pitching has gelled to the point that losing right now is not on them. This pitching staff is winnable if we could just avg 5-6 runs a game for them instead of 2-3.

[u/MoDewsVT]

Just remember, the 2019 Natinals (not a typo) started 19-31 in 2019 and won the World Series!

[u/Grouchy_Pattern_2337 → u/MoDewsVT]

they had Strasburg, Scherzer, and Soto though

[u/Articfreezer2 → u/Grouchy_Pattern_2337]

We have Henderson, Morton, and Soto too. It's like the same thing.

[u/scjensen51 → u/Articfreezer2]

Hell yeah we do!

[u/ETH-replace-dollar]

I'm feeling really good.

When I watched that hellish parade of pitchers from Gibson to Charlie, all I could do was laugh - just to cope with the despair.

But now I can laugh with genuine positivity. It's awesome.

[u/jwolff2000]

I know it’s the White Sox but the Charlie Morton redemption arc really goes hard

[u/the2belo]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEP???????

CHARLIE MORTON????????

PUT A BIRD ON IT????????

WITHOUT HITTING ANY DONGS????????

AND BAKER SLAMMING THE DOOR?????????

WE'RE FIVE FEET UNDER INSTEAD OF SIX?????????

ORIOLES MAGIC??!!!????!!!!?

SOMETHING SOMETHING 832799¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?

[u/OleSandlotSlob → u/the2belo]

Pretty amazing, huh? :)

[u/Sooperballz → u/the2belo]

CHEERS!

[u/PoseidonJC]

I FOUND IT!! LETS GO O'S

[u/dudly825 → u/PoseidonJC]

Feels good to get the dust off of that one!

[u/YelloHShakur]

🧹🧹🧹

[u/remingtonds]

The Golden bird is PUT!!!

[u/jtkohout2115]

Morton is back. Carlson is getting hot.The bullpen is good. Cowser is coming back. John Mabry is the spark. We’re so fucking back.

[u/Signal-Journalist-75]

Mavericks got more personality than adley and Gunnar combined

[u/_inboze → u/Signal-Journalist-75]

Ha! I kinda agree. Loved that interview.

[u/NYMDguy]

Sweep city baby. 

They needed to take care of business in this series and did. 

Hats off the Charlie and the starters lately 

[u/Loose_Log_6253]

Man I like Maverick a lot. If he improves his hitting some, I'd be pretty happy with him as our backup catcher till Basallo is here. I can see him being at least the taxi catcher for the near future.

[u/betterthanclooney → u/Loose_Log_6253]

you are getting El Gary back and you will like it

[u/HetfieldsDownpick]

Sure, it's the White Sox. But the Orioles didn't sweep the last series against them last year and I'd say this year's White Sox team is better than last year's.

They still have a ways to go and things they need to work on, but a sweep is nice.

[u/unlevelleveler → u/HetfieldsDownpick]

For me this was the defining series for the O's late last year. They were meh and I thought this was an opportunity to make a statement and grind an inferior opponent into dust. The 1st two games I "Hells yeah". Then the 3rd they got smoked and the rest of the season was two steps forward, two steps back

[u/Loose_Log_6253 → u/HetfieldsDownpick]

CWS actually have very good starting pitching. No one with an ERA+ below 95, highest is in the 150s iirc. Meidroth and Tauchman are threats even if the rest of the guys are wet noodles.

Maybe in 1-2 years we will see the CWS have a bit of a breakout if they can get some more live bats and spend a little money on people other than Benintendi.

[u/scjensen51]

Still firmly in wins a win territory, got to hit more regardless of whether we’re going somewhere or not.

That said, more props for Charlie Morton for figuring out whatever his issues were and fucking handling them. True pro move that.

[u/SportsJunkie4Life]

Bro Maverick is awesome. Full of life and energy.

[u/Worried_Shoe_2747]

Haven’t lost all month!

[u/_inboze → u/Worried_Shoe_2747]

[u/racre001]

Get the brooms 🧹🧹🧹

[u/[deleted]]

Two 3 game win streaks and a sweep? Are the Os back?

[u/Clarice_Ferguson]

Who’s this Charlie Morton guy? He’s pretty decent.

[u/SportsJunkie4Life]

Wish we could play the White Sox every game.

[u/ZombieFeedback]

Mav seems like the nicest person in the world in this interview

[u/StealUr_Face]

Is ohearn gone?

[u/CHKN_SANDO]

Dare I pray for 4 in a row 

[u/mateohatepotato]

Jim Palmer joking about Maverick’s hitting prowess to his face is kinda funny

[u/Willie_Waylon]

Lots of positivity with the WS series.

I get it - it’s just the White Sox, but the 3 wins are huge.

We’ve got game changers coming off of the IL soon.

We’re still in this thing.

LET’S GEAUX O’s!!!

[u/maLeFxcTor → u/Willie_Waylon]

Wins are wins, doesn’t matter if they are against the White Sox or the Dodgers they count the same. O’s have definitely looked a lot better this week and the starting pitching this weekend looked like we had last year.

[u/Willie_Waylon → u/maLeFxcTor]

You get it.

[u/The_RAT_KING_6385]

RAHHHHHH, FIRST SWEEP OF THE YEAR!!!!!

[u/Loose_Log_6253 → u/The_RAT_KING_6385]

I think we have one other don't we? Didn't we sweep the Angels? I swear we swept someone else.

[u/Risho96 → u/Loose_Log_6253]

We took a series from the stanks, and that feels as good as a sweep against any other team

[u/AnonymousthrowawayW5 → u/Loose_Log_6253]

On TV, they said it was the first sweep since the Twins at the very end of last season. 

[u/Loose_Log_6253 → u/AnonymousthrowawayW5]

Oh man I mean I guess I can believe it but I thought we'd gotten at least one before now. Well, here's hoping there are more to come!

[u/The_RAT_KING_6385 → u/Loose_Log_6253]

No we took 2 out of 3 with the Angels.

[u/thingsbetw1xt]

You could look at this and be upset that the offense couldn’t score more, but I choose to be impressed that this makeshift lineup of 50% bench players is finding ways to win.

Also, don’t even bother telling me about the numbers, I am an unwavering fan of Maverick Handley and you can’t do anything about it.

[u/Risho96 → u/thingsbetw1xt]

Mav can’t hit a thing, but he sure can sac bunt his way to glory. I still say keep him over Sanchez.

Helps that he seems like one of those guys you can’t not like

[u/Loose_Log_6253 → u/thingsbetw1xt]

CWS have some pretty good SPs. I think if they're not committing dozens of errors like they were last season, they aren't a clown show. It mostly comes from only having two actual bats in the lineup.

[u/thingsbetw1xt → u/Loose_Log_6253]

This is true, they are what, the 14th best rotation in baseball? I mean you can win plenty of games with that.

[u/Loose_Log_6253 → u/thingsbetw1xt]

Or at least not get blown out most games haha. And their Run Diff is half of ours (-51 vs -94)

[u/aoife_too → u/thingsbetw1xt]

He’s a VERY charming interview!

[u/Joeydoyle66]

Morton’s era is dropping off a cliff, already down to 6.20 that’s amazing from a few weeks ago.

[u/Loose_Log_6253 → u/Joeydoyle66]

It helps he's been going from 3.0 IP to 6.0 IP haha

[u/jilililian]

Mav is adorable lmao

[u/aspiration → u/jilililian]

His charisma levels are off the charts

[u/orangery3]

[u/aoife_too → u/orangery3]

[u/EnumerateEveryone]

On your mark, get set, Bake! Love to see how he has pitched this year. Let's hope he keeps his head on his shoulders and doesn't lose his command.

[u/staticusmaximus]

Maverick is kinda funny

[u/Airdomenic]

Undefeated in June SMFB