Orioles Saturday afternoon game thread, 4:05pm ET
Right hander Shane Baz takes on another former Ray in Aaron Civale.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 3: Aaron Civale #45 of the Athletics pitches the ball against the Cleveland Guardians during the second inning at Sutter Health Park on May 3, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kelley L Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images OK, so that was lackluster. The Orioles did it again on Friday night, taking a pedestrian starter in Jacob Lopez (err, that’s generous, even for someone with a 6.
60 ERA entering last night) and making him look like an ace. They managed just two runs off of Lopez, both on solo home runs. So does that mean that today, by the transitive property, facing a competent right-handed starter in Aaron Civale (3-1, 2.
95 ERA) they’ll him look like a bum? I have my doubts. Now in his eighth season, the 30-year-old has bounced around between six teams since 2023, including Tampa Bay, where some of this team remembers facing him.
As John Beers’ series preview noted , Civale been one of the luckiest pitchers in baseball this season, with a 2. 95 ERA comparing quite favorably to an xERA of 4. 19.