Tuesday night Orioles game thread: at Rays, 6:40
Jackson Holliday makes his 2026 debut as the O’s look to recover from last night’s debacle.
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Three weeks ago, the Orioles visited the first-place AL East team — the Yankees at the time — and got utterly destroyed, losing all four games by a combined total of 39-10. Last night, they again visited the first-place AL East team — which is now the Rays — and got utterly destroyed in the opener, losing 16-6.
So it’s safe to say the O’s have not exactly stepped up their game against their best divisional opponents this season. They’ve shrunk from the competition instead of rising to the challenge. It’s just one of many reasons that the Birds have ended up in the quagmire they’re currently in.
At least we know this Rays series won’t turn out the same as that Yankees series — because it’s only three games instead of four. Not much consolation, I know. But that gives the Orioles two more chances to try to make something happen in Tampa.
Last night was the fourth time this year that the O’s have lost by 10 or more runs, but in two of the three previous instances, the Orioles won the next game. So it’s not impossible that they’ll bounce back tonight. They’ve got the right guy on the mound to do it.