The Orioles are running out of room.
With seven games left and the last Wild Card spot still four games away, Baltimore enters the final stretch carrying a shrinking margin for error and a brutal remaining schedule. The White Sox were in a rain delay, the Guardians got a late start because of weather, and the Orioles know the math only gets tighter from here.
“We’ve got to control we can control,” Trevor Rogers said after yesterday’s 1-0 loss. “Let these two games get away from us, but we’ve got to salvage the series tomorrow and do it the next day.
It’s all we’ve got left. Control what we can control and give it all we’ve got tomorrow.”
A loss tonight would drop Baltimore to 75-81 and leave the club needing to win out just to finish .500. After this, the Blue Jays come to town, and the regular season closes with a weekend series at Yankee Stadium.
Baltimore also gets one of the toughest possible assignments to open this final push: Jacob Misiorowski. The Brewers’ right-hander has put together a massive season, going 15-5 with a 1.89 ERA, a 0.812 WHIP and 243 strikeouts in 166 1/3 innings. He’s allowed only 5.0 hits per nine innings.
The splits have been brutal for hitters, too. Left-handers are batting .119/.194/.197 against him, while right-handers are at .209/.268/.319. At home, he owns a 1.61 ERA in 15 starts, and on the road he’s at 2.23 in 13 games.
Misiorowski threw five scoreless innings in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and came out after 82 pitches, with Milwaukee managing his workload by giving him extra rest and trimming his innings when possible. This will be the Orioles’ first look at him. He’s an All-Star in both of his major league seasons, and Pete Alonso is 0-for-2 with a strikeout against him.
On the Baltimore side, Brandon Young gets the ball in what will be his penultimate start in 2026. His season line has earned him some Most Valuable Oriole attention: a 3.65 ERA in 26 appearances, the lowest mark in the rotation.
That number had dipped to 3.38 on Aug. 28.
Young has never faced the Brewers in his two big league seasons, and Bo Naylor is 0-for-1 with a walk against him.
The Orioles are also trying to shake off a cold stretch with runners in scoring position. Over the last seven games since Sept. 12, they’ve hit just .145 (9-for-62) in those spots.
Still, there are a few signs of life in the lineup. Coby Mayo has reached base in 22 straight games. Gunnar Henderson has hit in seven of his last eight, going 10-for-31 with a .323/.400/.484 line, two doubles, a homer and four walks.
Dylan Beavers is back at the top of the order, Samuel Basallo is the DH, and Carlos Narváez is behind the plate. Jeremiah Jackson is batting sixth and playing second base, with Colton Cowser and Leody Taveras following him.
And for the first time, the Ravens and Orioles are both hosting regular season home games on the same date. The Orioles are hoping theirs ends better than the mood around the standings suggests.
For the Orioles
Dylan Beavers LF
Pete Alonso 1B
Gunnar Henderson SS
Coby Mayo 3B
Samuel Basallo DH
Jeremiah Jackson 2B
Colton Cowser CF
Leody Taveras RF
Carlos Narváez C
Brandon Young RHP
For the Brewers
Jackson Chourio LF
Brice Turang 2B
William Contreras C
Jake Bauers 1B
Joey Ortiz 3B
Christian Yelich DH
Cooper Pratt SS
Garrett Mitchell CF
Sal Frelick RF
Jacob Misiorowski RHP
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