Tanner Houck threw six innings of one-hit ball and the last-place Boston Red Sox earned a split in the four-game series against the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles with a 6-1 victory Sunday in the regular-season finale. The Orioles have home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs and will host a Division Series opener starting Oct. 7. “I am really proud of how we played for six months,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said.
Four starts into his comeback from Tommy John surgery, John Means believes he can help the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs. Means took a perfect game into the fifth inning of Baltimore's 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Nick Pivetta allowed two hits in seven impressive innings for the Red Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles have reached a deal with the state of Maryland that keeps the team at Camden Yards for at least 30 years, according to an announcement after the third inning of Thursday night's game against Boston. Between innings, a message appeared on the scoreboard telling the crowd about the agreement between the Orioles, the state, Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Stadium Authority. The Democratic governor and Orioles chairman John Angelos were shown on the video board.