Well, how about that? The 2025 Orioles are still capable of surprising us.

The O’s just swept a three-game series on the road against the postseason-bound Padres, sealing the deal with a 7-5 win in the finale. They did it with a lineup that didn’t include Gunnar Henderson, Dylan Beavers, or Samuel Basallo, and survived a near-meltdown despite all the momentum swinging in San Diego’s way in the late innings. The victory secured a winning west coast road trip for the Orioles, who head back to Camden Yards on Friday.

Baseball can still be fun sometimes! And stressful. Very stressful.

Against long-ago former Orioles southpaw Nestor Cortes Jr., the O’s fielded a right-handed heavy lineup that left Henderson, Beavers, and Basallo on the bench. So of course that patchwork offense delivered a h

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