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The Orioles continue to sidestep any opportunity to win a fourth game in a row. They\u2019ve now managed three straight wins five times in this 2026 season and each time they have failed to really stitch together a nice winning streak that will get them back where they needed to be. Their latest failure yesterday was a 9-3 setback at the hands of the Padres, a game where they trailed from the top of the first inning. Trey Gibson had a rough day, Albert Su\u00e1rez<\/a> had a rough day finishing it off, and all in all, things stunk. Check out Tyler Young\u2019s recap of the game for more of the not-so-lovely totals.<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n There may end up being lingering drama from this game. In the fifth inning, as Gibson was running out of steam, he threw a sinker that did not sink and ended up hitting Xander Bogaerts<\/a> in the head. Bogaerts later left the game to be checked out for the concussion protocol. This was obviously not intentional, but still, it was a hit in the head, and you can understand them being a little peeved about it. The Padres seemed to be looking for some retaliation with the bases empty in the seventh inning, Gunnar Henderson<\/a> at the plate as they lead, 7-2. Over the course of a seven-pitch walk, three pitches were well inside at Henderson. They were trying to hit him, and they didn\u2019t, and that should have been the end of it.<\/p>\n That wasn\u2019t the end of it. In the ninth inning, Henderson again batted with two outs and the bases empty. The Padres pitcher at this point, Ron Marinaccio<\/a>, threw his first pitch right into Henderson\u2019s back. The home plate umpire immediately ejected Marinaccio and, after Padres manager Craig Stammen<\/a> argued about that ejection, he was also ejected. That\u2019s to the plate umpire\u2019s credit. He knew the deal. Everyone knew the deal. Henderson certainly did, telling reporters after the game<\/a>:<\/p>\n We hit somebody of theirs and obviously weren\u2019t trying to, but it is what it is. You had your opportunity to get it back and they did and missed. So that should have been it. \u2026 I guess they were trying to get payback, so I guess we\u2019re even now.<\/p>\n As Henderson said, that should have been it. And perhaps it would have been if Orioles manager Craig Albernaz didn\u2019t, for the second time in a week, really step in it when it comes to one of his players. The manager\u2019s quote on the same matter:<\/a><\/p>\n Trey hit Bogaerts in the head and their dugout didn\u2019t like it at all. Obviously, it definitely wasn\u2019t intentional. It was a two-seam that slipped out of his hand. I get there why they\u2019re mad, the ball hit him in the head and he had to come out of the game. I\u2019m not saying the ball to Gunnar was on purpose, but it was done the right way. And that\u2019s why there was no gripes from us, and Gunnar was fine with it and just took it to first base.<\/p>\n What in the actual hell are you talking about, man? There is no \u201cright way\u201d to blatantly throw at Henderson twice in the same game, coming back for a second bite at the apple after failing the first time. If Albernaz wants to be diplomatic about it because he\u2019s not looking to carry over the situation into Sunday, that\u2019s fine, but if you\u2019re not going to at least gripe about the guy who was the best player on this team for the last three years running getting thrown at on purpose, what are you doing here? And not only is he not complaining but he writes it off as \u201cthe right way\u201d?<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Take this in combination with Albernaz\u2019s recent bungling about Samuel Basallo<\/a>, which I ranted about the last time it was my turn to do Bird Droppings,<\/a> and this is two really bad missteps in the span of just a few days. I will say again that I think a lot of discontent with Albernaz up to this point has largely stemmed from \u201cOrioles players haven\u2019t played well\u201d and Albernaz takes flak for a bunch of little decisions that probably didn\u2019t matter all that much, and frankly were likely suggested by the Orioles front office instead.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not that there\u2019s no room to second-guess tactical decisions that fail, it just doesn\u2019t interest me to do it except in the most ridiculous of situations, like, say, calling up Jonathan Rodr\u00edguez from the minors and immediately putting him in as the cleanup batter.<\/p>\n Now there\u2019s this. Albernaz doesn\u2019t have to channel the ghost of Earl Weaver and go out and kick dirt on home plate or anything like that. I don\u2019t even care that he didn\u2019t leave the dugout; the Padres pitchers was immediately ejected and their manager was ejected for whining. Umpires often screw up this kind of thing by letting the aggrieved team get a free shot in before issuing warnings, and they didn\u2019t do that, they just ejected Marinaccio, as they should have done. The situation was handled.<\/p>\n For Albernaz to come out and call all of that \u201cthe right way,\u201d especially when Henderson accurately summarized the whole situation and was understandably getting peeved about them trying and succeeding at hitting him again after the first attempt, is unacceptable. I would not be pleased if that was my manager saying that. I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Maybe Albernaz didn\u2019t mean it the way it reads and maybe that\u2019s not what he told Henderson privately, but after the Basallo business I\u2019m not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt and this is another big screwup. Relationships with the players was supposed to be his strong point and this is a concerning sign that he\u2019s not actually all that when it comes down to it. All that he had to say was exactly what Henderson said, he should have seemed like he was annoyed about it but he wasn\u2019t going to do anything else about it because that kind of retaliation isn\u2019t worth it, and he didn\u2019t do it. Geez.<\/p>\n The Orioles and Padres conclude their three-game set starting at 1:35 this afternoon. If the O\u2019s are going to manage the series win before heading out west, they\u2019re going to have to overcome a Trevor Rogers<\/a> start. Walker Buehler<\/a>, who has a 4.33 ERA in 13 games, starts for San Diego<\/a>.<\/p>\n Orioles stuff you might have missed<\/p>\n Notes on Alonso, O\u2019Neill, and other Orioles<\/a> (School of Roch) Advertisement<\/p>\n Birthdays and Orioles anniversaries<\/p>\n Today in 1985, Earl Weaver un-retired, replacing recent World Series-winning manager Joe Altobelli in the Orioles dugout. The team played to a 53-52 record the rest of the way that season.<\/p>\n In 1996, Cal Ripken Jr. set a less-heralded record to do with The Streak in game #2,216, passing the 2,215 consecutive games played by third baseman Sachio Kinugasa in Japanese professional baseball.<\/p>\n After last night, Orioles first baseman has played in 488 consecutive games.<\/p>\n Of all the players to ever play for the Orioles, not a single one has been born on June 14.<\/p>\n Is today your birthday? Happy birthday to you! Your birthday buddies for today include: author Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer (1864), actor\/singer Burl Ives (1909), actress Lucy Hale (1989), and rapper Gunna (1993).<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n On this day in history\u2026<\/p>\n In 1775, the Continental Congress established the Continental Army. Today\u2019s United States armed forces recognize this as their creation date.<\/p>\n In 1807, Napoleon\u2019s French Grande Arm\u00e9e notched yet another victory in the Battle of Friedland, in which a combined clash between close to 150,000 French and Russians led to Russian defeat and the end of the War of the Fourth Coalition. It took two more coalitions to finally beat Napoleon and three more to send him packing for good.<\/p>\n **<\/p>\n And that\u2019s the way it is in Birdland on June 14. Have a safe Sunday. Go O\u2019s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello, friends. 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Before yesterday\u2019s game, the manager gave a small update on Ryan Mountcastle<\/a>, plus some thoughts on recent performance by a few active Orioles, including Tyler O\u2019Neill. Things are quietly going a little better for O\u2019Neill lately. He\u2019s going to need a whole lot more than that to change anyone\u2019s mind about him.<\/p>\n