CRAIG KIMBREL NEWS

Orioles stay in first place thanks to Yankees' miscues, beat New York 6-5 on Mullins' double in 9th

Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees — after an error by shortstop Anthony Volpe kept the t...

JULY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lands 23rd save Kimbrel picked up the save Sunday, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts across a scoreless inning against Oakland.

Impact Kimbrel has now fired seven consecutive scoreless frames, going 7-for-7 in save chances during that stretch to bring his season total up to 23 saves. The 36-year-old fell to a 4.73 ERA after his first 16 appearances of 2024, but has been dominant since, recording a 0.43 ERA with 31 strikeouts across 21.0 innings.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Locks down 22nd save Kimbrel picked up the save in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Athletics. He pitched a clean inning with two strikeouts.

Impact The veteran closer extended his scoreless appearances streak to six with this performance, promptly retiring the side on a tidy 10 pitches. Kimbrel stands fourth all-time in career saves with 439, needing 40 more to pass Lee Smith for third. The Baltimore right-hander has been nearly untouchable since May 10, firing a 0.45 ERA, 0.25 WHIP and 29:5 K:BB across 20 innings while securing 14 saves.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Locks down 22nd save Kimbrel picked up the save in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Athletics. He pitched a clean inning with two strikeouts.

Impact The veteran closer extended his scoreless appearances streak to six with this performance, promptly retiring the side on a tidy 10 pitches. Kimbrel stands fourth all-time in career saves with 439, needing 40 more to pass Lee Smith for third. The Baltimore right-hander has been nearly untouchable since May 10, firing a 0.45 ERA, 0.25 WHIP and 29:5 K:BB across 20 innings while securing 14 saves.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Strikes out two for 21st save Kimbrel picked up the save over the Mariners on Wednesday, pitching a perfect ninth inning while striking out two.

Impact Kimbrel entered the contest with a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and fanned the first two batters he faced before getting Julio Rodriguez to pop out to first for the final out. The veteran reliever has converted each of his last five save attempts, posting a 9:3 K:BB over that stretch while not allowing any hits. Kimbrel has also recorded two or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances.

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Collects 20th save Kimbrel hit two batters and struck out two in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.

Impact Kimbrel was a little wild, but he didn't let the extra traffic on the bases rattle him. After allowing just two runs (one earned) over 9.1 innings in June, he's off to a decent start in July, with this outing also being his 20th save of the campaign. Overall, he's at a 2.30 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 46:14 K:BB through 31.1 innings this year.

JULY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Works around two walks for save Kimbrel worked around two walks in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.

Impact Kimbrel, who hadn't walked multiple batters in an outing since May 8, was able to pitch his way out of trouble. He's allowed two runs (one earned) while posting a 13:5 K:BB over 9.1 innings in June, converting six of his seven chances this month. Kimbrel is up to 19 saves with a 2.37 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 44:14 K:BB through 30.1 innings overall. Kimbrel has pitched three of the last four days, so he may not be available if a save situation arises Sunday. With Jacob Webb, Yennier Cano and Cionel Perez also having pitched Friday and Saturday, there could be an opportunity for Dillon Tate or Bryan Baker to get a look in a high-leverage spot.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates closer David Bednar on 15-day injured list with strained oblique

David Bednar was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday with a strained left oblique muscle

JUNE 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles hold off Yankees 7-6 in 10 innings after Gerrit Cole makes his season debut for New York

Cedric Mullins hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and scored on a throwing error to help the Baltimore Orioles hold off the New York Yankees 7-6 in a wild finish

JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Craig Kimbrel on pitching in front of Phillies fans again: 'I definitely heard them'

Craig Kimbrel struck out the final three batters to close out the Baltimore Orioles’ 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies

JUNE 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phillies fans show up in force for extra-inning win at Baltimore. 'It was like a playoff game.'

Baltimore and Philadelphia are close enough that it’s an easy trip for fans

JUNE 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phillies wait out an extra-inning rain delay, then outlast the Orioles 5-3 in 11

Alec Bohm hit a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning shortly after the end of a 71-minute rain delay, and the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on F...

JUNE 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nails down 16th save Kimbrel struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his 16th save of the season in a 4-2 win over Atlanta.

Impact Facing the team he made his debut with back in 2010, Kimbrel delivered his 12th straight appearance without allowing an earned run. The hot streak has lowered the veteran closer's ERA on the season to 2.59, to go along with a 0.95 WHIP and 34:10 K:BB through 24.1 innings.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE

Cowser's 2-run homer in the 8th lifts Baltimore to its 6th straight win, 4-2 over Atlanta

Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles won their sixth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2

JUNE 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Henderson homers on 1st pitch and Orioles beat Rays 5-2 for 1st 4-game sweep at Tropicana Field

Gunnar Henderson homered on the first pitch, Ryan O’Hearn drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 to finish their first four-game sweep at Tropica...

JUNE 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mountcastle, Santander and Westburg homer as Orioles beat Rays 6-3

Ryan Mountcastle, Anthony Santander and Jordan Westburg homered, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3

JUNE 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles lose to Blue Jays, 3-2, as Craig Kimbrel allows walk-off hit in 9th inning TORONTO - Craig Kimbrel ended his streak of eight straight scoreless appearances Wednesday night, al...

JUNE 6 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Kiner-Falefa has winning hit in 9th inning and Blue Jays beat Orioles 3-2

Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2

JUNE 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aaron Judge, Yordan Álvarez highlight Ben Verlander's Team of the Week

A star on the rise joins a pair of former MVPs on Ben Verlander's latest MLB Team of the Week! See who made the cut.

MAY 28

Locks down 12th save Kimbrel struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 4-1 win over the White Sox.

Impact Kimbrel hasn't allowed a walk or a hit over his last 4.2 innings, and he's pitched 6.2 consecutive scoreless innings. He's earned a save in each of his last four outings, retaking the closer role after a shaky stretch in late April and early May saw him take a short stint in lower-leverage assignments. Kimbrel is 12-for-15 in save chances this season while posting a 3.15 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 29:9 K:BB over 20 innings. He's also collected four holds and a 4-1 record, but it looks like most of his appearances will be in the ninth inning going forward.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox say MLB told them umps could have used discretion on interference call

The Chicago White Sox discussed the infield fly and interference call that ended an 8-6 loss to Baltimore with Major League Baseball and general manager Chris Getz says they were t...

MAY 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan Westburg's 11th-inning single gives the Orioles a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks

Jordan Westburg flicked a game-ending single inside the right field line in the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the day, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5...

MAY 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles remove Craig Kimbrel as closer after run of blown saves: 'Day-to-day thing' BALTIMORE - When a save opportunity arose for the Orioles on Friday night, Craig Kimbrel was already...

MAY 11 • THESTATE.COM

Irvin sharp again for the Orioles, and Kimbrel pitches in the 7th inning of a 4-2 win over Arizona

Cole Irvin pitched into the sixth inning in another effective start, and a reshuffled bullpen held on for the Baltimore Orioles in a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks

MAY 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Orioles signed Craig Kimbrel to replace the dominant Bautista. It's not working out well so far

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde says he's sticking with veteran closer Craig Kimbrel, who has converted only one save in his past five appearances

MAY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS