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Pitching analysis July 25, 2026
Brandon Young’s Breakout Is Real. His ERA Probably Isn’t.
Brandon Young’s improvement is real—but the ERA still overstates it. A closer look at the pitch changes behind his breakout and what Baltimore can expect next.
Read the full analysisThe results are real. The underlying story is more complicated.
Player of the week July 17–26, 2026 · RHP
Brandon Young
Young delivered two high-leverage starts during a 5–4 stretch, finishing the week with a 1.35 ERA and helping Baltimore complete the Houston sweep before stabilizing the Atlanta series.
From the notebook
2026 Orioles archive
Every completed weekly recap from the 2026 season, with the newest entry first.
Orioles Weekly Recap: July 27, 2026
The second half opened with the best stretch of baseball the O’s have played all season and ended with them walking off the field at...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: July 13, 2026
The Orioles entered the All-Star break with some positive momentum, finally doing the one thing they had failed to do seven times already this season,...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: June 22, 2026
The Orioles treaded water once again this week. At least this time it was against a division leader and the best team in baseball. The...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: June 15, 2026
The Orioles continued to be mired in mediocrity with a seven-game homestand resulting in a losing week. The O’s dug an early hole against the...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: June 8, 2026
The Orioles looked to be carrying the momentum over from their 5-2 record the previous week, taking two of three from Boston in Fenway and...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: June 1, 2026
If you needed a reason to believe in this team again, the homestand delivered. The Orioles rattled off five wins in seven games, sweeping first-place...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: May 25, 2026
The Orioles slipped further out of contention with another mediocre week. Once again the Birds were dominated by a division rival, prompting questions about the...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: May 18, 2026
Once again the Orioles teased fans with a promising start to the week only to regress back to their mediocre form in the weekend series....
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: May 11, 2026
The Orioles once again had a promising start to the week before floundering in a three game losing streak and managing to tread water with...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: May 4, 2026
This was yet another week where the Orioles teased fans with some promise only to whipsaw back down worse than where they started, continuing the...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: April 27, 2026
With a 3-3 week the Orioles continue to scuffle through the early part of 2026. There were signs of life from the bats and the...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: April 20, 2026
After taking two of three from the Giants the prior weekend, the O's came into this week hoping to build. Instead, they dropped two of...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: April 13, 2026
A week that began with the Orioles limping out of Pittsburgh ended with the O's clawing their way back above .500 and looking at least...
Read articleOrioles Weekly Recap: April 6, 2026
If you squint hard enough at the first ten days of the 2026 season, you can find reasons for optimism. Trevor Rogers looks like an...
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