Baltimore Orioles

A day after winning the AL East, an Orioles lineup without several regulars managed just three hits and was shut out by the Red Sox, 3-0, though starter John Means was sharp again in allowing two runs across 6 1/3 innings on Friday.

In the first game after the Orioles clinched the AL East, manager Brandon Hyde was already resting several regulars, and now Adley Rutschman and Ramón Urías will join them on the bench after the club said both players were “under the weather.”

See photos of the Baltimore Orioles against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sept. 29, 2023.

The Orioles have conquered the American League East, but now face a conflict with a concert scheduled at the Ravens’ nearby stadium on the same day they begin the American League Division Series.

The Orioles and representatives of Gov. Wes Moore said Friday that they have reached agreement on a “memorandum of understanding” — but not a lease — to keep the Orioles committed to Camden Yards for 30 years.

A young Orioles team will finish atop the toughest division in baseball, in the process showing how bright the club’s future is. The announcement of a new 30-year stadium agreement means there’s hope it will no longer distract from the on-field success.

Some Baltimore-area residents who have tuned the ballclub out during a long, but productive, rebuild, might need an introduction to these American League-leading Orioles.

Here’s everything you need to know about what the postseason could look like for the AL East champion and No. 1 seed Orioles.