Rich Dubroff

BALTIMORE—Orioles’ left-hand reliever Danny Coulombe, who underwent surgery to remove bone chips in his left elbow on June 18 th, will pitch for Triple-A Norfolk at Durham on Wednesday in his first rehab assignment.

BALTIMORE—The Orioles weekend featured two losses in three games with the Tampa Bay Rays and just three runs and 14 hits. On Sunday, the Orioles were shut out for the sixth time this season on just five hits in a 2-0 loss to Tampa Bay before 29,516 at Camden Yards.

BALTIMORE- What happened? It was a quiet Orioles clubhouse after they managed just five hits in a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. They scored only three runs in their three games with the Rays, the last two losses.

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BOSTON—Manager Brandon Hyde shook up the Orioles’ lineup for Monday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. Adley Rutschman, who normally bats second, was dropped to fifth for the 10 th time this while Cedric Mullins was moved up to second, where he’s batted only once in his career.

BOSTON—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde decided to drop the slumping Adley Rutschman from second to fifth in the batting order and elevate Cedric Mullins to the second spot.

BOSTON– What happened? The day started with a new Orioles batting order featuring Cedric Mullins batting second and Adley Rutschman dropped from second to fifth. The night ended with the Orioles’ worst defeat of the second half of the season, 12-3 to the Boston Red Sox and a 1 ½ game deficit to the New …

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BOSTON—One night after his elevation to the second spot in the batting order, Cedric Mullins hit two home runs for the first time in more than three years in the Orioles’ 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox before 30,898 at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.

BOSTON– What happened? Cedric Mullins hit two home runs and Albert Suárez threw six strong innings as the Orioles moved to within ½ game of the American League East leading New York Yankees with a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox.