Are you more inclined to watch the Orioles on TV since they promoted Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo? We want to hear from you.

When Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz invited Samuel Basallo to breakfast on Saturday morning, the Orioles’ top prospect didn’t think anything of it. The two cultivated a strong relationship this year,

The Baltimore Orioles have a game plan in place for getting Samuel Basallo into the lineup as much as possible.

The Baltimore Orioles smoked the Houston Astros, 12-0, on Sunday night. It was the rare bright spot in an otherwise dour campaign for this O's team. Viewed as a potential World Series threat not that long ago, Baltimore has fallen to the bottom of the AL East this season. Changes are on the horizon as a result, and very few players are safe.

On Friday, Orioles rookie right-hander Brandon Young came within four outs of a perfect game. On Saturday, Baltimore called up outfielder Dylan Beavers (the club’s No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline), who then made his big league debut.

Rookie Dylan Beavers went 1 for 5 in his MLB debut, a 12-inning, 5-4 Baltimore Orioles loss to the Houston Astros. Luke Slabaugh has the recap.