Baltimore Orioles Daily: Spirits high after 17-run performance at home

BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 13: Joey Rickard #23 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with teammates following the Orioles 17-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 13, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 13: Joey Rickard #23 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates with teammates following the Orioles 17-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 13, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

It’s been a productive home stand for the Baltimore Orioles, but tougher competition lies just around the corner.

It was a Sunday to remember for the Baltimore Orioles, who scored 17 runs off the Tampa Bay Rays to move to 5-2 on their home stand. With that surge of power, they more than earned a day off as they get set for the new week.

Next on the schedule are the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox, both of whom should provide much stiffer tests for the Birds’ ascendent offense. The Phillies series is set to get underway on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. ET — until then, here’s what you might have missed yesterday.

Best of Birds Watcher from 5/13/18

Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays: 3 takeaways: Slowly but surely, the Orioles are moving in the right direction. Read along as I recap the best and worst moments from their productive weekend series against the Rays.

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Best of Orioles news and analysis across the web from 5/13/18

Orioles’ Dylan Bundy reverses skid with seven two-hit, shutout innings: Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun quotes Bundy and Buck Showalter on the righty’s timely resurgence.

Orioles Hope Big Win Another Sign Of Turnaround: After a nightmare start to the season, the Birds are 5-2 on their current home stand. Rich Dubroff of PressBox quotes Buck Showalter, Danny Valencia and others in this weekend recap.

Orioles claim third baseman Renato Nunez off waivers from Rangers, transfer Beckham to 60-day DL: With Tim Beckham recovering from surgery and Pedro Alvarez nursing a sore hamstring (and simply being a bad fielder altogether), the Birds picked up Nunez to get deeper at the hot corner. Eduardo A. Encina provides the lowdown.

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