2022 Baltimore Orioles season

The 2022 Baltimore Orioles season was the 122nd season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 69th in Baltimore, and the 31st at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They finished fourth in the AL East with an 83–79 record, but missed the playoffs for the sixth straight year.

This season represented a tremendous breakthrough for the franchise. After losing 100 games in three of the last four seasons (Including two 110 loss seasons in 2018 and in the previous season), the Orioles pieced together their best single season turnaround in decades, winning 31 more games than in their previous season and represented the team's first winning campaign since 2016.

Their 31-game improvement is their largest in a single season since 1989, where the Orioles themselves improved by 33 games from their 54–107 record in 1988. Coincidentally, both improvements came the year after seasons that involved losing streaks of 19 or more losses.

Offseason Lockout

The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.

The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022. The season was delayed to begin on April 7, 2022, a week later than the original start time.

Rule changes Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.

Regular season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log Past games legend Orioles Win (#bfb) Orioles Loss (#fbb) Game postponed (#bbb) Clinched Playoff Berth (#039) Eliminated from playoff contention (#933) --> Bold denotes an Orioles pitcher Future Games Legend Home Game Away Game

|- bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 8 || @ Rays || 1–2 || Kittredge (1–0) || López (0–1) || Raley (1) || 25,025 || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 2 || April 9 || @ Rays || 3–5 || Fleming (1–0) || Lyles (0–1) || Kittredge (1) || 15,615 || 0–2 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 10 || @ Rays || 0–8 || Springs (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || — || 14,100 || 0–3 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 11 || Brewers || 2–0 || Baumann (1–0) || Houser (0–1) || López (1) || 44,461 || 1–3 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 5 || April 12 || Brewers || 4–5 || Milner (1–0) || Bautista (0–1) || Hader (2) || 11,814 || 1–4 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || April 13 || Brewers || 2–4 || Boxberger (2–0) || López (0–2) || Hader (3) || 12,704 || 1–5 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 15 || Yankees || 2–1 || Krehbiel (1–0) || Schmidt (0–2) || — || 32,197 || 2–5 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 16 || Yankees || 2–5 || Sears (1–0) || Lakins Sr. (0–1) || Holmes (1) || 28,179 || 2–6 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 17 || Yankees || 5–0 || López (1–1) || Loáisiga (0–1) || — || 25,938 || 3–6 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 10 || April 18 || @ Athletics || 1–5 || Montas (2–1) || Krehbiel (0–2) || — || 17,503 || 3–7 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 19 || @ Athletics || 1–2 || Logue (1–0) || Baumann (1–1) || Jackson (1) || 3,478 || 3–8 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 12 || April 20 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Lyles (1–1) || Jefferies (1–2) || López (2) || 2,703 || 4–8 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 13 || April 21 || @ Athletics || 4–6 || Blackburn (2–0) || Wells (0–2) || Jiménez (2) || 4,429 || 4–9 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 14 || April 22 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Zimmermann (1–0) || Detmers (0–1) || López (3) || 31,679 || 5–9 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 23 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Baker (1–0) || Loup (0–1) || López (4) || 43,883 || 6–9 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 24 || @ Angels || 6–7 || Herget (1–0) || Baumann (1–2) || Bradley (1) || 41,984 || 6–10 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 17 || April 26 || @ Yankees || 8–12 || Severino (2–0) || Lyles (1–2) || — || 28,596 || 6–11 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 27 || @ Yankees || 2–5 || King (2–0) || Krehbiel (1–2) || Holmes (2) || 31,122 || 6–12 || L3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 28 || @ Yankees || 5–10 || Castro (2–0) || Zimmermann (1–1) || — || 29,268 || 6–13 || L4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 29 || Red Sox || 1–3 || Houck (2–1) || Bradish (0–1) || Strahm (1) || 15,685 || 6–14 || L5 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 21 || April 30 || Red Sox || 2–1 || López (2–1) || Sawamura (0–1) || — || 19,927 || 7–14 || W1

|- bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 1 || Red Sox || 9–5 || Lyles (2–2) || Pivetta (0–4) || — || 19,117 || 8–14 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 23 || May 2 || Twins || 1–2 || Paddack (1–2) || Baker (1–1) || Durán (1) || 7,427 || 8–15 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || May 3 || Twins || 2–7 || Thielbar (1–0) || Krehbiel (1–3) || — || 6,678 || 8–16 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 25 || May 4 || Twins || 9–4 || Pérez (1–0) || Bundy (3–2) || — || 7,466 || 9–16 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 26 || May 5 || Twins || 5–3 || López (3–1) || Durán (0–1) || — || 8,652 || 10–16 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 6 || Royals || colspan=7| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 8 |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 7 || Royals || colspan=7| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for MAY 9 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 8 || Royals || 4–6 || Clarke (1–0) || López (3–2) || Barlow (2) || || 10–17 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 28 || May 8 || Royals || 4–2 || Zimmermann (2–1) || Lynch (2–2) || Tate (1) || 19,893 || 11–17 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 9 || Royals || 6–1 || Wells (1–2) || Hernández (0–2) || — || 9,438 || 12–17 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 10 || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || Bradish (1–1) || Naughton (0–1) || Bautista (1) || 33,649 || 13–17 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–10 || Mikolas (3–1) || Watkins (0–1) || — || 34,533 || 13–18 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 12 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Akin (1–0) || Matz (3–3) || Bautista (2) || 35,198 || 14–18 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 13 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Rodríguez (1–2) || Lyles (2–3) || Vest (1) || 23,941 || 14–19 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 34 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 0–3 || Peralta (1–0) || Zimmermann (2–2) || Soto (5) || 28,016 || 14–20 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 1–5 || Skubal (3–2) || Wells (1–3) || — || 20,080 || 14–21 || L3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 36 || May 16 || Yankees || 2–6 || Severino (3–0) || Bradish (1–2) || — || 12,228 || 14–22 || L4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 37 || May 17 || Yankees || 4–5 || Taillon (4–1) || Tate (0–2) || Chapman (9) || 12,635 || 14–23 || L5 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 18 || Yankees || 2–3 || Cole (4–0) || Lyles (2–4) || Holmes (3) || 13,850 || 14–24 || L6 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 39 || May 19 || Yankees || 9–6 || Bautista (1–1) || Luetge (1–1) || — || 23,819 || 15–24 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 40 || May 20 || Rays || 8–6 || Vespi (1–0) || Garza Jr. (0–1) || — || 15,127 || 16–24 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 41 || May 21 || Rays || 1–6 || Springs (2–1) || Bradish (1–3) || — || 17,573 || 16–25 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 22 || Rays || 7–6 || Pérez (2–0) || Knight (0–1) || — || 23,778 || 17–25 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 43 || May 23 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Lyles (3–4) || Cole (4–1) || López (5) || 32,187 || 18–25 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 44 || May 24 || @ Yankees || 6–7 || Schmidt (3–2) || Baker (1–2) || — || 32,289 || 18–26 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 45 || May 25 || @ Yankees || 0–2 || Sears (2–0) || Wells (1–4) || Holmes (5) || 39,154 || 18–27 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || May 27 || @ Red Sox || 12–8 || Pérez (3–0) || Strahm (2–2) || — || 29,251 || 19–27 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || May 28 || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || Eovaldi (2–2) || Akin (1–1) || — || 26,912 || 19–28 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 48 || May 28 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Krehbiel (2–3) || Winckowski (0–1) || López (6) || 28,491 || 20–28 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 49 || May 29 || @ Red Sox || 2–12 || Pivetta (4–4) || Zimmermann (2–3) || — || 35,715 || 20–29 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || May 30 || @ Red Sox || 10–0 || Wells (2–4) || Hill (1–3) || — || 24,809 || 21–29 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 51 || May 31 || Mariners || 0–10 || Kirby (1–1) || Baker (1–3) || — || 8,074 || 21–30 || L1

|- bgcolor=#bfb | 52 || June 1 || Mariners || 9–2 || Pérez (4–0) || Ray (4–6) || — || 8,400 || 22–30 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 53 || June 2 || Mariners || 6–7 || Castillo (2–0) || López (3–3) || — || 8,817 || 22–31 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 54 || June 3 || Guardians || 3–6 || Bieber (3–3) || Zimmermann (2–4) || Clase (8) || 15,456 || 22–32 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 4 || Guardians || 5–4 || Bautista (2–1) || McKenzie (3–5) || López (7) || 17,183 || 23–32 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 5 || Guardians || 2–3 || Plesac (2–4) || Kremer (0–1) || Clase (9) || 14,815 || 23–33 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 7 || Cubs || 9–3 || Baker (2–3) || Thompson (6–1) || — || 11,509 || 24–33 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || June 8 || Cubs || colspan=7| PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for AUG 18 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 58 || June 9 || @ Royals || 5–7 || Payamps (2–1) || Lyles (3–5) || Barlow (6) || 15,594 || 24–34 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 59 || June 10 || @ Royals || 1–8 || Heasley (1–3) || Zimmermann (2–5) || — || 17,650 || 24–35 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 11 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Wells (3–4) || Lynch (2–6) || López (8) || 15,134 || 25–35 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 12 || @ Royals || 10–7 || Kremer (1–1) || Keller (1–8) || Pérez (1) || 15,037 || 26–35 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 62 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 1–11 || Manoah (8–1) || Bradish (1–4) || — || 19,716 || 26–36 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 63 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 6–5 || Lyles (4–5) || Kikuchi (2–3) || López (9) || 23,106 || 27–36 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 15 || @ Blue Jays || 6–7 || Cimber (7–2) || Bautista (2–2) || — || 19,961 || 27–37 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 65 || June 16 || @ Blue Jays || 10–2 || Wells (4–4) || Gausman (5–6) || — || 36,832 || 28–37 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 17 || Rays || 1–0 || Bautista (3–2) || Faucher (0–1) || López (10) || 13,140 || 29–37 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 18 || Rays || 6–7 || Faucher (1–1) || Tate (0–3) || Poche (4) || 15,426 || 29–38 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 68 || June 19 || Rays || 2–1 || Vespi (2–0) || Kluber (3–4) || López (11) || 23,004 || 30–38 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 69 || June 21 || Nationals || 0–3 || Fedde (5–5) || Lyles (4–6) || Rainey (8) || 19,197 || 30–39 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 70 || June 22 || Nationals || 7–0 || Wells (5–4) || Corbin (3–10) || Vespi (1) || 12,630 || 31–39 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 23 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Kremer (2–1) || Cueto (1–4) || López (12) || 22,431 || 32–39 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Krehbiel (3–3) || Kopech (2–4) || López (13) || 27,943 || 33–39 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 73 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 6–2 || Watkins (1–1) || Lynn (1–1) || — || 29,282 || 34–39 || W4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 74 || June 26 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Cease (6–3) || Lyles (4–7) || Graveman (3) || 29,191 || 34–40 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || June 27 || @ Mariners || 9–2 || Wells (6–4) || Kirby (2–3) || Akin (1) || 21,615 || 35–40 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 76 || June 28 || @ Mariners || 0–2 || Castillo (5–1) || Pérez (4–1) || Sewald (7) || 16,024 || 35–41 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 77 || June 29 || @ Mariners || 3–9 || Flexen (4–8) || Voth (0–1) || — || 17,412 || 35–42 || L2

|- bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 1 || @ Twins || 2–3 || Minaya (1–0) || López (3–4) || — || 25,540 || 35–43 || L3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 2 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Pagán (2–3) || López (3–5) || — || 20,618 || 35–44 || L4 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 3 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Wells (7–4) || Smeltzer (4–2) || Tate (2) || 24,424 || 36–44 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 4 || Rangers || 7–6 || Baker (3–3) || Moore (3–1) || — || 18,670 || 37–44 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 5 || Rangers || 10–9 || Krehbiel (4–3) || Moore (3–2) || — || 7,371 || 38–44 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb