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Cowser is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
After going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Red Sox while lefty Payton Tolle started for the opposition, the left-handed-hitting Cowser will be held out of the lineup while the Orioles face a second consecutive lefty starter (Joey Cantillo). Rece Hinds will take Cowser's spot in center field and will bat eighth.
Cowser went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Rays.
Cowser was responsible for both of Baltimore's two hits and their lone run in the defeat -- he lead off the ninth inning with a 382-foot shot off closer Bryan Baker, his 12th homer of the year. After a tough start to the season, the 26-year-old Cowser has heated up of late, going 12-for-37 (.324) with four homers and a 1.045 OPS in his last 15 contests. Cowser is now slashing .219/.314/.372 across 310 plate appearances this year with 36 runs scored, 34 RBI and eight steals.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Taking seat against southpaw
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
The Orioles will send the left-handed-hitting Cowser for the second time in the series while the Rays send another southpaw (Shane McClanahan) to the bump. Christian Franklin will draw the start in center field in place of Cowser and will bat ninth.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Sitting versus righty again
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Cowser is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.
Righty Zebby Matthews is on the bump for the Twins, and this marks the second day in a row that the lefty-swinging Cowser has been held out of the lineup against a right-hander. Cowser is slashing just .164/.301/.230 since the beginning of July. He'll again yield center field to Christian Franklin.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Delivers homer in win
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Cowser went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Rangers.
Cowser added to Baltimore's early lead by taking Kumar Rocker deep for a solo homer in the second inning, giving him nine home runs on the season. He later drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to secure his first multi-RBI performance since June 21. Cowser had struggled mightily over the past month entering Sunday, batting just .121 across his previous 29 games with only one RBI.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Sitting against lefty
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Cowser is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Angels.
With southpaw Reid Detmers toeing the slab for the Halos, the lefty-handed hitting Cowser will ride the pine Wednesday. Christian Franklin will take over in center field and bat leadoff for Baltimore.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Excluded from lineup Monday
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Cowser's grip on a strong-side platoon role in the Baltimore outfield may be starting to slip. He'll be on the bench for the second time in the Orioles' last three matchups with right-handed pitchers, after mustering just three hits in 33 at-bats while striking out at a 31.7 percent clip so far in July. Leody Taveras will get the nod in center field over Cowser in the series opener in Detroit.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Sitting again versus lefty
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Cowser is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Red Sox, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
The Red Sox sent left-handed starting pitchers to the hill for all three games of the series, and the left-handed-hitting Cowser will end up heading to the bench for each of those contests. Dylan Beavers will get the nod in center field in the nightcap in place of Cowser.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Getting break with lefty starting
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.
Cowser will join fellow left-handed hitters Samuel Basallo (shoulder), Dylan Beavers and Jackson Holliday on the bench while the Red Sox send southpaw Payton Tolle to the bump for the series opener. Leody Taveras will draw the start in center field Monday in place of Cowser, who went 1-for-10 with one walk and one stolen base during the Orioles' three-game sweep of the Astros over the weekend.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Idle against southpaw
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
Cowser will head to the bench for the second time in the series while the Cubs send another lefty starter (David Peterson) to the hill. Leody Taveras will replace Cowser in center field and will bat ninth.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: On bench versus lefty
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Along with fellow left-handed hitters Samuel Basallo, Jackson Holliday and Dylan Beavers, Cowser will take a seat for the series finale against Nick Lodolo. Leody Taveras will replace Cowser in center field and bat seventh.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Taking seat in series finale
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Cowser is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
After three consecutive starts, the left-handed-hitting Cowser will retreat to the bench as the Orioles look to get an extra right-handed bat in the lineup to counter White Sox southpaw Noah Schultz. Leody Taveras will replace Cowser in center field and will bat seventh.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Goes deep in four-RBI effort
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Cowser went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI during the Orioles' 12-1 win over the Dodgers on Sunday.
Cowser matched a career high in RBI on Sunday in what was also his first three-hit effort of the campaign. The 26-year-old has bounced around Baltimore's outfield in 2026, serving primarily as the Orioles' center fielder. Through 190 trips to the plate, Cowser is slashing a decent .238/.328/.402 with eight homers, three doubles, 27 RBI and two stolen bases.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Belts homer in win
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Cowser went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.
Cowser had gone 0-for-10 with two walks and three strikeouts in the first three games of the series, but he was able to end the slump with a third-inning blast off Bryan Woo to ignite a six-run inning for the Orioles. Cowser has struggled to hit for average this season, batting .227 with a .708 OPS, seven homers, 23 RBI, 22 runs scored and two stolen bases over 162 plate appearances. He has upped the power lately with all seven of his homers coming since May 17.
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Orioles' Colton Cowser: Smacks homer off Gausman
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Cowser went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during the Orioles' 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday.
Cowser kickstarted Baltimore's four-run fifth inning with a solo homer off Kevin Gausman. Cowser has gone deep in back-to-back games and is up to six home runs on the season. He has reached base safely in eight of his last nine games, and over that span he has gone 10-for-25 with three home runs and eight RBI.
Cowser went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, four total RBI and a second run scored in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Blue Jays.
After driving in the game's opening run in the second inning, Cowser capped Baltimore's five-run third with a three-run, 424-foot blast off Spencer Miles. After batting just .169 with no home runs in his first 36 games of the season, Cowser's gone 12-for-33 (.364) with four long balls in his last 14 contests.
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