# 2009 Baltimore Orioles season

The Baltimore Orioles' 2009 season was the 109th season in franchise history. The Orioles finished the season last in the AL East with a record of 64–98. It was the fifth consecutive season in which the Orioles had fewer wins than in previous year.
The Orioles missed the playoffs for the twelfth straight season, tying a record set between 1984 and 1995

## New uniforms

The Orioles debuted new uniforms at the Harborplace Gallery shopping center on November 12, 2008. The team's new uniforms featured an updated, ornithologically correct oriole bird on their caps on a black crown with orange bill, a new patch incorporating the flag of the state of Maryland in a circle borrowed from their vintage 1960s and 1970s insignia, and the return of the city name (Baltimore) in script on the road uniforms for the first time since 1972.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Boston Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 8 | 56‍–‍25 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | 52‍–‍29 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28 | 44‍–‍37 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39 | 39‍–‍42 | 25‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 2–16 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 2–8 | 3–2 | 5–13 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 5–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 16–2 | – | 4–4 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 2–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4−4 | – | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–4 | 6−12 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–7 | 8–10 | – | 4–14 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–13 |
| Detroit | 5–3 | 1–6 | 9–9 | 14–4 | – | 9–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–5 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–4 | 3–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | – | 1–9 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 5–4 | 1–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–10 |
| Los Angeles | 8–2 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 9–1 | – | 6–4 | 5–5 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 4–4 | 14–4 |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | 2–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 12–7 | 12–6 | 4–6 | – | 0–7 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 3–5 | 12–6 |
| New York | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 7–0 | – | 7–2 | 6–4 | 11–7 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 5–1 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 6–2 | 7–12 | 6–4 | 2–7 | – | 5–14 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 3–6 | 5–13 |
| Seattle | 5–4 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 14–5 | – | 5–3 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 9–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 3–5 | – | 3–6 | 14–4 | 13–5 |
| Texas | 5–5 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 6–3 | – | 5–5 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 6–12 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 5–5 | – | 7–11 |
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### Game log

2009 game log :
April (9–13) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | April 6 | Yankees | 10–5 | Guthrie (1–0) | Sabathia (0–1) | | 48,607 | 1–0 |
| 2 | April 8 | Yankees | 7–5 | Uehara (1–0) | Wang (0–1) | Sherrill (1) | 22,856 | 2–0 |
| 3 | April 9 | Yankees | 11–2 | Burnett (1–0) | Simón (0–1) | | 28,534 | 2–1 |
| 4 | April 10 | Rays | 5–4 | Hendrickson (1–0) | Sonnanstine (0–1) | Sherrill (2) | 22,866 | 3–1 |
| 5 | April 11 | Rays | 6–0 | Guthrie (2–0) | Niemann (0–1) | | 15,108 | 4–1 |
| 6 | April 12 | Rays | 11–3 | Shields (1–1) | Eaton (0–1) | | 15,531 | 4–2 |
| 7 | April 13 | @ Rangers | 10–9 | Uehara (2–0) | Padilla (1–1) | Sherrill (3) | 12,184 | 5–2 |
| 8 | April 14 | @ Rangers | 7–5 (10) | Johnson (1–0) | Guardado (0–1) | | 14,041 | 6–2 |
| 9 | April 15 | @ Rangers | 19–6 | Benson (1–1) | Hendrickson (1–1) | | 17,539 | 6–3 |
| 10 | April 17 | @ Red Sox | 10–8 | Ramírez (1–0) | Báez (0–1) | Papelbon (3) | 38,266 | 6–4 |
| 11 | April 18 | @ Red Sox | 6–4 | Beckett (2–1) | Eaton (0–2) | Papelbon (4) | 37,559 | 6–5 |
| 12 | April 19 | @ Red Sox | 2–1 | Lester (1–2) | Uehara (2–1) | Saito (1) | 37,869 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 20 | @ Red Sox | 12–1 | Masterson (1–0) | Hendrickson (1–2) | | 37,865 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 21 | White Sox | 10–3 | Bergesen (1–0) | Contreras (0–3) | | 14,801 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 22 | White Sox | 8–2 | Danks (2–0) | Guthrie (2–1) | | 10,868 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 23 | White Sox | 6–2 | Eaton (1–2) | Colón (1–1) | | 11,723 | 8–8 |
| 17 | April 24 | Rangers | 5–4 | Wilson (1–2) | Sherrill (0–1) | Francisco (3) | 24,319 | 8–9 |
| 18 | April 25 | Rangers | 6–5 | Feldman (1–0) | Hendrickson (1–3) | Francisco (4) | 41,160 | 8–10 |
| 19 | April 26 | Rangers | 8–5 | Báez (1–1) | Jennings (0–1) | Sherrill (4) | 22,896 | 9–10 |
| 20 | April 27 | Rangers | 6–4 | Harrison (1–2) | Albers (0–1) | Francisco (5) | 10,621 | 9–11 |
| 21 | April 28 | Angels | 7–5 | Saunders (3–1) | Eaton (1–3) | Fuentes (4) | 11,857 | 9–12 |
| 22 | April 29 | Angels | 3–2 | Loux (1–2) | Uehara (2–2) | Fuentes (5) | 14,203 | 9–13 |
May (14–15) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 23 | May 1 | @ Blue Jays | 8–4 | Halladay (5–1) | Hendrickson (1–4) | | 20,202 | 9–14 |
| 24 | May 2 | @ Blue Jays | 5–4 (11) | Frasor (4–0) | Bass (0–1) | | 18,331 | 9–15 |
| 25 | May 3 | @ Blue Jays | 4–3 | Richmond (4–0) | Guthrie (2–2) | Downs (3) | 20,418 | 9–16 |
| 26 | May 4 | @ Rays | 8–4 | Báez (2–1) | Kazmir (3–3) | | 12,658 | 10–16 |
| 27 | May 5 | @ Rays | 6–3 | Garza (3–2) | Uehara (2–3) | Percival (4) | 13,174 | 10–17 |
| 28 | May 6 | Twins | 4–1 (6) | Bass (1–1) | Slowey (4–1) | | 10,566 | 11–17 |
| 29 | May 7 | Twins | 5–4 | Johnson (2–0) | Mijares (0–1) | Sherrill (5) | 11,399 | 12–17 |
| 30 | May 8 | Yankees | 4–0 | Sabathia (2–3) | Guthrie (2–3) | | 36,926 | 12–18 |
| 31 | May 9 | Yankees | 12–5 | Eaton (2–3) | Hughes (1–2) | | 41,825 | 13–18 |
| 32 | May 10 | Yankees | 5–3 | Chamberlain (2–1) | Johnson (2–1) | Rivera (6) | 33,290 | 13–19 |
| 33 | May 12 | Rays | 7–5 | Bass (2–1) | Sonnanstine (1–4) | Sherrill (6) | 17,122 | 14–19 |
| 34 | May 13 | Rays | 8–6 | Niemann (3–3) | Bergesen (1–1) | Howell (1) | 13,237 | 14–20 |
| 35 | May 14 | @ Royals | 9–5 | Guthrie (3–3) | Meche (2–4) | | 24,431 | 15–20 |
| 36 | May 15 | @ Royals | 8–1 | Greinke (7–1) | Eaton (2–4) | | 38,353 | 15–21 |
| 37 | May 16 | @ Royals | 3–2 | Hill (1–0) | Davies (2–2) | Sherrill (7) | 26,720 | 16–21 |
| 38 | May 17 | @ Royals | 7–4 | Cruz (3–0) | Johnson (2–2) | | 22,791 | 16–22 |
| 39 | May 19 | @ Yankees | 9–1 | Sabathia (4–3) | Bergesen (1–2) | | 42,838 | 16–23 |
| 40 | May 20 | @ Yankees | 11–4 | Hughes (2–2) | Guthrie (3–4) | Rivera (8) | 43,903 | 16–24 |
| 41 | May 21 | @ Yankees | 7–4 | Aceves (3–0) | Eaton (2–5) | Rivera (9) | 43,342 | 16–25 |
| 42 | May 22 | @ Nationals | 4–2 (12) | Báez (3–1) | Wells (0–2) | Sherrill (8) | 22,556 | 17–25 |
| 43 | May 23 | @ Nationals | 2–1 | Bass (3–1) | Tavárez (1–4) | Sherrill (9) | 31,883 | 18–25 |
| 44 | May 24 | @ Nationals | 8–5 | Villone (2–0) | Ray (0–1) | Hanrahan (5) | 30,880 | 18–26 |
| 45 | May 25 | Blue Jays | 4–1 | Guthrie (4–4) | Tallet (2–3) | Sherrill (10) | 24,904 | 19–26 |
| 46 | May 26 | Blue Jays | 7–2 | Berken (1–0) | Romero (2–1) | Johnson (1) | 10,130 | 20–26 |
| 47 | May 27 | Blue Jays | 12–10 (11) | Báez (4–1) | Wolfe (1–1) | | 13,713 | 21–26 |
| 48 | May 28 | Tigers | 5–1 | Hernandez (1–0) | Galarraga (3–5) | | 11,937 | 22–26 |
| 49 | May 29 | Tigers | 7–2 | Bergesen (2–2) | Willis (1–2) | | 42,704 | 23–26 |
| 50 | May 30 | Tigers | 6–3 | Verlander (6–2) | Albers (0–2) | Rodney (9) | 34,567 | 23–27 |
| 51 | May 31 | Tigers | 3–0 | Jackson (5–3) | Berken (1–1) | Rodney (10) | 32,233 | 23–28 |
June (12–14) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 52 | June 1 | @ Mariners | 1–0 | Hill (2–0) | Washburn (3–4) | Sherrill (11) | 16,979 | 24–28 |
| 53 | June 2 | @ Mariners | 8–2 | Bédard (4–2) | Hernandez (1–1) | | 17,978 | 24–29 |
| 54 | June 3 | @ Mariners | 3–2 | Aardsma (2–2) | Johnson (2–3) | | 18,650 | 24–30 |
| 55 | June 5 | @ Athletics | 9–1 | Braden (5–5) | Guthrie (4–5) | | 12,608 | 24–31 |
| 56 | June 6 | @ Athletics | 9–4 | Cahill (3–5) | Berken (1–2) | | 20,267 | 24–32 |
| 57 | June 7 | @ Athletics | 3–0 | Mazzaro (2–0) | Hill (2–1) | Bailey (4) | 17,208 | 24–33 |
| 58 | June 9 | Mariners | 3–1 | Bergesen (3–2) | Vargas (2–1) | Sherrill (12) | 17,358 | 25–33 |
| 59 | June 10 | Mariners | 4–1 | Hernández (6–3) | Guthrie (4–6) | Aardsma (10) | 12,770 | 25–34 |
| 60 | June 11 | Mariners | 6–3 | Olson (1–1) | Uehara (2–4) | Aardsma (11) | 12,260 | 25–35 |
| 61 | June 12 | Braves | 7–2 | Hanson (1–0) | Berken (1–3) | | 28,469 | 25–36 |
| 62 | June 13 | Braves | 8–4 | Bass (4–1) | O'Flaherty (1–1) | | 29,645 | 26–36 |
| 63 | June 14 | Braves | 11–2 | Bergesen (4–2) | Lowe (7–4) | | 26,770 | 27–36 |
| 64 | June 16 | Mets | 6–4 | Pelfrey (5–2) | Guthrie (4–7) | Rodríguez (17) | 20,626 | 27–37 |
| 65 | June 17 | Mets | 6–4 | Johnson (3–3) | Feliciano (2–2) | Sherrill (13) | 31,906 | 28–37 |
| 66 | June 18 | Mets | 5–4 | Albers (1–2) | Rodríguez (1–2) | | 23,009 | 29–37 |
| 67 | June 19 | @ Phillies | 7–2 | Hill (3–1) | Bastardo (2–2) | | 45,135 | 30–37 |
| 68 | June 20 | @ Phillies | 6–5 | Hendrickson (2–4) | Madson (2–3) | Sherrill (14) | 44,939 | 31–37 |
| 69 | June 21 | @ Phillies | 2–1 | Guthrie (5–7) | Hamels (4–3) | Sherrill (15) | 45,256 | 32–37 |
| 70 | June 23 | @ Marlins | 8–7 (12) | Badenhop (5–2) | Bass (4–2) | | 10,222 | 32–38 |
| 71 | June 24 | @ Marlins | 5–2 | Nolasco (4–6) | Berken (1–4) | Meyer (1) | 12,469 | 32–39 |
| 72 | June 25 | @ Marlins | 11–3 | West (3–2) | Hill (3–2) | | 12,822 | 32–40 |
| 73 | June 26 | Nationals | 11–1 | Bergesen (5–2) | Detwiler (0–4) | | 45,024 | 33–40 |
| 74 | June 27 | Nationals | 6–3 | Guthrie (6–7) | Martis (5–3) | Sherrill (16) | 39,633 | 34–40 |
| 75 | June 28 | Nationals | 5–3 | Lannan (5–5) | Hernandez (1–2) | MacDougal (3) | 25,068 | 34–41 |
| 76 | June 29 | Red Sox | 4–0 | Lester (7–6) | Berken (1–5) | Papelbon (19) | 36,548 | 34–42 |
| 77 | June 30 | Red Sox | 11–10 | Hendrickson (3–4) | Saito (2–1) | Sherrill (17) | 31,969 | 35–42 |
July (9–16) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 78 | July 1 | Red Sox | 6–5 (11) | Ramírez (5–2) | Báez (4–2) | Papelbon (20) | 29,391 | 35–43 |
| 79 | July 2 | @ Angels | 5–2 | Lackey (3–3) | Guthrie (6–8) | Fuentes (23) | 39,180 | 35–44 |
| 80 | July 3 | @ Angels | 6–4 | Hernandez (2–2) | Santana (1–4) | Sherrill (18) | 39,164 | 36–44 |
| 81 | July 4 | @ Angels | 11–4 | Bulger (3–1) | Báez (4–3) | | 41,764 | 36–45 |
| 82 | July 5 | @ Angels | 9–6 | Oliver (3–0) | Albers (1–3) | Fuentes (24) | 35,912 | 36–46 |
| 83 | July 6 | @ Mariners | 5–0 | Washburn (5–6) | Bergesen (5–3) | | 24,018 | 36–47 |
| 84 | July 7 | @ Mariners | 12–4 | Hendrickson (4–4) | Jakubauskas (5–6) | | 19,340 | 37–47 |
| 85 | July 8 | @ Mariners | 5–3 | Bass (5–2) | Aardsma (2–3) | Sherrill (19) | 27,040 | 38–47 |
| 86 | July 10 | Blue Jays | 2–0 | Cecil (3–1) | Berken (1–6) | Downs (9) | 30,574 | 38–48 |
| 87 | July 11 | Blue Jays | 4–3 (12) | Hendrickson (5–4) | Carlson (1–4) | | 28,281 | 39–48 |
| 88 | July 12 | Blue Jays | 4–2 | Bergesen (6–3) | Rzepczynski (0–1) | Sherrill (20) | 21,621 | 40–48 |
| 89 | July 17 | @ White Sox | 12–8 | Danks (8–6) | Berken (1–7) | | 32,013 | 40–49 |
| 90 | July 18 | @ White Sox | 4–3 | Buehrle (10–3) | Bergesen (6–4) | Jenks (21) | 32,881 | 40–50 |
| 91 | July 19 | @ White Sox | 10–2 | Guthrie (7–8) | Contreras (4–8) | | 32,069 | 41–50 |
| 92 | July 20 | @ Yankees | 2–1 | Aceves (6–1) | Johnson (3–4) | | 46,342 | 41–51 |
| 93 | July 21 | @ Yankees | 6–4 | Mitre (1–0) | Hill (3–3) | Rivera (27) | 45,589 | 41–52 |
| 94 | July 22 | @ Yankees | 6–4 | Burnett (9–4) | Berken (1–8) | Rivera (28) | 47,134 | 41–53 |
| 95 | July 24 | @ Red Sox | 3–1 | Penny (7–4) | Bergesen (6–5) | Papelbon (25) | 38,658 | 41–54 |
| 96 | July 25 | @ Red Sox | 7–2 | Lester (9–7) | Guthrie (7–9) | | 38,063 | 41–55 |
| 97 | July 26 | @ Red Sox | 6–2 | Hernandez (3–2) | Smoltz (1–4) | | 37,606 | 42–55 |
| 98 | July 27 | Royals | 5–3 | Tejeda (1–0) | Albers (1–4) | Soria (16) | 15,169 | 42–56 |
| 99 | July 28 | Royals | 4–3 (11) | Wright (1–3) | Báez (4–4) | Soria (17) | 21,545 | 42–57 |
| 100 | July 29 | Royals | 7–3 | Albers (2–4) | Tejeda (1–1) | Johnson (2) | 19,741 | 43–57 |
| 101 | July 30 | Royals | 7–3 | Bergesen (7–5) | Hochevar (6–4) | | 19,194 | 44–57 |
| 102 | July 31 | Red Sox | 6–5 | Smoltz (2–4) | Guthrie (7–10) | Papelbon (27) | 44,091 | 44–58 |
August (10–20) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 103 | August 1 | Red Sox | 4–0 | Beckett (13–4) | Hernandez (3–3) | | 49,384 | 44–59 |
| 104 | August 2 | Red Sox | 18–10 | Delcarmen (4–2) | Berken (1–9) | | 43,115 | 44–60 |
| 105 | August 3 | @ Tigers | 6–5 | Rodney (2–2) | Báez (4–5) | | 27,857 | 44–61 |
| 106 | August 4 | @ Tigers | 8–2 | Matusz (1–0) | Washburn (8–7) | | 29,295 | 45–61 |
| 107 | August 5 | @ Tigers | 4–2 | Jackson (8–5) | Guthrie (7–11) | Rodney (22) | 28,978 | 45–62 |
| 108 | August 6 | @ Tigers | 7–3 | Porcello (10–7) | Hernandez (3–4) | Lyon (1) | 31,165 | 45–63 |
| 109 | August 7 | @ Blue Jays | 7–5 | Berken (2–9) | Romero (10–5) | Johnson (3) | 30,795 | 46–63 |
| 110 | August 8 | @ Blue Jays | 3–2 (10) | Frasor (6–2) | Báez (4–6) | | 28,613 | 46–64 |
| 111 | August 9 | @ Blue Jays | 7–3 | Halladay (12–5) | Matusz (1–1) | | 27,464 | 46–65 |
| 112 | August 10 | Athletics | 9–1 | Gonzalez (4–2) | Guthrie (7–12) | | 14,688 | 46–66 |
| 113 | August 11 | Athletics | 3–2 | Hernandez (4–4) | Cahill (6–12) | Johnson (4) | 23,006 | 47–66 |
| 114 | August 12 | Athletics | 6–3 | Mazzaro (4–8) | Berken (2–10) | Bailey (17) | 19,128 | 47–67 |
| 115 | August 14 | Angels | 16–6 | Tillman (1–0) | Weaver (12–4) | | 25,836 | 48–67 |
| 116 | August 15 | Angels | 5–1 | Lackey (8–5) | Matusz (1–2) | Fuentes (33) | 28,770 | 48–68 |
| 117 | August 16 | Angels | 17–8 (13) | Bulger (6–1) | Bass (5–3) | | 26,529 | 48–69 |
| 118 | August 17 | Angels | 8–5 | Santana (6–6) | Hernandez (4–5) | Fuentes (34) | 18,460 | 48–70 |
| 119 | August 18 | @ Rays | 5–4 | Price (6–5) | Berken (2–11) | Howell (13) | 16,514 | 48–71 |
| 120 | August 19 | @ Rays | 3–1 | Niemann (11–5) | Tillman (1–1) | Howell (14) | 18,474 | 48–72 |
| 121 | August 20 | @ Rays | 8–7 | Matusz (2–2) | Shields (7–10) | Johnson (5) | 15,870 | 49–72 |
| 122 | August 21 | @ White Sox | 5–1 | Guthrie (8–12) | Floyd (10–8) | | 34,125 | 50–72 |
| 123 | August 22 | @ White Sox | 4–1 | Danks (11–8) | Hernandez (4–6) | Jenks (27) | 34,730 | 50–73 |
| 124 | August 23 | @ White Sox | 5–4 | Berken (3–11) | Buehrle (11–7) | Johnson (6) | 32,742 | 51–73 |
| 125 | August 24 | @ Twins | 2–1 | Baker (12–7) | Tillman (1–2) | Nathan (32) | 20,271 | 51–74 |
| 126 | August 25 | @ Twins | 7–6 | Mijares (2–2) | Mickolio (0–1) | | 23,696 | 51–75 |
| 127 | August 26 | @ Twins | 5–1 | Guthrie (9–12) | Blackburn (8–9) | | 28,446 | 52–75 |
| 128 | August 27 | Indians | 5–4 | Pérez (3–2) | Johnson (3–5) | Wood (17) | 13,991 | 52–76 |
| 129 | August 28 | Indians | 13–4 | Berken (4–11) | Carmona (3–9) | | 13,961 | 53–76 |
| 130 | August 29 | Indians | 5–3 | Pérez (4–2) | Ray (0–2) | Perez (1) | 24,358 | 53–77 |
| 131 | August 30 | Indians | 5–2 | Matusz (3–2) | Masterson (4–6) | Johnson (7) | 20,643 | 54–77 |
| 132 | August 31 | Yankees | 5–1 | Pettitte (12–6) | Guthrie (9–13) | Rivera (37) | 25,063 | 54–78 |
September (6–20) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 133 | September 1 | Yankees | 9–6 | Mitre (1–1) | Ray (0–3) | Rivera (38) | 25,782 | 54–79 |
| 134 | September 2 | Yankees | 10–2 | Sabathia (16–7) | Mickolio (0–2) | Hughes (2) | 21,126 | 54–80 |
| 135 | September 4 | Rangers | 5–1 | Feldman (15–4) | Tillman (1–3) | Feliz (2) | 15,557 | 54–81 |
| 136 | September 5 | Rangers | 5–4 | Matusz (4–2) | Millwood (10–9) | Johnson (8) | 18,028 | 55–81 |
| 137 | September 6 | Rangers | 7–0 | Guthrie (10–13) | Holland (7–10) | | 21,599 | 56–81 |
| 138 | September 8 | @ Red Sox | 10–0 | Buchholz (5–3) | Hernandez (4–7) | | 37,647 | 56–82 |
| 139 | September 9 | @ Red Sox | 7–5 | Wagner (1–0) | Albers (2–5) | Papelbon (35) | 37,712 | 56–83 |
| 140 | September 11 | @ Yankees | 10–4 | Tillman (2–3) | Marte (1–2) | Hendrickson (1) | 46,771 | 57–83 |
| 141 | September 12 | @ Yankees | 7–3 | Matusz (5–2) | Burnett (11–9) | | 46,497 | 58–83 |
| 142 | September 13 | @ Yankees | 13–3 | Sabathia (17–7) | Guthrie (10–14) | | 46,413 | 58–84 |
| 143 | September 14 | Rays | 8–4 | Price (8–7) | Hernandez (4–8) | | 10,628 | 58–85 |
| 144 | September 15 | Rays | 10–5 | Berken (5–11) | Niemann (12–6) | | 11,575 | 59–85 |
| 145 | September 16 | Rays | 4–2 | Johnson (4–5) | Springer (0–4) | | 10,548 | 60–85 |
| 146 | September 17 | Rays | 3–0 | Davis (1–1) | Hendrickson (5–5) | | 12,436 | 60–86 |
| 147 | September 18 | Red Sox | 3–1 | Buchholz (6–3) | Guthrie (10–15) | Papelbon (37) | 26,812 | 60–87 |
| 148 | September 19 | Red Sox | 11–5 | Lester (14–7) | Albers (2–6) | | 39,285 | 60–88 |
| 149 | September 20 | Red Sox | 9–3 | Matsuzaka (3–5) | Berken (5–12) | | 27,546 | 60–89 |
| 150 | September 21 | @ Blue Jays | 9–2 | Purcey (1–2) | Tillman (2–4) | | 11,598 | 60–90 |
| 151 | September 22 | @ Blue Jays | 6–5 (11) | Camp (2–6) | Sarfate (0–1) | | 11,869 | 60–91 |
| 152 | September 23 | @ Blue Jays | 7–3 | Richmond (7–10) | Guthrie (10–16) | | 13,743 | 60–92 |
| 153 | September 25 | @ Indians | 4–2 | Carmona (4–12) | Hernandez (4–9) | Wood (20) | 33,472 | 60–93 |
| 154 | September 26 | @ Indians | 9–8 | Wood (3–3) | Johnson (4–6) | | 31,749 | 60–94 |
| 155 | September 27 | @ Indians | 9–0 | Huff (11–8) | Tillman (2–5) | | 29,930 | 60–95 |
| 156 | September 28 | @ Rays | 7–6 | Cormier (3–3) | Ray (0–4) | Balfour (2) | 10,352 | 60–96 |
| 157 | September 29 | @ Rays | 3–1 | Davis (2–1) | Guthrie (10–17) | Balfour (3) | 10,349 | 60–97 |
| 158 | September 30 | @ Rays | 5–3 | Shields (11–12) | Hernandez (4–10) | Springer (1) | 10,554 | 60–98 |
October (4–0) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 159 | October 1 | @ Rays | 3–2 | Waters (1–0) | Garza (8–12) | Johnson (9) | 10,716 | 61–98 |
| 160 | October 2 | Blue Jays | 13–7 | Berken (6–12) | Purcey (1–3) | | 16,921 | 62–98 |
| 161 | October 3 | Blue Jays | 6–3 | Hendrickson (6–5) | Richmond (8–11) | Johnson (10) | 23,254 | 63–98 |
| 162 | October 4 | Blue Jays | 5–4 | Albers (3–6) | League (3–6) | | 17,969 | 64–98 |

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Matt Albers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Robert Andino | 76 | 193 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .223 | 3 |
| Michael Aubrey | 27 | 74 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .297 | 0 |
| Danys Báez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Brian Bass | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Brad Bergesen | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| Jeff Fiorentino | 20 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .265 | 1 |
| Ryan Freel | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | 0 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rich Hill | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | 110 | 430 | 51 | 109 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 72 | .253 | 0 |
| César Izturis | 111 | 374 | 30 | 92 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | .246 | 11 |
| Jim Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 119 | 473 | 83 | 131 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 70 | .277 | 10 |
| Nick Markakis | 157 | 627 | 89 | 181 | 43 | 2 | 17 | 96 | .289 | 5 |
| Chad Moeller | 30 | 89 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .258 | 0 |
| Lou Montañez | 25 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .179 | 0 |
| Melvin Mora | 122 | 442 | 43 | 115 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 46 | .260 | 3 |
| Félix Pie | 101 | 252 | 38 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | .266 | 1 |
| Chris Ray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Nolan Reimold | 104 | 358 | 49 | 100 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 45 | .279 | 8 |
| Brian Roberts | 155 | 617 | 107 | 176 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 78 | .285 | 29 |
| Guillermo Rodríguez | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Oscar Salazar | 17 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .419 | 0 |
| Luke Scott | 127 | 444 | 61 | 116 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 77 | .261 | 0 |
| George Sherrill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Justin Turner | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | 0 |
| Koji Uehara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jamie Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Matt Wieters | 92 | 337 | 33 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 40 | .294 | 0 |
| Ty Wigginton | 119 | 397 | 41 | 108 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 39 | .272 | 1 |
| Gregg Zaun | 56 | 168 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .244 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5618 | 741 | 1508 | 307 | 19 | 160 | 708 | .268 | 76 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
| Matt Albers | 2 | 6 | 5.77 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 45 |
| Danys Báez | 4 | 6 | 4.13 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 | 36 | 32 | 22 | 40 |
| Brian Bass | 5 | 3 | 4.90 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 54 |
| Brad Bergesen | 7 | 5 | 3.43 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 123.1 | 52 | 47 | 32 | 65 |
| Jason Berken | 5 | 12 | 6.51 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 114.2 | 88 | 83 | 43 | 65 |
| Alberto Castillo | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Adam Eaton | 2 | 5 | 8.56 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 41.0 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 28 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 10 | 17 | 5.05 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 192.1 | 116 | 108 | 58 | 105 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 5 | 5 | 4.38 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 98.2 | 56 | 48 | 30 | 58 |
| Sean Henn | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| David Hernandez | 4 | 10 | 5.42 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 101.1 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 68 |
| Rich Hill | 3 | 3 | 7.80 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 57.2 | 53 | 50 | 40 | 46 |
| Jim Johnson | 4 | 6 | 4.10 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 68.0 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 49 |
| Chris Lambert | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Radhames Liz | 0 | 0 | 67.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Matusz | 5 | 2 | 4.63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 44.2 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 38 |
| Bob McCrory | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Cla Meredith | 0 | 0 | 4.10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
| Kam Mickolio | 0 | 2 | 2.63 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Chris Ray | 0 | 3 | 6.65 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 39 |
| Dennis Sarfate | 0 | 0 | 5.85 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
| George Sherrill | 0 | 1 | 2.40 | 42 | 0 | 20 | 41.1 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| Alfredo Simón | 0 | 1 | 9.95 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Tillman | 2 | 5 | 5.40 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 65.0 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 39 |
| Koji Uehara | 2 | 4 | 4.05 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 66.2 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 48 |
| Jamie Walker | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Waters | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 64 | 98 | 5.15 | 162 | 162 | 31 | 1429.0 | 876 | 817 | 546 | 933 |

## Off-season transactions
### Trades

| December 10, 2008 | To Baltimore OriolesRyan Freel 2 minor-league prospects | To Cincinnati RedsRamón Hernández |
| January 19, 2009 | To Baltimore OriolesFélix Pie | To Chicago CubsGarrett Olson Henry Williamson |
| February 2, 2009 | To Baltimore OriolesRich Hill | To Chicago CubsRyan Freel |

### Free agents
## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | Gary Allenson |
| AA | Bowie Baysox | Eastern League | Brad Komminsk |
| A | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Richie Hebner |
| A | Delmarva Shorebirds | South Atlantic League | Orlando Gómez |
| A-Short Season | Aberdeen IronBirds | New York–Penn League | Gary Kendall |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Einar Díaz |
| Rookie | GCL Orioles | Gulf Coast League | Ramón Sambo |