O's game blog: O's host Braves as series continues
O's game blog: O's host Braves as series continues
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After being swept in New York, the Orioles began their last homestand of the 2020 season in impressive fashion last night. They produced a season-high 14 runs and their biggest win margin of this year, beating Atlanta, 14-1. In the first five innings the top four in the O's order - Cedric Mullins, José Iglesias, DJ Stewart and Ryan Mountcastle - went a combined 11-for-15 with three homers and 13 RBIs as the O's built a 13-0 lead. The win snapped a run of five straight losses. According to...
With Rainey placed on the injured list, Barrett returns to the Nats
With Rainey placed on the injured list, Barrett returns to the Nats
Byron Kerr
Nationals
The Nationals have placed right-hander Tanner Rainey on the 10-day injured list with a right flexor strain and recalled Aaron Barrett from the alternate training site. Manager Davey Martinez spoke with Rainey today at Tropicana Field before they made the decision. "He came in today and said he felt a little bit better," Martinez said. "We just want to be safe and make sure that he is 100 percent when he comes back. That was the decision right there. At this point we just want to make sure...
Rainey is latest Nats reliever to land on IL with flexor strain
Rainey is latest Nats reliever to land on IL with flexor strain
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Tanner Rainey, one of the Nationals' brightest lights during a mostly dismal season, may not pitch again this season. Rainey, who already had been sidelined over the weekend with forearm soreness, was placed on the 10-day injured list today with a right flexor strain. Though manager Davey Martinez didn't completely rule out the possibility of the reliever returning, with only 13 days remaining in this short season there's hardly enough time (or motivation) to make it back. "Right now,...
Hyde on Mullins' defense, Mountcastle at first base and more
Hyde on Mullins' defense, Mountcastle at first base and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is hitting the campaign trail. He wants center fielder Cedric Mullins to receive votes for a Gold Glove in the American League. Mullins made another diving catch last night to record the final out in a 14-1 win over the Braves. He raced back to the warning track earlier to haul in a drive and prevent a run from scoring. His 0.2 dWAR per Baseball-Reference.com is an improvement over the -0.5 he posted in 2018. "I'm going to go on record and say, for me, we need to...
O's used season-high five homegrown players in lineup last night
O's used season-high five homegrown players in lineup last night
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles' 14-1 romp over the first-place Atlanta Braves last night had a distinct homegrown flavor. In Cedric Mullins, DJ Stewart, Ryan Mountcastle, Chance Sisco and Austin Hays, the Orioles had five homegrown players in their starting lineup. That was the most of any game this season. The five helped the club produce a season high in runs as they combined for nine hits, including two home runs and nine RBIs. Hays just rejoined the club Monday, coming off the injured list. He had been out...
Orioles and Braves lineups
Orioles and Braves lineups
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Ryan Mountcastle is making his first major league start at first base tonight as the Orioles continue their series against the Braves at Camden Yards. Mountcastle has been working out at first and played the position in the minors before the Orioles shifted him to left field during the 2019 season at Triple-A Norfolk. Austin Hays remains in left field and is batting ninth. Hanser Alberto returns to the lineup at second base. José Iglesias remains the No. 2 hitter. DJ Stewart is batting third...
Game 46 lineups: Nats at Rays (Rainey to IL)
Game 46 lineups: Nats at Rays (Rainey to IL)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals' final road trip of 2020 begins tonight in St. Petersburg, Fla., where they'll face the Rays in the first of a quick two-game series. It's a rematch of last week's two-gamer in D.C., both of those games won by the Nats. But the challenge may be greater this time. For one thing, the Nationals just lost their best reliever. Tanner Rainey has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right flexor strain, a move that is retroactive to Sept. 12. Rainey had pitched very well...
Orioles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 World Series championship
Orioles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 World Series championship
Doug Miller
Orioles
The Orioles will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 World Series championship on Friday, September 18, during the 7:35 p.m. ET game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The celebration will recognize the 1970 team, which went 108-54 during the regular season and defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, to win the club's second World Series title. On Friday at 6:00 p.m., a special roundtable discussion featuring several Orioles Alumni who were on the 1970 World Series team will stream on Orioles...
Another look at the most lopsided win of the 2020 season
Another look at the most lopsided win of the 2020 season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was stunning, surprising, unexpected. All of that and maybe more. The Orioles scored three runs over four games at Yankee Stadium and then they scored nine in the last of the third last night. And it was against the first-place Atlanta Braves. The Orioles won via a 14-1 blowout, producing more runs than they have in any game this year, and their biggest margin of victory. They had 16 hits in four games over the weekend and 15 last night. They hit two home runs in the entire series in New...
Going back to the day O'Day was traded
Going back to the day O'Day was traded
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The return of reliever Darren O'Day to Camden Yards this week brings back memories of the July 31, 2018 trade that really emphasized the degree of the Orioles' roster teardown. How it was happening at a feverish pace. More so due to the pitcher who accompanied O'Day to Atlanta - 27-year-old starter Kevin Gausman, the fourth overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of LSU. Manny Machado had been traded to the Dodgers two weeks earlier. Closer Zack Britton was dealt to the Yankees,...