Surgery possible for Strasburg to fix carpal tunnel neuritis
Surgery possible for Strasburg to fix carpal tunnel neuritis
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Stephen Strasburg's follow-up exam with a hand specialist confirmed the Nationals' initial diagnosis of carpal tunnel neuritis. The veteran right-hander and the club are still discussing a course of action to address the injury, but manager Davey Martinez acknowledged surgery is a possibility. "I'm going to talk to him, see what his options are and what he wants to do," Martinez said this afternoon during his pregame Zoom session with reporters. "But I think it's something that's going...
Orioles place Chris Davis on injured list while recalling Mountcastle
Orioles place Chris Davis on injured list while recalling Mountcastle
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles placed first baseman Chris Davis on the 10-day injured list this afternoon to make room for Ryan Mountcastle on the active roster. Davis is bothered by left knee patellar tendinitis, according to the team's press release. Mountcastle is wearing uniform No. 6 and waiting to make his major league debut. The lineup hasn't been posted for tonight's game against the Red Sox. Davis didn't play again last night and is slashing .122/.173/.184 with three doubles, three walks and 16...
Kendrick "75 to 80 percent" recovered from hamstring issue
Kendrick "75 to 80 percent" recovered from hamstring issue
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Nationals manager Davey Martinez said he will decide after tonight's game how he plans to set up the starting rotation for the remainder of this wraparound series with the Marlins. It appears he wants to go with experience rather than new starters in Saturday's doubleheader. Martinez had mentioned the possibility that right-hander Wil Crowe or left-hander Ben Braymer might get the chance to pitch in one of the games on Saturday. Max Scherzer is scheduled to start one of the...
Game 22 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Game 22 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals return to action tonight. Howie Kendrick does not. For the sixth straight scheduled game and seventh straight day overall, Kendrick is not in the team's starting lineup. That's a growing concern, because before Wednesday night's game in Atlanta was rained out, manager Davey Martinez made it sound like there was a good chance the veteran hitter would be ready to play tonight against the Marlins. Clearly, he's not. Stay tuned. With Kendrick and Starlin Castro out for the last...
As offense slowed, O's made the call to get Ryan Mountcastle
As offense slowed, O's made the call to get Ryan Mountcastle
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have picked a good time to call up one of their top hitting prospects in infielder/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle. Their lineup needs some help right now and recently lost both center fielder Austin Hays and shortstop José Iglesias to the injured list. That might have been the tipping point. About a week ago, it seemed the O's were just about first or second in many team offensive stats in the American League. But they have scored just 17 runs during their five-game losing streak...
Orioles promoting Mountcastle for tonight's game
Orioles promoting Mountcastle for tonight's game
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The long-awaited arrival of prospect Ryan Mountcastle to the majors is happening tonight. The Orioles are recalling Mountcastle from the alternate camp site in Bowie, according to an industry source. He's going to be in uniform for tonight's game against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. The team hasn't announced the move or offered confirmation. Mountcastle is the organization's No. 5 prospect per Baseball America and MLBPipeline.com and the most recent Most Valuable Player of the International...
Long weekend of baseball still on tap for now
Long weekend of baseball still on tap for now
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
After their first scheduled series was postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak that swept through the Marlins roster, the Nationals finally will face Miami for the first time in 2020 this weekend, with a rare five-game series on tap that includes the first 14-inning doubleheader in club history. At least, that's the plan as of right now. All systems appeared to be go for tonight's opener at Nationals Park, but then Thursday evening the Marlins' series finale against the Mets was called...
Taking a look at a losing streak, plus Cossins on Hyde
Taking a look at a losing streak, plus Cossins on Hyde
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles' losing streak has reached five games, and they've earned it. They've gone from 12-8 (.600) to 12-13 (.480). They are still winning at a much greater percentage than the team that lost 108 games last year. But during the losing streak, the Orioles have been outscored 33-17. In three of the last four games they have scored two runs or fewer. They've scored three runs in each of the last two games. The same group of players that was carrying the offense can't do it every night....
Not tonight: O's losing streak reaches five
Not tonight: O's losing streak reaches five
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles might have thought and hoped that a new series and a clean slate would help them end a losing streak. And they would get a shot to do it against the last-place Boston Red Sox. But nothing went according to such a plan. The Orioles could not hit Boston right-hander Nathan Eovaldi again and their own mistakes again contributed to a loss. Boston beat the Orioles 7-1 to open a four-game series. A four-run ninth broke open what was a close game. The O's fall to 12-13, have now lost five...
Wojciechowski loses handle on Red Sox in 7-1 loss (updated)
Wojciechowski loses handle on Red Sox in 7-1 loss (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles finally got away from a Blue Jays player who feasts on their pitching like he's breaking a fast. Was it their turn tonight to pick on the opponent? To do it with their starting pitcher? Asher Wojciechowski made three starts against the Red Sox last season and allowed two runs in 17 2/3 innings. He registered a 5.98 ERA in his other 14 appearances. A no-hitter was carried into the seventh inning on July 21 before Rafael Devers stroked a leadoff double. Wojciechowski reached his...