Suzuki starts swinging, but still slow to progress
Suzuki starts swinging, but still slow to progress
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Kurt Suzuki took a small step forward in his return from a right elbow injury, but the veteran catcher still has a significant way to go before he's back in the Nationals lineup. Suzuki took some swings in the batting cage Friday, his first baseball activities since he had to depart a game Sept. 7 in Atlanta with what the club so far has only referred to as elbow inflammation. The 35-year-old catcher has not been cleared to hit live pitching or throw a baseball yet, and it could still be a...
Orioles lineup vs. Tigers
Orioles lineup vs. Tigers
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
DETROIT - The Orioles recalled reliever Tayler Scott from Double-A Bowie earlier today. Scott joined the Baysox for the Eastern League championship series, which ended last night with Trenton's victory. Manager Brandon Hyde has 15 relievers in his bullpen and the roster swells to 37 players. Austin Wynns is getting the start today behind the plate and Hyde is putting Mason Williams in left field and Austin Hays in center. Gabriel Ynoa is back in the rotation, for however long. He started...
Game 147 lineups: Nats vs. Braves
Game 147 lineups: Nats vs. Braves
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Though their hopes of a fifth division title in eight years have all but been quashed, the Nationals still need to win as many games as they can as they attempt to lock up at least a wild card berth and preferably home field advantage for that winner-take-all game. Which means they need to win some games against the Braves. That's not something they've done much during the second half of this season. They're 4-8 versus Atlanta since the All-Star break, 7-10 overall for the season, with two...
With Suzuki out, Gomes fine with everyday catching duties
With Suzuki out, Gomes fine with everyday catching duties
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Nationals catcher Yan Gomes started his seventh straight game Friday night in a 5-0 loss to the Braves. His teammate, Kurt Suzuki, has been out with an elbow injury for more than a week now. Manager Davey Martinez said Suzuki could start throwing a baseball by the end of the weekend. The skipper appears to be leaning toward giving Raudy Read the start against the Braves on Saturday afternoon. Martinez said he likes the matchup of Read against Mike Foltynewicz. Plus, Read has experience catching...
Double-A Bowie's season ends in Game 4 loss in Eastern League final
Double-A Bowie's season ends in Game 4 loss in Eastern League final
Steve Melewski
Orioles
BOWIE, Md. - When the long grind of a professional baseball season ends it can be abrupt and jarring. There can be sadness that it ended and about how it ended. The Double-A Bowie Baysox players, staff and fans, no doubt, felt some of that last night. On a cool night at Prince George's Stadium, some of the magic we saw from the Baysox during the long, hot summer was not there. They hosted Games 3 and 4 in a series that left Trenton tied 1-1, but lost both games at home as the Thunder secured a...
Soroka turns tables on Scherzer, Braves cruise to 5-0 win
Soroka turns tables on Scherzer, Braves cruise to 5-0 win
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Last Sunday in Atlanta, Max Scherzer allowed the Braves only one run on two hits in six convincing innings of work. It was the only win for the Nationals in the four-game set against the Braves, serving as reassurance that when the Nats desperately need a win against a very good team, he would deliver. That will likely be the challenge the Nats face if they get to the National League wild card game Oct. 1. But in the second matchup with Atlanta in five days, the Braves liked what they saw from...
Brooks trying to get back to better starts
Brooks trying to get back to better starts
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
DETROIT - Aaron Brooks was a solitary figure in the visiting dugout yesterday, the first Orioles player out of the clubhouse with about 45 minutes left before the game started. He'd walk to the bullpen and warm up, but not before he sat alone on the bench, leaning forward with an intense stare as if locking his eyes on an invisible object in front of him. Perhaps it was a silent pep talk, though it looked more like a stern lecture. Brooks had a miserable start last weekend, allowing six runs...
Orioles ignore race talk in Motor City with 6-2 win (updated)
Orioles ignore race talk in Motor City with 6-2 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
DETROIT - The pennant races have an evil twin. Sort of like fight club. Not supposed to talk about it. Clubs tanking in order to earn the first draft pick. Some fans are upset if their team wins, as if screwing up the master plan. Rooting in reverse is trendy. The Orioles and Tigers began their four-game series tonight, the two worst records in baseball colliding like a couple of rusted-out Ford Pintos. But don't believe for a second that players in the visiting clubhouse cared an ounce about...
Trenton beats Bowie to win the Eastern League championship
Trenton beats Bowie to win the Eastern League championship
Steve Melewski
Orioles
BOWIE, Md. - Held to three hits and one run last night, the Double-A Bowie Baysox were no-hit through five innings tonight. When they finally got something going, it was not enough and too late. The Trenton Thunder beat Bowie 5-2 tonight to win the Eastern League Championship Series three games to one. Trenton wins its fourth Eastern League championship and first since 2013. Bowie, which won the title is 2015, is denied a second Eastern League championship. After a very poor 7-23 start to its...
Hyde on Brooks, bullpen, Fry and more (O's lead 6-2)
Hyde on Brooks, bullpen, Fry and more (O's lead 6-2)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
DETROIT - Aaron Brooks gave the Orioles six scoreless innings in D.C., with only two hits allowed, but hasn't been able to duplicate or come close to it. Brooks is back on the mound tonight after allowing six runs Saturday against the Rangers prior to recording his first out. He was gone after 2 2/3 innings. The previous start wasn't as bad, but Brooks lasted only 4 1/3 innings in Kansas City and he's carrying a 7.54 ERA and 1.676 WHIP into tonight's game since joining the Orioles. "The...