O's game blog: Trying to avoid being swept by the Chicago Cubs

Leading the American League East by two games over the Yankees, the Orioles take the field as a first-place team tonight, but one that is looking to avoid a three-game sweep. The Cubs have beaten the Orioles by 9-2 and 4-0 the past two nights and could hand the Orioles their first home sweep this year. Baltimore has been swept twice on the road - M
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Santander named to All-Star team, plus other Orioles notes before tonight's game

Make that five All-Star representatives for the Orioles. Outfielder Anthony Santander has made the American League club as an injury replacement for Houston’s Kyle Tucker. He'll also head out early to Arlington, Texas. Santander joins starters Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman, pitcher Corbin Burnes and infielder Jordan Westburg. This is the hig
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Nats swept out of New York with shutout loss as slide continues (Rutledge starting Friday)

NEW YORK – The Nationals entered Thursday’s matinee finale in Queens needing a win against the Mets to avoid the three-game sweep. More importantly, they needed a win to slow down their two-week slide before the finale series of the first half. It’s been a mostly positive first half of the season for the Nationals, who have surpassed some preseason
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Orioles trade for Selby, tonight's lineup

The Orioles acquired right-hander Colin Selby, 26, from the Royals today for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Kyle Bradish was moved to the 60-day injured list to make room on a full 40-man roster. Selby, a Virginia native, made two relief appearances with the Royals and allowed two earned runs (three total) in three inning
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Orioles option Tate and select Smith's contract

An adjustment to the Orioles’ bullpen seemed inevitable. The move came early this afternoon. Dillon Tate was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk and right-handed reliever Burch Smith had his contract selected from the Tides. Smith will wear No. 40. Tate will try to fix whatever’s wrong. Tate has made three appearances this month and given up runs in each

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Game 94 lineups: Nats at Mets
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
NEW YORK – The Nationals need a win today, plan and simple. After trending in the right direction for most of the first half, they are heading the opposite way going into the All-Star break. A win to avoid a sweep at Citi Field and a couple more in Milwaukee wouldn’t be a cure-all. But it would be a good way for the team to enter the break and perh
Brandon Hyde on the Orioles drafting and developing All-Stars
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When they play the All-Star game next Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas, the O’s participants will have a homegrown flavor. Three of the four players repping the Orioles were drafted and developed by the Orioles in Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg. The fourth player going, pitcher Corbin Burnes, was acquired in a trade of O’s p
Because You Asked - Fury Road
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The latest heat advisory mentions how mailbags could go up in flames and to keep them indoors. I’m not taking any chances. It’s my responsibility to empty mine and save the neighborhood from total destruction. You ask, I answer, and yada, yada, yada. If you ever catch me editing for clarity, length or style, drag me in an alley and have me beaten.
O's are shut out at Camden Yards as Cubs win to take the series
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After scoring 14 runs in the last two games of the series at Oakland over the weekend, it looked like the Orioles offense was starting to roll again. But tonight, early on, it didn’t look that way as they faced Chicago Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga in the second game of the series.  Coming into this game the O’s had scored three runs or fewer five times
Disastrous sixth for Corbin and Law buries new-look lineup in loss (updated)
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
NEW YORK – Davey Martinez needed to shake up his lineup. For the most part, it hasn’t been getting the job done as is over the past couple of weeks. Sure there were a few offensive outbursts here and there, but it definitely needed a kickstart to be more consistent. So what did the Nationals manager do against Mets right-hander Luis Severino? He st
Wood batting second, Thomas drops to sixth
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
NEW YORK – James Wood’s movement up the Nationals lineup continues today as he gets bumped up to the No. 2 spot against Mets right-handed starter Luis Severino. In fact, all of the Nats’ left-handed hitters moved up the order for tonight’s second game of this three-game set in Queens. To face Severino, who held the Nats to one run on seven hits, no
O's game blog: Corbin Burnes looks for win No. 10 against the Cubs
Steve Melewski
Orioles
With a team ERA of 5.78 the last 17 games, and having allowed 19 runs Saturday and nine last night, the Orioles could use a well pitched game tonight in the second of their series with the Chicago Cubs. Enter right-hander Corbin Burnes (9-3, 2.32 ERA), who is looking to become a 10-game winner in his 19th start of 2024. Burnes was selected to pitch
Pregame notes on Tuesday's attendance, Coby Mayo's defense (plus O's lineup)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde gave some props to the fans today. The Orioles-Cubs game last night, the series opener that Chicago won 9-2, saw an attendance of 30,373. According to the Baltimore Sun, that was the largest Tuesday night crowd at Oriole Park since the Orioles and Mets drew 34,068 on Aug. 18, 2015. “You know, I remember it when we had s
Game 93 lineups: Nats at Mets
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
NEW YORK – The Nationals are hoping to start tonight’s game like they finished last night’s. Down 6-0 going into the eighth, they hit two two-run home runs and scored a fifth run over the game’s last two innings. And by doing so, they made the Mets use four relievers, including closer Edwin Díaz, in a game they should have run away with. The Nats w
With improving results, Ruiz starting to hit with more authority
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
NEW YORK – This first half has been forgettable for Keibert Ruiz. Ever since he landed on the 10-day injured list, missed 10 games and lost almost 20 pounds with a bad case of the flu in April, his season has been thrown out of whack. But surely – and albeit slowly – the young catcher is starting to see some consistent positive results at the plate
       
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