Orioles rotation keeps rolling
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
OAKLAND – A home run and walk in the first inning last night and a leadoff single and an error in the second threatened to detonate Albert Suárez’s start. A runner stood on third base with one out. With his typical calm demeanor, Suárez struck out the next two batters to escape the jam and retired 12 in a row and 17 of his last 20. Suárez allowed t
Orioles score early and hold on for 3-2 win over Athletics (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
OAKLAND – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde grew up in Santa Rosa, about an hour away from the Oakland Coliseum. He attended games with his father and friends, recounting those days as some of his fondest memories. Rickey Henderson stole bases at a record pace. Dennis Eckersley closed out games. The Bash Brothers hit tape-measure home runs and slammed t
Overworked Nats bullpen takes loss to Cards in 11 (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
For the third time in five days as a big leaguer, James Wood stepped to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with a chance to win the game for the Nationals. And for the third time in five days as a big leaguer, Wood and the Nats proceeded to go to extra innings. Where for the third time in five days, they proceeded to lose. But, for the first time
O's game blog: The series opener at Oakland
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As the Orioles play the Athletics in Oakland tonight, beginning a three-game series, they can only hope this trip there goes as well as the last one to Oakland.  Last August, they won there by scores of 9-4. 7-2 and 12-1, outscoring the A's 28-7 in the series sweep. Their batters produced 42 hits and six homers in the series batting .350 with an OP
Orioles and Athletics lineups in Oakland
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
OAKLAND – The Orioles moved their West Coast trip to Oakland for a three-game series before the Athletics relocate to Sacramento next year. Ryan Mountcastle is in the lineup tonight and batting third. Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter. Colton Cowser is in center field, with Austin Hays in left and Anthony Santander in right. Jorge Mateo rema
Yepez takes over at first base after Meneses demotion
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals could have ridden things out with Joey Meneses a bit longer, giving him a chance to snap out of his hitting funk until Joey Gallo is ready to return from the injured list. But with Gallo still weeks away, and with Juan Yepez on a hot streak at Triple-A Rochester, they decided now was the time to make a switch at first base. Meneses wa
Yepez promoted, Meneses to Red Wings
MASN Staff
Nationals
The Washington Nationals selected the contract of first baseman Juan Yepez from Triple-A Rochester on Friday after optioning first baseman Joey Meneses to Triple-A Rochester following the game on Thursday. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Josiah Gray was transferred to the 60-day Injured List. Nationals President of Baseball
Game 88 lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
It’s hot today. Really, really hot. And humid. Really, really humid. The temperature in Washington as I type this is 97 degrees, the heat index 109. And it’s barely going to cool down before first pitch tonight against the Cardinals. If you’re coming, please do what you can to hydrate and stay out of the sun. If you’re not coming, enjoy the game on
Winker makes the most of reduced playing time
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
All morning, he waited, knowing he was likely to be summoned at some point before the end of the game. Davey Martinez was just waiting for the right moment to signal Jesse Winker to step to the plate. “He was biting at the bit, I can tell you that,” Martinez said. “He said: ‘I’ll be ready.’ Oh, I know you’ll be ready.” Winker has been one of the Na
In Bowie, Samuel Basallo on his strong year, trade rumors and the Futures Game
Steve Melewski
Orioles
BOWIE, Md. - From the day they signed him to a big bonus, the largest in their international signing class in January of 2021, the Orioles envisioned this for catcher Samuel Basallo from the Dominican Republic. Big arm and big power. He’s thrown runners out as a catcher and mashed homers with big exit velocity with his massive raw power. He has don