Fewer Ks, but also a low ERA: Corbin Burnes talks strikeouts

Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes, the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner and a pitcher who finished seventh and eighth for that honor the last two years, is having another strong season. It’s his first year in Baltimore and could be his only year with the Orioles. He is 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA over nine starts. His ERA and his .579 OPS agains
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Cavalli, Thomas about ready to begin rehab assignments

PHILADELPHIA – From the moment in March 2023 when he learned he needed Tommy John surgery, Cade Cavalli has wondered when he would throw his next pitch for the Nationals. The right-hander still doesn’t know for sure the date of that triumphant return, but he does know he’s about to finally pitch in a baseball game for the first time since injuring

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More leftovers for breakfast

Austin Hays is more than an Orioles teammate to Cedric Mullins. They’ve built a close friendship over the years, climbing up the organizational ladder to the big leagues as homegrown products. They’ve stood in the same outfield with Anthony Santander at Double-A Bowie and talked about being together in Baltimore. They’ve gone through so many ups an
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Orioles use two big innings and solid start from Means to defeat Mariners 9-2 (updated)

John Means hadn’t faced the Mariners before tonight since throwing the sixth no-hitter in Orioles history back in 2021. Dylan Moore pulled his first pitch down the left-field line for a double. Even the mere hint of a repeat wasn’t happening. Jordan Westburg belted a leadoff home run Wednesday in his first career game atop the order, and Gunnar Hen
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Slumping Nats lineup can't break out in 4-2 loss to Phillies (updated)

PHILADELPHIA – The Nationals, fresh off back-to-back shutout losses at the hands of the American League’s worst team, marched into Citizens Bank Park hoping they might somehow break out of their funk against the National League’s best team, which just so happened to be sending its ace to the mound. That proved to be just as tough a task as it looke
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O's game blog: John Means faces the Mariners in the Seattle series opener
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After a walk-off win on Adley Rutschman’s two-run homer Wednesday afternoon allowed them to split their two-game series with Toronto, the Orioles' homestand will end this weekend as they host the American League West-leading Seattle Mariners. Wednesday’s win – after the O’s went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base – improv
Gallo activated, Lipscomb optioned, García scratched
Mark Zuckerman
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PHILADELPHIA – In his 91 plate appearances with the Nationals before landing on the injured, Joey Gallo hit three homers and had nearly three times as many strikeouts as walks. In his 44 plate appearances in the minor leagues, while rehabbing his shoulder injury, he hit four homers and had nearly a 1-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. So as he returns t
Orioles pregame notes on rotation, Mullins, Hays and more (updated with Mayo injury)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Grayson Rodriguez will rejoin the Orioles without going on an injury rehab assignment. The exact date of his return wasn’t shared this afternoon during manager Brandon Hyde’s media session, but a six-man rotation is in the works. John Means is starting tonight against the Mariners in order to avoid an extended rest. Cole Irvin, who was supposed to
Game 43 lineups: Nats at Phillies (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
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PHILADELPHIA – They lost two of three in Boston. Then they lost two of three in Chicago. How will the Nationals fare the next three days in Philadelphia, home of a team with a 30-14 record? It’s going to be a challenge, especially for a Nats lineup that was shut out twice by the White Sox and is really struggling to score runs right now. That group
Stowers in left field tonight for series opener against Seattle
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Gunnar Henderson returns to the leadoff spot for tonight’s series opener against the Mariners at Camden Yards, with Jordan Westburg moving down to seventh. Westburg hit leadoff for the first time in his major league career Wednesday while Henderson occupied the cleanup spot. An opposing right-handed starter has returned the club to its usual order.
How, and when, can Nats expect to add power to lineup?
Mark Zuckerman
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Runs are a hard thing to come by for the Nationals at the moment. This team, you may recall, was just shut out by the White Sox in back-to-back games, not exactly a source of pride. Why has it been so hard for the Nats to score runs? Because this is a lineup that typically needs to do three things right to get someone across the plate. First somebo
A plan comes together: Looking for more walks, Ryan O'Hearn is getting them
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was an interview in early March at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. at O’s spring camp. As usual, Ryan O’Hearn was being himself which is something reporters have really come to appreciate. He’s almost always available to us and he doesn’t go through the motions in these interviews, he provides real insight. Like he did for me on another sunny
Leftovers for breakfast
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded a pitch from Kyle Bradish up the middle Wednesday afternoon with two outs in the third inning, and George Springer surely thought he was going to score from second base. Shortstop Gunnar Henderson couldn’t make a diving stop. He appeared to be the last line of defense. Jorge Mateo had other ideas, and his ridiculous r
As numbers plummet, Ruiz searches for answers
Mark Zuckerman
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CHICAGO – The question was specifically about his strikeout with the bases loaded in the top of the third Wednesday afternoon, and he answered that part of the query with a compliment to White Sox starter Garrett Crochet. But then Keibert Ruiz continued his answer and began speaking about himself in a broader sense, recognizing that one at-bat wasn
O's end frustrating day on offense with a walk-off, keeping a few streaks going
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Sometimes you have a frustrating day with runners in scoring position but can still win. Sometimes you get a homer from your first and last batters of the game to win. Sometimes you have streaks riding, and it looks like they will end. But they don't. Sometimes you see curious moves happen in an inning like the bottom of the eighth, but you still w
       
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