Familiar late-season storyline: O's players that once lost 100 or more can now win 100 games
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It is a storyline that is surfacing often now in the Orioles clubhouse. There are several players in there that were on the team two years ago that lost 110 games. Now they are on a team that might win 100 games. Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins, Ryan Mountcastle, Anthony Santander, Ryan McKenna, Ramón Urías and Jorge Mateo were position players on both
Game 158 lineups: Nats at Orioles
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
BALTIMORE – Hello from Camden Yards, where we’ve got a rare late-September edition of the Battle of the Beltways. The stakes the next two nights are quite different for these teams, with the Nationals down to the final five games of their season and the Orioles trying to clinch their first division title since 2014. Their magic number is three, so
Bautista update and Orioles lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Félix Bautista threw 25 pitches this afternoon to minor league catcher Ramón Rodríguez in his first time facing a hitter. And he didn’t go strictly with fastballs. Bautista has had a few bullpen sessions and today was another step in the right direction. The Orioles begin their final homestand of the regular season with their magic number at three
Thomas joins 20-20 Club, Gray and Corbin to start vs. Orioles
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Lane Thomas didn’t take the field at Nationals Park on Opening Day determined to finish the season with 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. He didn’t even realize it was within his grasp until recent weeks, as his stolen base number began to catch up to his homer total. “It’s one of those things where you look up, and you’re close to it,” he said. “I
O's notes on the final homestand, 800 runs, AL East play and more
Steve Melewski
Orioles
And then there were six. Six games remaining in the 2023 regular season. If the Orioles can just go 3-3 in those games, they can clinch the American League East title without any help from a Rays loss. Three wins would also produce the sixth 100-win season in Orioles history. The 1969 team went 109-53 for the best O’s record ever in the regular sea
Orioles enter final homestand of season sorting through playoff roster possibilities
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
A scout who was tracking the Orioles in Cleveland, likely in case of a possible playoff matchup, didn’t begin his impromptu report in the media dining room with observations about the hitters or pitching staff. He didn’t talk about the club’s defense that’s produced one of the lowest error totals in the majors. He went straight to the enthusiasm an
Jackson Holliday named Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year
Steve Melewski
Orioles
At around this time last year, the Orioles Gunnar Henderson was named Baseball America's 2022 Minor League Player of the Year. Now the Orioles have two players in a row so honored. As his remarkable first full season on the farm is winding down, today shortstop Jackson Holliday of the Orioles was named the 2023 winner by Baseball America. This is t
For second weekend in a row, O's come up big at end of series
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Last weekend, the Orioles lost the first two games of a home four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays. They were now tied for first in the American League East. What followed was an outing of eight scoreless by Grayson Rodriguez leading to an 8-0 Saturday win. And when the Birds won a crazy game the next day their lead was back to two games atop th
Although not a "success," Nats consider 2023 "encouraging"
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The Nationals have undoubtedly been better top to bottom in 2023 than they were in 2022. At the major league level, they are already on pace for a 15-win improvement from their 55 wins last year. They’ve improved their run differential by more than 100 runs. Their team batting average is more than five percentage points higher, and their team OPS i
McKenna hoping to join celebration later this week after missing first one
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
CLEVELAND – Three days after the Orioles optioned outfielder Ryan McKenna to Triple-A Norfolk, they clinched their first playoff berth since 2016 and celebrated with gusto. But without McKenna. He can work on his timing at the plate but has no control over the timing of his demotions. “Yeah, it was tough not being there with the guys, but it was al