Orioles score eight runs in last two innings in 9-3 victory, match last year's win total (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Dean Kremer did his job. One sinker that hung in the middle of the plate was his only real sin. Easily forgivable under any circumstances, and especially if he had more than a modicum of offensive support. Kremer worked into the seventh inning, registered his fourth quality start in a row, and waited to find out whether the Orioles would be stuck o
O's game blog: Looking for a series win against the White Sox
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles won the first two series on this homestand against the Blue Jays (2-1) and the Rockies (2-1). After their 9-0 win last night against the White Sox, they will secure yet another series win with a victory tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 26-13-3 in series this season and are 13-7-1 in home series. The win Monday night improved the
Alu embracing daily change of positions
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
TORONTO – Jake Alu tries not to stress about it. He knows when he arrives at the ballpark on any given day, he could be playing any one of three different positions on the field. Or not be playing at all. At this point, there’s no sense overanalyzing it. “I don’t really think about that too much,” he said. “It’s more like: Whatever I am that day, j
O's pregame notes on Webb's luck with liner, Westburg out of lineup, Fujinami's improvement and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Reliever Jacob Webb witnessed two teammates get hit in the head by line drives to the mound. He’s been struck twice, on the back of his upper leg and his ribs, and he’s caught one ball before it could leave a mark. Webb was able to react last night to Luis Robert Jr.’s 110.3 mph liner, turning his body and putting up a hand to protect his face. It
Game 133 lineups: Nats at Blue Jays
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
TORONTO – The Nationals have won five series in a row. They had also won three series openers in a row before dropping Monday night’s game to the Blue Jays. And they haven’t lost three games in a row since early July, when they were swept in a four-game series by the Reds and then lost the following day to the Rangers before embarking on this curre
Orioles lineup vs. White Sox at Camden Yards
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Ryan O’Hearn is in right field again tonight, as the Orioles continue their series against the White Sox. Gunnar Henderson is the shortstop and Adam Frazier is playing second base. Jordan Westburg stays on the bench. Austin Hays returns to left field. Anthony Santander, serving as designated hitter, is the first Orioles switch-hitter with at least
Meneses embraces role as Nats' top run producer
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
TORONTO – Early this season, when the prospect of hitting a home run felt like the toughest challenge in the world, Joey Meneses tried to remember there were other ways to be a productive offensive player. “We talked a lot the beginning of the year about him wanting to hit more home runs,” Nationals manager Davey Martinez said. “But I told him: ‘Lo
Coulombe's strong season continues as 'pen tries to overcome Bautista's injury
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As they continue to navigate life in the Orioles bullpen for now without closer Félix Bautista, the Orioles relievers are going to do their best to overcome this loss. But they know this pitcher can’t be easily replaced – if at all. “I think it’s going to give some guys an opportunity to step up,” said bullpen lefty Danny Coulombe in an interview l
Notes on Frazier's thumb, Voth's return from elbow injury and lots of Henderson
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Adam Frazier stood at his locker yesterday and wrapped black tape around his right thumb and wrist. A pregame ritual that he’d like to stop. Maybe soon. Frazier said the thumb is much better since he injured it Aug. 3 in Toronto. He was in the lineup again last night and has appeared in the last five games, twice coming off the bench to face an opp
Nats can't overcome Gray's early exit, lose to Jays (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
TORONTO – It would be one thing if this dud of a start from Josiah Gray came out of nowhere, if it was a surprising blip on an otherwise clean radar and could be brushed off as simply a bad night. Unfortunately, this felt more like the inevitable low point of a bad month for the Nationals’ young right-hander, who lasted only two innings while allow