Mountcastle on the O's rise to AL East lead and more on the Elias press conference
Steve Melewski
Masn
The Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle played on a team that lost 110 games in 2021 and finished 48 games out of first place with just 52 wins. As the series with the New York Yankees began last night, this 2023 O's club already had 62 wins, the second most in the majors. The turnaround from last place team to winning club happened pretty fast and 2022 Orio
McFarland circles back to Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
T.J. McFarland missed the brutality of the Orioles’ rebuild process. He was a Rule 5 pick in the winter of 2012, after the Orioles snapped a streak of 14 consecutive losing seasons and defeated the Rangers in the wild card game. He appeared in 37 games in 2014, when they won the division and reached the American League Championship Series. He was r
Grayson Rodriguez-Gerrit Cole showdown ends with Santander walk-off homer
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was a matchup of two right-handers who can bring 100 mph heat. One with a big career resume and one with big hopes for a brilliant MLB career. On this night, the Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez, once ranked the top pitching prospect in baseball, was matching Gerrit Cole, a six-time All-Star and six-time top 10 finisher in the Cy Young vote. This clas
Nats fall again to Mets, Candelario avoids injury (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
NEW YORK – Josiah Gray managed to pull it off Thursday night, playing with fire but emerging unscathed for six scoreless innings. MacKenzie Gore tried to pull off the same feat tonight at Citi Field, until he finally got burned at a most inopportune moment. After pitching out of jams in each of his first four innings, Gore couldn’t pitch out of his
O's game blog: Rodriguez against Cole in NYY series opener
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles are back at Camden Yards tonight after going 4-3 on the road trip to Tampa and Philadelphia. They host the New York Yankees for three games before they head to Toronto for a four-game set. The Orioles (62-40) head into the weekend leading Tampa Bay by 1.5 games for first place. The Yankees (54-48) are in last place in the AL East and ar
Meneses gets rare day off, Thompson tries to right ship again
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
NEW YORK – It’s a rare thing to see a Nationals lineup without Joey Meneses in it. Aside from two games he missed in May for the birth of his son, Meneses has been on the bench only five times this year. He’s got tonight off, though, as manager Davey Martinez looks to field what he thinks may be a better matchup against Max Scherzer and simultaneou
Elias talks about the trade deadline and being on the buyer's side
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias is confident that his club can play deep into October in its present state. However, the front office has targeted areas of improvement.The sellers from the rebuild years are now buyers in first place. “I think if we are going to make additional acquisition trades, I would bet heavily that
The Orioles talk about facing Gerrit Cole tonight in series opener
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It is only 11 at-bats, but in that small sample, the Orioles’ Ramón Urías is batting .455 with a slugging percentage of .909 against Yankees’ right-hander Gerrit Cole. Cole (9-2, 2.78 ERA) will face the Orioles tonight for the second time this year and for the 12th time in his career. On May 23 of this season he had one of his worst starts of the y
Some quick hits from Mike Elias' press conference
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
During an interview session with media this afternoon that lasted almost 27 minutes, Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias confirmed that pitching is the top priority at the trade deadline. Elias said that if a deal is made, bet heavily on it being on “the pitching side.” Whether it’s depth or an upgrade. Middle relief is view
Game 104 lineups: Nats at Mets
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
NEW YORK – This isn’t the first time the Nationals have faced Max Scherzer since trading him away two years ago. This is actually the fifth time they’ll face their former ace, the second time this season. And Scherzer has done quite well against them, going 3-0 with a 2.78 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings. But this may not be the same Scherz