Orioles can't hold three-run lead and drop series in Philadelphia (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – Easy isn’t a road traveled by the Orioles. Whether at home or in a visiting ballpark. Their GPS won’t pick it up. Kyle Bradish cruised through the first two innings tonight on six and eight pitches, and Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer in the top of the third. A crooked number. There’s rarely a straight line to the finish. The O
O's game blog: The series and road trip finale
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have a winning road trip secured as they take the field in Philadelphia tonight, but they need a victory in the game to pick up another series victory. They’d love to win to erase the memory of their sixth walk-off loss of the year last night. The Phillies scored twice in the ninth to pull it out. The Orioles (62-39) had a three-game wi
Updating Henderson and Mullins, plus other notes
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – Gunnar Henderson is eyeing Friday night as his return to the lineup after leaving last night’s game in the eighth inning with discomfort in his lower back. Henderson is on the bench tonight and likely unavailable. “Feeling a lot better,” Henderson said today. “I think it’s kind of the same deal that happened a little bit earlier in t
Henderson out of Orioles lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – Gunnar Henderson isn’t on the injured list, and he isn’t in tonight’s lineup. Henderson maintains his day-to-day status after leaving last night’s game in the eighth inning with discomfort in his lower back, the same issue he had on June 3 in San Francisco that kept him on the bench for a couple of games. Jorge Mateo is playing short
Abrams walks off Rockies to complete another comeback win (updated)
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Despite the long wait and two rain delays, the Nationals built some momentum at the end of last night’s game with Joey Meneses’ dramatic three-run home run in the eighth inning. After a 10-6 loss to the Rockies on Monday, the Nats were hoping to ride the high from a 6-5 win last night (or more accurately, early this morning) into this afternoon’s f
Machado selected, Willingham optioned, Robles transferred to 60-day IL
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The Nationals brought in some bullpen reinforcement ahead of this afternoon’s finale against the Rockies. Andrés Machado had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, Amos Willingham was optioned down to Rochester and Victor Robles was transferred to the 60-day injured list. After starting the season in Rochester, Machado, 30, posted an 8.47 E
Game 102 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Well, after last night’s dramatic, twice-rain-delayed, comeback back win, can the Nationals carry their momentum over to win this series against the Rockies and end this homestand on a positive note? If they do, it would be their second series win in a row and sixth in their last nine. Jake Irvin will look to follow up one of the best outings of hi
The winning run hits a ninth-inning speed bump, plus other notes
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles had played four games on this road trip decided by two runs or less and won them all. Three outs from doing it again, the game got away from them. They lost 4-3 in the last of the ninth at Philadelphia last night. It was a rare one-run loss, rare road loss lately for this team and a rare disappointing night in Birdland. Now at 62-39, th
This, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – The center field strategy for the Orioles isn’t complicated. There’s no code to break. Colton Cowser gets most of the starts against right-handers and Austin Hays gets the bulk versus lefties. Ryan McKenna is an option after returning to the club yesterday but usually operates in a reserve role. He subbed for Cowser last night in the
Meneses' late blast caps Nats' comeback after two delays (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The first rain delay – in which it never rained hard enough for the infield to be covered – was frustrating. The second rain delay – in which it did actually rain and sent everyone running for cover in the top of the seventh – was more frustrating. But at the end of a long night of baseball, there was no frustration in the home clubhouse at Nationa