With trade deadline looming, Candelario keeps producing
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Jeimer Candelario tries his best not to think about it. There’s always another game to prepare for, batting practice to take, grounders to field. That’s how he keeps his mind off the subject everyone else wants to bring up with him: Next week’s trade deadline. “You know how it is: I want to be able to live day by day,” the Nationals third baseman s
Baumann approaching club relief record
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – Wins for a pitcher have become devalued over the years, with other numbers illuminated and revered in the analytics age. Too many factors are out of their control to put much stock in the record. And it’s especially true with relievers who can get credited with a victory simply by having their team go ahead after they enter a game. T
After weekend sweep, Nats fall flat vs. Rockies (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Remember how everything went so well for the Nationals over the weekend? How they played crisp, clean, aggressive, winning baseball against the contending Giants and emerged with their first three-game sweep in more than two years? Well, the Nats took the field tonight looking to keep those positive vibes going against the National League’s worst t
Cowser double in ninth keeps Orioles rolling in 3-2 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – A line drive traveling 356 feet the other way became Jordan Westburg’s first major league home run. He couldn’t pause to admire it, as Gunnar Henderson did yesterday with a 446-foot shot off the D-catwalk ring at Tropicana Field. Westburg raced out of the box, slowed into his home run trot and pointed his index finger toward the outf
O's game blog: The series opener with the Philadelphia Phillies
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles road trip continues tonight in Philadelphia, where they play the first of three games at Citizens Bank Park. The Orioles won three of four against the Tampa Bay Rays, winning the three games by four total runs to grab a two-game lead atop the American League East. The Orioles (61-38), who play their 100th game tonight, were 6.5 games ba
Robles feeling "much better," will continue rehab in D.C.
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Victor Robles bounded into the Nationals clubhouse this afternoon, bursting with the kind of energy that can mean only one thing: The injured outfielder is in a good mood about the current state of his body. “Much better, thanks,” Robles said when asked how he’s feeling before making a beeline for Davey Martinez’s office to update the manager on th
Hyde on Rutschman and Bautista, Gibson on receiving ring from Phillies
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – Adley Rutschman is out of tonight’s lineup to open the series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. However, the All-Star catcher’s health is fine. Manager Brandon Hyde is giving Rutschman a rest day, whether it lasts the full nine innings or until he’s needed off the bench. “He played all four games in Tampa on the turf, caugh
Game 100 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Anything interesting happen over the weekend? Sheesh, you take a few days off for a quick family vacation, and look what happens. The Nationals sign and introduce first-round pick Dylan Crews, then go and pull off their first three-game sweep in more than two years. At this point, I’m just hoping they let me back in the ballpark today. The weekend
Orioles and Phillies lineups in Philadelphia
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
PHILADELPHIA – The Orioles have won 12 of their last 15 games, averaging six runs during that stretch, and return to interleague play tonight against the Phillies. Gunnar Henderson is in the cleanup spot as the designated hitter. He’s batting .291/.375/.655 (16-for-55) with five home runs, 13 RBIs and 14 runs scored in his last 14 games. Henderson’
Crews' college coach on Nats' newest prospect
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Dylan Crews will soon arrive at the Nationals’ spring training facility in West Palm Beach and start getting acclimated to his new organization. It will be a two-way street of him getting to know his new coaches and the coaches getting to know their new player. Someone who already knows Crews well as a player and as a person is his college coach: L