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Back-to-back outings signal Doolittle's rehab progress
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Sean Doolittle’s rehab tour through the Nationals’ farm system continues tonight for Single-A Fredericksburg, where the veteran reliever will be returning to the mound only 24 hours after his last appearance. Doolittle, in the final stages of recovery from last summer’s elbow surgery, just tossed a 1-2-3 inning of relief Thursday night. He struck o
Givens goes on injured list, Zimmermann joins Orioles (plus lineup and notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles made a change to their bullpen before tonight’s series opener against the Giants, and it isn’t just about length and a fresh arm. They needed a healthy one, too. Mychal Givens was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to yesterday, with right shoulder inflammation. Left-hander Bruce Zimmermann was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk
Orioles place Givens on IL, recall Zimmermann
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled LHP Bruce Zimmermann from Triple-A Norfolk.Placed RHP Mychal Givens on the 15-day Injured List with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to June 1.
Game 57 lineups: Nats vs. Phillies
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals are back home at last, following an eventful 3-3 trip to Kansas City and Los Angeles. And would you believe they have a chance to climb out of the National League East basement tonight? Yes, that’s right. The Nats (24-32) trail the fourth-place Phillies (25-31) by only game. A win tonight would leave the two teams tied in the standing
Latest challenge for the Orioles begins tonight in San Francisco
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SAN FRANCISCO - Coming off a tough day for the pitching staff and continuing a stretch of games without center fielder Cedric Mullins while beginning a six-game road trip against .500 or better clubs, this is a challenging time for the Orioles.  And we thought May was going to be the hard part? The Orioles did fine in May, going 16-12 and that incl
Wood and Hassell excited to share outfield for first time
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
BOWIE, Md. – One small step for a single prospect became a giant leap for the Nationals organization last weekend. When James Wood was promoted from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg on Sunday, on the surface level it could be seen as just a fast-rising prospect moving up another minor league level. But for the Nationals, it signified what t
Norfolk rotation scrambled again, Elias on Rodriguez, tonight's starters in San Francisco
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Triple-A rotations rarely seem to duplicate after one or two turns. Can be injury related. Can be tied to major league promotions or demotions. Can be due to the built-in Monday breaks. The Norfolk Tides have used 10 starters in 54 games, and their probables in the Gwinnett series are changing. Left-hander DL Hall started Tuesday night and worked t
A unique trend continued for O's pitching in the Cleveland series
Steve Melewski
Orioles
A team that was pretty good this year at winning series and winning rubber match games to win series, took an early 4-1 lead Wednesday afternoon. And they took the lead off right-hander Shane Bieber, a former American League Cy Young Award winner who came into this start with an ERA of 3.04 and nine quality starts. The early lead would be gone by t
Garcia's wild trip, Finnegan's violation and the end of Thomas' streaks
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
LOS ANGELES – The Nationals won Wednesday’s series finale at Dodger Stadium thanks to far and away their biggest power display of the season. They blasted five home runs, including two from Keibert Ruiz, to emerge with a 10-6 victory and avoid a series sweep. They headed home having finished 3-3 on a very eventful road trip through Kansas City and
Vavra left to meet outfield challenges with Mullins down
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Cedric Mullins goes down with an injury and the outfield dominos fall. Austin Hays started in center field Tuesday night and would have switched to left yesterday except for an illness that kept him out of the lineup. Aaron Hicks roamed the middle for a while, with Ryan McKenna in left. McKenna subbed in left and center in the ninth inning Tuesday,