O's game blog: Looking for another win over the Los Angeles Angels
Steve Melewski
Orioles
If the Orioles want to win another series, they are going to need two wins the next two days in this four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. They have split the first two, with Baltimore winning 7-3 last night. The Orioles (27-15) remain 4.5 games behind Tampa Bay, which won again Tuesday night. Overall, the Orioles are 5-3 on this 10-game
Orioles updates on Mateo, Givens, Tate and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Jorge Mateo is on the bench again tonight to rest his legs before the Orioles finish their homestand on Thursday and hit the road for series against the Blue Jays and Yankees. Mateo is 5-for-43 this month after batting .347/.395/.667 in his first 23 games. “It’s nothing about offense,” manager Brandon Hyde said when explaining Mateo’s absence from
Cionel Pérez is starting to regain his 2022 form in O's bullpen
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Lefty reliever Cionel Pérez, who posted a 1.40 ERA and 1.162 WHIP for the Orioles last year, believes his 2023 season is now back on track. The latest example of that potential was his scoreless two innings in last night's win over the Los Angeles Angels. He fanned two over the seventh and eighth innings, retiring six batters on 19 pitches. He lowe
Game 43 lineups: Nats at Marlins
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
MIAMI – The Nationals will try to bounce back after last night’s heartbreaking loss to the Marlins when Hunter Harvey surrendered a two-run walk-off home run to Jorge Soler. There are still two games left to play in this series and the Nats will have another good chance to get a win tonight with MacKenzie Gore on the mound. The young left-hander is
Ortiz in tonight's Orioles lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Joey Ortiz is starting at shortstop tonight as the Orioles continue their series against the Angels at Camden Yards. Jorge Mateo is on the bench after stopping an 0-for-19 skid last night. He’s 5-for-43 this month. Terrin Vavra remains in right field. Anthony Santander is the designated hitter. Ryan Mountcastle returns to first base after coming of
The 'pen was good again in latest O's win, plus other notes
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles got back on the horse with a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels last night. Back-to-back losses didn't turn into the club's second three-game losing streak of 2023. And while starter Dean Kremer provided a solid outing, allowing three runs over 5 2/3 on 95 pitches, the bullpen put forth another scoreless effort. Right-hander Bryan Bake
Gray learning to control emotions in high-leverage situations
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
MIAMI – Last night’s outing probably would have gone very differently for Josiah Gray if it had occurred last year. And for the worse. Then 24, Gray had to learn on the fly during his first full major league campaign while being entrusted to take the ball every fifth day as part of the Nationals rotation. While there were some positives to take awa
This, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Don’t be fooled by the smile. Logan Gillaspie knows when it’s appropriate to be a nice guy. Like, for instance, when teammates, club employees and reporters walk over to his locker. When he’s around his family or is approached by a fan. Pretty much anytime except when he’s pitching. The Orioles recalled Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk Monday mornin
Walk-off homer off Harvey dooms Nats against Marlins (updated)
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
MIAMI – The Nationals have found enough offense to play .500 ball since the first week of the season. Without a lack of a true power source, it was a serious question of how they would generate runs this season. Since that 1-6 start, they have found that their style of baseball is good enough to win games and score runs in a variety of ways, even w
Kremer overcomes high-pitch first, O'Hearn and Mountcastle homer in Orioles' 7-3 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The swing and the sound provided everything that Dean Kremer needed to know about Mickey Moniak’s at-bat leading off the top of the first inning. Kremer stood motionless with his arm extended, eyes fixed on home plate, and waited for a new baseball. The one Moniak hit landed 408 feet away in the right-center field bleachers. The inning must have fe