O's game blog: Wrapping up the series in Kansas City
Steve Melewski
Orioles
KANSAS CITY – The Orioles had won three in a row, five of six, 12 of 14 and 16 of their past 20 games until they were shutout for the first time this year, 6-0 last night at Kansas City.  So Baltimore (20-10) play the series finale at Kauffman Stadium this afternoon and it is their fifth rubber game of the year. They lost their first two – at
Pregame update on Austin Hays' finger issues and other O's notes
Steve Melewski
Orioles
KANSAS CITY – Outfielder Austin Hays is out of the Orioles lineup for the second day in a row and he did not play at all in the game last night. But Hays said he was available then and is today as well as he continues to deal with a bruised right middle finger. He initially injured the finger on a bunt attempt in the recent home series versus Bosto
Irvin sticking around with Nats for now
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Jake Irvin had a solid major league debut Wednesday for the Nationals. It wasn’t anything too spectacular, nor was it expected to be. A promising pitcher in his own right, he didn’t come with the pedigree of his former University of Oklahoma teammate Cade Cavalli. And his debut definitely didn’t come with the pomp and circumstance that surrounded t
Hays out of lineup again as Orioles finish series in Kansas City (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles are sending Grayson Rodriguez to the mound this afternoon in Kansas City while trying to claim their seventh series. Rodriguez is working on regular rest after starting Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader in Detroit and earning his first major league win with a career-high nine strikeouts. He hasn’t allowed a run in 14 straight innings go
Game 31 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The Nationals will look to win this four-game series against the Cubs this afternoon on South Capitol Street after taking the last two games. A win will also give them a winning homestand. They’ll hop on a flight tonight and embark on a six-game West Coast road trip to Phoenix and San Francisco after finishing with Chicago. Patrick Corbin will take
Finnegan going back to the ground to close out wins
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
With two on and nobody out in the top of the ninth Wednesday night, Kyle Finnegan’s thoughts hearkened back 12 days prior, when he faced an identical situation and lived to tell about that. That cold night in Minnesota, Finnegan pitched his way out of a jam by getting a lineout and then a 5-4-3 double play, preserving a one-run victory for the Nati
Looking to improve strong record against losing clubs, plus other O's notes
Steve Melewski
Orioles
KANSAS CITY – If a formula for producing one of the best records in baseball so far has been to hold your own against the best teams and clean up on losing records clubs, the Orioles are doing a pretty solid job in following the script. They may have gone off script for a night, being shutout 6-0 by Kansas City last night, as the Royals (8-23) ende
Navigating some Orioles numbers and roster rumblings
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles close out their series in Kansas City this afternoon and board a charter for Atlanta, where they won two of three games at Truist Park in June 2018. They claimed the series opener, which is their go-to move in 2023. A win Friday night would make the Orioles 11-0 in the first game of a series, already the longest streak in club history t
A night after 11-run outburst, O's offense shut down in loss at K.C. (updated)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
KANSAS CITY – The Orioles had not been shut out yet this year and ranked fifth in the majors in runs per game at 5.45 coming into this outing. But their offense, which produced 11 runs last night, did not come through for the Orioles tonight. O’s right-hander Kyle Gibson had been 4-0 this year and the Orioles were 5-1 in his 2023 starts. But he wou
Nats bolster Irvin's solid debut with 2-1 win over Cubs (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Jake Irvin did his part in his major league debut to give the Nationals a chance to win. His teammates then did just enough to actually emerge with the win. CJ Abrams drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh for the second straight night, and the Nats bullpen tossed 4 2/3 innings of scoreless ball following Irvin’s solid-if-abbreviate