Off to good start, O's offense scores well in a few surprising areas of stat sheet
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As the Orioles offense has gotten off to a productive start to this season – and they rank among the AL leaders in several categories, including very important ones like runs per game, team OBP and OPS, walks and pitches per plate appearance – there are a few stats where they are at or near the top of the league that might be surprising. As of Mond
Taking more inventory before Orioles open series in Kansas City
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles moved past their off-day and are resuming their three-city road trip tonight in Kansas City. The last stop is in Atlanta. They haven’t moved past the “soft” part of their schedule. The Royals are 7-22, the second-worst record in the majors. They’re in last place in the American League Central, with a minus-64 run differential in 29 game
Gore roughed up early in loss to Cubs (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
On the heels of an eye-opening, 10-strikeout dismantling of the Mets last week, and in the wake of Josiah Gray’s latest impressive start Sunday afternoon, MacKenzie Gore took the mound at Nationals Park tonight with a good chunk of those in attendance expecting another good start. When it didn’t happen, it didn’t necessarily shock anyone. But it wa
Kuhl goes on IL with foot injury, Abbott called up
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals placed Chad Kuhl on the 15-day injured list with an injury to his right foot and recalled Cory Abbott from Triple-A Rochester to take his spot on the active roster and potentially his spot in the rotation. Kuhl hurt himself during Saturday night’s game while delivering a pitch, stepping into the divot on the mound created by Pirates p
Abbott recalled as Kuhl goes to IL
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Cory Abbott from Triple-A Rochester and placed right-handed pitcher Chad Kuhl on the 15-day Injured List (retroactive to April 30) with right foot metatarsalgia on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Abbott, 27, joins the Nati
Game 28 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
One month into the season, we can pretty much divide Nationals games into two categories: Games started by Josiah Gray and MacKenzie Gore, and games started by everyone else. That doesn’t mean those other games haven’t been interesting, or that the others haven’t pitched well at times. But clearly Gray and Gore starts are the most significant event
Using a host of "bulk innings" pitchers, Bowie tops Eastern League in rotation ERA
Steve Melewski
Orioles
BOWIE, Md. – Most teams in pro baseball use a five-man rotation, sometimes six, but 10 is a bit much. However the Orioles like to sometimes essentially use two starting pitchers or bulk inning pitchers in one game and that has been on display often this year at Double-A Bowie. And while the Baysox have not gotten off to a great start at 6-13, it ha
Adams makes most of rare start behind plate
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
It’s either the best or the worst job in baseball, serving as the backup to a No. 1 catcher who plays almost every day. For Riley Adams, it’s reality right now. With Keibert Ruiz starting as many games behind the plate as any catcher in the majors, Adams is left to watch from the bench. He starts roughly once a week – officially four times in the N
Taking early inventory of Orioles season after April
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
DETROIT – The Orioles played their 28th game yesterday and completed the first full month of the season. The 17th win on Saturday was a franchise record for April. They have 19 total. A lot of season is left on the schedule. At last check, they still play 162. Too early for analysis, predictions, trends and numbers consumption? Of course not. That
Gray wraps up strong April with win over Pirates (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Josiah Gray was standing alone in right field around 1 p.m., going through his pregame stretch routine and preparing to enter the bullpen to begin warming up for he expected to be a 1:35 p.m. first pitch at Nationals Park. And then the rain began falling, and all of a sudden people were huddling up and yelling across the field to others to halt all