Santander absent from Orioles lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Anthony Santander is out of tonight’s Orioles lineup due to some back soreness. Manager Brandon Hyde said the outfielder should be available off the bench. “It’s really not a huge deal,” Hyde said. Santander is batting .186/.265/.279 with no home runs in 11 games, and his 17 strikeouts rank among the league leaders. Cedric Mullins is healthy and al
García returns to lineup, Ruiz remains in lineup
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Luis García is back in the Nationals lineup after four days off. Keibert Ruiz remains in the Nationals lineup for the 11th time in 13 games this season. García tweaked his right hamstring running out a ground ball Friday night at Colorado and had been sidelined since. The second baseman was able to go through agility drills the fo
Game 13 lineups: Nats at Angels
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
ANAHEIM, Calif. – As many flaws as they have – and they have many – the Nationals are playing some pretty compelling and competitive baseball right now. They enter today’s series finale against the Angels having gone 3-3 on this road trip, and the three losses were by a combined four runs. No, that doesn’t change the fact they can’t hit for power a
An O's first: Mountcastle is first Oriole to drive in nine runs in a home game
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was a first in Orioles history. Never had a player driven in nine runs in one home game until Ryan Mountcastle did it last night at Camden Yards as the Orioles beat Oakland 12-8. What a night for Mountcastle who joins Eddie Murray and Jim Gentile as the only Orioles in team history – which dates to 1954 of course – to have a nine-RBI game. Genti
On Meneses' slow start, Ward's big out and starters' improvement
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Despite his torrid two months at the plate after he made his long-awaited major league debut last season, Joey Meneses entered this year as a huge unknown for the Nationals. Were those two months, as impressive as they were, enough evidence to support the idea the 30-year-old is legitimately a top-tier hitter at this level? Or was
Lineup shuffling in the cards for the Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The parade of opposing left-handed starters this week has created a new set of lineup challenges for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. Gunnar Henderson sat out Monday night’s series opener against the Athletics, but left-handed hitting Adam Frazier started at second base. Only one catcher played. Ryan McKenna made another start in right field. Last nig
Nats no match for Ohtani in shutout loss (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Nationals got to experience their first taste of the international sensation that is Shohei Ohtani pitching (and hitting) tonight. And though they put up an admirable fight against the Angels’ two-way star, they ultimately were rendered helpless against him just as everyone else has this young season. Ohtani allowed just one h
Mountcastle upstages Rodriguez with nine RBIs in 12-8 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Grayson Rodriguez’s major league tour moved the organization’s top pitching prospect from his home state to his home ballpark. What are the attachments to Chicago, where he’s pitching over the weekend? Tonight provided another slice of the dream. Standing on the mound at Camden Yards, five years after the Orioles drafted him in the first round. The
Vargas goes on IL, Downs called up, Martinez back managing
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Nationals placed Ildemaro Vargas on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder strain and called up infielder Jeter Downs from Triple-A Rochester, a move precipitated in part by Luis García’s continued recovery from a tight hamstring. With García unable to start at second base for the fourth straight day and Vargas’ non-thro
Nationals recall Downs, send Vargas to IL
MASN Staff
Nationals
The Washington Nationals recalled infielder Jeter Downs from Triple-A Rochester and placed infielder/outfielder Ildemaro Vargas on the 10-day Injured List (retroactive to April 10) with a left shoulder strain on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Downs, 24, joins the Nationals f