Kyle Gibson keeps the roll going on the mound and O's can sweep today
Steve Melewski
Orioles
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Sometimes in baseball it is said that momentum can be hard for a team to build because it is only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher. Meaning someone can shut you down and beat you. In the case of the Orioles the next day’s starter built on what happened the previous day in a twist on the phrase. When asked about his stron
Orioles could have gone in many pitching directions in Rangers series
Roch Kubatko
Masn
The warning, or maybe it was just a gentle reminder, came from executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias on the day that the Orioles made their deepest roster cuts in spring training. “We’re going to need more starters,” Elias said, as media crowded him outside the baseball operations center and sought an explanation for Grayson Rodriguez
With Grayson Rodriguez expected to debut tomorrow, O's beat Texas 7-2 tonight (updated)
Steve Melewski
Masn
ARLINGTON, Texas – As news surfaced before first pitch tonight that rookie right-hander Grayson Rodriguez was expected to make his major league debut on Wednesday afternoon for the Orioles, the club prepared to take the field against Texas. They were looking for a series win and to follow up last night’s uplifting shutout victory over the Rangers.
Nats waste 16-hit effort after Finnegan's disastrous ninth (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals out-hit the Rays all night long, entering the top of the ninth tonight with more than three times as many base hits as their opponents. So why was there a sense of unease as Kyle Finnegan took the mound trying to close out a victory? Because the Nats didn't make the most of their hits. Yes, they totaled 16 of them, but 13 were singles
O's game blog: Kyle Gibson faces his former team as series continues
Steve Melewski
Orioles
ARLINGTON, Texas – After their four-pitcher one-hitter in the series opener here Monday night, the Orioles look for a series-clinching win tonight at Globe Life Field versus the Texas Rangers. The Orioles (2-2) got solo homers from Gunnar Henderson and Jorge Mateo in Monday’s 2-0 win, in which four hurlers combined to need just 108 pitches in the f
O's still undecided on Wednesday's starter, plus other pregame notes from Texas
Steve Melewski
Orioles
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Orioles got through a tough spot last night because right-hander Tyler Wells and two of his teammates saved the day in the 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers. When right-hander Kyle Bradish left last night’s game early, the Orioles put the wheels in motion in thinking about piecing together last night’s nine innings and about ton
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Chavis, Adams get first chance to play
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Every member of the Nationals’ Opening Day bullpen had made his season debut by Sunday. Tonight, every member of their Opening Day bench will have done the same. Riley Adams and Michael Chavis are each in the starting lineup for the first time, Adams catching and Chavis at second base for the Nats’ game against the Rays, their fifth overall game th
Orioles and Rangers lineups
Roch Kubatko
Masn
Ryan McKenna gets the start in left field tonight as the Orioles try to guarantee a series win in Texas. Gunnar Henderson collected his first two hits last night, including a home run, but he's on the bench against Rangers left-hander Andrew Heaney. Ramón Urías is starting at third base. Anthony Santander is the designated hitter and Austin Hays is
Game 5 lineups: Nats vs. Rays
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals have scored nine runs in four games so far this season, which obviously is not good. In their defense, they’ve faced some pretty tough pitching, from the Braves’ Max Fried and Spencer Strider to the Rays’ Drew Rasmussen. The one opposing starter they had some success against was Atlanta rookie left-hander Jared Shuster. There’s a chan
Gibson gets start for Orioles tonight in Texas
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The line drive that knocked Kyle Bradish out of last night’s game in Texas also rattled the Orioles’ rotation for the series. Kyle Gibson has moved up to start tonight on regular rest instead of closing out the series on Wednesday. The Orioles chose Gibson to start the opener in Boston, and the off-day that followed kept him available for tonight’s