Orioles and Red Sox lineups
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles brought Ryan Mountcastle, Kyle Stowers, Austin Hays and Jorge Mateo to JetBlue Park for today’s game against the Red Sox. Adam Frazier is leading off again, followed by Ramón Urías, who’s playing third base. Mountcastle follows as the designated hitter and Stowers is in left field and batting cleanup. Hays is in cente
Lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach on MASN
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Would you believe we’re down to the final nine days of the Grapefruit League season? Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Would you also believe the Nationals currently own a winning record this spring, entering today’s contest with the Marlins at 9-8 thanks to Friday’s eight-run rally in the ninth, keyed by Darren Bake
Bruce Zimmermann throw black away
Bruce Zimmermann makes his rotation pitch, plus a WBC update
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When I was in Sarasota earlier this week, lefty Bruce Zimmermann talked about his spring performance. He has thrown more innings in spring games, 12, than any other O’s pitcher and has an ERA of 3.75, allowing 11 hits and five runs with three walks and eight strikeouts. The young man from Baltimore liked how he has been mixing pitches and attacking
Gore beats himself up after rough spring start
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Spring training numbers mean as much or as little as you want them to, but here are the numbers now for MacKenzie Gore through five Grapefruit League starts: 11 earned runs, 21 hits, three homers, six walks, nine strikeouts in 14 innings. That’s a 7.07 ERA and 1.929 WHIP. Whether it portends real struggles when the season be
Still battling to grasp Orioles' bullpen plans
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Each morning brings a little reflection on the previous day’s events and whether we’ve gotten closer to figuring out the 26-man roster on Opening Day. Each morning comes a full cup of coffee and that familiar empty feeling. I thought we might be making some progress on DL Hall’s status. Specifically, whether he could begin the seas
Baker delivers ninth-inning grand slam to beat father
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – This wasn’t the first time Darren Baker suited up for a major league spring training game, nor was it the first time he did so for a Nationals game against an Astros club managed by his father. It wasn’t even the first time he helped lead the Nats to an exhibition victory over his dad, because his eighth-inning sacrifice fly
Orioles hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in 5-3 win
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles responded to the Twins hitting back-to-back home runs today by launching three in a row to begin the third inning. Muscle flexed in Fort Myers as if an exhibition game had turned into a pose down. Jordan Westburg cleared the center field fence with a 419-footer off Tyler Mahle. Daz Cameron tied the game with a shot to
More on Hall and Baumann before Orioles' game in Fort Myers
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – DL Hall felt good during yesterday’s two-inning simulated game on the Camden Yards field, and he didn’t report any issues this morning with his lower back – or any other part of him. Nothing much is standing in the way of Hall’s spring debut. It’s arriving next week. Hall threw 42 pitches, twice striking out 2020 first-round draf
Abrams sitting, but not concerned about back tightness
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – CJ Abrams is out of the Nationals lineup for the third straight day, the product of a seemingly minor back issue that has plagued him since Tuesday’s game against the Mets. “My back’s a little tight, but it’s getting better every day,” the 22-year-old shortstop said. “I don’t even think it was a play or anything that happene
Orioles and Twins lineups
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Adley Rutschman is catching this afternoon and Gunnar Henderson is the shortstop for the Orioles’ return trip to Hammond Stadium to play the Twins. Heston Kjerstad is the designated hitter, Jordan Westburg is starting at third base and Colton Cowser is in left field. Terrin Vavra gets the start at second base. Dean Kremer has ret