O's comeback: They rally for three in the ninth to beat Toronto, 5-4 (updated)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
TORONTO – After 26 innings of mostly frustration on offense this weekend in Toronto, the 27th inning proved quite fruitful for the Orioles today. Against right-handed All-Star closer Jordan Romano, one of the saves leaders in MLB with 34, the Orioles scored three runs in the ninth on Adley Rutschman’s huge two-run single and an RBI single by Jesús
Nats dominated again by Alcantara, can't sweep Marlins (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals have seen Sandy Alcantara enough to know there isn’t a particularly good way to try to beat him. The Marlins ace has a 100-mph sinker, a 90-mph slider, a 94-mph changeup, command of everything and a rubber arm that allows him to keep on pitching all day and all night. So when formulating a gameplan for today’s series finale, manager D
O's game blog: The Toronto series finale
Steve Melewski
Orioles
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays recently took three of four games in a series in Baltimore. Today, they can sweep a three-game series with the Orioles at Rogers Centre. They have posted two straight 6-3 wins over the Orioles this weekend. The O’s (75-69) began the weekend five games behind Toronto and are now seven games back. The Orioles have lost
Surging Thomas gets a day off vs. Marlins ace
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Lane Thomas has become one of the Nationals’ hottest hitters down the stretch of this season, owner of a .357 batting average, .419 on-base percentage and .991 OPS over his last 13 games. And his leadoff homer Saturday helped set the tone for his team’s 5-3 win over the Marlins. So why isn’t Thomas in the Nats’ lineup for today’s series finale? Con
Toronto pregame updates on Mountcastle, Gunnar at cleanup and more
Steve Melewski
Orioles
TORONTO – The Orioles have just 18 games remaining, and at this point, injured first baseman Ryan Mountcastle is not a candidate for an injured list stay. But he is also not in today’s starting lineup for the series finale in Toronto. “He’s pretty sore today,” said manager Brandon Hyde. “He’s trending in the right way. Spent a lot of time in the tr
Mountcastle out of Orioles lineup for series finale in Toronto
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles are reduced today to trying to avoid a sweep in their three-game series in Toronto. Not how they wanted it to play out. The Blue Jays have won the first two games by the same 6-3 score, and they lead the Orioles by seven games in the wild card race. The Orioles trail Seattle by five for the final spot. Eight losses in the last 12 games
Game 146 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals haven’t found themselves in this position very much this season, but here they are today: After back-to-back wins over the Marlins the last two nights, they have a chance to sweep a series for the first time in 2022. To do that, though, they’ll have to either outpitch Sandy Alcantara or score some runs off him. Neither is an easy task
O's have lost two at Rogers Centre, but Gunnar Henderson keeps producing
Steve Melewski
Orioles
TORONTO – The Orioles have to be pleased that rookies have driven in all six of their runs in the series at Rogers Centre. But now they could use some help. The Birds have lost twice in Toronto, both by 6-3 margins, and need to avoid a sweep today. They have fallen seven games behind the Blue Jays, who are 83-63 and have won 15 of 19 and 22 of 31 g
Orioles did fine job of limiting use of injured list in 2022
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The transaction seemed minor compared to the start of a critical series in Toronto. Alexander Wells hadn’t pitched for the Orioles since April 26 after straining the UCL in his left elbow. But his removal from the 60-day injured list was pending and he didn’t seem likely to get back on the 40-man roster. The Orioles quietly put him on outright waiv
Nats topple Marlins again with rare power display (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals’ offensive issues this season really can be boiled down to a simple disparity in their production at the plate: Plenty of contact, not nearly enough power. Entering the day, the Nats actually led the National League with 853 singles, which would be meaningful if not for the major-league-leading 130 double plays they had grounded into.