García batting cleanup, Gore heading back to Rochester
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Luis García has excelled at his new position in the field. How will he handle a new position in the Nationals lineup? García finds himself batting cleanup tonight for the first time in his career, penciled in by manager Davey Martinez as his No. 4 hitter for the Nats’ series opener against the Orioles. It’s both a reflection of García's performance
Game 142 lineups: Nats vs. Orioles
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
And we’re back at Nationals Park for the first time in 12 days. The Nats return to town following a long, three-city road trip that included series wins at New York and St. Louis but then a sweep in Philadelphia, which left a sour taste in everyone’s mouths. Now they begin a five-game homestand against the Orioles and Marlins as the final 21-game s
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Orioles lineup vs. Nationals
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
WASHINGTON – The Orioles begin a two-game series tonight against the Nationals with Gunnar Henderson playing third base, Kyle Stowers in left field and Austin Hays in right. Rougned Odor, who left Sunday’s game with a bruised right hand, is on the bench. Ramón Urías is playing second base. Anthony Santander is the designated hitter. Hays had his fi
Rico Garcia clears waivers, assigned to Triple-A Norfolk
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles have made the following roster move: RHP Rico Garcia has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
Nationals homestand highlights vs. Orioles and Marlins
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals are back in D.C. for a five-game homestand that opens with two games of the Beltway Series vs. the Baltimore Orioles, followed by a three-game set against the Miami Marlins. Single-game tickets start at just $9. Fans interested in purchasing tickets should visit nationals.com/Tickets. The season’s 11th homestand features Hi
On O's farm, Aberdeen in playoffs tonight & Bowie still chasing the postseason
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The playoffs begin in several leagues around Minor League Baseball tonight. For the Orioles high Single-A affiliate, the Aberdeen IronBirds, they travel to Brooklyn for Game 1 of a best-of-three league semi-final series in the South Atlantic League. Aberdeen (78-54) advanced by virtue of winning its division in the first half, going 43-23. Brooklyn
Wood relishes representing his hometown on Nats farm
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – James Wood grew up about an hour away from Nationals Park in Olney, Md. He attended Nationals games while starting his high school career as a two-sport athlete at St. John’s College High School in D.C. before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., to focus on baseball. When the Padres drafted him in the second round
Orioles must bring bats to D.C. or risk another bad outcome
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles are coming out of yesterday’s break in the schedule and hoping that their offense, which got a head start on it, shows up tonight in D.C. They were shut out Sunday on three hits, the only slice of good news being how Austin Hays accounted for two of them. Six of the last eight games ended in defeat, and the last two series have been los
The search for runs and wins is on as the wild card math gets more challenging
Steve Melewski
Orioles
For a while the Orioles pitching was so good they could and did win games without scoring very much. They beat Houston 2-0 and 3-1 on the last road trip and added wins in Cleveland by scores of 4-0 and 3-0. Hard to lose when you don’t allow a run as the Boston Red Sox learned Sunday. The Boston pitching made a first-inning run stand up as the Oriol
Monday morning Nats Q&A
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
That was a long day at the end of a long road trip as the end of a long season approaches. The Nationals sat through a 3-hour, 36-minute rain delay Sunday afternoon before finally losing 7-5 to the Phillies to be swept at Citizens Bank Park. What was shaping up to be a nice 10-day road trip against nothing but National League contenders wound up en