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Thomas' dizzying trip up and down the lineup
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
SEATTLE – Lane Thomas has been in the Nationals’ lineup each of the last eight games. During which time he’s started in each of the three outfield positions. And held five different spots in the batting order. Yep, Thomas batted fourth and started in right field Aug. 14 against the Padres. He batted eighth and started in center field Aug. 15 agains
Stowers on Gunnar, plus other notes and another No. 1 farm ranking
Steve Melewski
Orioles
If the Orioles decide soon to make the call to bring top prospect Gunnar Henderson to the major leagues for the first time, they’ll be getting a player who has impressed both prospects analysts and his own teammates. Outfielder Kyle Stowers, who got his own call to rejoin the Orioles on Friday, has been a teammate of Henderson much of this year at
This, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles begin a crucial non-division series tonight with the White Sox in town for three games. Crucial no longer seems like a necessary designation. It's redundant. They're all big. Every tie-breaking scenario comes into play with a packed wild card race, and the Orioles won three of four in Chicago back in June. Head-to-head results are impor
Rodriguez keeps making positive strides toward return to real games
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Grayson Rodriguez is confident that he’ll pitch again in September. The progress he’s making from a strained lat suggests that he’s right. The Orioles say Rodriguez is scheduled for another bullpen session, followed by live batting practice and a simulated game. All of it happening this week down in Sarasota, Fla. A prolonged shutdown period led to
More on the win in the Little League Classic and Mullins on playing in WBC
Steve Melewski
Orioles
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – For the Orioles it felt like and it really was a big game. A chance to shine on national television. The rubber match in a key series versus an AL East opponent. And needing a win to stay within striking distance of an AL playoff spot. When Boston’s Franchy Cordero hit a pinch-hit homer to tie the game in the eighth, the O’s nee
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What will Nats' rotation look like in September?
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Way back in early June, when the Nationals were languishing with the worst rotation in baseball, we wondered if the day might be coming soon when they would have a whole new set of starters pitching for them, guys who not only would be more effective than the current group but also would be younger and part of the organization’s long-term plan. Her
Quick check of some prospects in Norfolk
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Left-hander DL Hall didn’t make it out of the bullpen yesterday at Triple-A Norfolk, if that’s where he sits when he isn’t scheduled to pitch. He wasn’t on the lineup card. And he didn’t pitch. The Orioles want Hall back in the majors as a power arm coming out of the bullpen. They’re shortening his outings and intend to do the same with his rest pe
Jorge Mateo's bases-loaded double in eighth lifts O's to win in LL Classic (updated)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – It was certainly not another breakout game for the Orioles offense like when they scored 15 on Friday, but all wins count the same. And the Orioles got an important one tonight in the fifth annual Little League Classic. After scoring twice in the first, their offense was dormant until the eighth tonight. Boston pitching then ope
Nats to face Phillies in 2023 MLB Little League Classic
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
SAN DIEGO – The Nationals have been selected to play in next year’s Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pa., against the Phillies, Major League Baseball announced tonight. The Nats and Phillies will face off Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023 at historic Bowman Field, home of the collegiate summer baseball league Williamsport Crosscutters, a short drive from
O's game blog: O's face Boston in Little League Classic
Steve Melewski
Orioles
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Orioles officially have a home game tonight versus Boston although they have traveled north to Williamsport, Pa. to play in the Little League Classic. After a 15-10 Orioles win on Friday night and 4-3 loss on Saturday, the teams play the third and deciding game of this series tonight at historic Bowman Field, home of the Wil