Orioles targeting home Wild Card and possible roster resolutions in Minnesota

NEW YORK – Talk of a miraculous run to a division title was muted last night at Yankee Stadium. The Orioles are geared toward clinching the home Wild Card. That’s always been the more realistic outcome. They flew to Minneapolis last night for the last three games of the regular season, returning to Target Field after sweeping the series last year b
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Six-run sixth inning burns Orioles in 10-1 loss, Yankees clinch division title (updated)

NEW YORK – A win tonight and the Orioles would clinch the home Wild Card. A loss and the Yankees would finally pop champagne corks as division champions, the jubilation put on ice for the first two games of the series. The out-of-town scoreboard didn’t require watching. The important stuff was happening on the field. The starting pitchers were wort
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O's game blog: Going for a series sweep at Yankee Stadium

With 5-3 and 9-7 wins the last two nights at Yankee Stadium, the Orioles can sweep their three-game series at New York tonight. The Orioles (88-70) have four games left in the regular season and a series at Minnesota beginning tomorrow night. They have five sweeps this year of at least three games, but none since early June. They swept three at Bos
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Orioles have pitching decisions pending this weekend

NEW YORK – The Orioles know who’s starting the first game of the Twins series. The rest is dependent on “what happens,” said manager Brandon Hyde. Rookie left-hander Cade Povich gets the ball at Target Field. Albert Suárez and Dean Kremer are lined up for the last two games, but they might not matter. A win tonight secures the first Wild Card. A Ya
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Nats swept by Royals after Corbin's send-off (updated)

Wins and losses aren’t the only measures of success, especially for a rebuilding team. But for a rebuilding team like the Nationals, who believe they are closer to competing than not, the win-loss column is a good marker for improvement. The five seasons since the 2019 World Series championship have been marred by sub-.500 records, bottoming out wi
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Orioles and Yankees lineups in final game of series in Bronx (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The Orioles can clinch the home Wild Card with a win tonight or a Tigers loss this afternoon. The Rays are ahead 3-2 in the seventh. Update: The Tigers rallied for a 4-3 win. James McCann is catching tonight and Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter. Jordan Westburg stays at second base, batting second, and Ramón Urías is the third ba
Hassell and Wallace headline Nats prospects in AFL
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
With the minor league season over, the Nationals player development staff has turned its attention to the various offseason leagues and which young prospects will participate in the coming months. The official rosters for the Arizona Fall League were announced yesterday, with seven Nationals prospects set to play for the Salt River Rafters: outfiel
Game 159 lineups: Nats vs. Royals
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Well, today is seemingly the day. Almost seven years after signing a six-year, $140 million deal as a free agent, Patrick Corbin will make what is likely to be his last start with the Nationals this afternoon against the Royals. Corbin’s impressive debut season and postseason heroics in 2019 have been well documented. So too have been his struggles
Noting the injuries: Where the O's stand in player games missed
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As the phrase goes the Orioles have been “getting the band back together” getting some of their injured list players back recently as Jacob Webb, Danny Coulombe, Ryan Mountcastle, Ramón Urías, Jordan Westburg and Heston Kjerstad have all made it back to the active roster. It is a big boost to a team that recently had 12 players on the injured list.
Because You Asked - For a Few Dollars More
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The mailbag boarded an Acela early Tuesday morning to Moynihan Train Hall, free from the usual inspections that come at airports. You could carry a human head and no one would notice. But if you see something, say something. Among the mailbag’s many wonderful qualities is a water-proof exterior, which also protects it from champagne, bee
Orioles single out Yankees for more punishment and withstand rally in ninth in 9-7 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The Orioles didn’t arrive in the Bronx today with a clinching hangover. They partied hard last night, drenching each other in champagne and beer, and sprayed singles all over Yankee Stadium. Fill-in starter Marcus Stroman couldn’t record an out on his own in the first inning until facing his seventh batter, resulting in three runs and a
Nationals suffer third straight shutout loss (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
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The primary object of the great game of baseball is to score runs. You can’t win games without doing that. And the Nationals are being made all too aware of that here in the season’s final week. For the third straight game, they were shut out, this time in a 3-0 loss to the Royals. They have not scored a run in their last 31 innings. "I think
O's game blog: A chance for a series win at New York
Steve Melewski
Orioles
With a playoff berth now secure, the Orioles play at New York tonight looking to wrap up the top American League Wild Card seed. At five games behind the Yankees with five to play, they also are still mathematically alive for the AL East championship. An O's win tonight would push them closer to that top Wild Card slot while keeping their faint div
Cavalli ends season healthy, ran out of time to pitch again
Mark Zuckerman
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Cade Cavalli was in the Nationals Park bullpen this afternoon, throwing 25 pitches of all varieties at full velocity. He was all smiles afterward. He feels like he would be ready to pitch in games soon, if only the calendar had cooperated. “We just ran out of time this season,” he said. “I hate it, because I want to be out there more than anything.
Rodriguez won't pitch again for Orioles this year
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The Orioles are shutting down Grayson Rodriguez. He won’t pitch again in 2024. Rodriguez was the last remaining player on the injured list with a chance to return, the rest working toward being healthy next season. However, right lat/teres discomfort and the clock conspired to remove him from the club’s stretch run and playoff plans. The
       
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