Nats bench comes through big in rare case
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Davey Martinez has always liked the idea of a deep and talented bench, offering him opportunities to play matchups late in games. And the Nationals manager did it often en route to a World Series title in 2019, summoning a pinch-hitter off his bench 252 times, then even more last season, when pinch-hitters received 282 plate appearances. The times,
Elias explains timing of latest prospect promotions
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles knew that it was time. The individual performances and the calendar dictated that outfielder Colton Cowser and infielders Coby Mayo and Connor Norby should rise to the next level of the farm system. Putting them together at Double-A Bowie. And in the same lineup last night, occupying the top three spots. Three of the top 10 prospects in
After nine-run outburst, offense falls flat (updated)
Brendan Mortensen
Orioles
SEATTLE – As the city of Seattle should know, defense wins championships. Wait, sorry, wrong sport. Defense sometimes wins baseball games, as it nearly did tonight for the Baltimore Orioles. The offense didn’t hold up its end of the bargain in a 2-0 loss, in which the Birds mustered just one total hit.  "We're playing really well defensively," said
Hernandez's clutch hit rewards Corbin for dominant start (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Through it all, through the awful starts, the mediocre starts and the hard-luck starts, Davey Martinez has stuck with Patrick Corbin. The Nationals manager has maintained throughout this three-year slump the one-time stalwart of a World Series pitching staff still had it in him, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. Whether tonight represe
O's game blog: Dean Kremer faces the Mariners in Seattle in Game 2
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As the Orioles continue to play winning baseball and are 21-16 since May 19, they are compiling a number of good stats on both the pitching and hitting sides. Let’s take a look at several of them as they get set tonight to play the second game of a three-game series at Seattle. A 21-16 record produces a win percentage of .568 over a 37-game span, w
García gets first day off since call-up from Triple-A
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Davey Martinez knew Luis García wasn’t going to play every day. Though the Nationals manager made it clear the 22-year-old would be his starting shortstop upon his promotion from Triple-A Rochester at the beginning of the month, that didn’t mean he wouldn’t get a day off at some point. And that day is today, with García on the bench for the second
Orioles lineup vs. Mariners
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Adley Rutschman’s family and friends can watch him serve as the Orioles’ designated hitter tonight in Seattle. Rutschman is batting fifth and trying to extend his six-game hitting streak. He’s 18-for-55 (.327) in his last 15 games, with 10 doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs. Tyler Nevin is starting at third base. Austin Hays is in right field a
Game 77 lineups: Nats vs. Pirates
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Don’t look now, but the Nationals have won five of their last seven. Would you believe that’s their best seven-game stretch since June 2021, when they went on a month-long surge to give everybody false hope before it all came crumbling down in July? They’ll try to make it six of their last eight tonight when they host the Pirates in the second of t
Injury updates on Rizer and Baumler (plus Orioles notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Triple-A Norfolk outfielder Johnny Rizer, the Orioles’ seventh-round draft pick in 2019 out of Texas Christian University, underwent hip surgery last week in Philadelphia and is out for the remainder of the season. The Orioles made the announcement this afternoon. Rizer appeared in 22 games with the Tides and went 14-for-72 (.194) with five home ru
Norfolk's Terrin Vavra remembers rubbing elbows with MLB stars as a teen
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When Triple-A Norfolk infielder and sometimes center fielder Terrin Vavra was a teenager, he got quite an experience in baseball. He learned things that help him today as he plays for the O’s Norfolk affiliate and he closes in on his first call to the major leagues. He got off to a great start this year for the Tides – and was batting .327 through