O's notes, Mancini's nomination, Bowie's double dip win
O's notes, Mancini's nomination, Bowie's double dip win
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Just as in Sunday's game, the Orioles fell behind early last night in the series opener with the Yankees. They didn't give up 16 runs early on, but they were behind 5-0 in the third inning in what would turn into a 7-2 loss. The Orioles (46-98) have allowed 51 runs and 18 homers in losing the past four games. They didn't homer last night, but the Orioles have hit eight over the last four games and 11 in the past five. The Orioles have homered at least three times in three of their last five...
Orioles surrender five home runs in 7-2 loss (updated)
Orioles surrender five home runs in 7-2 loss (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Alexander Wells trailed by two runs tonight just two batters into his latest start with the Orioles. The first three batters produced three hits. The flashbacks to the past three games, with 44 runs surrendered, were blinding. It never got that bad. There was no need to begin researching past records within the organization or the league. But the Orioles assumed the position and fell again on hard times. Wells followed a scoreless second inning by serving up back-to-back home runs in the third,...
Season shutdowns slow evaluation process for Orioles
Season shutdowns slow evaluation process for Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The perk of a last-place team being able to audition and evaluate younger players while looking ahead to next spring training crumbles with each injury. The Orioles won't win any Gold Gloves for catching breaks. Jorge López made a good impression as a reliever, but only for eight games before a sprained ankle put him on the shelf for the remainder of the season. A freakish injury sustained while performing the routine task of covering first base on a ground ball. Jorge Mateo appeared in 32...
Zimmerman's blast sets tone in Nats' lopsided win (updated)
Zimmerman's blast sets tone in Nats' lopsided win (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Nobody in a Nationals uniform gets a bigger ovation when he steps to the plate these days than Ryan Zimmerman. He's far from the team's best player at this point, but with only three home series remaining on the 2021 schedule, everyone in attendance is well aware there are only so many more guaranteed Zimmerman plate appearances to witness. The original face of the franchise has not yet offered any clues about his intentions beyond this season, though he suggested tonight he probably won't...
Mancini on Clemente Award nomination and good health
Mancini on Clemente Award nomination and good health
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Rather than gather players on the field to surprise Trey Mancini with his nomination for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde chose a team flight to announce the news. Opinions of Mancini keep soaring like the charters. To coincide with Mancini's nomination, Major League Baseball is making a $7,500 donation to The Food Project, a Baltimore-based organization that provides cooking, farming, restaurant skills, job opportunities, sustainable food sources and...
Martinez has follow-up procedure, Scherzer is Clemente nominee
Martinez has follow-up procedure, Scherzer is Clemente nominee
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Davey Martinez had a follow-up procedure on his left ankle earlier today, and though he was back at Nationals Park by mid-afternoon, it was unclear if he'd be in the dugout to manage tonight's game against the Marlins. Martinez, who already watched one game from his office following his initial Sept. 2 surgery, has been wearing a cast since. He's been managing all games from the dugout, his left leg propped up on the bench, but he hasn't been able to move around or step onto the field...
Orioles and Yankees lineups (plus notes)
Orioles and Yankees lineups (plus notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Pat Valaika is starting at shortstop tonight in his first game with the Orioles since Aug. 3 at Yankee Stadium. Valaika had his contract selected among a flurry of roster moves that included Jorge Mateo going on the 60-day injured list with right lumbar inflammation. Mateo tried to play through the soreness in his lower back and finally had to be shelved. "Very disappointing because this guy was getting a chance to play in the big leagues, getting regular at-bats and we're moving him around a...
Game 145 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Game 145 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals avoided the ignominy of being no-hit for the first time Monday night, but let's be honest: Even if it happened, it would've come against a worthy foe in Sandy Alcantara, an All-Star who was in peak form in the series opener. Tonight, they face a highly touted, but far less accomplished opponent in Jesús Luzardo. Yes, the same Luzardo the Nationals drafted and then traded to the Athletics in the Sean Doolittle/Ryan Madson deal. The same Luzardo who was traded to Miami this...
Orioles place Scott and Mateo on injured lists
Orioles place Scott and Mateo on injured lists
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles recalled reliever Marcos Diplán from Triple-A Norfolk this afternoon and selected the contract of infielder Pat Valaika. In corresponding moves, the club placed reliever Tanner Scott on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain and put infielder Jorge Mateo on the 60-day injured list with right lumbar inflammation. The move with Mateo frees up a spot for Valaika on the 40-man roster. Mateo batted .280/.328/.421 in 32 games after the Orioles claimed him off waivers from the...
O's game blog: Yankees series begins at Oriole Park
O's game blog: Yankees series begins at Oriole Park
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After an off-day that provided them a chance to regroup, the Orioles take the field tonight to start a three-game series against the New York Yankees. The O's come off three straight losses over the weekend to Toronto by scores of 11-10, 11-2 and 22-7. And now they face a Yankees team against which they won two of three games in New York from Sept. 3-5, allowing just 14 runs in those games. But after beating Toronto 6-3 on Friday night, the Orioles took leads into the seventh inning of both...