After losing three games at St. Petersburg, Fla., against Tampa Bay, the Orioles' two-city road trip moves on to Cleveland tonight. The Orioles and Indians are starting a four-game series. The Orioles took two of three from Cleveland at home from June 4-6, winning the first and last games of that series. They won the Sunday game 18-5 over Cleveland. The O's have gone 2-8 in their last 10 games in Cleveland and haven't won a series at Progressive Field since 2016. The Orioles (22-42) have...

Though he says his injured groin has made significant progress in each of the last three days, Max Scherzer does not believe it would be smart for him to make his scheduled start Wednesday against the Pirates. The question now is whether the Nationals decide to place their ace on the 10-day injured list or try to get by for a few days and hope he can pitch later in the week. Scherzer went through some aggressive agility drills this afternoon before batting practice at Nationals Park, testing...

The Orioles recalled Dean Kremer from Triple-A Norfolk to make tonight's start in Cleveland. Reliever Travis Lakins Sr. was optioned yesterday. Kremer is 0-5 with a 6.87 ERA and 1.658 WHIP in nine games. His last appearance was May 25 in Minnesota, when he allowed five runs and six hits with three walks in four innings. Austin Hays and Maikel Franco are out of the lineup. DJ Stewart is in left field and Pat Valaika is playing third base. Hays felt his hamstring grab while making a catch in...

After going 3-3 against the two teams with the best records in the majors at the time (the Rays and Giants), the Nationals now host one of the worst teams in the majors the next three nights. And you've got to believe they believe they need to win at least two, if not all three, of these games. That's easier said than done, of course, especially with a lineup that has been so unproductive most of the time. Perhaps manager Davey Martinez found something over the weekend, though, with his new...

The Orioles are moving up another pitching prospect. Left-hander Kevin Smith, acquired from the Mets last summer in the Miguel Castro trade, has been promoted to Triple-A Norfolk. Smith, 24, had a 1.04 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in six games (five starts) with Double-A Bowie. He struck out 37 batters in 26 innings. MLBPipeline.com rates Smith as the No. 15 prospect in the Orioles minor league system. Smith joins a Norfolk rotation that includes Zac Lowther (No. 9) and Kyle Bradish (No. 12). Infielder...

Cade Cavalli's dominant first six weeks of professional baseball have earned the Nationals' top prospect a quick promotion to Double-A. The Nats are moving Cavalli and Matt Cronin from high Single-A Wilmington up to Harrisburg, rewarding both pitchers for their impressive starts to the minor league season, a source familiar with the promotions confirmed. Cavalli, the organization's first-round draft pick last summer, has quickly rocketed up prospect lists by overwhelming the competition at...

The Orioles, along with Major League Baseball and the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), today announced a partnership to host on-site vaccination opportunities at Oriole Park at Camden Yards during the homestand beginning Friday, June 18, through Wednesday, June 23, when the Orioles host the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. The vaccination opportunities are part of the new "MLB Vaccinate at the Plate" program, which seeks to increase vaccination rates and help communities recover from...

Kyle Schwarber doesn't exactly have fond memories of his initial attempt batting leadoff for the Cubs. "I stunk the first time I led off," he said Sunday during a Zoom session with Nationals reporters. "I was terrible. I'll be really honest: I stunk." Schwarber's memory is pretty accurate. He may have forgotten the two times he led off in 2015 and went 3-for-8 with a double and a stolen base. He probably remembers the 36 times he did it in 2017, during which he batted a scant .190 and...

In baseball, the losses all count the same, whether you get beat 8-1 or 2-1. But the second one can be more frustrating. Typically, a team losing a close game can look back at several things that could have changed the result. The clutch hit in a big spot they didn't get, a double play not turned that led to a run, a pitch meant to be low and away that found the middle and the left the ballpark. It's a fine line. It's part cliché, but also reality that young teams need to learn how to win...

While the Orioles concentrate on building a rotation primarily through the draft, with gradual introductions to the majors that have led to resets at Triple-A, they also understand how a lockdown bullpen would tie together the whole process. The Rays keep providing examples that the Orioles don't need or request. They get it. No reason to beat them over the head. Or to keep beating them, the latest sweep occurring over the weekend at Tropicana Field. Michael Wacha was an opener yesterday, a...