O's game blog: Looking for a win in the road trip finale
O's game blog: Looking for a win in the road trip finale
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles wrap up this quick two-game series and their five-game, two-city road trip this afternoon when they again play the Miami Marlins. The Orioles won 7-5 last night and are 3-1 on this trip, which began in Texas. The Orioles are now 3-3 in series openers, and a win today would leave them 3-1 in road series. Lefty Bruce Zimmermann (1-1, 4.24 ERA) gets the start, his fourth of this season. Zimmermann has two quality starts and has gone six innings twice. For the season, he's allowed 17...
Nats prepare to proceed for a while without Soto in lineup
Nats prepare to proceed for a while without Soto in lineup
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Uplifting as the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday night was, it could not erase the fact Juan Soto is now on the injured list and a ballclub already dealing with more issues than it ever thought possible in late April has another one to contend with. The transaction to place Soto on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder strain caught everyone off guard. It came about 45 minutes before first pitch of the game, about three hours after the Nats announced a lineup that originally...
Notes on Harvey's start, Fry's good run and chasing pitches
Notes on Harvey's start, Fry's good run and chasing pitches
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles will go for a two-game series sweep this afternoon and will have a 4-1 road trip if they can get another win at Miami. They took an early 6-1 lead last night and held on to win 7-5. They improved to 8-9 overall and to 7-3 in road games. They are 19-18 on the road since the start of the 2020 season. They are now 5-1 when they score first and 7-2 when they score four runs or more. On a night when he didn't have his best stuff or command, right-hander Matt Harvey managed to not walk...
Leftovers for breakfast
Leftovers for breakfast
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles get Austin Hays back on the roster yesterday and lose Anthony Santander a few hours later. Two players just trying to make it through a season healthy. Neither injury is regarded as serious. Hays had a mild right hamstring strain, Santander sprained his left ankle. Hays knew he'd go on the injured list, but wouldn't miss much time. Santander had to be carried off the field, which suggested a possible break or torn tendon. A sprain is cause for celebration. Especially after X-rays...
A few notes on another O's road win
A few notes on another O's road win
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was a night where the defense behind him was shaky at times. And the Orioles almost let a five-run lead get completely away. But his offense did provide a nice early lead. And that led right-hander Matt Harvey to his first win as an Oriole. And his first win for anyone since July 13, 2019. That was for the Los Angeles Angels then against Seattle. Harvey had lost his last five decisions since, dating to July 18, 2019. The Orioles beat Miami 7-5 to get the opener of this brief two-game...
Nats emerge victorious at end of eventful evening (updated)
Nats emerge victorious at end of eventful evening (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Davey Martinez and his players have been insisting for several days now that the mood inside the Nationals clubhouse remains upbeat, that nobody is feeling a sense of dread two weeks into a season that has seen all manner of calamity befall this team. From a roster-ravaging COVID-19 outbreak to an ineffective string of pitching performances to a lineup that has been hit-or-miss to yet another injury for one of the staff's most-important stalwarts, there has been plenty of valid reasons for...
Santander leaves tonight's game with injury (O's win 7-5)
Santander leaves tonight's game with injury (O's win 7-5)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The wealth of outfielders on the Orioles roster took an unfortunate and potentially serious hit tonight in the first inning. It barely had time to evolve. Anthony Santander appeared to roll his left ankle while getting back to the bag on an attempted pickoff throw from Marlins starter Nick Neidert. Santander jammed his foot, collapsed in the dirt and pounded a fist into it as the pain radiated through his leg. Head athletic trainer Brian Ebel and manager Brandon Hyde lifted Santander and...
Soto surprisingly lands on IL with shoulder strain
Soto surprisingly lands on IL with shoulder strain
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
A Nationals club already beset with major pitching issues now has a major lineup problem: Juan Soto is injured. The Nats placed Soto on the 10-day injured list this evening with a left shoulder strain, an out-of-nowhere announcement less than an hour before they face the Cardinals on South Capitol Street, one that leaves this 5-9 club in further disarray at a moment when it couldn't afford any more bad news. There hadn't been any obvious indication Soto was dealing with any ailment in recent...
O's game blog: Harvey on mound in Miami series opener
O's game blog: Harvey on mound in Miami series opener
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have gotten five straight outings where their starting pitcher allowed two earned runs or less. This run began with right-hander Matt Harvey in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader, and Harvey is back on the mound tonight. He will make his fourth start of 2021 when the Orioles open a quick, two-day series at Miami. The Orioles lost 1-0 in 10 innings Sunday at Texas as they came up a win short of a series sweep at Globe Life Field. The Orioles (7-9) are 6-3 on the road. They are 2-3 in...
Kjerstad cleared for workouts at Bowie site (and other notes)
Kjerstad cleared for workouts at Bowie site (and other notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Outfielder Heston Kjerstad, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft out of the University of Arkansas, has been cleared medically and will report Wednesday to the Orioles alternate training site in Bowie. Kjerstad was held out of last year's camp and fall instructional league while recovering from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that can cause an abnormal rhythm and be a side effect of COVID-19. The Orioles withheld Kjerstad from spring training and had him report directly...