Cabrera gets big hit, but Soto leaves with injury (Nats lead 5-4)
Cabrera gets big hit, but Soto leaves with injury (Nats lead 5-4)
Byron Kerr
Nationals
NEW YORK - The Nationals have had difficulty against Mets starter Jacob deGrom in the past. The right-hander is 8-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 17 starts against the Nats. Recently, he has gone 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last eight starts against Washington. Nationals manager Davey Martinez believes their best chance against a pitcher the caliber of deGrom is to be just as aggressive as the hurler hopes to be. "We got to be aggressive," Martinez said. "He's going to attack the strike zone. So we got...
More on Orioles pitching plans and bouncing back (O's up 5-4)
More on Orioles pitching plans and bouncing back (O's up 5-4)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Gabriel Ynoa is starting Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees in the Bronx. Plans for the nightcap remain uncertain, perhaps depending on what transpires today against the Astros. "The second game is still up in the air," said manager Brandon Hyde. "We'll see what happens in the game today. Not ready to announce the starter for the second game yet." I'm hearing that left-hander Ty Blach will join the club in New York and would present an option as the starter. Both teams...
Martinez updates Scherzer, Zimmerman, Dozier and Robles
Martinez updates Scherzer, Zimmerman, Dozier and Robles
Byron Kerr
Nationals
NEW YORK - Another positive update on the recovery of Max Scherzer from a mild rhomboid strain. Scherzer walked by reporters in the clubhouse after his pregame workout Sunday morning and gave a thumbs up saying "bueno" when asked how he was feeling. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said a preliminary plan is in place to get Scherzer a sim game on Tuesday at Nats Park. "He threw. He said he felt really good," Martinez said. "So, we will see where he's at tomorrow. I think tomorrow he...
Orioles and Astros lineups
Orioles and Astros lineups
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles will try to make a quick recovery from last night's 23-2 shellacking with the same 25-man roster. Changes will be made before Monday's doubleheader in New York, including the use of a 26th man. Anthony Santander is in center field today and Jace Peterson is in left. Rio Ruiz, who homered last night, gets the start at third base. He returns to the lineup for the first time since the Orioles optioned him. Chris Davis is at first base and Chance Sisco is the designated hitter. The...
Game 117 lineups: Nats at Mets
Game 117 lineups: Nats at Mets
Byron Kerr
Nationals
NEW YORK - The Nationals are in salvage mode Sunday after a pair of rough late-inning losses against the Mets at Citi Field. Despite enjoying leads in the eighth and ninth innings Friday and Saturday nights, the Nats fell 7-6 and 4-3 and find themselves only 1/2 game ahead of New York in the National League wild card standings. "We just come back all the way from the West Coast," said Nationals catcher Yan Gomes after Saturday's loss. "We swept the Giants over there who they were a team...
O's game blog: O's face Verlander in series finale
O's game blog: O's face Verlander in series finale
Steve Melewski
Orioles
So after they gave up 23 runs and lost last night, the Orioles face Justin Verlander today as they try to avoid getting swept three straight by Houston. The Orioles lost 3-2 Friday night and 23-2 last night. Before this series they lost by scores of 9-6, 9-4 and 14-2 to the New York Yankees. So the O's are 0-5 in a 10-game stretch against the Yankees and Astros. Before the Orioles began this stretch against New York and Houston, they had gone 7-5 the previous 12 games, 10-7 in 17 and 16-15 in...
What O's can learn from Astros, plus more on last night
What O's can learn from Astros, plus more on last night
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Now that Mike Elias and Sig Mejdal have come from the Houston Astros to the Orioles, O's fans are wondering and of course hoping the two can take some of what worked there and make it work here. Maybe even more so after last night's 23-2 loss to Houston. The Orioles suffered their most lopsided loss of the year, allowing season highs in runs and hits. It was just the fourth time in team history they've allowed 23 or more runs in a game. Houston lost 106 or more games every year from 2011 to...
Corbin "felt really good" for six innings in no-decision against Mets
Corbin "felt really good" for six innings in no-decision against Mets
Byron Kerr
Nationals
NEW YORK - Saturday night turned into a no-decision for left-hander Patrick Corbin in the Nationals' 4-3 loss to the surging New York Mets. Corbin allowed back-to-back solo homers to J.D. Davis and Wilson Ramos in the fourth inning. He surrendered a single to Michael Conforto for the Mets' first hit in the second inning. But that was it. Corbin said he was able to refocus pretty quickly after the homers. He felt pretty good about how he was pitching during the game. "I felt good. Solo homers...
Broken record: Nats bullpen cannot hold late lead in 4-3 loss to Mets
Broken record: Nats bullpen cannot hold late lead in 4-3 loss to Mets
Byron Kerr
Nationals
NEW YORK - The Nationals are finding it a very difficult proposition to finish off games recently at Citi Field. Leading in the late going for the fifth game in a row in Flushing, the Nats lost their lead and fell 4-3 to the thriving New York Mets. Despite two clutch home runs from Juan Soto, the second one a solo shot in the eighth inning that broke a 2-2 deadlock, the Nats bullpen was unable to hold the advantage. "It's tough, but it is what it is," Soto said. "It happens sometimes. It...
O's fall to Astros 23-2, allowing most runs since 30-3 game
O's fall to Astros 23-2, allowing most runs since 30-3 game
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Manager Brandon Hyde threw his team some props for playing well and keeping the result in doubt to the final pitch last night against Houston in a 3-2 loss. The result was no longer in doubt tonight in about the second inning. Houston scored eight runs over the first two innings on its way to crushing the Orioles 23-2 tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles allowed more runs tonight than in any game since their 30-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on Aug. 22, 2007. It was the most lopsided loss of the...