Mailbag leftovers for breakfast

The mailbag wasn’t emptied on the first attempt. Passionate fans have questions, and there’s never a shortage. Let’s get to a few more before tonight’s game against the Guardians that begins the latest homestand. Same rules apply. There are none except for the ban on profanity. Stop trying. Where would you, Mr. Kubatko, rate Gunnar as an all-time O
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Source: Orioles will recall Heston Kjerstad

Heston Kjerstad had quite a day with Triple-A Norfolk. The right fielder was ejected this afternoon after being hit by pitches three times in three innings and told later that the Orioles were promoting him. Kjerstad is expected to be recalled on Monday, according to an industry source. The Orioles are beginning their latest homestand with a three-
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Nats finally break through in ninth to beat Rockies (updated)

DENVER – For two nights, the Nationals shrugged off their hitting woes and took full advantage of Coors Field and everything it has to offer. And then when it came time for today’s series finale in the best hitter’s park in America, they reverted right back to the form they displayed earlier in the week when they swung at almost everything the Diam
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Albert Suárez struggles as Houston wins to complete the sweep (updated)

HOUSTON – A recent run of strong starts during an overall good season for right-hander Albert Suárez hit a speed bump in New York a few days ago. Today in Houston, it was quite a bumpy ride again for the hurler who took an ERA of 1.61 into that start at Yankee Stadium. He allowed three runs and walked five in 3 2/3 innings in the Bronx. He was much
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Despite recent woes on bases, Nats insist they will keep running

DENVER – The 2024 Nationals established their offensive identity way back in April. Knowing they couldn’t match most other clubs in the power department, they decided to take advantage of their above-average speed and try to become the majors’ best baserunning team. And for eight good weeks, they delivered in that department. The Nats racked up an

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O's game blog: Birds try to avoid being swept in Houston series finale
Steve Melewski
Orioles
HOUSTON - After their series win at Yankee Stadium produced such good vides, the game of baseball struck back at the Orioles this weekend in Houston. They were 11 runs behind on Friday night and held to one run and four hits Saturday as they lost by 14-11 and 5-1 scores. The Orioles (49-27) were not swept for 106 consecutive regular-season series,
O's Cody Asche on facing Valdez, Rutschman batting leadoff and more
Steve Melewski
Orioles
HOUSTON – As the Orioles look to salvage one game in their three-game series at Houston and avoid being swept today, they face a tough lefty in Houston’s Framber Valdez (5-5, 3.91 ERA). He finished 11th for the American League Cy Young Award in 2020, was fifth in 2022 and ninth last year. In these past two years he has gone 29-17 with a 3.13 ERA ov
Game 77 lineups: Nats at Rockies
Mark Zuckerman
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DENVER – It’s a new day at Coors Field, and the Nationals are grateful for that, because it means they don’t have to dwell on Saturday night’s disastrous, 8-7 loss to the Rockies, a game that saw them run into four outs on the bases, then give up runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, the last of them scoring on the first walk-off pitch clo
Rutschman leading off for Orioles in final game of Astros series (with rotation note)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles need a win today in Houston to avoid being swept for the second time this season. They trail the Yankees by 1 ½ games in the American League East. With the Astros starting left-hander Framber Valdez, the Orioles lineup counters with Adley Rutschman leading off for the first time this season, Gunnar Henderson batting cleanup and Jordan W
After bump in the road at New York, Albert Suárez back on mound today
Steve Melewski
Orioles
HOUSTON – When Orioles right-hander Albert Suárez took the mound to face the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, he was a pitcher on a real roll. He was 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA and had an ERA of 1.08 over his previous nine games. He had been big for the Orioles, both out of the bullpen and in the rotation. But that night in the Bronx was not his normal
Because You Asked - Force on Force
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The mailbag didn't go deep in the heart of Texas. Too hot for it. Well, the joke's on you, mailbag. It's in the high '90s here. Anyway, letter rip. Just ignore the temperatures and the bad pun. You ask and I answer and we have another sequel to the beloved 2008 original blockbuster. We do not get caught up in editing for style, clarity, brevity, le
Nats wilt late at Coors, lose on pitch clock violation by Finnegan (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
DENVER – The Nationals and Rockies engaged in a good, old-fashioned Coors Field Saturday Night Special. The kind of night when anything can and will happen, and whatever happened in the first six innings doesn’t mean diddly squat because there’s still too much time for too much else to happen the rest of the way. This game had five home runs. It ha
With six-out appearance in win, Rainey feels back on track
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
DENVER – Tanner Rainey knew the significance of what he had just done. In closing out the Nationals’ 11-5 win over the Rockies on Friday night, he not only had been given the chance to pitch at the end of a victory instead of a loss for the first time in months. He also was given the chance to pitch multiple innings for the first time in nearly two
Houston homers three times and Blanco rolls on mound as Astros take Game 2 (updated)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
HOUSTON – Right-hander Corbin Burnes had been everything the O’s hoped for this year and maybe more. He had 10 straight quality starts coming into today’s outing and his 2.14 ERA ranked tied for first in the American League and tied for third-best in the major leagues.  And today it’s not like the Houston Astros hit him that hard. But they did do s
Game 76 lineups: Nats at Rockies
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
DENVER – The Nationals exploded for 11 runs on a season-high 19 hits Friday night against the Rockies. Can they carry any of that success over into tonight’s game and keep the positive offensive vibes going? Davey Martinez’s bunch seemed to find the right balance between aggressively hitting fastballs in the zone and working the count when there wa
       
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