Burnes extends quality streak and Orioles complete first four-game sweep at Tropicana Field (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Orioles spent their last eight games playing on artificial surfaces, starting in Toronto and shifting to Florida. There’s nothing fake about the overall results. What they did on the mound, at the plate and in the field. It was real and it was often spectacular. The first four-game sweep for the Orioles at Tropicana Field
O's game blog: Looking for a four-game sweep at the Trop
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The surging Orioles can complete a four-game sweep of the Rays tonight at Tropicana Field. If they get the sweep, it will be their fifth sweep of the year of at least three games. They are also looking for their second four-game sweep in the last five series. The Orioles (42-22) begin play tonight 2.5 games back of the Yankees (46-21). New York beg
Orioles notes on McCann catching Burnes, injury updates, starters for Braves series
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The choices were down to two. Adley Rutschman would be on the bench tonight or serve as designated hitter. Both scenarios put James McCann behind the plate again for ace Corbin Burnes. Rutschman caught the first three games of the series against the Rays, but the Burnes/McCann pairing seemed destined to happen anyway. Tonight
O's partner with T. Rowe Price, tonight's lineups in series finale
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Orioles announced a multi-year partnership today with T. Rowe Price that makes the company “the exclusive investment and wealth management sponsor of the baseball club.” A patch with the Baltimore-based investment firm’s ram logo will be worn on the right sleeve beginning Tuesday night for the series opener against the Br
A look at the O's offense during a 13-4 run and the strong AL East play
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles began play Sunday leading the majors in runs per game at 5.11 and they also led the majors in team slugging at .448 and in home runs with 100 even. Then they went out and showed off that offense again in their latest win by 9-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the first game in team history, which dates of course to 1954, where they prod
Avoiding blowup inning, Herz impresses Nationals in second start
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
There was a moment in the top of the second inning Sunday when it felt like DJ Herz was about to crumble. The rookie left-hander, in only his second career start, had cruised through the top of the first but then during a four-batter span the following inning had given up two runs after issuing two walks, allowing two singles and uncorking two wild
Mullins makes most of his latest opportunity
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Manager Brandon Hyde has tried to cure Cedric Mullins by feeding him a steady diet of at-bats. He’s sat Mullins in consecutive games to provide a reset. He’s studied matchups and made decisions to show his center fielder that confidence isn’t lost, but also, games must be won. Mullins, in turn, has hit early, watched video an
With seven-run splurge, Nats win another series over Braves (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
To swing or not to swing at the first pitch? That is the question the Nationals have confronted too regularly this season with a lineup that preaches an aggressive approach but often takes things too far and makes way too many quick outs that make life way too easy on opposing starters. And for three innings today, it looked like that approach was
Rodriguez hitless until sixth, Rutschman sets career high with six RBIs in 9-2 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Grayson Rodriguez hopped into the driver’s seat today and took his turn cruising the dome. Adley Rutschman rode shotgun. After watching teammate Kyle Bradish retire 18 batters in a row yesterday, Rodriguez disposed of the first 15 Rays and didn’t allow a hit until Yandy Díaz lined a two-out, full-count single into right-cente
O's game blog: Rodriguez faces the Rays at The Trop
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When the Orioles just played in Toronto, they won the first two games of a four-game series, but lost the third and fourth games at Rogers Centre. With that memory, the O's take the field in St. Petersburg today against the Rays after wins in the first two games of another series. The Orioles have now gone 21 straight series versus American League