Norby batting eighth tonight in Orioles lineup
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Connor Norby stays at second base tonight and moves up to eighth in the order as the Orioles try to guarantee at least a split of their four-game series in Toronto. James McCann is catching and batting ninth. Colton Cowser remains in center field, putting Cedric Mullins on the bench. Austin Hays stays in left field. Hays hit his first two home runs
Game 60 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Who’s ready to watch a major league debut tonight? An unexpected one, at that. Trevor Williams was supposed to start the second game of this series against the Mets, but he was placed on the 15-day injured list with a flexor muscle strain in his right arm, so DJ Herz got the call from Triple-A Rochester and will make his first major league start to
Williams goes on IL with flexor strain, Herz to debut tonight
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals rotation, a surprising strength for the club so far this season, is getting a surprising shakeup today. Trevor Williams has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a flexor muscle strain, opening the door for left-hander DJ Herz to make his major league debut tonight. Williams was scheduled to face the Mets in the second game of a
Nats place Trevor Williams on IL, recall DJ Herz from Triple-A Rochester
MASN Staff
Nationals
The Washington Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher DJ Herz from Triple-A Rochester and placed right-handed pitcher Trevor Williams on the 15-day Injured List (retroactive to June 1) with a right flexor muscle strain on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Herz will start and ma
Orioles bringing back Teheran on minor league deal
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Running low on starting pitching, the Orioles are bringing back a veteran who didn’t make the team out of spring training. The club is on the verge of signing Julio Teheran to another minor league deal, according to a source. The sides are "close." Teheran, 33, agreed to a minor league deal on Feb. 28 that would have paid $2 million if he pitched i
Another look at a homer-happy night and win and more on Norby's debut
Steve Melewski
Orioles
TORONTO – Maybe this had nothing to do with the Orioles getting swept three straight in St. Louis and is just about the ups and downs of the season. And the Orioles offense is having an up for a stretch right now. But since losing those three games and scoring eight total runs at Busch Stadium, the Orioles are 9-2 and scoring 5.9 runs per game. The
More on Monday night's eventful loss
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Monday night’s 8-7 loss to the Mets was one of the Nationals’ more eventful games of the season, featuring an odd combination of encouraging, discouraging and frustrating moments along the way. Let’s look back at some of the developments worthy of a second look … * Drew Millas’ rough night Making his first start behind the plate since his promotion
Santander and Mateo chess mates in Orioles clubhouse
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Anthony Santander saw the board and an opportunity. But who would play? Chess ranks among Santander’s favorite hobbies and the Orioles’ clubhouse is equipped to satisfy it. However, he’s more likely to find teammates gathering at the pool or bumper pool tables. They weren’t inclined to take his cue, as it were, and trade in the rack for a rook. The
Nats can't overcome Gore's rare blowup start, lose to Mets (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Though he hasn’t been lights-out every time he has pitched this season, MacKenzie Gore had shown significant progress from last season in one key area: The ability to avoid letting a shaky start go completely awry. That streak ended tonight with easily the left-hander’s worst outing of the year. Unable to consistently locate any of his pitches, the
Austin Hays homers twice as O's take road trip opener at Toronto (updated)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
TORONTO – Once a very tough place for the Orioles to get wins, Toronto’s Rogers Centre saw the Birds go 6-1 last year, on their way to going 10-3 against the Blue Jays in 2023. The Orioles enjoyed their first visit north of the border this year as well. Austin Hays produced his first two homers of the season and Anthony Santander added a two-run sh