Westburg on Orioles' bench again tonight
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Jordan Westburg remains out of the lineup for tonight’s game against the Rays at Camden Yards. Westburg has a bruised right hand. He didn’t play Wednesday. Ramón Urías stays at third base. Colton Cowser is in left field, Cedric Mullins is in center and Anthony Santander is in right. Adley Rutschman is batting .381 against fastballs this season, fou
Game 56 lineups: Nats at Guardians
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
CLEVELAND – The Nationals come to town feeling pretty good about themselves. They just took three of four from the Braves in Atlanta, getting some outstanding pitching along the way. Now they face another legitimate challenge in the Guardians, quietly one of the hottest teams in baseball. Cleveland has won 13 of 16, a stretch that included a nine-g
Rosario soaks in ovation and contributes to Nats' wins in return to Atlanta
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
ATLANTA – As Eddie Rosario walked to the plate for the first time on Monday, Braves catcher Sean Murphy moved from his normal position behind it to in front of it, unofficially pausing the game. He knew what was about to happen. The public address announcer introduced Rosario as the Nationals’ fourth batter in the first inning and the crowd of 38,8
A closer look at the Orioles at the 54-game mark
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Things have not gone perfectly for the Baltimore Orioles in the 2024 season. I just got an in person look in St. Louis at the Orioles being swept three straight amid all the rain delays and they looked bad in doing so.  But in looking at this team this year, that series was an outlier. Mostly they play well and win a lot. As of Thursday morning, th
Going back to Orioles' bullpen and Akin's recent struggles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles kept their bullpen intact through the off-day that leads into tonight’s series opener against the Rays and begins a stretch of 29 games in 30 days. They didn’t option anyone. They didn’t make a trade or a waiver claim. But the day is still young. The Orioles keep shuffling relievers. They acquired Thyago Vieira from the Brewers Saturday
Nats stick to winning formula to win series against Braves (updated)
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
ATLANTA – The Nationals won two of the first three games against the Braves with some big hits and great pitching. They haven’t always gotten home runs, but they got one from CJ Abrams on Monday and one from Lane Thomas on Wednesday. They haven’t always seen their starter go deep in the game, but Mitchell Parker, Jake Irvin and MacKenzie Gore combi
Gray throws another live BP, Cavalli making another rehab start tonight
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
ATLANTA – Josiah Gray threw another live bullpen session today, one more step closer to returning from the 15-day injured list. Gray landed on the IL with a right elbow/forearm flexor strain after just two starts in which he allowed 13 runs in 8 ⅓ innings. But after a long and patient rehab process, he finally returned to a mound to face live hitte
Game 55 lineups: Nats at Braves
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
ATLANTA – A victory tonight will give the Nationals their second win in a four-game series this season, the first coming as a sweep in their only other four-game set to date in Miami last month.  Trevor Williams will look to continue this dominant stretch by Nats starting pitchers. Nationals starters have pitched to a 2.36 ERA (11 earned runs in 42
On the Nats' great starting pitching stretch
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
ATLANTA – The Nationals have always focused on starting pitching. They boasted some of the best rotations between 2012-19, en route to winning four division titles, a National League Wild Card berth and a World Series championship. Now after a few lean years, they’re starting to see a new generation emerge as one of the best rotations in baseball.
After a very rough start, Austin Hays keeps working to turn it around
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Orioles outfielder Austin Hays got off to a terrible start to his 2024 season, there is no denying that. However, as some around Birdland see a player in decline, others might see a player that has produced an OPS that is above the American League average since the 2021 season. His 2021 OPS+ was 107 or seven percent above the league, the next year