More questions confronting Orioles

The latest off-day for the Orioles is upon them. They’ll take it, of course, but they’d like to trade in a few for later in the summer. Work it into the next Collective Bargaining Agreement. Trade you two Aprils for an August and September. On a more realistic note, a few more big decisions are on the horizon. I feel like I’ve typed these words man
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Nats rally twice in dramatic fashion but lose to Orioles in 12 (updated)

They turned out in large numbers – 34,078 of them, to be precise – to watch the conclusion of this two-game rivalry series, wondering if the Nationals would be able to duplicate their performance from Tuesday night’s opener and emerge with a sweep over the Orioles. They didn't duplicate the performance. But they did put on a show that thrilled ever
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Orioles squander two-run leads in ninth and 11th before winning 7-6 in 12th (updated)

WASHINGTON – Kyle Bradish backed up home plate in the second inning and glanced at his glove, as if checking whether a hole had gone undetected. That isn't where the leak would spring later in the night. Trey Lipscomb’s one-hopper made it past Bradish, who reached across his body and rested the glove on his right shoulder as the ball bounced into c
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Nats sticking to plan with Wood's promotion

It’s no longer a question of if. It’s a question of when James Wood will get the call to make his major league debut with the Nationals. The way he’s been performing with Triple-A Rochester is starting to force the issue. In 31 games with the Red Wings, the big lefty bat is slashing .339/.444/.529 with a .973 OPS, 11 doubles, 14 RBIs, 23 walks to 3
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O's game blog: Trying to keep the sweepless streak alive at Nats Park

The Orioles, after losing 3-0 at Washington last night, need a win tonight in the second and final game of this series to avoid being swept in a regular season series for the first time since May 2022. The Orioles went sweepless the entire 2023 regular season and through their first 11 series of this season. But their record run of going 102 straig
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Nats hope Ruiz breaks out of slump by continuing to play
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Keibert Ruiz is in the Nationals lineup tonight, the 11th time he’s been in the lineup over the team’s last 13 games. He’s in there despite the career-worst 3-for-51 slump he’s stuck in. It’s quite possible he’s in there because of that slump, most of which has occurred since the 25-year-old catcher returned from a stint on the injured list with a
Orioles pregame notes on Rodriguez, Wells, Hays, rotation and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
WASHINGTON – Grayson Rodriguez has advanced his throwing program to today’s bullpen session at Nationals Park. Rodriguez, on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, was playing catch before the Orioles cleared him to throw off a mound. He totaled about 15 pitches and spun a few rather than going strictly with his fastball. “It was good.
Orioles lineup for series finale in D.C., Hays homers again
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
WASHINGTON – Kyle Bradish makes his second start tonight since his reinstatement from the injured list, and the Orioles are attempting to avoid being swept in a regular season series for the first time since May 2022. The streak of 102 series is on the line. Bradish allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings Thursday against the Yankees in his 2024 debut. He
Game 36 lineups: Nats vs. Orioles
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals have finally gotten over the .500 hump. Let us never speak of that again. Of course, it would help if they gave themselves a little cushion, so one loss wouldn’t leave them right back where they started. A win tonight would give the Nats a two-game sweep over the Orioles. It’s May, and it’s only a two-game series, but that would have
Pitching with passion and emotion, Jacob Webb having strong year out of O's 'pen
Steve Melewski
Orioles
He may have stumbled during the 2023 playoffs, but in 41 regular season games since the club acquired him last Aug. 7 heading into last night, right-handed reliever Jacob Webb has a 2.70 ERA, 1.036 WHIP and 10.1 K rate. This year, in 17 games counting last night, he has an ERA of 1.76 with five walks to 19 strikeouts over 15 1/3 innings. Opponent b
For Williams, "five and dive" has been a plan for success
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Trevor Williams is scheduled to take the mound again Monday evening in Chicago, facing one of the majors’ worst teams in the White Sox. When he does, he’ll do so as the proud owner of a 1.96 ERA. Which won’t show up on the major-league leaderboard, because by then Williams won’t qualify for the MLB leaderboard due to throwing fewer innings (36 2/3)
This, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
WASHINGTON - Dean Kremer was following the rotation’s lead of hanging up zeros, being extra stingy Sunday afternoon with only one hit allowed, and the bats broke out to remove any potential drama. A sweep in Cincinnati was a certainty, with only the final score pending. Anthony Santander provided the game’s first run with his RBI single in the firs
Behind Williams' latest effort, Nats finally clear .500 hump (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Three times in the last week, the Nationals put themselves in a position to get over a hump that for three years now had felt more daunting than the October hurdle they waited years to clear. They kept getting themselves to the .500 mark. They could not get themselves over it. And then on attempt No. 4 tonight, they finally did it. The Nationals, f
Orioles offense can't back Burnes in 3-0 loss to Nationals (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
WASHINGTON – Orioles starting pitchers were bound to do more than just a little bending. Even the tiniest cracks had to form. The rotation had gone 22 consecutive innings without allowing a run until Joey Meneses’ hit-and-run single tonight in the second that plated Jesse Winker. Corbin Burnes didn’t surrender another hit or run until the seventh.
O's game blog: The Orioles and Nationals series opener
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It was a week ago yesterday when the Orioles started a four-game series with the New York Yankees. The day before, they'd blown a ninth-inning lead for the second time in three games versus Oakland and lost 7-6. They lost two of three in that series. They have lost one game since, due to a run of stunning pitching. In the seven games beginning with
       
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