The Anthony Santander-Félix Hernández connection and Santander's pitching days
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When the Orioles were in Seattle last weekend, several of their players and coaches watched intently the pregame ceremony on Saturday night when former team great Félix Hernández was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame.  A career winner of 169 games with 2,524 strikeouts – all with Seattle over a 15-year career – it was a special night at T-Mob
Webb refusing to waste opportunity with Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SAN DIEGO – Orioles reliever Jacob Webb achieved two milestones yesterday. Webb turned 30-years-old, and he reached three years of major league service time. Both round and crooked numbers that made him smile. “It’s a little bit more special today,” he said. “Kind of a cool little birthday present.” Webb has been an unexpected gift for the Orioles,
Orioles fall behind early and can't recover in 10-3 loss (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SAN DIEGO – Jack Flaherty recorded the last out in the first inning tonight, glanced twice at plate umpire Laz Diaz on his way to the dugout and didn’t break stride. Diaz didn’t check Flaherty’s hands for a sticky substance until the Orioles were done batting in the top of the second. After Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam as part of a five-run outbur
No walk-off rally this time for Nats in opener vs. Red Sox (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The way things have been going around here lately, it was perfectly fair for anyone inside the Nationals dugout – or anywhere inside Nationals Park, for that matter – to reach the bottom of the ninth tonight and just assume the home team was going to rally once again and pull off another walk-off win. So when it didn’t happen and the Red Sox were t
O's game blog: Jack Flaherty faces San Diego in series Game 2
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Having allowed just four runs in the past three games, the Orioles have a three-game win streak on their West Coast road trip. The trip began with a 9-2 loss Friday at Seattle, but they have since won 1-0 and 5-3 over the Mariners, both in 10 innings, and by 4-1 last night at San Diego. The Orioles (74-45) are a season-high 29 games over the .500 m
Hicks out of Orioles lineup with back soreness (plus other notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SAN DIEG0 - Orioles outfielder Aaron Hicks returned to the club yesterday after injuring his left hamstring, started in left and exited in the eighth inning with discomfort in his back. Hicks singled twice but didn’t appear to be running at full speed. Austin Hays replaced Hicks last night and is starting in left tonight. “He feels better today,” s
Orioles lineup vs. Padres in San Diego
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SAN DIEGO – Aaron Hicks is out of the Orioles lineup tonight after returning from the injured list yesterday and collecting two singles. Austin Hays replaced Hicks in left field in the eighth inning, and he’s batting seventh tonight. Ryan O’Hearn hit his 10th home run last night and stays in the cleanup spot. Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitt
Harvey returns from IL, Finnegan to remain closer
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Hunter Harvey believes he could’ve returned from his elbow strain at least a week ago, maybe sooner than that. Given the right-hander’s lengthy injury history, the Nationals weren’t about to rush him back from the 15-day injured list. But once they saw him throwing 97-99 mph against live hitters over the weekend, there wasn’t much reason to wait an
Game 120 lineups: Nats vs. Red Sox
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
It’s been a good stretch for the Nationals over the last several weeks, as we’ve outlined here. Now, can they keep it up against some postseason contenders? We’re about to find out with a run of series against the Red Sox, Phillies, Yankees, Marlins and Blue Jays. It begins tonight against Boston, which enters play three games back in the American
Nats are winning by winning the late innings
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals, you may have heard, are playing winning baseball right now. After a weekend sweep of the Athletics, they improved to 15-8 since July 21. They’re 19-12 since July 8, which is the best record in the National League East during that time, third-best in the NL. Something clearly has to be going right for this team that wasn’t going right