Thomas' All-Star case, Abbott's long layoff
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
It was something of a throwaway line from Davey Martinez during a postgame press conference that didn’t include many bright spots. Minutes after his Nationals lost for the 14th time in 18 games overall, the sixth straight time against the Marlins, Martinez was mentioning Lane Thomas’ third-inning homer (which ultimately accounted for all of the tea
In Chicago, the offense finally arrived as O's avoided the sweep
Steve Melewski
Orioles
CHICAGO – It might feel like the Orioles have been struggling lately. They have, after all, lost back-to-back road series for the first time all year and they are 3-4 in their last seven series. But by winning 6-3 Sunday at Wrigley Field over the Chicago Cubs, the Orioles avoided getting swept and have now won seven of their past 10 games. Yes, ove
Hearing about Henderson from scout who signed him
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Scout David Jennings was on edge long before the Orioles were on the clock again. The 2019 draft began with the selection of catcher Adley Rutschman. There was no risk of losing the top player on the board. Having the worst record and picking first has its privileges. Jennings tracked Alabama prep shortstop Gunnar Henderson since the kid was a skin
César Prieto, Justin Armbruester, Jud Fabian among a host of minor league promotions
Steve Melewski
Orioles
CHICAGO – The Orioles minor league rosters are in for some big changes very soon. According to a club source, eight players are about to be promoted and they include five players currently ranked among the O’s top 30 prospects list via Baseball America. Moving from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk are infielder César Prieto, right-handed pitcher
Nats swept by Marlins for second time this year (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The ball made a loud sound off Stone Garrett’s bat, a 105-mph bullet, and headed in the air toward deep left-center. A Father’s Day crowd of 25,339 at Nationals Park that had little reason to get excited most of the afternoon briefly rose with the kind of anticipation you’d expect from such loud contact at a big moment in a ballgame. And then every
O's get three in sixth, rally to beat Cubs and avoid a sweep at Wrigley Field (updated)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
CHICAGO – The Orioles showed up for the series finale at Wrigley Field today looking for some runs after scoring just five in the series' first two games, losing both. They knew they would again play without injured regulars Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle. Shortly before gametime, they added Gunnar Henderson to the list of those they would be
Candelario scratched, forcing further lineup tinkering
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
When the Nationals embarked on a 16-games-in-16-days stretch earlier this week, Davey Martinez began to map out scheduled days off for various members of his everyday lineup. The idea: Make sure everyone gets a break at some point, hopefully on a day when the pitching matchup is conducive to it. So, Luis García sat Wednesday against Astros left-han
O's game blog: Looking to avoid the sweep at Wrigley Field
Steve Melewski
Orioles
CHICAGO – The Orioles have not been swept in a three-game series this season, and they must win today at Wrigley Field to keep that stat intact. The Chicago Cubs (33-37) have won the first two in this series by scores of 10-3 and 3-2. Both games were one-run games going into the later innings, but Chicago scored six runs in the sixth inning to blow
Pregame notes from Wrigley Field on today's roster move and more (Henderson a scratch)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
CHICAGO – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is hopeful that backup catcher James McCann, who went on the injured list today, will be back when his 10 days on the IL are up. “We are hoping it is just going to be the 10 days,” Hyde said today about an hour before game time. “It’s an ankle sprain. He stayed in the game yesterday with that (left) ankle spra
McCann goes on IL, today's lineups (Henderson scratched)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles have lost four of their last seven series and will try today to avoid their first three-game sweep since May 13-15, 2022 in Detroit. Catcher James McCann went on the 10-day injured list this morning with a sprained left ankle, and the Orioles selected catcher José Godoy’s contract from Triple-A Norfolk. Godoy was on the taxi squad in Ch