Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi to throw out ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Night OUT on Tuesday
MASN Staff
Nationals
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Washington Nationals’ Night OUT celebration on Tuesday, June 6, as a special guest of the game’s presenting partner, Team DC. This year’s Night OUT celebration is the club’s 18th, making it the longest-running Pride event in Major League Baseball. The first 20,000 f
Monday morning Nats Q&A
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
It was an eventful week for the Nationals. It started in Los Angeles with three competitive games at Dodger Stadium, capped by an impressive, five-homer performance in a series-closing victory. It ended in D.C. with three competitive games at Nationals Park, capped by an unfortunate, five-homer performance by the Phillies in a series-closing victor
In San Francisco, a series win, pitching order restored and Lester arrived with huge hit
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SAN FRANCISCO – When the series began on Friday the Orioles had lost back-to-back series for the first time all year. Their pitching staff had gotten torched for 12 runs on Wednesday versus Cleveland with the bullpen giving up 11 runs. But during a weekend where they faced a San Francisco Giants team that had won four of its last five series and wa
Because You Asked - Across the Spider-Verse
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles might get spoiled with all of these off-days. Two since finishing their homestand on Wednesday. They left San Francisco yesterday and continue their rare-visit tour with a stop in Milwaukee. The Brewers swept the Orioles in a three-game set at Miller Park in July 2017, and if you remember that Jayson Aquino started in the series finale,
O's use early big inning to break out, win series against Giants (updated, plus Kjerstad promoted)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SAN FRANCISCO – In the first two games of this series at Oracle Park – where they had gone 1-1 – the Orioles scored just three runs on nine hits versus the San Francisco Giants. They scored in just two of their 18 innings at bat in those games and were scoreless going into the third inning today. But suddenly the runs came in a bunch. The
Lefty-less bullpen turns tight game into lopsided loss (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The entire weekend seemed to have been building up to this moment, with Kyle Schwarber stepping to the plate for the Phillies in a big spot in a close ballgame and Davey Martinez left to decide which of his Nationals pitchers to entrust against the veteran slugger. Martinez’s options with two on and two out in the top of the sixth this afternoon we
O's game blog: The series finale at Oracle Park
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SAN FRANCISCO - The Orioles and Giants have exchanged victories in the first two games of this weekend series. The Orioles won 3-2 Friday and were held to five hits in last night's 4-0 loss. Former O's right-hander Alex Cobb went 7 2/3 innings, allowing five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts on 103 pitches. He is now 5-2 with a 2.71 ERA. This
The Orioles get encouraging news on Gunnar Henderson
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SAN FRANCISCO – Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson exited last night’s game in the third inning with lower back discomfort, but the club is confident he will not need to go on the injured list. He is not starting today, but manager Brandon Hyde did not rule out the chance he could play in the game. “He is feeling better today,” Hyde said pregame. “
Orioles lineup for series finale with Giants
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SAN FRANCISCO - After a 4-0 loss last night in which right-hander Alex Cobb shut down the O's bats for 7 2/3 innings, the Orioles try to get back in the win column today in the series finale at San Francisco. Baltimore (36-22) won here 3-2 Friday night and is now 19-10 in road games and 10-10 all time against the Giants. Second baseman Adam Frazier
Abrams gets another day off, Smith stays in lineup
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
CJ Abrams is starting to get more regular days off as Nationals manager Davey Martinez tries to give his young shortstop more opportunities to rest his body and mind in his first full big league season. Abrams, who started 31 of the Nats’ first 32 games this season, is not in the lineup for today’s series finale against the Phillies. It’s the fifth