O's look to regroup in Toronto after tough end to Trop series
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Some days in baseball you just have to tip your hat to your opponent and move on to the next. You don’t want to, but that’s the best play. So it is for the Orioles who lost a chance at a season-ending tiebreaker edge against Tampa Bay with Sunday’s 4-1 loss. Thanks to Jorge Mateo’s double to leadoff the ninth inning, they were not on the wrong side
Abrams will get first crack to prove trade was worth it
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The final 46 games of a miserable season need to mean something to the Nationals. It’s far too late for the outcomes of these games to mean much of anything, but there’s still an opportunity to use what remains of the 2022 campaign on setting the stage for what’s to come in 2023 and beyond. And the best way the Nats can do that is by getting a good
Holt has "no doubt" that Hall's stuff will play in the majors
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – DL Hall confirmed what the Orioles already knew but had a chance to see with their own eyes. His final line didn’t factor into it. Wasn't important in the grand scheme. Hall is the second-best pitching prospect in the system, ranked among the top 100 in baseball, and his bosses were able to project his capabilities at the hig
Jorge Mateo doubles in ninth to prevent perfect game in O's 4-1 loss to Rays (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Brett Phillips, a folk hero among Rays fans, lined a ball up the middle today in the sixth inning that constituted actual hard contact against Drew Rasmussen. Except that second baseman Yu Chang was playing close to the bag, handled the hop and recorded the final out. The last real chance, it appeared, for the Orioles to get
Depleted Nats lineup shut out, plan to promote Abrams (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Davey Martinez has written out more than his share of cobbled-together lineups this season, whether due to injuries, poor performances or (more recently) trades. The card the Nationals manager submitted for today’s series finale – a 6-0 loss to the Padres – brought his team’s current state of affairs into focus in a manner no previous one could. Le
O's game blog: The series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays
Steve Melewski
Orioles
They have exchanged blowout wins and today the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays play the third and deciding game of their three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Orioles (59-54) and Rays (59-53) have split 18 games with nine wins each. Today’s winner takes the season series, which could be critical later. Head-to-head results are the first tiebreaker f
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Notes on Mountcastle's hand, Hall's debut and Wells' recovery from oblique injury
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde sounded confident today that first baseman Ryan Mountcastle would avoid the injured list after being hit yesterday on the left hand. Mountcastle is receiving treatment to reduce the swelling. The hand was wrapped this morning. “His hand’s pretty sore from getting hit there yesterday, kind of in a
Orioles and Rays lineups (plus notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Orioles will try again today to win their first series against the Rays at Tropicana Field since 2017. Ryan Mountcastle is out of the lineup after former Orioles reliever Jimmy Yacabonis drilled him on the left hand yesterday in the ninth inning. Mountcastle swung a bat and played catch this morning, and had the hand wrap
Nats promote Call from Rochester, option Palacios
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals called up another recent addition to the organization this morning, promoting Alex Call from Triple-A Rochester and throwing him right into the lineup as their leadoff hitter and starting left fielder for their series finale against the Padres. Fellow outfielder Josh Palacios was optioned back to Rochester to clear a roster spot. Call
Nats bring up OF Call, option Palacios
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals recalled outfielder Alex Call from Triple-A Rochester and optioned outfielder Josh Palacios to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Call, 27, hit .292 with 18 doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, 52 RBI, 51 walks, nine stolen bases and 6