Notes on Hays, Wells, outfield defense, Vavra, returning Orioles, and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Austin Hays is out of the lineup again tonight with tightness and soreness in his left oblique, as he described it earlier today at his locker. Hays also didn’t play Wednesday afternoon in Texas. “I’m feeling better today,” he said. “We’re just trying to be careful with it. I don’t want to go out there and blow it out when I’m feeling some type of
Phillips excited for first start and O's alums back for 30th anniversary celebration
Steve Melewski
Orioles
He may hitting just .145 in 76 games this year, but new Orioles outfielder Brett Phillips has good numbers in his career batting at Camden Yards. And tonight he’ll take the field for his first start as an Oriole. And it probably won’t surprise you to know that the ultra-enthusiastic Phillips could not be much more excited. “Coming into a clubhouse
Game 108 lineups: Nats at Phillies
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PHILADELPHIA – The weather forecasted for this weekend in the City of Brotherly Love isn’t so lovely. In typical late-summer fashion for the Mid-Atlantic region, it’s going to be hot, humid and overcast with chances of storms over the next couple of days. Here’s hoping we got the rain delay out of the way last night … Josiah Gray makes his 20th sta
Orioles lineup vs. Pirates
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Austin Hays remains out of the Orioles’ lineup tonight with soreness in his left side. Brett Phillips makes his first Orioles start, playing left field for the series opener against the Pirates. Terrin Vavra is the designated hitter tonight. Ryan Mountcastle is looking for his first home run since July 3. He’s 5-for-46 in his last 12 games. Dean Kr
Birds return to Camden Yards hoping to continue the home run heatwave
MASN Staff
Masn
Lottery’s contestants clean up with $107,000 in winnings! The Orioles have been hot as of late, capping a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 6-3 win in Arlington on Aug. 3. And as the temperatures have headed up in the dog days of summer, so have the Birds’ bats. Anthony Santander leads the team with 19 home runs this season. Other home run l
Minor league notes on Ortiz, Cowser, Hall, Holliday and more
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It has finally happened. The Double-A Bowie Baysox are rolling. It happened later than we thought but the Baysox are making up for lost time now. After going 27-42 in the first-half Eastern League race, Bowie has surged into first place in its division in the second half, going 20-8 heading into Thursday’s game. The Baysox have a few scorching hot
Getting to know Voit, Gore and Abrams
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PHILADELPHIA – Let’s play a little more “Get to Know You” with the new guys, shall we? Luke Voit and MacKenzie Gore are the only two of the six-player return for Juan Soto and Josh Bell in Tuesday’s trade to join the Nationals so far. They each took separate red-eye flights Wednesday night to meet the team at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday afternoo
Vavra approaching fatherhood and hitting fastballs with same calmness
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Terrin Vavra sat at his locker Wednesday morning with his back turned to the room, his head lowered as he swapped text messages with wife Carlie. He seemed calm, which meant his first baby wasn’t ready to be born. Just a quick exchange, between Texas and Minnesota, before he headed outside for batting practice. Vavra would appear in his sixth major
Rain delays inevitable as Nats can’t flex power in loss
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PHILADELPHIA – This is the path the Nationals have chosen. There’s no going back. Juan Soto and Josh Bell are Padres, taking their offensive prowess with them to the West Coast. What’s left is a more depleted lineup that often struggled even with the sluggers on their side. Tuesday night’s improbable win against the Mets was a nice story. A small v
Voit and Gore surprised by trade, but excited to join Nats
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PHILADELPHIA – The aftermath of the trade deadline is sometimes just as chaotic for players as the actual trades. Once the deals are done, players have to pack up their belongings, say their goodbyes and sometimes uproot their families to move to another city and get acclimated to a whole new clubhouse. That was the case for Luke Voit and MacKenzie