Hays on All-Star balloting and his first priority

Austin Hays isn’t tracking the All-Star voting. He didn’t know that the first updates became available yesterday, or that he sat 19th among outfielders in the American League. The shoulders didn’t shrug, but his enthusiasm level was fairly low. Hays would be honored to represent the Orioles at Dodger Stadium. He’s just preoccupied with trying to he
Orioles

Fedde leads the way as Nats shut out O's (updated)

BALTIMORE – Four days ago, the Nationals pitching staff – specifically the rotation – was a mess. A series of unfortunate events left Davey Martinez scrambling to find somebody to start each night, then a bunch of guys to come out of the bullpen after said starter failed to complete even four innings. It was, to put it mildly, an unsustainable situ
Nationals

Lyles provides length but lackluster offense leads to loss (updated)

The stomach bug that knocked down Jordan Lyles Sunday didn’t keep the veteran on his back. Lyles spoke with manager Brandon Hyde the following day, reporting that he felt much better, and showed up this morning ready to pitch. Hyde could have given Lyles a little more recovery time, but he decided it would really benefit Tyler Wells to get an extra
Orioles

O's game blog: The series with Washington begins at the Yard

After winning just one game all of last year against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles have already won two of three series against the Rays this season. They are 4-5 versus Tampa Bay after Sunday’s win gave them a series victory. The O’s lost the first three games of the year at Tropicana Field but are now 4-2 in the last six versus the Rays. But af
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García moves up in order for opener in Baltimore

BALTIMORE – As the Nationals start this five-game road trip up I-295 at Camden Yards, they’re hoping their offensive explosion from Sunday carries over to tonight’s game against the Orioles. After averaging just three runs over their previous eight games, the offense jumped all over Phillies pitchers en route to a 9-3 win two days ago to end an 11-
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Notes on Bannon, Mancini, Urías and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Rylan Bannon checked all the boxes for the Orioles when they searched for a position player to insert into their active roster after optioning pitcher Mike Baumann over the weekend. “There’s a lot of reasons,” manager Brandon Hyde said today. “One, he’s on the 40-man. An extra infielder. We’re feeling pretty comfortable where we are outfield-wise.
Nationals reinstate Alcides Escobar
MASN Staff
Nationals
The Washington Nationals returned from rehabilitation assignment and reinstated infielder Alcides Escobar from the 10-day Injured List on Tuesday. On Sunday, the Nationals optioned right-handed pitcher Cory Abbott to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Escobar, 35, app
Game 71 lineups: Nats at Orioles
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
BALTIMORE – Hello from Camden Yards, which looks different than the last time the Nationals were here. The left field wall has been pushed way back and up, turning what used to be one of the best hitter’s parks in the majors into one of the best pitcher’s parks (at least on that side of the field). We’ll see how that impacts the Nats, but certainly
Orioles lineup vs. Nationals
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Trey Mancini is back in the Orioles’ lineup tonight as the designated hitter for the series opener against the Nationals at Camden Yards. Mancini didn’t play Sunday against the Rays due to some lingering soreness in his right hand. Adley Rutschman is catching and batting sixth. Tyler Nevin is the third baseman. Rougned Odor is starting at second ba
Orioles recall Bannon, starting Lyles tonight
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles have recalled infielder Rylan Bannon from Triple-A Norfolk to expand their bench to four players for tonight’s series opener against the Nationals at Camden Yards. Bannon made his major league debut while the Orioles were in St. Louis and went 2-for-14 in four games before they optioned him. He was batting .232/.358/.416 in 221 plate ap
The Jorge López approach: Grip it, let it rip and keep it simple
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As mostly a starting pitcher the last two years for the Orioles, right-hander Jorge López had an ERA of 6.34 in 2020 and 6.07 during the 2021 season. This year, among all pitchers that have thrown 30 innings or more, he is second in the majors in ERA. Clay Holmes of the New York Yankees is first at an amazing 0.55 and Lopez comes next at 0.79. He l
After day off, worn down Nats have chance to reset
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
After fielding questions for several minutes late Sunday afternoon about the Nationals’ 9-3 victory over the Phillies, Davey Martinez was asked how he would sum up the entire 14-games-in-13-days stretch that had finally concluded. “I can’t wait for the off-day tomorrow,” he said with a smile. He wasn’t alone. The entire Nationals organization had b
Position player and starter needed for tonight
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles will begin tonight’s game against the Nationals with a four-man bench after they bring up a player from Triple-A Norfolk. An extra outfielder. An extra infielder. Probably not third catcher, though it’s less risky to put Adley Rutschman and Robinson Chirinos in the same lineup. Infielder Jonathan Araúz would make sense as an extra utili
Orioles option Baumann to reduce pitching staff
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Reliever Mike Baumann has been optioned for a third time. The Orioles sent Baumann to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game, meeting today’s noon deadline for teams to trim pitching staffs to 13. Major League Baseball is limiting the number of pitchers, leaving 13 position players on the roster until Sept. 1. The Orioles must make a corresponding
Austin Hays on his clutch hitting, plus other O's notes
Steve Melewski
Orioles
At a time when Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle have been two of the Orioles most productive hitters, they are showing an ability to hit in the clutch, too. They keep coming up with big hits in key spots, both early and late in games. They are doing damage and doing it in some of the biggest moments of the game. It may be yet another step in the de
       
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