Nats trying to keep frustrations at bay
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
MIAMI – Baseball’s a hard game. It’s one of the hardest games in professional sports. It’s a game in which if you succeed one-third of the time, you’re considered one of the best in the sport. So naturally, there are going to be plenty of ups and downs throughout the course of a 162-game season. All teams will go through hot streaks. All teams will
Kremer's return to mound leads to more questions
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles didn’t wait long this season to create some roster and injury intrigue, to build speculation and curiosity within the media until further details became available. Remember the third game at Tropicana Field? Come on, it wasn’t that long ago. The club hadn’t confirmed its fifth starter, who became Spenser Watkins. Dean Kremer began to wa
Grayson Rodriguez looked MLB ready in Charlotte outing
Steve Melewski
Orioles
If anyone was worried about right-hander Grayson Rodriguez when he recently gave up eight runs over 7 1/3 innings about two and a half weeks ago in back-to-back starts versus Gwinnett, call off the dogs. No reason for worry, concern or anything of the sort. Right now the opposite is true. After his latest outing last night - a dominant performance
Cruz can’t come up clutch, more poor play in Nats’ third straight loss
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
MIAMI – Nelson Cruz has been in big spots throughout his 18-year career. And he’s been in much bigger games than the Nationals’ 38th game of the season against a division opponent. But after missing Monday’s series opener with an illness, Cruz found himself back in the lineup Tuesday night, and wouldn’t you know it, the game put him in one of
Rodriguez provides nice distraction on farm as Orioles lose fifth in a row (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The timing of Spenser Watkins’ start for the Orioles was bound to shift the attention away from him at various points in the night. Grayson Rodriguez was pitching for Triple-A Norfolk in Charlotte. The internet is still a thing. You get the idea. The No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball struck out a season-high 11 batters in 5 1/3 scoreless innings,
Nelson Cruz Gray
Cruz and Escobar return to lineup, Adon faces Marlins
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
MIAMI – After a rough start to the week in the form of an 8-2 loss to the Marlins on Monday, the Nationals were greeted to some good news before the second game of this three-game set at loanDepot Park. Nelson Cruz returns to the starting lineup after being a pregame scratch with an illness before last night’s game. He left the Nationals clubhouse
O's game blog: Game 2 against the Yankees
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have not scored more than three runs since beating St. Louis 5-3 a week ago today in that series-opening game. Since then they have lost five of six games, scoring nine runs and the search for offense continues tonight in Baltimore. The Orioles (14-22) host the New York Yankees (26-9) in the second game of a four-game series and seven-g
Orioles recall Gillaspie and option Bannon (plus lineups and notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles doubled down on their earlier roster move that promoted left-hander Nick Vespi to the majors. Pitcher Logan Gillaspie was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk this afternoon to increase bullpen depth during a rough stretch of games. Infielder Rylan Bannon was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Gillaspie, added to the 40-man roster after the 2021 s
Lefty Nick Vespi gets the big league call
Steve Melewski
Orioles
A long road finally ended for left-handed reliever Nick Vespi today. Now that he got on the road, he will try to stay on it. But it’s a great day in the life of this eighth-year Oriole. The Orioles selected Vespi in the 18th round of the 2015 draft and he saw all the stops on the O’s farm along the way over 149 games. Two years in short-season ball
O's recall Gillaspie, option Bannon
MASN Staff
Masn
This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves: Recalled RHP Logan Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 71 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.Optioned INF Rylan Bannon to Triple-A Norfolk.