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Roster reduction, revamped rotation, and more Rutschman
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The Orioles aren’t celebrating baseball’s reduction in rosters from 28 players to 26 beginning May 2. They want the extra bodies after a truncated spring training, and with their rotation requiring additional support. They’re expected to carry 14 pitchers after learning this week that the limit has been raised, but there’s room to be fle
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Punchless lineup sends Nats to seventh straight loss (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
For more than three hours on a blustery, 58-degree, late April night, a crowd of 13,356 sat at Nationals Park and waited for the home ballclub to do something, anything, that might be worthy of a robust reaction. It didn’t happen while Erick Fedde was on the mound for 4 2/3 laborious innings. It didn’t happen while any of the first four Nationals r
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Wells makes longest start in Orioles' loss to Yankees (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The one pitch that Tyler Wells wanted back tonight traveled 417 feet. The rest of his start carried the former reliever a little farther into his transition back to a starter’s life. It was a pretty sweet ride. Wells made his deepest dive this season with five innings and 72 pitches in the Orioles’ 5-2 loss to the Yankees in The Bronx. H
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Strasburg, Ross ready to face live hitters again
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Progress for Stephen Strasburg these days is incremental. Much as everyone would love to know when the right-hander is finally going to make his season debut for the Nationals, nobody really knows the answer yet. The road to recovery from thoracic outlet surgery, which Strasburg had in late July, is not as clearly defined as the rehab calendar for
Mountcastle scratched from lineup and more from Elias
Mountcastle scratched from lineup and more from Elias
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – Ryan Mountcastle was scratched from tonight’s lineup with neck stiffness. Anthony Santander moved from right field to the designated hitter spot, and Ryan McKenna is playing right. Manager Brandon Hyde stopped by McKenna’s locker to pass along the update. “He’s getting treatment right now on the side of his neck,” Hyde said, adding that
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Quick updates on Means, Bradish, Harvey, Kremer, Hall and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – John Means underwent ligament-reconstructive surgery this morning on his left elbow, a procedure that executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias described as “successful” in an update shared on a video call with the media. Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery in Dallas. Means already has been discharged from the hospital and
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Game 20 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
What happened to that beautiful late spring/early summer weather we were enjoying over the weekend? It’s gone now, with rain Tuesday night and now a cold northerly wind sweeping through town. It’s going to make for a bundle-up kind of evening at the ballpark when the Nationals host the Marlins, seeking to end their six-game losing streak. If past m
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Wondering whether Bradish's delayed next start means anything to O's
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The Orioles don’t have a confirmed starting pitcher for Saturday night and their options at the major league level seem to be dwindling. Alexander Wells was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, removing him from the taxi squad, and threw 34 pitches last night in relief to finish a 12-8 loss to the Yankees. And while his outing could be constr
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Popular Maryland Lottery “Contestant of the Game” promotion returns
Pete Kerzel
Orioles
The Orioles are returning home to Baltimore for a 10-game homestand, kicking it off with a matchup against their American League East rivals, the Boston Red Sox. As you tune in for all the action, you might hear our announcers call out a “Contestant of the Game.” That’s right - the wildly popular Maryland Lottery promotion has returned for the 2022
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As Escobar flails in D.C., García thrives in Rochester
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
At one point Tuesday night, right around the time Alcides Escobar was making one of his four outs during the Nationals’ loss to the Marlins, Luis García was circling the bases in Rochester for the second time. While Escobar was trying in vain to track down a soft liner hit to his right with two outs in the sixth, García was reaching base for the fi