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Game 5 lineups: Nats at Braves
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
ATLANTA – Hello from Truist Park here in unincorporated Cobb County, home of the 2021 World Series champions. The Nationals have arrived for their first road trip of the season, with three games coming up against the Braves before they head to Pittsburgh for four games this weekend. They’ll open this series with Josh Rogers on the mound, not Aníbal
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Orioles lineup vs. Brewers
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Pitchers Spenser Watkins and Alexander Wells are in the Orioles clubhouse this morning and will be part of the team’s home opener against the Brewers. Outfielder DJ Stewart was optioned yesterday to Triple-A Norfolk and Dean Kremer is expected to go on the injured list with a strained left oblique. Austin Hays is in left field and prepared to be in
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Austin Hays, O's talk about adjusting to new left field wall
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Orioles players and coaches and skipper Brandon Hyde are getting their firs in-person look today at the new dimensions at Camden Yards, where the wall is back much further this year in left and left-center field. Austin Hays, who is starting in left field today against Milwaukee, had not yet been out there when reporters were allowed in the clubhou
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Fox energizes Nationals Park during dramatic debut
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Lucius Fox found out around 11:30 p.m. Saturday he’d be in the Nationals’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Mets. The 24-year-old shortstop would be making his major league debut. And thus began a long night and long morning of thoughts racing through Fox’s mind. “I probably played the game in my head three times last night and
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Lessons learned in first class of 2022
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The next steps in the 2022 baseball season, which felt like they began with the Dec. 2 lockout, finally bring us to the first home game. The absence of a dateline on this story makes it official. We’re not in Florida anymore. The .500 record in exhibition games already was packed away. The 0-3 start after Tampa Bay’s sweep made the trip to Baltimor
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Looking for offense at home, plus a three-homer game at Bowie
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After two close losses to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles got hammered 8-0 on Sunday and got swept to begin the new season. They scored just four runs in three games. They will look for a better fate when they host Milwaukee today at 3:05 p.m. in the home opener at Camden Yards. Lefty Bruce Zimmermann (4-5, 5.04 ERA in 2021) will become the fourth
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Orioles swept and lose Kremer to oblique injury
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The visiting bullpen had a chance today to provide a hint to the identity of Tuesday night’s starter. The length guy behind Orioles right-hander Tyler Wells would be excused from the guessing game. Just as interesting as the outcome of today’s game against the Rays. Wells supplied only 1 2/3 innings, his exit coming after Bra
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Nats finally rally late, beat Mets to avoid sweep
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
For the better part of 72 hours, the Nationals waited to be in this position. In a tight game late, runners on base, hitters at the plate with a chance to do something big and secure the team’s first win of 2022. And when it finally happened, it was every bit as cathartic as you’d imagine. Down a run to the Mets in the bottom of the eighth and unab
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Thompson to IL, Harvey called up, Sanchez doubtful Monday
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals made one roster move prior to today’s series finale against the Mets, and it looks like they’ll be making another prior to Monday’s series opener against the Braves. Mason Thompson was placed on the 10-day injured list this morning with what for now is being called a right biceps strain until MRI results come in. He’s replaced in the
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Wells won't wander into middle innings today
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tyler Wells is making his first start in the regular season today since Aug. 31, 2018 with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, when he allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde won’t let him go that far. Wells is on a gradual progression as a starting pitcher, and his innings will be controlled. He underwe