Nationals select contract of Josh Rogers
Nationals select contract of Josh Rogers
Doug Miller
Nationals
The Washington Nationals selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Josh Rogers and transferred right-handed pitcher Kyle McGowin to the 60-day Injured List on Saturday. Rogers will serve as the 29th man for Washington's doubleheader against the New York Mets. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Rogers, 27, joins the Nationals after going 7-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) with Triple-A Rochester. He struck out 49 batters...
Orioles and Yankees lineups (updated)
Orioles and Yankees lineups (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Pedro Severino returns to the Orioles lineup this afternoon against the Yankees after a two-game absence. Severino replaced Austin Wynns behind the plate last night in the 10th inning. Ryan McKenna is in left field and Austin Hays is in right. Trey Mancini has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, batting .320 (16-for-50) with three doubles, a home run, four RBIs, two walks and seven runs scored. He homered and singled last night and is the designated hitter this afternoon. Hays has hit safely...
Game 134 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
Game 134 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
Pete Kerzel
Nationals
If the Nationals are going to halt their six-game skid, they're going to need a decent start from right-hander Erick Fedde (6-9, 5.08 ERA), who goes in the seven-inning opener of a doubleheader this afternoon. Though he's coming off a loss to the Mets on Sunday at Citi FIeld, Fedde has won two of his last three outings after a stretch that saw him drop four consecutive decisions. In his 9-4 loss to the Mets in his last start, Fedde allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits over 5 1/3...
Taking the Orioles rotation for another spin
Taking the Orioles rotation for another spin
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The revisiting of the Orioles rotation could have worn a path deeper than the actual pitching staff. Chris Ellis and Keegan Akin are confirmed to close out the series at Yankee Stadium, and Matt Harvey would stay on turn if he pitches Monday afternoon against the Royals at Camden Yards. John Means won't be ready before Wednesday after starting last night and allowing two runs in five innings. What the Orioles do for the remaining weeks of the season is one of the more interesting topics to...
Orioles rally to tie and lose in 11th 4-3 (updated)
Orioles rally to tie and lose in 11th 4-3 (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles couldn't carry pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. as a Rule 5 selection. Tonight, they couldn't break through against him until the sixth inning. Trey Mancini's first home run since Aug. 14 sent Cortes to the bench with two outs and sliced the deficit in half. Jorge Mateo was a three-time Top 100 prospect who began his professional career with the Yankees, finally made it to the Bronx tonight and hit a game-tying homer in the seventh. The redemption angle held up through regulation. Four...
Nats rally in ninth, but fall 6-2 in 10 innings (updated)
Nats rally in ninth, but fall 6-2 in 10 innings (updated)
Pete Kerzel
Nationals
A last-of-the-ninth rally nearly made up for eight innings of Nationals offensive struggles, but an out-of-contention club playing only for pride (and to stay in fourth place in the National League East) opened a five-game holiday weekend series with another loss. The Mets tallied four times in the 10th inning off Austin Voth for a 6-2 victory that extended Washington's losing streak to six games. "The guys are competing," manager Davey Martinez said in his postgame Zoom session with the...
Amid big roster attrition, Aberdeen pushes for winning year
Amid big roster attrition, Aberdeen pushes for winning year
Steve Melewski
Orioles
ABERDEEN - On the surface, one could see the high Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds' record at 54-51 and feel like they've had a decent year, posting a winning record on the farm. But it you look deeper at all the players the club has moved up to Double-A Bowie this year - players that have the Baysox in a playoff hunt where Aberdeen is not - it tells you the IronBirds players and staff have done a real nice job during the 2021 season. Their season-opening rotation of Grayson Rodriguez, Garrett...
Kieboom making most of latest opportunity to impress Nats
Kieboom making most of latest opportunity to impress Nats
Pete Kerzel
Nationals
As the Nationals use the waning weeks of a lost season to gauge what they have moving forward, it won't be unusual to see some new faces in the lineup or some known quantities in different spots in the batting order. That's part of a retooling, and manager Davey Martinez wants to use real-time opportunities to see what he's got to work with for next season and beyond. But while some skippers in a rebuild will throw caution to the wind and seem to worry less about wins and losses, Martinez is...
Orioles and Yankees lineups (plus notes)
Orioles and Yankees lineups (plus notes)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde waited until later than usual to post his lineup for tonight's series opener against the Yankees in the Bronx. He had to check on a few players with questionable health statuses. "We're just waiting on a couple guys and it's that time of year," he said. Austin Wynns is starting again behind the plate, as he did Wednesday in Toronto. The team was off yesterday. Ryan Mountcastle is playing first base and Trey Mancini is batting fourth as the designated hitter....
O's game blog: The series opener at Yankee Stadium
O's game blog: The series opener at Yankee Stadium
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After losing two of three at Toronto followed by Thursday's off-day, the Orioles' road trip continues tonight when they play the first of three games in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. The Orioles beat Toronto 4-2 on Tuesday night, but lost 5-4 in Wednesday's series finale. The Orioles (41-91) have 30 games remaining beginning tonight. They have lost five of six and 24 of their past 27 games. They are 14-43 versus American League East teams, including a record of 5-8 against the...