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Orioles and Red Sox lineups

April 03, 2021, 6:30am

Orioles

Rio Ruiz is starting again today at second base, as the Orioles try to clinch the season's opening series with a victory against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The lineup may look familiar. Austin Hays in left field, Ryan Mountcastle as the designated hitter, Trey Mancini at first base, Pedro Severino batting ninth. Ruiz made three outstanding plays yesterday in his first start at second base and only this third appearance. He began working out at the position late in camp after a meeting with...

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Orioles and Red Sox opening day lineups and notes

April 02, 2021, 6:52am

Orioles

The Orioles' first lineup of 2021 today includes Rio Ruiz making his first career major league start at second base and Austin Hays playing left field. Ruiz started at second base in back-to-back exhibition games to close out the Grapefruit League schedule. Cedric Mullins is leading off and playing center field. Trey Mancini is batting second and playing first base and Anthony Santander is slotted behind him in right field. Left-hander John Means is making his first opening day start. His...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach on MASN

March 29, 2021, 6:58am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach on MASN

And so we have arrived at the final day of spring training. Six weeks just flew by, right? The Nationals have one last exhibition to play today against the Astros, one final battle for Palm Beach, if you will. At this stage of the process, it's a whole lot of regulars playing, and both teams have prominent starters on the mound: Stephen Strasburg and Jake Odorizzi. Strasburg has looked perfectly fine all spring, showing no ill effects of his carpal tunnel syndrome nor the ruptured calf tendon...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach on MASN

March 28, 2021, 6:48am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach on MASN

We've reached the final stretch at last. Two more days, two more exhibition games before the Nationals break camp and head north for good. And after Saturday's events, there suddenly isn't much left for them to decide before opening day. The swath of transactions they made during the off-day essentially set the 26-man roster. Unless they acquire another infielder or reliever before Thursday, the opening night lineup is almost certainly going include both Starlin Castro and Josh Harrison, the...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie

March 26, 2021, 11:22am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie

The bad news: Neither Juan Soto nor Starlin Castro is in the Nationals lineup for tonight's game against the Mets. The good news: Both players appear to be fine, and their statuses for opening night (also against the Mets) do not appear to be in danger. Soto was upbeat today talking to reporters after departing Thursday night's game when his right calf cramped during his one and only at-bat. He wanted to play tonight, but manager Davey Martinez wants him to sit out "just to make sure he's...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

March 26, 2021, 10:21am

Orioles

Maikel Franco is starting at first base tonight and Rio Ruiz is at third base for the Orioles' 6:35 p.m. game against the Yankees in Tampa. Cedric Mullins is in center field, Ryan Mountcastle is in left and Austin Hays is in right. Trey Mancini is the designated hitter and Chance Sisco is catching. Anthony Santander is out of the lineup again. Jorge LÃ³pez is making his sixth appearance and third start. He's allowed one run and three hits with 11 strikeouts in nine innings out of the...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in Jupiter

March 25, 2021, 11:13am

Nationals

Anybody want to get weird on March 25? Well, let's get weird! The Nationals tonight are starting Luis AvilÃ¡n., a reliever. He will serve as an "opener," pitching the bottom of the first against the Marlins for sure and possibly taking the mound for the bottom of the second as well. He's also batting eighth, and Davey Martinez says if that spot in the lineup comes up before AvilÃ¡n is done pitching, he'll indeed bat for himself. Erick Fedde, originally named tonight's starter, will...

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Orioles and Pirates lineups

March 25, 2021, 10:07am

Orioles

Ryan Mountcastle has returned to the Orioles' lineup tonight after being scratched yesterday. Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter against the Pirates in Sarasota. Maikel Franco is the cleanup hitter. Trey Mancini is starting again at first base. Cedric Mullins is leading off and playing center field, with Austin Hays in right. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said wants to see better fastball command from Dean Kremer and Keegan Akin. Kremer started last night. Akin gets his chance...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach

March 24, 2021, 11:13am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach

It's been 10 days since Stephen Strasburg strained his left calf while throwing a pitch against the Astros, and though he hasn't pitched again in an official game, by all accounts, the right-hander hasn't been hindered at all. He threw in a simulated game Friday just to make sure he was fine. And now tonight he's back on the mound to face the Astros again and move one step closer to game-ready for the regular season. Strasburg is set to throw 80 pitches tonight, according to manager Davey...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach

March 23, 2021, 5:58am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach

It's crunch time now, the final week of camp, when big decisions need to be made. And for the Nationals, there may be no bigger decision to make than at third base. All winter and all spring, they have made it clear Carter Kieboom is their guy, so much so that to date they hadn't had Starlin Castro or Luis GarcÃa take grounders at third, just in case. Well, take a look at today's lineup against the Cardinals and look who's at third: Castro. We'll be hearing from manager Davey Martinez...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Mets in West Palm Beach (updated)

March 21, 2021, 6:16am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Mets in West Palm Beach (updated)

As far as Grapefruit League games go, this is about as good as it gets. Max Scherzer versus Jacob deGrom, late in camp, with tons of regulars in the lineup for both teams. In what very well may be a preview of opening night at Nationals Park, arguably the two best pitchers in the National League (winners of four consecutive Cy Young Awards from 2016-19) are each taking the mound today in West Palm Beach, Fla. Each has been stretched out enough so far this spring to be able to go at least five...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach

March 20, 2021, 10:27am

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach

With only 10 days left in spring training, now is the time to try anything that hasn't been tried yet, just to get one last look at someone in some situation before the regulars take over full-time during the final week of camp. For the Nationals, that means Josh Harrison gets the start tonight in left field. The veteran utility man has mostly played the infield so far this spring, but he has experience at both corner outfield positions, and Davey Martinez may want to use him as a right-handed...

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Orioles and Yankees lineups

March 20, 2021, 10:07am

Orioles

Trey Mancini is in the lineup again tonight at first base against the Yankees after hitting his first home run of the spring last night. Richie Martin and DJ Stewart are marked absent again. RamÃ³n Urias is starting at second base and Freddy Galvis at shortstop. Cedric Mullins is in center field, Austin Hays in left and Anthony Santander in right. Manager Brandon Hyde wants to start playing his regulars in consecutive games. Rio Ruiz is the designated hitter and Pat Valaika is the third...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach

March 19, 2021, 11:11am

Nationals

As they attempt to get every member of their projected rotation the work they need on the day they need it to stay on schedule, the Nationals left themselves with a hole for tonight's exhibition game against the Astros. It's Stephen Strasburg's day to pitch, but the veteran right-hander instead is throwing a simulated game this afternoon so club officials can keep him in a more controlled environment as he tests out his strained left calf. And with Jon Lester having started against the Mets...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie

March 18, 2021, 6:17am

Nationals

It took a little longer than expected, but today Jon Lester finally makes his Nationals spring training debut. The veteran left-hander, a key acquisition this winter, has been slotted all along as the club's No. 4 starter. But when he needed surgery to remove one of the parathyroid glands in his neck earlier this month, that schedule was delayed. The good news is, Lester is healthy and doesn't appear to have any lingering effects from the surgery. He's already faced live hitters in a...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach

March 16, 2021, 11:52am

Nationals

The Nationals have a date this evening with the Marlins, and Patrick Corbin is once again the main attraction. Corbin, who tossed three scoreless innings against this same club in Jupiter, Fla., five days ago, now faces Miami at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, where he'll look to build up his pitch count to about 60 and attempt to complete four innings for the first time this spring. The Nationals have all regulars playing behind Corbin in the field tonight, with a few differences in the...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter

March 15, 2021, 6:05am

Nationals

Sure, there are some big-name Nationals starting today against the Cardinals in Jupiter. Max Scherzer is on the mound. Trea Turner, Juan Soto and Ryan Zimmerman are in the lineup. But let's talk about the guy who is making his 2021 Grapefruit League debut, because I have a hunch some fans are more excited to watch him than anyone else: Gerardo Parra. Yes, the Baby Shark is back at last. After needing some extra time to get himself into shape following knee surgery last fall, Parra is ready to...

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Orioles and Pirates lineups

March 15, 2021, 5:11am

Orioles

Rio Ruiz has returned to the Orioles' lineup today, playing third base and batting seventh against the Pirates in Sarasota. Richie Martin isn't in the lineup, but could enter the game later. He's recovered from surgery in January to remove a broken left hamate bone and got some at-bats yesterday. Austin Hays is in left field again, with Cedric Mullins in center. Trey Mancini is the first baseman. Pat Valaika is the second baseman. Matt Harvey is making his second start after his three-inning...

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Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach (plus first cuts)

March 13, 2021, 3:18pm

Nationals

Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach (plus first cuts)

Stephen Strasburg makes his second spring start this afternoon, and the right-hander will be facing the same team and starting pitcher - the Astros and righty Lance McCullers - that he saw in his first outing on Tuesday. Since it's his second outing, expect Strasburg to push toward three innings and about 50-60 pitches. That would be in line with a usual second start for a starting pitcher, and since Strasburg is a creature of habit, he won't want to deviate from the established...

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Orioles and Tigers lineups (and more)

March 14, 2021, 4:57am

Orioles

Adley Rutschman is rewarded for yesterday's double, the Orioles' only hit in Dunedin, with a start today as the designated hitter against the Tigers in Lakeland. Rutschman is batting seventh, one spot ahead of Ryan McKenna, who gets the start in center field. Austin Wynns is behind the plate. Yolmer SÃ¡nchez is leading off. Ryan Mountcastle is in left field. Dean Kremer is making his third start after allowing three runs and walking three batters in 4 2/3 innings. He tossed three scoreless...