ST. LOUIS – Austin Hays remains the cleanup hitter and is playing right field tonight at Busch Stadium, where the Orioles open a three-game series against the Cardinals. Per Orioles public relations, Hays ranks among major league leaders in the following categories since April 15: * Tied for first in hits with 32* Second in batting average at .386*

The Nationals are finally back home after a long West Coast trip that included some legitimate highs and some awful lows, all of it coming together for a 4-5 record. Now they need to see if they can start playing better at home, which has been quite a challenge in 2022. Last time we saw them in D.C., the Nats were closing out a 10-game homestand wi

The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves on Tuesday. · Selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. · Optioned right-handed pitcher Andres Machado to Triple-A Rochester · Transferred right-handed pitcher Mason Thompson to the 60-day Injured List Edwards Jr., 30, joins the Nationals after going 1–0 with three s

ST. LOUIS – Travis Lakins Sr. is back in the Orioles bullpen for their series against the Cardinals that begins tonight at Busch Stadium. Reliever Jorge López has been placed on the bereavement list this afternoon due to the death of his grandfather. Lakins was on the taxi squad. The Orioles optioned Lakins after Thursday’s game to create a roster

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves: Placed RHP Jorge López on the Bereavement ListRecalled RHP Travis Lakins, Sr. from Triple-A Norfolk

The Nationals’ just-completed West Coast trip simultaneously featured some of their best performances of the season and some of their worst. There were back-to-back deep starts in Colorado by Erick Fedde and Patrick Corbin, the latter authoring the team’s first complete game of the year. There were offensive explosions in San Francisco, Colorado an

In the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles selected outfielder Austin Hays out of Jacksonville University in the third round. The next year, after his first full professional year, Hays had a season among the best in all of the minor leagues. He was finalist for Baseball America’s Player of the Year. After a season where Hays hit 32 homers an

The Orioles finally made it to St. Louis. The charter wasn’t delayed, as far as I know. I’m referring to how they haven’t traveled there since 2003 and are getting their first look at New Busch Stadium, which opened three years later. Games in April 2020 were canceled due to the pandemic, which led to regional travel and a missed opportunity. Bette

The Orioles offense took a while to get going today. But right-hander Tyler Wells was pretty good almost from the first pitch. Wells held Kansas City's offense in check before his hitters could provide a big inning for Baltimore in the series finale. The Orioles beat the Royals, 6-1, to win their fourth series of the year and to complete a 6-4 home

With the Nationals off on Monday as they return home from a three-city West Coast road trip, let’s wrap up our three-piece minor league miniseries from last week’s conversation with Baseball America’s Kyle Glaser on the “MASN All Access Podcast.” We already discussed Luis García’s hot start at Triple-A Rochester and Cade Cavalli’s potential to impa