The season’s first two weeks have mostly been a blur. The Nationals played 11 games in 11 days, with multiple rain delays, one lighting delay, two road trips and a bunch of long nights along the way before finally getting a chance to catch their breath Monday. That wasn’t even supposed to be a day off. If not for the persistent rain all day and nig

OAKLAND – For the Orioles, the opening game of this long road trip in Oakland had a familiar look. For five innings it was close and low-scoring. The Baltimore offense was scuffling for runs again but the Baltimore pitching was getting the job done. Yet again they were. On a night when the Orioles reduced their team ERA from an impressive 3.04 to a

Dillon Tate isn’t a pitcher who steals peeks at the stadium’s radar gun readings before returning his attention to the catcher delivering the signs. He isn’t grading his performances based on the miles-per-hour on his sinking fastball. The fuss over his drop in velocity during the Orioles’ home opener against the Brewers brings no emotion. Not ange

OAKLAND – In the first game of a 10-game road trip, right-hander Spenser Watkins, trying to hold onto the fifth starter’s spot, gave the Orioles a big effort. Watkins allowed a first-inning run and nothing after that. He got rolling in the middle innings behind a frequency to throw a lot of first-pitch strikes. He did that to 10 of the first 13 bat

OAKLAND – The Orioles begin their second road trip of the 2022 season tonight a long way from home and it’s the first trip featuring multiple series. The Orioles (3-6) play at Oakland (5-5) to start a four-game series and 10-game trip that also takes them to Anaheim to play the Angels and to New York to once again face the Yankees. The Orioles' 5-0

OAKLAND – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is not ready yet to name his starting pitcher for tomorrow’s game at Oakland. Right-hander Spenser Watkins (0-0, 3.00 ERA) will get the ball tonight in the series and road trip opener. The starter could very well come from two pitchers who are here on the Orioles' taxi squad in right-hander Chris Ellis and lef

Anthony Bemboom starts behind the plate tonight as the Orioles begin a four-game series in Oakland. Anthony Santander is in left field, Austin Hays is in right and Ryan Mountcastle is the first baseman. Trey Mancini is serving as the designated hitter. Mountcastle and Santander have reached base in all nine games. The infield also includes Ramón Ur

While the Nationals were an early rainout due to inclement weather forecasted for their series opener against the Diamondbacks, there was some news in the minor league system on Monday. Luis García was named the International League Player of the Week for the week of April 11-17. Optioned to Triple-A Rochester during the last week of spring trainin

OAKLAND – While we are awaiting first pitch between the Orioles and Athletics tonight for Oakland’s home opener to start the road trip, here are a few minor league notes around Birdland. The Triple-A Norfolk Tides are off to an 8-4 start, their best mark after 12 games during their time as a Baltimore affiliate since 2007. Norfolk has scored 76 run

With rain in the forecast all afternoon and evening, the Nationals wasted little time making a call on tonight’s series opener against the Diamondbacks, announcing it has been postponed seven hours before scheduled first pitch. The two teams will now play a split doubleheader Tuesday, with a new game starting at 1:05 p.m. ahead of the originally sc