The strikeouts kept coming from Zac Lowther. For five innings before his removal from the game. Leaving him four on a chilly night to sweat out whether he'd earn his first major league win. The Orioles manufactured a run in the fourth inning, Ryan Mountcastle hit his 31st homer in the fifth and Austin Hays clubbed his 22nd in the eighth, and the bullpen protected Lowther's lead in a 3-0 victory over the Rangers before an announced crowd of 6,328 at Camden Yards. Mountcastle took over the...

Asked yesterday how much he's looking forward to resting his legs after another physically taxing season, Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander smiled, raised his right pant leg to show the wrap on his calf and did the same with his left to reveal the wrap on his ankle and thigh. At least he could still stand and also display good humor and the confidence that his return to the lineup was imminent. Santander hasn't been in it for the past two games after injuring his left hamstring in the 10th...

Three years ago, a Nationals club stuck around the .500 mark made only one deal at the July 31 trade deadline, and it wasn't one anybody expected. They dealt veteran reliever Brandon Kintzler to the Cubs for a Single-A relief pitching prospect named Jhon Romero. The move seemed to have more to do with moving Kintzler and his salary than in acquiring someone who was likely to make an impact for them in the near future, but three years later the Nats called Romero up. And if he takes the mound...

Rookie Chris Ellis threw a bullpen session this afternoon at Camden Yards and remains a candidate to start this weekend against the Rangers. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was waiting for a health update after head athletic trainer Brian Ebel monitored the session. "I should know here in about 20 minutes. Hopefully, he's good to go," Hyde said. "If he's good to go, he'll pitch probably Saturday. And then (John Means) Sunday." Hyde confirmed the infielder Ramón Urías won't play again...

For the Orioles in the 2021 season, it's 152 games down and 10 go. They begin their final homestand tonight, hosting the Texas Rangers to start a four-game series. They will follow that with three at home versus Boston and then three at Toronto to end the year. The Orioles (48-104) blanked the Phillies on the road 2-0 on Monday behind John Means. But they lost 3-2 in 10 innings on Tuesday and 4-3 on Wednesday. So each team scored just seven runs in three games. The Birds have lost five of...

The Orioles get a four-game break from contending opponents, facing the Rangers tonight with rookie Zac Lowther on the mound and a designated hitter back in their lineup. Trey Mancini is the cleanup hitter and DH. Anthony Santander remains out of the lineup with a sore left hamstring. Santander ran sprints earlier today and hit in the cage. Austin Hays is in left field and Ryan McKenna is in right. Jahmai Jones is the second baseman. Austin Wynns is catching. Lowther is making his ninth...

The Washington Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jhon Romero from Triple-A Rochester and placed outfielder Yadiel Hernandez on the Paternity List on Thursday. Additionally, the Nationals designated catcher Jakson Reetz for assignment. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Romero, 26, went 2-4 with two saves and a 2.62 ERA in 38 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester in 2021. He struck out 69...

The Nationals have finally completed the National League East portion of their 2021 schedule. They played all 76 required games against the Braves, Mets, Phillies and Marlins, going a combined 30-46 along the way. (Not great, obviously.) So what's left on the slate? Three series against non-division opponents: the Reds, Rockies and Red Sox. It begins in Cincinnati with a four-game series that opens tonight. The Reds are trying to hang on the race for the final NL wild card berth, a wild race...

BOWIE - For Double-A Bowie infielder Jordan Westburg, seeing his career advance three levels on the farm this year - from low-Single-A Delmarva through high Single-A Aberdeen and now on to Bowie - was a nice achievement. But to hear him tell it, learning to deal with the struggles he experienced along the way in moving up levels was pretty important as well. Westburg, the Orioles' No. 6 prospect, has had a very strong year. He's hit .285/.389/.479/.868 with 27 doubles, five triples, 15...

Juan Soto and Josiah Gray stole the show Wednesday night in Miami, but there were some other notable developments during the Nationals' 7-5 win over the Marlins, plus one that took place in Worcester, Mass., of all places ... * Luis García had another big night at the plate, again showing off his power stroke. The 21-year-old second baseman went 2-for-5 with a double and a homer, helping provide some early offense for the Nats and continuing his late-season surge. García is now batting...