The Orioles are supposed to begin a three-game series tonight against the Twins at Camden Yards, with a chance to get revenge for last week’s sweep at Target Field. Rain is in the forecast, and all over my street. Stay tuned for updates. Need to kill some time? There’s always mailbag leftovers for your perusing pleasure. You asked, I answered, and

ATLANTA – The most recent homestand wasn’t kind to the Nationals. A rainout on Monday forced a doubleheader Tuesday, and with a noon game already scheduled for Wednesday, they had to play all three games against the Guardians in under 24 hours. The Nats won the first game of that twinbill. And that still stands as the last time they found themselve

ATLANTA – The Nationals will take the field at Truist Park tonight looking to snap a five-game losing streak. A loss in the series opener against the Braves will be the Nats’ longest losing streak since they lost six in a row from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2023. With both the pitchers (20 runs allowed over the weekend against the Cardinals) and the bats

ATLANTA – Greetings from about 20 minutes outside of Downtown Atlanta, where the Nationals arrive for their first series against the Braves in 2025. The Nats didn’t have a lot going for them during a 1-5 homestand, so they’ll look to turn things around on the road, where they’re 7-12 on the season. Davey Martinez needs a strong outing from Jake Irv

Nathaniel Lowe was preaching the need to remain patient, to avoid panicking at this point, following Sunday’s 6-1 loss to the Cardinals. The Nationals had just been swept over the weekend and completed a miserable, 1-5 homestand that dropped them to a season-low seven games under .500. “But you can’t win the World Series tomorrow,” Lowe said. “You

A 2-4 road trip through Minneapolis and Anaheim isn’t cause for celebration. Lockers weren’t covered in plastic yesterday. And to be clear, last-place teams don’t have soft spots in their schedules, especially one with a worse record than the opponent. However, Zach Eflin’s return to the rotation, Cedric Mullins’ emergence from a slump and Gunnar H

ANAHEIM – The Orioles needed a bounceback in the worst way.  After being swept in three games in Minnesota, the Birds flew to Anaheim in search of answers. Perhaps they found some in a 7-3 victory that wrapped up a series win.  The sun was shining brightly on a beautiful Mother’s Day in Anaheim. It was a bit too bright, perhaps, for Taylor Ward.  G

The Nationals spent the season’s first six weeks playing well enough to claim a winning record but doomed to a sub-.500 mark almost exclusively because of the majors’ worst bullpen. They spent the seventh week playing like a team that has no business believing it should have more wins than losses. Today’s 6-1 loss to the Cardinals was the final blo

ANAHEIM – It hasn’t been the start to the season that the Orioles’ offense was expected to have.  The Birds have scored five runs or more just a dozen times in the 38 games they've played so far in 2025. They’re 10-2 in those games, an almost maddening statistic considering the fact that five runs isn’t an incredibly high bar to reach. Baltimore ha

The Orioles are facing a left-hander today, the Angels’ Tyler Anderson, which again puts them at a statistical disadvantage. The team is hitting .178/.257/.245 against lefties this season. Manager Brandon Hyde lowered Cedric Mullins to eighth and is batting Gunnar Henderson leadoff. Mullins moved down to sixth in the order last night and went 0-for