Outfielder Austin Hays is taking the necessary steps on a rehabbed hamstring to rejoin the Orioles. Manager Brandon Hyde said Hays should begin playing in games at the alternate training site in Bowie within the next few days. "Hopefully, that goes well and we'll see him sometime shortly after that," Hyde said today on his Zoom call with the media. Hays was placed on the 10-day injured list on April 5 with a strained right hamstring. He was 2-for-10 with two RBIs and four strikeouts before...

After a rainout last night, which followed the O's getting swept by Boston over the weekend, the Orioles (4-5) open a four-game series today against the Seattle Mariners (5-4). The clubs will play a single-admission doubleheader consisting of a pair of seven-inning games beginning at 4:05 p.m. The Orioles were outscored 27-16 versus Boston after they held the Red Sox to five runs in their series-opening sweep at Fenway Park. After the Orioles lost to Boston 14-9 on Sunday, their team ERA...

Ryan Mountcastle is batting sixth this afternoon in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Mariners, the same spot as last night prior to the postponement due to inclement weather. Maikel Franco is batting cleanup. DJ Stewart is in left field and Ramón Urías is the second baseman. Manager Brandon Hyde is trying to take a little pressure off Mountcastle, who's 7-for-38 (.184) with a .541 OPS and 17 strikeouts that led the majors yesterday. He's 3-for-18 with nine strikeouts in the last...

The 2021 debuts of Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber and Josh Harrison, and the effect they had on the Nationals lineup, were the dominant storyline to Monday night's game. But this 5-2 victory was made possible by several other players and several other developments worth exploring a bit deeper ... * Fedde's 180 After Erick Fedde was rocked by the Braves in his season debut five days earlier, who saw this coming? The right-hander completely reversed course against the Cardinals, allowing just one...

It was appropriate - probably wise - to temper expectations when the Nationals emerged from visitors' dugout tonight in St. Louis and for the first time in 2021 had their entire lineup active. As much as everyone hoped Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber and Josh Harrison would make an immediate impact, logic suggested it was too much to expect in their first game of the season after being stuck in COVID-19-related quarantine. And for a few innings, that was indeed the appropriate sentiment. The three...

Johns Means has faced the Mariners once in his career and held them to one run over seven innings. Pretty much the standard output against him these days. The left-hander and staff ace is the first Orioles pitcher to allow one run or fewer in six consecutive starts since Hall of Famer Jim Palmer in 1978. He's assigned the opener of today's doubleheader, with Dean Kremer going in the nightcap. Palmer owns the franchise record with eight in a row. He also possesses three Cy Young Awards, but...

As the manager of the Orioles, Brandon Hyde is well aware he is skipper of a rebuilding project. But at 7 p.m. every night (or earlier for day games), he badly wants to win the baseball game that is right in front of him. And Hyde will make every move he can, and any and all lineup tweaks, changes or adjustments that he hopes will lead to a win. He wants to put players in the best spots to succeed, which he hopes ultimately leads to wins. So while pushing hard each night for a win, there will...

Tonight's scheduled game between the Orioles and Seattle Mariners has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a traditional (single-admission) doubleheader on Tuesday, April 13. The first game of tomorrow's doubleheader will begin at 4:05 p.m. ET, followed by the regularly-scheduled game approximately 45 minutes after the first game concludes. Fans holding tickets for the originally scheduled 7:05 p.m. game tomorrow, should use those tickets for both games...

Josh Bell tried to hit miniature Wiffle balls coming at him in all sorts of directions from a pitching machine. Kyle Schwarber used a virtual reality mask to take swings against simulated pitches only he could see. Both did whatever they could to follow their Nationals teammates through the season's first week while stuck at home in quarantine. "It wasn't ideal," Schwarber said. "But you still have to make the best of your time. And I still wanted to make sure I was all the way in tune - I...

Looking for their first win since Wednesday, the Orioles take the field at Oriole Park tonight, hosting Seattle. It's the continuation of their homestand and the start of a four-game series through Thursday. Right-hander Dean Kremer (0-1, 9.00 ERA) will make his second start. He took the loss Tuesday in New York against the Yankees. Over three-plus innings, he gave up five hits and three runs with four walks and five strikeouts. Kremer threw 85 pitches, 51 for strikes. His fastball averaged...