The Orioles have placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list with a non-displaced rib fracture and recalled Cedric Mullins from the alternate camp site at Bowie. Hays had four plate appearances and played center field in last night's 15-3 loss to the Nationals. He's batting .203/.273/.246 with an inside-the-park home run in 19 games. Injuries have slowed Hays' progression through the organization. He made the opening day roster this summer and has struggled at the plate, moving...

The Washington Nationals placed right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day Injured List (carpal tunnel neuritis of the right hand) and recalled right-handed pitcher Ryne Harper from the Alternate Training Site (Fredericksburg) on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Strasburg, 32, went 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in two starts this season. He tossed 4.1 innings in his first start on Aug. 9 vs. Baltimore. In his last start,...

BALTIMORE - The Nationals announced that right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 10-day injured list with carpal tunnel neuritis of the right hand. The team has recalled right-handed pitcher Ryne Harper from the alternate training site in Fredericksburg, Va. Carpal tunnel syndrome, also called median nerve compression, is a condition that causes numbness, tingling, or weakness in the hand. According to webmd.com, the syndrome "happens because of pressure on your median nerve,...

BALTIMORE - The Nationals get back to work tonight seeking a series win for the first time since the July 30 "road" series at Nats Park against the Blue Jays. The Orioles won 6-2 to complete a three-game sweep of the Nats when the two teams finished in Baltimore the series finale that was suspended Sunday at Nationals Park when a tangled tarp kept the grounds crew from keeping the field playable. But the Nats roared back to take the regularly scheduled game at Camden Yards 15-3. After losing...

The Orioles drafted Jerry Hairston Jr., in 1997, and when he made his big-league debut at Camden Yards against the Angels on Sept. 11, 1998, the Hairstons became the first African-American family to have three generations play in the major leagues. Hairston hit 26 home runs with the Orioles from 1998 through 2004 and then played with eight other teams, including the 2011 Nationals. His grandfather, Sam, played for the Birmingham Barons and won the Negro American League Triple Crown for the 1950...

We've talked often here this season about how individual Orioles have improved from last year and how that has made the team better overall. Players worked hard during the winter and continued that during baseball's shutdown that began in mid-March. They used coaching tips and guidance along with data and analytics and a lot of hard work to make themselves better. The product is seen both in their stats and the team's won-loss record. On Friday, O's pitcher Alex Cobb was a guest on the...

The Nationals lost their starting second baseman and most consistent hitter just two innings into the completion of their suspended game with the Orioles Friday night. Starlin Castro went down with a fractured right wrist. He was hitting .283 for the Nats so far this season. The injury was a major blow for the club that has seen pitchers go down to begin this shortened season, but this was their first position player to be lost for an extended time. Castro's veteran leadership was extremely...

The rumors began a few months prior to the 2016 Rule 5 draft. The Orioles had interest in a young outfielder in the Indians' farm system who put up gaudy statistics over the summer. In high Class A ball. With a shoulder that could require surgery. And with concerns that he may be reduced to a designated hitter role after regaining his health. The enthusiasm for him wasn't unanimous. Former executive Dan Duquette stuck to his reports, tuned out the critics and made certain that the Orioles...

Tommy Milone had a week to think about it. How he could at least come close to duplicating his last start against the exact same opponent. Whether he could keep pounding the strike zone and inducing weak contact. Shut out the Nationals for six innings? Let's give it another shot. By the top of the fifth inning, the attention fell squarely upon pitching prospect Keegan Akin and his major league debut. Repeating the magic of last Friday wasn't going to happen. Anthony Santander extended his RBI...

BALTIMORE - Given the negative developments that already taken place over the preceding hours since they arrived at Camden Yards for 1 4/9 games of baseball, the Nationals would have been excused if they all threw up their hands in disgust at the sight of Stephen Strasburg walking off the mound with a trainer in the bottom of the first and decided to pack it in for the rest of the night. An early season of injuries, postponements and erratic play had now taken down one of their aces, who...