The remaining 50 games on the Orioles' schedule will be used to stay competitive, to emphasize that winning still matters, to stay far ahead of last year's 115-loss pace. But the evaluating of talent and sorting through the keepers and expendables - and anyone in between - won't diminish in importance. The task ranks highly on the rebuild scale and it hasn't slowed. Manager Brandon Hyde knew little about Renato Núñez in the early days of spring training. Always hit in the minors, out...

Soft spots on the schedule are harder to find for a team with the second-worst record in baseball. The Orioles don't enter a series as the favorites. They aren't on equal footing with their lineups or pitching, and that's simply a product of tearing down the roster and beginning a rebuild. It's just a tougher stretch of highway against certain teams than others, and the 13 games in front of them present the most dangerous curves to navigate. The Yankees and Astros are passing through town...

SAN FRANCISCO - Though they aren't publicly confirming it yet, the Nationals are making plans to add Asdrúbal Cabrera to their roster Tuesday in what they hope will be a nice boost to a suddenly depleted bench. Cabrera, who was released by the Rangers over the weekend, agreed today to a contract with the Nationals for a prorated portion of the league minimum salary (less than $200,000), according to a source familiar with the deal. The 33-year-old infielder hit .235 with 12 homers, 51 RBIs...

SAN FRANCISCO - It's a beautiful afternoon along McCovey Cove, but don't kid yourself. It's going to be downright chilly tonight by the time the Nationals and Giants get their series opener underway. After the 110-degree heat of Arizona over the weekend, the upper 50s in the forecast later tonight are going to be quite a shock to the system. The Nats would love to get hot the next few days, no matter the temperature. They've dropped three straight series and really need to get themselves...

SAN FRANCISCO - After watching a pair of veteran infielders go on the injured list, the Nationals are signing another familiar veteran to help fill the void: Asdrúbal Cabrera. The Nats have signed Cabrera to a major league minimum contract and hope to have him in uniform in time for Tuesday night's game against the Giants, a source familiar with the deal confirmed. Cabrera, 33, was just released by the Rangers over the weekend after hitting .235 with 12 homers, 51 RBIs and a .711 OPS in 93...

The Orioles needed a reliever more than a position player tonight, which led to them recalling right-hander Tayler Scott from Triple-A Norfolk. Scott made two relief appearances for the Orioles and allowed five runs in two innings. He surrendered two home runs. However, he's tossed 13 scoreless innings and recorded one walk and 17 strikeouts with Norfolk. Miguel Castro is "iffy" for tonight's game, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Castro threw on the field and did some running, and the...

The Orioles' homestand, which began with a four-game split against Toronto, continues tonight as the Orioles begin a three-game series with the American League East-leading New York Yankees. The Orioles (38-73) beat the Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday and won the last two games of that series despite being outhit 12-6 and 13-6 in those games. They are 7-5 over the past 12 games, 10-7 in 17 and 16-15 since June 28. The Yankees (72-39) just complete a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox for the first...

The Orioles posted their lineup without announcing a roster move. Jace Peterson is playing third base in the series opener against the Yankees. Anthony Santander stays in left field, with Stevie Wilkerson in center. Hanser Alberto is the second baseman. Gabriel Ynoa makes his eighth start tonight and his 25th appearance. His last start was June 30 against the Indians, when he allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings. Masahiro Tanaka has registered a career-high 4.78 ERA and 1.279 WHIP in 22 starts. The...

PHOENIX - The Nationals played 17 series over a two-month stretch from late May until late July. They lost only one of those series, dropping two of three to the Braves in June on South Capitol Street. Now all of a sudden, they've lost three series in a row, dropping two of three apiece to the Dodgers, Braves and Diamondbacks in their worst stretch of games since this whole in-season turnaround began. Suffice it to say the Nationals really need to get themselves back on track. And who better...

So the Orioles won the last two games of their series with Toronto, and that represented a nice comeback after losing on Thursday and Friday night. It looked like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and company might just mash their way to a four-game sweep in Baltimore, but then the Orioles posted 6-4 and 6-5 wins. Not bad. They do keep coming back, these 2019 Orioles. They have a winning record for over a month, going 16-15 since June 30. In that span they are 4-3-3 in 10 series, winning series against...