ANAHEIM, Calif. - It was a big ask of right-hander Mychal Givens. But the Orioles turned to him in the last of the ninth today to hold a 4-4 tie. Givens finished last night's win, getting four outs and throwing 30 pitches. He was right back out there this afternoon trying to put up a zero and send this game to extra innings. The O's were seeking their first four-game road sweep since Aug. 22-25, 2011, at Minnesota. Givens got Andrelton Simmons to ground out. But third baseman Matt Thaiss, the...

The baseball weekend featured multiple trades consummated by teams that aren't based in Baltimore. So what, if anything, is happening with the Orioles? They have two days until they reach the deadline. They're trying to follow up on the Andrew Cashner deal on July 13. And Mychal Givens remains the biggest chip. The Orioles are in talks with multiple clubs regarding Givens, who earned the four-out save Saturday night in Anaheim after allowing a run in the ninth and leaving the bases loaded in...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Called on to pitch in the ninth after throwing 30 pitches last night, right-hander Mychal Givens could not put up a zero and the Orioles' chance to sweep the four-game series ended in walk-off fashion. Third baseman Matt Thaiss hit his second homer of the game as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Orioles 5-4. With one out, he drilled a 3-2 fastball out to right-center to end the game with his first career walk-off homer. Had the Orioles won, they would have had their first...

Max Scherzer was trying to get his upper back healthy enough to pitch again. Davey Martinez and Adam Eaton were fuming in the clubhouse after getting ejected in the bottom of the first. Matt Adams was in the trainer's room getting his injured right foot treated. The Nationals were missing plenty this afternoon as they faced the very real prospect of a weekend sweep at the hands of the Dodgers, and their first four-game losing streak since May. But they had something their vaunted opponents did...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Orioles concern level continues to remain low with left-handed starter John Means. He went on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Thursday, with a left bicep strain. He had an MRI yesterday. "It came back clean. Normal wear and tear. He should be ready to start right after he comes off the IL," manager Brandon Hyde said. The Orioles' pitching plans for the two-game San Diego series that begins Monday night are very much in flux right now. Although...

The Orioles go for the four-game sweep this afternoon as they close out their series against the Angels in Anaheim. Dylan Bundy is making the start. The Orioles have never swept the Angels in four games in California. The last three-game sweep was 2010. The team's last sweep of any kind was Aug. 27-29, 2018 against the Blue Jays. The last road sweep came on June 5-6, 2018 against the Mets at Citi Field. The last four-game sweep was July 17-20, 2017 against the Rangers at Camden Yards. The last...

Max Scherzer's chances of missing another start against the Braves appear to be growing, leaving the Nationals again facing the prospect of a critical series with the National League East leaders without the services of their ace. Scherzer, still dealing with a lingering upper back injury that has limited him to one start in the last three weeks, has not yet thrown a ball since receiving a stem cell injection Friday for what he described as a "mild strain" of the rhomboid muscle on top of...

The Nationals haven't been in this position for a while, needing to win a series finale to avoid a sweep. It was an all-too-common scenario back in April and May, but they've usually found themselves in the polar opposite situation since. But after dropping their first two games to the Dodgers this weekend - not to mention after dropping Thursday's finale against the Rockies as well - they really need a win this afternoon. Stephen Strasburg's on the mound, and that's a good thing for the...

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is now three days away, and not many former players can speak to what it is like to be traded the way that Nationals manager Davey Martinez, who was traded several times in his 17-year major league career, can. With a veteran clubhouse before him in D.C., he has told his troops to stay online with what the Nats are trying to do and not worry about outside rumors. "The toughest thing at this point is to focus on what's at hand," Martinez said. "Don't...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Orioles have not swept a series all year. They have not swept a two- or three-game series. But a win today at Angel Stadium will give them a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels. It would be a sweep over a team that beat their rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, two in a row before this series began. At the start of this series, the Angels had won four in a row and were 9-3 since the All-Star game, and 12-6 in July. The Angels were playing well, but they've lost 10-8 in...