Orioles lineup vs. Nationals
Orioles lineup vs. Nationals
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Aaron Brooks makes his second start with the Orioles tonight as they try for a split of their two-game series with the Nationals. Brooks worked 2 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings in his debut Saturday in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Rays. He was removed after 32 pitches. Brooks has never faced the Nationals. Adam Eaton is 2-for-4 against him and Yan Gomes is 1-for-3. Anthony Santander has moved to left field tonight with Dwight Smith Jr. on the bench and sitting on an 0-for-30...
O's game blog: Aaron Brooks faces the Nationals
O's game blog: Aaron Brooks faces the Nationals
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles and Washington Nationals end their brief two-game series tonight at Oriole Park. The Nats outhit Baltimore 12-4 last night in an 8-1 win. Matt Adams homered onto Eutaw Street and Juan Soto hit a 443-foot homer in the Washington victory. Tonight's game will not start on time due to rain. No start has been given but it surely looks like they'll get the game in tonight. The O's offense has produced just two runs and seven hits in the last two games and just 13 runs over the past six...
Guerra throws two shutout innings to give rest of bullpen a break
Guerra throws two shutout innings to give rest of bullpen a break
Byron Kerr
Nationals
BALTIMORE - Of course the walk-off homer that Matt Grace surrendered Sunday in Philly stings, but so far in four games coming off the All-Star break, the bullpen is rolling. Tuesday night it was Tanner Rainey and Javy Guerra that kept the Orioles at bay in an 8-1 win. Rainey pitched a scoreless seventh, and for the first time since June 15, Guerra pitched two scoreless innings. It wasn't that clean for Rainey. He walked two in his inning. But after recording a fielder's choice forceout at...
A recent lack of runs, Wilkerson's weekend, Baumann's no-no
A recent lack of runs, Wilkerson's weekend, Baumann's no-no
Steve Melewski
Orioles
For an eight-game stretch from June 28 through July 6, the next-to-last game before the All-Star break, the Orioles offense produced 53 runs. But they were held to one run in the final game before the break and the offense has been slow ever since. Over the last six games, the Orioles have scored just 13 runs. In the last two games, they've scored just two runs on seven hits. After the combined near-perfect game by Tampa Bay on Sunday, the O's lost 8-1 last night to the Washington...
Will Voth or Fedde seize open No. 5 starter's job?
Will Voth or Fedde seize open No. 5 starter's job?
Mark Zuckerman
Orioles
BALTIMORE - The top four in the Nationals' rotation have been as good as advertised, maybe even better than advertised, so far this season. Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and Aníbal Sánchez have combined to go 32-20 with a 3.16 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. There are, however, five starters in a modern-day rotation. And those other starts count just as much as the rest. So it's more than a bit troubling to note that the Nationals' No. 5 starters (Jeremy Hellickson, Austin Voth,...
Soto gets mad after getting hit on shin, takes it out on baseball
Soto gets mad after getting hit on shin, takes it out on baseball
Byron Kerr
Nationals
BALTIMORE - The Nationals' power bats were on display again in an 8-1 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards, thanks to Matt Adams and Juan Soto. Adams' blast got the scoring going for the Nats in the second inning off Orioles starter Asher Wojciechowski. The solo shot gave the Nats the 1-0 lead and landed on Eutaw Street. It was the 102nd all-time homer to reach Eutaw Street, the 57th by an Orioles opponent. "Yeah, it was a good one," Adams said. "I knew I got it. But I didn't know the...
Santander staying with Orioles
Santander staying with Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Anthony Santander was the chosen one on May 1 when the Orioles needed a 26th player in Chicago, and he responded by hitting a home run. He was the chosen one again on June 7 after the Orioles placed Dwight Smith Jr. on the concussion injured list, unsure how long he'd stay but pretty confident that he'd surpass one game. It was safe to unpack, but he didn't get too comfortable. The Orioles had a decision to make Sunday night after removing DJ Stewart from his rehab assignment. Stewart was...
Voth sets tone, lineup piles on as Nats rout O's (updated)
Voth sets tone, lineup piles on as Nats rout O's (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Orioles
BALTIMORE - Though they'd never admit it publicly, the Nationals know well their upcoming weekend series at SunTrust Park carries far more significance than this two-game set at Camden Yards. Four games against the division-leading Braves simply mean more to the Nats' ultimate chances in 2019 than two games against the worst-in-baseball Orioles. Which didn't mean the Nationals could completely gloss over this interleague series. They still need to take care of business here. They'd just...
Nationals pull away from Orioles in 8-1 win (updated)
Nationals pull away from Orioles in 8-1 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles missed Nationals ace and perennial Cy Young Award candidate Max Scherzer, who's on the injured list. They missed Stephen Strasburg, who's pushed back to Thursday and keeps alive his streak of never pitching in Baltimore. Tonight's matchup between right-handers Asher Wojciechowski and Austin Voth didn't necessarily send shivers up and down the spine, but the Orioles are trying to plug holes in their rotation and the Nats are doing some temporary tinkering. Wojciechowski gave the...
Martinez: Voth, Fedde not in rotation auditions (Nats win 8-1)
Martinez: Voth, Fedde not in rotation auditions (Nats win 8-1)
Byron Kerr
Nationals
BALTIMORE - Nationals manager Davey Martinez announced Erick Fedde will pitch Wednesday's second game here at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Austin Voth starts tonight. Does Martinez view these two games as an audition for the Nats' fifth starter role going forward? Not quite. "Today I'm just worried about Austin Voth going out there and competing and keeping us in the ballgame," Martinez said. "We will worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. Both of those guys are part of our future right now. We...