The Orioles today announced the launch of Baby Birds, a new membership club created to welcome the club's youngest fans to Birdland. The program, created in partnership with MedStar Health, includes an Orioles bib and onesie for the newest generation of O's fans. Beginning today, September 4, parents of babies born at MedStar Harbor Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center will enjoy complimentary enrollment in the program and will receive an exclusive Baby Birds beanie. Baby Birds...

They've had a great year and they were reeling off wins from opening day on. And now the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds will try to finish off a great season with a South Atlantic League championship. They'll send their ace, right-hander Grayson Rodriguez (10-4, 2.68 ERA) to the mound tonight in Game 1 of a best-of-three league semi-final series at Hickory. They were the two clubs that won the most this year in that league with Delmarva going 90-48 (.652) and Hickory 83-52 (.615). Manager Kyle...

A lot of records were set when the Nationals scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night. The 11-10 win over the Mets was the largest come from behind win in the bottom of the ninth in Nationals history (2005-present). Kurt Suzuki hit a three-run shot to win it, his third walk-off winner of his career, and first since Aug. 15, 2018, against the White Sox. Ryan Zimmerman was a major part of the rally. He hit a bases loaded double to right-center field to score two runs to cut the...

Even though Max Scherzer allowed four runs in the fourth inning against the Mets on Tuesday night, he was able to finish off six innings. The right-hander left trailing 4-2, but the Nationals later made a dramatic comeback to win 11-10. Despite allowing four runs on five hits, Scherzer said the 90-pitch performance was a still a positive third start since his most recent return from the injured list. "It was definitely a step forward," Scherzer said. "I felt like I was able to start bringing...

Davey Martinez has been imploring his Nationals to "stay in the fight" all summer long, no matter how many games back they've been in the standings, no matter how many runs they've trailed by in any particular game, no matter how big a hole their bullpen puts them in late. "Think positive, that's all I can tell you," the second-year manager said. "If you let this game go like this (motioning up and down) it's not going to be good. Just stay right here (motioning a straight line) and...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is measuring the level of composure that Dillon Tate brings into the first set of major league games. He already knows how the rookie can handle an uncomfortable situation while sitting in the clubhouse. Tate removed his earbuds and put down his phone yesterday afternoon as a reporter approached him, braced for a set of questions related to Tommy Pham's accusations of head hunting and dugout chirping. They came a little later in the session...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde arrived at Tropicana Field yesterday still plotting how he was going to get through the next day's doubleheader. He needed two starters and had none on regular rest. Left-hander John Means was pushed back to Thursday in Baltimore. The minor league system provided one answer, with left-hander Ty Blach included among the call-ups and working the opener. The bullpen held the Game 2 starter, with Hyde choosing Gabriel Ynoa in an attempt to...

The Nationals jumped out in front against 2018 National League Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom in the first inning. Asdrúbal Cabrera doubled with one out. One batter later, Juan Soto drilled a double to deep right-center field to score Cabrera. The Nats led 1-0 after one inning. Nationals starter Max Scherzer has struck out five over three innings without allowing a hit. In the bottom of the third, Trea Turner singled and stole second base. It was his 31st stolen base of the season....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Anthony Santander is staying in the Orioles lineup tonight for Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Rays. And with good reason. Santander extended his career-high hitting streak to eight games in the opener with the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning that propelled the Orioles to a 4-2 win. During a scorching stretch of games, Santander has collected 15 hits in 33 at-bats for a .455 average with five homers and 12 RBIs. He's slashing .292/.328/.526 with 19 doubles,...

Adam Eaton has a "bad bone bruise" on the side of his right knee, according to manager Davey Martinez, an injury that will continue to keep the Nationals right fielder out of the lineup for an indeterminate amount of time. Martinez described Eaton's status as "day-to-day" but acknowledged the best he could offer right now is to serve as an emergency pinch-hitter, his knee still preventing him from running the bases or playing the field. "It's the running that gets him," Martinez said....