Now that Mike Elias and Sig Mejdal have come from the Houston Astros to the Orioles, O's fans are wondering and of course hoping the two can take some of what worked there and make it work here. Maybe even more so after last night's 23-2 loss to Houston. The Orioles suffered their most lopsided loss of the year, allowing season highs in runs and hits. It was just the fourth time in team history they've allowed 23 or more runs in a game. Houston lost 106 or more games every year from 2011 to...

NEW YORK - Saturday night turned into a no-decision for left-hander Patrick Corbin in the Nationals' 4-3 loss to the surging New York Mets. Corbin allowed back-to-back solo homers to J.D. Davis and Wilson Ramos in the fourth inning. He surrendered a single to Michael Conforto for the Mets' first hit in the second inning. But that was it. Corbin said he was able to refocus pretty quickly after the homers. He felt pretty good about how he was pitching during the game. "I felt good. Solo homers...

NEW YORK - The Nationals are finding it a very difficult proposition to finish off games recently at Citi Field. Leading in the late going for the fifth game in a row in Flushing, the Nats lost their lead and fell 4-3 to the thriving New York Mets. Despite two clutch home runs from Juan Soto, the second one a solo shot in the eighth inning that broke a 2-2 deadlock, the Nats bullpen was unable to hold the advantage. "It's tough, but it is what it is," Soto said. "It happens sometimes. It...

Manager Brandon Hyde threw his team some props for playing well and keeping the result in doubt to the final pitch last night against Houston in a 3-2 loss. The result was no longer in doubt tonight in about the second inning. Houston scored eight runs over the first two innings on its way to crushing the Orioles 23-2 tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles allowed more runs tonight than in any game since their 30-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on Aug. 22, 2007. It was the most lopsided loss of the...

Anything interesting happen last night? The news last week that the Orioles released Nate Karns from his contract didn't send shockwaves through the industry. Karns cleared waivers and was outrighted. He had the right to decline the assignment and apparently chose to do it. What followed was a paper move. And a final admission that the major league free agent signing for the Orioles in the offseason didn't pan out. It was worth a shot. A veteran who could fill a spot in the rotation or...

The Orioles (38-77), who are 2-6 on this homestand, host Houston (76-40) tonight in the second game of a three-game series at Oriole Park. Dylan Bundy gave up just two runs over six innings last night, but the Orioles lost 3-2 and they've now lost four in a row. The Astros began a season-long 10-game road trip with a win. They head to Chicago to face the White Sox and Oakland to face the Athletics after this series. Houston has won seven in a row and 10 of 11 games, and has its best 116-game...

NEW YORK - Wearing his full road gray Nationals uniform, right-hander Max Scherzer went through a full bullpen session Saturday afternoon as he recovers from a mild rhomboid strain that has had him out of the rotation since July 26. "Good, got off the mound, progressing to where I want to be," Scherzer said of the session. "Turned the corner a few days ago, started playing catch, getting through the ball again. This is the next step to getting on the mound, made sure to throw a bullpen,...

The Orioles have half of their pitching plans set for Monday's day-night doubleheader against New York at Yankee Stadium. Gabriel Ynoa will start one of the games, manager Brandon Hyde said today, and the other is TBA. The Orioles will be able to add a 26th player to the roster for the twinbill. So it's possible someone could be called from the minors to make the start. Hyde said Tom Eshelman is a possibility for a start that day, but also said he likes Eshelman in a long-relief role too. The...

NEW YORK - The Nationals need to find a way to bounce back quickly from Friday's difficult loss and get back in their series with the scorching Mets. Washington led 6-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth. But the Mets exploded for six hits against Nats closer Sean Doolittle, including a three-run homer by Todd Frazier to tie the game and a walk-off single to right field by Michael Conforto to pull off the 7-6 comeback. The Mets have won seven games in a row. But the Nats skipper was ready to...

Chris Davis returns to the Orioles lineup tonight after coming off the bench last night and going 0-for-2, his line drive into the shift providing the final out in a 3-2 loss. Past success against Aaron Sanchez might factor into the decision. He's 9-for-26 (.346) with two doubles, five home runs and 11 walks against Sanchez. Aaron Brooks continues to search for his first win with the Orioles. He's 0-2 with a 6.63 ERA and 1.579 WHIP in five starts over 19 innings. Brooks threw a season-high 97...