PHILADELPHIA – Mitchell Parker has been the Nationals’ biggest surprise this season. Entering the year, he was a middle-of-the-pack prospect who was called upon to make his major league debut three weeks into the season. And here he is in mid-August with the second-best ERA in the Nats rotation. That was, however, until tonight. Parker entered his

Zach Eflin made one mistake pitch, and it wasn’t egregious. Gunnar Henderson corrected it with one swing. Henderson lined a two-run homer onto the flag court in right field in the fourth inning to give the Orioles a lead, Cedric Mullins padded it in the fifth, and Eflin registered another quality start with his new team in a 5-1 victory over the Re

The Orioles who have lost only two American League East series this year - one to the Yankees, one to the Blue Jays - get back into division play tonight when they host Boston to start a four-game series at Oriole Park. The Orioles (71-50) and the third-place Red Sox (63-56) are the only two clubs in the division that have winning records in 2024 i

PHILADELPHIA – José Tena has returned to the Nationals lineup for tonight’s series opener against the Phillies after missing the two-game set against the Orioles with a thumb injury. The 23-year-old infielder, who the Nats acquired from the Guardians in the Lane Thomas trade, couldn’t handle a sharp grounder hit right at him in the fourth inning of

Jackson Holliday played in 10 games in his first stop in the majors before the Orioles sent him down. Coby Mayo made it to seven. They hit .059, with Holliday going 2-for-34 and Mayo 1-for-17. The Orioles want to see other similarities. Holliday was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, hit a grand slam in his first game and homered five times in 10. He

O’s outfielder Colton Cowser has been a Coby Mayo teammate in the majors and minors. They spent a lot of time together on the Triple-A roster. But today, less than 24 hours he picked up his first MLB hit, Mayo was optioned back to Norfolk. He went 1-for-17 with the Orioles, getting his only hit in the fifth inning last night. He hit a 1-0 slider fr

Zach Eflin makes his fourth Orioles start tonight to kick off a four-game series against the Red Sox. Eflin is 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA since joining the Orioles. He’s allowed five runs in 19 1/3 innings. In his only start against the Red Sox this season, Eflin allowed three runs and six hits over five innings at Fenway Park. He’s faced them five times

PHILADELPHIA – After splitting a quick two-game set in Baltimore, the Nationals continue their trip up I-95 to face the Phillies for four games at Citizens Bank Park. The Nats only have one win in six chances against their division rivals, which came all the way back on April 7 in D.C. They were swept in three games in their more recent meeting her

Coby Mayo finally got his first major league hit last night. Today, he’s optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles announced the move this afternoon, which includes recalling Liván Soto from the Tides. Mayo was 0-for-16 before lining a single into left field leading off the fifth inning. He also walked and scored a run in a 4-1 win over the Nationa

If it seems like the Orioles are stealing fewer bases recently, they are. In the month of July they had both their fewest number of steals in a single month this season with 10 and also their most caught stealing's with seven. The Orioles by month this year with steals: * Got 23-of-26 (.885) in April. * Got 15-of-21 (.714) in May. * Got 20-of-24 (.