The Mets' Pete Alonso continued his red-hot start to the season with a RBI double off of left-hander Patrick Corbin in the top of the third. The base hit was his sixth in three games. He also has three RBIs. The Nationals connected off of right-hander Zack Wheeler in the bottom of third. Victor Robles doubled and Adam Eaton singled to begin the rally. Trea Turner then delivered a no-doubt line drive deep over the left field wall for a three-run shot. It was his first homer of the season and...

NEW YORK - The box score shows that Orioles Rule 5 pick Richie Martin singled yesterday in the sixth inning and later scored on a double steal and throwing error. It doesn't come with an explanation attached. How Martin sent a blooper over first base that two Yankees chased and couldn't touch. Maybe it becomes a scorching line drive in the retelling. It still counts as a hit, his first in the majors. "It felt great," he said this morning. "I was more excited about the team win. It didn't...

With two off-days built in between Max Scherzer starts out of the gate in 2019, Nationals manager Davey Martinez has decided their ace right-hander will go again in Tuesday's series opener against the Phillies, even though it will be his second such start in the Nats' first four regular season games. Scherzer had six days off before his opening day start on Thursday, a no-decision against the Mets. Scherzer is tentatively set for his third start next Sunday, April 7 at Citi Field against the...

Tony Sipp can admit it now, after the fact, because everything worked out well Saturday. But as he jogged in from the Nationals bullpen to make his season debut in the seventh inning of what at that point was a 4-4 game against the heart of the Mets lineup, the veteran reliever had no idea what to expect. "It was definitely a lot of questions that I had," he said today. "I believe I was ready, but then you run out there and you're thinking: 'Am I ready?' It's a tie ballgame. It's a...

During a season that saw them lose 115 games, the Orioles actually had a winning record last year at Yankee Stadium. They went 5-4 and are 1-1 in the Bronx in the season-opening series that wraps up today. The Yankees won 7-2 on opening day but the Orioles beat New York 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. Jesús Sucre had three hits and three RBIs, Jimmy Yacabonis got the win and Mike Wright his first career save. Today, Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy (8-16, 5.45 ERA in 2018) pitches against New...

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde continues to switch players around the field and in the lineup. Not much has changed since Sarasota except for the weather and the importance of the games. Also, the intent. Trey Mancini is in right field for the first time since making two starts in 2017, the most recent at Yankee Stadium. Joey Rickard shifts over to center field. Chris Davis is playing again after a day spent on the bench. "I'm going to match up and move guys around still," Hyde...

"Triumphs of Experience" by George E. Vallant is about findings from the longest (in time) and most in-depth study of the maturation process of adults ever undertaken. The study began in 1938 and was intended to last 10 to 15 years. This book was written in 2012 with the study still underway. In 1938, 268 Harvard male sophomores were selected as the subjects of the study to examine adult development. Yes, all males - a sign of the times. Through the decades, a myriad of followup examinations,...

It's a cold, gray morning here on South Capitol Street, and the infamous Skittles tarp has been covering the infield. But don't despair: The forecast calls for the rain to end soon and the sun to come out. It's going to be cold and windy, but the Nationals and Mets will be finishing their season-opening series as scheduled. You hate to say this after only two games, but let's go ahead and say it: The Nats really need to win today. It's not just about avoiding a season-opening sweep at the...

NEW YORK - Chris Davis has returned to the Orioles lineup this afternoon after sitting out yesterday's game at Yankee Stadium. Davis is batting seventh against Yankees left-hander J.A. Happ. Trey Mancini is in right field while Joey Rickard shifts to center, with Cedric Mullins on the bench again versus a southpaw. Mancini made two starts in right field in 2017. Pedro Severino gets his first start with the Orioles. Dwight Smith Jr. stays in the lineup in left field. For the Orioles Jonathan...

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg was able to finish six innings for the Nationals on Saturday, keeping his club in its matchup with the New York Mets. After the first inning, he surrendered just one run in the next five frames, allowing only three hits. But in the first inning, the Mets connected against him, scoring three runs off four hits. Three of those hits were consecutive: a single, double and a triple that lifted the Mets to a 3-0 lead. The Mets eventually won the game 11-8. In that first...