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...

It's been an admittedly negative first couple of games to the Nationals season, what with back-to-back losses to the Mets that included defensive gaffes, baserunning gaffes and bullpen gaffes. But today's a new day, so let's try to think positively if only for a few minutes. Here are some encouraging developments through the first 18 innings of the 2019 season in D.C. ... * Juan Soto is doing Juan Soto things, The 20-year-old left fielder has picked up right where he left off as a...

The game began with an Orioles pitcher getting out of a big jam and it ended the same way. Nate Karns began the day as an opener and Mike Wright ended it as a surprise closer. They both got big outs and the Orioles got a few in between as well in beating the Yankees 5-3 on Saturday. They provided manager Brandon Hyde with his first win as O's skipper. Jimmy Yacabonis picked up his third career victory and Wright his first career save. He had not had one before either in the minors or...

NEW YORK - Reliever Cody Carroll, cut from the Orioles' camp roster on March 17 and optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, is headed to the injured list. Carroll is dealing with some soreness in his lower back that's keeping him off the break-camp roster. There didn't appear to be any health issues with Carroll before he reported to Twin Lakes Park. He recorded his third save in his final exhibition outing on March 16 and allowed two runs and five hits with one walk and nine strikeouts over seven...

It had been 19 months since Trevor Rosenthal last took the mound in a major league game, and so the veteran reliever understandably was happy about that important fact. "It was an exciting day, obviously," he said. "Getting out there for the first time, the situation, it was a good experience and something I really enjoyed and look forward to happening again." Rosenthal said all this with a smile on his face, but behind the smile was the recognition that he's only allowed to look on the...