Two days after he was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Orioles in the Manny Machado trade, right-hander Zach Pop was pitching at Prince George's Stadium for his new organization and his new team, the Double-A Bowie Baysox. It didn't go well. Not the first impression he wanted. But it has gone a lot better for the 21-year-old Canadian native since he gave up three runs without recording an out that first game. Over his past four games for Bowie, Pop has thrown seven innings, allowing...

There were any number of reasons the Nationals lost to the Braves on Wednesday night, and any number of ways they could have made up for those reasons and actually pulled off an impressive comeback that would've changed the entire outlook of this critical series. But the primary focus from many corners afterward was on Juan Soto's sixth-inning ejection, so it's worth revisiting that sequence, as well as all the principal participants' postgame comments. In the bottom of the fourth, Soto was...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Whatever plans the Orioles made or at least discussed to select outfielder Cedric Mullins' contract from Triple-A Norfolk remain on hold as long as he's unable to play due to a stomach virus. Mullins was kept home last night and missed the Tides' 1-0 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Harbor Park. Meanwhile, Adam Jones started in center field as usual and homered in the first inning. Manager Buck Showalter has downplayed how Jones took fly balls in right field during...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles third base coach Bobby Dickerson will show up at Tropicana Field on Thursday and slip into his uniform and his second role with the club. As the infield instructor, he's going to want answers. Review the tape from tonight's game and figure out who's responsible for the various breakdowns and how they can be prevented in the future. The Orioles committed five errors and still managed to rally past the Rays 5-4 on Trey Mancini's two-run double off Sergio Romo in...

The Nationals showed some much-needed emotion tonight during a critical game against the Braves. Unfortunately, it only came after they trailed by a hefty margin and after their youngest star was ejected for the first time in his life. After Tommy Milone dug his teammates into a six-run hole, and the Nats tried to claw their way back while also watching 19-year-old slugger Juan Soto and hitting coach Kevin Long get ejected during a wild bottom of the sixth. In the end, the fiery emotions...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A couple of the Orioles' relievers ditched the bullpen bench after the bottom of the sixth inning tonight and began to get loose. No throwing was involved with Andrew Cashner at 83 pitches and cruising, but arms began to flap and rotate. Hamstrings were stretched. A one-run lead might be passed along and there are no longer the predictable choices awaiting manager Buck Showalter. Or a game might be tied due to more defensive breakdowns, which is how it played out. It's...

Koda Glover was extraordinarily excited to be in the Nationals clubhouse this afternoon, back on an active big league roster, healthy and available to pitch for the first time in 2018. Given what the high-energy reliever has been through the last two years, can you blame him? "You have no idea. It was way worse than Tommy John, anything like that," he said. "But like I said, trust in the medical staff, and they did an excellent job." Glover, who had Tommy John surgery on his elbow before he...

One night after they suffered their seventh walk-off loss of the year and first since July 20 in Toronto, the Orioles play at Tropicana Field again tonight. It's the second game of a three-game series and the seventh game of an eight-game trip on which the Orioles are 2-5. When Willy Adames homered off Miguel Castro with two outs in the ninth last night, the Tampa Bay Rays had a comeback 4-3 win that evened the season series between these clubs at six wins each. In their three previous games...

Kelvin Herrera is now on the disabled list, and though the Nationals hope his stay won't be long, they also know any time lost to injury right now is a detriment to their chances of catching up in a pennant race that is running out of days. Herrera, who had to depart Tuesday night's game after giving up two runs and three hits in the top of the ninth to the Braves, received results of an MRI this afternoon that showed a rotator cuff impingement in his right shoulder. Manager Davey Martinez...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The news was light again today as manager Buck Showalter sat in the visiting dugout at Tropicana Field for his pregame media session. Three of the four starters have been confirmed for the Red Sox series at Camden Yards. Dylan Bundy takes the mound in Friday night's opener, Yefry Ramírez starts one of the doubleheader games on Saturday and Alex Cobb closes out the series on Sunday. Jimmy Yacabonis is a candidate to be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and start Saturday....