Nats pound Mets 25-4 to end long day at end of long July
Nats pound Mets 25-4 to end long day at end of long July
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
First, the obvious caveat: What the Nationals did tonight on South Capitol Street has no bearing on what they do Wednesday afternoon on South Capitol Street, or in any other future game in 2018. We've seen this enough times this season to know there is no such thing as momentum, at least not for this Nationals club. So just take tonight's events for what they're worth and simply enjoy the fact that a ballclub that has disappointed in so many ways this season and earlier in the day made the...
Breaking down the winners and losers from the non-waiver trade deadline
Breaking down the winners and losers from the non-waiver trade deadline
Mel Antonen
Orioles
The Braves, a surprise contender in the National League East, figured to have a conservative approach before Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline. But now, they're going to take aim at the NL East title with three former Orioles pitchers and an outfielder with 30-home run power. The Braves acquired Orioles starter Kevin Gausman and two relievers, Darren O'Day and Brad Brach in two separate deals since Sunday. Gausman joins a rotation that has Anibal Sanchez, Sean Newcomb, Mike Foltynewicz....
Duquette on today's trades (O's lose 6-3)
Duquette on today's trades (O's lose 6-3)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK - The newer version of the Orioles is losing to the Yankees tonight 6-0, with Miguel Andújar breaking open the game in the fifth inning with a three-run homer off Yefry Ramírez after Greg Bird's sacrifice fly. Ramírez allowed a two-out RBI single to Gleyber Torres in the first inning and Didi Gregorius' run-scoring single in the third after Tim Beckham's error. Making his first start at Yankee Stadium, Ramírez allowed six runs and six hits in five innings. He walked...
Schoop, Gausman talk about trades and their time in Baltimore
Schoop, Gausman talk about trades and their time in Baltimore
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK - Jonathan Schoop is taking his 12-game hitting streak and red-hot July to the Brewers. Kevin Gausman is taking his blazing fastball and enormous potential, which showed itself in spurts, to a Braves team loaded with familiar faces. Both players had reddened eyes as they stood outside the clubhouse and talked to the media. Gausman choked up a few times and finally used his T-shirt to wipe them. The excitement of joining a pennant race and the next phases of their professional careers...
O's game blog: Yefry Ramírez pitches series opener in Bronx
O's game blog: Yefry Ramírez pitches series opener in Bronx
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After a rather busy day off the field, the Orioles will be on the field tonight at Yankee Stadium. They are starting a two-game series and six-game road trip that continues with a four-game series beginning Thursday night at Texas. The Orioles (32-74) have won three in a row and can tie their season-high win streak tonight. In the last three wins over Tampa Bay, they scored 37 runs. Over the last five games, they've scored 47 runs, and in nine games since the All-Star break, the Orioles have...
Why the Nationals essentially stood pat: "Track record"
Why the Nationals essentially stood pat: "Track record"
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
They didn't buy, at least not in July. They didn't sell, at least not in the kind of significant way that had been suggested was possible. In the end, the Nationals essentially stood pat at the trade deadline, keeping Bryce Harper and everyone else on the current roster except for Brandon Kintzler, who was dealt to the Cubs for a Single-A reliever. So what message, then, did the front office just send a clubhouse full of players and a region full of fans who have spent the last four months...
Showalter talks about today's trades
Showalter talks about today's trades
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK - The smoke still hasn't cleared from today's trade activity. The Orioles are fortunate that they didn't set off the sprinkler system at Yankee Stadium. In an impressive late flurry of moves, the Orioles sent starter Kevin Gausman and reliever Darren O'Day to the Braves for right-hander Evan Phillips, infielder Jean Carlos Encarnacion, catcher Brett Cumberland and left-hander Bruce Zimmermann. The Orioles also received $2.5 million in international signing bonus slot money, while...
Updates on Doolittle and Strasburg (Nats win 25-4)
Updates on Doolittle and Strasburg (Nats win 25-4)
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Nationals closer Sean Doolittle had a second MRI recently to check the progress on his left toe inflammation. The results do not point to a quick return, but Doolittle said he is making incremental progress. Doolittle has been on the disabled list since July 7. "I guess it was good," Doolittle said. "There's still some more doctors that are going to look at it, but it was very, very similar. It was virtually unchanged from the one that we had a little over a week before. So while I was...
Trea Turner apologizes for offensive tweets
Trea Turner apologizes for offensive tweets
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Nationals shortstop Trea Turner met with the media regarding offensive tweets he posted on Twitter back when he was playing baseball at North Carolina State. He opened with an apology for the tweets he wrote in 2011 and 2012. "For starters, I want to apologize to everybody that was affected by things that I said: LBGT community, African-American community, special-needs community," Turner said. "I'm truly sorry for what I said and I want to take full responsibility for that. I want to...
Looking at today's trades with Atlanta and Milwaukee
Looking at today's trades with Atlanta and Milwaukee
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It has been a dizzying day for the Orioles and their fans. As it turned out, the team did trade players who were under team control beyond 2018. They sent pitchers Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day to Atlanta and traded second baseman Jonathan Schoop to Milwaukee. In the deal with the Braves, the Orioles got four players and $2.5 million in international bonus money. They got three players from Milwaukee. On the big league roster in New York this afternoon they have added right-handed relief...