Leftovers for breakfast
Leftovers for breakfast
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The run that left-hander Tanner Scott allowed Wednesday in Game 2 of the doubleheader in Boston marked the third time in 11 outings that he was scored upon and the fourth in 15. He didn't surrendered more than one run in those games spanning 16 innings. Chipping away at the ERA has been a tedious process, but he's lowered it from 6.57 on Aug. 15 to 5.26. Scott has registered a 6.67 ERA and 1.778 WHIP in 27 games in the first half and a 3.81 ERA and 1.192 WHIP after the break. His September...
Orioles-Astros game postponed due to rain (updated)
Orioles-Astros game postponed due to rain (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Rain and an ominous forecast lacking in a window to play has forced the postponement of tonight's game between the Orioles and Astros at Camden Yards. The teams will play a single-admission doubleheader on Saturday, with Game 1 at 4:05 p.m. The nightcap will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the opener. The Orioles are subjected to their eighth postponement of the season and their sixth at home. Two games in Boston were washed away, the most recent on Tuesday night. The...
Tonight's Astros-Orioles game postponed
Tonight's Astros-Orioles game postponed
Pete Kerzel
Orioles
Tonight's scheduled game between the Orioles and Houston Astros has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a traditional (single-admission) doubleheader on Saturday, September 29. The first game of the September 29 doubleheader will begin at 4:05 p.m. ET, followed by the regularly-scheduled game approximately 30 minutes after the first game concludes. Fans holding tickets for the originally scheduled 7:05 p.m. game on Saturday, September 29, should use...
O's game blog: The final series of the year begins
O's game blog: The final series of the year begins
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles begin their final series of the year tonight hosting four games over three days against the defending World Series champion Houston Astros. The scheduled series opener was rained out last night. Houston (100-58) lost at Toronto on Wednesday, but has clinched its second straight American League West championship. This is the third time in franchise history with 100 wins, topped only by teams in 2017 (101 wins) and 1998 (102 wins). Houston is the first team with back-to-back 100-win...
Showalter unwilling to grow sentimental over last homestand
Showalter unwilling to grow sentimental over last homestand
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The season is down to four games, which could be the countdown for Buck Showalter as Orioles manager. He hasn't been told of his status beyond this season and said he isn't worrying about it. There's an opponent to prepare for and personal feelings that must be stifled. "No. I shouldn't know," Showalter said. "I've got a contract through the end of October, so nobody needs to or has to do that. There's a lot of people in this world like that. Who am I? "I mean, really? Is it that...
If rebuilding O's look to Trey Mancini for leadership, he's ready to provide it
If rebuilding O's look to Trey Mancini for leadership, he's ready to provide it
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After the July trades where some veteran leaders exited the Orioles clubhouse, a much younger and less experienced team emerged. There were fewer veteran leaders and there may be fewer yet in 2019. Outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini looks around the clubhouse and sees that he has become a veteran on this team almost overnight. This time last year, he was wrapping up a strong rookie season, one that led him to a third-place finish for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. A year...
Orioles lineup vs. Astros
Orioles lineup vs. Astros
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Chris Davis remains out of the Orioles lineup tonight as they open the final homestand of the season. Davis hasn't played since Saturday in New York. Corban Joseph is the designated hitter. Steve Wilkerson is at second base and Jace Peterson is at third base. Renato Núñez is bothered by some soreness in his knee. Miguel Castro remains unavailable because of some swelling in his knee, but he's improved. The Orioles still don't have a starter listed for Sunday. Yefry Ramírez pitches...
Opposite dugout: A lot on line for Rockies in final regular season series
Opposite dugout: A lot on line for Rockies in final regular season series
Pete Kerzel
Nationals
Manager: Bud Black (2nd season) Record: 89-70 Last 10 games: 7-3 (update) Who to watch: 3B Nolan Arenado (.296/.374/.545 with 34 HR, 105 RBIs), SS Trevor Story (.291/.346/.562 with 35 HR, 105 RBIs, 26 SB), CF Charlie Blackmon (.287, 26 HR), 2B DJ LeMahieu (15 HR, 61 RBIs), 1B Ian Desmond (21 HR, 86 RBIs), RHP Kyle Freeland (16-7, 2.84 ERA), RHP Wade Davis (42 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-1 Pitching probables: Sept. 28: RHP Joe Ross (0-1) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (16-7), 8:10 p.m., MASN2...
Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation and Adam Jones jointly make $150,000 donation to local nonprofit organizations
Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation and Adam Jones jointly make $150,000 donation to local nonprofit organizations
Pete Kerzel
Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation and outfielder Adam Jones, and his wife, Audie, have jointly donated $150,000 to a variety of local nonprofit organizations. The donation includes $100,000 for Living Classrooms, $20,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, $10,000 for Stocks in the Future, $10,000 for Harlem Lacrosse, $5,000 for Sharp Dressed Man, and $5,000 for Baltimore Urban Baseball Association. Prior to Saturday's game, an Orioles representative and Adam and...
On Robles, McGowin, Roark, Zimmerman and attendance
On Robles, McGowin, Roark, Zimmerman and attendance
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The focus Wednesday obviously was on Bryce Harper, whose potential farewell to Nationals Park didn't quite go as hoped, both for performance and weather-related reasons. But there was plenty else going on during the course of the Nats' 9-3, seven-inning win over the Marlins. Let's run through some of the other notable developments ... * Victor Robles had the best game of his brief major league career. The rookie center fielder went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and five RBIs, and in the...