Well, the Orioles finally scored a few runs. But they still lost 5-4 on Saturday to the Miami Marlins. The Orioles are 19-50 and have lost nine in a row overall and 11 straight at home. That's a lot of losing. The last time the Orioles lost 50 games this fast was actually not that long ago. The 2010 Orioles also started 19-50. That club began the year going 19-52, but they played three games over .500 from that point on, going 47-44 to finish at 66-96 for the season. The most losses ever by an...

A loss today would be the 10th in a row for the Orioles, their longest streak since May 26-June 5, 2010. A home losing streak of 12 games would establish a club record. Being swept by the Marlins wouldn't do much for their confidence, either. This team is trying so hard to tank, its mascot should include an ammunition rack. But the Orioles have dropped the first two games of the series. How can rock bottom keep moving on them? The removal of Chris Davis from the lineup hasn't cured everything...

The Orioles were not held to three runs or less again today, but right-hander Alex Cobb didn't have the bounceback outing he wanted, either. It led to Miami beating the Orioles 5-4 at Oriole Park to take the first two games in this series. The Orioles (19-50) have lost nine in a row - six by two runs or less - and 16 of their last 18 games. They have lost 11 in a row at home where they are 10-23. Miami (28-43) has won five of six and eight of its past 12 games. The Orioles' 11 consecutive...

One pitch from Alex Cobb today and the Marlins had a runner in scoring position. Four pitches and they had a run. Any margin seems daunting for a team that's been operating on a dead engine. The Orioles weren't cooked, but the broiler was back on. No opponent seems capable of pulling the Orioles out of harm's way. They tried to rally against former teammate Wei-Yin Chen and the Marlins bullpen, but came up short in a 5-4 loss before an announced crowd of 23,948 at Camden Yards. J.T. Realmuto...

TORONTO - The Nationals, as currently constructed, know they have to win on the broad shoulders of their pitching staff, especially ace Max Scherzer. They also know there isn't a pitching performance in the history of baseball that could overcome a string of nine zeros by their lineup. And so it didn't matter that Scherzer today recorded the 74th double-digit strikeout game of his career, a mark only seven pitchers have ever topped. It didn't matter that Scherzer retired the first eight...

Manager: Aaron Boone (1st year) Record: 46-21 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 3B Miguel Andújar (.293/.321/.515 with 28 RBIs), 2B Gleyber Torres (.283 with 13 HR, 34 RBIs), RF Aaron Judge (18HR, 46 RBIs), LF Giancarlo Stanton (16 HR, 37 RBIs), C Gary Sánchez (13 HR, 39 RBIs), RHP Sonny Gray (4-4, 4.98 ERA), LHP Aroldis Chapman (1.17 ERA, 20 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-1 Pitching probables: June 18: Suspended game resumes at 5:05 p.m. on MASN June 18: RHP Sonny Gray (4-4) vs....

The search for offense continues today in Baltimore. After being shut out for the eighth time last night - and fourth time in the last 15 games - the Orioles host Miami in the second game of a three-game set. The Orioles' 234 runs scored are the fewest in the majors, 10 less than Miami, which ranks 29th. The O's have scored 19 runs the last 10 games and 48 in the past 23. They have gone 3-for-58 (.052) with runners in scoring position over the last eight games. The Orioles (19-49) are trying...

The second opinion sought by Orioles reliever Richard Bleier offered further confirmation that he sustained a Grade 3 tear of his left lat muscle, the most severe, and he must undergo surgery Tuesday in New Jersey. "Obviously, it's pretty unfortunate for myself and the team," he said today while standing at his locker. "The next step is just hopefully a successful surgery and moving on from there." Bleier didn't do anything out of the ordinary to sustain the injury. He threw one pitch to...

TORONTO - Matt Adams, as surmised, is not in the Nationals lineup this afternoon. Now the club can only wait to find out how many more games (if any) the slugger is going to need to miss with an injured left index finger. Adams, who was struck by a pitch while squaring around to bunt Friday night, had an X-ray taken after the game, the results of which appear to have been inconclusive. Manager Davey Martinez said, "it didn't really show much." "You can't even tell," Martinez said when...

Orioles reliever Richard Bleier will undergo surgery Tuesday in New Jersey to repair a Grade 3 tear in his left lat muscle. He won't pitch again this year and may not be ready for the start of the 2019 season. Dr. Anthony Romeo will handle the procedure, which was recommended after Bleier underwent an MRI on Thursday morning and received a second opinion. Bleier said the pain was so severe after he threw a pitch Wednesday that it felt like he had been shot in the back. He didn't know that he...