BOSTON - In order to finally snap a 13-game road losing streak last night that tied for the longest in club history, the Orioles had to take an early lead, expand it, watch it reduce and hold on tightly until the final out. A typical night at Fenway Park.
A 7-4 win rarely has looked so good. The stretch of futility away from home, in its many forms, finally came to an end.
There have been blowouts and blown leads. Wasted offensive surges and quality starts.
The Red Sox beat the Orioles 10-3 and...
Manager: Andy Green (3rd season)
Record: 20-28
Last 10 games: 6-4
Who to watch: 1B Eric Hosmer (.268/.366/.482, 16 doubles), 3B Christian Villanueva (12 HR, 26 RBIs), LF Franchy Cordero (5 SB, 6 HR), RF Travis Jankowski (.359/.438/.469), RHP Tyson Ross (3.35 ERA), LHP Brad Hand (14 saves)
Season series vs. Nationals: (1-2)
Pitching probables:
May 21: LHP Robbie Erlin (1-2) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-0), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 22: LHP Eric Lauer (1-2) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (4-2), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay...
BOSTON - The Orioles scored a run tonight in the first inning. They didn't lose on the road. Alex Cobb earned a win. Crank up the music, take seconds on the clubhouse spread and celebrate with gusto.
Adam Jones broke a tie in the fourth inning with a bases-loaded, two-run single, Manny Machado collected three more hits and the Orioles defeated the Red Sox 7-4 at Fenway Park.
Cobb allowed three runs over a season-high 6 1/3 innings to win for the first time since Sept. 22 in Baltimore. He...
If the Orioles can win at Boston tonight, some losing streaks will fall. They have lost 13 in a row on the road. They have lost seven in a row versus Boston. And the Orioles have lost all six games started by right-hander Alex Cobb this year.
The 6-2 loss to Boston on Thursday night matched a team record for consecutive road losses. That was set from April 8-28, 1988. The O's have been outscored 84-41 during the 13 losses with a rotation ERA of 6.93.
The Orioles have their first seven-game...
You've seen him on TV. You've heard him on the radio. You've heard him on his podcast. Now, you can hear him on ours.
Paul and I are back with a new episode of the "MASN All Access" podcast and we are joined by a very special guest: the one, the only, MASN's Dan Kolko.
Obviously, Dan has graced you with his presence on MASN's broadcasts of Nationals games and the pre and postgame "Nats Xtra" shows. But did you know that Dan started at MASN laying the groundwork for what Paul and I do...
BOSTON - Zach Britton threw another batting practice session earlier today at Fenway Park, facing Craig Gentry and Andrew Susac before handling more fielding drills.
Britton increased his pitch count from 15 to 30 by working two "innings."
"It was good," he said. "Threw against Gentry and Susac, so I got a good read. Didn't tell them what was coming this time, so I got a little more realistic look and how the stuff was and it's a little more competitive because they don't know what's...
This week's terrible weather in Washington hasn't just prevented the Nationals from playing baseball, it has prevented them from seeing Matt Wieters in person in the wake of his major hamstring surgery.
Wieters, who had the surgery Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas, was unable to make it back to town today due to flight delays caused by the storms that have limited the Nationals to 5 1/2 innings of baseball over the last five days.
Because of that, team doctors have yet to meet with the veteran...
The first game of the Nationals' series with the Dodgers on Friday was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader today, beginning at 2:05 p.m. The second game is scheduled for 8:05 p.m.
Tanner Roark will face Ross Stripling in the opener. Max Scherzer opposes Rich Hill in the nightcap. Both games will be broadcast on MASN.
With Friday's postponement, the Nationals have not played baseball since Tuesday when the game against the Yankees was...
The Nationals' series opener against theDodgers has been postponed due to inclement weather. The announcement was made at 4:45 p.m.
Friday's postponed game will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. and the start time for Saturday night's regularly scheduled game has been adjusted from 7:05 p.m. to 8:05 p.m.
Tickets for Friday's game should be used for the 2:05 p.m. game.
The Nationals have realigned their pitchers for the doubleheader. Tanner Roark...
BOSTON - Mark Trumbo moves up to fifth in the order tonight with Chris Davis lowered to sixth.
Joey Rickard remains in right field and Andrew Susac is behind the plate.
A loss tonight would give the Orioles a club-record 14 in a row on the road.
Alex Cobb is still looking for his first win as an Oriole, going 0-5 with a 7.06 ERA and 1.875 WHIP in six starts over 29 1/3 innings. His debut came against the Red Sox on April 14 at Fenway Park, when he allowed seven earned runs (eight total) and 10...