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OAKLAND, Calif. - The rotation is fixed again, for however long it lasts. Nine shutout innings last night for Kevin Gausman, only one earned run today from Alex Cobb over six innings. The Orioles were put in positions where they could win, but firing on only one cylinder won't get them moving forward.
The batters were befuddled by former farmhand Andrew Triggs, who retired the last 12 and was hurt only by Pedro Ãlvarez's solo home run in the second. The defense committed two more errors,...
The Nationals put together their first walk-off win of the year thanks to a ninth-inning rally over the Phillies. The two-run last at-bat surge demonstrated the lineup's ability to be patient with the game on the line.
Facing Phillies closer Héctor Neris for the second day in a row, the Nats tallied two runs on two hits and two walks to rally from a 4-3 deficit to post the 5-4 win.
Wilmer Difo's single over the infield plated Rafael Bautista with the winning run. Center field was vacant...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Center fielder Adam Jones said his right hand and wrist are fine, last night's X-ray came back negative and today was a scheduled day off. No reason to be concerned about his absence from the lineup.
Jones gripped a reporter's hand tightly to show that he's pain-free and there's no weakness. He said drinking milk as a child is responsible for his strong bones.
A fastball from Santiago Casilla smashed into Jones' wrist last night in the 10th inning, but he stayed in the...
The Orioles are a loss away from a second straight winless and 0-6 road trip. They lost 2-0 in 12 innings at Oakland last night when Khris Davis hit a two-run homer to end it off Pedro Araujo.
The Orioles are 8-25 overall and have now lost 11 consecutive road games. The team record is 13 in a row on the road in 1988.
The Orioles have been swept in three-game series at Houston, Boston, Detroit and Anaheim. A loss today and they can add Oakland to that list. The Orioles went 3-1 in a road series...
Right-hander Max Scherzer is almost unstoppable right now. Scherzer struck out seven of the first 11 batters he faced in the first three innings Sunday against the Phillies. He gave up a double to Odúbel Herrera in the first and a single to Maikel Franco in the second, but each time he struck out the final batter of the inning to end the threat.
In the third he struck out the side. He has seven strikeouts in three innings.
Right-hander Jake Arrieta allowed a solo homer to Matt Adams to lead...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Adam Jones and Trey Mancini are missing from the Orioles' lineup today for the finale of their West Coast trip.
Jones was hit on the right wrist last night in the 10th inning and underwent an X-ray. Mancini is slumping and was removed for a pinch-runner.
Mancini struck out three times last night and is 2-for-16 in his last four games. He has four hits and nine strikeouts in his last 24 at-bats over six games.
Craig Gentry is leading off and playing center field. Jace Peterson...
Nationals manager Davey Martinez held veteran first baseman Ryan Zimmerman out of the lineup again with a bruised side.
"I talked to him today he said he felt better," Martinez said. "More of a bruise kind of a deal. He's going to keep me updated for today if he's available. He's shooting for tomorrow, but if there's an emergency he might be able to play."
Third baseman Anthony Rendon made it through his first major league game since April 13 with no issues from the fractured left big...
The series wraps up with a dandy of a pitching matchup as a pair of heavyweights square off.
This is an important game for the Nationals, who are looking to go above .500 again and win an important divisional series against a team with a better record.
Right-hander Max Scherzer (6-1, 1.79 ERA) takes on the Phillies prized free agent acquisition right-hander Jake Arrieta (3-1, 3.49). The dup have taken home the last three National League Cy Young awards.
Now if the weather can hold up. Rain is...
Nationals starting pitcher Tanner Roark kept his team in the game and almost got through seven innings in a 3-1 loss Saturday to the Phillies.
Roark went 6 1/3 innings scattering six hits and allowing three runs while striking out nine and walking three. His nine strikeouts matched his season-high against the New York Mets on April 8.
The Phillies started quickly. César Hernández singled and Rhys Hoskins homered for a 2-0 lead.
"First inning. I'm not gonna go walk a guy," Roark said of...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter was left again to sift through the extra-inning rubble last night and try to find a few nuggets. Anything with value.
He noted the outstanding performance turned in by starter Kevin Gausman, who worked a career-high nine innings and shut out the Athletics on two hits. He praised Mychal Givens, who retired all six batters faced with five strikeouts. The early returns on Mark Trumbo are favorable since coming off the disabled list.
Showalter isn't...