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Orioles third base prospect Ryan Mountcastle is expected to join Double-A Bowie sometime in the next several days. He's played four games at extended spring training in Florida with two games in the field. He will probably head north after another three or four games in Florida and join the Baysox.
Mountcastle had been out since mid-March when he was hit by a pitch in a minor league spring game and suffered a hairline fracture in his right hand. He is ranked as the No. 65 prospect in baseball...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Nine shutout innings tonight from Kevin Gausman couldn't assure the Orioles of a victory. They couldn't end a game and a losing streak in regulation or beyond. Nothing is going to come easily. It's just the direction of the season.
Shut out through six innings by Athletics starter Trevor Cahill and six more by the bullpen, the Orioles finally ran out of chances. Khris Davis hit a two-run homer off Rule 5 pick Pedro Araujo in the bottom of the 12th to give Oakland a 2-0...
The Orioles have lost four in a row, not winning since Sunday at home versus Detroit. They have lost 10 straight road games, not winning since Sunday April 8 at New York. Tonight they try to end both streaks at Oakland in the second of three games in this series.
The road trip started with the Orioles being swept three at Anaheim, as they were outscored 25-12 by the Angels. Last night they trailed 4-1 after one inning, tied the game in the sixth, only to lose 6-4 at Oakland.
The Orioles have...
Trea Turner got caught off of first base in the ninth inning attempting to get to second base on a possible hit and run.
It was a play Turner would certainly love to have back, but the biggest takeaway from the Nationals' 3-1 loss to the Phillies Saturday was the pitching of Vince Velasquez.
Velasquez allowed only one hit, a solo homer by Wilmer Difo, in quieting the Nationals for five innings. The right-hander hit a batter, walked four and struck out four batters to improve to 2-4.
Manager...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Chris Tillman will be available in the bullpen for Sunday's game against the Athletics that concludes the West Coast trip.
Tillman threw only 47 pitches Thursday night in Anaheim while retiring three batters in a 12-3 loss. He wanted to be in the bullpen tonight, according to manager Buck Showalter, but the club decided to give him an extra day's rest.
Showalter hasn't revealed whether Tillman is staying in the rotation and, if so, when he'd take the mound again. The...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Adam Jones continues to bat second tonight for the Orioles after collecting three hits last night.
Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter and Anthony Santander is in right field.
Pedro Ãlvarez is playing third base and Chance Sisco is catching.
Closer Zach Britton was put through more fielding drills before batting practice, including chasing down bunts and covering first base. He also performed some agility drills.
Oakland's Jed Lowrie leads the majors with a .524 average...
The Phillies jumped out quickly in Saturday's game. César Hernández singled and Rhys Hoskins took Nationals starter Tanner Roark to a full count before crushing a pitch over the center field wall. The two-run shot gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead.
This was the opposite of the Nats' 3-0 and then 7-0 leads to start the first two innings on Friday night.
In the third, Roark walked two but also struck out three. Odúbel Herrera walked to extend his on-base streak to 34 games.
Phillies...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Second baseman Jonathan Schoop has reported to Triple-A Norfolk to continue his injury rehab assignment and he's batting second for tonight's game. The Tides are home against Louisville.
Schoop went 0-for-2 with a strikeout last night at Double-Bowie and a rain delay removed him from the game. The forecast prompted the Orioles to send Schoop to Norfolk.
The Orioles intend to activate Schoop from the 10-day disabled list before Tuesday night's game against the Royals at...
Manager Davey Martinez discussed the Nationals activating third baseman Anthony Rendon from the 10-day disabled list. Adrian Sanchez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Rendon played two games for high Single-A Potomac in the last two nights.
"He looked good playing the last couple of days," Martinez said. "His at-bats were really good. He's moving a lot better than what I anticipated. I just expect him to go out there and do his thing like normal. He's excited about being back and he says...
The Washington Nationals recalled from rehab and reinstated infielder Anthony Rendon from the 10-day disabled list and optioned infielder Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Rendon, 27, appeared in two Minor League rehab games with Single-A Potomac, went 5-for-8 (.625) with two doubles, one RBI, and three runs scored. Prior to his injury he hit .286 (16-for-56) with four doubles, one...