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The Orioles played mediocre or worse baseball for several months, but in the last few days they have gotten hot and perhaps turned around their season.
Back-to-back one-run wins over Boston and Seattle give the Orioles a five-game winning streak and put them a game over .500 at 66-65. They have not been over .500 since they were 31-30 June 11.
Zach Britton, who got a 14-pitch save last night, talked about the Orioles trying to claim a playoff berth after they had losing records in May (12-16),...
Jonathan Schoop dropped an RBI single into right-center field last night that increased a lead the Orioles would hand back the next inning, recapture in the bottom half, pad the following inning, lose again the next inning and ...
So much happened in a 7-6 win over the Mariners, including Chris Davis' tie-breaking double in the seventh, that Schoop's soft single no longer resonated. But it produced his team-leading 96th RBI and extended his record.
Schoop's home run Saturday afternoon in...
The Nationals Dream Foundation dedicated its second Legacy Field on Monday, introducing Iván "Pudge" RodrÃguez Field at the newly renovated Little League diamond at Mason District Park in Annandale, Va.
The first Legacy Field, in Washington, D.C, was named Ryan Zimmerman Field. Zimmerman brought his wife Heather and their daughter to Monday's ribbon-cutting event to honor RodrÃguez.
"You see the kids. My wife actually grew up right down the street. Her parents still live here,"...
Two of the Nationals' biggest stars returned to the lineup Monday night and sent another signal to the rest of the division that they are still the team to beat in the National League East.
Max Scherzer pitched seven innings and allowed one run, while Jayson Werth crushed a two-run shot in his second at-bat in nearly three months as the Nats rolled past second-place Marlins 11-2.
Werth slammed the two-run homer in the fourth inning. On a 3-2 pitch, Werth launched the homer down the left field...
Orioles pitchers gave up just four runs in three games in Boston. Tonight, Chris Tillman allowed that many by the fourth inning. If the Orioles were going to win tonight, the bats would need to come up big.
And the bats did that as the Orioles scored runs in five of six innings from the second through the seventh. They beat Seattle 7-6 at Oriole Park to pass the Mariners in the hunt for the second AL wild card spot at 66-65 to Seattle's 66-66.
The Orioles are over .500 for the first time since...
The Orioles finally are reminded of how it feels to be on the other side of .500.
Chris Davis doubled to score Trey Mancini in the seventh inning and break a tie, and the Orioles held on for a 7-6 victory over the Mariners before an announced crowd of 15,106 at Camden Yards.
Adam Jones hit the 250th home run of his career, and the Orioles improved to 66-65 with their fifth straight win and sixth in the last seven games. They're above .500 for the first time since June 11.
The Orioles also...
The Nationals' Max Scherzer returns tonight just in time for an epic matchup against Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, who has become the first batter to reach 50 homers in a season since 2013.
Manager Dusty Baker smiled when asked during pregame about his strategy in facing Stanton: "Can't tell you that. Cuz somebody in here may be a double agent."
"You can't stop him hitting home runs," Baker said. "You just hope they're solos and it's not when it really hurts you. It's...
After a weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox, the Orioles host Seattle tonight to start a three-game series and 10-game homestand. They'll host the Mariners for three games, the Blue Jays for four and the Yankees for three at Camden Yards.
The Orioles recorded their first sweep of the Red Sox since June 9-11, 2015 at Camden Yards and the first series sweep at Fenway Park since Sept. 8-10, 2014. In the series, the Orioles outscored the Red Sox, 25-4. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it...
The hurricane, rain and subsequent flooding of tropical storm Harvey in and around Houston has been devastating for so many in Texas and the surrounding areas. The tragedy has hit home for Nationals' Houston natives Anthony Rendon and Matt Albers.
Rendon said his family has to move to his home in the Houston area because of the flooding at their own homes.
"I have been talking to everybody, texting them and calling my parents every morning," Rendon said. "They actually just left my house...
The Nationals have reinstated right-hander Max Scherzer and outfielder Jayson Werth prior to tonight's series opener against the Miami Marlins.
Scherzer has been on the 10-day disabled list with neck inflammation and will make the start tonight. Werth has been out since June 4 with a broken left foot. He will bat seventh and play right field.
The club optioned outfielders Rafael Bautista and Andrew Stevenson to Triple-A Syracuse. Also, the Nats announced that infielder Stephen Drew has been...