SAN FRANCISCO – Kyle Bradish had designed the perfect plan. A trip to Hawaii and a marriage proposal to girlfriend Mollie Mae. The hours they’d spend relaxing on the beach, the ideal escape from life as a low-minors pitcher, and in such a romantic setting. That is, until he saw a missed call from Angels farm director Mike LaCassa one day after slip

SAN FRANCISCO – The first batter that Tomoyuki Sugano faced today was denied a hit on Colton Cowser’s sensational diving catch of a sinking line drive. The second batter found the solution by launching a fastball over Cowser’s head and the center field fence. Rafael Devers gave the Giants an early lead and the Orioles unraveled in the fourth in a 1

The worst summer in Nationals history came to a close this afternoon in much the same fashion as far too many ballgames over the last three months played out. A 7-4 loss to the Rays had all the hallmarks of previous losses, from a big hole created by a struggling starting pitcher to a futile attempt by the lineup to make up the big deficit. In gett

SAN FRANCISCO – The Orioles may go in a different direction to expand their roster on Monday. Albert Suárez is confirmed and will join the bullpen, but infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo might have to wait a little longer. Mateo had three hits yesterday and is 8-for-28 with Triple-A Norfolk since restarting his assignment on Aug. 20. “Jorgie, we’re s

SAN FRANCISCO – The Orioles go for the series win this afternoon after prevailing yesterday for the second time in 10 games. Gunnar Henderson is the designated hitter and Luis Vázquez is the shortstop. Dylan Beavers is in right field and Daniel Johnson starts in left. Ryan Mountcastle is at first base. Tomoyuki Sugano get the start, his 26th, to cl

Andrew Alvarez will make his major league debut Monday afternoon against the Marlins, the 26-year-old left-hander set to be promoted by the Nationals from Triple-A Rochester to take the rotation spot that opened up when MacKenzie Gore landed on the 15-day injured list. Interim manager Miguel Cairo announced the decision this morning, with Alvarez f

The Nationals have endured three losing streaks of at least seven games this season, which is not typically a sign of a good season. This current losing streak has seen them score a total of 16 runs, only five in their last four games. So the focus heading into this afternoon’s series finale against the Rays has got to be offense, and how this line

SAN FRANCISCO – Ryan Mountcastle has a tendency, and at times it seems more like a devotion, to keeping it simple. What he’s trying to do at the plate and with his season, and how he responds to questions about them. The importance of the last five weeks as he approaches his last chance at an arbitration raise – and maybe his last at-bats with the

SAN FRANCISCO – Trevor Rogers looked human on the mound this afternoon, but just for a brief moment. The Giants’ Willy Adames barreled a fastball and deposited it into the left-center field seats with two outs in the first inning. Rogers spun part way to track it and bent at the waist. Only the third homer hit against him in 14 starts and the first

A crowd of 26,148 at Nationals Park spent all afternoon looking for a reason, any reason, to cheer for the home team. The home team provided few such moments. The only significant crowd reactions for most of the day, if you want to call them that, came when security guards corralled and escorted two fans who ran onto the field in separate incidents