Corbin Burnes lost his catcher tonight shortly before the national anthem. He warmed and then paused while a member of the grounds crew ran onto the field with a rubber cleat cleaner and hammer, using spikes to secure it behind the mound. Burnes got the green light to pitch and surrendered multiple runs in the first inning for the only time in his

PHILADELPHIA – No matter what the Nationals did on the mound tonight, they had to get more production at the plate. Even on a good pitching night, three runs is usually not enough to beat this daunting Phillies lineup that scored 13 last night. The Phillies entered tonight averaging 7.0 runs per game over 47 games against the Nats since the nightca

The Orioles made a change to their lineup about 10 minutes before first pitch. Adley Rutschman was scratched due to lower back discomfort. He was supposed to lead off for the third time this season. Colton Cowser returns to the top spot against Red Sox left-hander Brennan Bernardino, an opener who is expected to be replaced by right-hander Cooper C

For the Orioles recently, the three-game win streak has been elusive. They last won three straight from July 14-20 when they ended the first half by beating the Yankees and started the second half with two in a row over the Rangers. Since then the Orioles have won back-to-back games four times, but each time lost the next game.  But after beating W

PHILADELPHIA – With Alex Call’s resurgence at the plate since his call-up from Triple-A Rochester, Nationals manager Davey Martinez has toyed with the idea of platooning him and CJ Abrams in the leadoff spot. The right-handed Call would lead off against left-handed starting pitchers and the lefty Abrams would lead off against righties. But tonight,

Left-hander Cade Povich is with the Orioles and expected to start Saturday night against the Red Sox. He’s spending tonight on the taxi squad with no indication from the club that he’s staying beyond the weekend. Manager Brandon Hyde explained in his media session that Povich “potentially” would join the active roster and pitch Saturday and Albert

PHILADELPHIA – “This one I'm going to flush.” That was manager Davey Martinez after last night’s 13-3 loss to the Phillies. And yeah, let’s forget about that one. The Nationals look to bounce back tonight with Patrick Corbin on the mound. There are only a handful of starts left for the veteran left-hander in a Nats uniform, so we don’t need to revi

Adley Rutschman is leading off tonight against Red Sox left-hander Brennan Bernardino, who’s only made two starts among his 44 appearances and will serve as an opener. Colton Cowser moves down to fifth in the order. Eloy Jiménez is the designated hitter. Ramón Urías makes another start at third base. Corbin Burnes makes his 25th start for the Oriol

Birdland is wishing and hoping that the Orioles can get on a strong roll the rest of this season. With last night's 5-1 win over Boston, they are 72-50 and now it's a 40-game sprint to the finish to win the American League East. Looking for their first seasons with back-to-back AL East championships since 1973 and 1974, the defending division champ

PHILADELPHIA – The Nationals have made progress this year, no doubt. For the most part, the young pitching staff has made strides. CJ Abrams was an All-Star. Jacob Young is the favorite to win the National League Gold Glove Award in center field. Luis García Jr. and Keibert Ruiz are having strong second halves. And a crop of newly acquired young ta