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If the Orioles are going to chip away at the Yankees' division lead, this is the week to do it.
And by "chipping," I mean taking chunks out of it.
The Orioles trail the Yankees by four games as they venture into the Bronx. They won two of three games in April at Camden Yards, lost three of four in May at Yankee Stadium and won two of three again in June at Camden Yards.
The Yankees are 27-17 at home this season and the Orioles are 19-27 on the road, though they won two straight in Detroit...
Manager: Joe Girardi (8th season)
Record: 50-41
Last 10 games: 6-4
Who to watch: LF Brett Gardner (.300/.378/.477 with 10 HR, 42 RBIs), DH Alex Rodriguez (.277/.378/.515 with 19 HR, 52 RBIs), C Brian McCann (.255 with 15 HR, 58 RBIs), 1B Mark Teixeira (.249 with 23 HR, 63 RBIs), RHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-2, 4.50 ERA), LHP Andrew Miller (20 saves, 1.44 ERA)
Season series vs. Orioles: 5-5
Pitching probables:
July 21: LHP Wei-Yin Chen vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi, 7:05 p.m., MASN July 22: RHP Kevin Gausman...
As the Double-A Bowie Baysox pursue their first division championship since 2008 and second playoff berth in four years, their pitching staff is being led by a veteran right-hander who is putting up very strong numbers on the field while also providing an example for younger pitchers to follow.
Terry Doyle picked up his latest win on Sunday, allowing two earned runs or less for the 10th time in 12 starts. He is 11-1 with an ERA of 2.08. In 95 innings he has allowed 81 hits with 11 walks, 79...
After striking out Curtis Granderson to open the game, Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez issued a walk to Ruben Tejada. Daniel Murphy then ripped a fastball down the right field line to give the Mets runners at second and third with one out. In early trouble, Gonzalez scrambled off the mound to field a slow grounder and then fired to first to beat Wilmer Flores for the out while keeping Tejada at third.
John Mayberry Jr. followed with a sharp grounder down the third base line, which appeared...
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration for the Nationals, MASNsports.com wanted to determine who were the best players at each position during the team's first nine seasons in D.C. Born out of some office debate, this process culminated with the selection of a Nationals All-Decade Team by a panel of 16 media members.
Let's be clear: There's no perfect way to determine the best players at each of eight field positions, starting pitcher and closer. In fact, there were a couple of...
Nationals manager Matt Williams announced rookie Joe Ross as the starter for Tuesday night's game against the Mets.
The 22-year-old was called up from Double-A Harrisburg to make his major league debut on June 6 after Stephen Strasburg landed on the 15-day disabled list the first time this season.
Ross dazzled in his three starts until Strasburg returned. The right-hander went 2-1 with a 2.66 ERA while setting a new Nationals record by waiting 54 batters into his big league career before...
The Nationals will try to reverse their luck against Mets starter Matt Harvey. The hard-throwing right-hander has thrown 13 scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts in two wins over Washington this season.
Michael A. Taylor has experienced the most success against Harvey, going 3-for-6 with a double. Taylor is batting leadoff tonight.
For the Mets:RF Curtis Granderson SS Ruben Tejada 3B Daniel Murphy 2B Wilmer Flores LF John Mayberry Jr. 1B Eric Campbell CF Juan Lagares C Anthony Recker RHP Matt...
The Nationals called up right-hander Abel De Los Santos on Monday and optioned right-hander Blake Treinen to Triple-A Syracuse.
The 22-year-old de Los Santos was 4-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 26 appearances for Double-A Harrisburg. He has not surrendered a run since June 8, a span of 15 innings over nine outings.
De Los Santos was acquired from the Texas Rangers, with second baseman Chris Bostick, in exchange for left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler on Dec. 12, 2014.
"We don't know a lot because he's...
The Washington Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Abel de Los Santos from Double-A Harrisburg on Monday and optioned right-handed pitcher Blake Treinen to Triple-A Syracuse. Left fielder Jayson Werth was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to clear space for de Los Santos on the 40-man roster. President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
de Los Santos, 22, is 4-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 26 appearances (31.1 IP) for Double-A...
The Orioles today announced that they have signed free agent infielder Gui Yuan "Itchy" Xu to a 2016 minor league contract.
Xu (pronounced "Shoo"), 19, becomes the first player signed by a Major League Baseball club from the MLB Development Centers. The 6-foot, 188-pound left-handed hitting and left-handed throwing infielder is a native of Shenzhen, China and was recruited to the MLB program in 2010. As a student-athlete at Dong Bei Tang High School and the MLB Development Center in Wuxi,...