Storen comes up huge
Storen comes up huge
Dan Kolko
Nationals
NEW YORK - One-run game, bottom of the seventh inning. Two Nationals errors have already been committed, allowing the Mets to load the bases with just one out. Game on the line. Momentum possibly starting to shift. Matt Williams comes out to get Jordan Zimmermann, who hadn't allowed an earned run through his 6 1/3 innings to that point. Drew Storen trots out of the Nats bullpen, handed a jam that couldn't be much tougher. Not that Storen seems to mind. "Those are the fun spots," Storen...
Zach Wilt: Forget random variation and disrespect, real or imagined
Zach Wilt: Forget random variation and disrespect, real or imagined
Josh Land
Orioles
My fellow Orioles fans continuously remind me that Baltimore is a blue-collar town. At heart, we're a lunch pail-carrying, hard hat-wearing diehard fan base that loves our O's. Our admiration for the hometown Birds is so deep that our fan base often takes offense when it feels the team isn't receiving their due credit from the national media. Admittedly, I'm in the Charm City bubble, but it certainly feels to me that Orioles fans care an awful lot about meaningless power rankings or the...
Skole, Dykstra, Vettleson, Espino, Hague shine in Senators' comeback win
Skole, Dykstra, Vettleson, Espino, Hague shine in Senators' comeback win
Byron Kerr
Nationals
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Harrisburg Senators bounced back in nightcap of their Wednesday doubleheader to defeat Reading 9-6. Matt Skole got the Senators on the board in the first with a three-run homer. It was his 11th homer of the season and gave him 58 RBIs. The opposite-field shot cut Reading's lead from to 4-3. Reading held the lead into the bottom of the sixth when Harrisburg erupted for six runs to seal the win. Cutter Dykstra and pitch-hitter Drew Vettleson dropped in two-run doubles off...
The 2014 Orioles: While they lose players to injury, they add to their division lead
The 2014 Orioles: While they lose players to injury, they add to their division lead
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Call it an Adam bomb. Whenever the 2014 season comes to an end and someone compiles a list of Adam Jones' greatest hits, last night's homer will be there. It's going to be a long list for Jones with key hits and this homer will rank right up there. He has had so many big first-inning homers this year, but this time he saved the best for last. Jones' three-run homer in the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and sent the Orioles on their way to a stirring 5-3 win over the Yankees that sent 37,587...
Orioles remain resilient
Orioles remain resilient
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles received good news on third baseman Manny Machado, who's been diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right knee with no structural damage, but they continue to check the market for available infielders. Moving beyond the non-waiver trade deadline hasn't made a difference. A player can be traded if he passes through waivers and many deals are consummated before September. The Orioles nearly had a deal done with the Indians for Asdrubal Cabrera, but he went to the Nationals just...
Hearing from Williams, Zimmerman, Frandsen and Cabrera after Nats' 3-2 win
Hearing from Williams, Zimmerman, Frandsen and Cabrera after Nats' 3-2 win
Dan Kolko
Nationals
NEW YORK - It certainly wasn't pretty. The Nationals made three errors and needed to work their way out of bases-loaded, one-out jams in both the seventh and ninth innings. Yet they still managed to come away with a tight 3-2 win over the Mets, securing a series win and giving themselves a shot at a sweep tomorrow night. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a much-needed solo homer in the top of the eighth to give the Nats a 3-1 lead and made a tremendous catch that left him tumbling over the fence down the...
Adam Jones: "Put me in the right spot, I'm expecting to deliver"
Adam Jones: "Put me in the right spot, I'm expecting to deliver"
Steve Melewski
Orioles
In the Orioles clubhouse after his huge tie-breaking three-run homer in the last of the eighth led the Orioles past the Yankees 5-3, Adam Jones was asked if he was a bit more animated than usual when he ran around the bases tonight. "Big spot. Big home run. ESPN game," Jones said laughing. "Everybody watching. You know me, I play the game with emotion. Big home run, big spot. Nothing wrong with showing a little emotion there." First, Jonathan Schoop homered off Dellin Betances to tie the...
Showalter on Jones and a 5-3 win
Showalter on Jones and a 5-3 win
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Adam Jones reached first base, raised his fist in the air and bounced around the bases, skipping sideways across the plate and slapping a layer of skin off the hands of his teammates as he approached the dugout. He shouted toward the field while tugging at his batting gloves. The needle on his emotion meter was bouncing in the red. I don't recall seeing Jones quite so fired up, though manager Buck Showalter said it's happened in the past. Jones' three-run homer broke a 2-2 tie in the...
Two swings, four runs: Schoop and Jones homer in eighth as O's rally past Yankees
Two swings, four runs: Schoop and Jones homer in eighth as O's rally past Yankees
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Jonathan Schoop hit a big homer tonight and then Adam Jones topped him. Jones hit a tie-breaking three-run shot off Shawn Kelley as the Orioles beat the Yankees 5-3 at Camden Yards to sweep this rain-shortened, two-game series. A crowd of 37,687 roared on with its approval. After Schoop tied the game 2-2 with a homer off Dellin Betances, Jones delivered on the first pitch from Kelley after a Nick Markakis single and walk to Chris Davis. It was the latest big hit for Jones, who now has 23...
Another quality start for Tillman (Jones HR gives O's 5-3 win)
Another quality start for Tillman (Jones HR gives O's 5-3 win)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Chris Tillman left tonight's game after seven innings with his seventh quality start in his last eight outings. What's missing tonight is a lead. Tillman served up a two-run homer to Yankees No. 9 hitter Francisco Cervelli in the second inning, and the Orioles continue to trail the Yankees 2-1 in the eighth. Darren O'Day has replaced Tillman, who threw 100 pitches. Tillman allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, with no walks and three strikeouts. He retired the last 10 batters...