The last mailbag felt emptied but actually had more to it. I need an umpire to stop by my house and check the bottom for sticky substances. As everyone knows, there’s nothing worse than a sticky bottom. But I digress … Let’s do a morning mashup, combining a mailbag with leftovers. Much safer than the two liquids you poured together in chemistry cla

OAKLAND, Calif. – On a day when several struggling hitters finally came through in some big spots, and on a day when their No. 5 starter turned in his third consecutive strong outing, and on a day when they opened up what felt like a comfortable lead in the rubber game of a weekend series, the Nationals somehow still found themselves lamenting a lo

He had to wait until his third at-bat today and the 14th of his major league career, but Jackson Holliday’s first hit came in the last of the seventh today. And it helped fuel a game-winning, two-run rally for the Orioles. With the O's trailing 4-3 after Milwaukee's Blake Perkins homered off Yennier Cano in the top of the seventh, Jordan Westburg l

Orioles pitchers have been roughed up by Milwaukee batters in the first two games of this weekend series as the Brewers have beaten the Orioles by 11-1 and 11-5 scores. The Orioles (8-6) entered this series with a team ERA of 2.86. In the last two days it has increased to 3.87. O’s starters Tyler Wells and Dean Kremer have allowed 16 hits and 12 ru

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Nationals have a chance to win their second straight series this afternoon and depart the Bay Area with a 4-2 record in advance of what should be a tough series at Dodger Stadium beginning Monday night. A win today over the Athletics would be good for morale heading to L.A. The Nats have gotten great starting pitching so far t

After his latest bullpen session – which came Saturday at Camden Yards – Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish is ready to begin what is essentially his spring training. He'll pitch his first minor league rehab game this week, perhaps just an inning or two as he continues his comeback and rehab from a UCL sprain which required a plasma-rich platelet in

After playing in 10 games this season for Triple-A Norfolk and in his first three games after his call-up Wednesday in Boston, Jackson Holliday got a day off Saturday. But he returns to the lineup today, batting ninth versus Milwaukee in the series finale. Holliday is 0-for-11 with seven strikeouts, two runs scored and an RBI thus far. He went 0-fo

Well, the Milwaukee Brewers are really swinging it right now. They were playing well before they got to Baltimore and have put up 22 runs over the first two games of this series. Milwaukee has not lost a series this year and can sweep this one today after wins by 11-1 and 11-5 at Oriole Park. The Brewers are now 10-3 after going 92-70 last year. Th

OAKLAND, Calif. – Riley Adams has been an everyday catcher before. Just not very often in the big leagues. Since joining the Nationals in August 2021, Adams has been the team’s No. 2 catcher, backing up Keibert Ruiz, making one or two starts a week except for rare times when Ruiz has been unavailable. This week has turned into one of those rare tim

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde just wanted Jackson Holliday to breathe. What sounds simple and natural is a lot more challenging in a suffocating environment. Holliday played in his first three major league games and didn’t get a hit in 11 at-bats. Seven of them ended with a strikeout. Fans of opposing teams celebrated it on social media. They chante