Orioles reliever Mychal Givens returned to Baltimore due to some soreness in his right shoulder. Givens left his injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk, where he began pitching again after a shutdown period caused by inflammation in the shoulder. He appeared in Thursday’s game and allowed one run and two hits in two-thirds of an inning. The

SAN DIEGO – It’s another beautiful day in beautiful San Diego, and nothing would make this weekend any more beautiful for the Nationals than a surprising series win over the Padres. They put themselves in such a position thanks to Saturday night’s 2-0 victory, in which they got two early solo homers and then rode Josiah Gray and their top three rel

Anthony Bemboom is catching this afternoon and Adley Rutschman is on the bench for the series finale against the Mariners at sunny Camden Yards. Gunnar Henderson is batting third and playing third base, followed by first baseman Ryan O’Hearn. Aaron Hicks is the designated hitter. Cedric Mullins is in center field, where he was listed yesterday befo

Continuing to make the most of his second chance with the Orioles, outfielder Aaron Hicks found himself back in the O’s starting lineup on Saturday afternoon against Seattle. That was big for him because, on the day Cedric Mullins returned to the team, he was both still on the roster and still getting at-bats. In 28 games this year with the Yankees

The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Paolo Espino from Triple-A Rochester and designated right-handed pitcher Chad Kuhl for assignment on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.  Espino, 36, joins the Nationals for the first time this season after beginning the sea

The bar is lowered in the aftermath of a 13-1 loss. An at-bat or outing might be lauded only because it wasn’t part of the problem. Sift through the scraps and treat them like gold. However, manager Brandon Hyde offered lots of legitimate praise for Cionel Pérez after the reliever’s two scoreless innings Friday night. They were bigger than the game

SAN DIEGO – How’s this for a formula for success on a lovely Saturday evening at Petco Park: Get two early solo homers from your power-starved lineup, then ask your pitching staff to shut out the Padres’ potent bats the rest of the way? OK, so that may not have been Davey Martinez’s preferred plan entering the day. Given his team's major league wor

SAN DIEGO – The Nationals parted ways with Chad Kuhl today, designating the struggling right-hander for assignment and recalling Paolo Espino from Triple-A Rochester to take his roster spot. The club had been hoping Kuhl might turn things around as a long man in their bullpen, but the 30-year-old was in a sustained rut, his ERA climbing to 8.45 fol

Flush it. The best advice that the Orioles could give themselves last night after a 12-run loss. Don’t dwell on the mistakes and the embarrassment. Move on as quickly as possible. Nothing good comes from wallowing in it. "That's definitely one you need to let go right away and come back tomorrow,” manager Brandon Hyde said after Friday's game. “It'

SAN DIEGO – The Nationals’ lineup is in a bad place right now. That group has averaged 3.3 runs, 8.6 hits and a measly 1.2 walks over the last 18 games, only three of which the team has won. So what’s the cure for an anemic offense? Maybe a rookie knuckleballer making his major league debut? That’s the unusual situation the Nats find themselves in