He had already reached base earlier in the game and immediately swiped second. So when CJ Abrams singled home the tying run in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday night, was there ever any question what he would do next? “I get on base, and I’m trying to take that extra 90 every time I can,” the Nationals shortstop said. “Get in scoring position fo

The comeback that unfolded for the Orioles in the ninth inning Tuesday night, before the Angels rallied to tie and lost in the 10th, began with Adam Frazier and Ryan O’Hearn producing clutch hits in reserve. Frazier doubles with one out and scores on O’Hearn’s line drive single. Depth again playing its role in defining the 2023 club. The Orioles ke

ANAHEIM – For the second night in a row the second-place Tampa Bay Rays posted a win earlier in the night that the Orioles would later match. Tonight, the Orioles’ 10-3 romp over the Los Angeles Angels in front of 29,021 meaning they not only swept this series but maintained their season-high 3.5 game lead over the Rays atop the AL East. The Oriole

The Nationals’ six-week surge this summer was keyed in large part by their ability to win the late innings of games, both at the plate and on the mound. Their more recent six-game slide has seen them lose games late on multiple occasions, reversing the trend. So wouldn’t you know they finally snapped the losing streak by storming back to beat the M

ANAHEIM - Most of the time this year, but not all, when the Orioles won the first two games of a three-game series, they won the third game to complete the sweep. While the Orioles have gone 84 straight series without being swept, they have nine sweeps of their own. They have seven three-game sweeps and one of two games in the 2023 season.  They ca

ANAHEIM – The Orioles are tweaking their rotation before the series with Red Sox that begins Friday night at Fenway Park. Had they stayed on turn after tomorrow’s off day with their current six-man, they would have thrown Cole Irvin Friday, then Kyle Bradish Saturday and Jack Flaherty on Sunday against the Red Sox. But manager Brandon Hyde said tod

The Orioles will try for their ninth sweep of the season tonight with Adley Rutschman serving as the designated hitter, Ramón Urías playing second base, and Jordan Westburg moving back to the bench. Aaron Hicks is in center field, putting Cedric Mullins in a reserve role. Gunnar Henderson is slugging .727 against Angels' fastballs this season and .

Lane Thomas is out of the Nationals lineup for the second straight night after receiving an injection in his back, but the outfielder expects to be back playing this weekend. Thomas was encouraged by results of the MRI he received Tuesday, saying it did not show any injury of significance. “Just a little inflammation in a few areas,” he said. “Got

The Nationals need to win a game. Doesn’t matter how. Doesn’t matter who does it. They just need to win a game for the first time in eight days. They can get there with a quality pitching performance from Joan Adon, who has offered up a couple of those in five starts since returning to the big leagues last month: once against the Reds, once against

For 94 consecutive games, Davey Martinez filled out a lineup that featured one of two names in the leadoff position: Lane Thomas or CJ Abrams. Since mid-May, there hadn’t been any reason for the Nationals manager to consider anyone else for that job. But when both Thomas and Abrams needed the night off Tuesday, Martinez was left to select another n