Guaranteed of having another winning month, the Orioles continue their homestand today against the Guardians with Adley Rutschman on the bench and Austin Hays moved to second in the order. Hays has eight RBIs in his last eight games and nine in his last 11. Adam Frazier is batting seventh. Ryan McKenna gets the start in right field. Tyler Wells has

Sunday’s game against Texas ended a 22-game run for the Orioles against clubs with winning records. After playing a much softer schedule before this stretch, this span of games showed us the Orioles, who earlier beat some second-division clubs, can beat some good teams too. With Sunday's 3-2 win over Texas the Orioles went 4-2-1 in the seven series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The job of a major league manager can be both simple and incredibly complicated at the same time. Simple: Do everything you can to put your players in the best position to win that day’s game. Complicated: Figure out when it’s appropriate to do that, and when it’s more appropriate to prioritize long-term considerations over short

Spenser Watkins can laugh about it now, accepting if not embracing his status in the world of bizarre injuries. Covered in dirt after attempting a diving tag at home plate on a wild pitch, Watkins stepped inside the team’s bathroom at Harbor Park in Norfolk to wash his hands. A simple task except Watkins cut his right ring finger on the bottom edge

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For as much progress as they’ve made this season, especially in the young pitching department, one achievement continues to elude the Nationals: The series sweep. You’ve probably heard this one by now, but to reiterate: The Nats have not swept a three-game series since June 2021 against the Pirates, and they haven’t swept a road

The Orioles didn’t need to change back into their regular uniforms. Hall of Famer Jim Palmer didn’t need to order a pancake for breakfast this morning in the press dining room before joining the MASN broadcast. One was scheduled, the other spontaneous. Purely coincidence that Kyle Bradish struck out the side in the top of the first inning and the O

During an outstanding season when they have played .635 baseball and have the third-best record in the major leagues, the Orioles (33-19) have lost only four series. They have not been swept in any of them. For the latter statement to remain true, they’ll have to beat the Texas Rangers (33-18) today. Texas has won the first two games of this series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Nationals’ top prospect is moving one step closer to the major leagues. James Wood has been promoted from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg, a source familiar with the move confirmed. The 20-year-old outfielder is slated to join the Senators for this evening’s series finale at Reading, then continue with them on this w

John Means wanted to make one more throw with a weighted medical ball, put a little extra behind it, before concluding his workout in Sarasota and heading to Baltimore. Go a little harder with his body feeling so good and with a July return to the Orioles becoming a firmer reality. And then, the pain hit him. A strained muscle in his upper back, an

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This isn’t the first time this has been written this season (or last season, for that matter), but the Nationals have a chance today to complete their first three-game sweep since June 2021, and their first chance to sweep a three-game road series since August 2019. The fact this isn’t the first time this has been written tells y