SAN DIEGO – As he stalked off the mound, MacKenzie Gore looked directly at Juan Soto, who was looking directly back at the Nationals left-hander. Words were spoken. Heads were nodded. Competitive juices flowed. There was no disrespect from either party, just an acknowledgment that one had bested the other on this afternoon and that there surely wil

Jordan Westburg wasn’t in Triple-A Norfolk’s lineup this afternoon. He’s headed to Baltimore. An industry source confirmed that the Orioles are selecting Westburg’s contract, in time for Monday night’s series opener against the Reds at Camden Yards. MLB Pipeline ranks Westburg as the organization’s No. 3 prospect behind infielder Jackson Holliday a

One day after Orioles reserve outfielder Ryan McKenna hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning, backup catcher Anthony Bemboom broke a tie in less dramatic fashion. With less pop and some help from the Mariners’ defense, but only the result mattered. Bemboom popped up a fastball down the right field line in the fifth inning that fell for a hit. M

SAN DIEGO – If ever there was a time for Mason Thompson to rediscover his early season form, this was it. With Carl Edwards Jr. on the injured list with a sore shoulder, the Nationals desperately needed someone else to step up and prove worthy of joining Kyle Finnegan and Hunter Harvey in the back of their bullpen, and manager Davey Martinez specif

With a walk-off win yesterday on Ryan McKenna’s two-run homer to right in the last of the 10th, the Orioles moved a game closer to first place, strengthened their hold on a wild card playoff spot and set themselves up to try to win another series. The Orioles (46-29) are 4 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay, which lost Saturday. They have won three of thei

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