SEATTLE – On another day in which the Nationals were on the wrong end of a baserunning call by an umpire, another day in which Davey Martinez was ejected after arguing the aforementioned baserunning call, victory was still assured thanks to the dominant performance from a source that has been anything but dominant for the better part of 3 1/2 years

The choices are plentiful and create nice problems for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. His Gold Glove third baseman and Fielding Bible Award winning shortstop aren’t in tonight’s lineup. Instead, Ramón Urías and Jorge Mateo are in the dugout for the final game of the series against the Reds at Camden Yards. The decision to option Joey Ortiz to make r

SEATTLE – The Nationals wrap up the West Coast portion of their nine-game road trip this afternoon with a matinee against the Mariners. They’ll do so without two regular members of their lineup starting, each for different reasons. CJ Abrams is sitting after getting hit by a pitch on his right elbow in the top of the seventh Tuesday night. It was a

The latest Orioles lineup tonight, in a game that concludes the series against the Reds, has Gunnar Henderson playing shortstop and Jordan Westburg at third base. Westburg has three hits in his first two major league games. Adam Frazier is starting at second base tonight. Jorge Mateo and Ramón Urías move to the bench. Aaron Hicks is serving as the

SEATTLE – The Nationals have spent an inordinate amount of time on the West Coast this season. Today, they play their 25th road game against West division opponents. Compare that with only six road games against Central teams and only nine road games against East teams. They’ve made four separate trips to California in three months. The good news:

SEATTLE – Luis García’s RBI single in the top of the 11th was a key moment in the Nationals’ wild, 7-4 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday night. His play at second base throughout the game might have been just as significant, and certainly eye-opening to the team at large. In what was arguably his best defensive game of the season, García turned

In the American League stats heading into last night’s games, he was still No. 1. The Orioles' Austin Hays was the American League’s leading hitter batting .319 and leading Bo Bichette at .318 by that narrow margin with Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz next at .316. We know Hays will not make the All-Star team through the fan vote, as he has not advanced to

The noise created by Jordan Westburg’s major league debut, in the pouring rain at Camden Yards, drowned out everything else. However, a stat from another infielder shouldn’t go ignored. Jorge Mateo walked twice. Not a big deal? Mateo has played in 330 major league games, accumulated 1,004 plate appearances, and never drawn more than one walk except

SEATTLE – The weirdest game of the Nationals’ 2023 season included four pitch clock violations, plus one that was overturned after the umpires huddled up. It included players and coaches from both benches coming onto the field to break up an argument over an accusation Jeimer Candelario was signaling pitch locations while leading off second base. I

Tyler Wells wouldn’t let the Reds put the ball on the ground tonight until the sixth inning, with the Orioles defense recording its first assist on his 99th and final pitch. Strikeouts, fly balls and popups were the items on his menu. He walked off the mound for the last time unsure whether he’d have to stomach a loss. The Orioles followed their 10