The Nationals have scored nine runs in four games so far this season, which obviously is not good. In their defense, they’ve faced some pretty tough pitching, from the Braves’ Max Fried and Spencer Strider to the Rays’ Drew Rasmussen. The one opposing starter they had some success against was Atlanta rookie left-hander Jared Shuster. There’s a chan

The line drive that knocked Kyle Bradish out of last night’s game in Texas also rattled the Orioles’ rotation for the series. Kyle Gibson has moved up to start tonight on regular rest instead of closing out the series on Wednesday. The Orioles chose Gibson to start the opener in Boston, and the off-day that followed kept him available for tonight’s

ARLINGTON, Tex. – Well, that was unexpected and unlikely but most welcome. An Orioles pitching staff that had allowed nine runs three straight games completely reversed its fortunes last night deep in the heart of Texas. They threw a four-pitcher, one-hitter at Globe Life Field. Against a Texas team that was 3-0 and leading all of MLB with 29 runs

After a sluggish start to last season, Lane Thomas is full-steam ahead in the first handful of games to begin 2023. Sorry for the Lane Train pun, but I can’t help myself. Thomas is already pacing the Nationals offense by going 5-for-16 (.313) with a run, a double, an RBI and .917 OPS through the first four games. In a much bigger sample size, he hi

The play looked eerily familiar, and not just because it had just happened moments earlier to the previous batter, who hit a nearly identical dribbler up the first base line. No, for anyone who has watched the Nationals on a semi-regular basis since 2019, Manuel Margot’s little roller up the line in the top of the second Monday night immediately st

The mailbag collected questions in Boston and refused to board a flight to Arlington. Bought a seat for it and everything. Still, no. That’s fine. I’ll share what I’ve got this morning, in the latest sequel to our beloved 2008 original mailbag. Because I don’t want to be accused of tampering, I will continue to keep the editing to the bare minimum.

The Nationals understand they’re not going to hit many home runs this season. That’s just not in the cards with this particular lineup, which features nobody who hit more than 17 homers last year. But that doesn’t mean they can’t deliver the occasional extra-base hit, some doubles or even a triple. Or, you know, hit the ball in the air every once i

ARLINGTON, Tex. – The Orioles starting rotation, which covered just 12 innings in three games at Boston to start the year, got another short start today. But this one had nothing to do with the pitcher’s performance. Right-hander Kyle Bradish, who went 4-7 with a 4.90 ERA last season, took a line drive off his right foot. One-time O’s draft pick Jo

ARLINGTON, Tex. – After losing two of three at Boston and allowing nine runs each game, the Orioles will look for immediate improvement in their pitching and defense tonight. Baltimore opens a three-game series at Globe Life Field against the Rangers. The O’s scored 23 runs but allowed 27 at Boston and lost the last two days to the Red Sox by 9-8 a

ARLINGTON, Tex. – The Orioles scored 23 runs in Boston and had two players produce a five-hit game. They hit nine doubles and added seven homers and their team OPS of 1.033 leads the American League at this early point. But baseball’s No. 1 prospect, Gunnar Henderson, considered a leading candidate to be the American League Rookie of the Year, is s