The Orioles can win their 23rd game, their 14th road game and extend their win streak in series to eight if they beat the Atlanta Braves tonight in game two of this series at Truist Park. Anthony Santander’s 11th multi-homer game last night included his first grand slam in a 9-4 win. When the Orioles scored seven runs in the seventh inning, they op

ATLANTA – Ramón Urías returned to the clubhouse after last night’s win over the Braves and received the news. The part-time second baseman, part-time third baseman, would start at first base tonight. Something he’s never done in the majors. Something that was brewing after the Orioles optioned Ryan O’Hearn Thursday afternoon. Urías had a comical re

PHOENIX – Would you believe every run the Nationals have scored the last two days came on a home run? It’s true. Now, they’ve only scored five total runs in that time, and they did so via three homers (Lane Thomas’ three-run blast, Alex Call’s walk-off, Luis Garcia’s solo shot). But this team that typically scores only via singles and doubles hasn’

ATLANTA – Ramón Urías is making his first major league start at first base tonight, as the Orioles try for their eighth series win in a row. Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter. Austin Hays is out of the lineup again with a deep cut on his right middle finger. Kyle Stowers gets the start in left field. Gunnar Henderson is at third base. Adam

Friday was, to say the least, an impressive night for the Orioles. They hit well, pitched well and defended well against an Atlanta team that won the World Series in 2021, won 101 games in 2022 and has won five straight National League East titles. Atlanta sent out pitcher Max Fried and his 0.45 ERA, and the Orioles had him and the Braves down 9-1

PHOENIX – Keibert Ruiz has dealt with slumps before. That’s not new. But he hasn’t dealt with one in which the simple act of making contact has become such a challenge. Nobody on the Nationals roster, and hardly anyone in the majors, is better at putting the bat on the ball than Ruiz, whose 95 percent contact rate on pitches in the strike zone is a

ATLANTA – Cedric Mullins was lowered in the order again last night against a left-hander, batting seventh while also being one of the first players credited with a 9-4 win over the Braves. Anthony Santander homered twice, including a grand slam, but Mullins led off the seventh with a homer against Max Fried. Mullins is 12-for-43 (.279) against sout

PHOENIX – Even on an unseasonably cool, 79-degree evening in these parts, the ball always flies well at Chase Field, especially when the roof and outfield panels are open. A power-starved Nationals lineup took the field tonight hoping to take advantage of that in its series opener against the Diamondbacks and throughout the weekend. Alas, one must

ATLANTA – One mistake pitch, a meatball in the heart of the plate. Is that asking too much? Orioles manager Brandon Hyde hoped that Atlanta left-hander Max Fried was due. Or perhaps it was just wishful thinking. Hyde can recite Fried’s line from the four-hit shutout tossed at Camden Yards in 2021, right down to the zero walks. He knows about the th

PHOENIX – Hunter Harvey understands why people will immediately make the connection, believing he blew the Nationals’ 3-0 lead in the eighth inning Thursday because he was pitching for the third straight day for the first time in his career. The Nationals reliever insists there was no connection between those two facts. “No, I don’t think it had an