Orioles manager Brandon Hyde can’t ignore the standings any longer. His club is one game back in the wild card race, the season has moved past July and he’s peeking at the results. “Yeah, I am,” he said. “Tried to stay up for the Seattle game, but I checked it this morning. “When you’re in August, you start paying attention. After our games I’m alw

CHICAGO – It’s a beautiful day in the Windy City, with a nice breeze blowing in off Lake Michigan and barely a cloud in the sky. Maybe good weather will inspire the Nationals to play better and end their six-game losing streak. OK, the weather probably has nothing to do with how they play tonight. What they really need is to score some runs, prefer

McKinney, Texas (Tuesday, August 9, 2022) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today that Adley Rutschman of the Baltimore Orioles has joined its “Advisory Board” of active players from throughout Major League Baseball. The Taylor Hooton Foundation is widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against the use of Appearance and Performanc

Try not to get too excited, but it's hard not to take notice of some impressive debuts for a couple of the newest Nationals prospects. Elijah Green homered in his professional debut and Jarlin Susana struck out four in his Nats farm debut at the Rookie-level Florida Complex League this afternoon. Green, the No. 5 overall pick in last month’s MLB Dr

The Orioles have moved within one game of the final wild card spot as they continue their series tonight against the Blue Jays. They’re 1 ½ behind the third-place Rays and three behind second-place Toronto. Terrin Vavra is the designated hitter tonight, batting fifth in a lineup that also includes Adley Rutschman catching, Austin Hays in left field

When Orioles right-handed pitcher Kyle Bradish returned recently to the team, he had almost become a new pitcher. The results are certainly better than when we had previously seen him in the big leagues. Before going on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, Bradish’s ERA ballooned to 7.38. This was the same guy that on May 10 at St. Lo

CHICAGO – Maybe it’s a fruitless exercise to break down specific at-bats in the 111th game of a season that has long since lost its significance. But there was one particular sequence during the Nationals’ 6-3 loss to the Cubs on Monday night that underscored much of what is wrong with this lineup. Trailing 3-0 in the top of the fifth, the Nats gav

Tyler Wells can’t say with any amount of confidence that he’s going to pitch again this year. He’s encouraged by the improvements he’s noticing in his lower left side, which has him trending in the right direction. A popular term in the clubhouse whenever a player has avoided a setback. But pitch again in 2022? There are health and innings factors

CHICAGO – At this point, the Nationals will gladly take the bare minimum that could be considered a decent performance from a member of their rotation: five innings and a chance at a win. They hadn’t come close to getting such an outing over the last five days, and they’ve barely received any that meet that low standard over the last month. So when

The Orioles knew the statistics and their own history with Yusei Kikuchi. He walks a lot of batters. He can create rallies on his own. Be patient, be smart, and maybe it becomes a bullpen game for the Blue Jays. Adley Rutschman drew a seven-pitch walk tonight with one out in the first inning and Anthony Santander earned a free pass on six. Ryan Mou