It was a routine chopper back to the pitcher, the kind of play that’s made 99.5 percent of the time. Knowing that, CJ Abrams slowed down as he approached first base, assuming he would easily be thrown out. Except when A.J. Minter’s throw sailed high, and Braves first baseman Matt Olson had to dive back to tag the base with his glove, Abrams lack of

BOSTON – Bruce Zimmermann got caught in that same emotional web that usually traps backup quarterbacks. Rooting for the success of the people who are blocking you. The life of a team player ain’t easy. Zimmermann returned to the Orioles yesterday at Fenway Park as a member of the taxi squad. He’s here but not really here. He checked to make certain

The Nationals have any number of reasons to want to finish this 100-plus-loss season on positive notes, both on a team level and an individual level. On a team level, the 3-2 10-inning win they pulled off tonight over the Braves thanks to CJ Abrams’ walk-off single most definitely qualifies as a positive note. On an individual level, the six stando

BOSTON – Busting through the tape at the finish line is how the Orioles imagined it, the momentum carrying them into the playoffs under the best-case scenario. That’s what they’re trying to do with tired legs. The last few weeks of the season must feel like ankle weights. Manager Brandon Hyde sat Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman tonight against v

The Orioles have scored 23 runs on 29 hits the last two nights at Fenway Park, but they have split the two games. They won 14-8 on Monday and lost 13-9 last night. The Orioles pitching, which recently had a three-game stretch versus Detroit and Houston where it allowed one run over three games, has now yielded 38 runs over the past four games. The

BOSTON – Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias has described it as “about as meteoric of a season as you’ll see.” The rise of now 21-year-old Gunnar Henderson from Baseball America’s No. 57 overall prospect to No. 1 as the summer months crept toward fall. From minor league stud to major league contributor in a wild card chase.

The Nationals have their final scheduled off-day of the season Thursday. After which they’re hoping to play their final seven games in six days as planned. The problem: Nobody knows at this point if it will possible to play all seven of those games in time due to a dismal weather forecast. As Hurricane Ian made landfall today on Florida’s Gulf Coas

BOSTON – The regular season is down to eight games for the Orioles, and they’re still 3 ½ behind the Mariners for the last wild card. It’s more like 4 ½ because Seattle owns the tiebreaker. The Orioles made a flurry of roster moves. They placed infielder Ramón Urías on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain, which ends his season, optione

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled LHP Keegan Akin from Triple-A Norfolk.Recalled INF Tyler Nevin from Triple-A Norfolk.Recalled RHP Beau Sulser from Triple-A Norfolk.Optioned RHP Joey Krehbiel to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.Optioned RHP Jake Reed to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.Placed INF Ramón Urías 

It hasn’t been a pleasant experience for the Nationals to face the Braves this season. (Not that it’s been much more pleasant to face anybody else in the NL East this season.) Tonight, they get one final shot at beating the defending World Series champions and perhaps dealing them a blow in their attempt to surpass the Mets to win the division this