Five scoreless innings by Patrick Corbin is nothing to scoff at these days. The Nationals are counting any encouraging results by the long-slumping lefty as major positives, and for the third straight start this evening Corbin was quite encouraging. Davey Martinez also doesn’t want to jeopardize those encouraging results going down the drain in one

ST. LOUIS – Ramón Urías has been scratched from tonight’s lineup for an undisclosed reason. The Orioles will provide more information later. Urías was supposed to bat sixth and play second base. Chris Owings has left a three-man bench to replace him. Here’s the new lineup: Cedric Mullins CF Trey Mancini DH Anthony Santander LF Austin Hays RF Ryan M

After a very successful homestand – one where they went 6-4 – the Orioles begin a two-city road trip tonight in St. Louis. The Birds lost the first game of each series of the homestand, but won the first and third series of three games each, taking the last two against the Red Sox and Royals. In between those, they lost the first two games versus t

The Nationals had noticed how well Carl Edwards Jr. was pitching at Triple-A Rochester for several weeks now. Eventually, it got to the point where they felt there was no reason to wait any longer, so this afternoon they called up the 30-year-old and added his experience to their bullpen. Edwards, owner of a 3.77 ERA and 1.138 WHIP in 206 career bi

ST. LOUIS – Austin Hays remains the cleanup hitter and is playing right field tonight at Busch Stadium, where the Orioles open a three-game series against the Cardinals. Per Orioles public relations, Hays ranks among major league leaders in the following categories since April 15: * Tied for first in hits with 32* Second in batting average at .386*

The Nationals are finally back home after a long West Coast trip that included some legitimate highs and some awful lows, all of it coming together for a 4-5 record. Now they need to see if they can start playing better at home, which has been quite a challenge in 2022. Last time we saw them in D.C., the Nats were closing out a 10-game homestand wi

The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves on Tuesday. · Selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. · Optioned right-handed pitcher Andres Machado to Triple-A Rochester · Transferred right-handed pitcher Mason Thompson to the 60-day Injured List Edwards Jr., 30, joins the Nationals after going 1–0 with three s

ST. LOUIS – Travis Lakins Sr. is back in the Orioles bullpen for their series against the Cardinals that begins tonight at Busch Stadium. Reliever Jorge López has been placed on the bereavement list this afternoon due to the death of his grandfather. Lakins was on the taxi squad. The Orioles optioned Lakins after Thursday’s game to create a roster

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves: Placed RHP Jorge López on the Bereavement ListRecalled RHP Travis Lakins, Sr. from Triple-A Norfolk

The Nationals’ just-completed West Coast trip simultaneously featured some of their best performances of the season and some of their worst. There were back-to-back deep starts in Colorado by Erick Fedde and Patrick Corbin, the latter authoring the team’s first complete game of the year. There were offensive explosions in San Francisco, Colorado an