DENVER – Nineteen days have passed since Dee Strange-Gordon first was sent back to his hotel in Pittsburgh with an illness, then late sent back to Washington with instructions not to leave his home until he was medically cleared to do so. All the veteran utilityman could do throughout the process was some agility workouts with large rubber bands, t

The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. • Returned from rehab assignment and reinstated infielder/outfielder Dee Strange-Gordon• Optioned infielder Lucius Fox to Triple-A Rochester• Transferred right-handed pitcher Aní

The Orioles continue to play a series of low-scoring close games at Oriole Park, with the new wall dimensions this year no doubt contributing greatly to that. Last night the teams combined for just three runs on 11 hits as the Twins beat the Orioles 2-1 to start a four-game series. The Orioles went 2-4 versus the Twins last year and have now lost 1

Trey Mancini completed his rounds of batting practice this afternoon, walked back inside the clubhouse and stayed in the lineup. At least, as the Orioles left the field and the Twins began infield drills. Manager Brandon Hyde planned on starting Mancini, who missed the past three games with bruised ribs, but there was a final test. “He feels better

DENVER – The Nationals lineup just scored 28 runs over the weekend in pitcher-friendly Oracle Park. How many will they score over the next three nights at Coors Field, the greatest hitter-friendly park in major league history? The Nats haven’t hit for much power all season, even in San Francisco. So the thin air may not help them as much as the hug

Trey Mancini returns to the Orioles lineup tonight as the designated hitter after missing three games with bruised ribs. Tyler Nevin is the third baseman. Anthony Bemboom is catching. Left-hander Bruce Zimmermann has allowed only two earned runs, though seven total, in 19 1/3 innings in his four starts. He’s struck out 21 batters. Zimmermann faced

The dog days of summer take on a different meaning this year, as the Washington Nationals’ five-game Pups in the Park series returns on Tuesday, May 10. Four-legged fans and their humans are invited to the ballpark for a doggone good time when the Nationals take on the New York Mets at 7:05 p.m., with four more of these pup-ular games scheduled thr

DENVER – What was the secret to the Nationals’ series win over the weekend in San Francisco? A reinvigorated lineup? Effective starting pitching? Lockdown relief work? Or was it the turning of the calendar hanging in the manager’s office? “April, the pressure’s always to start off really good,” Davey Martinez explained Sunday. “Everybody wants to s

For a team that ranked last in the major leagues in team ERA last season, the Orioles have made some impressive pitching improvement thus far in the 2022 season. Baltimore’s ERA was 5.84 in 2021 and the next closest team to that was really not that close with Arizona at 5.11. But this season the Orioles have gone from worst to, at one point on the

The Orioles signed Chris Owings to a minor league contract in March after two partial seasons with the Rockies because his ability to play just about anywhere on the field made him ideal utility material. Owings remains with the club following the roster cutdown for the exact same reason. Kelvin Gutiérrez was 4-for-28 before heading out the door, w