PITTSBURGH – Aníbal Sánchez’s neck has healed enough to allow him to begin throwing again, but the veteran right-hander is going to need some time now to build himself back up before he’s ready to pitch for the Nationals. Sánchez played catch Friday for the first time since landing on the 10-day injured list with a cervical nerve impingement, and m

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he has a few ideas for Tuesday night’s starter in Oakland, but he isn’t ready to disclose them. He doesn’t know whether John Means will start again in 2022. The rotation wasn’t going to stay in its break-camp form throughout the summer, but Hyde didn’t think the adjustments would come so quickly. Spenser Watkins is

The Orioles won their series opener on Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers. But they lost the next two games to lose that series. They won the series opener at Camden Yards last night against the New York Yankees and now need one win the next two days to win their first series of 2022. For the fourth straight game, there was a low-scoring contest

PITTSBURGH – The weather has taken a major turn for the worse here over the last 24 hours. It’s been cold and rainy all day, miserable weather for baseball. The good news, however, is that it’s supposed to clear out before first pitch tonight. It’s still not going to be very pleasant conditions when the Nationals and Pirates play the third game of

Ramón Urías is batting second again tonight after last night’s walk-off walk in the 11th inning in a 2-1 win over the Yankees. Urías is getting another start at third base, with Rougned Odor at second and Jorge Mateo at short. Anthony Bemboom is catching. Trey Mancini is playing first base. Anthony Santander has reached base in all seven games. He’

PITTSBURGH – Donovan Casey was sitting in a meeting with his Rochester Red Wings teammates Thursday afternoon, learning about nutrition, when manager Matt LeCroy told the group someone had just been called up by the Nationals. Casey, a 26-year-old outfielder, just assumed it was one of the pitchers, probably a reliever. Until the name that came out

The development versus need argument rages on with the Orioles. Not inside the walls of the warehouse or the manager’s office. Among fans and media. The baseball gods keep poking the Orioles. Keep challenging their plan and their resolve. Don’t want to rush the young pitching prospects? Well, what about a lockout and short spring training and injur

Sometimes you don’t need the hit with runners in scoring position. Sometimes a walk will do. It did for the Orioles late last night. We’ve seen many games at Oriole Park over the years that were close between the Orioles and Yankees, games when New York made the key play late to beat the Orioles. Friday was not that night. The Orioles' unheralded b

The Orioles' pitching was stellar throughout. The night kept getting longer, though, and their offense kept coming up short.  Until it finally didn't. Well, sort of. On a night of outstanding pitching by both teams, a great pitcher finally cracked. It was Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. Chapman got ahead of Ramón Urías 0-2 and then walked him with

PITTSBURGH – They got plenty of production from the top of their lineup. They got the five innings they needed from their starter. And by the time they needed to turn to their bullpen, the Nationals held a comfortable enough lead for manager Davey Martinez to bypass a few of his best relievers and save them for another day. All in all, that spelled