ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The first two Orioles starters have needed 44 pitches to complete two innings. Veterans who will be permitted later to absorb a heavier workload. Jordan Lyles followed John Means today and notched a scoreless first on only 10 pitches, with shortstop Jorge Mateo making a sliding backhand stop and throwing to second base for th

Right-hander Jordan Lyles’ first chance to eat innings for the Orioles resulted in a mixed bag. He did some innings-eating today, but also allowed runs in the second and third as the O’s fell behind early this afternoon and lost 5-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays.   The Orioles (0-2), who went 1-18 versus the Rays last season, have now lost 14 in a row vers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is confident that veteran starter Jordan Lyles can give the team significant innings, can be a workhorse on a staff that’s short on track records and projected to get younger as some of the top prospects are promoted over the summer. Those innings will come gradually, however, after a shortened ca

The Orioles lost 2-1 to Tampa Bay in their season opener on Friday afternoon, and today they are out to break a 13-game losing streak against the Rays on day two of the 2022 season.   In going 1-18 versus Tampa Bay last year the Orioles lost the last 12 games between the teams after their only win against the eventual American League East champs, o

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Right-hander Jordan Lyles makes his official Orioles debut this afternoon as they resume their opening series of 2022 against the Rays. Lyles has allowed eight runs in four career appearances against the Rays covering 21 1/3 innings. He’s made two starts at Tropicana Field and surrendered six runs in 10 2/3 innings. Mike Zuni

When spring training opened last month, few expected to see Joan Adon in the Nationals’ opening day rotation. Even fewer expected to see the rookie right-hander taking the mound for the season’s third game. Turn on your television at 7 p.m. tonight, though, and who will you see warming up to face the Mets but Adon, who on Friday afternoon officiall

BOWIE – With all the data, technology and analytics available to players today, something simple that anyone could use that might help O’s prospect Gunnar Henderson take his offense to a higher level this year. It comes through the magic of a foam baseball. Yep, a foam ball is helping the top 100 prospect both flatten his swing to produce less swin

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde used six pitchers yesterday just to get through a regulation 2-1 loss to the Rays on opening day. Knowing that he couldn’t count on starter John Means to get deep into the game in the left-hander’s first start after a truncated spring training. Comfortable to play match-ups and use shorter-inning

It was all too perfect how the stars aligned for tonight’s match-up between the Nationals and Mets on South Capitol Street. What was supposed to be just one of 19 meetings between division rivals turned into a convergence of past and future for the Nationals. Max Scherzer made his highly anticipated Mets debut and return to Nationals Park tonight i

This was always going to be an emotional night, no matter what transpired once the first pitch of the game was thrown. Max Scherzer’s first start for the Mets, at Nationals Park of all places, promised to be must-see TV. Who knew Scherzer’s return would serve as only the appetizer to a wild night of baseball on the season’s second day, one that beg