Pitching again in the majors is the only proverbial carrot that pitcher Zac Lowther needs dangled in front of him. He didn’t get the call until Monday morning. His bags are unpacked but he doesn’t know if he’s in for an extended stay, especially after working 5 1/3 innings last night. There actually was more to it for Lowther beyond just leaving th

The Orioles have begun the process of building a bullpen with several flamethrowers for the late innings. Throughout baseball, we see playoff-caliber teams that seem to have one mid-to-high 90s velocity reliever after another to parade to the mound. And up and down the Baltimore farm, the Orioles are looking to develop some hard throwers that could

NEW YORK – Indignity for the Nationals came in multiple forms tonight. It came in another lousy start for Patrick Corbin, who recorded only one more out (13) than hits allowed (12). It came in another feeble offensive showing against a moderately accomplished opposing starter: the Mets’ Trevor Williams, who shut them out over five innings before hi

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde didn’t carry any delusions of a long start tonight by Bryan Baker. He wasn’t raising the bar to three innings. This was strictly an opener arrangement followed by, if it worked as planned and hoped, significant coverage from Zac Lowther until Hyde could begin calling upon some of his high-leverage relievers. The game di

NEW YORK – Desperate for some fresh arms out of the bullpen after Monday night’s 13-6 trouncing at the hands of the Mets, the Nationals promoted Jordan Weems and Francisco Perez from Triple-A Rochester, moves that cost Andres Machado and Austin Voth their jobs. Voth was designated for assignment, potentially ending the right-hander’s nine-year rela

After a 4-4 road trip where they went 1-2 at New York and 3-2 at Boston, the Orioles return home tonight to open an eight-game homestand where they will face the Mariners and Gaurdians for three games each and the Cubs for a two-game series. The Orioles are 12-11 at home for the year and 4-2-1 in seven home series. They went 3-4 on their last homes

NEW YORK – Monday night’s series opener was a miserable one for the Nationals, who got down 12-3 after four innings and never had a chance during what wound up a 13-6 loss to the Mets. If that was merely a one-off, with no lingering effects, it would be one thing. But the fear is that that lopsided loss will have a carryover effect, because of what

Zac Lowther and his family made plans for Memorial Day. Just relax on the beach, enjoy the break that minor league players receive on Mondays. Then came the phone call at 11 a.m. from Triple-A Norfolk pitching coach Justin Ramsey. “Normally,” Lowther said, “he’s not the one to call me.” Lowther was told to get on a flight to Baltimore. The beach wo

The Orioles' level of play has improved, no doubt, over the team that lost 110 games in 2021. That club won just 20 of 76 American League East division games (.263) last year and the current Orioles are 11-16 (.407) in the division. They just completed a two-week run of games versus the AL East and went 7-8 against the Yankees, Rays, Yankees again

The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. · Selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jordan Weems· Recalled left-handed pitcher Francisco Perez from Triple-A Rochester· Optioned right-handed pitcher Andres Machado t