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"Orioles Classics" rewind: Oriole Park Classics Game No. 3

"Orioles Classics" rewind: Oriole Park Classics Game No. 3
We've reached the final three games in our countdown of the top 25 games in Camden Yards history, and No. 3 airs tonight at 7 p.m. Without revealing the specifics of the game - that wouldn't be much fun, would it? - I think it's safe to say this particular contest was a grand occasion. In the meantime, we have four "Orioles Classics" for your viewing pleasure this week. And what better way to prepare for the 2017 season with four homer-iffic games from last year? Tuesday, March 21, 7:30...
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"Go Green" cap auction to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota

"Go Green" cap auction to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota
The wearing of the green is a big deal, even during spring training to the guys who normally don black and orange. Once again this St. Patrick's Day, the Orioles are wearing specially designed green caps in their game against the Pirates in Bradenton and during morning workouts at Ed Smith Stadium. The game-worn and team-issued caps will be autographed, authenticated and auctioned online at www.orioles.com/spring to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Orioles fans may bid online to support...
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For Eaton, giving back is just another part of the game

For Eaton, giving back is just another part of the game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When you're the new guy on a new team, there are a variety of factors that can make the transition a daunting experience. You have to find a new place to live. You're probably going to spring training in a different location, perhaps in an entirely different part of the country. There are the logistics of a move - do you rent an apartment for the season or buy a house? - and players with families have to consider things like a spouse's job, childcare and...
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Checking in on some camp storylines

Checking in on some camp storylines
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals are enjoying their second and final off-day of spring training today. Their complex at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches is closed. Players and staff have scattered like the four winds. Speaking of wind, a strong cold front has swept through South Florida, and it's supposed to dip into the 50s at night through the rest of the week. For here, that counts as winter. My flight home has been canceled by the winter storm (which I refuse to refer to by name) and...
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Baker on "electric" Glover, Strasburg's mechanical tweak

Baker on "electric" Glover, Strasburg's mechanical tweak
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Another day, another scoreless inning for Koda Glover. The right-hander has now worked five innings this spring, allowing just one hit and two walks with nine strikeouts. This time, he contributed an important shutdown frame after the Nationals had rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to knot their game with the Tigers at 3-3. That's the way it ended after 10 innings. "Koda was electric," manager Dusty Baker said after watching the hard-throwing righty work...
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Stretched-out Strasburg works to combat pitch-tipping (Nats, Tigers tie)

Stretched-out Strasburg works to combat pitch-tipping (Nats, Tigers tie)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 3, Tigers 3 (10 innings) Recap: Stephen Strasburg threw four innings - twice the length of each of his previous outings - and yielded two runs on three hits. He walked none and fanned five. ... Ryan Zimmerman went 0-for-2 and is 0-for-17 to start the Grapefruit League. ... Bryce Harper had a three-game homer streak snapped. ... Tyler Collins homered off reliever Joe Blanton in the seventh. ... The Nats tied the game with a three-run eighth on a Wilmer Difo...
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Ward and Stevenson leave positive impression on Baker

Ward and Stevenson leave positive impression on Baker
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals made 10 cuts this morning, optioning four players to minor league affiliates and reassigning six others to minor league camp. Right-handers Jimmy Codero and Austin Voth and infielder Matt Skole were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Catcher Raudy Read was optioned to Double-A Harrisburg. Reassigned to minor league camp were right-handers Dustin Antolin and Taylor Hill, infielders Corban Joseph and Drew Ward, and outfielder Andrew Stevenson. Additionally,...
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Starting lineups: Tigers vs. Nationals at West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Tigers vs. Nationals at West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Stephen Strasburg will attempt to rebound from a poor March 8 start against the Cardinals in Jupiter when he takes the mound for the Nationals in today's 1:05 p.m. game against the Tigers. In that outing, Strasburg was tagged for six runs on seven hits in two innings. Maybe Detroit pitching will be the cure for first baseman Ryan Zimmerman's spring offensive ills. Zimmerman is 0-for-15 with three walks and three strikeouts in Grapefruit League play. Justin Verlander...
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Baker believes Rendon can be a run-producing weapon

Baker believes Rendon can be a run-producing weapon
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Get used to seeing third baseman Anthony Rendon hitting in the middle of the Nationals lineup - and not just because second baseman Daniel Murphy is still playing with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. "There's certain guys in your lineup that are foundation guys in your lineup, and he's one of the foundation guys in your lineup," manager Dusty Baker said of Rendon. Last season, Rendon got off to a terrible start. Hitting mostly out of the two-hole - where...
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After simulated game, Scherzer to move to four-day plan

After simulated game, Scherzer to move to four-day plan
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Max Scherzer won't have to wait another five days to see how the fractured knuckle on his right ring finger reacts to the stress of pitching in game conditions. Next time out, it'll only be a four-day wait. Scherzer threw 38 pitches during a simulated game this morning and came out of the activity with no apparent problems, said Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux. "I thought Max looked really good," Maddux said. "He threw all four pitches for strikes. He had...
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Breaking down a 5-4 victory

Breaking down a 5-4 victory
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - If Andrew Stevenson hadn't come through with a walk-off RBI single to give the Nationals a 5-4 win over the Astros on Sunday, the teams were planning to go to a 10th inning. Guess there is at least one drawback to sharing a spring training complex with another team after all. "We were going to go 10 because they had some pitching and we had some pitching," Nationals skipper Dusty Baker said. "We were prepared to go 10." But extra innings were rendered a moot point...
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Ross mixes pitches effectively in four scoreless frames

Ross mixes pitches effectively in four scoreless frames
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Joe Ross ended his strongest start of spring training with a flourish, retiring the final eight hitters he saw during a scoreless four-inning outing. "I felt good. I felt like my mechanics were a lot better this outing than last one," Ross said. "My command seemed a lot better, too. I got a little tired towards the end, but other than that, I was real happy with how it went." The right-hander allowed two hits, walked one and struck out four. He threw 60 pitches, 36...
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Baker reviews Scherzer's simulated game (Nats win 5-4)

Baker reviews Scherzer's simulated game (Nats win 5-4)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 5, Astros 4 Recap: Adam Eaton, Bryce Harper and Drew Ward each homered ... Harper homered for the third straight game ... Joe Ross tossed four scoreless innings ... Jacob Turner allowed four runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings of work ... Andrew Stevenson smacked a walk-off RBI single to left-center in the bottom of the ninth to score Wilmer Difo from third base. Need to know: Joe Nathan, who is battling for one of the sacred spots in the Nats bullpen, tossed...
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Starting lineups: Astros at Nationals at West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Astros at Nationals at West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Matt Wieters will make his long-awaited Grapefruit League debut for the Nationals this afternoon. He'll be behind the plate catching right-hander Joe Ross when the Nats host the Astros at 1:05 p.m. in a game that will be televised live on MASN. Wieters, signed last month to a one-year, $10.5 million deal with a player option for a second year at $10.5 million, is expected to catch three or four innings, according to manager Dusty Baker. That should be enough to get the...
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Nathan unsure of future with Nats: "I wish I could tell you"

Nathan unsure of future with Nats: "I wish I could tell you"
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With a little less than two weeks before the reported March 24 opt-out date in his minor league contract, veteran reliever Joe Nathan isn't quite sure where he stands with the Nationals. And that's all right with the 42-year-old right-hander, whose 377 career saves are the second-most among active major leaguers. "I wish I could tell you," Nathan said. "That's probably one of the more difficult things, really not having a clue what route these guys want to go. ......
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Baker enjoys his glimpse of Nats' future in 6-0 win

Baker enjoys his glimpse of Nats' future in 6-0 win
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Dusty Baker got a glimpse of the Nationals' future Saturday afternoon and liked what he saw. But one pitch - the final one Erick Fedde threw in what turned out to be three scoreless innings against the Mets in a 6-0 victory - may have been the difference between ending the day on a high note and seeing a strong first Grapefruit League start unravel into an unpleasant memory. Fedde cruised through the first two innings, the only man to reach base coming via second baseman...
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Fedde's two-seamer grounds Mets (Nats win 6-0)

Fedde's two-seamer grounds Mets (Nats win 6-0)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 6, Mets 0 Recap: Making his first Grapefruit League start, Erick Fedde threw three shutout innings, allowing just one hit. ... Michael A. Taylor went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. ... Five different Nats drove in runs. Need to know: After struggling in his past two relief outings, right-hander Vance Worley threw two innings of one-hit ball. He lowered his ERA to 5.63. On deck: Sunday vs. Tigers at West Palm Beach, 1:05 p.m. on...
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Baker says starting pitching depth will sort itself out

Baker says starting pitching depth will sort itself out
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Dusty Baker knows that he's putting young right-hander Erick Fedde in a tough spot in today's game against the Mets. Fedde hasn't started a game all spring training - he's only pitched twice - but if Baker wants to see the promising starting pitcher stretched out instead of in two-inning relief outings, Fedde has got to take what the manager can give him. Based on what he's seen in a small sample size and his conversations with the 24-year-old, Baker thinks Fedde...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets at Port St. Lucie

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets at Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Erick Fedde gets his first Grapefruit League start today when the Nationals visit the Mets at First Data Field. And he won't be pitching against a B lineup. The Mets will trot out six regulars against the right-handed pitching prospect, who has made two relief appearances this spring but hasn't pitched in a Grapefruit League game since March 3. The Nationals lineup against southpaw Stephen Matz is a little short on starting position players, save for catcher Derek...
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Voth content to listen, learn and prove his worth

Voth content to listen, learn and prove his worth
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - If not for the fact that Austin Voth's name is stitched onto the back of his Nationals jersey, you might not even know the promising right-handed pitcher is part of spring camp. Most mornings, Voth sits quietly in front of his locker stall in the home clubhouse at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Lately, while his teammates are playing cards or choosing their sunglasses for the upcoming season, Voth has his eyes trained on a television broadcasting live World Baseball...
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