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 to Triple-A Rochester
· Designated right-handed pitcher Austin Voth for assignment

Weems, 29, went 2-1 with six saves and a 3.38 ERA in 19 games for Triple-A Rochester. He struck out 32 batters and walked just five in 24.0 innings pitched. His six saves ranked second among Nationals Minor Leaguers. In 11 outings dating to April 30, Weems struck out 23 batters while walking just two in 14.1 innings pitched.

Weems has appeared in 16 Major League games across two seasons with the Oakland Athletics (2020-21) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2021). He made his Major League debut with Oakland in 2020, pitching to a 3.21 ERA (5 ER/14.0 IP) with 18 strikeouts in nine games.

Perez, 24, joins the Nationals for his third Major League stint this season. He has pitched to a 2.51 ERA with 21 strikeouts, four walks and a .189 opponents’ batting average in 15 games for Triple-A Rochester this season.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled LHP Zac Lowther from Triple-A Norfolk
• Optioned RHP Cody Sedlock to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game

Due to very severe weather predicted to move into the area this evening, MLB has approved the postponement of tonight’s game. 

The game will now be played on Saturday, May 28 at 12:05 PM as part of a split doubleheader.  Saturday’s originally scheduled game will begin at 6:05 PM.

Tickets and parking passes for tonight’s game will be honored at the 12:05 PM game tomorrow.

MAY 29

BREWS & O'S AT GUINNESS OPEN GATE BREWERY

Orioles Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Analytics, Sig Mejdal, will be guest bartending alongside staff members and visiting with Orioles fans at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

MAY 31

ORIOLES ANNOUNCE 2022 BIRDLAND SUMMER MUSIC SERIES, PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE 

The Orioles today announced the return of the Birdland Summer Music Series, presented by Miller Lite, which includes three postgame concerts at Oriole Park at Camden Yards throughout the summer. This year’s lineup is highlighted by performances from Grammy-nominated rapper FLO RIDA on Friday, June 17; popular 90s artists, including Baltimore’s own DRU HILL, with special performances from SISQÓ and Platinum-selling SMASH MOUTH as part of the on-going celebration of the 30^th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, August 6; and British rock band THE STRUTS on Saturday, September 10.

Birdland Summer Music Series Schedule, presented by Miller Lite

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Marcos Diplán from Triple-A Norfolk
• Recalled RHP Logan Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk
• Recalled RHP Beau Sulser from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 67
• Optioned RHP Mike Baumann to Triple-A Norfolk following yesterday’s game
• Optioned INF Tyler Nevin to Triple-A Norfolk following yesterday’s game
• Placed RHP Spenser Watkins on the 15-Day Injured List a right elbow contusion

The Baltimore Orioles and LHP John Means have agreed to terms on a two-year contract for the 2022-23 seasons, avoiding arbitration.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Reinstated INF Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-Day Injured List
• Recalled RHP Mike Baumann from Triple-A Norfolk
• Optioned RHP Logan Gillaspie to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game
• Optioned LHP Nick Vespi to Triple-A Norfolk

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of C Adley Rutschman from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 35 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
• Designated C Anthony Bemboom for assignment.

After producing the walk-off win Thursday afternoon against the New York Yankees, the Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays today in the opener of a three-game series and continuation of a seven-game homestand.

After back-to-back one-run losses to New York, the Orioles (15-24) salvaged the series finale Thursday 9-6 on Anthony Santander’s three-run shot. It was his seventh homer of the season and first career walk-off hit.

The game marked the first walk-off home run by an Oriole since Rio Ruiz hit a game-ending longball off Roberto Osuna on Aug. 11, 2019, versus Houston. It was the Baltimore’s third walk-off victory of the season, with all three coming against American League East foes - two against the Yankees and one against the Red Sox.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, Santander, with two doubles a homer in that game, is the third Oriole to record three extra-base hits, including a walk-off home run, in a single game, joining Randy Milligan (2-2B, HR) on June 12, 1990, against Milwaukee and Manny Machado (3 HRs) on Aug. 18, 2017, versus the Los Angeles Angels. And Santander is the first major league player to record such a game since Alex Verdugo (2-2B, HR) did so with the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 22, 2019, versus Colorado.

In the month of May, Trey Mancini has batted .377/.441/.492 (23-for-61) and ranks among AL leaders in OBP (2nd), batting average (4th), and hits (T-5th). For his career, Mancini owns a line of .282/.352/.462 with 40 extra-base hits, 60 runs scored and 65 RBIs in 118 May games. Mancini has hit safely in 14 of 16 games this month, including producing multiple hits in seven of them, and on the season, he leads the team and ranks tied for sixth in the AL with 12 multi-hit games.

There’s no way to gently underplay an elbow injury to staff ace John Means. Whatever time is lost is crushing to the Orioles, who need him on the mound and inside the clubhouse. They can only hope for better news than they’re braced for, and other pitchers to step up in his absence.

Left-hander Bruce Zimmermann is fourth in the rotation, but first in ERA. Nine innings and no runs allowed.

The entire Zimmermann story isn’t just a local angle.

Zimmermann shut out the Yankees over five innings today while Nestor Cortes Jr. was busy silencing the Orioles through the fifth. No one blinked until the eighth, when the Orioles loaded the bases with two outs against Jonathan Loaisiga and Rougned Odor, pinch-hitting for Chris Owings, lined a two-run single into center field in a 5-0 victory before an announced crowd of 25,938 at Camden Yards.

The bullpen turned in four scoreless and hitless innings, and the Orioles boarded their charter flight to Oakland with a 3-6 record and 10 games awaiting them on the road.

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Logan Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 71 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
• Optioned INF Rylan Bannon to Triple-A Norfolk.

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of LHP Nick Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 79 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
• Designated LHP Logan Allen for assignment.

The Orioles 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

DETROIT — Like hitting and offense? Boy, do I not have a game for you.

The Orioles, without the prominent bats of Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle, fell to the Tigers 3-0 this afternoon. The two teams combined to ground into six double plays. 

"Obviously they're two huge losses, incredible hitters and guys that you want in your lineup, but at the same time, guys go down on every team," said Trey Mancini. "You have to fill the void and try to keep the line moving."

Baltimore hit the ball hard, but right at defenders. Baseball, am I right? 

According to Statcast, eight balls off the bat of Orioles had an exit velocity of at least 100 mph. Despite gathering just four hits in the ballgame, the O’s had four outs on balls in play that had an expected batting average over .500. That includes two Trey Mancini flyouts to right field, which had an xBA of .840 and .770 respectively. Don’t let Trey buy your lottery ticket this year. 

Jorge Mateo bounced around for his entire career. 

In 2016, Mateo was ranked the 30th best prospect in baseball as a member of the New York Yankees organization. The speedster was traded to Oakland in 2017, and was traded once again to San Diego in 2020. 

That year, the shortstop finally made his debut for the Padres. Except, that season, he didn’t play a single game at the position he came up playing through the minor leagues. Mateo played seven games in the outfield, five games at second base, and spent four games as a designated hitter. 

The 2021 season was no different. Mateo spent most of his time in center field for the Padres, and upon being claimed by the Orioles, played mostly second base.

This year, however, Mateo finally got his chance. The pieces fell into place for Mateo to be an every day starter at just one position; shorstop. And so far, the 26-year-old has taken full advantage of that opportunity. 

After a bullpen game on Thursday, pitching was not the issue in Friday night's 4-2 loss to the Tigers. 

Brandon Hyde needed starting pitcher Jordan Lyles to eat some innings tonight against the Tigers. In Thursday’s series-deciding victory over the Cardinals, Hyde turned to six relievers to get the job done; Bryan Baker, Keegan Akin, Dillon Tate, Cionel Pérez, Joey Krehbiel and Félix Bautista. 

A long outing from Lyles would give those bullpen arms a much needed rest. The stars were all aligning for that scenario to play out, and for the most part, it did. None of those names appeared in tonight's game. 

"It was great to be able to rest some guys in the back of the 'pen today, coming off a day where we threw a lot of guys for multiple innings," said manager Brandon Hyde. 

In the first, Javier Báez grounded into a double play, approximately the 1,000th double play that the Orioles have turned this year. OK, fine, it was the 41st. That’s still a lot of double plays. Most in the American League, in fact. 

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

• Claimed RHP Beau Sulser off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk.
• Designated LHP Paul Fry for assignment.

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

• Recalled OF Ryan McKenna from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned RHP Denyi Reyes to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

• Reinstated RHP Jorge López from the Bereavement List.

• Placed INF Ryan Mountcastle on the 10-Day Injured List with a left wrist forearm strain, retroactive to 5/11.