The gut check came early tonight for Orioles rookie Cade Povich. The first three Cleveland batters reached against him – a leadoff single on an 0-2 pitch, a walk after getting ahead 1-2 and José Ramírez’s run-scoring single that had fans grumbling and a manager wondering how he’d cover the rest of the game if Povich didn’t stick around. The inning

The Washington Nationals selected the contract of outfielder Harold Ramírez and optioned infielder Trey Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.  Ramírez, 29, set career highs in hits (125), home runs (12), RBI (68), walks (22), runs (58), steals (5),

After losing three games over the weekend at Houston and getting swept for the second time this year by a combined 27-13 score, the Orioles are back at home tonight. They host the Cleveland Guardians in the opening game of a three-game series and seven-game homestand. The Orioles (49-28, .636) have the third-best record in the American League and b

SAN DIEGO – Hello from beautiful, sunny Southern California! The Nationals are set to begin a three-game series here against the Padres after winning two of three in Colorado against the Rockies. And they have escaped the extreme heat of both Denver and Washington, D.C. to San Diego, where it is forecasted to be in the mid-70s all week. Don’t look

The Orioles are prepared to wait a little longer on Dean Kremer before he returns to the rotation. Kremer is expected to make a third injury rehab start after throwing only 39 pitches in two-thirds of an inning Saturday with Triple-A Norfolk. He worked 3 2/3 innings and threw 59 pitches in his first outing, and the Orioles hoped that he could build

Heston Kjerstad marks his return to the majors by starting in left field tonight for the series opener against the Guardians. Ryan O’Hearn is the first baseman and Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter. Ryan Mountcastle is on the bench. Cedric Mullins is in center field and Anthony Santander is in right, which also puts Colton Cowser on the benc

The Orioles made last night’s reported move official today by recalling outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk. He’s back in the majors for the third time in his career and the first since they optioned him May 13. Infielder Nick Maton was designated for assignment to make room for Kjerstad on the active roster. The 40-man roster is reduc

DENVER – Jake Irvin had never pitched at Coors Field before. The Nationals’ trip here last season came right in between the right-hander’s major league debut in D.C. and his second start in San Francisco, so he had no personal experience to go off as he prepared for Sunday’s outing against the Rockies. So Irvin sought out a teammate with loads of e

HOUSTON - In baseball, you are riding high one day and not the next. Or you have plenty of momentum and you are winning series against two of baseball's best teams one day and getting swept by a team starting to play well again the next. When the Orioles rallied from 11 runs down to get within three late in the game at Houston Friday night, we were

The mailbag wasn’t emptied on the first attempt. Passionate fans have questions, and there’s never a shortage. Let’s get to a few more before tonight’s game against the Guardians that begins the latest homestand. Same rules apply. There are none except for the ban on profanity. Stop trying. Where would you, Mr. Kubatko, rate Gunnar as an all-time O