Ryan O’Hearn had to think about it. Frozen for a brief moment while working through the riddle in his head. The only at-bat this season against a left-hander? “Did I get an at-bat against a lefty,” he asked. We weren’t off to a promising start, but it suddenly came to him. One detail at a time until he had the full answer. “Pittsburgh, sinker guy,

LOS ANGELES – Jake Irvin walked to the dugout after striking out Will Smith to end the bottom of the sixth this afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The scoreboard showed six zeros for the home team, and it showed only 73 pitches for the visiting starter. In another world, Irvin would have received a slap on the back and encouragement to get ready to head

Albert Suárez walked into a mostly empty Orioles clubhouse this morning with a smile on his face and a determination to work the room. Suárez approached Dean Kremer, who stood up and hugged him. Yennier Cano and Ryan O’Hearn came over to embrace him. He moved on to Grayson Rodriguez and Craig Kimbrel, cut across to the other side and made a direct

LOS ANGELES – Take a glance at the major league leaders in the top offensive rate categories, note the expected names that consistently show up and then try not to gasp when Jesse Winker’s name shows up right there alongside everyone else. Winker, who made the Nationals’ roster Opening Day roster off a minor league deal signed the day before spring

LOS ANGELES – It’s another beautiful day in the City of Angels, where this afternoon the Nationals wrap up their long West Coast trip with one more game against the Dodgers. It’s the rubber game of the series, and the rubber game of the entire trip. A win today and they’d head home having gone 5-4 in California. Not bad at all. The Nats did well ag

With their 11-3 win over the Minnesota Twins last night coupled with Toronto’s 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees, the Orioles (11-6) moved to within ½ game of first place in the American League East. After winning their first game of the year on March 28, the Orioles were tied for first place. They have not been in the AL East top spot since, b

The season is 18 games old and Albert Suárez has already made it back to the majors. A fast promotion after an absence dating back to 2017. The Orioles chose Suárez over left-hander Bruce Zimmermann, selecting his contract this morning from Triple-A Norfolk. He’s starting against the Twins, with the Orioles trying for the sweep. “We needed a starte

The Orioles selected the contract of right-hander Albert Suárez this afternoon and he’s starting the series finale against the Twins at Camden Yards. He’s working on normal rest after making Friday’s start with Triple-A Norfolk. Catcher David Bañuelos was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster. Bañuelos flied out last night as

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Selected the contract of RHP Albert Suárez from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 49 and start today’s game.Designated C David Bañuelos for assignment. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

BOWIE. Md. – Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish, who had not pitched in a game since the American League Division Series in October, took the mound beginning his minor league rehab assignment for Double-A Bowie against Altoona last night. He said he would treat the rehab assignment like his spring training as he comes back from a sprained ulnar coll