Good afternoon from a beautiful day on South Capitol Street, where the Nationals and Phillies will play their final game of this three-game series before heading to Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the Little League Classic. After last night’s fireworks, the Nationals will send Jake Irvin to the mound for his 19th start of his rookie season. The righ

As he sauntered off the mound, having just struck out a $300 million hitter to strand the bases loaded and preserve a two-run lead for his team, Andrés Machado looked every bit the part of an established, high leverage, big league reliever. He did not look anything like a guy who had been designated for assignment by the Nationals twice in the last

It’s time to take a moment to appreciate the heater that young catcher Samuel Basallo is on these days for High-A Aberdeen. Basallo is now a Top 100 prospect and in March in our second MASNSports.com rankings of Orioles international prospects, he was ranked No. 1 after coming in second on the list in 2022. Basallo, who turned 19 last Sunday, was s

OAKLAND – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde posted another lineup yesterday that didn’t include Aaron Hicks. Hyde isn’t playing matchups. He can’t play Hicks. The veteran outfielder retained his day-to-day status with discomfort in his back. He exited Monday night’s game in San Diego in the eighth inning after singling twice, with Austin Hays replacing

OAKLAND – Using an opener tonight didn’t work for the Athletics. Bringing in a rookie behind him didn’t work. The idea of a Jerry Garcia tie-dye promotion also backfired, with the Orioles truckin’ around the bases. The Orioles scored three times in the first inning, built on their lead with Gunnar Henderson’s long two-run homer in the second, and d

There was juice at Nationals Park tonight, the kind of energy that comes not merely from a large crowd but from a highly competitive game between an opponent trying to reach the World Series for the second straight year and a home team trying to prove to everyone they’re not as far away from reaching that goal as most would’ve believed not long ago

After an off-day, the Orioles' road trip moves on to Oakland tonight for the start of a three-game weekend series.  The Orioles (74-47) lead the American League East by two games over Tampa Bay, which also plays on the West Coast tonight against the Los Angeles Angels.  The Orioles lost their last two games at San Diego. But over longer stretches t

OAKLAND – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde didn’t know which pitcher would start for the Athletics tonight until receiving a text message yesterday afternoon from manager Mark Kotsay. “Pro move by him,” Hyde said. Hyde’s club would face an opener, left-hander Francisco Pérez, who’s never started in the majors. Pérez made four relief appearances with th

It’s purely a coincidence of timing that so many injured Nationals relievers were ready to begin rehab assignments within days of each other. Intentional or not, the team is more than happy to monitor a bunch of these assignments, knowing each pitcher is getting close to returning to the active roster. Mason Thompson and Carl Edwards Jr. got the pr

OAKLAND – Aaron Hicks remains out of the Orioles lineup as they resume their West Coast trip with three games against the Athletics. Jordan Westburg is batting ninth and playing third base. Adam Frazier is the second baseman. Adley Rutschman stays in the leadoff spot, followed by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter