Dodgers get big inning early to beat O's and take series (updated)
LOS ANGELES – In the early innings tonight, Orioles lefty Cade Povich was getting into and out of trouble. But he could not keep escaping damage. The Dodgers scored four off him in the last of the fourth to open a 5-0 lead. They beat the Orioles 6-3 to take two of three in this series pitting two of baseball’s best clubs against each other. Los Ang
LOS ANGELES – With one uplifting win followed by a disappointing loss for the Orioles in this series, the Birds and Dodgers play the rubber match game tonight at Dodger Stadium. The first two games featured big and loud crowds as the clubs have seen 105,672 fans this series. The Orioles (77-57) could have tied for first place in the American League
LOS ANGELES – With 28 games left in the regular season, the chase is on for the Orioles. They are chasing a playoff berth and an American League East title, but also chasing the calendar in terms of getting their injured players back with enough time both to perform at their previous levels and also impact the playoff race. In that regard, Sunday c
LOS ANGELES – The Orioles and Dodgers have split the first two games of this three-game series and tonight's winner will take the series at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles (79-54, .594) has the best record in the major leagues and has won seven of nine, 13 of 18 and 16 of its last 23 games. In the 23 games, the Dodgers are scoring 5.1 runs per game wit
The Orioles have made the following roster move: Agreed to terms on a 2024 Minor League contract with RHP Nick Anderson.
LOS ANGELES – Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes, who had an ERA of 8.71 his previous four starts, gave up six runs last night as the Orioles lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But just one run was earned over five innings. Does that make it challenging to evaluate how Burnes pitched? In the Dodgers third, with the O’s leading 3-1 and one out, an err
It was undoubtedly the best development of the first half of the Nationals season, a young starting rotation that seemed to break through as one, four potential building blocks all succeeding at the big league level and offering real hope for the near future. And things turned south for all four of them as the summer progressed. MacKenzie Gore and
Emptying a mailbag is more complicated than it appears on the surface, because of what’s happening at the bottom. To put it in simple terms, stuff gets stuck. Here are some extra questions that I didn’t want to ignore. Same no rules apply. With Grayson Rodriguez not due back until mid-to-late September, that may not be enough time to be built back
LOS ANGELES – With a chance to win this series and ruin Shohei Ohtani and Decoy (his dog) bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium, the Orioles took an early 3-1 in the second inning. But by the last of third, they trailed 5-3 and were wondering again why right-hander Corbin Burnes suddenly began pitching poorly a few starts ago. Burnes allowed six runs,
LOS ANGELES – With a 3-2 win secured in the opener, the Orioles could secure a series victory if they can win tonight at Dodger Stadium. Ryan O'Hearn hit a solo homer and Ramón Urías added a two-run go-ahead shot. Then the O's pitching made it stand up in a victory Tuesday night in front of the 15th sellout of the year of 52,382 at Los Angeles. Aft
It's too soon to know if the events of the last 72 hours represent a critical turning point in what the Nationals hope is among the last steps they need to take to close out a long and arduous rebuild and finally start thinking about winning again. They could come back to earth this weekend, or next month or even when they all reconvene next spring