Riding the high of Friday's comeback win over Houston, the Orioles (75-55) host the Astros (69-59) today in the third game of the four-game series at Oriole Park. After being shut out 6-0 on three hits in the series opener Thursday, the O's were down 5-2 when they batted in the eighth inning last night. Anthony Santander hit his 38th homer, a go-ah

ATLANTA – The Nationals determined Friday they were ready to promote Dylan Crews to the major leagues. But not until Monday, when the team opens a high-profile, three-game home series against the Yankees. It all makes sense, of course. Teams are always going to try to let their top prospects debut at home, reaping the benefits of the extra attentio

It was a massive swing. It turned a loss into a win, brought over 39,000 to their feet and perhaps turned a season spiraling the wrong way back into a solid direction. How much meaning will that one swing have? Since they last won three in a row - from July 14-20, wrapping around the All-Star break - the Orioles have had five win streaks of two gam

The bond between outfielder Nick Markakis and hitting coach Terry Crowley really began to develop early in the 2006 season. The former Orioles first-round draft pick was struggling as a rookie. Talk of sending him back to the minors grew louder. Few, if any, signs existed that he’d eventually receive votes for Rookie of the Year. “The first month a

ATLANTA – They got the best start they’d seen from MacKenzie Gore in weeks. They got nine hits off Chris Sale and found a way to push across two runs despite a lineup missing CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. They overcame what appeared to be a serious left foot injury to Alex Call that could throw a wrench into their plans to promote top prospect

The Orioles were six outs away from losing more ground in the American League East. Anthony Santander made it shake at Camden Yards. Santander hit a grand slam off Astros reliever Bryan Abreu in the eighth inning to give the Orioles a thrilling 7-5 win before an announced Gunnar Henderson bobblehead crowd of 39,578. Santander’s 38th home run follow

While the Orioles wonder about getting some of their eight pitchers on the injured list back later this season, their current biggest worry might be the offense. That offense has produced just three hits in back-to-back games with three runs in those two games. Batters went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. The Astros pitched their ninth sh

ATLANTA – Davey Martinez laughed as he recalled his one and only playing experience against Randy Johnson. On May 24, 1998, the inaugural Devil Rays franchise faced the Mariners at the Kingdome, with the Big Unit on the mound for Seattle. Tampa Bay’s regular lineup featured two Hall of Famers in Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs. Neither of whom played t

Oriole first baseman Ryan Mountcastle could play later tonight depending on how he reacts to treatments on his sore wrist. Mountcastle was removed from last night’s game in the top of the ninth inning. Ryan O’Hearn switched from right field to first base and Austin Slater batted in Mountcastle’s spot in the bottom of the ninth. Manager Brandon Hyde

Last fall, he was playing in the World Series for the Diamondbacks. It capped a 2023 season that began with him playing for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. It ended chasing a championship. He went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs in the World Series versus the Rangers, who won the World Series in five games. But on Monday, corner infie