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Nats complete epic comeback win to seal series over Marlins (updated)
MIAMI – The Nationals entered Sunday’s game against the Marlins looking to win their fourth series of their last six, which would be an impressive finish to the season’s first month after they dropped four of their first five.Very quickly it looked like they would have to wait until Monday night’s finale to wrap up this four-game wrap-around set, a
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Irvin shines again with latest gem in 7-0 win
The Orioles are close to testing the age-old baseball theory that teams never can have too much pitching.Cole Irvin must wonder how he plays into the experiment.Kyle Bradish is leaving his injury rehab assignment and starting for the Orioles next week. John Means makes his final rehab appearance on Sunday, which sets up his return.The process of el
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Orioles can't hold late lead and lose 3-2 in 10 innings (updated)
Corbin Burnes finished the first inning, shook his head in frustration - at least partly with the plate umpire’s strike zone but more at himself - and walked to the dugout. Catcher Adley Rutschman met him along the first base line and could have been invisible.On a night that the Orioles optioned top prospect Jackson Holliday, the veteran right-han
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Suárez rolls again as O's win series opener (Kjerstad to be recalled)
ANAHEIM, Calif. – After going 2,395 days between major league outings coming into this season, this time right-hander Albert Suárez had only a four-day wait.He held Minnesota scoreless over 5 2/3 innings Wednesday in Baltimore – his first game in the majors since Sept. 26, 2017 – and was back out tonight for the O’s in their series opener in Los An
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Some early observations on Abrams, Winker, the bullpen and more
The Nationals return to action tonight as the Dodgers come to town looking for revenge from last week’s series in Los Angeles.The Nats will have the opportunity to do something this week they haven’t done since 2014: Win the season series against the Dodgers.That’s right, since going 4-2 against the Dodgers 10 years ago, the Nats are 0-6-2 in seaso
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Nats make bullpen switch with Garcia ill, DFA utility man Alu
The Nationals haven’t completely overcome the flu bug that has taken down several corners of the clubhouse the last two weeks: They had to place another ill player on the injured list today because of it.Reliever Robert Garcia became the latest victim, placed on the 15-day IL with influenza prior to tonight’s series opener against the Dodgers. The
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Five-year celebration brings smiles, memories of 2019 title
Most members of the 2019 Nationals enjoyed long, distinguished careers, playing for multiple franchises and experiencing personal highs and lows along the way. None of them, though, ever played for a team quite like that one.Because of how the season ended, yes. But also because of the bond they all created along the way.“I’d still be playing if we
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Orioles rip into Ragans and withstand rally for 9-7 win (updated)
KANSAS CITY – Corbin Burnes tried to turn away from a hard one-hopper, felt the ball slam off his right hip, scrambled to retrieve it, failed on his first attempt and threw out the runner by a hair.This was one batter into his start.Burnes waved off manager Brandon Hyde and head athletic trainer Brian Ebel as they began walking to the mound. Like h
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Rutschman grand slam can't send Orioles to win in series opener (updated)
KANSAS CITY – The outs were piling up for Dean Kremer tonight. So were the missed opportunities by the Orioles to give him support.Kremer retired the first 11 Kansas City batters and only one ball left the infield before Vinnie Pasquantino pulled a splitter into the bullpen in right field. He allowed one other hit until his removal with two outs in
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Dodgers get to Corbin, Nats can't get to L.A. bullpen (updated)
LOS ANGELES – For the Nationals to win a second straight game here, they were going to have to produce more offense against a Dodger bullpen tasked with pitching all nine innings tonight than Patrick Corbin gave up in his traditional starting role.Neither end of that equation held up its end of the bargain. Corbin again gave the team length but not
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Game 18 lineups: Nats at Dodgers
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 aga
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Ramírez activated and Heasley optioned (plus lineup)
The Orioles have activated reliever Yohan Ramírez, acquired from the Mets this week for cash considerations, and optioned Jonathan Heasley to Triple-A Norfolk. These moves were anticipated last night.Heasley allowed six runs in two innings in an 11-1 loss. Manager Brandon Hyde said during his afternoon media session that Ramírez would be arriving w