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It’s been almost four full years that I’ve been an Over The Monster staff writer, and true story: I’ve never written a pre-game thread. That is, until Bryan Joiner called to the bullpen late, and I “accepted the trade for a player to be named later” or “cash considerations.” Two different metaphors, I know. But, […]
The Nationals announced that right-hander Jhancarlos Lara cleared outright waivers and has been assigned to Double-A Harrisburg. This is his first career outright assignment and he has less than three years of service time, so he does not have the right to elect free agency. Lara, 23, is a power arm with control issues. The […]
A former New York Mets coach is raising serious concerns...
The Nationals and Red Sox have been connected in a big way this season, mostly due to the new Washington President of Baseball Operations, Paul Toboni, spending the majority of his front office career in Boston. While neither Jake Bennett nor Luis Perales will appear in this series, the two pieces in Toboni’s first trade […]
The Carlos Mendoza firing, along with a Juan Soto allegation, are the latest black marks against New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor.
Both in the big leagues and on the farm, the Nationals have more hitting talent than pitching. However, that does not mean there are no interesting arms in the system. Today, I wanted to highlight one of the most intriguing arms on the farm in Yoel Tejeda. The 6 ‘8 righty has developed from an […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the O’s just lost a series that they absolutely should have won, all because they did a whole lot of dumb stuff. The Birds’ latest embarrassment came against their regional rival Nationals, who completed a season series win, four games to two. The […]
Today’s 6-4 loss to the Nationals dropped the Orioles to 39-46, but Baltimore remains only three games out of a wild card spot in the underwhelming American League. Ten of the 15 AL clubs have losing records, leaving the Orioles still in striking distance of the playoffs if they can finally get on any kind […]
BALTIMORE–What happened? Kyle Bradish wanted Sunday’s game to be a continuation of his last two starts when he allowed just one run in 15 2/3 innings. He retired the first eight batters before wildness set in. Bradish equaled a career high with five walks and allowed four runs on just one hit in the Orioles’ […]
After three demoralizing games in a row against the Phillies, it was back to business for the Washington Nationals. They grinded out yet another road series win, this time against the Orioles. Luis Garcia Jr. is the hottest hitter in all of baseball right now, and he carried the offense in this one. As mentioned, […]
The Baltimore Orioles have had a frustrating 2026 MLB season thus far, currently sitting at 39-45 ahead of Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Washington Nationals at home. The Orioles have played the last several games without catcher Adley Rutschman, who sustained a concussion in a recent game against the Seattle Mariners on June 18. […] The post Orioles make Adley Rutschman injury move appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Nats got a much needed win to stop the bleeding last night. Now, they will look to get back to their series winning ways this afternoon. The boys have a rubber match with the Orioles. Both teams could really use this win, so this should be a hard fought contest. Blake Butera is making […]
Adley Rutschman and Dylan Beavers will both return to the field this afternoon as the Orioles look to win the series against Washington. Baltimore activated Rutschman and Beavers earlier today. They optioned Jeremiah Jackson to Triple-A Norfolk and designated Sam Huff for assignment. Rutschman missed over a week after taking a ball to the head, […]
BALTIMORE—The Orioles reinstated catcher Adley Rutschman from the 7-day concussion injured list and outfielder Dylan Beavers, who’d been on the 10-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle. Both are in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals. The Orioles optioned utility player Jeremiah Jackson to Triple-A Norfolk and designated catcher Sam […]
Last night, the Nationals desperately needed to stop the bleeding. After four straight losses, with the first three coming in brutal fashion, we needed a hero to rise from the ashes. That is exactly what we got out of Foster Griffin tonight. The Nats ace dug deep to throw 112 pitches in 7 brilliant innings. […]
BALTIMORE–What happened? Earlier in the week, the Washington Nationals’ bullpen surrendered three late leads in consecutive losses to the Philadelphia Phillies. After Washington’s bullpen allowed two runs to the Orioles in the eighth inning for a 3-3 tie, it was the Orioles’ bullpen that lost the game in the 10th. Ryan Helsley (0-4) allowed an […]
The season series of the Battle of the Beltways is split so far, with two wins each for the Orioles and Nationals. The O’s struck the most recent blow with their 3-1 victory in last night’s series opener at Camden Yards. Now they’ll try to make it two in a row as they turn to […]
This feels like a game that the Nationals really need to have. They have lost 4 in a row, with the first three coming in brutal fashion. This offense has shown resiliency all season long, but has the bullpen kicked them in the teeth one too many times? Blake Butera is going with a very […]
It has been a long time coming, but Dylan Crews is finally heating up. He has a .986 OPS in his last seven games and a .795 mark in his last 15. Plenty of people have talked at length about how Crews’ process should be leading to better results, and now those results are finally […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s nice to be back home, isn’t it? The Orioles returned from their nine-game trek to the West Coast — their longest road trip in two years — with a solid victory against the Nationals on Pride Night to begin a six-game homestand. While one win over a reeling Nats team […]
BALTIMORE–What happened? Trevor Rogers continued his brilliant June with his third straight excellent start, allowing one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings to lead the Orioles past the Washington Nationals, 3-1, before 26,901 at Camden Yards on Friday night. In Rogers’ previous start, he held the Los Angeles Dodgers to one hit in […]
It is Friday. The Orioles have returned home and beat the Nationals, 3-1. Trevor Rogers was good. Coby Mayo was also good! There were some shenanigans, but not enough to keep the Orioles from getting the win. YOU KNOW WHAT MUST BE DONE (GIFS!)
Happy Pride Night! After a rousing electric guitar version of the Star-Spangled Banner, the Orioles came on out and delivered an inspired Friday win, defeating the Nationals in a tidy 3-1 contest. It wasn’t the most explosive offensive performance ever, but left-handed starter Trevor Rogers certainly brought the energy, going 6 1/3 innings with a […]
NEW YORK — The legend of Derek Hill continues. After hitting a pinch-hit go-ahead home run on Wednesday against the Nationals in the ninth inning and another on Thursday, Hill made an insane leaping catch over the center field wall to rob Juan Soto of a two-run home run. Hill had it all the way. […]
NEW YORK — The legend of Derek Hill continues. After hitting a pinch-hit go-ahead home run on Wednesday against the Nationals in the ninth inning and another on Thursday, Hill made an insane leaping catch over the right-center field wall to rob Juan Soto of a two-run home run. “That,” starter Zack Wheeler said. “won […]