Jake Rill

The Orioles are adding to their outfield depth, as they’re signing Tommy Pham to a Minor League deal, according to a source. @Alden_Gonzalez was on it first. Pham, 38, is a 13-year MLB veteran. Elected free agency after getting DFA’d by Mets in late April.

Gunnar Henderson on Orioles' bats tonight: "Early on, I felt like we had a lot of really good swings, and obviously the hits didn’t show it, but I loved our at-bats today and obviously we got it going there in the 9th. But all around, I felt like we should have won that game."

Orioles had the bases loaded again, but Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging to end the game as Richard Lovelady seals a 3-2 win for the Nationals. O's fall to 20-25 as they drop the opener of the 3-game series at Nationals Park.

Gunnar Henderson knocks a 2-out RBI single, cutting the Nationals' lead to 3-2 in the top of the 9th. Taylor Ward now up as Orioles have runners on corners.

The Orioles will not be shut out for the 1st time this season, as Jeremiah Jackson plates a run with a sac fly. Nationals' lead cut to 3-1. They're turning to left-hander Richard Lovelady with 2 outs in top of 9th. Gunnar Henderson will be up for the O's.

Trailing 3-0, Orioles have put runners on 1st and 2nd to open the 9th inning after Samuel Basallo singled and Tyler O'Neill walked. Nationals turning to RHP Gus Varland to try to close it out. Leody Taveras pinch-hitting for Blaze Alexander. Coby Mayo on deck.

Coby Mayo's 7th-inning single had an exit velocity of 116.5 mph, per Statcast. It's the highest exit velo on a batted ball by the 24-year-old in his 140-game MLB career. (Orioles couldn't capitalize as they left runners on 2nd and 3rd when Gunnar Henderson struck out.)

Daylen Lile blasts a 2-run home run off Shane Baz in the bottom of the 6th inning. Nationals lead Orioles 3-0.

Holliday and Kjerstad back-to-back singles to set up Johnathan Rodríguez sacfly

Today is the 11-year anniversary of the 1st game I covered for MLB dot com (Diamondbacks-Phillies in Philadelphia, opening my 1st of 2 years as an intern covering the Dbacks). Celebrating in the only appropriate manner: Covering a game for MLB dot com. Orioles-Nationals in D.C.

Orioles Minor League OF Reed Trimble will be out of the Triple-A Norfolk lineup for a second straight game tonight with right hamstring discomfort

Orioles lineup for tonight’s opener vs. Nationals in Washington

OF Nate George (Orioles’ No. 1 prospect and @MLBPipeline’s No. 69 overall) has been on High-A Frederick’s IL due to an illness. Mike Elias did not disclose the illness, but he said it could be a little bit of time before George returns. Not expected to be too long term of issue.

Orioles’ Mike Elias on Jackson Holliday: “We're hopeful to get Jackson Holliday back soon. He's still getting his groove and getting his feet under him, but I think he's healthy this time. I think that'll help stabilize the [infield] situation.”

Injury updates from Orioles’ Mike Elias: -Jordan Westburg’s Tommy John surgery shouldn’t impact ‘27 timeline too much. Expects him back early next year. -Ryan Helsley (elbow) threw for 1st time today in Washington -Ryan Mountcastle (foot) timeline is “June, pushing into July”

Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg will miss the entire 2026 season after undergoing elbow surgery, a source confirmed to MLB dot com (as @afkostka first reported). More tough luck for the 27-year-old infielder: mlb.com/orioles/news/j…

Sunday, Sept. 20 will be a busy day in Baltimore. Ravens play Saints at M&T Bank Stadium at 1 p.m. ET. Orioles play Brewers at Camden Yards at 7:20 p.m. ET. The stadiums share parking lots, so this has been avoided in the past.

Kyle Bradish and Trevor Rogers are now both part of an exclusive group -- Orioles pitchers to toss 6+ scoreless innings vs. the Yankees with fewer than 2 hits allowed. They joined a pair of Hall of Famers (Jim Palmer and Hoyt Wilhelm), Adam Loewen and Joe Coleman.

Since the start of 2023, the Orioles have achieved 3 one-hit shutouts: 4/3/23 at TEX: 2-0 win, Kyle Bradish leaves in 2nd with right foot contusion, Tyler Wells later tosses 5 innings of relief. 8/15/25 at HOU: 7-0 win, Brandon Young comes within 4 outs of a perfect game. 5/13/26 vs. NYY: 7-0 win, Kyle Bradish is dominant for 6 innings.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 today vs. Kyle Bradish and is now 1-for-14 (.071) with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts lifetime against the Orioles RHP. Judge: "He's a great pitcher. He makes a lot of great pitches. He's using all four of his pitches, each quadrant. Did a good job mixing that fastball in, locating the curveball and slider in big spots when he needed it. "He's kind of had our number the past couple games we've faced him. You've got to tip your cap sometimes when the guy is out there looking like that, but we've got to do a better job when we get pitches out over the heart of the plate."