Baltimore Orioles

The first baseman finished with three hits and five RBIs as the Nationals clinched a series victory.

The Orioles are receiving reinforcements ahead of their series finale Sunday against the Washington Nationals.

Foster Griffin pitches seven strong innings as the Nationals end their losing streak.

Bassitt received “some injections” last week to reduce inflammation in his back, Elias said, but the team and player weren’t satisfied with the outcome.

Baltimore enters Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals at 39-44, but as Elias spoke in the dugout, he noted that, despite that record, the Orioles are only 1.5 games out of the wild card.

“We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re not going nowhere,” Shanita Gaddy said.

Halfway through this season, seven of the 26 players who were on the Orioles’ opening day roster are now on the injured list. Here’s a run-through of those players and where they are in the recovery process.

COLUMN | It’s a fair bet the upward trend for the Orioles’ offense and rotation can continue. It’s a lot harder to put your money behind this team getting its act together.

Basallo is carrying a heavier load behind the plate, and he has been up to the task.

As of Thursday, Baltimore’s 38-44 record found the team only two games back of the final wild-card spot in the mediocre American League.

The Orioles lost to the Angels, 7-6, in the bottom of the 10th inning. They were on the verge of collecting the third out when an error occurred, and everything spiraled from there.

Many players exchange bats and jerseys to hang in their man caves. Now they’re collecting baseball cards, too.

The Orioles have won three straight games on six occasions. They have yet to win four straight.

Over the last 30 games, the Orioles have won 15 of the 22 games in which the team’s starting pitcher has completed at least five innings and surrendered three or fewer earned runs.

Young has produced a quality start in six of his last nine outings.

Over his last two starts, right-hander Kyle Bradish has pitched 15 2/3 innings with 21 strikeouts and one run allowed.

Alexander was lifted from the game in the third inning. That’s when Baltimore put outfielder Leody Taveras at the hot corner, a position he has never played before.

The debut event runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the team store at Camden Yards, and parking in Lot A opens at 4:30.

Alexander, a member of a baseball-obsessed family, first felt the childhood wonder of this game by running around with his older brother and sister, CJ and Sloane, and all the other neighborhood kids.