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COLUMN | If it looks as if hitters are just guessing against Rico Garcia, it’s because they are.

The dismal performance Wednesday doesn’t derail the momentum built over the last two weeks — the Orioles (29-33) had won eight of their last 11 entering this game — but this did feature a return of some of the issues that plagued Baltimore the first month and a half of the season.

That Nationals could not solve Max Meyer.

Keondre Jackson was the star of the Ravens’ third open practice of organized team activities, outshining even Lamar Jackson in the afternoon session.

What changed in that moment is hard to describe. “I think it was a feeling, for sure,” Basallo said.

The Nationals and Marlins were both throwing no-hitters entering the fifth inning. Washington exited it trailing 4-0.

Baltimore has won 8 of its last 11 games.

Baz allowed two runs on sacrifice flies throughout seven efficient innings, and his knuckle curveball once more baffled an opposing lineup.

“Patience and trust has been the biggest thing,” manager Blake Butera said recently. “He does a really good job of walking and getting on base, and he just keeps getting better and better [in] understanding how he’s getting attacked.”

“He got the same mentality as us,” wide receiver Zay Flowers said of new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. “Like, he ain’t playing, but he a dog, though. You can just get that vibe from him.”

The Ravens will benefit from not having to face Garrett twice a season.

As Baltimore enters June, it’s Young who holds the best ERA of anyone in this rotation.

COLUMN | College- and high school-aged boys and men are taking off their shirts and creating a ruckus at MLB stadiums across the country. To them, it’s something new and exciting. To older fans, it feels more familiar than maybe we’d like to admit.

Cade Cavalli didn’t have his sharpest, most efficient outing Monday night, requiring 89 pitches to get into the sixth inning.

A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Berry was named to the NFL 100 All-Time Team in 2019, marking the league’s 100th anniversary.

With Mitch Plassmeyer’s experience working on pitching mechanics, he assisted Mayo in keeping his body compact and his arm path shorter.

Here are 10 stats that explain how the team got to this point.

When Butera is home, wife Caroline Margolis said, he is on top of their daughter’s schedule, finding ways to help where needed.

The Nationals improved to 24-10 when scoring first.

With two more hits during Baltimore’s 9-5 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, Samuel Basallo capped a month that showed how much of a threat he already is.