18-05-2025
Nats deepen the Orioles' misery with an early outburst and a 10-6 win
BALTIMORE — Every now and then, an opportunity arises for one team to capitalize on the agony of another. The simplest explanation for the Washington Nationals' 10-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday is that they did not waste their chance to do so.
Rarely, though, are opportunities quite this ripe: The Nationals took the field just hours after the out-of-answers Orioles brass fired manager Brandon Hyde. Rarely do they arrive in the middle of the series, following a comeback win Friday night that made Nasim Nuñez proclaim, 'I believe a lot of guys are starting to realize we got to play with that swag.' Even rarer: The Nationals, desperate for early offense of late, got to face right-hander Kyle Gibson, who entered with a 13.11 ERA and managed to exit with an even higher number attached to his name.
