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The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals meet Saturday night at Nationals Park in the second game of their weekend Beltway Series. First pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C., with the game available through local team broadcasts and MLB streaming options. Baltimore enters at 20-25 and still trying to stabilize an uneven start, while Washington sits 22-23

The Philadelphia Phillies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon at PNC Park, with first pitch set for 4:05 p.m. ET. Philadelphia comes in at 22-23 and sitting second in the NL East, while Pittsburgh is 24-21 and fourth in the NL Central. That record gap is not huge, but the way these two teams feel right now is pretty

The Arizona Diamondbacks stay in Denver for the second game of their NL West series against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, May 16, with first pitch set for 3:10 p.m. ET at Coors Field. Arizona comes in at 21-22, sitting third in the division, while Colorado is 17-28 and still buried at the bottom of the NL West. That makes

The Kansas City Royals visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, May 16, with first pitch set for 2:15 p.m. ET at Busch Stadium. This is the second game of the I-70 rivalry series, and it has a pretty clear momentum split after St. Louis walked off Kansas City 5-4 in 11 innings on Friday night. Kansas City enters at

Toronto Blue Jays visit the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with first pitch set for 1:10 p.m. ET. This is Game 2 of the weekend series after Detroit grabbed Friday’s opener 3-2, snapping a three-game skid while Toronto dropped another close one. The Tigers enter at 20-25 and fourth in the AL Central, while the

Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez aims to remain ‘handful’ vs. Pirates Cristopher Sanchez has shown this month why he’s considered one of the best pitchers in baseball. The talented left-hander aims for another sparkling effort Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second contest of a three-game set. Sanchez (4-2, 2.11 ERA) entered this season with high expectations

Red-hot Rays look to squeeze out another win against Marlins The Tampa Bay Rays are getting plenty of bang for their buck after signing right-hander Nick Martinez in the offseason to a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $13 million. Martinez will look to continue to pay dividends on Saturday when the red-hot Rays attempt to win the three-game series against

Nationals’ Daylen Lile eager to continue power surge vs. O’s Daylen Lile looks to continue his hot streak when the Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles in the middle game of the Beltway Series on Saturday. Lile belted his fourth homer in four games and added a double and a single in Washington’s 3-2 win over Baltimore on Friday night.

Cardinals chase series-clinching win over scuffling Royals Despite sitting eight games above .500 ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals don’t have a roster littered with household names. That’s more than fine with manager Oliver Marmol. St. Louis’ depth was on display in its third win