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Drives in two runs Sunday Nunez went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's win against the Rays.

Impact Nunez brought in two runs with a single in the first inning, which proved to be the lone run production for the Orioles in the team's win. The 26-year-old hadn't started in any of the last three contests, but he proved to be effective in his return to the starting lineup Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Baltimore takes 4-game skid into matchup with Tampa Bay

Baltimore will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Orioles take on Tampa Bay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Remains on bench Nunez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

Impact Nunez will take a seat for the third straight game after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during Thursday's matinee. Ryan Mountcastle will take over at first base with Pedro Severino resting his legs as the designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Orioles take 3-game skid into matchup with Rays

Baltimore is looking to snap its three-game losing streak with a win over Tampa Bay

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of Friday's lineup Nunez is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Nunez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during Thursday's matinee and will now hit the bench for the second straight game. Chance Sisco will bat fifth as the designated hitter Friday.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Cobb scheduled to start as Baltimore hosts Tampa Bay

The Rays will start Tyler Glasnow on Friday and the Orioles are expected to counter with Alex Cobb

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets night off Nunez isn't starting Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Rays, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Impact Nunez will take a seat after going 0-for-2 with three strikeouts in the first matchup of the day. Ryan Mountcastle shifts over to first base, allowing for Pedro Severino to enter the DH slot.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Drives in a pair Nunez went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI Wednesday against Atlanta.

Impact Nunez only had one hit but made it count by slugging a two-RBI double in the sixth inning. He's been relatively quiet with bat of late, collecting just seven hits across his last 42 at-bats. However, his season-long line remains a respectable .250/.314/.489 to go along with 11 home runs, 27 runs scored and 27 RBI.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Baltimore takes 5-game losing streak into matchup with Atlanta

Baltimore is looking to break its five-game losing streak with a win over Atlanta

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts home run Sunday Nunez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.

Impact Nunez has gone through a bit of a cold spell recently as he went just 2-for-21 with one RBI, one walk and nine strikeouts over the past six games. However, he was quite productive with two hits Sunday, including a solo blast in the second inning that provided the Orioles with their only run of the game.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Baltimore takes 3-game losing streak into matchup with New York

Baltimore heads into the matchup against New York in a rut, losers of three straight

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees host the Orioles after Garcia's strong performance

New York looks to follow up a strong outing by Wednesday starter Garcia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alonso, Conforto lead Mets to 7-6 win over Orioles

Pete Alonso hit his second dramatic homer in a week Wednesday night, when his shot to center field leading off the eighth inning lifted the New York Mets to a 7-6 win over the Balt...

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orioles, streaking Iglesias set for matchup against Mets

Iglesias takes a 13-game hit streak into matchup with Mets

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns to lineup Nunez (hamstring) is starting Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Impact Nunez sat out the past two games while battling a hamstring issue, but he'll serve as the designated hitter Tuesday. Prior to the injury, the 26-year-old went 1-for-12 with a solo home run and five strikeouts over his past three games.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Baltimore's Iglesias puts 12-game hit streak on the line against Mets

Iglesias takes a 12-game hit streak into matchup with Mets

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Day-to-day with hamstring issue Manager Brandon Hyde said Nunez is day-to-day with a hamstring injury, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Impact The Orioles finally posted their lineup for Sunday about 40 minutes before first pitch, and Nunez is absent. Pat Valaika will get the start at first base and bat sixth against right-hander Masahiro Tanaka.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Baltimore's Iglesias puts 12-game hit streak on the line against Yankees

Baltimore's Iglesias puts 12-game hit streak on the line against Yankees

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Saturday Nunez isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Yankees.

Impact Nunez returned to the lineup for Friday's doubleheader after nursing a sore hamstring, but he'll get a breather Saturday. Pat Valaika will take his place at first base.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Back in action Nunez (hamstring) returns to the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Nunez left Wednesday's game against the Mets with a sore hamstring, but he's ready to go now following Thursday's scheduled off day. He'll bat cleanup and play first base for the afternoon game, though it's possible he won't be asked to start twice in one day immediately after returning from the injury.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Nursing sore hamstring Nunez was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mets with hamstring soreness, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

Impact The 26-year-old wasn't moving well during the middle innings and was eventually lifted in the top of the seventh inning. Nunez is considered day-to-day, and he'll have Thursday's scheduled off day to aid in his recovery before potentially missing any games.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Exits with apparent injury Nunez left Wednesday's game against the Mets with an apparent injury, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Nunez was moving slowly on a groundball in the fifth inning and didn't immediately exit the game, but he was replaced by Dilson Herrera in the top of the seventh inning. The nature and severity of Nunez's injury remain to be seen, but he'll get a day to rest since the Orioles have a day off Thursday. He went 0-for-3 with one strikeout prior to exiting the contest.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts two homers Nunez went 2-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the Mets.

Impact Nunez delivered a three-run home run in the first inning, taking Ariel Jurado deep. He followed that up with a solo shot in the seventh inning, bringing his homer total on the season to nine. Nunez has delivered plenty of pop of late, as he now has four long balls in his past seven starts. Overall, he has a .276/.338/.537 line with 22 runs scored and 22 RBI across 148 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Two-hit day in loss Nunez went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact Nunez reached base three times on the day, as he was hit by a pitch in addition to churning out two hits. The Orioles have dropped five games in a row, but little of the blame should fall on Nunez, who has produced a 1.048 OPS over that stretch. After breaking out with a 31-homer 2019 campaign, Nunez has raised the bar another level in 2020, slashing a career-best .282/.348/.516 over 138 plate appearances.

AUGUST 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swats sixth homer Nunez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rays.

Impact He took Tyler Glasnow deep in the first inning, but the O's didn't manage much more offense than that. Nunez has hit safely in five straight games and 16 of his last 17, boosting his slash line on the year to .291/.347/.518 with six homers and 16 RBI through 28 games.

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE