Tyler Wells walked into the Orioles’ clubhouse this afternoon dripping with sweat, the effects of a 25-pitch bullpen session in the Camden Yards heat. He still managed to look happy. Wells has made encouraging progress from his ligament-reconstructive elbow surgery last June. He mixed in his changeup today and will incorporate breaking balls next w

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Reinstated C Gary Sánchez (right wrist inflammation) from the 10-day Injured List.Optioned C Maverick Handley to Triple-A Norfolk.

Gary Sánchez has returned to the Orioles. He was reinstated from the 10-day injured list this afternoon, with catcher Maverick Handley optioned to Triple-A Norfolk as the anticipated counter move. Sánchez went on an injury rehab assignment after getting rid of the inflammation his right wrist. He was rested yesterday. Handley is 3-for-40, but he’s

One of the best defensive plays Andrew Chafin has made in some time wound up sending the veteran reliever to the injured list. The Nationals placed Chafin on the 15-day IL this morning with a right hamstring strain, an injury he sustained six days ago while doing the splits to make a play in the field. Ryan Loutos, a right-hander acquired only four

Friday night was about as miserable as it gets for the Nationals. They fell into a big hole early, then sat through a long rain delay, then tried to mount a furious late rally, only to come up short and suffer an 11-9 loss to the Marlins that ended around 12:30 a.m. And now, only 12 1/2 hours later, they’re right back out there for the second game

The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Loutos from Triple-A Rochester and placed left-handed pitcher Andrew Chafin on the 15-day Injured List (retroactive to June 11) with a right hamstring strain on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Loutos, 26, was claime

The Orioles had a late start last night due to the threat of rain, with the actual precipitation lighter than anticipated before the downpour in the fifth inning. The injury talk started much earlier, and it was heavier than expected. Let’s take a stroll through yesterday’s updates and try not to roll an ankle. Grayson Rodriguez The “sluggish” star

If this wasn’t rock bottom for the Nationals, it sure felt like it. Mitchell Parker already had dug his team into a six-run hole with an abbreviated start that left many in the crowd booing with disapproval. Then came the 2-hour, 14-minute rain delay. Then once play resumed and the prospect of post-midnight baseball loomed, Jackson Rutledge gave up

Charlie Morton had to wait out a rain delay tonight that lasted more than an hour before throwing his first pitch. The grounds crew sprinted to the tarp and stood shoulder-to-shoulder behind it after the top of the fourth inning, cutting through the finish line of the hot dog race. Morton was the one on a roll. The only way to slow him was to drenc

Robert Hassell III arrived in the big leagues with a bang, going 2-for-5 with two runs and a stolen base in his first career game, going 3-for-5 with his first homer a week later, then delivering another pair of two-hit games shortly after that. It’s been a struggle since for the Nationals rookie, though, who is finding out what most every other hi