Trea Turner went 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs and Aníbal Sánchez allowed only one run over seven innings for his first win of the season as the Nationals dispatched the Marlins 9-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Nats offense finally got rolling, tallying nine runs through five innings, including five in the fifth, to coast to their 11th victory on the season, evening the series at two games apiece. In the first, Turner singled to extend his hitting streak to nine games. He came around...

Wade LeBlanc threw a curveball this afternoon to Red Sox designated hitter Christian Vázquez in the top of the first inning, signaled to the dugout and waited to be led off the mound. LeBlanc sustained an apparent injury with two outs and a 1-0 count on his fifth batter. Manager Brandon Hyde, pitching coach Doug Brocail and assistant athletic trainer Mark Shires walked onto the field to check on him. Shires and LeBlanc walked together to the clubhouse in an unexpected development in the...

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is disappointed that Stephen Strasburg is out for the season, but feels that taking care of his hand injury now with surgery will allow the right-hander to be back to 100 percent in time for the 2021 season. "We feel that it's unfortunate that Stras is not going to be around pitching for us for the remainder of the season, but the positive part of this thing is that we feel that the injury is not going to be anything long term for him," Rizzo said Sunday...

Hanser Alberto is healthy. The reason he's on the bench again today has nothing to do with a physical issue. This is more of a mental break, according to Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. Alberto has five hits in its last 28 at-bats and has struck out seven times. He's been lowered in the order and now dropped out of it for the second time since Tuesday. Monday's off-day extends the rest period. "I just wanted to give Hanser a day off before the off-day," Hyde said during this morning's Zoom...

The Orioles came from behind twice last night to win and snap a six-game losing streak. Today they play the final game of a 10-game homestand and four-game series when they host the Boston Red Sox. The O's trailed last night 3-1 before Anthony Santander's game-tying two-run homer in the eighth. He blasted No. 10 a distance of 426 feet down the left field line to tie it up at 3-3. It extended his hitting streak to 17 games. During this run, Santander is batting .338 (24-for-71) with seven...

Cedric Mullins moves to the leadoff spot today as the Orioles conclude their four-game series against the Red Sox and a homestand that took a positive turn last night with a 5-4 10-inning win. Chance Sisco is the designated hitter today against right-hander Zack Godley. Pat Valaika is the second baseman, with Hanser Alberto on the bench. Valaika has homered in three consecutive games. Ryan Mountcastle stays in left field and is lowered to seventh after collecting his first major league hit last...

The Nationals look to even their series with the Marlins today with a 12:35 p.m. first pitch at Nats Park. Aníbal Sánchez gets the call, looking to build off his last start where he said he felt strong at the end of the outing, which is a good sign. Manager Davey Martinez and pitching coach Paul Menhart have worked with Sánchez to get him to throw less between starts so he is fresher on game day. Sánchez (0-3, 8.50) faces Marlins right-hander Humberto Mejía (0-1, 5.68 ERA)....

With his team's losing streak at six games, it had been a week between wins. The Orioles lost three straight to Toronto and it would be three in a row against Boston with another loss last night. So O's manager Brandon Hyde was ready to try to make any move that could help his team win Saturday night. "We chased that one a little bit knowing we have an off-day Monday," Hyde said on a Zoom call after their 5-4 10 inning win over the Red Sox. "I kind of went for it bringing in Tanner (Scott)...

Twenty-four games is not enough to adequately evaluate a ballclub. It's certainly not in a 162-game season. No club executive, manager or reasonable outside observer would try. But in this most unusual baseball year, 24 games represents 40 percent of the regular season. And under normal circumstances, 40 percent of a season is ample time to start making judgments. Even the 2019 Nationals could tell at that juncture they were headed in the right direction after their terrible start. So how do...

It was looking like another lifeless night for the Orioles offense and that the club was headed to a seventh straight loss. Then right fielder Anthony Santander turned around seven innings of offensive frustration with one swing. He got a 93 mph high and in fastball from lefty reliever Josh Taylor and smoked a ball down the left field line in the last of the eighth. It landed 426 feet from the plate for a game-tying two-run homer that also extended his long hitting streak. Santander's blast...