SAN FRANCISCO - They arrived in the cool Bay Area late Sunday night having just gotten smoked in the Arizona desert, losers of three straight series for the first time in three months. The Nationals needed a bounceback week against a Giants club trying to mount a surprising run at a wild card berth. That's exactly what they got. With a pair of shutout wins orchestrated by the supposedly weak back end of their rotation, the Nationals swept the Giants, thanks to today's 4-1 victory, and headed...

In the first two games of this series, the New York Yankees have 23 hits, including 11 homers and have beaten the Orioles 9-6 and 9-4. They go for a three-game series sweep tonight at Camden Yards. Since the Orioles took two of three at Yankee Stadium in the first series of the season, New York has swept the O's in series of three, two and four games. They'll try to add to that tonight. The Orioles are 2-12 versus the Yankees and have lost 11 in a row in the season series. They have lost 14...

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said DJ Stewart remains under concussion protocol after going on the seven-day injured list today, the result of last night's fly ball that smashed into the outfielder's left temple. He isn't sure how long Stewart will be out. "Hopefully he checks all the boxes coming up soon and we're able to activate him at some point after the seven days," Hyde said. Hyde explained why he kept Stewart in left field for the rest of the inning before sending up Jace Peterson...

SAN FRANCISCO - Double-A Harrisburg pitcher Steven Fuentes has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a stimulant in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program. Fuentes, rated the organization's 21st best prospect by MLB Pipeline, tested positive for the stimulant Heptaminol, Major League Baseball announced this afternoon. The 22-year-old right-hander was signed by the Nationals out of Panama in 2013 and has slowly climbed his way up the organizational...

On July 12, the first day after the All-Star break, the New York Mets lost 8-4 to Miami and their record dropped to 40-51, making them a team that most thought would hit the trade market as a seller as the July 31 deadline arrived. Pitchers Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard were going to be on the move. That would give the Mets a chance to make up for the disastrous offseason acquisitions of Robinson Canó, who wasn't hitting and is on the injured list, and closer Edwin Díaz, who...

ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" and ESPN Radio to Air Game Nationally at 7:00 p.m. (ET) The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play in the fourth iteration of the "MLB Little League Classic presented by GEICO" in 2020, as announced by Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and Little League International today. The game, which will take place on Sunday, August 23rd and serve as a home game for the Orioles, will air nationally that evening...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals wanted to have Max Scherzer face the Braves twice in recent weeks but were unable to send their ace to the mound against the National League East leaders. They wanted to have Scherzer start at least one game during this West Coast trip against either the Diamondbacks or Giants but were unable to get him out there against the pair of fringe wild card contenders. Now, as a weekend series with the suddenly resurgent Mets looms, the Nationals again would love to have...

Ditching the two-man bench lasted one game. The Orioles placed outfielder DJ Stewart on the seven-day concussion injured list today and reinstated left-hander John Means from the 10-day IL. Means is making tonight's start and close out the Yankees series. The Orioles could have optioned a pitcher for Means and recalled a position player for Stewart, but they'll go back to having two reserves. Stewart was hit on the left temple by Mike Ford's fly ball last night while sliding on the wet grass...

American Idol Season 17 favorite from Catonsville, Md., Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon, will be performing at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, August 10. The performance is a featured showcase of the Birdland Summer Music Series: Saturday Roof Deck Sessions. It will take place on the Budweiser Roof Deck in center field and be broadcast throughout the ballpark beginning at approximately 5:45 p.m. ET. Harmon will be available for media interviews following the performance during the 7:05 p.m....

The Orioles are scheduled to play a home game next season in Williamsport, Pa. Major League Baseball and the Players' Association announced this afternoon that the Orioles and Red Sox will serve as participants in the fourth iteration of the "MLB Little League Classic" on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. The game will air nationally on ESPN and ESPN Radio at 7 p.m. and count as a home date for the Orioles. Camden Yards will handle the other 80. "Participating in next year's Little League Classic is...