PHOENIX – It’s the final day of May, and though it had some bumps along the way, this turned out to be a successful May for the Nationals. Regardless of the outcome of tonight’s game against the Diamondbacks, they already clinched a rare winning month with Friday night’s wild 9-7 victory. It’s only their second winning month since the teardown of J

Ryan Mountcastle received an MRI this morning on his injured right hamstring and the Orioles are waiting for the results before offering an update and measuring their level of encouragement that his absence will be brief. Mountcastle stole home last night in the sixth inning and was removed in the eighth. “Don’t know the severity just yet,” said in

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled INF Coby Mayo from Triple-A Norfolk.Selected the contract of OF Jordyn Adams from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 80.Placed INF Ryan Mountcastle (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day Injured List.Designated C Chadwick Tromp for assignment. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 pla

The Orioles placed Ryan Mountcastle on the 10-day injured this this morning with a right hamstring strain and recalled corner infielder Coby Mayo. That wasn’t the extent of the changes. Outfielder Jordyn Adams had his contract selected and he’s wearing No. 80. Catcher Chadwick Tromp was designated for assignment. Mountcastle exited last night’s gam

PHOENIX – When he got out of a seventh-inning jam Friday night, thanks to a tricky 4-3 double play turned by Luis García Jr., Brad Lord returned to the Nationals dugout and made eye contact with his manager. The account of who said what exactly at that point varied between the two participants. “After he got out of the seventh, he came in and said:

The unpredictable nature of the Orioles is still setting traps. Adley Rutschman avoided the seven-day concussion list, serving as designated hitter Wednesday and starting behind the plate yesterday. The Orioles usually don’t carry three catchers until rosters expand in September, and the next decision appeared to come down to whether they'd designa

PHOENIX – Remember when the Nationals scored six total runs over four games? It happened less than a week ago. You’re forgiven if you can’t recall such historical facts, because over the last 72 hours this same lineup has managed to turn itself into a powerhouse. They did it during back-to-back wins in Seattle, the first leg of this West Coast trip

PHOENIX – Jacob Young, technically speaking, is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list today. The Nationals outfielder, of course, hasn’t been activated yet. And he won’t be activated for this weekend’s series against the Diamondbacks. But Young appears to have cleared all hurdles in his recovery from a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder

The Orioles handed out bowling shirts today to the first 15,000 fans. Zach Eflin didn’t spare the White Sox, but when would the offense strike? It took until the bottom of the sixth inning, when the Orioles loaded the bases with no outs and scored twice on a sacrifice fly and double steal. They didn’t offer much support and little was needed. Eflin

PHOENIX – Hello from the Valley of the Sun, where the sun is shining bright today. Yes, it’s 105 degrees here. Of course, the roof at Chase Field will be closed tonight, so nothing to worry about. The Nationals arrived very early in the morning after a late-night flight from Seattle following a wild 9-3, 10-inning win over the Mariners. They’ve tak