Tuesday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox did not start off well in the first frame for Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. The White Sox scored four runs by RBI singles from James McCann and Eloy Jiménez, and two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded by the No. 8 hitter Yolmer Sánchez. Strasburg finally got out of the inning, but the damage was done. As he walked off the mound, Strasburg let home plate umpire Mike Everitt know he did not appreciate some borderline...

After scoring just three runs in losing the last two games at home over the weekend versus San Francisco, the Orioles hit the road for a trip to Texas this week to face the Rangers and Houston Astros. Tonight, the Orioles (18-41), who have lost four of five, 12 of 15 and 19 of 24, begin a three-game series at Texas. The Rangers (30-27) hold the second American League wild card right now and are five games back of Tampa Bay, the first AL wild card team and one game ahead of Boston. Texas is 3-1...

ARLINGTON, Tx. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stopped short today of saying that he'd go with a strict platoon at catcher. However, his roster is set up where Pedro Severino can start against left-handers and Chance Sisco can play versus right-handers. Severino is in the lineup tonight with the Rangers starting southpaw Drew Smyly. He's slashing .351/.405/.649 when the opponent sends a lefty to the mound. Sisco is expected to stay on the bench Wednesday night against lefty Mike Minor and make...

After selecting a star college catcher, high school shortstop and college center fielder on the first day of the First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles continued a run yesterday on college position players in the middle of the diamond. It began with a speedy outfielder from the SEC, and the club did not select a single pitcher until round eight. There were two senior signs that could produce some pool savings to use for an overslot signing or two. The first draft class for executive vice...

Former Nationals right-hander Lucas Giolito is back in D.C. for the first time with his new team since he was traded in December of 2016 to the Chicago White Sox. After an up-and-down 2018 campaign, Giolito is off to his best start in his young career, winning a career-high seven games in a row since April 12, now 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA. It is a far cry from where Giolito was in 2016 with the Nats when he was called up for six appearances, including four starts. In that run with the Nats he went...

Trevor Rosenthal is slated to make another rehab appearance tonight for Double-A Harrisburg, once again trying to put together the kind of clean inning of relief that convinces the Nationals he can be trusted to return to the big league bullpen again. This has been going on for nearly four weeks now, but it cannot go on long enough to reach a fifth week. The Nats have managed to delay this decision as long as they can, but they're about to be forced into making it, one way or the other. MLB's...

ARLINGTON, Tx. - Catcher Chance Sisco is listed among the reserves tonight on a three-man bench that's more comfortable to him than a seat on the Triple-A shuttle. Sisco is back in the majors after the Orioles recalled him yesterday from Norfolk. He was batting .289/.383/.530 with 10 doubles, 10 home runs and 37 RBIs in 44 games. The 10 home runs already are a career high. "I'm definitely excited to be here," he said this afternoon. "Things that were going well, just sticking to my...

ARLINGTON, Tx. - The Orioles reinstated first baseman Chris Davis from the injured list this afternoon to complete their 25-man roster. He's batting seventh tonight to start a three-game series against the Rangers at Globe Life Park. Renato Núñez moves up to third, followed by Dwight Smith Jr. Dylan Bundy was 0-4 with a 6.67 ERA and 1.518 WHIP in six March/April starts over 28 1/3 innings. He went 2-2 with a 2.64 ERA and 0.978 WHIP in five May starts over 30 2/3 innings. He allowed four...

Don't blink or you might miss the Nationals' homestand. Seriously, it's only two games and tomorrow's finale against the White Sox is a matinee. Not sure I can ever remember a homestand that brief. The Nats and White Sox actually will face each other four times over the next week-plus, with a two-game series on the South Side coming up next Monday and Tuesday. So maybe it's better to think of this as a four-game series with a long break (in San Diego) in the middle. Whatever the case,...

The Orioles will make eight picks today in the First-Year Player Draft as the clubs complete rounds 3-10 on the second day of the draft. Check back here often today and hit refresh for updates. In round 3: The Orioles selected LSU junior outfielder Zach Watson with selection No. 79, the first pick of the round. Watson, 21, has outstanding speed and this year he hit .310/.377/.476 with 17 doubles, seven homers, 41 RBIs, 52 runs and 11 steals in 12 tries. He was a draft-eligible sophomore last...