Steady. Consistent. Reliable. Those some of the words one might use to describe Anthony Rendon. The talented third baseman continued to drive in the final days of the season with another difference-making game at the plate yesterday, going 2-for-4 with a double, two-run homer and a game-high four RBIs as the Nationals eased past the Marlins 7-3 at a wet and rainy Nats Park. Rendon's two-run double in the first gave the Nats the lead for good at 2-1. His two-run shot in the fourth was part of a...

If you were to ask an Orioles fan which lefty reliever had the best season of any of the southpaws on the O's farm this season, that fan could make a very strong case for Tyler Erwin, who had an outstanding year for Single-A Frederick. The Orioles are sending Erwin to the Arizona Fall League, which begins next month. He'll play for the Glendale Desert Dogs. In 50 games for the Keys, Erwin, who turned 24 in August, went 4-4 with 18 saves and a 1.58 ERA. Over 68 1/3 innings, he allowed 45 hits...

BOSTON - As the Orioles plow through the last six games of the 2018 season, continuing their final road series tonight at Fenway Park, their fall instructional league is humming along and attracting former All-Stars. I wrote earlier about the separate camps in Sarasota that divide players into traditional baseball activities, strictly hitting and strength-and-conditioning. Former Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts, inducted this summer into the team's Hall of Fame, made an appearance...

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg didn't have the quick start that he had hoped, but battled through four innings to keep the Nationals in the game in what turned out to be a 7-3 dispatch of the Marlins. Strasburg allowed a pair of hits to begin the contest to find himself down 1-0 in the top of the first. JT Riddle singled and Miguel Rojas brought him home with a double. The top of the first took 23 minutes in a rainy Nats Park. Strasburg walked two batters in the second and lofted a wild pitch...

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter couldn't announce his starter for Tuesday without knowing how Dylan Bundy fared tonight. Without knowing how deep into the game Bundy would pitch and how many times the bullpen phone rang. As more jackets came off relievers, fewer possibilities existed for Showalter. Only in a historically bad season can an expanded September roster stretch thin a manager's patience. Bundy neared 60 pitches after two innings and hauled a four-run deficit back to the...

Mock it as an old-school milestone, one that doesn't accurately reflect a player's offensive performance. Just know this: Major leaguers still care about RBIs, and Bryce Harper knew well when he took the field tonight he needed one more to reach the century mark for the first time in his career. "It's an unbelievable milestone," manager Davey Martinez said before the Nationals' 7-3 victory over the Marlins on another waterlogged night on South Capitol Street. "Those guys that do it...

The Marlins jumped out quickly on right-hander Stephen Strasburg with a leadoff single by JT Riddle and an RBI double courtesy of Miguel Rojas. In the bottom of the first, the Nationals didn't waste any time scoring against Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara. Adam Eaton led off with a walk. One batter later, Bryce Harper doubled and Eaton went to third base. Anthony Rendon doubled in two runs. Rendon's 42 doubles are a new career high. He has now reached base in 32 consecutive games, also a...

The Orioles begin their final road series of the 2018 season tonight at Boston's Fenway Park. The Orioles won Sunday in New York, to start this last road trip 1-2. The Orioles had 37 hits in the series in the Bronx. It was just the second three-game series all year where the offense produced 10 or more hits in all three games. The other was at home Aug. 27-29 versus Toronto. The Orioles finished the season going 5-4 at Yankee Stadium. Heading into tonight's game they are 3-23 on the road in...

BOSTON - The Orioles are challenged again to come up with a suitable number of starters to get through the last week of the season. The Tuesday vacancy remains and a replacement for Yefry Ramírez is needed for Wednesday's series finale due to a cut on the rookie's right thumb. Ramírez could pitch again this week, but he needs more time for the cut to heal. "I'd like to give him an extra day or two," said manager Buck Showalter. "I think Yefry will pitch again but I'm not sure when....

Outfielders Juan Soto and Victor Robles are both from the Dominican Republic and both made it to the major leagues at a young age. Soto made his debut May 20 at the age of 19. He has not looked back. Sunday was his first day off since that first week. Soto has impressed from the start, hitting .293 with 20 homers and 65 RBIs. Watching a Soto at-bat is a good way to see a bit of his personality. Between each pitch, he sweeps the dirt around to the edges of the batter's box with his left and...