If the Nationals have any hope whatsoever of storming back to win their fifth National League East title in seven years - and yes, we fully acknowledge the odds of it are rather slim at this point - they're going to have to win a whole lot of their remaining games with the Phillies and Braves. Twelve of the Nats' final 37 games come against the two teams they've been chasing in the NL East all summer, nine of those against Philadelphia. They enter play tonight 7 1/2 games back of the Braves,...

TORONTO - The Orioles still don't have what it takes this year to win at Rogers Centre. An early lead tonight certainly wasn't enough, as Kendrys Morales homered twice in Toronto's series-opening 5-3 win in front of 25,031. The Orioles (37-88) fall to 1-3 on this road trip and to 0-8 at Rogers Centre with two games remaining in the season series. Toronto is 10-1 on the season against the Orioles - its most wins against Baltimore since recording 15 in 2010. Toronto (56-69) snapped a four-game...

Announcements on the Orioles' international signings should be trickling out now that they revealed their agreement yesterday with 16-year-old switch-hitting outfielder Isaac Bellony of the Dominican Republic for $220,000. That's one. There are believed to be at least eight others, from what I've been told, including 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Moises Ramirez for $225,000, as reported by Baseball America (and confirmed here) but still not announced by the club. The paperwork on the...

TORONTO - When he met with reporters before tonight's game, Orioles manager Buck Showalter still had not gotten the results of an MRI on the right knee of Mark Trumbo. Trumbo, batting .261 with 17 homers and 44 RBIs, went on the 10-day disabled list today with right knee inflammation. The Orioles are still trying to determine the timetable for his return. "Hopefully, there is not any real structural changes," Showalter said. "We'll see. Yesterday,, I could tell he was struggling. Usually,...

TORONTO - The Orioles announced today they have agreed to terms with international player Isaac Bellony, a 16-year-old switch-hitting outfielder out of the Dominican Republic who was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is the first announcement by the club of any international amateur signing since the new signing period went into effect on July 2. "Bellony is a young, switch-hitting center fielder with power, speed and a strong arm, who was recruited by several clubs. We look forward to...

Manager: Gabe Kapler (1st season) Record: 68-56 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 3B Maikel Franco (.281 with 20 HR, 61 RBIs), CF Odúbel Herrera (10 HR, 62 RBIs), LF Rhys Hoskins (25 HR, 77 RBIs), 1B Carlos Santana (18 HR, 69 RBIs), RHP Zach Eflin (9-4, 3.70 ERA), RHP Aaron Nola (14-3, 3.24 ERA), RHP Seranthony Domínguez (14 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 6-4 Pitching probables: Aug. 21: RHP Vince Velasquez (8-9) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (8-12), 7:05 p.m., MASN2 Aug. 22: RHP Zach Eflin...

The Orioles will try to win their first game at Rogers Centre in 2018 as they continue their road trip in Toronto. The Blue Jays swept a four-game series in June, winning twice in 10 innings, and a three-game series in July after the All-Star break. They won again in the 10th inning in the opener. Andrew Cashner is 0-1 in three starts against the Jays this season, but he's allowed only four runs in 18 2/3 innings for a 1.93 ERA. All four runs came in two starts in Toronto over 11 2/3...

TORONTO - The Orioles lost two of three at Cleveland and tonight begin a three-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The Orioles went 6-4 here last year, but are 0-7 in Toronto in 2018. They were swept in four straight by a combined 27-11 score in June. The were swept three in a row by a 17-12 score in July. They've blown a few late leads in those games, lost four of them by one run and three went extra innings. Will they finally get a victory at Rogers Centre in this...

Manager: John Gibbons (6th season) Record: 55-69 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: 1B Justin Smoak (.257), LF Teoscar Hernández (18 HR), CF Kevin Pillar (13 SB), SS Aledmys Díaz (15 HR, 37 RBIs) RF Randal Grichuk (17 HR, 74 RBIs), RHP Ken Giles (15 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 9-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 20: RHP Andrew Cashner (4-10) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (6-9), 7:07 p.m., MASNAug. 21: RHP Dylan Bundy (7-11) vs. RHP Sam Gaviglio (2-5), 7:07 p.m., MASNAug. 22: RHP David Hess (1-4) vs....

When Nationals Park is filled with hometown fans, there's no love lost crowd for opposing players, especially on a division rival like Philadelphia. However, when the Phillies play in Washington this week, even the most diehard Nationals partisans should give a hearty cheer and a "horns up" for the newest Phillie, catcher Wilson Ramos. Nats fans remember watching Ramos mature from a promising rookie into the game's top-hitting catcher from 2011-2016 as he helped the team blossom from an...