It has been a frustrating two seasons for Matt Wieters, there's no denying that. A four-time All-Star in Baltimore, he hasn't come close to duplicating that kind of performance since coming to the Nationals. And he'll depart as a free agent this winter, unsure what the market will be for a 32-year-old catcher with diminishing numbers. Which isn't to say this has been a complete disappointment for Wieters, either. He may not have stats that turn any heads, but he has been front-and-center...

Even in this record-setting era for strikeouts in baseball, the 300 mark remains a rarely achieved gold standard reserved only for the sport's very best pitchers. Only six major leaguers have reached the big number since 1990, and they need no qualifiers added before their names to be recognized as the best of the best: Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Pedro Martinez, Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale. And now, Max Scherzer. Scherzer, whose career accomplishments already have set him on a path in...

BOSTON - The rain washed away Jimmy Yacabonis' scheduled start last night and manager Buck Showalter snapped off a sharp curve by naming rookie Ryan Meisinger as the starter for Game 1 of today's doubleheader. He's waiting until his bullpen is settled to reveal his plans for Game 2. Meisinger has made 16 relief appearances and will become the 14th starter used by the Orioles this season, the same amount as the 1988 team. The 1955 club used 19. This is going to be another bullpen game....

Right-hander Max Scherzer began tonight's start needing 10 strikeouts to reach 300 for the season. His previous high was 284 strikeouts in 2016. He struck out one in the first, two in the second and caught JT Riddle looking in the third. After three innings, Scherzer is six away from 300. In the bottom of the first, Anthony Rendon crushed a three-run homer off Marlins starter Jeff Brigham. Rendon now has a 33-game on-base streak and an 11-game hitting streak. The home run is his 67th...

Bryce Harper's second-half resurgence earned the slugger his first Nationals Player of the Year honor. Harper, who turned his season around after the All-Star break, was named the Nationals Player of the Year this afternoon. He'll be presented with his award along with Max Scherzer (the club's Pitcher of the Year) and Sean Doolittle (winner of the annual Good Guy Award) during a ceremony immediately before Wednesday afternoon's home finale against the Marlins. It's the first time Harper...

Right-hander Kyle McGowin will start the final Nationals home game of the season Wednesday afternoon. It will be his fourth appearance with the Nationals, but more importantly, his first major league start. McGowin made 23 minor league starts for the Nationals this season, going 8-6 with a 2.80 ERA. He has 152 strikeouts in 141 2/3 innings. Tanner Roark was originally penciled in for the Wednesday afternoon home finale against the Marlins. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said Roark is back in...

Registration is now underway for the ninth annual KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot 5K run and one-mile walk, which will be held at Camden Yards on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. KidsPeace, in partnership with the Orioles, O's manager Buck Showalter and his wife, Angela Showalter, invite you to run or walk to support kids in foster care. Entrants can dress in their favorite Halloween costumer - or as their favorite Orioles player - and maneuver through a chip-timed course around the Baltimore Harbor,...

BOSTON - An examination on Hunter Harvey's right elbow Monday in Baltimore didn't reveal any structural damage, with his latest bout of discomfort related to tendinitis. Harvey will remain shut down after his latest round of flat ground sessions in Sarasota were halted on Sept. 18. He's basically been prescribed rest. The Orioles no longer are sending Harvey to the Arizona Fall League, where he was supposed to pitch for the Glendale Desert Dogs. Harvey underwent an MRI on Aug. 22 that...

Max Scherzer's quest for 300 strikeouts continues tonight in what is expected to be his second-to-last start of the season. The Nationals ace is currently sitting at 290, so he's got a chance to get there tonight with a strong outing against the Marlins. If he does it, Scherzer will become only the sixth pitcher to strike out 300 batters in a season since 1990. The others: Randy Johnson (six times), Curt Schilling (three times), Pedro Martinez (twice), Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale. That's...

The Braves winning the National League East is bad news for the Nationals, good news with hope for the Orioles. The Braves arrived a year or two early and won the NL East, a division race where the Nationals were the heavy favorite to win and make it to the World Series. The Orioles are losing in triple digits, but they can take heart that two seasons ago, the Braves were on the bottom of rebuilding, struggling as the Orioles did this season. Former Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis signed with...