Will the Nationals and Mets play their final head-to-head matchup of the season today? And if not, will they ever play it? That's the pertinent question right now, with the rain coming down all morning and expected to continue all day. Major League Baseball doesn't like canceling games altogether and leaving teams playing fewer than 162 games - the Marlins and Pirates already are scheduled to meet on Oct. 1 for reasons that can only be financial - but given how little is at stake here, you...

NEW YORK - Adam Jones is out of the lineup today for the series finale at Yankee Stadium. John Andreoli is in right field and Joey Rickard is in left. Breyvic Valera is batting second and playing second base. Jonathan Villar is the shortstop. Tim Beckham is the designated hitter. Chris Davis goes to the bench. Before Steve Wilkerson yesterday, the last Orioles player to get thrown out twice at the plate in the same game while trying to take an extra base was Eddie Murray on June 24, 1988...

Manager: AJ Hinch (4th season) Record: 100-58 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 2B Jose Altuve (.318/385/.451, 17 SB), 3B Alex Bregman (51 2B, 31HR, 103 RBIs), 1B Yuli Gurriel (.291/.323/.430), CF George Springer (62 BB), RHP Justin Verlander (2.60 ERA), RHP Roberto Osuna (20 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 3-0 Pitching probables: Sept. 27: RHP Gerrit Cole (15-5) vs. RHP David Hess (3-10), 7:05 p.m., MASNSept. 28: RHP Justin Verlander (16-9) RHP Yefry Ramírez (1-7), 7:05 p.m., MASNSept. 29:...

The Nationals were officially eliminated from the National League wild card race despite an impressive 6-0 win over the New York Mets Saturday, and the club's most tenured player reacted to the news. The Cardinals defeated the Giants 5-4 to get to 86 wins and secure the second wild card spot as of Saturday night. The best the Nats could do this season is 85 wins. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who contributed a single and a run scored in Saturday's victory, spoke about his feelings after...

The Orioles need a win this afternoon at Yankee Stadium to avoid being swept in a three-game series. They hit three homers but lost 10-8 Friday night. The O's outhit New York 12-7 Saturday, and five pitchers held the Yankees offense in check. But the Birds lost, 3-2, in 11 innings. The Orioles (44-110) have lost six of eight, 12 of 15 and 16 of their last 20 games. They have lost the first two games of their past five series. A loss today and the Orioles would be swept in a series of three of...

NEW YORK - The last road trip of the 2018 season includes today's finale in the Bronx before the Orioles board their charter to Boston. The Adam Jones checklist has room for what's expected to be his final appearance with the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. There won't be a ceremony. Fans in the bleachers won't chant his name. But pretty much everything relating to Jones is deemed noteworthy as he moves closer to free agency. Last time he dresses in front of a locker. Last time he plays catch in...

Baseball America recently made some adjustments to the bottom of its latest top 100 prospects list. A couple of prospects graduated, meaning they no longer have major league rookie eligibility. So BA added two players to the bottom of the list, and one was Orioles pitching prospect DL Hall. The club's No. 1 draft choice in 2017, Hall enters at No. 100. This gives the Orioles four in the top 100, with outfielder Yusniel Díaz No. 44, outfielder Austin Hays No. 58 and infielder Ryan...

NEW YORK - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said no one is smart enough to have a complete read on a pitcher in only one season. He won't pronounce the book on David Hess complete after 18 starts and 20 appearances. Hess has dazzled and disappointed. He's been a rookie surviving on location and mixing his pitches. He could be a starter, reliever, Triple-A depth or all of the above. No one knows whether DJ Stewart will have a long and productive career after only nine games. He, too, will get...

Right-hander Austin Voth was much more pleased with this outing against the Mets. Back on July 14, Voth started and took the loss, going 4 1/3 innings and allowing seven runs on nine hits with three walks and three strikeouts. He needed 99 pitches to record 13 outs. This time, Voth finished five innings on only 73 pitches, 49 for strikes. He allowed no runs on one hit with two walks and five strikeouts. It helped the Nationals to a 6-0 victory, Voth's first major league win. "I felt...

There will be no postseason appearance for the Nationals in 2018. Eliminated from the National League East race Friday night, the Nats were eliminated from the NL wild card race this afternoon when Tyler O'Neill hit a walk-off homer off Mark Melancon in St. Louis to give the Cardinals a 5-4 10-inning victory over the Giants. That result leaves the Nationals trailing the Cardinals by 8 1/2 games for the final playoff berth in the NL, with only eight games remaining on the schedule....