PHILADELPHIA - We're back for the nightcap of today's doubleheader. The field has held up, and most importantly the rain has held off all day. Now the Nationals look to sweep their second doubleheader in four days and move to within 1 1/2 games of the second-place Phillies, who are in serious trouble right now. The challenge for the Nats will be tougher tonight, with Jake Arrieta getting the start. Davey Martinez is using the same top five guys in his lineup, with changes only to the bottom...

The Orioles begin a three-game series with Oakland tonight at Camden Yards. It is the start of a nine-game homestand that will see the Orioles play host to the Athletics, White Sox and Blue Jays. The Orioles (41-102) have 19 games remaining - 13 at home and six on the road. They have been better at home, going 24-44 (.353), than on the road, going 17-58 (.227) and losing 12 of the last 13. Oakland (87-57) is playing outstanding baseball and is the leader for the second American League wild card...

PHILADELPHIA - The infield was playable. The rain held off. Gabe Kapler used 23 of his 39 available players. Erick Fedde put forth the best start of his young career. Spencer Kieboom lost a tooth and then hit his first career home run. And there's still another game to be played tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Who knows what the nightcap of this doubleheader has in store, but the Nationals certainly can't complain about what took place during their 3-1 victory over the Phillies in the...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said outfielder DJ Stewart will be in the lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards. Stewart's contract was purchased earlier today and he met with reporters in front of his locker before batting practice. "He's been out a little bit," Showalter said. "He worked out yesterday. I'm going to let him have a day here. I have plans to play him tomorrow and see where it takes us. "Take advantage of the opportunity we have to see...

Outfielder DJ Stewart was home starting to look back on and evaluate his Triple-A season and look ahead and help in the planning of his January wedding. Then the plans changed for the start of his offseason. He had played his last game for Triple-A Norfolk on Sept. 3, but today Stewart got his first call-up to the Orioles. He will wear No. 62. When he gets in the game, it will be the Major League debut for a player the Orioles drafted in round of 2015 out of Florida State. So for him, the news...

Adam Jones has returned to the Orioles lineup tonight after missing the last three games of the road trip. Jones is in right field and batting cleanup. Cedric Mullins continues to lead off and play center field. Joey Rickard is in left. Jonathan Villar is starting at shortstop, with Breyvic Valera at second base. Chris Davis is the designated hitter. DJ Stewart isn't in the lineup. He's wearing No. 62. The Orioles needed to protect Stewart in the Rule 5 draft and decided to put him on the...

The Orioles are prepared to add two more players to their expanded roster this afternoon, selecting the contract of outfielder DJ Stewart and recalling reliever Cody Carroll. Stewart, a first-round pick in 2015 out of Florida State University, will become the 55th player used by the Orioles this season to establish the club record. He also will be the 14th to make his major league debut, tying the record set in 1955. The Orioles haven't announced the moves, but a source confirmed them. The...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals are preparing to play two games today at Citizens Bank Park. They have no way of knowing if they'll actually be able to play two games, but they have no choice but to prepare and hope the hours of work the Phillies grounds crew put in to dry out and smooth a rain-soaked infield did the trick. "It's better," manager Davey Martinez said at 1:30 p.m., roughly 90 minutes before scheduled first pitch of the doubleheader. "It's better than yesterday. We'll see....

PHILADELPHIA - Hello again from Citizens Bank Park, where the blowtorches were back out on the infield at noon today, only three hours before scheduled first pitch of this doubleheader. They've since been moved off to the side, but there's still a lot of tilling/rolling/drying work being done on the infield, so I'm not sure you can say with any confidence yet that today's action will start on time (or at all, if we want to consider the worst-case scenario). Oh, also there's a good chance...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals mostly were able to laugh off Monday night's bizarre postponement at Citizens Bank Park due to an infield that was unplayable, the first Major League Baseball game that couldn't be played because of "wet grounds" since Sept. 21, 1987 at Milwaukee's County Stadium. But they won't be laughing at the end of this week if they aren't able to play the seven games on their schedule that all could be threatened by bad weather, creating the potential for some tricky...