The Nationals head into Sunday seeking their first win in the three-game series versus the Dodgers. The Nats will also welcome one of the top prospects in all of baseball to Nationals Park, as 19-year-old Juan Soto joins the team, his contract having been selected this morning. He was with Double-A Harrisburg in Richmond on Saturday. Soto is the No. 15 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com and is considered the top power-hitting outfielder in the Nats system. To make room for Soto on the 25-man...

Whew, that turned out to be some eventful Saturday at Nationals Park. Most of what transpired both on and off the field was not positive, but the night-capping news that Juan Soto is getting called up today to make his major league debut at 19 at least was a small ray of sunshine on an otherwise dismal day. We covered all the news elsewhere, but here are some other key moments and observations that might have slipped through the cracks ... * On the fateful two-run double that propelled the...

Howie Kendrick, the Nationals and everybody inside the ballpark who watched the veteran left fielder crumple to the ground and grab his lower right leg this afternoon knew this probably was a serious injury. By the end of the night, they all knew just how serious: Kendrick needs season-ending surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. That diagnosis was announced by manager Davey Martinez minutes after Sean Doolittle blew his first save of the season, leaving the Nationals scarred from a 5-4...

When the Orioles put in a waiver claim on Jace Peterson on April 24, they added a versatile lefty bat who had been waived by the New York Yankees. Since opening day, Peterson had been called up by the Yankees, designated for assignment by New York, re-signed by the Yankees, designated for assignment again and claimed on waivers by the Orioles. All of that happened in a 16-day span. It was, as he called it, a "wild ride." As he was hoping to settle in with his new team he knew who to call for...

BOSTON - The Orioles will face their third left-hander in four games this afternoon with the Red Sox starting Eduardo Rodriguez in the series finale. Manager Buck Showalter must decide whether to keep Chris Davis in the lineup or start Trey Mancini or Mark Trumbo at first base. Davis struck out four times last night to run his streak to six going back to Friday night and his average is down to .166. He also has a .272 slugging percentage. In 27 at-bats against Rodriguez, Davis has collected...

The Nationals' top prospect healthy enough to play right now, outfielder Juan Soto, is expected to join the team in D.C. on Sunday, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MASNsports.com. Soto will provide depth following the loss of outfielder Howie Kendrick, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list after suffering an Achilles injury on Saturday in game one against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 19-year-old left-handed hitter from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - projected as...

They got the gutsiest effort of the season from Max Scherzer. They got a furious, four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth to give themselves a lead for the first time tonight. But the Nationals could not get the final three outs from Sean Doolittle before giving the lead back to the Dodgers. And because of all that, the Nats trudged off the field at Nationals Park this evening having suffered one of their most agonizing losses of the season, a 5-4 defeat to cap a doubleheader sweep at the...

BOSTON - The reprieve from road losses was a brief one. Dylan Bundy served up three home runs tonight within the first five innings and the Orioles lost to the Red Sox 6-3 at Fenway Park for their fourth defeat in the last six games. The Orioles are 14-31 overall and 4-18 on the road. They haven't won back-to-back games away from Camden Yards since April 5-6 in the Bronx. Mookie Betts continued his torrid stretch with a two-run shot in the fifth that broke a 1-1 tie and Andrew Benintendi...

Though they're still waiting for a final diagnosis, the Nationals decided not to wait any longer and placed Howie Kendrick on the 10-day disabled list and promote right-hander Jefry Rodriguez from Double-A Harrisburg in time for the second game of today's doubleheader against the Dodgers. Kendrick, who was injured after making what appeared to be a routine catch at the base of the left field wall in the top of the eighth of this afternoon's opener, was already en route to get an MRI before...

BOSTON - The tarp came off the Fenway Park field tonight with about 40 minutes to go before the first pitch. The Red Sox say the game will start at 7:10 p.m. as scheduled. The window to play is here. Jonathan Schoop said he was made aware of his pursuit of Brian Roberts' club record for home runs by a second baseman, but not until they were tied with 92. Schoop set the Orioles record last night with his solo shot in the seventh inning. "It means a lot," he said. "It's a great honor. When I...