The Orioles came home from winning three of four in New York in need of some deep starting pitching performances to rest a taxed bullpen. Right-handers Dylan Bundy and Andrew Cashner delivered. They combined to allow two runs over 14 innings over the past two night, yet the Orioles have lost both games to Toronto. Scoring one run each night will cause that to happen. The team that was so desperate for much of 2017 to get good starting pitching has seen Bundy and Cashner combine for an ERA of...

With two men on in the first Tuesday night, Ryan Zimmerman lined a wicked spinning shot to deep center field that Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte was unable to glove. The ball rolled to the wall. Brian Goodwin and Bryce Harper scored to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. They would eventually win 4-1 thanks to eight strong innings from Stephen Strasburg, the Nats' second straight victory. Standing on third base after the hit, Zimmerman looked up and signaled to the heavens as if to say, 'Thank...

Sure, there were reasons for at least mild concern when the Nationals lost five straight games and found themselves sporting more losses then wins for the first time in 2 1/2 years. There also were a couple of guys named Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg scheduled to make back-to-back starts. Need to stop a losing streak? Handing the ball to those two aces is a pretty good place to start. "Sometimes they make it look so easy," reliever Ryan Madson said. "And it's not." No, it most...

Nationals manager Davey Martinez announced following the club's 4-1 series-clinching win over the Braves that outfielder Adam Eaton has a deep bone bruise on his left ankle. Eaton had an MRI done on the ankle. The results have not yet been made available. "Eaton has a bone contusion in his ankle," Martinez said. "He came in today and said he just felt bad so we scratched him. He got an MRI. We are waiting to hear back what's going to happen. But he has a bad bone contusion in his ankle." ...

The Orioles might be able to complete their series against the Blue Jays tonight without creating another wave in their 25-man roster. It could be stagnant until their charter lands in Boston. There's going to be more movement with the Orioles carrying only one left-hander in their eight-man bullpen. A second southpaw needs to be inserted and manager Buck Showalter eventually wants to get back to a four-man bench. Hunter Harvey and Yefry Ramirez would appear to be short-termers, the Orioles...

For the second time in Andrew Cashner's three starts, the Orioles couldn't buy a hit as the game marched into the later innings. Nice way to risk leaving a bad impression with the new guy. Tim Beckham smashed a double through third baseman Josh Donaldson's legs tonight leading off the bottom of the eighth after the Blue Jays had taken a 1-0 lead in the top half with an unearned run off reliever Miguel Castro. The Orioles avoided being on the wrong side of history - again. The score was...

Stephen Strasburg will never say it publicly, but it's tough to imagine the right-hander doesn't see Max Scherzer dominate one night and not want to try to at least duplicate it 24 hours later. Whether he says it or not, Strasburg let his performance speak for itself tonight. On the heels of Scherzer's two-hit shutout Monday, the Nationals' second staff ace tossed eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball tonight, leading his team to a 4-1 victory over the Braves that was every bit as...

The Orioles avoided being no-hit and shut out tonight, but they could not avoid another loss. Curtis Granderson's solo homer in the ninth off Darren O'Day broke a 1-1 tie as the Blue Jays beat the Orioles 2-1. They've taken the first two games of this series to leave the Orioles at 4-8. After the momentum of the series win in New York, now the O's must win tomorrow to avoid being swept three straight at home, where they are 1-4 this season. Granderson hit a 1-2 O'Day fastball onto the flag...

Ryan Zimmerman has had a tough start to the season at the plate. Coming into Tuesday's matchup with Atlanta, Zimmerman was hitting just .097 (3-for-31) with one homer and three RBIs. In the first inning, Brian Goodwin walked and Bryce Harper singled in front of Zimmerman against Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz. Pushed to the No. 5 spot in the batting order, Zimmerman tripled on a sharp line drive to Braves left fielder Preston Tucker. Goodwin and Harper scored. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg...

Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner (1-1, 4.09 ERA) makes his third start for his new team tonight at chilly Camden Yards. He will try to pitch the Orioles even in this three-game series following Toronto's 7-1 win last night. Cashner allowed three homers and five runs in his first O's start against Minnesota. And then on Thursday night he got his first win with Baltimore in a 5-2 victory at New York. Over six innings he allowed two hits and one run on 100 pitches. So far lefty batters are...