We now know which Nationals will represent the host city in this year's MLB All-Star Game. Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer and Sean Doolittle have officially been selected to the National League All-Star team and will represent D.C. at Nats Park during the upcoming Midsummer Classic. But there could be one more. While Trea Turner wasn't selected in the initial All-Star ballot, you can still send the Nationals shortstop to the All-Star Game via the Final Vote taking place this week! Why should you...

MINNEAPOLIS - Trey Mancini returns to left field today for the Orioles, who are trying to avoid the first four-game sweep in Minnesota in club history. Danny Valencia is in right field. Caleb Joseph is catching. For the Orioles Tim Beckham 3B Adam Jones CF Manny Machado SS Mark Trumbo DH Chris Davis 1B Jonathan Schoop 2B Danny Valencia RF Trey Mancini LF Caleb Joseph C Alex Cobb RHP For the Twins Jorge Polanco SS Eddie Rosario LF Brian Dozier 2B Eduardo Escobar 3B Logan Morrison 1B Robbie...

The Orioles are in the midst of an historically bad season, that much is clear. They are likely going to challenge the 1988 team for the worst record in franchise history. That squad finished 54-107 for a .335 win percentage after starting the season with an major league-record 0-21 mark. Neither this year's team or the 1988 squad were tanking, but that word has come up a bunch in recent baseball memory. Some point to the Astros or Cubs as examples of teams that tanked for a few years in order...

Now that Max Scherzer finally got his first win in over a month, it's time to get Tanner Roark right. The right-hander is just 3-10, and has not enjoyed a marker in that left column since June 6. He has absorbed four straight losses. So perhaps symbolic of a new beginning, Roark has not only shaved off his beard, moustache and sideburns, but also completely shaved his head following a nine-run outing in an 11-4 loss to the Red Sox on July 3. The Marlins counter with right-hander Trevor...

Right-hander Max Scherzer was the first to admit a couple of his pitches did not do what he had hoped they would in Saturday's 18-4 series-clinching win over the Marlins. He allowed three home runs in a start for the first time this season. The Marlins' Starlin Castro and J.T. Realmuto slammed back-to-back solo shots off Scherzer in the fourth inning. In the fifth, JT Riddle laced a triple. Miguel Rojas followed with a slicing blooper into right field to score Riddle. Yadiel Rivera also hit a...

When his club was losing 18 of 24 games, you could understand how it would be easy for Nationals manager Davey Martinez to toss and turn at night. But imagine not being able to sleep because you have too many good players? Mark Reynolds is one of those very good players. The veteran first baseman went 5-for-5 with two singles, a double and two homers, rolling up a career-high and club record-tying 10 RBIs as the Nats crushed the Marlins 18-4 on Saturday night. In his last six at-bats in this...

MINNEAPOLIS - Orioles manager Buck Showalter has wanted to go with an eight-man bullpen and join a growing trend in baseball. It isn't always feasible, whether due to injuries or other roster complications, but they will continue to carry an extra reliever today while closing out their road trip. They've gone with three left-handers on occasion, and with Richard Bleier out for the season following lat surgery, Paul Fry has a chance to stick around for a while. He could have a direct impact on...

So we've reached July 8 with the non-waiver trade deadline coming at the end of this month. Shortstop Manny Machado is still an Oriole, but it will be a big surprise if that holds true as the calendar turns to August. My colleague, Roch Kubatko, wrote an entry last night, citing a source that sized up for him the interest in Machado. He wrote: "The Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Brewers, Phillies, Braves and Cubs are, in that order, the most aggressive teams in talks, according to the source. And...

The Orioles have never been swept in a four-game series at Minnesota and need a win today to keep it that way. A loss would make this the 10th time this year where the Orioles were swept in a series of three or more games. They've been swept at Houston, at Boston, at Detroit, at Anaheim, at Oakland, versus Washington, at Toronto (four games), versus Boston and at home against Seattle (four games). A loss today would extend the Orioles' current losing streak to six and would complete a winless...

The Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Nationals welcomed outfielder Victor Robles and reliever Koda Glover today. Glover started in their 5-2 loss to the GCL Astros, logging one inning, allowing no hits and no runs, with one walk and two strikeouts. He faced four batters. Robles played center field and went 0-for-2 with one strikeout. The appearances marked the first game for Glover since last June 10. Robles has not played since early April with Triple-A Syracuse. Both players are on the 60-day...