Frank Quilici, a little-known second baseman, manager and broadcaster for the Twins, died Monday at 79. He hit .214 with five home runs in five seasons with the Twins, but he had a unique place in baseball history for two reasons. One, playing for the Twins in the 1965 World Series, an injury forced him into the starting lineup for all seven games against the Dodgers. In Game 1 in Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium, he had two hits in one inning against the Dodgers' Don Drysdale, a future Hall...

He's our favorite player, he's Trea Turner's favorite player: it's Tony Two Bags himself, Anthony Rendon. We all missed him when he was out unexpectedly long after fouling a ball off his foot, and the offense suffered in his absence. But now that he's back, he's thriving, the team is thriving, we're all thriving. Since Rendon's return on May 5, the Nationals have gone 7-2, and they've scored 32 runs through those nine games, which averages to about 3.5 per game. But with the way the...

After a long wait to get to an eventual rainout last night, perhaps the raindrops will slow enough to allow the Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies to play this afternoon, in a game now scheduled to begin at 12:05 p.m. With the Orioles having hit .312 as a team on this homestand, their team average is up to a season-high .236. During a 5-2 stand, the Orioles have hit 19 homers, 13 doubles and scored 58 runs. They beat Tampa Bay 17-1 on Sunday. Some Orioles individual hitting notes: * Jonathan...

Miguel Castro would have needed to be a mudder to make today's start for the Orioles. Down the stretch they slosh ... The Orioles' refusal to pitch David Hess on short rest again created an opportunity for Castro to pop into the rotation. But the weather intervened, Andrew Cashner was pushed back to early this afternoon and Castro was shoved back into the bullpen. We'll never know how he would have handled the weather and the Phillies, at least in a starting role. He's the long man if...

The Orioles tonight announced that the start time for tomorrow's game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Oriole Park has been moved from 12:35 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. ET due to the threat of inclement weather. The game will still air on MASN and the Orioles Radio Network. Gates D, E, and Home Plate Plaza will open at 9:00 a.m. All other gates will open at 10:30 a.m. The 11th annual Field Trip Day presented by WJZ-TV will continue as originally scheduled.

Tonight's scheduled game between the Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up on Thursday, July 12. The game time will be announced at a later date. Tickets for tonight's game will be automatically honored for the makeup game on July 12. No exchange is necessary, and fans should bring their original May 15 tickets to the ballpark gates for admission to theJuly 12 game. The makeup game on July 12 will be broadcast on MASN2 and on the...

The resumed game from Tuesday's suspended contest is scheduled to begin at 5:05 p.m. ET today. The Nationals and the Yankees were tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth. After a one-plus hour weather delay, the game was suspended. In the bottom of the sixth, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Matt Adams are scheduled due up for the Nationals. Nationals manager Davey Martinez will have to make a decision with his bullpen when the top of the seventh rolls around. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez went five...

Tonight's game between the Orioles and Phillies has been postponed due to rain after a delay that exceeded the three-hour mark. The teams will play on July 12 at Camden Yards, with the time to be determined. The Orioles will squeeze it into a homestand that includes a pair of three-game series against the Yankees and Rangers leading into the All-Star break. The tarp was unrolled around the scheduled first pitch and the rain arrived a little more than an hour later. Fans were advised to seek...

The Nationals and Yankees traded blows for 5 1/2 innings tonight on South Capitol Street, all the while knowing a massive storm was approaching and was likely to prevent the full nine innings from being played. Sure enough, once the heavy stuff began falling in the middle of the sixth and never eased up, the game was officially suspended with the Nats and Yanks tied 3-3, forcing both clubs to return Wednesday and attempt to conclude this game before playing their regularly scheduled series...

A fast start for the Nationals against the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka. Anthony Rendon with a solo homer in the first, his fourth homer of the season, on a 1-1 pitch. In the second, the Nats strung together three hits in four at-bats. Howie Kendrick doubled. Andrew Stevenson single to left-center scored Kendrick. Pedro Severino's RBI double scored Stevenson. Meanwhile, left-hander Gio Gonzalez allowed two base runners in each of the first two innings and got out of jams. His curveball was a...