Nationals manager Davey Martinez said that he expects that right-hander Wander Suero will remain in the suspended game against the Yankees to pitch the top of the seventh. The game resumes in a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning at 5:05 p.m. on MASN. "Suero is still in the game," Martinez said. "When the game starts, we will see where we are at. Hopefully, we score a couple of runs and then things will change. But he's still in the game. "We will have guys warming up. Depending on,...

The Nationals limp home from a 1-5 road trip with questions about their offense and seeking a pair of wins against the Yankees. They lost each game in Toronto, and must get right quickly as they take on the Yankees for the second time in five days. Tonight, the Nats will finish two games with the Yankees postponed from May's rained-out affairs. The first game is a continuation of the suspended game from May 15 with the game tied 3-3 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. About 30 minutes...

The unexpected demotion yesterday of catcher Chance Sisco to Triple-A Norfolk shouldn't be viewed as a sign that the Orioles have given up on him or that he's no longer regarded as one of the more promising young players in the organization. Sisco wasn't producing at the plate, which hardly made him unique on the roster. But he's been having some issues throwing that more easily can be resolved in the minors. Send him down, settle him down and try again. Sisco leaves as the team leader in...

Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said trade talk started heating up in the majors around the time of the First-Year Player Draft earlier this month. Duquette said the Orioles' front office has a "sharper focus on the future" with the team buried in last place at 20-50. Duquette was my guest Sunday on "Orioles Baseball Tonight" on flagship station 105.7 FM the Fan in Baltimore. I asked Duquette for his message to fans that say they now want to see younger...

No two days at the ballpark are ever alike, but it's safe to say today at Nationals Park isn't going to be like any previous day in the stadium's 10-year history. What was originally supposed to be an off-day on the schedule instead turned into an unusual, pseudo-doubleheader against the Yankees, thanks to a whole lot of rain when the Bronx Bombers were in town last month. The May 15 game that was suspended in the middle of the sixth inning with the score tied 3-3 will be completed today,...

Catcher Caleb Joseph is returning to the Orioles and will join them for Tuesday night's series opener against the Nationals in D.C. The Orioles optioned rookie Chance Sisco following today's 10-4 win over the Marlins at Camden Yards. He was a late scratch from the lineup. Manager Buck Showalter indicated that Sisco was ill, but he stopped short of using the word. "I'm afraid he's coming down with ... He hasn't slept in two or three days," Showalter said. "A lot of our guys. And just...

TORONTO - As wild and wacky and frustrating and exhilarating as today's ballgame at Rogers Centre was, the sight of Ryan Madson on the mound in the bottom of the eighth had to be as comforting a thought as the Nationals were going to get. Madson was simply being asked to keep a back-and-forth game tied and give his teammates a chance to mount a rally in the top of the ninth. And few have been better at that, especially at keeping the ball in the park. These kinds of games, though, always seem...

When you've scored just five runs in the last three games, and three or less runs in 20 of the last 25 games, scoring 10 runs seems like an offensive explosion. It was for the Orioles today as they ended a nine-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Marlins. The Orioles had scored five or less 19 straight games since scoring nine May 24 to beat the Chicago White Sox. That was also the last time they held a four-lead until today. The last time the Orioles scored this many runs they...

The Orioles can only hope that they don't need to wait until Labor Day for their next home win. A couple of streaks came to a merciful end today as Jace Peterson drove in four runs, Dylan Bundy continued his daytime mastery through the fifth inning, the bullpen created and disarmed a base-loaded jam and the Orioles defeated the Marlins 10-4 before an announced crowd of 21,421 at Camden Yards to avoid an embarrassing sweep. They had dropped nine games in a row. They lost 11 straight at home,...

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis hasn't played since June 11 and with the Orioles off Monday, he won't get back into the lineup before Tuesday night's series opener against the Nationals in D.C. Davis is batting .150/.227/.227 with four doubles, four home runs, 15 RBIs, 19 walks and 86 strikeouts in 229 plate appearances. He's been working with hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and vice president of baseball operations Brady Anderson during early sessions in the cage. "I was talking to Scott...