Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman once again gave his team a strong start, but shortstop Manny Machado will grab the headlines tonight. Machado hit a two-run homer in the first to give Gausman an early lead. Then he hammered a grand slam in the seventh to help the Orioles pull away for a 9-4 win over Tampa Bay in the series opener. The Orioles are 11-27 and have a three-game winning streak, their first since they won seven in a row from Aug. 23-30 of last season. Machado hit his 11th and 12th...

The Washington Nationals selected the contract of catcher Spencer Kieboom from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday and placed catcher Matt Wieters on the 10-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Additionally the Nationals transferred outfielder Adam Eaton to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Kieboom, 27, returns to the Nationals for his first major league assignment of the season. He joins the Nationals...

PHOENIX - The Nationals, as expected, placed Matt Wieters on the 10-day disabled list today with a left hamstring strain, though the club has not yet announced what this morning's MRI of the catcher's injured left leg revealed. Wieters hurt himself rounding first base during the top of the second inning of Thursday night's 2-1, 11-inning win over the Diamondbacks, his left leg buckling. Afterward, he said he was hopeful the injury was confined to his hamstring, though the MRI was scheduled...

PHOENIX - It was only a few weeks ago when the Nationals kept needing Max Scherzer to be their stopper and put an end to losing streaks. Now they just want their ace to keep the team rolling while it's playing some exceptional baseball. Tonight the Nationals seek their 11th win in 13 games, a sustained hot streak that has allowed them to move from five games under the .500 mark to three games over. And who better to have on the mound than Scherzer, who comes into this game 6-1 with a 1.74 ERA...

The Orioles are finished with batting practice and on the verge of announcing their corresponding roster move for pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis, who has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk as an extra reliever. Showalter said earlier today that he could address Chris Tillman's situation "probably after the game," an indication that the right-hander might be involved in the transaction. "We've got some things we're looking at," Showalter said. "I could sit here and nothing really new that...

Perhaps energized by a series win over Kansas City where they scored 23 runs on 37 hits and hit seven home runs, the Orioles host Tampa Bay tonight. It's the start of a three-day, four-game series that includes Saturday's single-admission doubleheader. The O's are 10-27 after last night's 11-6 win. They fell behind 6-3 in the second and then scored the game's final eight runs. The Orioles went 6-for-7 with runners in scoring position last night after going 3-for-7 on Wednesday. They went...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club would add a reliever before tonight's game and Jimmy Yacabonis is on the field for batting practice at Camden Yards. Yacabonis has been starting at Triple-A Norfolk, where he's 0-1 with a 4.95 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in six games. However, he will be available out of the bullpen tonight. The Orioles haven't announced the move, most likely waiting until after batting practice. Meanwhile, Showalter indicated that he'd address Chris Tillman's situation...

Orioles lefty reliever Tanner Scott has now made six big league appearances since his first call to the majors last September. It is safe to say the best of those was last night. Pitching the seventh and eighth against Kansas City, he put up two zeroes and fanned a career-high four batters. He threw 31 pitches, 24 for strikes and got eight swings and misses. His fastball averaged 98 mph, getting swings and misses on four of 20 pitches. His slider, which averaged 90 mph, garnered four swings and...

Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter tonight and Anthony Santander is in right field for the series opener against the Rays at Camden Yards. Pedro Álvarez is day-to-day after experiencing cramping last night in his hamstring. Chance Sisco is catching and Jace Peterson is the third baseman. Manny Machado leads the team with 10 multi-RBI games. No one else has more than five. Machado is batting .377 with seven home runs against right-handed pitching this season and the Rays are sending Jake...

Manager: Aaron Boone (1st season) Record: 28-12 Last 10 games: 8-2 Who to watch: RF Aaron Judge (.311 with 11 HR, 35 RBIs), DH Giancarlo Stanton (10 HR, 26 RBIs), SS Didi Gregorius (10 HR, 31 RBIs), 2B Gleyber Torres (.319), LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 2.23 ERA), LHP Aroldis Chapman (9 saves), Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (1-3 in 2015) Pitching Probables: May 15: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (4-2) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (4-2), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 16: LHP CC Sabathia (2-0) vs. RHP Max Scherzer...