The Washington Nationals recalled from rehab and reinstated infielder Anthony Rendon from the 10-day disabled list and optioned infielder Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Rendon, 27, appeared in two Minor League rehab games with Single-A Potomac, went 5-for-8 (.625) with two doubles, one RBI, and three runs scored. Prior to his injury he hit .286 (16-for-56) with four doubles, one...

The Nationals welcome back third baseman Anthony Rendon to their lineup today. Rendon did well in two rehab appearances for high Single-A Potomac over the past two days, collecting five hits in eight at-bats. He has been out with a hairline fracture in his left big toe. The team has won a season-high six games in a row, so having Rendon back could help the offense get into overdrive. Since manager Davey Martinez switched up the top of the lineup, Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Matt Adams have...

Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 3-for-4 with a double on Friday night in Single-A Potomac's 4-3 loss to the Salem Red Sox in Woodbridge, Va. He made a solid defensive play at third base early in the game and spoke to reporters after the game about his progress. "I feel all right. They said I'm going to feel it for another five or six weeks after the injury, so obviously it's still going to be there, but we play with aches and pains throughout the year," Rendon told reporters at...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Players aren't punching holes in walls or flipping over tables or using the postgame spread to decorate the ceiling. To describe the mood of the Orioles clubhouse, a popular question during the most trying times, it's not necessary to wield brushes and paint colorful descriptions. It's actually pretty bland. Guys sat at tables and quietly ate last night, poking their forks in pasta and speaking in hushed tones. One player politely asked that media members give him a little...

Once again, the Orioles lost the first inning. Once again, their defense let them down. Once again, they lost. It's May 5 and the Orioles have won road games in one venue all year and that was Yankee Stadium, their 2017 house of horrors. They went 3-1 there from April 5-8 and that was great. But that series is the season highlight. In Houston, Boston, Detroit, Anaheim and now Oakland, the Orioles are a combined 0-13. They've now lost 10 consecutive road games. They allowed two unearned runs...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The want-to isn't lacking in the Orioles. It's the can't-do that's destroying a season. Can't get out of the first inning unscathed. Can't get the rotation and bullpen completely on track, a steady flow of offensive production or the level of defense that used to be a trademark of the franchise. The Orioles surrendered four runs tonight in the bottom of the first to wipe out a brief lead, put together a game-tying rally in the sixth and were burned by another error in...

Some news and notes to tide you over before the Nationals return to the field this afternoon against the Phillies, seeking to extend their winning streak to seven games ... * Though nothing was formally announced Friday night, Anthony Rendon is all but certain to be activated off the disabled list today. The Nationals third baseman completed his second rehab game with Single-A Potomac, going 3-for-4 with a double and playing in the field for the first time since fouling a ball off his left big...

For six years, the Phillies - once the titans of the National League East - have been forced to watch the Nationals seize control of this division and undergo their own long and painful rebuild. That dynamic could change at some point, though, and the folks from Southeast Pennsylvania are hoping this is the year it happens, with a young and talented roster beginning to take shape and getting off to a strong start. There are still nearly five months for this all to play out, but in their first...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter continues to withhold his plans for the rotation and where Chris Tillman fits into it. The off-day on Monday allows the Orioles to skip Tillman, who retired only three batters last night in Anaheim while raising his ERA to 9.24 in 25 1/3 innings. However, there's also the desire to provide rest for other starters by pushing everyone back and staying in turn. Dylan Bundy won't start again until Tuesday night's series opener against the Royals...

Bryce Harper is never going to want to give up the leadoff spot in the Nationals' lineup. And Matt Adams is never going to want to give up the No. 3 spot. The two left-handed sluggers are doing it again tonight, combining for three home runs through the first two innings of what is already shaping up to be another Nats rout. Harper led off the bottom of the first with an opposite-field homer, part of a three-run splurge by the Nationals against Phillies starter Nick Pivetta. Then he took...