Their ace and their veteran outfielder returned Monday night, leading to victory. Their leadoff man and shortstop returned tonight, contributing to victory. The Nationals are looking more and more whole these days, and not surprisingly, the results are reflecting that. With Trea Turner back atop the lineup tonight after a two-month absence, the Nats finally solved pesky Marlins right-hander Vance Worley and put up their second straight big night at the plate. And thanks to another quality start...

Dylan was dealing. Dylan Bundy set a new career high with 12 strikeouts and pitched a complete-game one-hitter tonight as the Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 at Oriole Park. The Orioles have won six in a row to tie a season high first set May 4-9. This current run improves their record to 67-65. They are two games over the .500 mark for the first time since June 10. The only hit Bundy allowed was a bunt single to the third-base side of the mound by Kyle Seager with one out in the fourth....

Dylan Bundy brought his ace stuff again tonight, mixing an assortment of pitches that kept the Mariners off-balance and off the scoreboard. The strikeouts were piling up, but not the runs to support him. Jonathan Schoop's solo homer in the first inning off Erasmo Ramirez had to suffice until the game moved through the middle innings. Manny Machado led off the sixth with a home run, his 29th, matching Schoop's season total. Welington Castillo greeted reliever James Pazos with a homer in the...

Manager Dusty Baker was concerned coming into the series about facing Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton. After all, Stanton had hit 50 homers already this season. Baker said he would not give away the strategy to pitching against Stanton prior to the opener on Monday, for fear there were "double agents" in the room. Edwin Jackson was unable to sneak a fastball by Stanton in the first. Stanton took the 1-1 offering over the left field wall to put the Marlins on the board. Jackson then walked...

With five wins in a row, the Orioles can tie a season high if they make that six tonight versus the Seattle Mariners. The Orioles won 7-6 last night on the strength of 16 hits, with Trey Mancini, Manny Machado and Welington Castillo getting three each. Six different players drove in runs. The start of tonight's game is being delayed by rain, but the Orioles announced at about 6:30 p.m. that they expect to play tonight. Just a while ago they announced an approximate start time of 7:30 p.m. From...

Left-hander Donnie Hart spent one day with the Orioles, earning the win last night before heading back to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles optioned Hart today and reinstated Dylan Bundy from the bereavement list. Bundy is starting tonight against the Mariners. Manager Buck Showalter challenged the media earlier today to come up with suggestions. He preferred to keep his bullpen intact, but Hart was the most logical roster move. Hart was recalled yesterday while the Orioles optioned Mike Wright,...

The Nationals honored two of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, former Nationals catcher Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez and longtime Expos left fielder Tim Raines, by inducting them into the Nationals Park Ring of Honor on Monday night. Rodríguez was also honored by the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation earlier Monday when they named the renovated Mason District Little League Park in Annandale, Va., as Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez Field. "For me, it's just an honor to be back in...

Trea Turner could have stayed on rehab in the minors, taking more at-bats in a low-pressure situation and finding his groove before returning to the Nationals lineup. But his fractured right wrist has healed, his body feels equipped to play every day at the big league level and he believes he's ready to return after a stint on the disabled list of exactly 60 days. "That's the one thing I wanted to do: I wanted to get back here as fast as I could, because I wanted to get those at-bats against...

Any hitter who is having a good offensive season has probably had times during the year when he minimized a cold streak at the plate and got right back to hitting well again. Orioles rookie Trey Mancini has had to do this a few times. From Aug. 13 through 20, Mancini went 2-for-26 (.077), and that dropped his average to .282. Since then he has gone 14-for-27 (.519) with a homer and eight RBIs. Mancini is 10-for-17 (.588) with five RBIs in his last four games. "It takes a while when you're...

The Washington Nationals returned from rehab assignment and reinstated shortstop Trea Turner from the 60-day disabled list on Tuesday and optioned infielder Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse. Additionally, outfielder Ryan Raburn (left trapezius strain) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Turner, 24, returns to the Nationals' active roster after missing 51 games with a right wrist...