NEW YORK - Ubaldo Jiménez is expected to start Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Yankees after the Orioles had listed the spot as TBD. Manager Buck Showalter wants to give Dylan Bundy extra rest again, pushing back the right-hander to the home series against the Red Sox that begins Monday night. The choice basically came down to Jiménez or Chris Tillman. "We've got really only two options there," Showalter said. "Ubaldo's coming off a good start, so it will probably be...

Bryce Harper sightings on the field at Nationals Park these days generate the kind of attention usually reserved in this town for a baby panda at the National Zoo. You never know for sure when they're going to happen, and when they do everybody scrambles for their phones to take photos and video of this rare event. So it was this afternoon when Harper emerged in the right field corner during Nationals batting practice, alongside Harvey Sharman, the club's director of medical services. The...

Every season, college basketball teams dream of earning a bid in the NCAA tournament. For teams that make it to the big dance every year, it becomes an advantage the next season because the team has extra practices and extra games that 250 other teams don't get to benefit from. A lot of young players get to play in those extra games - incredibly meaningful games - and they gain experience they would have no other way of receiving if their team did not make it to the postseason. Perennial...

The Orioles today announced plans for Fan Appreciation Weekend, which will be held Friday, September 22, through Sunday, September 24, when the Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays for the final four-game series of the 2017 regular season. The weekend will feature exclusive giveaways, fireworks, and other opportunities for fans to enjoy unforgettable experiences at Oriole Park. As a "thank you" to fans for their support throughout the season, the Orioles will surprise the most-spirited fans at...

NEW YORK - The Orioles are sticking with their standard lineup tonight as they begin a four-game series against the Yankees. Seth Smith is in right field again and Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter. Welington Castillo is catching. The Orioles have scored 12 runs in the last seven games, losing the first six before last night's 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays in Toronto. They're batting .181 on the road trip, but the pitching staff has produced a 3.65 ERA in 49 1/3 innings. According to the...

The Nationals tonight are trying to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Braves, not to mention falling to 7-9 overall against them this season. All of that would be a surprise, given the respective state of clubs, but it does show you that Atlanta is making some strides in its rebuild and the Nats (for whatever reason) haven't enjoyed as much success against these guys as other division foes. It'll be Tanner Roark's job to pitch well enough to help change that downward trend. Roark has been...

Here is an exclusive look at the Nationals' fall instructional league roster for 2017. The report date in Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla., and their first workout is Monday, Sept. 18. The last day is Oct. 7. Schedule: Sept. 25 - at Astros Sept. 26 - Camp day Sept. 27 - Camp day Sept. 28 - Astros Sept. 29 - Camp day Sept. 30 - at Astros Oct. 1 - Off-day Oct. 2 - Astros Oct. 3 - Camp day Oct. 4 - Camp day Oct. 5 - Camp day Oct. 6 - Camp day The Nationals do not have to leave the facility because...

Max Scherzer and Dusty Baker have offered up their explanation for what happened in the seventh inning Wednesday night at Nationals Park. Whether you want to accept their explanation for pushing Scherzer to 116 pitches, even though it might have cost the Nationals the game and may have extended their ace too far, is up to you. We're not going to debate that again here this morning. The purpose of this post is to examine how that decision may impact Scherzer's chances of winning his second...

TORONTO - The month of September gives some players in the Orioles clubhouse a chance to show what they can do at the major league level. And perhaps give themselves a jump on making the team next year. That is true for Orioles right-handed reliever Jimmy Yacabonis, the club's 13th-round pick in 2013 out of St. Joseph's University. The 25-year-old Yacabonis had brief stints with the team earlier this year from June 11-15 and July 2-4. But he has pitched four times this month, throwing 5 2/3...

It's easy to look at the final three weeks of the regular season, with a division title already wrapped up and a heavy emphasis on ensuring everyone's healthy for the postseason, as a meaningless string of games for the Nationals. Max Scherzer vehemently disagrees with that notion. And tonight's game, which ended as an ugly 8-2 loss to the Braves, provided evidence of his point of view. Not in spite of the fact he threw 116 pitches, the last 19 of them after he easily could have been pulled...