ARLINGTON, Texas - Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop, who has been getting a lot of notice for his bat, and catcher Welington Castillo, who has gotten much less, both had big games Sunday in the Orioles' 10-6 win at Texas. Schoop's RBI surge continued. He hit a two-run homer in the fifth and singled in a run an inning later for a 2-for-4 three-RBI day. Over his last 13 games, Schoop has at least one RBI 11 times and six times has produced multi-RBI games. Four times in the last 13 games,...

The Nationals got another major boost from veteran Edwin Jackson. After signing June 16, Jackson returned to pitching for the Nats July 18 in a 4-3 win at Anaheim. He went seven innings that night and surrendered only two runs on three hits. Then came an 8-0 setback against Milwaukee in which he gave up seven runs (three earned) in five innings for the loss. Sunday night the Nats desperately needed innings after the bullpen had been taxed in Game 1 of a doubleheader when manager Dusty Baker had...

The non-waiver trade deadline is 4 p.m. today, the last chance for teams to deal players without first passing them through waivers. Nothing has really changed with Zach Britton's situation. There are numerous teams checking on him and the Orioles want a hefty return. No one is certain whether he's going to be traded. It could go either way, depending on the offers. Does any of this sound familiar? How much more can be written about Britton? The Dodgers, Astros and Cubs have been serious...

As one might expect after a long, drawn-out first game, the start of the second game of the doubleheader has been dominated by the quality pitching of Nationals right-hander Edwin Jackson and Rockies right-hander Jon Gray. Jackson has allowed two hits but has struck out five in the first three innings. Gray has countered by retiring nine straight hitters and striking out four. Game 1 went to the Rockies 10-6 and lasted three hours and 48 minutes. After three innings, the Nats and Rockies are...

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Orioles built an eight-run lead, then saw that turn into a Zach Britton save situation. They also watched the Texas Rangers celebrate Adrian Beltre's 3,000th hit, but they also won. After losing the series opener on Friday night, they got 8 2/3 scoreless innings from Kevin Gausman last night and a lot of offense today to beat the Rangers 10-6 and win this series. It was their last game before Monday's 4 p.m. trade deadline and, as of the game's end, the only deal the...

ARLINGTON, Texas - On the day that Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre got his 3,000th hit, the Orioles hit two homers, scored double-digit runs and got the victory. The Orioles scored four in the fourth and five runs on a pair of homers in the fifth for a 10-6 victory. They lost the series opener Friday, but won the next two games to take this series. They head home now after a 3-3 road trip to Tampa Bay and Texas at 50-54 with eight wins over their last 13 games. They finish the season series...

In a perfect world, the Nationals wouldn't have sent Erick Fedde to the mound to make his major league debut in this particular situation. A Sunday doubleheader, with the league's second-most productive lineup on the other side of the field? That's not exactly putting a guy in the best possible position to succeed. "If we had to pick a first time out for him, we probably wouldn't have picked Colorado," manager Dusty Baker said. "That's just how it was." Yes, the Nationals didn't have...

An extended game one that turned into a difficult 10-6 loss for the Nationals to the Rockies means the first pitch Game 2 of today's doubleheader has been pushed back to 7:40 p.m. EDT. With the way Game 1 went for the Nationals pitching staff, the club hopes veteran Edwin Jackson can eat a good amount of innings before the club embarks on a week-long road trip through Miami and Chicago. Jackson arrives with a 1-1 record and a 4.76 ERA. He will be opposed by Rockies right-hander Jon Gray (3-1,...

ARLINGTON, Texas - On his fourth attempt to achieve history, Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre got it done. He doubled to left in the fourth inning this afternoon off the Orioles Wade Miley to become the 31st member of Major League Baseball's 3,000 hits club. Beltre, who had struck out on a 3-2 pitch in the second, fell behind 3-0 in the count and then lined a two-bagger down the third-base line. He hit a 91 mph fastball and advanced Nomar Mazara to third with one out. Both runners...

Ryan Zimmerman now stands alone as the greatest home run hitter in Washington baseball history. With a three-run, opposite-field shot in the bottom of the third this afternoon, Zimmerman recorded his 238th home run with the Nationals, surpassing Frank Howard's record for a D.C. major league ballplayer. Zimmerman, the Nationals' first draft pick in 2005 and the longest tenured member of the organization, set the mark in his 1,501st career game. Howard, who clubbed 382 homers in a 16-year...