You've probably seen the forecast here, not only for tonight but for most of the day tomorrow. If you haven't, it's not good. That creates a problem for the Nationals and Rockies, who don't face each other again after this weekend and need to do everything humanly possible to play three games before either club leaves town. As always, you'll know when we know. Tonight's series opener between a division leader and a wild card leader features Tanner Roark on the mound for the Nationals,...

Fans heading to Orioles games during next week's homestand from July 31 to August 6 should be aware that the Maryland Transportation Authority's Light RailLink will be partially shut down due to necessary repairs until August 11. The route between the North Avenue station and the Camden Yards station will be closed in both directions. Riders are urged to take MTA's free shuttle bus service to get to the ballpark. Local shuttle buses will stop at each of the affected stations in both...

Over the past week, no hitter has been better for the Orioles than Adam Jones. In 33 plate appearances, he has slashed .394/.394/.758. He's belted three homers, just one shy of All-Star Jonathan Schoop, and driven in nine while scoring seven times. Jones leads the O's in wOBA (.478) and wRC+ (205) over the last seven days. It's one of those classic stretches for the Orioles center fielder. We have seen No. 10 heat up like this countless times over his decade in Baltimore. On July 17, he was...

When I was growing up, Washington D.C., was the murder capital of the world and currently the Nationals are murdering baseballs at an alarming rate. The third inning of yesterday's game saw a quintuple homicide committed at Nats Park. But as with anything that's fun, there are always people that want to ruin it. Seriously, go to your Twitter right now and type in something you think is fun and declare your joy for it, and I'm sure one of the first responses will be someone looking to rain on...

The Nationals are the sixth team in big league history to hit five home runs in an inning. They did it in the third inning of a 15-2 win against the Brewers on Thursday at Nationals Park. Brian Goodwin started the string followed by Wilmer Difo, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon. The historic perspective: * The last team to hit five home runs in an inning was the Brewers in 2006 in Milwaukee. They did it against the Reds. Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy was one of the five. The other...

A big part of the Nats' home run barrage on Thursday was Ryan Zimmerman. And that makes a lot sense. Zimmerman took his rightful place in Nationals baseball lore with two homers, the second one getting him to 237 in his career ,which equals the all-time home run record in Washington baseball history set by former Senators slugger Frank Howard. Howard played for the Dodgers, Tigers and Senators ffrom 1958-73. He hit 382 career homers, 237 in Washington. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1960 and...

Any child who has ever picked up a bat has dreamed of recording his or her first big league hit. And anybody fortunate enough to become a professional ballplayer starts dreaming of that moment in more realistic terms, wondering when, how and against whom it will occur. Andrew Stevenson is no different than any other young ballplayer. He had envisioned what his first major league hit would look like. And this ... was not it. "No," he said. "It was off a position player. But it still goes down...

The Orioles will have a locker set up today for closer Zach Britton in the visiting clubhouse at Glove Life Park. He's still with the team. The Orioles still haven't jumped into the trade activity as the non-waiver deadline nears. Scouts are following the Orioles - you'll find them in every ballpark - and Britton has proven to be a difficult read. There are lingering concerns among some of them regarding Britton's health, though his velocity is up and there are no signs of the forearm...

Manager: Jeff Banister Record: 49-52 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 3B Adrian Beltre (.307/.387/.545, 2996 career hits), 1B/3B Joey Gallo (25 HR, 47 RBIs), Elvis Andrus (20 SB), RHP Andrew Cashner (3.64 ERA), RHP Alex Claudio (4 saves, 2.42 ERA) Seasons series vs. Orioles: 0-4 Pitching probables: July 28: RHP Chris Tillman vs. RHP Andrew Cashner, 8:05 p.m., MASN2July 29: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx, 8:05 p.m., MASN2July 30: LHP Wade Miley vs. LHP Martin Perez, 3:05 p.m.,...

Jonathan Schoop took a swing and blasted another baseball. This one carried well over the fence for a homer to produce the only Orioles run in a 5-1 loss Wednesday at Tampa Bay. The season of Schoop continues. The 25-year-old from Curacao who often tells reporters how much he just "wants to get better" continues to do just that. Schoop is now three homers from his career high set last year of 25 and 10 RBIs from a career high of 82, also established last season. Through 99 games, he is...