Your daily injury updates from the Nationals clubhouse, with several recovering players making progress and others still in a holding pattern as the season's first half nears its conclusion ... * Jayson Werth participated in some portions of pregame workouts today with his teammates, the first time the veteran outfielder has done that since going on the disabled list more than three weeks ago. Werth, out since June 4 with a bone bruise in his left foot, stretched with teammates prior to...

Through 76 games, the Nationals have four players on track to reach 100 RBIs this season: Ryan Zimmerman (59), Bryce Harper (56), Daniel Murphy (54) and Anthony Rendon (47). The Nationals also have an opportunity to have five players be close to a .400 on-base percentage: Harper (.423), Rendon (.395), Murphy (.392), Adam Lind (.390) and Zimmerman (.384). Manager Dusty Baker was asked what's more important in a season: .400 OBP or 100 RBIs? "Which is more important chicken or the egg?" Baker...

TORONTO - After a recent two-start stretch where he gave up 10 earned runs over 9 1/3 innings and his ERA jumped from 3.05 to 3.72, the Orioles decided to give right-hander Dylan Bundy some extra rest. He made his last start on regular rest and pitched well on Saturday against Tampa Bay. He gave up three runs over seven innings to improve to 8-6 with a 3.73 ERA through 16 starts. But with more than half of the 2017 season still to play, Bundy is at 99 innings. He threw a total of 109 2/3 last...

Paul Janish remains the starting shortstop for the Orioles as they begin a three-game series tonight in Toronto. Seth Smith and Hyun Soo Kim are handling the outfield corners. Jonathan Schoop continues to bat third, with Adam Jones in the cleanup spot. In his last 16 games, Trey Mancini is batting .417/.470/.767 (25-for-60) with four doubles, one triple, five home runs, 13 RBIs and eight multi-hit games. Jones needs two RBIs for 766 with the Orioles, tying Ken Singleton for fifth on the club's...

People are continuing to take notice of just how fantastic Oriole Park at Camden Yards is - and not just because the venerable stadium is celebrating its 25th anniversary season. The ballpark is a finalist in a poll by Reader's Digest to determine the "Nicest Place in America." Oriole Park is vying with nine other locations - buildings, towns and attractions - for the honor. Among the other contestants is Rock Hall on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Why did Oriole Park make the cut? "By holding...

Rarely do you get truly elite pitching matchups like this, with the last two National League Cy Young Award winners squaring off in a game between two very good teams. So let's appreciate Max Scherzer vs. Jake Arrieta for what it is. And then, if you're the Nationals, hope Scherzer has yet another gem in him while Arrieta shows up hittable (as he has been more this year than in the past). Scherzer is on a remarkable run right now; over his last six starts he has an 0.94 ERA and 69 strikeouts...

TORONTO - The Orioles have had just one winning record in the last 11 season series in Toronto and they might have a chance to do that this year. In 2015, they went 3-6 at Toronto, and last year they went 4-6. The Orioles posted a winning season series mark at Rogers Centre in 2014, going 5-4. Tonight they play their second of three series here this year. They went 3-1 in April at Rogers Centre and have won all three series against Toronto this season, going 7-2 in nine games. The Orioles...

For the second year, the Orioles will host Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Helping Hands, a volunteer meal-packaging program, for a special fundraiser and meal-packaging event at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, September 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. After a successful fundraiser in 2016, which more than doubled the organization's initial goal of 10,000 meals, the Orioles and CRS Helping Hands will continue their partnership in the fight against hunger by increasing this year's...

Manager: John Gibbons (10th season) Record: 36-39 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 1B Justin Smoak (.304 with 20 HR, 48 RBIs), 3B Josh Donaldson (.280/.379/.536), DH Kendrys Morales (15 HR, 44 RBIs), RHP Marcus Stroman (7-4, 3.69 ERA), RHP Roberto Osuna (19 saves, 2.40 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 2-7 Pitching probables: June 27: RHP Kevin Gausman v. RHP Joe Biagini, 7:07 p.m., MASN2June 28: LHP Wade Miley v. RHP Marcus Stroman, 7:07 p.m., MASN2June 29: RHP Ubaldo Jiménez v. RHP J.A....

Despite a 5-4 loss to the Cubs, left-hander Gio Gonzalez put together another tremendous start. The Cubs enjoyed a leadoff homer by Willson Contreras and then nothing else against Gonzalez. He ended up allowing only one run on two hits over six innings with five walks (one intentional) and struck out eight. But in the end, with the Cubs turning a 1-0 lead into 5-0 before the Nationals made it 5-4 and had the winning run on second base, all Gonzalez could think about was the homer to Contreras...