ST. LOUIS - The Nationals have spent the better part of the last three months trying to figure out what's wrong with Tanner Roark. How has one of the majors' most consistent starters since he debuted nearly four years ago has fallen apart in the first half of this season? And after yet another ragged outing in which the right-hander lasted only three innings and set the course for the Nationals' 8-1 loss to the Cardinals, they found themselves right back where they started. What's the...

ST. LOUIS - Bryce Harper gave the Nationals a scare, but turned out to be fine. Tanner Roark, however, has not been fine for a while, and that has become a major concern for the Nats. Roark struggled once again tonight, lasting only three innings and digging the Nationals into an early hole that only got deeper as an 8-1 loss to the Cardinals played out. Hoping to bounce back after three consecutive poor starts, Roark found no answers at Busch Stadium. He issued a career-high five walks,...

The Orioles came within a strike tonight of moving above .500 again and passing the Rays for third place in their division. One measly strike. That's all they needed. Brad Brach blew his fourth save and his first since May 16 in Detroit on a two-out walk, balk, wild pitch and single, and Steven Souza Jr. hit a three-run homer off Darren O'Day in the 10th to give the Rays a 6-4 victory over the Orioles before an announced crowd of 24,398 at Camden Yards. Some losses leave a mark. This one...

One strike away from a win that would have moved them into third place, instead the Orioles suffered a deflating extra-inning loss tonight. Steven Souza Jr.'s three-run homer in the 10th off Darren O'Day lifted Tampa Bay to the 6-4 victory. After Brad Brach suffered a blown save with two outs in the ninth as the Rays tied it, O'Day came on for the 10th of a 3-3 game. He walked Corey Dickerson, who advanced to second on a groundout. Then he intentionally walked Logan Morrison. That set the...

ST. LOUIS - Adrian Sanchez was three innings into Thursday's game with Triple-A Syracuse when he was informed he was being pulled from the game. The 26-year-old infielder had no idea what was up, had no idea what had been learned in Washington only minutes earlier: Trea Turner had a fractured right wrist. The Nationals needed another infielder to get to St. Louis ASAP, and so it was that Sanchez - after a full decade in the organization - learned he was getting his first call to the major...

ST. LOUIS - The Nationals don't know yet exactly how long they're going to be without Trea Turner, but they know they're going to have to make do without their dynamic leadoff man and shortstop for a significant amount of time. And in their quest to make do, they're going to have to ask for multiple things from multiple players. "We've got to carry on," manager Dusty Baker said before tonight's series opener against the Cardinals. "You can't bring the injury back. We can talk about...

Last night the Orioles saw one struggling right-hander pitch a gem to lead them to a win in Toronto. Can it happen for them again tonight as they open a series in Baltimore? Chris Tillman (1-5, 8.39 ERA) will make his 11th start of 2017, looking to jump-start a season that has been running in neutral for him. The Orioles host Tampa Bay in their final home series before the All-Star break. Over his last four starts, Tillman has pitched to a 13.80 ERA and has given up five or more runs each time....

Major League Baseball will reveal the All-Star teams in the American and National League at 7 p.m. Sunday, and Orioles manager Buck Showalter already has made his recommendations from within his clubhouse. Showalter challenged the media to pick the deserving Orioles. He wasn't willing to publicly share his choices, but he indicated that he came up with at least four. "You try to do the right thing by everybody," Showalter said. "Other than an outing or so, you could make a strong case for...

It has been quite a day for Orioles' first-round draft pick DL Hall, the prep lefty from Valdosta, Ga. He officially signed with the organization earlier today. He made his first visit to Baltimore and Camden Yards and got introduced to the Baltimore media during a press conference before tonight's game. "It's been really exciting and it is an awesome experience for me and my family," Hall said. "It has been fun getting to know Baltimore. An overall fun experience. This is an awesome...

The MRI on reliever Stefan Crichton's right shoulder didn't reveal any structural damage, the good news attached to his assignment to the 10-day disabled list. Crichton will go home to Houston for a few days before reporting to the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota. "It's the first time he's ever had anything wrong with his elbow or shoulder," said manager Buck Showalter. "It's a little frightening to those guys the first time they have an issue. He felt a lot better about it...