Aaron Barrett, who was hoping to be in the final stages of rehab from Tommy John surgery and perhaps rejoin the Nationals bullpen before season's end, instead will be forced to undergo another major surgery Monday after fracturing his right elbow. Details of Barrett's latest injury weren't made public, but the Nationals said the 28-year-old reliever is scheduled to meet with orthopedist James Andrews on Monday. Andrews will repair the fractured elbow and evaluate the state of Barrett's...

Ryan Zimmerman was back in the Nationals clubhouse this morning. And barring some surprise development, he'll be back in the Nationals lineup Tuesday night in Cleveland. Zimmerman completed a three-day rehab assignment with Single-A Potomac on Saturday and emerged reporting no issues with the strained left ribcage muscle that landed him on the disabled list earlier this month. He's scheduled to join his teammates on tonight's charter flight and be activated off the DL in time for the opener...

The Orioles are still discussing whether to activate reliever Darren O'Day from the disabled list or wait until Monday. He was on the field this morning to further test his right hamstring. Ubaldo Jimenez's wife had her baby last night. Jimenez could return from the paternity list on Monday. Shortstop J.J. Hardy is getting a day off. "He feels good," said manager Buck Showalter, "and I want to keep it that way." Hyun Soo Kim remains scheduled to play two games at Double-A Bowie and...

The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned right-handed pitcher Koda Glover to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Giolito returns to the Nationals to make the third start of his Major League career, for which he'll take the ball on Sunday afternoon vs. the San Diego Padres. Currently ranked as the No. 1 overall prospect in Major League...

The Orioles last swept a three-game series at home against the Cleveland Indians from June 26-28, 2015. It was just last year, so they try for two in two years if they win today over the Tribe at Camden Yards. The Orioles have posted wins by 5-1 and 5-2 over Cleveland the last two nights. They have held the Indians to three runs on 15 hits in this series. Cleveland began the series averaging 5.02 runs per game this year to rank second in the American League and fifth in MLB. The Orioles have...

Ryan Flaherty is starting at shortstop today as the Orioles go for the sweep against the Indians. Flaherty is 5-for-11 versus Indians right-hander Corey Kluber. Julio Borbon is in left field and Caleb Joseph is catching a day game following a night game for the second time in less than a week. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Jonathan Schoop 2B Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF Pedro Alvarez DH Ryan Flaherty SS Caleb Joseph C Julio Borbon LF Vance Worley RHP For the Indians Carlos...

It's another scorcher in the nation's capital, and today the Nationals and Padres will be playing smack dab in the middle of the afternoon with the sun beating down on them. That's going to be quite the test for Lucas Giolito, who makes his return to the big leagues after a very brief (two starts) demotion to the minors. The Nationals are hoping Giolito displays some better command of his off-speed pitches today against the Padres, which would help make his fastball more effective. That'll...

I guess you can't predict baseball. The last two nights, the last-place Twins have beaten Boston while the the Orioles have beaten first-place Cleveland. The Orioles are back on top of the American League East and their lead is now 1 ½ games over Boston and three over Toronto. Cleveland came to Baltimore with the best record in the American League. Now they share that honor with the Orioles as both are 56-40. Mark Trumbo hit his 30th homer in last night's 5-2 win and it came in the first...

The Orioles' roster doesn't remain stagnant for long, with Ubaldo Jimenez going on the paternity list yesterday and Tyler Wilson recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Darren O'Day will come off the disabled list today or Monday. Hyun Soo Kim is expected to do the same on Tuesday. Matt Wieters remains on the active roster, but he hasn't played since July 18 at Yankee Stadium. However, he's expected back in the lineup on Monday, giving Caleb Joseph six consecutive starts behind the plate. Catching...

For the third game in a row, the Nationals scored only three runs. Their starting pitching and bullpen allowed only two runs, so they were able to squeeze out a dramatic 3-2 walk-off win over the Padres. But the lineup had difficulty for most of Saturday night putting together good rallies against Padres veteran Edwin Jackson. Despite managing to get at least a man on base in each of his six innings, plus a hit in five of those frames, they scored only on a sac fly by Daniel Murphy and a RBI...