Max Scherzer knew he needed to conserve as much energy as possible on a 94-degree night in which the heat index reached 103. But there's only so much you can do to combat the kind of conditions the Nationals right-hander faced last night: Change sopping wet jerseys every few innings, stand in front of a giant industrial fan to cool down, pour water over your head. "Look, it's hot for me, it's hot for them," Scherzer said. "It's just not an excuse. It's just something you've got to get...

For the first time in six days, Stephen Drew found himself in an oddly familiar place: The Nationals dugout. The veteran infielder, mind you, has been on the club's active roster all week, but not until the latter innings of tonight's game against the Padres was he able to actually put on a full uniform and join his teammates on the bench. Beset with a severe case of the flu, (or some other undiagnosed ailment that sure felt like the flu) Drew was of absolutely no use to the Nationals the...

For a team and a fanbase waiting for good starting pitching, two Orioles first-round draft picks have delivered the last two nights. The Cleveland Indians came to Baltimore with the best record in the American League, but have lost back-to-back games, scoring three combined runs. Dylan Bundy allowed one unearned run over five innings last night and right-hander Kevin Gausman tonight pitched seven scoreless innings on four hits in the Orioles' 5-2 win. Cleveland didn't score until there were...

Kevin Gausman picked up his second win tonight. A superb effort wasn't wasted. The media can move onto another topic. Gausman tossed seven scoreless innings and the Orioles remained in first place with a 5-2 win over the Indians before 31,946 at Camden Yards. The Orioles now lead the American League East by 1 1/2 games over the Red Sox, who lost Saturday night. The Orioles came within a strike of posting their fifth shutout of the season, but Lonnie Chisenhall delivered a two-run double off...

Manager: Walt Weiss (4th season) Record: 47-51 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 2B DJ LeMahieu (.329/.396/.485), LF Carlos Gonzalez (.318 with 20 HR, 60 RBIs), CF Charlie Blackmon (.300/.361/.466), 3B Nolan Arenado (25 HR, 76 RBIs), SS Trevor Story (27 HR, 69 RBIs), RHP Jon Gray (6-4, 4.12 ERA), LHP Jake McGee (15 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 1st meeting (1-2 in 2013) Pitching probables: July 25: LHP Jorge De La Rosa vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo, 7:05 p.m., MASN July 26: RHP Chad Bettis vs....

If the Orioles' starting pitchers are pushing to elevate their game in the season's second half, tonight's game was another significant step. Right-hander Kevin Gausman delivered his third scoreless outing of the season, pitching seven strong innings as the Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in front of 31,946 at Camden Yards. Gausman allowed four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts, throwing a career-high 116 pitches. He picked up just his second win to go to 2-7 with an ERA of...

Runs are not coming easily to the Nationals right now, which only compounds the pressure when they do actually give themselves an opportunity to push a run across the plate. That made tonight's game against the Padres something of an exercise in frustration for the Nats, who just didn't give themselves that many opportunities and didn't take much advantage of them either. Until the bottom of the ninth, that is. Stephen Drew, in his first appearance in six days after battling flu-like...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk and placed right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez on the paternity leave list. Wilson, 26, has gone 4-6 with a 5.22 ERA (47 ER/81.0 IP) in 16 games (13 starts) with the Orioles this season. Over 25 career Major League games (18 starts), he is 6-8 with a 4.69 ERA (61 ER/117.0 IP). The 2014 Orioles Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year went 37-29 with a 3.71 ERA (245 ER/594.0 IP) over 107 career minor...

The Orioles have placed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez on the paternity list and recalled Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk. Jimenez left the club to join his wife at the hospital. She's eight months pregnant and the baby may arrive early. "We'll see what the next few hours bring," manager Buck Showalter said earlier today. "We wish them well. There's always concern when it's about 3 1/2 weeks early. So, we hope we get good news on that shortly for him and her. "It has nothing to do with us....

The Orioles are 3-1 this season against the American League Central-leading Indians and 17-6 against teams from that division. They try to add to both totals tonight in the second game of the series at Camden Yards. Mark Trumbo hit a three-run homer and Manny Machado added a solo blast in last night's 5-1 win at Oriole Park. Dylan Bundy allowed one unearned run over five innings in his second big league start. When Boston lost last night, the Orioles move back into first place in the AL East....