NEW YORK - It's been a busy day already around here, with the Nationals adding two players to the active roster (Trea Turner, Michael A. Taylor) and removing two players from the active roster (Ryan Zimmerman, Lucas Giolito). Meanwhile on the Mets side, Matt Harvey is definitely having season ending thoracic outlet surgery, and Bartolo Colon is an All-Star. Oh, yeah, there's also a game to be played tonight. And it features Stephen Strasburg versus Noah Syndergaard in a matchup of National...

Hey, O's fans. Welcome to this week's episode of Yard Work. We're back after the Orioles return home from a long West Coast road trip. Steve Melewski traveled with the team so we weren't able to record last week, but we're all back in Charm City for this week's episode as the team begins a brief three-game series at home with the Angels. We always talk about the ups and down over the course of an entire baseball season, but rarely are those extreme highs and lows within a two-week span....

Mike Wright has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk today and Pedro Alvarez is serving as the designated hitter after coming off the bereavement list, as the Orioles open a three-game series against the Angels at Camden Yards. Hyun Soo Kim is in left field again and batting second. J.J. Hardy is starting at shortstop after sitting out Wednesday's 14-inning game in Los Angeles. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Hyun Soo Kim LF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF Matt Wieters C Jonathan...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk. Wright, 26, has gone 3-4 with a 6.12 ERA (44 ER/64.2 IP) over 13 games (12 starts) with the Orioles this season. He went 1-0 with a 0.87 ERA (2 ER/20.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts in three starts with the Tides this season. Over 25 career Major League games (21 starts), Wright has gone 6-9 with a 6.09 ERA (74 ER/109.1 IP) and 72 strikeouts. He was named the Orioles Jim Palmer Minor League...

Mike Wright arrived at Camden Yards this afternoon and officially will be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk for tonight's game against the Angels - unless he's here to visit the Inner Harbor. The Orioles still need to announce the corresponding roster move after optioning left-hander Jayson Aquino to Double-A Bowie. They confirmed yesterday that Pedro Alvarez came off the bereavement list to take the spot vacated by Dariel Alvarez, who was optioned to Norfolk. Ubaldo Jimenez is starting tonight...

NEW YORK - The Nationals made a flurry of roster moves this afternoon, promoting both infielder Trea Turner and outfielder Michael A. Taylor from Triple-A Syracuse, placing first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list with a left ribcage strain and optioning right-hander Lucas Giolito to Syracuse. The moves address the club's most glaring need at the moment: healthy position players to fill out a bench. The Nationals played with a three-man bench during last night's 9-7 loss to...

With 51 wins so far in the so-called "first half" of the 2016 campaign, the current Washington Nationals squad is tied with the 2014 Nats for the second-most most wins before the All-Star Game in franchise history (2005-present), behind only the 2005 Nationals, led by Frank Robinson, who won 52 games before the break. That team went on to finish 81-81, dropping 29 of 74 games in the second-half as things fell apart for the inaugural Nationals. "From day one until the All-Star Break was over,...

There are literally billions of data points about baseball available each season, thanks to the rise of pitch tracking and player tracking technologies. We have more objective measures than ever before regarding player performance. Fan performance, however, is difficult to examine objectively. We need to put baseball fan bases, including our own, to the test. In the best of times and in the worst of times, what is the tale of each baseball city? The wonderful term "fanalytics" is already...

Manager: Mike Scioscia (17th season) Record: 36-50 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Mike Trout (.321 average, 18 HR, 56 RBIs); 3B Yunel Escobar (.327 average, 99 hits); RF Kole Calhoun (.284 average; 46 RBIs, 93 hits); SP Hector Santiago (6-4, 4.58 ERA); RP Huston Street (3-1, 7 saves). Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: July 8: RHP Matt Shoemaker vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m., MASN2July 9: RHP Nick Tropeano vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo, 4:05 p.m., MASNJuly 10: RHP Tim Lincecum vs. RHP...

Manager Dusty Baker has been monitoring the status of his bullpen and had hoped Tanner Roark's seven innings Wednesday would be the bridge they would need to hit the ground running in New York. But Lucas Giolito managed only 3 2/3 innings, and the bullpen was tasked with holding the rest of the game. It didn't work out as the Nationals relinquished a two-run lead and lost 9-7. The Wilmer Flores three-run shot in the fifth was the biggest of swings. It was one of the Citi Field record eight...