BOSTON - Chris Tillman was the stopper on Tuesday, enabling the Orioles to end a three-game losing streak. Can Tyler Wilson give his best impression tonight? The Orioles have lost three of their last four games and are tied again with the Red Sox for first place in the American League East. The rotation's 4.89 ERA ranks 26th in the majors. Wilson is due for a good outing and the Orioles certainly could use one. He registered four quality starts in five outings last month, but he's allowed 10...

Last night, the Orioles offense rallied late with four runs split between the seventh and eighth innings, but ultimately weren't able to overcome a short outing from their starting pitcher. Stop me if you've heard that sentence before. Kevin Gausman, who despite his winless record, has been right behind Chris Tillman as the Birds' best starter, and entered the contest with a 3.45 ERA. Unfortunately, he scattered six runs over seven hits in just three innings of work against the Boston Red...

Ty Cobb once said, "Baseball is something like a war," and the Nationals' seven games against the Chicago Cubs were exactly that. They were brutal, back-and-forth affairs often coming down to who had the last at-bat. Every game was decided by three runs or less, and featured several lead changes. Every time one team answered the other would answer right back. They truly felt like playoff games and there is a chance that we see this showdown again in October. And while that is an important...

The Nationals and Cubs, two of the best teams in baseball, finished playing their seventh and final game of the regular season Wednesday at Nationals Park. So, what happens now? Will they see each other again? If so, that means they'll meet with the pennant on the line. And, what did each team learn about the other? Nationals manager Dusty Baker says the Cubs will change by late in the season, but there are still nuggets that can be stored, just in case. Baker keeps notes and says he's gotten...

If you thought Orioles infielder Manny Machado had a great year in 2015 - and he certainly did - take a look at his 2016 stats and see where they might him lead him by the end of this year. In 2015, Machado hit .286/.359/.502 with 30 doubles, a triple, 35 homers, 86 RBIs and an OPS of .861. It was a tremendous season. But his numbers are better this year across the board and his power numbers, projected out through 162 games, will blow by what he recorded last year. He is batting .302/.369/.597...

BOSTON - Austin Hays may not be well-versed in his Orioles history, but he knows the quality that largely defines the team that drafted him. "I know they've got a lot of power in their lineup this year," said Hays, the 91st overall pick in last week's amateur draft. "They've got a chance to make some history. And they're doing really well again this year. But I haven't followed them too much growing up. I didn't have any ties to Baltimore and the Orioles." It all changed for Hays when...

On Tuesday in a tie ball game, Nationals manager Dusty Baker went with left-hander Sammy Solis for the final two innings. Solis allowed an Albert Almora Jr., RBI double in the ninth to lead the Cubs past the Nationals 4-3. Then in the finale Wednesday, the Nats held a 2-1 lead heading into the top of the ninth. Kris Bryant led off with a double off of right-hander Matt Belisle, who was making his first appearance since being activated off of the disabled list. Anthony Rizzo followed with a...

BOSTON - Kevin Gausman had a pretty good idea tonight that he wasn't coming back out for the fourth inning. A six-run deficit would hold his fingerprints, but the game no longer was in his hands. Manager Buck Showalter decided that a 39-pitch third inning was too much for Gausman, who remained winless as an Orioles rally fell short in a 6-4 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The bullpen offered up five scoreless innings, including 2 2/3 from Odrisamer Despaigne in his Orioles debut. Adam...

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman has had a solid year, but he had a bad night in Boston. Gausman allowed six runs and seven hits in three innings tonight as the Orioles lost 6-4 at Fenway Park. It was his shortest outing of the season and the most runs he's given up in 11 starts this year. The O's and Red Sox have split the first two games of the series and once again have identical records. They are 37-27 and tied for the American League East lead. Boston took an early 1-0 on Travis...

There are 162 games in a regular season, but the Nationals are making a recent habit of "this win was better than that one" with each passing series victory. On a getaway Wednesday, the Nationals found a way to come back three separate times and shock the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in a 12-inning, four-hour and 17-minute heavyweight battle. The two of the three 40-win teams in the National League put together a thriller of a finale before a standing room only crowd of 42,000 at Nats Park. And those...