CHICAGO - If you didn't watch last night's game and merely glanced at Gio Gonzalez's pitching line - 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 116 pitches - after the fact, you most likely would emerge with positive emotions. The end result may have been fine, but the process that got Gonzalez there was a bit less satisfying, certainly for the left-hander, who gave up all three of his runs in the first inning before flipping a switch and dominating the rest of the way. "I've got to get on the ball...

CHICAGO - No, they weren't going to score 10 runs every night the rest of the season. But after reaching double digits in three straight games, the notion of the Nationals being held to one run and five total baserunners (two of them coming with two outs in the ninth inning) sounded pretty implausible entering tonight's series finale against the White Sox. By the time they trudged off the field following a 3-1 loss that was completed in a scant 2 hours, 21 minutes, that's exactly what the...

The Washington Nationals selected third baseman Sheldon Neuse out of the University of Oklahoma with the 58th-overall selection in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo and assistant general manager & vice president of scouting operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. A 6-foot, 195-pound junior, Neuse hit .369 (73-for-198) with 15 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs, 48 RBIs, 39 walks, 12 stolen bases and 42...

TORONTO - For the Orioles, it was yet another comeback win. For Chris Davis, it was a chance to break out of a batting slump and make a big contribution tonight. Davis drove in three runs - including the tying and go-ahead runs - as the Orioles rallied to beat Toronto 6-5 in front of 41,448 at Rogers Centre. It was a nice start to a challenging seven-game road trip that moves to Boston next after this four-game series. Over his last 20 games coming into tonight, Davis was batting just .137...

The Washington Nationals selected prep shortstop Carter Kieboom out of Walton (GA) High School with the 28th-overall pick in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft and followed that selection with collegiate right-handed pitcher Dane Dunning out of the University of Florida with the 29th-overall selection. Nationals president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo and assistant general manager & vice president of scouting operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Kieboom,...

CHICAGO - A three-run first inning off Gio Gonzalez put the Nationals in an early hole. And even though the left-hander recovered nicely from that inauspicious first frame, his teammates couldn't duplicate their recent offensive exploits in their series finale against the White Sox, losing 3-1 to wrap up their longest road trip of the season. Miguel Gonzalez, the former Orioles right-hander now trying bounce back with the White Sox, carried a perfect game into the fifth inning and departed...

The Nationals have been impressed with the growth and ability of catcher Spencer Kieboom. The fifth-round selection in 2012 was placed on the 40-man roster November 20, 2015, alongside left-hander Nick Lee and infielder Chris Bostick. Kieboom is currently a catcher at Double-A Harrisburg. And staying in the family to begin the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, the Nationals selected Spencer's little brother, shortstop Carter Kieboom, out of Walton (Ga.) high school. Carter was selected with the...

For the second year in a row, the Orioles have selected a college player with their first pick in the amateur draft. They went for pitching tonight, as expected, grabbing University of Illinois right-hander Cody Sedlock with the 27th overall selection. Sedlock, a reliever his first two seasons at Illinois, was named the Big 10 Conference's Pitcher of the Year. He throws four pitches, including two breaking balls and a fastball that touches the mid-90s. Sedlock, 20, is listed at 6 foot 4 and...

CHICAGO - Gio Gonzalez has been perfect since struggling in the first inning. But Miguel Gonzalez has been perfect from the moment he took the mound tonight, leaving the Nationals in trouble early in their series finale against the White Sox. The Nationals don't have a baserunner in four innings against Miguel Gonzalez, the former Orioles right-hander given an opportunity to start for the White Sox tonight after left-hander Carlos Rodon was scratched with neck and shoulder stiffness. There...

TORONTO - This stat should tell you how tonight's game started for Orioles right-hander Tyler Wilson: In a span of six batters in the first inning he gave up three runs against Toronto. That matched the run total the O's staff had allowed combined over the previous four games. The O's trailed 3-1 at the end of the first tonight at Rogers Centre. It began well for the Orioles. Adam Jones walked on six pitches to start the game and advanced to second on Hyun Soo Kim's groundout. He scored...