CINCINNATI - The Nationals have fallen in seven of their last eight games against the Reds and have lost only their second road series of the season following 7-2 and 6-3 setbacks here at Great American Ball Park. Right-hander Tanner Roark will look to change that trend today. He comes in 4-4 with a 2.70 ERA and has allowed two earned runs or less in three consecutive starts. Jayson Werth gets today off, with Ben Revere sliding over to left field and Michael A. Taylor starting in center. Reds...

CINCINNATI - The Nationals have not had the offense ignite in this series against the Reds as they might have anticipated after a good start to the nine-game road trip. In the first two games against the Reds, the Nats have combined to score just five runs on 10 hits. The Nats have zero stolen bases in the series on three attempts and have grounded into one double play. In the first game, Trea Turner appeared to have gone first to third on a hard-hit ball by Bryce Harper, but video replay...

It seems Orioles closer Zach Britton has set the bar extremely high with his performance since moving into the ninth-inning role. Then he consistently reaches that bar. He began Saturday night tied for the American League lead with 16 saves and his numbers are, yet again, outstanding. He is 2-1 with a 1.16 ERA. Over 23 1/3 innings, he has walked five and fanned 27 with a .139 batting average against. He allows an average of just 4.2 hits along with 10.4 strikeouts and 1.9 walks per every nine...

The Orioles had come from behind to win their last three games heading into tonight. But they had not come from 7-0 behind to win and they could not do that tonight. The Yankees led 7-0 to the last of the seventh, then watched the Orioles hit three homers that inning to pull within 7-6. But the final was New York 8, Orioles 6 as tonight's comeback bid fell short. "You just keep chipping away," said Adam Jones, whose three-run homer made it 7-6 in the seventh. "You just tell the team, 'Lets...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter has a tough decision to make regarding his lineup for today's series finale against the Yankees at Camden Yards. It may not matter if the forecast stays the same - thunderstorms day and night - but let's play this as though the weather is going to cooperate. Left-hander CC Sabathia is on the mound for the Yankees. Hyun Soo Kim is on fire, but he's accumulated only three plate appearances against southpaws in the majors and doesn't have a hit. Does he sit...

The Orioles couldn't rely on their lineup tonight to cover for the sins of their rotation. It came pretty darn close, though. Tyler Wilson lasted only four innings and the Orioles' winning streak ended at three games with an 8-6 loss to the Yankees before 33,170 at Camden Yards. The Orioles bashed three more home runs in the seventh inning - Mark Trumbo's leadoff shot, Pedro Alvarez's two-run shot and Adam Jones' three-run shot. Trumbo and Alvarez connected off starter Ivan Nova and Jones...

Well, tonight the Orioles could not come all the way back. They got another shaky starting pitching performance but this time could not quite put up a big enough number on offense to still get a win. But they came close. Trailing by seven heading to the seventh tonight, the Orioles scored six runs to pull within a run. But they would lose by an 8-6 score to the Yankees to fall to 31-23 and one game behind Boston for the AL East lead. Held to three hits in six scoreless innings, the Orioles'...

CINCINNATI - Right-hander Stephen Strasburg didn't finish his usual six or more innings in a rain-delayed start Saturday. But of more concern was what looked like a leg injury during a Reds comeback in the sixth inning. The Reds won the game 6-3 on a late three-run shot by Adam Duvall, sending the Nationals to only their fourth series loss of the season. Manager Dusty Baker revealed that Strasburg suffered from a cramp in his calf during the Reds rally. "He says he's had it before when he...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter isn't certain that reliever Darren O'Day will be ready to come off the disabled list when eligible after 15 days. "It will be close, I hope, if things fall right, but don't hold me to it," Showalter said. "It could be longer." O'Day reinjured his right hamstring Wednesday night while covering first base. The Orioles put him on the disabled list yesterday afternoon. Because it's a high hamstring strain, the recovery period may last longer and delay his...

The Orioles have allowed 21 runs the last three games. But they've scored 31 and have won all three to improve to 31-22 as they get set to host the Yankees tonight in the second game of a three-game series. The Orioles have moved back into a first-place tie with Boston atop the American League East. The Orioles are 20-10 at home, 12-7 against AL East teams and 3-1 versus the Yankees. New York (25-29) has lost four of five and seven of its last 10 games since a six-game winning streak. The...