CINCINNATI - Nationals manager Dusty Baker said that pitching coach Mike Maddux and Gio Gonzalez continue to fine tune what is going on with the southpaw. He has now allowed 18 runs in his last three starts. "We got to go back to the drawing board and try to find a way for Gio to get it together because we need Gio," Baker said. "We need Gio that was in the month of April more than anything. Mike (Maddux) and him are working on things. He's got to continue to work. When things aren't going...

With Toronto's win over Boston tonight, the Orioles have moved back into a first-place tie with the Red Sox atop the American League East. The Orioles actually have the edge via winning percentage at .585 to .582. The Orioles offense is starting to hum along right now. They've scored 31 runs the last three games and tonight rallied for a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees. Now we find out a little more about the pitching staff. At a time when the rotation has produced one quality start the...

CINCINNATI - The second inning was the one bad inning for Gio Gonzalez this time around. The Reds scored four runs on six hits in the second Friday night en route to a 7-2 victory over the Nationals to open their three-game set at the Great American Ball Park. It was the second inning May 28 against the Cardinals when Gonzalez allowed four runs. It was the third inning May 23 versus the Mets. He gave up five in that frame. It's added up to three losses in a row. But Gonzalez kept battling...

The Orioles demonstrated again tonight that they're quite comfortable playing from behind. A three-run deficit means nothing, especially in the middle of a game. Especially with a lineup that gets quiet for spells and then shatters the eardrums. They rallied to tie the score in the sixth and went ahead for good in the seventh to bail out starter Chris Tillman and defeat the Yankees 6-5 before 25,220 at Camden Yards. The Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays, allowing the Orioles to take over first...

After falling behind by three runs in the sixth inning tonight, and on a night where Chris Tillman gave up three more homers, the Orioles still pulled out a win. Coming from 5-2 behind, the Orioles rallied for a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees tonight in the opener of three-game series. They improved to 31-22 with a third straight victory. The Orioles are 24-14 against the Yankees since June 21, 2014 and they are 16-4 in their last 20 home games versus the Yankees. New York falls to 25-29 and...

CINCINNATI - Left-hander Gio Gonzalez has struggled his last two starts, allowing 13 combined runs in back-to-back losses. Gonzalez worked through bottom of the first unscathed. It was the 31st consecutive first inning he had not allowed a run. But in the second inning with no one out, the Reds connected on four consecutive base hits. Adam Duvall started with a double off the left field wall. Eugenio Suarez brought him home with a run-scoring single and the Reds lead 1-0. Billy Hamilton...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes his bullpen is in good shape for tonight's series opener against the Yankees at Camden Yards despite the loss of setup man Darren O'Day, who went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Showalter used Brad Brach for only one inning last night to keep the right-hander available. Mychal Givens worked two innings last night and most likely will be rested, but Showalter has other available arms, including T.J. McFarland and closer Zach...

CINCINNATI - Nationals manager Dusty Baker admitted it was a bit odd in his return to Cincinnati for the first time since he managed here for six seasons from 2008-2013, this time on the visitor's team bus. "It was a little strange on the bus last night coming in because ordinarily I'd think I'd be coming off a road trip coming back to my place and what the series was gonna be coming up or what the last series on the road was like coming home," Baker explained. He finished with 509...

After splitting a four-game series with the Boston Red Sox, the Orioles' 10-game homestand continues tonight as they host the New York Yankees for a weekend series. On the mound this evening, it is a matchup of right-handed pitchers. Chris Tillman (7-1, 2.92 ERA) will make his 12th start of the season, facing Nathan Eovaldi (6-2, 3.71 ERA). Tillman's run of seven consecutive quality starts ended Sunday at Cleveland when he allowed four runs over six innings. The Orioles did win that game and...

CINCINNATI - Jersey No. 7 is hanging in his locker. Trea Turner is back in the majors for the first time in 2016. With Ryan Zimmerman away for paternity leave, the Nationals' top offensive prospect has returned to the Nationals and will start at second base in Friday's series opener against the Reds. "Feels good," Turner said, sitting in the visitor's dugout hours before the game. "This is where everybody wants to be and to get another opportunity to do it. It's fun and I'm going to try...