ARLINGTON, Texas - Manny Machado makes a diving stop along the third base line and fires from his knees to record the out. A few innings later, he crouches to backhand a nasty one-hopper near his body and starts a rally-killing double play. It seems to almost become a competition among Orioles infielders. Jonathan Schoop takes a couple of steps up the middle, makes a diving stop and starts another double play. Chris Davis handles a couple of scorching ground balls up the first base line and...

PHILADELPHIA - Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon was back in a familiar place Sunday: on the hill at Citizens Bank Park looking to close out another victory. But his former team had other ideas. Suffering his first blown save of the season, Papelbon allowed a run-scoring double by Freddy Galvis in the 10th as the Phillies scored two runs to salvage the final game of the series 3-2. The Nationals had gone ahead 2-1 in the top of the 10th thanks to another dramatic home run by Bryce...

Even with a lineup chock-full of power-hitting potential, Nationals manager Dusty Baker does not shy away from the opportunity to employ small ball. Even his top slugger, Bryce Harper, has the green light to bunt when the game circumstance is right. Sometimes it's the element of surprise, especially if you have speed and you see the infield playing way back. "If the situation calls upon it, yeah, that's cool with me," Baker said. "How many home runs you going to hit, 30 or 40? What you...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Mike Wright will avoid being skipped in the rotation following today's rainout. Wright is forced to wait again, but he's scheduled to pitch Tuesday night against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. The Orioles also announced that Ubaldo Jimenez will start Wednesday, followed by Chris Tillman on Thursday. They're each being pushed back a day. Manager Buck Showalter could start Vance Worley or Yovani Gallardo Friday night in Kansas City. He also has a decision pending on Kevin...

PHILADELPHIA - After the Nationals took 5-0 and 3-0 first inning leads to begin the series, the Phillies finally scored a run early in Sunday's finale. In the second inning, Carlos Ruiz turned on a Gio Gonzalez 3-0 fastball and deposited the solo homer in the left field stands. Ruiz's second homer of the season gave the Phillies a 1-0 advantage. It was the first run Gonzalez had allowed this season. Bryce Harper had a two-out single to right field in the first. He was initially called safe at...

Manager: Don Mattingly (1st season) Record: 3-7 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: LF Christian Yelich (.353/.511/.529), RF Giancarlo Stanton (2 HR, 8 RBIs), 3B Martin Prado (.342), 2B Dee Gordon (.300), LHP Adam Conley (0-0. 3.38 ERA), RHP Jose Fernandez (5.06 ERA), RHP A.J. Ramos (2 saves, 0.00 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-1 Pitching probables: April 18: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Jose Fernandez, 7:10 p.m., MASN April 19: RHP Stephen Strasburg vs. LHP Adam Conley, 7:10 p.m., MASN2 April...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Today's game between the Orioles and Rangers has been postponed by rain and will be made up on Monday, June 20. The time will be determined later. This is the Rangers' first rainout since May 29, 2013. They held the majors' longest overall streak without a home or road postponement, spanning 448 games. It's already pouring this morning, the storm accompanied by thunder that provided a convenient wakeup call. Both teams are off on Monday, but the Rangers would be forced to...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals go for the sweep in Philadelphia after winning the first two games of the series by a combined scored of 17-2. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez gets the nod for the Nationals against Phillies right-hander Charlie Morton. Gonzalez is 5-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 10 starts at Citizens Bank Park. Overall, he is 8-5 with a 3.02 ERA in 16 starts against the Phillies. Even though the Nationals have played 10 games, Gonzalez has made one start. On April 12, he went six innings, allowed...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Depending on which forecast you check today, we're getting a lot of rain or a whole bunch of rain. There may be a few windows to play the game, but we could be here all night. The Orioles will wait as long as necessary rather than lose their off-day on Monday. The Rangers also are off Monday, but it's the first open date on their schedule and it's my understanding that players would have to give their approval to lose it. Otherwise, they would play 24 days in a row. Mike...

ARLINGTON, Texas - One night after the Orioles battered the Rangers in the seventh inning, hitting four home runs and erasing a four-run deficit, they came unglued in the bottom half of the same frame. The Rangers sent 10 batters to the plate, scoring six runs and came away with an 8-4 win at Globe Life Park. Yovani Gallardo was at 96 pitches through the sixth. He came back out for the seventh with left-hander T.J. McFarland ready in the bullpen and proceeded to walk No. 9 hitter Brett Nicholas...