SARASOTA, Fla. - Kevin Gausman will do some light exercises for his right shoulder this morning as part of his recovery from a bout of tendinitis. He's moving in the right direction. "Come in tomorrow and see how it reacts to that and then go from there," he said. "Might pick up a ball tomorrow, but the first couple days of throwing will probably be pretty light. It's still kind of a gradual thing right now." Gausman received a cortisone injection on Sunday, putting in doubt his...

Event to benefit the Sarasota Family YMCA's Youth Programs & Music Health Alliance The Orioles will host "Nashville's Music Row Comes to the Ballpark" - an exclusive, on-field performance at Ed Smith Stadium - on Saturday, March 26. Every dollar raised at the charity event will directly benefit the Sarasota Family YMCA's Youth Programs and Music Health Alliance. The performances will begin at 8:45 p.m. showcasing a cross-section of Nashville's vast songwriting community including...

VIERA, Fla. - There are several signs that you've reached the home stretch of spring training - starting pitchers going five to six innings, position players going back-to-back days, empty lockers throughout the clubhouse after players were cut - but here's another sign that the end is almost here: No more DH. Yes, Max Scherzer will be batting for himself this afternoon, the first time this spring a Nationals pitcher has stepped to the plate in a game. Scherzer also is slated to throw up to...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Matt Wieters is the designated hitter today for the Orioles and Christian Walker is in left field. The Pirates also will find Mark Trumbo in right field. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Matt Wieters DH Mark Trumbo RF Christian Walker LF J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Caleb Joseph C Tyler Wilson RHP

SARASOTA, Fla. - Today's game against the Pirates is important because Tyler Wilson gets the start, and he's in the running for a rotation spot with Miguel Gonzalez still unable to instill the proper level of confidence in the Orioles after yesterday's outing in Bradenton. Gonzalez is struggling with his command, as manager Buck Showalter noted after yesterday's 6-5 loss. He has a minor league option. Though he remains the favorite to break camp with the team, it's far from a...

VIERA, Fla. - No, it didn't come against anything that remotely resembled the Yankees' regular lineup, but all Stephen Strasburg can do is pitch against the lineup that goes up there to face him. And he pitched awfully well this evening, no matter who those guys were wearing Yankees jerseys at the plate. Strasburg struck out nine over five scoreless innings without issuing a walk. He did surrender six hits but came through with some perfectly executed pitches when he needed them most to...

After a high school career in Jacksonville, Fla., where he played on five state championship teams, and a decorated college career at Florida State, DJ Stewart finally played baseball but did not have consistent success last summer. The Orioles' first-round draft pick last June, taken 25th overall, Stewart hit just .218 in 62 games at short-season Single-A Aberdeen in 2015 with six homers, 24 RBIs and a .633 OPS. Stewart, 22, batted .318/.500/.593 with 15 home runs, 59 RBIs and 62 runs scored...

NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 13, Yankees 0 Recap: Stephen Strasburg dominated the Yankees' traveling lineup, striking out nine over five scoreless innings and needing only 68 pitches (51 strikes) to do it. It helped that Strasburg's teammates gave him a huge cushion early: They racked up seven runs off Masahiro Tanaka, six of them coming during a third-inning explosion. Stephen Drew and Wilson Ramos each homered during that rally. Anthony Rendon rapped out three hits of his own off...

VIERA, Fla. - As the days down here dwindle, the Nationals must prepare to make their toughest decisions of the spring: the final roster spots on their bench and in their bullpen. And though baseball executives and managers typically won't admit it, there oftentimes are more to these decisions than the simple question of which player is better than the other. "Contrary to popular belief, contractual things do make a difference sometimes on who you're trying to keep," manager Dusty Baker...

VIERA, Fla. - Lucas Giolito knew the situation when he walked into the clubhouse for his first big league camp last month. He wasn't here to make the Nationals' opening day roster. He was here to get as much experience and soak up as much knowledge as possible before he was sent back to the minors to continue his development. So when the roster move finally came today - the Nationals officially reassigned him to minor league camp - Giolito took everything in stride. "I had assumed going in...