FLUSHING, N.Y. - Max Scherzer did it again. The dominant right-hander became the first pitcher since Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan in 1973 to throw two no-hitters in the regular season as the Nationals shut out the Mets 2-0. "You're speechless when you hear stuff like that," Scherzer said. A sixth-inning throwing error from Yunel Escobar interfered with Scherzer's bid for perfection but not much else bothered him tonight. He struck out a career-high 17 batters, including nine straight during a...

He did not get a decision tonight but his team got the win as Ubaldo Jimenez went six innings, allowing five hits and three runs in the Orioles' 4-3 Game 2 victory over New York to sweep a doubleheader. JImenez finished the year going 12-10 with a 4.11 ERA in 32 starts over 184 innings. How does he feel about his 2015 season? "It was way better than last year, for sure. It is not like a great season, but was an improvement compared to last year," he said. "Every time you have a chance to do...

Another season comes to a close this afternoon. The last game of 2015, started by the same pitcher who opened it. Chris Tillman is trying to finish at .500, a modest goal considering his combined 29-13 record the past two seasons. His 5.05 ERA looks strangely out of place next to 3.71 and 3.34 in the two previous years. For the first time in three seasons, Tillman won't reach the 200 inning mark that is so important to him unless he manages to go 32 1/3 today. And the expanded roster and extra...

The Orioles keep putting their best foot forward despite no longer being in a race. They know the remaining games are important to teams in playoff contention, so they continue to field competitive lineups rather than experiment. The result today was a doubleheader sweep of the Yankees, including a 4-3 win in the nightcap that's moved them within one game of .500 with one left on the schedule. "It's just what you're supposed to do, regardless of who you're playing, and our guys have all...

He did it again. From the moment Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer took the bump at Citi Field, you had a feeling he might do something special. He struck out the first two batters of the game and then went on to strike out 15 more. His 17 strikeouts tie the most by a pitcher in a no-hitter since 1900, according to ESPN Stats & Info, and the Mets' only baserunner reached on an error by third baseman Yunel Escobar. It took Scherzer just 109 pitches to shut out the Mets, 80 of which were...

Manny Machado homered for the fourth game in a row and the Orioles pushed across a run against Dellin Betances in the last of the eighth tonight to beat New York 4-3 at a chilly Camden Yards. The Orioles swept the day-night doubleheader, won their fourth in a row and improved to 80-81. A win in Sunday's season finale would give them a .500 record, and they would avoid their first losing season since going 69-93 in 2011. In a 3-3 tie, Paul Janish led off the eighth with a bloop single off...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - Nationals ace Max Scherzer has not allowed a baserunner through the first five innings. The right-hander has struck out eight Mets and only gone to two three-ball counts. This is the fourth time Scherzer has taken a perfect game into the sixth inning this season. It's also the second time he has taken a no-hitter into the sixth against the Mets. Scherzer has thrown just 55 pitches. The Nationals took the lead in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from Wilson Ramos scoring Michael...

The Nationals dropped the Mets 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in New York. Clint Robinson and Felipe Rivero played important roles in the win. They also should play significant roles for the Nationals in 2016. Robinson launched a solo homer three-quarters up the second level of right field at Citi Field to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead leading off the top of the seventh. It was his second homer in as many games, giving him 10 homers on the season. He hit 141 homers in his...

Nolan Reimold reached base four times as the leadoff hitter in Game 1, and he homered in his first at-bat from the same slot in Game 2. Reimold seems to like the view from atop the order. This is Reimold's first career leadoff home run and the sixth for the Orioles this season. He drove a 94 mph fastball from Yankees starter Luis Severino into the seats in left-center field after taking a 93 mph fastball for a strike. Gerardo Parra followed with a single, giving him five hits in the...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - Imagine the high drama there would have been at Citi Field tonight - with aces Max Scherzer and Matt Harvery taking the mound - if the Nationals were still in the playoff hunt. Scherzer was tagged for three homers and lost a two-run lead in the sixth in the second game of the Mets pivotal sweep at Nationals Park on Sept. 7. The right-hander's other start this season against New York came on opening day when he carried a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings before three unearned...