Third baseman Yunel Escobar went 4-for-4 with a double, a walk and four RBIs as the Nationals steamrolled the Marlins 13-3. Escobar reached base in all five plate appearances and reached a personal milestone of 163 hits on the season. His previous career high was 158 hits in 2009 with the Braves. The key hit for Escobar arrived in the sixth. He slashed a double to deep right center field off of Scott McGough. The hit scored three runs. He had led off that same inning with a single to left...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles had to settle for a split of their four-game series with the Rays today, losing 7-6 on Kevin Kiermaier's first walk-off hit, an infield single off closer Zach Britton with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth. This team isn't in a position to settle. The Orioles were 61-1 when leading after the eighth inning. The Rays tied the game when pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer homered on the first pitch thrown by Britton, and they eventually won it, as...

So much for an important one-run win. The Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the last of the ninth off Orioles closer Zach Britton to post a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Orioles this afternoon. Britton, who was 34-for-37 in save chances when he took the mound, gave up a homer to pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer on the inning's first pitch and that tied it 6-6. Britton had allowed just two homers in 61 innings on the year. One out later, Evan Longoria's triple to right put the winning run 90 feet away....

The Nationals jumped on Marlins rookie left-hander Justin Nicolino early. Yunel Escobar drew a one-out walk and Bryce Harper followed with a single to center. Jayson Werth then hammered Nicolino's changeup over center fielder's Marcel Ozuna's head bringing Escobar and Harper racing to the plate for the game's first runs. Ian Desmond followed with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Werth. The Marlins got one back in the second when right-hander Stephen Strasburg walked Derek Dietrich....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles weren't able to jump on the Rays again in the first inning this afternoon, putting two runners on base before stranding them. Instead of taking another 1-0 lead, they're down by a run. Manny Machado reached on an infield hit with one out against Rays starter Jake Odorizzi, and Chris Davis drew his team-leading 74th walk. But Adam Jones struck out and Steve Clevenger flied to the edge of the left field warning track to end the threat. On the plus side, the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles continue to list Ubaldo Jimenez and Chris Tillman as the first two starters for the D.C. series, and TBD on Wednesday. Tyler Wilson's turn falls on Wednesday after he allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Rays in the second game of the series. "Wally (Dave Wallace) wants to wait on a couple of things," said manager Buck Showalter. "I think we'll be able to announce that after today. He wants to see a work day, a couple of other things. With the...

It has been good to see Trea Turner contribute in the last couple of games. He has wanted to play, and getting a chance to show his speed, quick hands and ability to hit has been fun to watch. Sunday he gets his second start of his young career, batting eighth and playing second base. We had a discussion regarding Turner during MASN's "Nats Xtra" pregame show Saturday regarding the top infield prospect and his future with the Nationals. He is touted as the next shortstop and could replace...

The Nationals take on the Marlins seeking a series win following yesterday's 5-2 victory. The lineup includes the second major league start for Trea Turner, who will be at second base. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg (9-7, 3.98) gets the call following back-to-back starts in which he registered at least 13 strikeouts. He has tossed 15 1/3 innings in those two outings with 27 strikeouts. The Marlins counter with left-hander Justin Nicolino (3-3, 3.81), who was pushed back a day to get the Sunday...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Paul Janish is started at shortstop today as the Orioles try to win their fourth consecutive series. Manager Buck Showalter said J.J. Hardy is fine physically. He just wanted to give Hardy a day off after playing three straight games on the artificial surface. Gerardo Parra is leading off today and Steve Pearce is in left field. On this date in 1958, Hoyt Wilhelm pitched the first no-hitter in Orioles history by defeating the Yankees 1-0 at Memorial Stadium. Gus...

As the Orioles play the fourth and final game of their series at Tropicana Field today, they need a victory for a fourth consecutive series win. They went 2-1 against New York, Kansas City and Boston and are 2-1 this series against Tampa Bay. The Orioles are 10-8 versus the Rays, 34-31 against the American League East, 31-46 in road games and 10-7 this month. The Orioles (73-75) have won five of seven and eight of their last 11 games. Tampa Bay (71-77) has lost six of eight and is 6-11 in...