After scoring 15 runs in the opener, the Nationals managed to plate just two in the series finale as the Rockies prevented a sweep with a 3-2 win Thursday night. With the loss, the Nats wasted a prime opportunity to gain a half-game on the Mets, who were off tonight. Despite claiming just their third series win of the second half, the Nationals' detrimental road trip ends with a 3-7 mark. Shut out three times out west, the Nats found themselves trailing 2-0 in the seventh when Michael A....

Right-hander Erick Fedde has made a positive first step this season as he rebounds from Tommy John surgery. The 22-year-old UNLV product was the Nationals' first-round selection in 2014 and then immediately had the ligament replacement procedure. Although Fedde gave up six runs in his first low Single-A start on Aug. 11, he did quite well in his most recent outing, not allowing a run over 4 2/3 innings innings as Hagerstown lost to Hickory 3-2 in 11 innings. Fedde allowed only four hits and...

The Orioles waited 2 hours and 31 minutes to start tonight's game because of rain. Fans were invited to move down to the lower seating bowl as a reward for sticking around. This is no way to thank them. Miguel Gonzalez retired the Twins in order on 11 pitches in the top of the first inning, but he threw 40 in the second while surrendering five runs. The Twins sent nine batters to the plate. One out was recorded by Henry Urrutia on the Orioles' 36th outfield assist of the season. They were...

The Nationals have nothing working on offense tonight. Rockies starter Yohan Flande has limited the Nats to just three baserunners through the first five innings. Bryce Harper's double in the first is the Nats' lone hit of the evening. Yunel Escobar followed with a groundout to end the frame and strand Harper. Harper and Ryan Zimmerman have reached on walks tonight. Max Scherzer held the Rockies scoreless through four innings before running into trouble in the fifth. Up 0-2 on Flande,...

With the Mets idle tonight, the Nationals look to finish off a sweep over the Rockies and gain a half-game in the race for the National League East crown. The Nationals took the first two games of the series in very different fashion. After pouring in 15 runs on Tuesday night, the Nats were held scoreless until Bryce Harper raced home on a wild pitch in the seventh last night. A two-run triple from Jayson Werth a frame later broke a tie and helped the Nats to a 4-1 victory. "These games are...

The start of tonight's game is delayed due to threat of inclement weather. The tarp is on the field. The rain supposedly is on its way. While most of the attention last night fell on Henry Urrutia, and deservedly so following his walk-off home run, Orioles manager Buck Showalter noted Jonathan Schoop's contributions at the plate and in the field. Schoop was coming off one of his worst nights in the majors, committing two errors and dropping a throw that denied the Orioles a chance to cut down...

For much of this season, Max Scherzer was the game's most imposing right-hander, tossing a no-hitter and one-hitter in consecutive games. But Scherzer has come back to earth in August. He's 0-1 with a 7.80 ERA while surrendering five home runs over three starts this month. Scherzer takes the hill tonight aiming to correct his recent troubles and claim the Nationals' first series sweep since July 3-5 over the Giants. The 31-year-old fanned 10 Rockies over six innings but was tagged for three...

Tonight's game will not start on time. The tarp is on the field and the Orioles and Twins are in a rain delay for now. The Orioles have gone 5-1 on this homestand against the Oakland Athletics (4-0) and the New York Mets (1-1). Now they welcome the Minnesota Twins to town to, weather permitting, start a four-game series. The Orioles (62-57) have won 16 of their last 24 games. Since they were a season-low six games under the .500 mark June 3 at 23-29, they have gone 39-28 for a .582 winning...

Now that Steve Pearce has started his injury rehab assignment, the Orioles will attempt to speed it along. Pearce received four at-bats today as the designated hitter for the Gulf Coast League team. He's scheduled to play in the field on Friday - perhaps three innings in left field, three in right and three at first base. Assuming that Pearce's oblique doesn't tighten up, he will fly back to Maryland and report to one of the affiliates for games on Saturday and Sunday. The Orioles will...

Baltimore native Steve Clevenger got his latest callup to the major leagues on Friday at the start of this Orioles' homestand. He got the start Saturday against Oakland. He's been in the lineup ever since. He will make his sixth straight start tonight against Minnesota, batting seventh as the DH. Clevenger is 8-for-18 during a four-game hitting streak with a homer and five RBIs. He is batting .406 (13-for-32) in nine big league games this season. "I thought Buck might put me in there a...