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Unless the Nationals can get some power from those around Bryce Harper in the lineup, this is how it's going to be for the slugger the rest of the season: lots of walks.
The Rockies defeated the Nationals 5-4 thanks to a grand slam from Carlos Gonzalez in the eighth.
The Nationals had one last chance in the bottom of the ninth. With a man on, Harper battled right-hander Tommy Kahnle to a 3-2 count before striking out on an 89 mph changeup.
Earlier, Harper singled and came around to score...
The Orioles aren't letting their roster grow stagnant in the second half.
Outfielder Travis Snider becomes the third player designated for assignment in the past week, joining pitcher Bud Norris and outfielder/first baseman Chris Parmelee.
Snider cost the Orioles minor league pitchers Stephen Tarpley and Steven Brault, who were sent to the Pirates in the January trade. He's under team control through 2016, but he didn't make it past the first week in August.
Snider batted .237/.318/.341 with...
The Nationals jumped out to an early lead sparked by Danny Espinosa in the first. Espinosa ripped a double down the left field line and then took third when Kyle Parker misplayed the ball.
Bryce Harper followed with a groundout to second which scored Espinosa easily. It was Harper's 69th RBI, placing him fifth in the National League.
Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann has yielded one hit with one strikeout through two scoreless frames.
Update: Harper led off with a single in the fourth. Rockies...
The Colorado Rockies are in D.C. for three games against the Washington Nationals.
The teams match up in Denver next week.
The Rockies are an amazing 21-13 on the road in D.C. against the Nationals, but Washington swept last year's Nats Park matchup, outscoring the Rockies 36-19 behind Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg and Doug Fister.
Zimmermann is 5-0 with a 2.20 ERA in his career against Colorado. But he allowed three home runs against the Mets on August 2 in his last start, a 5-2...
After struggling through most of the season as a starter, right-hander Doug Fister learned yesterday he'll spend the remainder of the season pitching out of the Nationals bullpen.
"It's not the most fun message to go across," Fister said. "But you've gotta have a positive outlook on it and stay with it. It's one of those situations where it's not something you want to do, but I'm here to help the team win. That's what it comes down to, that's the bottom line. What I need to do is go...
Junior Lake will bat eighth for the Orioles tonight and serve as the designated hitter for the series opener against the Angels. He will wear No. 48.
Lake will be player No. 1,002 to play for the Orioles since the franchise moved to Baltimore.For the Orioles:Manny Machado 3BGerardo Parra RFAdam Jones CFChris Davis 1BMatt Wieters CJ.J. Hardy SSJonathan Schoop 2BJunior Lake DHNolan Reimold LF
Kevin Gausman RHP
For the AngelsDeJesus LFCalhoun RFTrout CFPujols 1BMurphy DHAybar SSGillaspie...
The Orioles have recalled outfielder Junior Lake from Triple-A Norfolk, who will join the club tonight in Anaheim. To make room for Lake, they designated outfielder Travis Snider for assignment.
Lake came to the Orioles from the Cubs in a trade for reliever Tommy Hunter just hours before the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31. He reported to Triple-A Norfolk, where he appeared in four games, batting .333 with four hits and a pair of stolen bases. In parts of three seasons with the Cubs, the...
With the Nationals' offense struggling to score runs, part of the issue has been the power numbers from the three returning hitters: Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman and Jayson Werth.
Rendon hit one home run in New York. Zimmerman has crushed two since his return. But Werth hasn't hit a home run since May 13.
Manager Matt Williams was asked during Friday's pregame session with the media how he thinks Werth is coming along in returning to full form offensively. He said the patience Werth is...
Coming off back-to-back solid outings, right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-2, 3.97 ERA) makes his 15th major league appearance and seventh start of the season tonight when the Orioles begin a series in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels.
In his past two starts against Atlanta and Detroit, Gausman has pitched 14 2/3 innings allowing 10 hits and two runs with one walk and 11 strikeouts. He has allowed two runs or less in four of his starts. In those six starts, Gausman has gone 1-2 with a 3.79 ERA....
Anthony Rendon will get the day off in the series opener against the Rockies at Nationals Park. Danny Espinosa will start at second base for the Nationals after having started for Ian Desmond at shortstop two days ago.
In just 30 games with the Nats this season, Rendon is hitting .279 after going 1-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in last night's win. Espinosa is batting .246 on the season and is hitless in his last three appearances. But Espinosa is hitting .267 with nine home runs and...