The reeling Nationals haven't won since Gio Gonzalez last took the mound. Gonzalez twirled eight scoreless innings in the Nats' 8-3 win over the Dodgers on Monday night. The left-hander is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA and 43 strikeouts over his last eight starts. According to Elias, the only other Washington pitcher to have at least five wins, no losses, an ERA under 1.50 and 40 strikeouts over an eight-game span was Senators Hall of Famer Walter Johnson. Bryce Harper, 22, smacked his National...

I was able to stop by SOR Night II tonight on the Miller Lite Flite Deck and visit with fans who endured the heat and my selfies. Wish I could have stayed there all night. Chrost made an appearance and I forced him to give me a quick man hug. My night is made. I can't speak for him. Many thanks to MASNsports.com and the Orioles for donating an Adam Jones bat for the raffle. The Orioles fell behind only two batters into tonight's game. Miguel Gonzalez got three straight ground ball outs after...

Gio Gonzalez heads to the mound to take his turn at stopping the Nationals' losing streak, now at four games. The left-hander is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA in his last eight starts. Gonzalez is coming off his best outing of the season, holding the Dodgers scoreless over eight innings in the Nationals' 8-3 win last Monday. After failing to finish six innings in his previous three starts, Gonzalez turned in his longest start of the season five days ago. "The eight innings means a lot," Gonzalez told...

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter took questions from some of the club's season ticket holders today. It was their "State of the Orioles" address. Here are some of the question and answers from this afternoon's program. The duo got more pointed and specific questions today than in previous years, in my opinion. "Do not drop your expectations of what you expect us to be," Showalter told the fans early in the program. "We need you to hold us to a high...

Manager: Walt Weiss (3rd season) Record: 48-68 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: 2B DJ LeMehieu (.319 with 18 SB), C Nick Hundley (.303 with 9 HR, 40 RBIs), 38 Nolan Arenado (.278 with 29 HR, 86 RBIs), RF Carlos Gonzalez (27 HR, 67 RBIs), LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-5, 4.75 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 18: RHP Jordan Zimmermann vs. RHP David Hale, 8:40 p.m., MASN2 Aug. 19: RHP Stephen Strasburg vs. LHP Jorge De La Rosa, 8:40 p.m., MASN2 Aug. 20: RHP Max Scherzer vs....

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter are sitting on top of the visiting dugout at Camden Yards for the annual season ticket holders' Q&A session. A young boy asked Duquette about the chances of the club re-signing its top free agents. Duquette said the Orioles should be able to keep some of them, and he made it clear that Chris Davis is a priority. Showalter said he expects the Athletics to start right-hander Sonny Gray in Monday's series finale at...

For the first time since Sept. 10, 2013, Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia will play in a major league game tonight. Urrutia underwent sports hernia surgery that limited him to 65 minor league games in 2014. After a slow start this year at Triple-A - he was batting just .236 at the end of April - Urrutia has worked his way back to the Orioles. He was officially added to the roster today as Junior Lake was optioned back to Norfolk. Urrutia will start and bat eighth tonight as the DH against...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled outfielder Henry Urrutia from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned outfielder Junior Lake to Triple-A Norfolk. Urrutia, 28, batted .292/.344/.414 (126-432) with 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, and 50 RBI in 107 games with the Tides this season. He ranks fourth in the International League with 126 hits and ninth with a .292 batting average. The 2013 Orioles Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year played in 24 games with the Orioles in...

Henry Urrutia is serving as the designated hitter tonight for the Orioles. Outfielder Junior Lake has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to create room on the 25-man roster. Lake was 2-for-14 with the Orioles. Nolan Reimold is in left field. Steve Clevenger is catching. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Manny Machado is the only Orioles player in history to hit multiple walk-off home runs in the 12th inning or later. He also did it in the 12th inning last year against the Angels. Machado's...

In a season filled with inconsistencies, Max Scherzer was one of the Nationals' constants. But in the dog days of summer, even the once-dominant right-hander is floundering. The Giants attacked Scherzer for six runs on seven hits in just three innings Friday night as the Nationals fell 8-5 for their fourth straight loss. "The last couple times out, it hasn't been his best," Nationals manager Matt Williams told reporters. "I just felt like he wasn't throwing it where he wanted to and left...