Seldom-used Nationals outfielder Matt den Dekker smacked a two-run pinch-hit homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Dodgers 5-3. "I was just ready to be aggressive early," den Dekker said. "Coming off the bench, you gotta be in there and ready to go so that's what I did. I just got a pitch over the plate and got the barrel on it." After a faulty circuit breaker blew out a bank of lights at Nationals Park last night, the Dodgers and Nationals resumed play this afternoon...

Matt Wieters remains in the Orioles lineup tonight against the Tigers, serving as the designated hitter against David Price. Wieters' .366 career average against Price is the second-highest among players with 40 or more at-bats behind Jacoby Ellsbury (.375). Steve Pearce is playing first base and batting second, and Nolan Reimold is playing left field and batting eighth. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Steve Pearce 1B Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters DH Chris Davis RF J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop...

After pitching the fifth inning before the game was suspended last night, Tanner Roark retuned to the mound this afternoon to start the sixth. Adrian Gonzalez blasted a one-out solo shot to left off Roark to tie the game. It was Gonzalez's second homer of the game and 20th on the season. Gonzalez has driven all three runs for the Dodgers in the game. Dodgers right-hander Chin-Hui Tsao retired the Nationals in order in the bottom of the inning. Nationals right-hander Aaron Barrett took over in...

A night at the ballpark. Friday, July 17, 2015, Dodgers at Nationals. I got the chance to host "Nats Xtra," with Bob Carpenter off for the weekend and Johnny Holliday calling the game. 5:30 p.m. - The night started off in normal fashion, with our "Nats Xtra" producer John Harvey, along with Ray Knight and production assistant Rich Nodonly, going over the rundown for the pregame show. I put together previews of each pitcher on the first page. The second page is usually notes on individual...

Nationals manager Matt Williams plans to send right-hander Tanner Roark back to the mound to start the sixth inning when the Nationals and Dodgers resume the first game of the series at 2:05 p.m. Roark breezed through the fifth inning last night, retiring the Dodgers in order before the lights went out at Nationals Park for the third and final time, forcing umpires to suspend the game. "As it sits right now, Tanner will go back out," Williams said. "He threw seven pitches last night, so...

The Nationals will take another step on the road to recovery tonight as infielder Anthony Rendon joins right fielder Jayson Werth on a rehabiliation assignment at Single-A Potomac. "As they have it right now, I believe they're both hitting two-three in (Potomac's) lineup today," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. Rendon hasn't played since June 24 after landing on the 15-day disabled list with a left quad strain. He missed the first 53 games of the season after battling a sprained left...

Manager: Terry Collins (5th season) Record: 48-44 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: IF Daniel Murphy (.268 with 5 HR, 30 RBIs), 1B Lucas Duda (12 HR, 38 RBIs), RF Curtis Granderson (14 HR, 30 RBIs), RHP Jacob deGrom (9-6, 2.14 ERA), RHP Matt Harvey (8-6. 3.07 ERA), RHP Jeurys Familia (27 saves, 1.42 ERA, 0.95 WHIP) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-4 Pitching probables: July 20: RHP Matt Harvey vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN July 21: RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Joe Ross, 7:05 p.m. MASN2 July...

The Washington Nationals have issued the following statement about Friday night's game versus the Los Angeles Dodgers: "Our initial investigation indicates the power failure at Nationals Park last night was caused by a faulty circuit breaker. It was replaced shortly after midnight and the lights were tested throughout the night with no additional outages. While we believe we have identified and corrected the issue, additional tests are being conducted by the manufacturer of the field...

The Nationals and Dodgers will resume last night's suspended game today at 2:05 p.m. It will pick up at the start of the sixth inning with the Nationals holding a 3-2 lead. It is uncertain whether Tanner Roark will return to the mound to start the sixth. Roark needed just seven pitches to retire the Dodgers in order in the fifth after relieving starter Jordan Zimmermann, who was unable to continue after the initial 1 hour, 22 minute power outage delay. "I just played catch and then I shut it...

The Detroit Tigers had to be looking across the field at the Orioles dugout last night and wondering what happened to the team that kicked their butt last October. The Orioles had to be wondering how they were in first place earlier this month but are now five games out. The Orioles were tied for first place on July 2, but since then, they are 2-8 and have lost six games in the standings, going from one ahead to five behind. That escalated quickly. Ubaldo Jimenez is now 2-8 with a 7.39 career...