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It's expected that right-hander Stephen Strasburg will come off the 15-day disabled list and return to the mound for tonight's series opener with Braves at Nationals Park.
Manager Matt Williams opted to delay naming his starter for tonight's game, but all signs point to Strasburg, who emerged from last Wednesday's rehab start at Double-A Harrisburg appearing comfortable and confident.
Strasburg ended up on the DL when a strained left trapezius muscle forced him out of his May 29 outing in...
Catcher Spencer Kieboom and pitcher Nick Pivetta have been selected from the high Single-A Potomac Nationals to play in tonight's Carolina-California League All-Star Game in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. The game starts at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time from LoanMart Field.
The 24-year-old Kieboom, who also was selected to the South Atlantic All-Star Game in 2014, is hitting .249 with 13 doubles, one triple, one homer and 15 RBIs in 50 games. He has thrown out 42 percent of basestealers (23-for-55)....
From the time they arrived from Montreal before the 2005 season, the Nationals have been a mainstay in the Washington, D.C., sports scene. But the Nats are also very active in the community, working diligently over the past decade to touch the lives of many in the region and proving that baseball has a further reach than wins and losses, balls and strikes, batters and pitchers. Each Thursday through mid-August, MASNsports.com's Byron Kerr will explore the Nationals' community outreach...
Is Jimmy Paredes starting to get his bat going again? It looks like the answer is yes.
Paredes was batting .353 in late May, but, about two weeks ago, his average dipped below .300. It is now back at .305. Over his last seven games, Paredes is 10-for-26 (.385) with two homers and seven RBIs.
In 51 games for the season, Paredes has nine doubles, two triples, eight homers and 33 RBIs along with a .329 OBP, a .488 slugging percentage and an OPS of .816. He is batting .326 with an OPS of .881...
Manager: Fredi Gonzalez (5th season)
Record: 35-35
Last 10 games: 6-4
Who to watch: 1B Freddie Freeman (.299/.367/.520 with 12 HR, 41 RBIs), RF Nick Markakis (.293/.386/.324 with 21 RBIs), CF Cameron Maybin (.288 with 5 HR, 35 RBIs), RHP Shelby Miller (5-3, 1.99 ERA), RHP Jason Grilli (20 saves, 2.73 ERA)
Season series vs. Nationals: 1-5
Pitching probables:
June 23: LHP Alex Wood vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 June 24: RHP Shelby Miller vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 June...
The Orioles are back in Boston for the first time since April 17-20, when they split four games, lost their starting pitcher to an ejection and lost their starting second baseman to a knee injury.
Ubaldo Jimenez was tossed in the opener after hitting Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the right shoulder with two outs in the fourth inning. He hadn't allowed a hit or a run, but he walked three batters and nailed Sandoval.
Plate umpire Jordan Baker decided that a gross overreaction was in...
After pitching his first career no-hitter on Saturday, Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer earned National League Player of the Week honors this afternoon.
Scherzer was one strike away from throwing the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history when he hit Pirates pinch-hitter Jose Tabata in the left elbow. That was the only baserunner Scherzer allowed as he re-focused and was able to get Josh Harrison to fly out to left to secure the no-hitter.
Scherzer's dominant performance was no...
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has dropped from fifth to seventh place in American League All-Star voting in the latest results released today by Major League Baseball.
Third baseman Manny Machado has moved up from fifth to fourth. No other Oriole is listed among the leaders.
Machado has received 1,364,207 votes to leapfrog Texas' Adrian Beltre (1,239,508).
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera has passed Kansas City's Eric Hosmer for first place among first basemen. The Angels' Mike Trout now leads...
Following his first career no-hitter on Saturday -- and on the heels of 18.0 consecutive scoreless, one-hit frames -- Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer earned the National League Player of the Week award on Monday. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network.
Scherzer did not allow a hit while striking out ten Pittsburgh Pirates en route to the second no-hitter in Nationals history (2005-present) and the fourth no-hitter in Washington D.C. baseball history....
Checking in with a variety of news and notes and wrapping this up with another look at Chris Tillman's season:
* The collegiate honors have been rolling in for the Orioles' first-round draft pick, Florida State outfielder DJ Stewart.
He was recently named first team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America. Stewart earlier claimed first team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association to become a two-time first-team All-American. He is...