It has long been said that baseball is a game of inches. Nationals ace Max Scherzer can relate to that better than anyone today after a broken-bat blooper from Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez floated just beyond the webbing of second baseman Anthony Rendon's glove, falling safely into right field and spoiling Scherzer's perfect game bid in the seventh inning. "I put some hair on that fastball, but he was able to get it in there and fall," Scherzer said on MASN's "Nats Xtra" postgame...

The game probably came down to the three batters right-hander Mike Wright faced in the top of the fifth inning. On a hot day, he tried to battle his way through the second, third and fourth hitters in the New York lineup, but three walks led to three runs as the Yankees beat the Orioles 5-3 this afternoon. The rookie walked Chase Headley, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to start the fifth, and all three scored as the Yankees turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead. "It was a hot day and I got a...

Leadoff walks can come back to bite a pitcher. Issuing four consecutive walks to start an inning will leave a much deeper gash. Today's game basically was decided in the top of the fifth inning, when Mike Wright walked Chase Headley, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to load the bases with no outs and Brian Matusz walked left-handed hitting Garrett Jones to force in a run. Matusz struck out the next two batters, but John Ryan Murphy lined a two-run double to left field, the ball glancing off...

Buck Showalter created another milestone this weekend by moving into third place on the Orioles' managerial wins list. The skipper now has 408 wins and passed Hank Bauer, who helped lead the Orioles to their first World Series title in 1966. If he sticks with it, Showalter will have a chance to pass Paul Richards for second place on the list. Showalter has a long history as a manager outside of Baltimore, but it's time to start viewing him as an Oriole before anything else. Showalter came to...

Orioles right-hander Mike Wright had worked out of some jams earlier in the game and retired the Yankees 1-2-3 in the fourth inning. So manager Buck Showalter probably felt confident the rookie could give him another inning as Wright took the mound for the fifth inning with his pitch count at 86 and a 3-2 lead. But he walked the Yankees' Chase Headley to lead off the frame. Then, he walked Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to load the bases with no outs. Handed a rally, the Yankees cashed that...

The Nationals jumped on the scoreboard first this afternoon. Denard Span bounced a single up the middle to lead off the third and then picked up his sixth stolen base. Danny Espinosa gave the Nats runners at the corners with a line drive just over the outstretched glove of Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett and into right field. Anthony Rendon followed with a sacrifice fly to deep right field that easily scored Span for the game's first run. It's Rendon first RBI on the season. Meanwhile,...

Mike Wright's first start today since returning to the Orioles isn't going as smoothly as his first two major league outings. However, he's got a 2-1 lead to work with at 91-degree Camden Yards. Wright allowed an infield hit to Brett Gardner leading off the top of the first inning and a two-out RBI double to Mark Teixeira, who's 5-for-9 with two doubles and two RBIs in the series. Wright struck out Garrett Jones on his 23rd pitch of the inning. Manny Machado singled to center field leading...

The Washington Nationals acquired infielder Trea Turner from the San Diego Padres on Sunday, completing the Dec. 18, 2014 three-team trade in which Washington acquired right-handed pitcher Joe Ross and a Player to be Named from the Padres. In exchange, the Nationals sent outfielder Steven Souza Jr. and Minor League left-handed pitcher Travis Ott to the Tampa Bay Rays. President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Turner, 21, joins the Nationals after...

After outscoring the Yankees by a combined score of 20-7 the last two nights, today the Orioles look for a three-game sweep of New York at Camden Yards. At 31-30, the Orioles are over the .500 mark for the first time since May 3 when they were 12-11. A win today would tie a season-high and put the Orioles two games over .500. They have been there twice - at 2-0 and again at 7-5 on April 19. The Orioles have won six in a row. A victory today and they will have their longest win streak since...

Bryce Harper is out of this afternoon's lineup after being nailed by a 95 mph on the inside of his left knee during his final plate appearance in the ninth inning yesterday. The third-pitch heater from Brewers right-hander Michael Blazek ran in hard on Harper, leaving the young star hobbled and unable to continue in the game. It's the second time this season that Harper has been forced out of the starting lineup the day after being hit by a pitch. Harper missed a May 30 contest in Cincinnati...