Infielder Everth Cabrera will join Triple-A Norfolk on Friday in Indianapolis to begin his injury rehab assignment. Cabrera, on the disabled list with a bruised left foot, ran the bases earlier today. Infielder Ryan Flaherty, on the disabled list with a strained right groin, received a platelet-rich plasma injection today. Flaherty will report to Sarasota in a few days to rehab his injury. Wesley Wright threw off a mound today in Sarasota and the reports on him were positive. Wright is on the...

Right fielder Bryce Harper roped a double down the right field line to start the second. But, the Nationals wasted the prime early scoring opportunity when Diamondbacks starter Jeremy Hellickson retired the next three batters in order. Arizona fared much better with their scoring chance in the bottom of the inning. Nats starter Gio Gonzalez gave up a leadoff single to third baseman Aaron Hill. He was able to advance to second, and then scored on a two-out base hit to left from shortstop Nick...

The Orioles today announced that they have placed right-hander Jason Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis, retroactive to May 11. In a corresponding move, the Orioles have recalled right-hander Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk. Garcia, 22, pitched to a 5.93 ERA (13.2IP, 9ER) over eight games with the Orioles this season after making his Major League debut on April 8 at Tampa Bay. Wright, 25, went 3-0 with a 2.64 ERA (30.2IP, 9ER) and 30 strikeouts over six starts...

The Orioles placed Rule 5 pitcher Jason Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis and recalled pitcher Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk. The DL move is retroactive to May 11. Wright would make his major league debut if he gets into a game. Garcia, 22, allowed nine earned runs in 13 2/3 innings over eight games. Wright, 25, went 3-0 with a 2.64 ERA and 30 strikeouts in six starts over 30 2/3 innings with the Tides. In 91 career minor league games, Wright is 32-21 with a...

Lefty Gio Gonzalez takes the hill against the Diamondbacks this afternoon as the Nationals attempt to win their fifth consecutive series. Gonzalez has pitched brilliantly so far in May, allowing just two runs in 14 innings (1.29 ERA) while striking out 17 and only walking three across two victories. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks will counter with right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who will be making his first start against the Nationals. Hellickson hasn't made it out of the fifth inning in his last...

The Orioles today announced that they will host an official legacy book signing featuring longtime Baltimore sportswriter and author of "Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic," Jim Henneman, on Sunday, May 17. Henneman will sign from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Official Orioles Team Store at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Beginning with the return of Major League Baseball to Charm City and encompassing the team's 2014 American League East Division title and postseason run, the...

These aren't the best of times for Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. Curious ankle and back discomfort surrounded the better part of the week leading up to his seventh start last night. After the Diamondbacks shelled him for eight runs on eight hits, including two homers, it seemed as if the only positive Nationals manager Matt Williams could grasp for was that Strasburg seemed healthy. "Certainly not what he wanted," Williams said to reporters in Arizona. "The fact that he got...

Nationals right-hander reliever Casey Janssen (shoulder inflammation) continued his rehab assignment up a level at Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday night. Janssen pitched a scoreless eighth as the Senators downed Reading, 4-1. Right-hander starter Joe Ross went seven innings to lift Harrisburg to their first series win of the season. Harrisburg (13-18) can earn a series sweep with a morning victory today. Paul Demny did not give up a run in the ninth to record his first save of the...

Tuesday night was an ugly loss for the Orioles as they lost a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning and saw a 2-2 tie turn into a 10-2 loss last night against Toronto. It got quite ugly in the seventh and eighth innings as the Orioles made three errors and had a passed ball that scored a run. They gave up two-run homers each inning. It was ugly, disheartening, depressing and a lot of other negative words you could probably think of. It only counted as one loss but felt like more than that. Whatever...

Even in a 14-6 blowout loss, the Nationals figured out a way to make history. Down 10 runs in the eighth inning and not wanting to waste his bullpen further, Nationals manager Matt Williams turned to outfielder Clint Robinson to pitch. The 30-year old Robinson hurled a scoreless frame that even included a strikeout in his major league debut on the mound. It was the first time in Nationals history (2005-present) that the team used a position player to pitch. The circumstances were nothing to be...