The box score says Double-A Bowie pitcher Dylan Bundy turned in his finest start in 2015 yesterday afternoon in Erie, Pa. His manager says it wasn't the first time that Bundy impressed. The results just happened to match his stuff. Bundy, still ranked as the Orioles' top pitching prospect, struck out five batters in three perfect innings. Before yesterday, Bundy had allowed four runs and eight hits in nine innings, with two walks and nine strikeouts. He gave up two runs and four hits over...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - The Nationals showed up to Turner Field on Tuesday afternoon licking their wounds, in some cases literally, from a six-game losing streak. The offense, the main culprit for the early-season slide, had become a quagmire filled with poor situational hitting and untimely strikeouts. They began the fifth inning on the mat, trailing by a normally insurmountable eight runs. But center fielder Denard Span wouldn't allow his team to be knocked out again. The veteran kept swinging away...

You'll never hear a louder bat crack or be able to listen in as Adam Jones calls off Alejandro De Aza on a fly ball hit to left-center field like you were able to on Wednesday afternoon outside Camden Yards. The Orioles' matchup against the White Sox - which took 2 hours, 3 minutes - was one for the record books featuring a crowd of zero, a pre-recorded national anthem and John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" played during the seventh-inning stretch for only the players, a few...

ATLANTA - Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven solid innings and delivered a three-run single to help the Nationals earn their second series win of the season in a 13-4 victory over the Braves. After yesterday's chaotic 13-12 game, the Nats needed a lengthy start from Zimmermann and he came through allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Little did anyone know it would be at the plate where Zimmermann's impact would be felt most. Trailing...

Usually when Orioles first baseman Chris Davis hits a homer at Camden Yards, he gets to enjoy the roar of the crowd. Yesterday, when he hit one, all he heard was the echo of the bat striking the ball coming off empty seats. He said it sounded like batting practice. But Davis hit a big three-run homer during the Orioles' six-run first inning on Wednesday as they beat the White Sox 8-2 in the game that had no fans in the stands. But for a city that and for the team's fans who could use...

The Orioles finally start playing again and now they're off. This break in the schedule was planned. The Orioles will fly to Tampa later tonight, which wasn't supposed to happen until the three-game series moved south. Manager Buck Showalter considered holding a workout today at Camden Yards, but he wanted to check whether his team was rusty after back-to-back postponements. The Orioles batted around in the first inning, scoring six runs, and defeated the White Sox 8-2. Didn't look rusty to...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Orioles made history by playing a ballgame closed to the public. The decision was made in response to the Baltimore riots. The show must go on. The Birds beat the White Sox 8-2 in front of an empty stadium. It's the first time there have been zero fans in attendance for a Major League Baseball game. Check out all behind-the-scenes looks of the historical game at Camden Yards. MASN cameras will be bringing you live coverage from Camden Yards beginning at 1:30...

ATLANTA - For the third straight night, the Nationals found themselves playing from behind after the first inning. Braves right fielder Nick Markakis led off tonight's game with a single to left field off Nats starter Jordan Zimmermann. First baseman Freddie Freeman added a double and then catcher A.J. Pierzynski scored them both on a soft single to center. It was nothing new for Markakis, as he's reached base and scored in the opening frame in each of the three games in the series. The Nats...

ATLANTA - Citi Field will be the site of the best pitching matchup in the majors on Friday as Nationals ace Max Scherzer will get the start against Mets right-hander Matt Harvey. Scherzer's swollen thumb has healed, allowing Nats manager Matt Williams to get his stud right-hander back in the rotation. "Maxie will slide in there Friday," Williams said. "He threw again today. Just some light flat ground catch and he feels good. He's ready to go." Scherzer, who injured his hand at the plate...

It is still early in the baseball season and no amount of struggling by the Nationals will change that. There are still just over five months and 140 games left until the end of the season. It is a tiring refrain to hear that it's early, but no matter what happens these games are going to be played. War or work stoppage are the only forces that have ever halted a baseball season before its conclusion, and no matter how poorly the Nationals play, Major League Baseball isn't simply going to...