NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Mets 10, Nationals 2 Recap: Right fielder Bryce Harper hit his second home run of the spring in the sixth inning. It was just one of seven hits on the day for the Nationals who have only scored six runs in the past 36 innings. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg was tagged for back-to-back homers in a 32-pitch third inning. Strasburg allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts in four innings. Need to know: There was a tense moment in the bottom of...

TAMPA, Fla. - The Orioles found out that Tyler Wilson reacts favorably after sitting in the dugout during a long inning. Wilson watched as the Orioles scored five runs off Yankees starter Scott Baker in the top of the second inning to lead 5-0. Alejandro De Aza capped the uprising with a three-run shot to right field, his second of the spring. De Aza was batting .161 with two RBIs before today. Wilson came back out and retired the Yankees in order on seven pitches. I've got him at 25 pitches,...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Nationals manager Matt Williams has set his plan of attack for the team's imposing starting rotation. On Monday, Williams announced that new ace Max Scherzer will lead things off on opening day against the Mets. Now we know that right-handers Jordan Zimmermann and Stephen Strasburg will follow Scherzer with lefty Gio Gonzalez next and tall righty Doug Fister rounding out what's been called a potentially "historic" rotation. "There's no deep secret reason behind any...

TAMPA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy will undergo an MRA on his left shoulder Monday in Sarasota and won't be available to play before the following day. Hardy jammed his shoulder while diving for a ball during Friday's game against the Rays and the discomfort worsened this morning. He wasn't scheduled to make today's trip to George M. Steinbrenner Field. An MRA involves the injection of dye into the shoulder. It's not going to come back clean because Hardy underwent labrum surgery...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Right-hander Stephen Strasburg returns to the mound after missing his last start with a sprained left ankle. Strasburg threw a couple of light bullpen sessions over the past week and Nationals manager Matt Williams expects him to pitch four-to-five innings against the Mets today. The tall righty missed an additional start earlier when he had an ingrown toenail removed. He is well behind the rest of the members of the Nats rotation in innings pitched this spring. Strasburg...

TAMPA, Fla. - Right-hander Tyler Wilson is facing most of the Yankees' regulars today in his first spring training start. Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury is sidelined with an oblique injury. Catcher Brian McCann also is missing from the lineup. Otherwise, it's the A team. The Yankees are starting Scott Baker this afternoon after rain interrupted yesterday's game and prevented him from pitching. They listed CC Sabathia as the starter, switched to Bryan Mitchell and switched again to Baker. Baker...

VIERA, Fla. - Dan Uggla was considered a long shot to make the Nationals roster when he showed up for spring training. A lot has changed in the past month-and-a-half for the former three-time All-Star who's batting .303 with two homers, two doubles and six RBIs in 16 Grapefruit League games. "I'm really pleased with the way I've been seeing the ball," Uggla said. "The timing the first 10-15 at-bats was coming together all in itself just like it is at the beginning of every spring...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy offered an update this morning on his left shoulder. "It's a little bit more sore today than yesterday," he said, adding that he wouldn't have played this afternoon against the Yankees in Tampa if his name appeared on the travel roster. Hardy isn't sure whether he'll need to undergo tests on his shoulder. "I think everyone kind of anticipated it being more sore today than yesterday, so I don't know. I don't know what their plan is," he...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy said his left shoulder is more sore this morning after slamming it into the ground yesterday while diving for a ground ball. Hardy will rest today - he wasn't scheduled to make the trip to Tampa - and be re-evaluated on Sunday. He took his first anti-inflammatory pill and joked that he tried to finally make it through an entire spring without one. Hardy said the injury wasn't caused by his collision with second baseman Jonathan Schoop, "so don't...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles make their only trip to Tampa today to play the Yankees and minor league right-hander Tyler Wilson escapes the bullpen to make his first start. Bring on A-Rod. Manager Buck Showalter is curious how Wilson will respond to that environment. The Orioles are focused on 2015, of course, but they have 11 pending free agents and want to get a head start on evaluating certain players. Wei-Yin Chen and Bud Norris could leave after the season and Wilson has a chance to fill...