JUPITER, Fla. - The Nationals' injury issues continued in the sixth inning of today's 6-2 loss to the Cardinals. Right-hander Drew Storen came on to pitch the sixth inning in what was just his third Grapefruit League appearance. After Storen faced only four batters, the Nats' trainer came to the mound to check on the pitcher. The Nats closer immediately left the field and headed straight to the clubhouse with what manager Matt Williams is calling an aggravation of a blister on Storen's...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy is expected to begin the season on the disabled list after being diagnosed today with a strained muscle in his left shoulder. An MRI arthrogram this morning revealed a subscapularis strain - a muscle underneath the shoulder blade - and Hardy is prohibited from doing any baseball activities for 10 days. A trip to the DL would make Hardy eligible to play on April 11, but he wouldn't be ready on that date. Hardy is the second former All-Star and...

JUPITER, Fla. - With the Nationals' outfield situation so uncertain and opening day just a week away, the club made a move to strengthen that area this afternoon, acquiring Matt den Dekker from the Mets for left-hander Jerry Blevins. den Dekker, 27, played all 80 of his major league games over the last two seasons with the Mets. He's a career .238/.325/.310 hitter with 12 doubles, one home run, 11 steals and 13 RBIs. In 175 plate appearances last season, den Dekker hit .250 with a .345...

The Washington Nationals acquired outfielder Matt den Dekker from the New York Mets on Monday in exchange for left-hander Jerry Blevins. President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. den Dekker, 27, joins the Nationals after spending parts of the last two seasons with the Mets. In 80 career Major League games, den Dekker is a career .238 hitter with a .325 on-base percentage and a .310 slugging percentage. He's hit 12 doubles, one home run, stolen 11...

NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Cardinals 6, Nats 2 Recap: Nationals starter Taylor Jordan allowed two runs, one earned, on one hit with three walks in four innings today. Nats third baseman Ian Stewart doubled in the second inning and scored the game's first run shortly after on an errant throw. The Nats picked up their second run when second baseman Dan Uggla doubled in the third inning. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman singled in Uggla. Need to know: Right-hander Drew Storen left the game with the...

Coming off a college basketball season where he helped lead Notre Dame to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, it looks like Orioles minor league pitcher Pat Connaughton may not yet be ready to put basketball in his rear-view mirror for good. Connaughton was drafted by the Orioles in the fourth round last June and signed for a slot bonus of $428,100. He reported to short-season Single-A Aberdeen and went 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA. In 14 2/3 innings, the right-hander allowed 13 hits with three walks...

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 6, Rays 6 (10 innings) Recap: Zach Davies allowed one run and five hits in 3 1/3 innings, with two walks and four strikeouts. Evan Longoria led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run off Davies. Mychal Givens struck out two batters to strand two inherited runners. Alejandro De Aza had an RBI triple in the third to cap a four-run inning. Jonathan Schoop had an RBI double in the inning. Delmon Young drove in a run in the first inning with an infield hit....

The Orioles will conclude their sixth season in Sarasota with special Fan Appreciation celebrations during the final two home games at Ed Smith Stadium on Wednesday, April 1 and Friday, April 3. This year, the Orioles will thank fans for their support throughout Spring Training with an exclusive poster giveaway and an end-of-season fireworks display. Through 12 home games, more than 92,000 fans have enjoyed Orioles Baseball at Ed Smith Stadium during the 2015 Spring Training season. On April...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - The Orioles scored a run off Rays starter Matt Andriese in the top of the first inning today on Nolan Reimold's walk, a Jimmy Paredes single and Delmon Young's infield hit. Reimold has drawn eight walks this spring. Paredes is 19-for-48 (.396). Zach Davies walked a batter and struck out two, including Evan Longoria, in the bottom of the first inning. The Orioles are waiting for the results of J.J. Hardy's MRI arthrogram on his left shoulder. The most optimistic...

The Orioles today announced that they have reassigned catcher J.P. Arencibia to minor league camp. With this move, the Orioles now have 36 players at Major League Spring Training, including four non-roster invitees.