ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Phillies 1, Orioles 0 Recap: Chris Tillman threw 32 pitches in two scoreless innings and headed to the bullpen to increase his count. He allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one. Brian Matusz followed with two scoreless innings before coming back out in the fifth and serving up a home run to Andres Blanco. Matusz struck out four batters in 2 1/3 innings. Zach Britton allowed his first two baserunners of the spring in the sixth on a hit batter and a single, but he...

The early camp previews continue with one of our favorite offseason subjects - Nationals pitching prospect Reynaldo Lopez. RHP Reynaldo Lopez Height: 6-footWeight: 185 lbs. Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 21 Born: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic2014 clubs: Auburn, Hagerstown The 6-foot, 21-year-old starter from the Dominican Republic made a key mechanical adjustment at short-season Single-A Auburn that changed the momentum of his whole campaign when he returned to low Single-A...

NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Braves 2, Nationals 0 Recap: Gio Gonzalez looked good in his first outing of the exhibition season. He gave up one hit, a double to Braves catcher Christian Bethancourt, but was otherwise stellar in two innings of scoreless work that also included a strikeout. Overall, Gonzalez threw just 19 pitches with 11 for strikes. Tony Gwynn Jr. was 2-for-2 on the day with a double while starting in center field. The Nats had seven hits on the day and scored their only run on a...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles made their first round of spring training cuts today, optioning pitcher Oliver Drake to Triple-A Norfolk and reassigning catcher Brian Ward, infielder Michael Almanzar and pitchers Chris Jones and Dane De La Rosa to minor league camp. Non-roster players are reassigned. Players on the 40-man roster are optioned. Drake allowed four earned runs over 1 1/3 innings in two appearances. Ward was 2-for-4, Almanzar was 2-for-5 and Jones allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings in...

The Orioles today announced that they have optioned right-hander Oliver Drake to Triple-A Norfolk and reassigned infielder Michael Almanzar, right-hander Dane De La Rosa, left-hander Chris Jones, and catcher Brian Ward to minor league camp. With these moves, the Orioles now have 52 players at Major League Spring Training, including 12 non-roster invitees.

SARASOTA, Fla. - Reliever Ryan Webb injured his left knee during yesterday's workout and is unavailable to pitch. Webb woke up with swelling in the knee and could undergo X-rays later in the day. "He's not real sure how or when he did it, but he's got swelling. He's going to be down for a while," said manager Buck Showalter. "He'll probably get some pictures on it and see what we've got. They're waiting for one of the doctors to look at it first, but he's got a little swelling...

VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals are experiencing their first bout with adversity this spring after center fielder Denard Span underwent surgery this morning to repair a right core muscle injury. Manager Matt Williams expects Span to be sidelined for four to six weeks before he can resume any baseball activity. Span first felt the injury coming into spring training, according to Williams. "He thought that it would work itself out," Williams said. "But once he ramped it up in the first game and...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Caleb Joseph walked through the Orioles clubhouse this morning around 8:30 a.m., a smile stretching across his face as teammates hugged and fist-bumped the newest father on the team. Joseph's wife, Brooke, gave birth to the couple's first child Saturday evening. He didn't make the trip to Fort Myers yesterday, but now it's time to get back to work. The incentive to make the team out of spring training has grown. "Baby's gotta eat," Joseph said. "That's just another...

VIERA, Fla. - While we wait for Nationals manager Matt Williams to address Denard Span's surgery today to repair a right core injury, here are today's lineups for the Braves and Nationals. You can watch today's game at 1 p.m. on MASN HD. Tony Gwynn Jr. gets the start in center field, Dan Uggla is the designated hitter against his former team and Bryce Harper is hitting cleanup. For the Braves CF Eric Young Jr.2B Jose Peraza3B Alberto CallaspoLF Jonny GomesC Christian Bethancourt1B Kelly...

VIERA, Fla. - Nationals center fielder Denard Span underwent surgery this morning to repair a right core muscle injury. Manager Matt Williams will provide an update on Span's recovery timetable later this morning in his pregame meeting with the media. There's no word yet on how the injury occurred. Span is coming off hernia surgery in December. He showed up in Viera a few days early and hasn't been limited early in spring training. "I feel pretty good," Span said while celebrating his...