In the fourth inning of the Nationals' finale against the Giants, the team was down 5-0 and held hitless. At that moment it was hard to predict what would happen. The Nats' bats broke out for 18 hits and scored 14 to runs to earn a series win over the Giants and finish their homestand 9-1. Stephen Strasburg was out after four innings and manager Matt Williams relied on his bullpen to complete the game. Here is what Williams told reporters following the Nats' win. On what comeback says...

CHICAGO - Sitting in his office before yesterday's game at Wrigley Field, Orioles manager Buck Showalter observed how Chicago is a great town. Then he added, "I've had enough." It's true that you can have too much of a good thing. The Orioles are back home tonight after playing three games in Cleveland and spending a week in The Windy City, which wasn't exactly a breeze. The Orioles scored four runs in the three-game series against the Cubs after totaling 17 in three games against the...

CHICAGO - If not for Steve Pearce, the Orioles would have been no-hit today. They would have been shut out. They would have more reason to feel bad about today's loss at Wrigley Field. That is, if you believe that the rest of the game would have played out the exact same. Pearce homered off Tsuyoshi Wada leading off the top of the seventh. Otherwise, Wada dominated the Orioles. "He kept us off-balance today," Pearce said. "He was throwing everything for a strike and he was working quick. He...

CHICAGO - In honor of the 1994 season, the Orioles' bats went on strike today. The throwback uniforms would have sufficed. Good pitching beats good hitting, and the Orioles saw plenty of it while being swept by the Cubs to conclude their first losing road trip of the season. And it won't get any easier with Jake Odorizzi, Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly and Jeremy Hellickson starting for the Rays in the series at Camden Yards that begins Monday night. "It's been a long 10 days," said manager Buck...

They did not get no-hit, but they did get swept. And for the first time since late May, the Orioles have a three-game losing streak. Former Orioles farmhand Tsuyoshi Wada took a no-hitter into the seventh today as the Chicago Cubs beat the Orioles 2-1 to complete a three-game sweep. The Orioles get swept for just the second time this season and are 73-55. Their American League East lead has decreased from nine games to six as the Yankees completed a sweep of the Chicago White Sox today. The...

CHICAGO - The Orioles didn't have a hit today off left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada through the sixth inning. I know what you were thinking. Jake Arrieta beat them Friday night, with Pedro Strop tossing a scoreless eighth. Wada was poised to make them feel much worse, until Steve Pearce stepped to the plate. Pearce drove Wada's second pitch of the seventh inning, an 88 mph fastball, deep to left field for his 14th home run. No shutout. No no-hitter. Adam Jones walked with two outs in the first inning...

CHICAGO - Nick Markakis flied to left field in the top of the first inning today, leaving him hitless in his last 17 at-bats. "That's one I don't think about a whole lot," said manager Buck Showalter. "I'm sure some of those were at 'ems, too." Former Oriole Tsuyoshi Wada threw 13 pitches in a scoreless first inning. Adam Jones drew his 16th walk of the season. Wada retired the side in order in the second. Miguel Gonzalez threw 16 pitches in the first while retiring the Cubs in order....

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg allowed another first inning run and it came from the lead off man. Center fielder Gregor Blanco launched a 3-2 95 mph fastball over the right field wall and the Giants led 1-0. It was Blanco's second career leadoff home run after hitting one at Turner Field against the Braves last season. It was also the third leadoff home run by a Giants player this season. Angel Pagan accomplishing the feat the other two times. It is the second game in a row the...

The Orioles have not had a losing road trip all year. They need a win today to keep that mark intact. They are 4-4 on this trip, which ends this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Orioles also are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak since they dropped four in a row from May 27-30. They have gone 74 games since May 31 without a three-game streak. That is the longest run by any major league team this year without three consecutive losses. They have also been swept just once this...

CHICAGO - Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will undergo surgery on his right knee Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. Dr. Neal ElAttrache will repair the medial patellar ligament, the same procedure he performed on Machado's left knee in October. Machado will fly to Los Angeles on Tuesday and stay for two or three weeks before beginning his rehabilitation in Sarasota. Machado rehabbed in Miami last year. Dave Walker, the Orioles' minor league medical coordinator, will oversee Machado's...