Jayson Werth is currently in the Nationals lineup for the series finale at Turner Field. Werth pinch-hit in the 11th inning of last night's extra-inning win. With a win tonight, the Nats would extend their National League East lead to 5 1/2 games. Gio Gonzalez will face fellow lefty Alex Wood. Gonzalez has struggled in his career against the Braves. He is 2-7 with a 5.31 ERA in 10 career starts against Atlanta. For the Nationals CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam...

There were no homers this time. Not enough clutch hits either. And on a day when the Orioles were playing catch-up from the start, they never did quite catch up and the Cardinals pulled away late. St. Louis scored two runs in the first today and three in the ninth on their way to an 8-3 over the Orioles to avoid getting swept. Four times today the Orioles fell behind by two runs and three times they pulled back within a run. But they never did tie or take the lead as they fall to...

On the 60th anniversary weekend at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Buck Showalter just broke out his Earl Weaver impression, minus the kicking of dirt on home plate. Showalter was ejected in the seventh inning for the first time this season, with second base umpire Jeff Nelson doing the honors. Bench coach John Russell will take over the managing duties. Nelson ruled that Jhonny Peralta was out at second base on a force play after Ryan Flaherty made a diving stop up the middle and flipped the...

ATLANTA - Steven Souza Jr.'s collision with the Turner Field wall has landed him on the disabled list. The outfielder has been placed on the DL this afternoon with a left shoulder contusion. Michael Taylor has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Souza's place on the roster, marking his first stint in the big leagues. Souza tried to rob a home run Friday night but ran full-speed into the right field wall, his shoulder colliding with the wall. Souza fell to the ground in a heap. He...

The Washington Nationals today placed outfielder Steven Souza Jr. on the 15-Day Disabled List (left shoulder contusion) and recalled outfielder Michael A. Taylor from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Taylor, who will don uniform #18, joins the Nationals after combining to hit .315 with 20 doubles, 22 home runs, 63 RBI and 35 stolen bases in 102 games this season for Double-A...

Kevin Gausman made it through five innings at 104 pitches, and the Cardinals hold a 3-2 lead over the Orioles. Twenty-two runs in the first two games of this series and two today, the last scoring in the fifth on Lance Lynn's wild pitch with Nick Markakis on third base. Gausman allowed two hits in the fifth, including Kolten Wong's leadoff single on a line drive to right that fooled Markakis into taking a couple of steps back before trying to come in and make a lunging catch. Gausman...

Talk about a poor start to the day. The Orioles find out shortly before the first pitch that shortstop J.J. Hardy has a sprained left thumb, forcing him out of the lineup. And the Cardinals score twice off Kevin Gausman in the top of the first inning. Not exactly how the Orioles drew it up. We won't know the severity of Hardy's injury and how many games he could miss until we meet later with manager Buck Showalter. It obviously depends on the severity of the sprain. It's not his...

The Orioles just announced that shortstop J.J. Hardy has been scratched from the lineup due to a sprained left thumb. The injury must have occurred during batting practice. Manager Buck Showalter will provide more information following the game. Ryan Flaherty moves from second base to shortstop. Jonathan Schoop is starting at second base. Hardy, who had played in 96 straight games, has been bothered previously this season with tightness in his lower back and a hamstring injury. Hardy is...

The Orioles are batting .413 with nine homers in their series against the St. Louis Cardinals. They scored 12 runs on 15 hits Friday and added 10 runs on 16 hits yesterday. They have hit those nine homers against a St. Louis team that began this series allowing the fewest homers in the majors with 71. The last time a Cardinals team allowed nine homers over two games was in May 2003 against Pittsburgh, according to MLB.com. This is the second time this season that the Orioles have scored 10 or...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter set his rotation for the Yankees series that begins Monday night at Camden Yards. Bud Norris, Wei-Yin Chen and Chris Tillman will start for the Orioles. The Yankees will send Chris Capuano, Shane Greene and Esmil Rogers to the mound. Miguel Gonzalez will work three to five innings for Triple-A Norfolk Tuesday night in Buffalo. The Orioles want to keep him available, Showalter said, in case there's a "physical issue" that allows the Orioles to bring him back...