ATLANTA - Not only have the Nationals gone 0-4 at Turner Field this year and 4-10 in Atlanta dating back to the beginning of last season, but they always seem to come out of those games nursing a new batch of ailments. Last season, Stephen Strasburg twice came out of starts at Turner Field with injuries (forearm and oblique) and Bryce Harper injured his side trying to make a leaping catch at the right field wall. This year, Ryan Zimmerman broke his thumb in a game at Atlanta, Denard Span...

For an Orioles fan, does it get much better than last night? The Orioles hit six homers, routed a good team, started a homestand off big and capped the night with an amazing show linking their proud past with their promising present. It ends with the O's Hall of Famers and the current Orioles on the field together as their adoring fans cheer until they can't anymore. Perfect. That is what it was. I don't know if they'll be able to top that for a while. Maybe with something in...

This was very nearly the Nationals' biggest comeback of the season, a comeback that could've delivered a blow to their top division rival both psychologically and in the standings. Instead, it goes down as a 7-6 loss. The Nats trailed 6-0 after two innings and 7-0 after five, but clawed back to within one thanks largely to Anthony Rendon's three-run homer and Wilson Ramos' solo shot. They were unable to complete the comeback, however, and they see their division lead drop to 3 1/2 games...

Last night, the Orioles posted their first home win over the Cardinals in franchise history. They hit six home runs. They hit multiple homers off three different pitchers for only the second time. They sat their red-hot catcher, Caleb Joseph, and his replacement collected three hits. It was that kind of night. It's been that kind of season. Nick Hundley didn't garner much attention, but I'm certain that he understood. It was all about the long ball and reconnecting with legends from the...

The Nationals' roster may have suffered another hit this evening in Atlanta. In the second inning, right fielder Steven Souza Jr., who was filling in for Jayson Werth, attempted to catch Freddie Freeman's two-run homer. Instead Souza slammed into the right field wall which is actually a chain link fence. Souza stayed in the game through the bottom of the inning, but was removed in the top of the third for Kevin Frandsen, due to shoulder inflammation. After the game manager Matt Williams...

Chris Tillman said it well in one sentence during his postgame interview. "It was a good night to do what we did," he said after the Orioles' 12-2 win over St. Louis. The Orioles put on a great show tonight for the crowd and for the 23 Orioles Hall of Famers that returned as part of the 60th anniversary celebration tonight. They were introduced during an amazing postgame ceremony. It ended with the 2014 Orioles joining the former O's on the field. Yes, it was amazing. "With all these...

The lights are turned off in the press box tonight as the 60th anniversary celebration takes place on the field. I'm typing this blog entry in the dark. Forgive the typos. As usual. As the Orioles walked off the field following their 12-2 win over the Cardinals, they were greeted by a special group of ex-players. "I've still got chills," said manager Buck Showalter. "We all just came up the runway and all the Hall of Famers are greeting our guys as they come off the field. That was...

After playing nine one-run games in the last 13 contests, this was quite different for the

For only the second time in franchise history, the Orioles have hit multiple home runs off three different pitchers in the same game. It also happened on May 17, 1967 in Boston. The Orioles hit three homers off Dennis Bennett and two off Galen Cisco and Bill Landis in a 12-8 victory. That nugget was provided by the Orioles' PR department. Jim Palmer lasted only one inning in that game, allowing three runs and four hits. Bill Dillman got the win with five innings of relief. Got to plead...

On the night that the Orioles celebrate their 60th anniversary, third baseman Manny Machado hits a three-run homer. Earl Weaver must be smiling. Weaver wouldn't have approved of David Lough's sacrifice bunt after Ryan Flaherty led off the second inning with a single, but otherwise... Nick Hundley drove in Flaherty with a single to break a scoreless tie, Nick Markakis walked and Machado provided some serious lift to Justin Masterson's 88 mph sinker, the ball clearing the Orioles bullpen in...