Ryan Zimmerman returned to the Nationals lineup after more than seven weeks on the disabled list. Jordan Zimmermann returned to his peak form after a subpar month of May. A bunch of other Nats played a part in tonight's 7-0 drubbing of the Phillies, but in many ways, tonight was the night of the Zimmerman(n)s. Or should we go with Zimmermen(n)? Playing his first big league game in left field, Zimmerman caught the only two balls hit his way in seven innings, including a nice running catch on a...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Adam Jones produced the first run of tonight's game with a home run to right field, the ball glancing off the foul pole to give the Orioles a brief 1-0 lead. Doesn't that make it a fair pole? Don't overthink it. Leading off the top of the fourth inning, Jones saw four straight fastballs from former teammate Joe Saunders. He lined the last one, clocked at 92 mph, to right field for his first homer since May 18 in Kansas City, when he connected off Aaron Crow in the...

The Nationals and their fans welcomed back Ryan Zimmerman to the lineup Tuesday in their series opener against the Phillies. Playing left field for the first time in his major league career, Zimmerman slapped the first offering from Phillies starter David Buchanan in the second into left field for a double. It was the Nationals' first hit of the game. Both pitchers have been solid in the first two innings, each allowing just one base hit (Dominic Brown had a single for Philadelphia), but no...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Are the Orioles poised to make another roster move? Manager Buck Showalter hinted at it during today's pregame session with the media. Apparently, there's a health issue in the bullpen. "You get to the park and there's one or two things you weren't expecting," he said. "We've got a couple we're kind of looking at that may alter some things. But not tonight. One of them potentially might. We'll sit down with Dave (Wallace) and Dom (Chiti) after we get through with...

The Orioles on the field, Joe Saunders on the mound and the game is at Texas. The Orioles have a pretty good memory when that happened in October 2012. That night, this happened. Despite very poor numbers pitching in that ballpark, manager Buck Showalter went with Saunders in the American League Wild Card Game that night and the Orioles beat Yu Darvish and the Rangers. Now, Saunders faces the Orioles for Texas. He is 7-0 with an ERA of 4.09 in nine career starts against Baltimore. According...

Double-A Harrisburg Senators left-hander Sammy Solis is back on the disabled list, this time with elbow discomfort, a club source confirmed to MASNSports.com. Solis missed the beginning of the season due to a back issue. He made one start for the Senators, but lasted only 3 1/3 innings, giving up nine runs, eight of them earned. He was scheduled to pitch late last week, but was scratched. On Tuesday, the Senators announced Solis was placed on the disabled list. Solis recovered from Tommy John...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Orioles manager Buck Showalter left open the possibility of going with a six-man rotation if Johan Santana is ready to come off the disabled list later this month. The Orioles had projected Santana to join them on June 18, but it's been pushed back a day after they purchased his contract yesterday from Triple-A Norfolk and placed him on the DL. Showalter figures that Santana could use the extra rest between starts, and the two-time Cy Young winner isn't a candidate for...

As third baseman Ryan Zimmerman's move to left field becomes the big story at Nationals Park, the team's outfield coach, Tony Tarasco, says the toughest outfield to play in the National League are in San Francisco and Chicago's Wrigley Field. "Both cities are windy, and that's what makes their the ballpark outfields so tough to play,'' Tarasco says. After the Phillies' series in D.C., Zimmerman, who hasn't played since April 12 because of a thumb injury, will get his chance to play...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Orioles reliever Tommy Hunter threw 25 pitches in today's bullpen session at Globe Life Park and said he hasn't felt discomfort in his groin in four or five days. Catcher Matt Wieters made 30 throws from varying distances today, starting at 70 feet and moving past 90 for the last 10 tosses. He remains encouraged by how his elbow is responding. So far, so good. Hunter was in his typically playful mood with reporters, joking that he will need one or 10 rehab games before...

Ryan Zimmerman is back, activated from the disabled list after being out since April 13 with a broken right thumb. Outfielder Tyler Moore was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for Zimmerman on the 25-man roster. Zimmerman will bat fifth tonight against the Phillies, and will play left field for the first time in his major league career. He played three games in left field for the high Single-A Potomac Nationals over the weekend on a minor league rehabilitation assignment. "I felt...