The Nationals battled with the Brewers all day, finally ending it on a Jayson Werth double that scored Anthony Rendon all the way from first base in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 victory. The up-and-down affair had both teams with leads. The Nationals led 1-0. Milwaukee went up 2-1 and then 3-1. The Nationals tied it on a Ryan Zimmerman two-run shot in the fourth. They went ahead 4-3 on a wild pitch. The Brewers scored a run in the top of the ninth on a Rickie Weeks base hit to even the...

The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde, the No. 18 overall pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Fedde, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound junior out of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, is regarded as one of the top collegiate arms in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft and is...

The Oakland Athletics are 40-10 when they score first this season. The Orioles are 17-34 when their opponent scores first, and they have a losing record in day games and on Sundays. Those are the challenges facing the Orioles, who fell behind 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Kevin Gausman allowed a leadoff single to Coco Crisp and RBI triple to John Jaso. A wild pitch brought home the second run. Crisp is now 3-for-4 with a home run against Gausman, who went exclusively with his fastball...

They may be two of the top young right-handed pitchers in baseball. Both pitched at Southeastern Conference schools. Both were first-round draft picks. They faced each other about six weeks ago and meet again today in Oakland. The Orioles' Kevin Gausman (4-2, 3.29 ERA) will face the A's Sonny Gray (10-3, 2.79 ERA) in the third and deciding game of the series. The 23-year-old Gausman was the Orioles' top pick, No. 4 overall, out of LSU in 2012. The 24-year-old Gray was Oakland's top pick,...

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez has been able to go long into games in his last three starts, totaling 21 2/3 innings. While averaging seven innings in those games, he has allowed the bullpen to enjoy short work and keep it fresh. Gonzalez will look to do that again Sunday against the Brewers. The Nationals are 3-0 in three games Gonzalez has started against Milwaukee. In the first inning, he allowed only a Ryan Braun single and stolen base. But in the second, he battled out of a huge jam to keep...

Steve Pearce remains in left field and Nelson Cruz continues to serve as the designated hitter today for the Orioles' final game in Oakland. Ryan Flaherty gets the start at second base and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Oakland starter Sonny Gray is 4-0 with a 2.41 ERA over his last five outings. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Steve Pearce LF Adam Jones CF Nelson Cruz DH Chris Davis 1B J.J. Hardy SS Manny Machado 3B Ryan Flaherty 2B Caleb Joseph C Kevin Gausman RHP For the Athletics Coco...

Center fielder Adam Jones had a rare and special night in Oakland, and it extended beyond his three-run homer in the first inning off former teammate Jason Hammel. Jones is the first Oriole ever, and the first center fielder since Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, with five RBIs and two stolen bases in the same game. According to the Orioles' PR staff, Jones became the sixth player since 1914 to record at least one home run, one walk, two steals and five RBIs in the same game, joining Matt Lawton...

After flight issues forced the Nationals to delay Gio Gonzalez's first start after the All-Star break by a day, the left-hander will be looking to stay hot in this afternoon's series finale against the Brewers. Gonzalez went into the break riding a streak of four straight quality starts, having allowed three earned runs in 27 2/3 innings for a 0.98 ERA during that time. He takes on right-hander Yovani Gallardo, who has been one of the Brewers' best starters this year, but has had some...

On June 20, Zach Britton gave up a three-run homer in the ninth at Yankee Stadium and the Orioles lost to New York. On Friday night, he gave up a three-run homer at Oakland and the Orioles lost. The day after that first blown save, the Orioles beat the Yankees 6-1. The day after this latest one, they beat Oakland 8-4. What do both games have in common? Adam Jones homers. In the first inning. This time, it was a three-run shot. That's leadership. In my opinion, those are two of the Orioles'...

Adam Jones is the only certainty in the Orioles' outfield in 2015. He's going to be in center. Book it. Nick Markakis is in the last guaranteed year of his contract, which includes an option worth $17.5 million. Nelson Cruz will be a free agent after signing a one-year, $8 million deal in spring training. As the Orioles continue to transfer players in their minor league system, I'm asked whether Dariel Alvarez could be an option in left or right. I'm asked whether Mike Yastrzemski could...