The Nationals hope to build off yesterday's win in Pittsburgh now that they're back home, and they'll send Tanner Roark to the mound in this afternoon's Memorial Day contest. The Nats welcome the Marlins to town, who are handing the ball to righty Nathan Eovaldi. For the MarlinsLF Christian Yelich2B Derek Dietrich RF Giancarlo Stanton 3B Casey McGehee 1B Garrett Jones C Jarrod Saltalamacchia CF Pablo Ozuna SS Adeiny Hechavarria RHP Nathan Eovaldi For the Nats CF Denard Span 3B Anthony...

One of the big questions the Orioles will have this offseason is what to do with right fielder Nick Markakis. As many are aware, the 30-year-old has a mutual option in his contract which expires at year's end. The six-year deal worth more than $66 million was signed before the 2009 season when Andy MacPhail was the team's president of baseball operations. The team can decline its end of the option and pay a $2 million buyout at the end of the season or pick up the option of $17.5 million. The...

He doesn't dominate. He doesn't strike out a lot of hitters. He doesn't have a blazing fastball and he certainly doesn't get much attention. But Miguel Gonzalez gave the Orioles yet another solid and workmanlike effort Sunday and picked up another win for the orange and black. I keep contending that Gonzalez is an underrated pitcher, but find that many readers here don't agree with me. When the topic of potential rotation reinforcements comes up, Gonzalez is often suggested as the pitcher...

Manager: Mike Redmond, second year Record: 26-25 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (.307/.398/.599, 14 HR, 12 doubles, 47 RBIs); 1B Garrett Jones (.274/.343/.497, 8 HR, 13 doubles, 25 RBIs); CF Marcell Ozuna (.261/.307/.443, 9 HR, 31 RBIs); RHP Tom Koehler (4-4, 3.10 ERA, 1.16 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 1-5, 24 runs scored, 39 runs against Pitching probables May 26: Nathan Eovaldi vs. Tanner Roark, 1:30 p.m., MASN HD May 27: Henderson Alvarez vs. Blake Treinen, 7 p.m.,...

Manager: Ron Roenicke, fourth year Record: 30-21 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Carlos Gomez (.320/.389/.586, 10 HR, 14 doubles, 26 RBIs); RF Ryan Braun (.308/.343/.554, 7 HR, 20 RBIs); C Jonathan Lucroy (.331/.400/.491, 23 XBH, 21 RBIs); RHP Kyle Lohse (6-1, 2.67 ERA, 1.05 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): Did not play Pitching probables May 26: Kyle Lohse vs. Chris Tillman, 2 p.m., MASN2 HD May 27: Matt Garza vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 8 p.m., MASN2 HD May 28: Yovani Gallardo vs. Bud Norris, 8...

The Orioles are making their first trip to Miller Park in Milwaukee since losing two of three games in 2008. Aubrey Huff had four hits in the opener and Brian Roberts batted .455 in three games, which doesn't do the Orioles any good in this series. Nick Markakis reached base in seven of his 14 plate appearances. That could help. David Lough stole his first base yesterday since he swiped two bags on April 24. He's 5-for-6 this season. Lough's average is an uninspiring .163, but the Orioles...

Anthony Rendon has drawn 17 walks this season, and eight of them have come in his past seven games. Though his batting average has dipped from .311 on May 1 to .258 after Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Pirates, the more frequent free passes are an encouraging sign for a hitter who was viewed as a walk machine in college and the minors. "I don't think he's being any more selective now than he has been in the last year-plus," said Nationals manager Matt Williams. "He's a good hitter. He...

The Nationals wanted to end a season-high four-game losing streak, and needed a good game from right-hander Doug Fister in order to accomplish that goal. But that doesn't make Fister the team's stopper. He said as much after working 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball as the Nats salvaged the final game of a four-game series in Pittsburgh with a 5-2 win over the Pirates on Sunday afternoon. "That's the mentality we come in every day with," said Fister, who allowed six hits, walked none and...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter didn't want to place too much importance on today's game despite the bait dangling in front of him. He refused to bite. His club is heading to Milwaukee to start a 10-game, 11-day road trip. Better to split the four-game series with the Indians at Camden Yards than lose three of four. "We can't live in that world," Showalter said following a 4-2 win over the Indians before 37,649. "If you do, oh my gosh, if we lose three out of four at home... you can't...

Manny Machado returned to the O's lineup today, and his homer in the fifth inning put the Orioles ahead by one. The team went on to beat Cleveland 4-2. Machado said his groin injury held up fine today in his first game action since Thursday. "No, it didn't bother me at all," he said. "Had it wrapped pretty good. Everything went well. Everything felt good. Feels much better than it was when it first happened. "It was a relief that I was able to go out there and run the bases, take...