With each passing start, Trevor Rogers offers further confirmation that what he’s doing isn’t a fluke. He isn’t going to fall apart at the baseball seams. This is how he pitches. He can't control the bullpen, which stumbled again, but he can put his trust in a young hitter to make the mishap irrelevant.   Rogers completed seven innings again tonigh

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The five-run top of the first – not to mention the extra runs scored in the third and fourth innings – should have been enough to make Miguel Cairo’s afternoon easy. But as Jake Irvin labored himself to keep that big lead intact, it became apparent the Nationals’ interim manager was going to have to play every pitching card he ha

Zach Eflin will undergo lower back surgery on Monday, which should lead to a four-to-eight month recovery period. "I think it really all depends on how the post-op stuff goes, how everything responds and how my body's moving post-surgery," he said today. "I don't expect not to be ready for spring training. From what I've heard from the surgeon, aft

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Nationals are planning to activate Dylan Crews off the 60-day injured list Thursday for the start of their upcoming homestand, a source familiar with the club’s plan confirmed. Crews, who has been out since May 20 with a strained left oblique muscle, has been on an extended rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester. He’s playi

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This road trip started off well for the Nationals, who won two of three in San Francisco over the weekend. Alas, now they find themselves needing a win this afternoon to avoid a sweep in Kansas City. How quickly things change. The Nats have been hitting on the trip. They’ve averaged 5.3 runs and 11.8 hits over the last four days.

Partnership debuted during Orioles Hall of Fame weekend with custom timepieces for inductees The Orioles today announced a new partnership with Tsao Baltimore, a locally owned luxury watch brand known for its quality timepieces that pay tribute to Maryland’s rich heritage. As part of this multi-year partnership, Tsao Baltimore designed a custom, Or

The Orioles gave up on wondering what else could go wrong a long time ago. Their luck wasn’t going to change for the better. A horseshoe would come from the thoroughbred that trampled them. Shortstop Gunnar Henderson, starter Grayson Rodriguez and reliever Andrew Kittredge didn’t break camp with the team, and that should have provided a hint. The 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Had anyone asked Mitchell Parker this afternoon if he would’ve been satisfied with a performance tonight that included only five batters reaching base against him in 5 1/3 innings, the Nationals left-hander probably would’ve embraced that outcome in a heartbeat. The Royals went just 2-for-17 against Parker in this ballgame. They

Dean Kremer went with the high-socks look tonight, though he already stood out as one of the Orioles who’s stayed away from the injured list. Tonight marked his 24th appearance and 23rd start, the most of anyone in the rotation. Durability is becoming a source of pride for Kremer. He’ll also take the wins if they come to him, but it's much harder w

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brady House hasn’t been in the Nationals’ lineup every day since making his major league debut two months ago. But he’s never been out of the lineup two days in a row, until now. The rookie third baseman didn’t start Monday night’s series opener at Kauffman Stadium, and he’s once again sitting tonight as the Nats and Royals meet