ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles rotation is tentatively set for the rest of the regular season, which is down to eight games. Wei-Yin Chen will start Monday afternoon against the Rays in the final road game. Chris Tillman, Bud Norris and Miguel Gonzalez are scheduled to start against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. Scott Feldman, Chen and Tillman are listed for the Red Sox series that closes the season. Tillman tweaked his ankle while covering third base in his last start in Boston, but he...

How do players spend their time during a 3-hour, 45-minute rain delay? Much the way you'd expect, I guess. They lay around on sofas. They watch college football. They

What a gorgeous day it is at Nationals Park. You'd have never known that the entire stadium nearly got washed away last night. We've got sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s today, and if you're a Nationals fan, you probably can't ask for a much better day as the home schedule wraps up. Two ballgames in nice weather with the Nats still holding out hope of a playoff spot. Dan Haren will start game one today, and he'll throw to Jhonatan Solano. Wilson Ramos will catch Stephen Strasburg...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Is this the day that the Orioles' offense breaks out and offers sufficient run support for its starting pitcher? The Orioles are batting .180 (17-for-94) in the first two games of this series and .193 (59-for-305) in the eight games on this road trip. They've scored four runs or fewer in 14 of their last 18 games. Adam Jones leads the American League with a .360 average (77-for-214) in day games this season (minimum 175 plate appearances), while Scott Feldman has...

It's kind of weird to think that, barring a shocking late comeback, today will mark the last home game at Nationals Park this year. Seventy-nine home games are in the books. Two remain, both of which will be played today under what looks like clear skies and gorgeous weather, after yesterday's postponement following a nearly four-hour rain delay. Stephen Strasburg would have started last night's game, and now he'll start the nightcap tonight. I guess it's fitting that the Nationals' ace...

Tonight's Nationals-Marlins game scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., has been postponed due to inclement weather. The team will play a split doubleheader on Sunday, September 22 with tonight's make-up game beginning at 7:05 p.m. The first regularly scheduled game will begin at 1:35 p.m. All gates for the second 7:05 p.m. game will open 1.5 hours after the last out of the 1:35 p.m. game or 6:00 p.m., whichever is later.* The two games against the Marlins on...

After a rain delay of 3 hours, 45 minutes, it's been announced that tonight's Marlins-Nationals game has been postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a split doubleheader tomorrow. The first game is scheduled to start at 1:35 p.m., with the nightcap following at 7:05 p.m. Because it's a split doubleheader, separate admission will be required for each game. The stadium will be cleared in between ballgames. It will be Dan Haren and Marlins right-hander Tom Koehler (who was scheduled...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A split of this four-game series doesn't seem sufficient for the Orioles as they fall further back in the wild card race, but it sure beats losing three of four or being swept. Not by much, but it's preferred. The Rays were going to start Jeremy Hellickson today, but he was needed in relief during Friday night's 18-inning marathon. Instead, they've selected the contract of left-hander Enny Romero, 22, who will be making his major league debut. Would the Rays have...

One theory for the Orioles' lack of offense late this season is that several players are tiring and that they've simply been asked to play too much this year. That theory makes some sense when you see a team struggling to score runs like the 2013 Orioles have been late this season. But as a counter point to that, I took a look at five key players that are basically playing about as much as they played last year, when the team was thriving late in the year. The 2012 Orioles went 19-9 in...

There was touching moment Friday night during the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Marlins. Following his three-run homer in the first inning, left fielder Bryce Harper was met at home plate by his teammate, right fielder Jayson Werth. Werth had a big smile on his face, looking like a big brother who was happy with what little brother was able to accomplish. You could see in the exchange the pride Werth had for Harper after he hit his 20th homer of the season. Later in the inning, MASN...