Manager Davey Johnson said during his news conference following the Nationals' 9-2 win over the Marlins that left fielder Bryce Harper aggravated his hip injury during batting practice and will go to see team physician Dr. Wiemi Douoguih. Johnson said it is likely Harper will join the team in New York if the hip is not seriously injured. Harper was scratched just prior to first pitch after injuring the hip in batting practice. "He aggravated hitting, swinging," Johnson said on MASN's...

With Tampa Bay's loss Saturday night, the Orioles are now tied with Cleveland just one game back of the Rays for the American League's second wild card berth. Tampa Bay is 2-7 on its West Coast road trip, and has lost 11 of 14 games. Things change quickly around here. The Orioles have not swept a four-game series this season. They have that chance this afternoon against the 56-85 Chicago White Sox. Bud Norris (10-10, 4.01 ERA) pitches against right-hander Andre Rienzo (1-1, 5.03 ERA )at 1:35...

Tanner Roark had a 2-0 lead before he even took the mound Saturday night and a 5-0 lead before the game was three innings old. That had to ease any of the rookie pitcher's nerves as he made his first major league start following nine impressive relief appearances with the Nationals. Roark looked about as in control as he possibly could, retiring his first nine batters on his way to an efficient six scoreless innings to improve to 5-0 with a 0.94 ERA in the majors this year. He threw just 71...

Tanner Roark's first major league start will go down as one to remember. The rookie right-hander tossed six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four while walking none tonight at Marlins Park. With that, he lowered his ERA from 1.19 to 0.94. Is that good? Roark departs after 71 pitches with the Nationals leading 7-0. Ross Ohlendorf has taken over to start the seventh, looking to wrap up a lopsided victory and even the series in Miami. The Nats need this one to keep pace...

One night after being clobbered 7-0 by the Marlins, the Nationals are off to a much better start at Marlins Park. Denard Span opened the game with a leadoff single, extending his career-long hitting streak to 18 games, during which he is batting .414 (29-for-70). Ryan Zimmerman then stepped to the plate and mashed a two-run homer to center field, his 18th of the year. Zimmeman's blast was initially ruled a double, but after a quick review, the umpires changed it to a home run. Replays on...

After the Orioles sixth walkoff win of the year, Matt Wieters talked about his two-out, two-run single that pushed the Orioles past Chicago today 4-3 in 10 innings. The O's were 1-for-17 with runners in scoring before his game-winning hit. "Just keep getting opportunities, that is all you can ask for," Wieters said. "Whether you succeed or not, you want that next opportunity to come to you. "It was a slider and I swung at a slider the AB before on a pitch I felt I could have done...

Just another victory while going 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position. Happens all the time, right? The only statistic that interested the Orioles today was the final score. They defeated the White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings on Matt Wieters' two-run walk-off single. Here's a sampling from manager Buck Showalter's post-game session with the media: On whether he felt fortunate to get the win: "I thought we deserved it. It was frustrating, but we finally break through there at the end. Our...

In the end, they finally got the clutch hit. When Matt Wieters came to the plate with runners on second and third and two outs in the bottom of the tenth, the O's trailed the White Sox 3-2 and they were 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position for the day. But Wieters delivered a two-run, walk-off single to right and the O's frustrating day ended with a win, 4-3 over Chicago. The Orioles have their first three-game winning streak since Aug. 6-9 and improve to 76-65 while the White Sox...

Denard Span returns to the Nationals lineup tonight after missing the opener against the Marlins due to groin tightness. The Nationals give Tanner Roark the ball for his first major league start as they look to even the series following Friday's 7-0 setback. Update: Bryce Harper has been scratched from the Nats lineup with Tyler Moore replacing him in left. For the Nats CF Denard Span 3B Ryan Zimmerman RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond C Wilson Ramos LF Tyler Moore 2B...

Before today, Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen had allowed eight earned runs in the seventh inning this season for an unsightly 9.82 ERA. Chen escaped a jam in the top of the sixth today after Paul Konerko doubled with one out. Darren O'Day and Francisco Rodriguez were warming in the bullpen. The writing was on the wall. Chen, with his pitch count at 99, wouldn't return for the seventh. He also won't get the win because the Orioles continue to squander opportunities to break a 2-2...