PHILADELPHIA – Gunnar Henderson isn’t on the injured list, and he isn’t in tonight’s lineup. Henderson maintains his day-to-day status after leaving last night’s game in the eighth inning with discomfort in his lower back, the same issue he had on June 3 in San Francisco that kept him on the bench for a couple of games. Jorge Mateo is playing short

Despite the long wait and two rain delays, the Nationals built some momentum at the end of last night’s game with Joey Meneses’ dramatic three-run home run in the eighth inning. After a 10-6 loss to the Rockies on Monday, the Nats were hoping to ride the high from a 6-5 win last night (or more accurately, early this morning) into this afternoon’s f

The Nationals brought in some bullpen reinforcement ahead of this afternoon’s finale against the Rockies. Andrés Machado had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, Amos Willingham was optioned down to Rochester and Victor Robles was transferred to the 60-day injured list. After starting the season in Rochester, Machado, 30, posted an 8.47 E

Well, after last night’s dramatic, twice-rain-delayed, comeback back win, can the Nationals carry their momentum over to win this series against the Rockies and end this homestand on a positive note? If they do, it would be their second series win in a row and sixth in their last nine. Jake Irvin will look to follow up one of the best outings of hi

The Orioles had played four games on this road trip decided by two runs or less and won them all. Three outs from doing it again, the game got away from them. They lost 4-3 in the last of the ninth at Philadelphia last night. It was a rare one-run loss, rare road loss lately for this team and a rare disappointing night in Birdland. Now at 62-39, th

PHILADELPHIA – The center field strategy for the Orioles isn’t complicated. There’s no code to break. Colton Cowser gets most of the starts against right-handers and Austin Hays gets the bulk versus lefties. Ryan McKenna is an option after returning to the club yesterday but usually operates in a reserve role. He subbed for Cowser last night in the

The first rain delay – in which it never rained hard enough for the infield to be covered – was frustrating. The second rain delay – in which it did actually rain and sent everyone running for cover in the top of the seventh – was more frustrating. But at the end of a long night of baseball, there was no frustration in the home clubhouse at Nationa

PHILADELPHIA – Christmas carols played between innings tonight at Citizens Bank Park. A man dressed as Santa Claus danced on the field. The dining room served traditional holiday favorites like carved turkey and ham, stuffing and cranberry sauce. The Orioles weren’t in a giving mood until they got to the ninth inning. Bryson Stott doubled off Yenni

For the Orioles, this has been a road trip marked by close wins. They are 4-1 on the trip, winning the four games by a combined five runs after Monday’s 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Orioles (62-38) are playing .620 ball at the 100-game mark they reached last night. They now lead the American League East by 2 1/2 games over Tampa Bay,

It’s not exactly become a regular occurrence, but it’s no longer a once-in-a-blue-moon event. For the fourth time in the last month, the Nationals have both Keibert Ruiz and Riley Adams in the lineup together. Ruiz once again will serve as designated hitter for tonight’s game against the Rockies, with Adams catching as Davey Martinez tries to find