Following a weekend in which he went 6-for-13 (.462) with a double, triple, RBI, two stolen bases and seven runs scored, Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams has been named National League Player of the Week on Monday. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network. Abrams, 22, has recorded five straight multi-hit efforts and has hit safely in

CHICAGO – The sky is blue, there’s a nice cool breeze blowing in off Lake Michigan and most importantly there’s no rain in the forecast. Ahhhhhhh, we earned this one after a brutal weather weekend in St. Louis. The Nationals come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series with several changes to their roster. Hunter Harvey was officially placed on th

The Washington Nationals made the following roster moves on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. ·       Returned left-handed pitcher Patrick Corbin from the Paternity List ·       Recalled left-handed pitcher Joe La Sorsa from Triple-A Rochester ·       Claimed right-handed pitch

Aaron Hicks has returned to the Orioles lineup tonight after being scratched yesterday with lower-back soreness. He’s in center field. Cedric Mullins remains day-to-day with a sore right quadriceps. Manager Brandon Hyde said Mullins is “a lot better” and the club is encouraged by his progress. Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter. Colton Cowse

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled RHP Grayson Rodriguez from Triple-A Norfolk. He will start tonight’s game.Optioned RHP Eduard Bazardo to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

The Orioles recalled Grayson Rodriguez from Triple-A Norfolk today and optioned reliever Eduard Bazardo. Rodriguez is making his 11th start tonight and his first since May 26 against the Rangers. He went 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA in eight starts with Triple-A Norfolk, striking out 56 batters in 41 1/3 innings. Rodriguez posted a 7.35 ERA and 1.743 WHIP i

ST. LOUIS – The Nationals made it through the first two months of the season with only two changes to their Opening Day bullpen. On April 30, they called up Andres Machado after designating Anthony Banda for assignment. On May 20, they activated Chad Kuhl off the injured list and moved him to the bullpen, optioning Hobie Harris to Triple-A Rocheste

During a season that has featured a lot of excitement already, this week in Birdland might produce max excitement. The Orioles will play their next seven games versus the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers (53-39) had a six-game winning streak snapped by the New York Mets in 10 innings on Sunday.  The Dodgers, the 2020 Wor

Dan Simonds didn’t need consecutive years to form an opinion on Mac Horvath. He didn’t even need a full season. The relatively brief amount of time that Horvath spent at IMG Academy in Florida revealed traits that made him special. Intangibles that Simonds knew would separate Horvath from a talented group of players. The total package prompted the

ST. LOUIS – At the end of a long weekend that included three rain delays, one suspended game, one extra-inning game and way too much time spent looking at red, yellow and green blobs on the Doppler radar, the Nationals experienced the rarest outcome of all: a road series loss. With an 8-4 loss to the Cardinals today, the Nats dropped two of three o