It was pretty clear even before the official diagnosis came in: Jayson Werth broke his left wrist tonight. The Nationals' medical staff and manager Davey Johnson later confirmed what the highlights appeared to show. Werth broke his wrist while attempting to make a sliding catch in the sixth inning of tonight's game. According to Johnson, the break was a clean one. There's no timetable as of yet for exactly how long Werth will be out, but it will be a matter of months, not weeks. The...

It was a statement play by Phillies All-Star starter Cole Hamels. With two outs in the first, he hit Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper in the lower back with a pitch. With two outs in the opening frame after walking the 19-year old the entire series, the Phillies were looking to put what they thought was a brash young player in his place. Hamels told the Philadelphia media he hit Harper on purpose. Harper and manager Davey Johnson did not publicly say that they thought it was...

As the Orioles and the rest of us all move on to the remainder of the 2012 season tonight, the prevailing feeling I have looking back at Sunday is what a great performance we saw on the mound by Chris Davis. You hear managers often tell a player having a tough game at the plate to hang in there and keep grinding because they might get another chance. Who knew Davis' would come on the mound? It is remarkable to think he was the winning pitcher in a game where he went 0-for-8 at the plate with...

The sweep was not to be. Unfortunately for the Nationals, tonight's series finale against the Phillies might not be the only thing they lost. Washington fell to the rival Phillies 9-3 tonight, preventing the team from winning its fifth straight game. But the injury to Jayson Werth, who looked to hurt his left wrist while diving for a ball in the sixth inning, is the bigger story. The Nats might be without their $126 million man for a while, providing another blow to an offense which is...

BOSTON - The Orioles haven't announced a roster move and won't do so until tomorrow, but they're expected to purchase Stu Pomeranz's contract from Triple-A Norfolk to provide manager Buck Showalter with another bullpen arm. It's not official, but that's what I've heard. Stay tuned. Pomeranz, 27, has emerged as a logical choice despite not being on the 40-man roster. He didn't pitch for the Tides in today's doubleheader, and he's allowed only two unearned runs and seven hits in 19...

This doesn't look good. Jayson Werth has left tonight's game in the top of the sixth inning after injuring what looked like his left wrist when he tried to make a sliding catch of a Placido Polanco liner. The Nationals right fielder got his glove hand bent back while making a slide for the ball, and you could tell he immediately was in pain. Werth got the ball back in to the infield but fell to the ground after throwing the ball in, and was clutching his left arm tight to his body. He...

BOSTON - Chris Davis still had a little shaving cream on his chin when he met with reporters in the cramped visiting clubhouse at Fenway Park. He got a pie in the face and a beer shampoo from teammates helping him celebrate his two scoreless innings that completed a 9-6, 17-inning victory over the Red Sox that won't soon be forgotten. Those innings also completed perhaps the most bizarre day in Davis' professional life. He went 0-for-8 with five strikeouts and a double play. But he also was...

BOSTON - Today's game fell eight minutes short of tying the longest in Orioles history. Eighteen pitchers were used, the most ever in a single game at Fenway Park. Adam Jones became the first Orioles player to homer in the 17th inning or later since Andy Etchebarren in the 19th inning in 1967. According to Elias, Chris Davis is the first player to go 0-for-8 and wind up as the winning pitcher since Rube Waddell on July 4, 1905. The game was played in Boston. The losing pitcher was Cy...

You want to hit Bryce Harper? OK, that's fine. He'll just sprint full-speed and go from first to third on a single to left and then steal home on a pickoff throw to first base. No big deal. The Nationals lead the Phillies 1-0 after one inning of play thanks to Harper's remarkable display of hustle and want-to in the bottom of the first. Forget having Jordan Zimmermann plunk one of the Phillies' hitters in order to retaliate to Cole Hamels drilling Harper in the lower back on a...

Check out this gem from Ryan Zimmerman when asked about the strong crowds at Nationals Park for this weekend's series against the Phillies. "I wouldn't have come and watched us a couple years ago, either," he said. "That's the truth. Nobody wants to come watch a team that loses 100 games. "It's their hard-earned money. It's not easy to buy tickets now. As long as we continue to win, the fans will come, and that's what we plan on doing." The fans came this weekend. The Nats have...