If you turned off tonight’s game after four batters, disgusted by what you saw from the Nationals from a pitching and defense perspective, well, you certainly were justified in being disgusted. You also wound up missing quite the turnaround by the home club, which managed to come all the way back (and then some) before the first inning even ended.

Behind a better-than-expected rotation, a bullpen that ranks seventh in the league in ERA, a defense that leads the American League in double plays and a rejuvenated offense, the Orioles have gotten on a roll. They will look to keep it going tonight and win a series if they get a victory at St. Louis. With Tuesday’s series-opening 5-3 win over the

ST. LOUIS - The Orioles apparently will avoid making a roster move prior to tonight’s game, but they might not have a choice by the 12:15 p.m. CST series finale. Ryan Mountcastle was scratched from the lineup due to soreness in his left wrist. Ramón Urías remains day-to-day with some discomfort in his abdomen, leaving catcher Anthony Bemboom as the

Stephen Strasburg and Joe Ross each made it through the first simulated games of their rehab programs strong and are prepared to go through that drill again this weekend. Strasburg and Ross pitched in those game situations Monday at the Nationals’ spring training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. Davey Martinez didn’t have details on the number of i

The Nationals have been playing better baseball, getting much better starting pitching. That hasn’t necessarily translated into a lot of wins, though. After going 3-1 to start their recent West Coast trip, they’ve gone 1-5 since entering tonight’s game against the Mets. Aaron Sanchez gets the ball for his fourth start as a member of the rotation. A

ST. LOUIS – Ramón Urías is out of the Orioles lineup for tonight’s game against the Cardinals. Urías was a late scratch last night due to discomfort in his abdomen, which he noticed in batting practice. Chris Owings is the shortstop, with Rougned Odor at second base and Tyler Nevin at third. Jorge Mateo also is on the bench. Cedric Mullins recorded

On Monday morning, less than two hours before that 12:05 p.m game in Baltimore when I had an interview with Kyle Bradish in the Orioles clubhouse, the right-hander was looking ahead to his next start. It would come the next day at St. Louis. We didn’t know then how good it would go, but Bradish said simply he learned a lot in his second start again

If not for one ill-fated moment involving his bullpen mate in the bottom of the ninth Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Kyle Finnegan might well have been the biggest story to come out of what would’ve been an impressive Nationals victory over the Angels. It got lost in the shuffle when Tanner Rainey gave up the game-tying double to Shohei Ohtani and ga

ST. LOUIS - Getting seven innings last night from rookie Kyle Bradish kept manager Brandon Hyde from tearing through his bullpen. A three-run lead made it necessary to consider closer options with Jorge López on the bereavement list. Dillon Tate took the ball in the ninth, confirming that he was the first choice – as Hyde indicated in the dugout du

ST. LOUIS – Temperatures in the 90s, an unexpected change to the lineup, and umpire Ángel Hernández calling balls and strikes. This wasn’t the sweetest welcome for a team that went 19 years between visits to St. Louis, but the Orioles sure made the best of it. Kyle Bradish struck out 11 batters over seven innings in his third major league start, Ce