No team in the National League has hit fewer home runs than the Nationals, who entered today’s series finale with only 30 of them through the season’s first 48 games and lengthy individual power droughts by some of their biggest power hitters. Through it all, manager Davey Martinez has been positive the homers will come, as hitters get their timing

The Orioles (20-28) and Red Sox (22-25) split a doubleheader on Saturday with Boston winning the opener 5-3 before the Baltimore bullpen allowed one unearned run and no walks over 5 1/3 innings in the nightcap as they won 4-2. The O’s bullpen has allowed four earned runs over 16 1/3 innings this series for an ERA of 2.20. The bullpen ERA for the ye

BOSTON – Orioles minor league infielder Terrin Vavra has recovered from a hamstring injury and is completing his work at extended spring training. His next stop is High-A Aberdeen to begin a rehab assignment that eventually will bring him back to Triple-A Norfolk. Vavra, the No. 14 prospect in the organization per MLBPipeline.com, appeared in 13 ga

Saturday night’s decision to designate struggling right-hander Aaron Sanchez for assignment was prompted by the Nationals’ need to clear a 40-man roster spot in order to account for the fill-in starter they’ll need Wednesday in New York. Manager Davey Martinez said the club will have someone not currently in the rotation start Wednesday’s series fi

It’s been a while since the Nationals last won a series. You have to go back to April 29-May 1 in San Francisco to find the last time they took two of three against an opponent. So a win today, which would make three in four games against the Rockies, would be quite a welcome development for a ballclub that could certainly use some positive vibes.

BOSTON – Left-hander Bruce Zimmermann is on the mound today as the Orioles try to guarantee a series win at Fenway Park. The Orioles have won two of the first three games. The series concludes Monday night. Zimmermann has a 3.78 ERA and 1.217 WHIP in nine starts. He surrendered one home run in his first six, but has allowed seven in his last three

Team Ticker - the team playing with heart and guts - pulled out the second game of the doubleheader Saturday night at Fenway Park. The Orioles latest win in a close game came after they lost such a game Saturday afternoon. They fell 5-3 in the afternoon but beat Boston 4-2 in the evening.  The Orioles (20-28) scored all four runs in the third innin

BOSTON – The question comes at Anthony Santander in English, he smiles and raises both arms in mock triumph. Santander doesn’t really need the team interpreter, Brandon Quinones, but keeps him close to pass along the responses. Never to relay the question unless it gets real complicated. This one was easy yesterday morning. Santander nailed it less

Following game two, the Orioles made the following roster move: Returned 27th man RHP Denyi Reyes to Triple-A Norfolk.

BOSTON – Denyi Reyes went from a modest signing back in November, a minor league contract that barely drew notice, to his first major league start tonight. Against the team that let him go as a free agent. These stories can swerve in any direction. A tale of redemption or bitter disappointment. Reyes had some fun with it, neither vindictive nor vic