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Zach Wilt: What a difference 24 hours makes in defensive perception

Zach Wilt: What a difference 24 hours makes in defensive perception
Baseball has a funny way of balancing things out over the course of 162 games. The thing I've learned in my years of watching is that a team is never as good as it looks during a lengthy winning streak and never as bad as it looks during a losing skid. It's easy to think that your team is going to win 100 games when they're going good or lose 100 when they've dropped a few in a row. Both extremes are incredibly rare. The Orioles have been one of the best defensive teams over the past few...
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David Huzzard: Overlooked and underappreciated

David Huzzard: Overlooked and underappreciated
By many metrics, the Nationals' starting staff is the best in the majors, the offense is scoring 4.77 runs a game and if one wants to find a weakness with this team, one might point to the bullpen. The Nationals bullpen isn't statistically bad by ERA, FIP or fWAR, but it has blown the third-most saves in the majors and has blinked first in several tie games. The Nats have struggled to find a replacement for Tyler Clippard with Casey Janssen on the disabled list, and don't even ask what...
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With Harper out, Taylor slams door on fifth straight series win

With Harper out, Taylor slams door on fifth straight series win
Sometimes you just need your teammates to pick you up. That's exactly what Nationals rookie Michael A. Taylor did for Bryce Harper in the ninth inning of today's intense 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks. Harper, arguably the game's most explosive player right now, blew up in the wrong kind of way on a controversial check-swing strike three call in the seventh. Home plate umpire Rob Drake was having no part of Harper's tempestuous argument and sent the 22-year-old to the showers. It appeared to...
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Quicker pace: Speed-up rules working with minor adjustments

Quicker pace: Speed-up rules working with minor adjustments
For six weeks, baseball's new pick-up-the-pace rules have been in place, and while the average time of game has been cut by nine minutes, the real question is this: Has anyone really noticed the quicker pace? "We don't want our players thinking about it,'' Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "But, there haven't been any issues.'' Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista agreed: "There's been no adjustments.'' And Orioles manager Buck Showalter wondered if a family of four who attends a...
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Michael A. Taylor's fill-in grand slam devastates Diamondbacks in Nats' 9-6 win

Michael A. Taylor's fill-in grand slam devastates Diamondbacks in Nats' 9-6 win
Right fielder Bryce Harper roped a double down the right field line to start the second. But, the Nationals wasted the prime early scoring opportunity when Diamondbacks starter Jeremy Hellickson retired the next three batters in order. Arizona fared much better with their scoring chance in the bottom of the inning. Nats starter Gio Gonzalez gave up a leadoff single to third baseman Aaron Hill. He was able to advance to second, and then scored on a two-out base hit to left from shortstop Nick...
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Orioles place right-hander Jason Garcia on disabled list, recall right-hander Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk

Orioles place right-hander Jason Garcia on disabled list, recall right-hander Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have placed right-hander Jason Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis, retroactive to May 11. In a corresponding move, the Orioles have recalled right-hander Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk. Garcia, 22, pitched to a 5.93 ERA (13.2IP, 9ER) over eight games with the Orioles this season after making his Major League debut on April 8 at Tampa Bay. Wright, 25, went 3-0 with a 2.64 ERA (30.2IP, 9ER) and 30 strikeouts over six starts...
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Gonzalez, Harper try to stay hot in the desert (with lineups)

Gonzalez, Harper try to stay hot in the desert (with lineups)
Lefty Gio Gonzalez takes the hill against the Diamondbacks this afternoon as the Nationals attempt to win their fifth consecutive series. Gonzalez has pitched brilliantly so far in May, allowing just two runs in 14 innings (1.29 ERA) while striking out 17 and only walking three across two victories. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks will counter with right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who will be making his first start against the Nationals. Hellickson hasn't made it out of the fifth inning in his last...
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Orioles to host official legacy book signing Sunday, May 17 with author Jim Henneman; copies of "Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic" available for purchase

Orioles to host official legacy book signing Sunday, May 17 with author Jim Henneman; copies of "Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic" available for purchase
The Orioles today announced that they will host an official legacy book signing featuring longtime Baltimore sportswriter and author of "Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic," Jim Henneman, on Sunday, May 17. Henneman will sign from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Official Orioles Team Store at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Beginning with the return of Major League Baseball to Charm City and encompassing the team's 2014 American League East Division title and postseason run, the...
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Williams on Strasburg: "His stuff will show itself in the end"

Williams on Strasburg: "His stuff will show itself in the end"
These aren't the best of times for Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. Curious ankle and back discomfort surrounded the better part of the week leading up to his seventh start last night. After the Diamondbacks shelled him for eight runs on eight hits, including two homers, it seemed as if the only positive Nationals manager Matt Williams could grasp for was that Strasburg seemed healthy. "Certainly not what he wanted," Williams said to reporters in Arizona. "The fact that he got...
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Stephen Strasburg rocked in 14-6 blowout loss

Stephen Strasburg rocked in 14-6 blowout loss
Even in a 14-6 blowout loss, the Nationals figured out a way to make history. Down 10 runs in the eighth inning and not wanting to waste his bullpen further, Nationals manager Matt Williams turned to outfielder Clint Robinson to pitch. The 30-year old Robinson hurled a scoreless frame that even included a strikeout in his major league debut on the mound. It was the first time in Nationals history (2005-present) that the team used a position player to pitch. The circumstances were nothing to be...
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Diamondbacks rough up Strasburg as Nats fall 14-6

Diamondbacks rough up Strasburg as Nats fall 14-6
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg quickly retired Arizona's first two batters before serving up a walk to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. It proved costly as left fielder David Peralta followed with a single, and then, third baseman Aaron Hill roped a two-out two-run double to the gap in right-center field. The Nationals' two hits against Diamondbacks starter Rubby De La Rosa came on a leadoff single from center fielder Denard Span in the first and a double from first baseman Ryan Zimmerman in...
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Domenic Vadala: ReOpening Day recalls memories of Fantastic Fans Night

Domenic Vadala: ReOpening Day recalls memories of Fantastic Fans Night
Perhaps I'm a bit biased, but Baltimore has always had the best fans - always. Some might point to the empty seats at Camden Yards in losing years as evidence against that, but work with me. On Monday, we witnessed what was termed "ReOpening Day" in the wake of the civil unrest just a couple of weeks ago. And speaking for myself, it brought back a great memory from my childhood. For those who are too young to remember, the 1988 Orioles started 0-21. Believe me, as a 7-year old who was...
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Stephen Strasburg back at it out west (with lineups)

Stephen Strasburg back at it out west (with lineups)
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg returns to the mound tonight. His scheduled start was bumped back a day after undergoing a chiropractic alignment adjustment. Strasburg was limited to only three innings in his last outing due to discomfort in his back. He has the highest number of hits allowed (42) and the worst ERA (4.73) among Nats starters. It seems that Nationals manager Matt Williams is favoring the sure-handed Danny Espinosa at second base over Dan Uggla. Espinosa will make his sixth...
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Matt of Matt's Bats: For Harper, maybe the best is yet to come

Matt of Matt's Bats: For Harper, maybe the best is yet to come
"He swings and hits a long drive to deep right-center! Going back is the center fielder! See you later! Another homer for Bryce Harper! This one wins the game!" That's how Saturday's game ended: Nationals 8, Braves 6, on a walk-off home run by Bryce Harper. He killed a Cody Martin offering to right-center to end the game. Harper has hit more than just a few home runs this past week. The Miami Marlins came to town, and Wednesday it was boom, boom, boom. Three home runs in one game. After an...
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Max-ing out in Arizona

Max-ing out in Arizona
The Nationals dumped 10 runs on the Diamondbacks in the first two innings last night. It was the second time this season that the Nats had been in a game that got out of control before most had an opportunity to even settle in their seats. Back on April 28, the Braves stunned the Nats with nine runs in the first two frames before Washington staged an improbable comeback that has propelled them to win 11 of their last 13 games and climb to within 2 1/2 games of the lead in the National League...
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Span, Escobar lead offensive assault in Nats' 11-1 win

Span, Escobar lead offensive assault in Nats' 11-1 win
Nationals ace Max Scherzer entered Monday's game receiving only 3.4 runs of support per outing, the lowest number among the Nats' rotation. The result was a 2-3 record that wasn't close to reflecting the way the right-hander had pitched through his first six starts. The Nationals wasted no time erasing that problem, plating a whopping 10 runs in the game's first two innings en route to an 11-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. The relentless offensive assault began with a leadoff homer from...
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Matt Kremnitzer: What should we know about Jimmy Paredes?

Matt Kremnitzer: What should we know about Jimmy Paredes?
Jimmy Paredes has never been nearly this good at the major league level. Right now, he has a batting line of .363/.386/.675 (193 wRC+) in 83 plate appearances. He's never received more than 179 plate appearances in any single season, and he has a career batting line of .259/.294/.383 (85 wRC+). But that hasn't mattered, as he's been a vital cog in the Orioles' offensive attack this season. In mid-February 2014, the Orioles selected Paredes off of waivers from the Miami Marlins. A couple of...
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Nats blow out Diamondbacks 11-1 for fifth straight win

Nats blow out Diamondbacks 11-1 for fifth straight win
The Nationals wasted no time getting back on the longball train tonight. Fresh off a rest day, center fielder Denard Span ripped the second pitch from Diamondbacks starter Josh Collmenter well over the right field wall for the third leadoff homer of his career. Third baseman Yunel Escobar followed with a single. And after left fielder Jayson Werth walked, right fielder Bryce Harper just missed his 12th homer. The long out ended about three feet short of the wall in the right. No worries though...
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Max Scherzer returns to familiar territory (with lineups)

Max Scherzer returns to familiar territory (with lineups)
Right-hander Max Scherzer was originally selected 11th overall by the Diamondbacks in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. He spent two seasons in Arizona, compiling a 9-15 record with a 3.86 ERA, before being traded to Detroit. Tonight, Scherzer gets the opportunity to face his old team for the second time in his career. The Nats' ace is coming off back-to-back games with 10 strikeouts. Scherzer's 49 strikeouts in six game leaves him seven behind National League leader Clayton Kershaw of the...
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Bryce Harper named National League Player of the Week

Bryce Harper named National League Player of the Week
No surprise here: Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper has been named National League Player of the Week after hitting .455 with six homers, 13 RBIs, a 1.318 slugging percentage and 29 total bases last week. Harper' three-home run game against the Marlins on Wednesday made him the fourth Nationals player to accomplish the feat in the team's D.C. history, joining Alfonso Soriano, Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman. Two days later, the 22-year-old crushed two more homers against the Braves to become...
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