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Stan "The Fan" Charles assesses the Orioles as the club heads into the summer, from Grayson Rodriguez's bumpy big league audition to the team's needs ahead of the trade deadline.

Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer over Washington's bullpen in right field, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win Thursday after Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected for complaining about umpire Doug Eddings' strike zone.

Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer over Washington's bullpen in right field, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win Thursday after Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected for complaining about umpire Doug Eddings' strike zone. Martinez was irked when shortstop CJ Abrams struck out looking to end the fourth on a pitch that replays showed was low, only for a similar pitch to be called a ball on Arizona’s Carson Kelly in the fifth.

Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer over Washingtons bullpen in right field, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win Thursday after Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected for complaining about umpire Doug Eddings strike zone.

Manny Machado and Gary Sánchez hit three-run homers and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 10-0 Thursday to end the Giants' 10-game winning streak. “Obviously, the first inning and getting a couple of three-run homers in the first three helped,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said.

Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer over Washingtons bullpen in right field, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win Thursday after Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected for complaining about umpire Doug Eddings strike zone.

Rubber game and a chance for another road series win

It was another tough week for Washington, dropping five of six games against Houston and Miami, capped off by a weekend sweep by the Marlins.

Are the Nats in a rut, or is this who they really are? Most don't want to believe the productive months of April and May were a mirage, but June has been rough. There were some solid performances by two Nats players this week. Who were they?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jesús Luzardo earned his first victory in three career starts at Nationals Park and the Miami Marlins beat Washington 4-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and move 10 games over .500 for the first time in 12 years.