Not a whole lot from Buck Showalter's morning media session and pre-game interviews.
Here's what we have:
Left-hander Brian Matusz, who was forced to leave Saturday's start with left hamstring cramps, said he was a little sore Sunday but, at this point, believes he should be fine for his next start -- which will probably be Friday.
"It feels good. It's a little sore today, but my mobility's really good. My flexibility's there. It's just a little sore from the cramping," he said. "We're going to do treatment on it today. I don't sense that there's going to be a serious problem."
Luke Scott, who left Saturday's game with back spasms, is unavailable today, even to pinch hit, but hopes to be able to play Monday.
"I am feeling better. I am going to do some more treatments on it," he said. "Shut down for a day and hopefully be ready the next day."
Showalter, by the way, wasn't thrilled that Scott told us he wouldn't be available to pinch hit against the Nationals in a National League style game.
"Who knows? Sometimes guys get a lot better between now and game time, or the sixth or seventh inning," Showalter said. "But I feel confident he'll be an option [Monday]."
Showalter said second baseman Brian Roberts [concussion] will join the team Monday in Pittsburgh and "work out a little bit with us" before his Tuesday visit with sports concussion specialist Dr. Michael Collins in Pittsburgh.
Jeremy Guthrie (upper back strain) said there was no update on situation this morning. He was to throw a light bullpen, and Showalter said if it went well, head athletic trainer Richie Bancells was "pretty upbeat" about Guthrie making his start Tuesday.
Guthrie left his start Thursday with the back pain.
Here are the Orioles and Nationals' lineups:
Orioles: Hardy 6, Markakis 9, Jones 8, Lee 3, Reimold 7, Reynolds 5, Tatum 2, Andino 4, Jakubauskas 1.
Nationals: Werth 9, Bernadina 8, Zimmerman 5, Nix 7, Morse 3, Espinosa 4, Ramos 2, Gorzelanny 1, Cora 6.
