The Baltimore Orioles are looking for better starting pitching while the World Series champion Washington Nationals are hoping for some healthy starting pitching.
These two teams start a weekend series in Washington Friday -- just a bus ride from Baltimore -- and the Nationals hope they don't lose starter Max Scherzer for too long after tweaking his hamstring Wednesday and leaving after one inning against the Mets.
"I'm thinking in a couple of days I'm going to feel pretty darn good," Scherzer told The Washington Post. "I really don't think this is a major injury."
The Nationals have yet to see Stephen Strasburg pitch in a game after he led Washington to the World Series last year.