The Orioles made two roster moves following today's game, optioning infielder Stevie Wilkerson and catcher Austin Wynns to Triple-A Norfolk. The corresponding moves are coming prior to Tuesday night's series opener against the Rangers. Chance Sisco is the obvious replacement for Wynns and the Orioles could activate Chris Davis from the 10-day injured list. Wilkerson went 0-for-4 today with two strikeouts and committed a costly error on a potential double play ball that led to two unearned...

A second season of free agent speculation is upon us, but it's probably not going to be prolonged. Starter Dallas Keuchel and closer Craig Kimbrel are hot commodities among contenders now that the draft is here. That's because the Astros with Keuchel and the Red Sox with Kimbrel offered each of them a one-year, $17.9 million qualifying offer last winter. Each player rejected the offer and because of that, given the rules established in the labor agreement, any team that signed either of the...

An Orioles rotation that's already run nine starters through it is seemingly in a holding pattern. Gabriel Ynoa took his second turn this afternoon, retired nine of the first 11 batters and was hurt by the latest home run surrendered by the staff and some fundamental breakdowns in an 8-1 loss to the Giants before an announced crowd of 16,991 at Camden Yards. An offense that produced nine runs on Friday was held to three in the last two days and the Orioles fell to 18-41 overall and 8-23 at...

CINCINNATI - Right-hander Max Scherzer is 4-1 versus the Reds in his career and 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two career starts at Great American Ball Park. But the Nationals are 2-10 in his starts this season. Nationals manager Davey Martinez does not read too much into these trends for Scherzer, good or bad. "It's an anomaly in baseball," Martinez said. "One thing I know about Scherzer, he goes out there and competes every outing, so I'm 100 percent guaranteed that's what he's going to do...

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde flew into Baltimore this morning after attending his daughter's high school graduation yesterday in Illinois. It was a rare missed game for Hyde, but a trip that he certainly didn't regret. "Definitely strange, yeah, but really appreciated the organization allowing me to go," he said. "It's a pretty special day watching Aria graduate and being with the family for about 24 hours and flying back this morning early. "Happy to be back, but it was a great...

Renato Núñez stays in the Orioles lineup today as they try to secure their first series win since April 22-24. Núñez, serving again as the designated hitter and cleanup hitter, has homered in seven of the last 10 games and eight of 12. His eight home runs and 16 RBIs since May 20 are the most in the American League. Stevie Wilkerson is playing second base today with Jonathan Villar at shortstop. DJ Stewart is batting fifth. Keon Broxton is ninth. Gabriel Ynoa is making his second...

CINCINNATI - The Nationals have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with veteran reliever Fernando Rodney, who began the season with the A's, according to broadcast reports. Rodney will report to Triple-A Fresno. Craig Mish of FNTSY Sports Radio was first to announce the signing. Rodney, 42, struggled to an 0-2 record with a 9.42 ERA in 17 games with the A's, but Oakland manager Bob Melvin believes the hurler still has something left in the tank. "He's still throwing upwards of 95...

CINCINNATI - It was a great scene caught by the MASN cameras during the Atlanta series at SunTrust Park earlier this week. Eleven-year veteran Gerardo Parra was seen sitting on the top bench of the visitors dugout during the Nationals' matchup with the Braves, having a conversation with second-year outfielder Juan Soto. Parra has gladly taken on the responsibility of mentoring Latin teammates Soto and Victor Robles: talking baseball, their young lives in the game, and focusing on outfield...

Brandon Hyde is back in the manager's office this morning, marked absent for only one day. He didn't need to bring a note from home. He had a valid excuse. The responsibility of knowing when to remove a starter and which relievers can be trusted to get the last outs falls again in his lap. The lack of a more veteran presence in the bullpen has been an issue for the Orioles, though certainly not an uncommon one in a rebuilding situation. They certainly could use Nate Karns, a strikeout pitcher...

The Orioles wrap up a three-game series and six-game homestand when they host the San Francisco Giants this afternoon. They went 1-2 against Detroit to start the homestand and are 1-1 in this series. They won 9-6 Friday night and lost 8-2 Saturday afternoon. The Orioles (18-40) became the first team to lose 40 games yesterday as they lost for the 11th time in the last 14 games. They've also lost 18 of 23, are 2-3 in interleague play and 8-22 at Oriole Park. San Francisco (23-34) is now 5-7 in...