Today's scheduled game between the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Saturday, July 13. The first game of the doubleheader on July 13 will begin at 1:05 p.m. ET, and the second game will begin as scheduled at 7:05 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on MASN and on the Orioles Radio Network, including the flagship station 105.7 The Fan. Separate admission is required for each game. Tickets...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals added yet another significant position player to the injured list today, with Matt Adams now off the active roster due to what for now is being called a left shoulder strain. Michael A. Taylor, meanwhile, remains on the active roster even though he underwent an MRI this morning on his left wrist after jamming it into the turf trying to make a diving catch in center field Saturday night. Not that the Nationals have any more players who could be summoned from the...

he Washington Nationals recalled infielder Jake Noll from Triple-A Fresno and placed first baseman Matt Adams on the 10-day Injured List with a left shoulder strain on Sunday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Noll, 25, joins the Nationals after hitting .387 (12-for-31) with three doubles, four RBI, three walks and three runs scored in his last seven games with Triple-A Fresno. He hit safely in all seven games, including four...

Orioles pitcher Alex Cobb is in Baltimore and has been inside the clubhouse the past two days. He played chess after last night's game. As updates go, that's about it. Except that the discomfort may not be restricted to Cobb's back. Cobb remains on the injured list with a lumbar strain, the move retroactive to April 27, and his only baseball activity consists of some light flat-ground throwing to keep his arm in shape. Manager Brandon Hyde said Cobb is having his back and hip...

PHILADELPHIA - It's an absolute mess in South Philly today. In every possible way. The weather is terrible. The traffic is terrible because of the nearby Broad Street Run. There's a Sixers playoff game across the street at 3:30 p.m. And then there's the Nationals roster. For now, the Phillies say they're going to try to get this game in, though it won't start on time at 2:05 p.m. The Nats, meanwhile, haven't put out a lineup yet because they're waiting for MRI results on Matt Adams'...

Today's scheduled Orioles-Tampa Bay Rays game has been rained out. The contest will be made up on July 13 at Oriole Park as part of a split-admission doubleheader with games at 1:05 and 7:05 p.m. Read on for the earlier game blog notes had we had a game today, and feel free to leave any O's questions/comments here through the afternoon. We're back here Monday night when the Orioles host Boston. The Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays wrap up a three-game series that has featured two shutouts the past...

Joey Rickard and Richie Martin return to the Orioles lineup for today's series finale against the Rays. Jonathan Villar is playing second base and Hanser Alberto has moved to third. Rio Ruiz is on the bench. Stevie Wilkerson is 6-for-14 with four RBIs and three runs scored in his last four games, but he isn't in today's lineup. Dwight Smith Jr. is 12-for-29 (.413) in 10 career games against the Rays, who are sending opener Ryne Stanek to the mound if the weather permits. For the Orioles...

PHILADELPHIA - So, about the state of the Nationals roster ... Everyone inside the visitors' clubhouse was aglow last night following a 10-8 win over the Phillies that defied logic, but the reality of the situation also had to set in at some point. This team is decimated by injuries right now, and two more players joined the club during this game. Matt Adams and Michael A. Taylor each departed by the fourth inning with injuries. Adams jammed his left shoulder diving into first base to complete...

At a time when teams are scrambling to get their starting pitchers to complete six innings, a complete game is becoming very rare. And one on under 100 pitches sounds almost impossible. But it happened at Wrigley Field Friday when the Cubs beat their rival, the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0. Right-hander Kyle Hendricks pitched a four-hitter on just 81 pitches. That is known in the game as a "Maddux," as in something Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, but not many others, could do. Throw a shutout on under...

PHILADELPHIA - They are underachieving, there is no question of that. Their bullpen remains a mess, and their lineup is now in shambles, with regulars dropping like flies and even their backups falling victim to injury. They have dug themselves into a hole in the highly competitive National League East, and they're going to face a devil of a time trying to climb their way out of it, given the state of the roster and the daunting schedule that awaits them. But let's pause for just a moment and...