The Orioles have brought in a veteran starting pitcher that could end their use of an opener and ease the burden on their bullpen. Right-hander Dan Straily, 30, has signed a major league deal with the Orioles, who created room on the 25-man roster by designating Rule 5 pick Drew Jackson for assignment. The Orioles can attempt to trade Jackson or offer him back to the Dodgers if he clears waivers. The Phillies selected Jackson in the Rule 5 draft and dealt him to the Orioles for international...

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde will post his lineup later today for the second home game of the 2019 season. Eyes will do a quick scan. From the media that passes it along and fans wanting to know whether Chris Davis is in it. Where Davis is slotted no longer sparks the most criticism from fans and draws the majority of questions from the press. He's been hitting seventh. He's been removed twice for pinch-hitters Renato Núñez and Hanser Alberto, guys who aren't established in the majors...

Juan Soto did not get extra-base hits or up his RBI total Thursday in the Nationals' 4-0 win at Citi Field against Mets flame thrower Noah Syndergaard. But he did something that was still very important to the offense. Soto walked once and scored two runs, going 1-for-3. Soto's walk led off the second inning, one of the best examples this season of the Nats manufacturing a run to take an early lead. Ryan Zimmerman walked to push Soto to second base. A wild pitched from Syndergaard moved Soto...

Considering the Orioles only have had a few players hitting, had rotation issues in the opening series, had bullpen issues the last two days and have played all seven games versus the American League East, a 4-3 start doesn't sound real bad. Yes, that sentence was probably way too long. The O's rotation had an ERA of 8.38 in the opening series at New York. But in the four games since, it has allowed two earned runs over 20 innings for an 0.90 ERA. But the last two days, the Baltimore bullpen...

NEW YORK - Stephen Strasburg is a flamethrower. At least, that's the mental image most folks have when they first think of the Nationals right-hander. They remember the way Strasburg lit up the radar gun as a rookie in 2010, and even after returning from Tommy John surgery the following year. Ask the casual observer how hard Strasburg throws his fastball, and the answer probably falls in the 96-98 mph range. Except that's not who he is anymore. After maintaining his elite velocity through...

Trey Mancini made only two starts in right field coming into the season, both as a rookie in 2017. He learned to play left after moving off first base. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wanted him to become more acclimated to right and expand his versatility on a club that prioritizes it. It's become more than just an experiment. Mancini has been the right fielder in four of the first seven games, with Dwight Smith Jr. hunkered down in left. "It feels good," Mancini said before yesterday's 8-4...

The cheering that accompanied Chris Davis down the orange carpet this afternoon in the Orioles' home opener had the same lasting power as a bubble blown through a wand. Fans lost patience again with the first strikeout and vented harder with the next two. They cheered his replacement, Hanser Alberto, who pinch-hit in the eighth inning in an 8-4 loss to the Yankees. The bubble burst. Alberto's single only sharpened the criticism toward Davis, who's 0-for-17 with four walks and 11...

A week into the season, the Yankees are already on Plan C at shortstop. Gleyber Torres played the position Thursday against the Orioles in the Camden Yards home opener. It worked fine. Torres, batting seventh, hit two home runs in the Yankees' 8-4 victory against the Orioles. His single in the eighth inning gave him a career-high four hits. The Yankees' standing-room-only injured list is the biggest story from the American League East's first week. The Yankees knew their regular shortstop,...

It was looking like there would be a good chance for a feel-good opening day at home for the Orioles. They were leading the Yankees 4-1 headed to the top of the sixth. But within a span of four batters the strong positive vibes hit a brick wall. Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres delivered his second homer of the game and it was huge. His three-run shot off Mike Wright turned a 4-2 Orioles lead into a 5-4 Yankees lead. New York went on to win 8-4 in front of a sellout of 44,182 at Oriole Park at...

Catcher Jesús Sucre set an outside target this afternoon with an 0-2 count on Gleyber Torres, the Orioles still holding a two-run lead with two outs in the sixth inning in their home opener. One more strike, one more out, and they could inch a little closer to their latest win. Mike Wright's 95 mph fastball tailed over the plate, moving up and in, and Torres didn't miss it. Contact was made and Sucre bolted out of his crouch, spun toward the home dugout and ripped off his mask. A chase...