The second series of the homestand concludes today with the Orioles starting another rookie, right-hander David Hess, for his first career outing against the White Sox. Hess is back in the rotation after being put in the bullpen to provide insurance as a long reliever. It's done out of necessity with Alex Cobb pushed back due to the blister/cut on his right middle finger. Hess has worked a combined nine innings in his last two starts, the most recent on Sept. 8 at Tropicana Field, and allowed...

An injury-riddled and struggling Orioles rotation got a shot in the arm tonight. It came from the right arm of Yefry Ramírez. He put together his best start since he threw five scoreless July 14 in Baltimore against the Rangers. But would he or the team get a win out of it? Chicago White Sox right-hander Reynaldo López made that a no. He's been pitching well lately, and that sure carried over tonight as the White Sox beat the Orioles 2-0 in front of 23,266 at Oriole Park. Chicago won an...

So it had to be pretty cool tonight when Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins sat at a Camden Yards press conference to recognize the Orioles' 2018 minor league award winners. Mullins won Player of the Year, taking home the Brooks Robinson Award. And Brooks was there looking on in the second row. The Hall of Famer met Mullins in person for the first time today. No. 5 met No. 3. "I know he can play center field, just depends on how he's going to hit," Brooks said. "I saw him hit that...

The Orioles rotation remains very much in flux with 15 games remaining. The Orioles don't know for sure if or when Alex Cobb and/or Andrew Cashner will start again, and Luis Ortiz left last night's game with an injury. Right-hander David Hess will re-enter the rotation for tomorrow's start, and Yefry Ramírez pitches tonight, but it's rather up in the air after that. Manager Buck Showalter said "potentially" when asked if the Orioles have enough pitchers on the roster right now to make...

ATLANTA - Jeremy Hellickson wanted to get an opportunity to close out his season on a high note. That won't happen now after the right-hander re-injured his right wrist, not by pitching but by hitting in the top of the fourth this afternoon at SunTrust Park. Disappointed as they were to see Hellickson go down again, though, the Nationals couldn't help but be encouraged by what they saw from Jefry Rodriguez, the right-hander who took over on the mound and made another strong case for inclusion...

Adam Jones is batting third tonight and playing right field for the Orioles, and hot-hitting Trey Mancini is the designated hitter. Tim Beckham returns to the lineup at shortstop while Jonathan Villar moves back to second base. DJ Stewart is in left field and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Yefry Ramírez is making his first start since Aug. 19 in Cleveland, when he allowed seven runs and seven hits and walked five batters in three innings. He moved to the bullpen for his next four...

ATLANTA - Jeremy Hellickson's return from a sprained right wrist lasted only three innings after the Nationals pitcher appeared to reinjure the wrist while batting. Hellickson, making his return one month after he hurt himself bracing for a fall while covering the plate following a wild pitch, looked perfectly healthy on the mound during his three innings against the Braves. He allowed one unearned run (though that was a result of his own throwing error on a pickoff attempt) on two hits and...

With losses in seven of eight and 11 of the last 13 games, the Orioles (42-105) host the Chicago White Sox tonight in the second game of a three-game series. Chicago scored seven runs in the first five innings last night in an 8-6 win over Baltimore. Trey Mancini put the Orioles on the board with a solo home run to lead off the second inning. He homered again in the fourth inning, another solo shot. This was Mancini's first multi-homer game of 2018 and the fifth of his career. He hit his 22nd...

ATLANTA - Not that he has needed any motivation to get himself excited for every game he's played this season, but Juan Soto couldn't help but notice the fellow phenom left fielder across the field from him Friday night and feel a little extra motivation. "Yes," the Nationals 19-year-old said when asked about facing Braves 20-year-old Ronald Acuña Jr. "It feels pretty good. That's how you compare - you and me - and see who can do that there and who can do that, you know? I feel pretty...

Manager: John Gibbons (11th season) Record: 67-82 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Justin Smoak (24 HR, 75 RBIs), OF Randall Grichuk (23 HR, 54 RBIs), DH Kendrys Morales (21 HR, 57 RBIs), RHP Ken Giles (22 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 12-4 Pitching probables: Sept. 17: LHP Ryan Borucki (3-4) vs. TBA; 7:05 p.m., MASN2Sept. 18: RHP Aaron Sanchez (4-6) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (8-14); 7:05 p.m., MASN2Sept. 19: RHP Sam Gaviglio (3-8) vs. TBA (0-1); 7:05 p.m., MASN Inside the Blue Jays: Toronto...