The Orioles host the Yankees twice today at Camden Yards. It's a day-night doubleheader with games at 1:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. New York rallied for a 7-5 win in 10 innings last night at Oriole Park as Neil Walker and Luke Voit hit 10th-inning homers off Cody Carroll to break a 4-4 tie. The Orioles (37-91) have lost five in a row and this is their 10th losing streak of at least five games this year. They have four losing streaks of seven games or more and a nine-game streak is the longest of the...

So that is two bullpen meltdowns for the Orioles in the last two games. Their 'pen has allowed 10 runs in five innings over the last two games against Toronto and New York. The Orioles went ahead of the Yankees 4-2 in the seventh last night on Jonathan Villar's two-run homer but they lost 7-5 in 10 innings Gleyber Torres punched a two-run single into right against Mychal Givens in the eighth to tie it 4-4 and Cody Carroll allowed homers in the 10th to Neil Walker and Luke Voit as the Yankees...

NEW YORK - Davey Martinez was talking Friday afternoon about one benefit of his ever-changing bullpen: the ability to bring in one or two left-handers to matchup for one or two batters late in a game. That wasn't the case only a few weeks ago, when Sammy Solís was the only lefty used in that kind of situation (despite his reverse splits that showed he was more effective against right-handed batters) and Matt Grace was forced into a long-relief role. Now, since Solís was demoted to...

Hall of Famer Eddie Murray participated in the Players' Weekend last night by appearing at Camden Yards, which should be a more common occurrence with his new role as special advisor, and holding up a bright orange jersey when shown on the video board with "Steady Eddie" across the back. The fans ate it up, of course. First base coach Wayne Kirby chose Murray's name for his "thank you" patch on the sleeve of his jersey. Kirby was a longtime fan who later became a teammate with the...

The Orioles bullpen has had some good moments in recent games. But tonight will not be added to the list. The New York Yankees scored two in the eighth to tie the game and three in the 10th to win 7-5 over the Orioles at Camden Yards. The Orioles (37-91) have lost five in a row, seven of eight and 16 of the last 20 games. New York (80-47) has the second-best record in the majors, won for the 12th time in 17 games and is now 7-6 against the Orioles. O's right-hander Cody Carroll, traded from...

The Orioles are intent on becoming a faster, more athletic team as they move through the rebuilding process. Less reliant on the longball and better equipped to manufacture runs. It can't happen overnight, but manager Buck Showalter has the freedom to sprinkle speed into his lineups. Rookie Cedric Mullins led off again tonight, with Jonathan Villar batting second and John Andreoli hitting eighth. "Andreoli looks like he can run, too," Showalter said before the game. "We've got him...

NEW YORK - It was one thing when the Nationals were shut out Thursday afternoon by Aaron Nola and Pat Neshek. It was quite another thing when they did the exact same thing tonight against Jason Vargas, Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman. So much for any positive momentum to come out of their back-to-back, come-from-behind wins over the Phillies to begin the week. Since Ryan Zimmerman's dramatic walk-off homer Wednesday night, the Nationals have been shut out twice, capped by tonight's lifeless 3-0...

After a 1-5 road trip and an off-day, the Orioles begin a six-day, seven-game homestand tonight at Oriole Park. They are looking to break a four-game losing streak as they host the Yankees to start a series that includes Saturday's day-night doubleheader. Toronto will be in Baltimore starting Monday for a three-game series. While the Orioles are just 1-12 this season versus Toronto and 2-14 against Boston, they are 6-6 versus the Yankees. They won the season series in three straight years from...

Tonight's series opener against the Yankees provides reliever Zach Britton with a chance to visit friends and former teammates and at some point over the weekend receive an ovation from appreciative Orioles fans who didn't get the chance to honor him prior to the July 24 trade. Britton showed up at Camden Yards around 2:30 p.m. today and made his first walk to the visiting clubhouse. He knew its location but hadn't been inside of it until today. The first order of business, however, was...

NEW YORK - Though his return from the disabled list earlier this week raised some red flags, Stephen Strasburg will make his next scheduled start for the Nationals early next week. Strasburg, who returned from a month-long stint on the DL due to a neck injury and lasted only four innings against the Phillies with diminished velocity, threw a between-starts bullpen session this afternoon and emerged feeling well, according to manager Davey Martinez. Strasburg threw roughly 40 pitches during the...