Manager: Joe Maddon (4th season) Record: 66-48 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 2B Javier Báez (25 HR, 88 RBIs, 19 SB), LF Kyle Schwarber (20 HR, 48 RBIs), 1B Anthony Rizzo (17 HR, 74 RBI), 3B David Bote (.338), RHP Pedro Strop (2.74 ERA, 8 SV) Season series vs. Nationals: 0-0 Pitching probables: Aug. 10: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (5-2) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (8-9), 2:20 p.m., MASNAug. 11: RHP Tanner Roark (6-12) vs. LHP Jon Lester (12-4), 4:05 p.m., MASNAug. 12: RHP Max Scherzer (15-5) vs. LHP...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - While the buzz continues surrounding Triple-A center fielder Cedric Mullins and his anticipated arrival in Baltimore, perhaps on the upcoming homestand, maybe as early as the weekend, Joey Rickard is fighting to hold onto his roster spot. He's gotten used to it, his minor league options always placing him on the bubble. But give him more games against the Rays and he'd become immovable. Plucked from Tampa Bay's organization in the 2015 Rule 5 draft, Rickard appears to...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Adam Jones is out of the Orioles' lineup tonight for the usual reason at Tropicana Field or Rogers Centre in Toronto. Manager Buck Showalter wanted to get Jones off the artificial surface and allow him to rest his legs. It's become a common practice. "We kind of talked about that long before we came in here," Showalter said. "We talked about it before we came here for the series. This is one of the places, really a lot of wear and tear on his legs here. "He'll be...

In a game they had to win, left-hander Gio Gonzalez dug down deep to deliver a convincing seven-inning gem as the Nationals split their series with the second-place Braves, 6-3. The win for the southpaw snapped a personal seven-game losing streak dating back to May 28 at Baltimore. Gonzalez allowed only a second inning Nick Markakis solo shot and walked one over those seven frames, striking out three, and scattering five other hits. The Nats enjoyed RBIs from six different players in their...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles conclude their road trip tonight with Adam Jones out of the lineup. Joey Rickard is playing center field and batting eighth. Jace Peterson is leading off and playing right field. Jonathan Villar moves down to third in the order. Austin Wynns is catching. David Hess gets another chance to solidify a spot in the rotation. His ERA is up to 6.41 after he allowed five earned runs (seven total) in 3 1/3 innings in Texas. Hess has made two starts and one relief...

When the Orioles play the series finale tonight at Tropicana Field versus the Rays, they have a chance to get a rare road series win. The Orioles have played 18 road series on the season, winning just three, going 3-13-2. After splitting the first two games in this series, tonight's winner will take two of three. The Orioles lost in walk-off fashion 4-3 on Tuesday night. Last night Trey Mancini's two-run double in the ninth provided a 5-4 win. The Orioles won a road series April 5-8, taking...

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez allowed a solo homer to Nick Markakis that led off the top of the second inning. The Braves have managed at least one base hit each inning, but to Gonzalez's credit, he wiggled out of those threats to allow just one run through three frames. Braves right-hander Aníbal Sánchez pitched two innings, allowing only one base hit from Trea Turner, a single in the first. But he was replaced by Wes Parsons to begin the third. The right-hander made his major league debut...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Major League Baseball is holding another "Players' Weekend" on Aug. 24-26, and one of the perks is the unveiling of more nicknames that will appear on the backs of game jerseys. The Orioles made so many trades last month, fans need a program to learn the real names. But they can take a break and maybe learn a little more about the personalities. Infielder Tim Beckham is "Swaggy," dropping the "T" that accompanied it last year. Infielder Danny Valencia is...

In the early morning lineup submitted for Thursday's afternoon finale between the Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, Bryce Harper was slated to bat cleanup. But less than a half an hour after that lineup was posted, a new lineup was set with Harper scratched and Michael A. Taylor inserted to play center field and bat seventh. "We thought he was going to be OK," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "He's out there trying to get loose this morning and it just wouldn't get loose. Pretty...

Following a pair of losses to the second-place Atlanta Braves, the Nationals are again in must-win mode to try to get away to Chicago with a split of the four-game series. The Nats won the first game of the doubleheader Tuesday 8-3, and with a win in the nightcap and a potential Arizona win, the club could have been just four games out of first place in the National League East. But since that moment the Phillies went 1-2 and the Braves 2-0, so the deficit is back up to six games. The Nats need...