Orioles reliever Darren O'Day received a second opinion today on his injured hamstring and is considering whether to undergo surgery that likely would end his season. O'Day is headed to the 60-day disabled list, which opens a spot on the 40-man roster. An MRI revealed a Grade 2 tear of the hamstring, which doesn't always require a surgical procedure. Pitchers Jimmy Yacabonis and Yefry Ramirez will be optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Yacabonis will start July 3 for the Tides and Ramirez will...

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals have gotten into a habit of doing virtually nothing at the plate for much of a ballgame and then trying to mount a furious rally late. That strategy worked once (Sunday night at home against the Phillies) but has failed several other times (most recently Thursday night here at Citizens Bank Park). So perhaps they'll see if they can generate something a little earlier tonight. Some changes to the lineup tonight: Adam Eaton is back in there as promised, leading off...

Adam Jones and Tim Beckham are back in the Orioles lineup tonight for their series opener against the Angels at Camden Yards. Chance Sisco is catching again. Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter and he's batting fourth. Chris Davis, who's homered in back-to-back games, is batting fifth. Danny Valencia is in right field. Colby Rasmus isn't in the lineup against right-hander Felix Pena Rookie David Hess will try to get back on track tonight. He's allowed five runs in each of his last three...

Earlier this week, Jayson Werth publicly acknowledged his baseball career is over, failing to specifically use the word retirement, but effectively ending his playing days. After the Nationals decided not to offer him a contract, Werth signed a minor league pact with Seattle in March to attempt to earn his way back to the majors. Unfortunately, nagging injuries and mediocre statistical performance was baseball's way of telling him his playing days were finished. Werth had a fascinating career,...

The Orioles' offensive struggles in 2018 are well documented. We all know that this club has had a tough time scoring runs. That's putting it lightly. The Birds rank 29th in runs this season. Their team batting average also ranks 29th and they are the only offense in baseball with a negative Wins Above Replacement. These rankings seems like a dramatic fall from where the club was just a few seasons ago. The 2014 AL East champion O's offense ranked fifth in baseball in WAR (26.7) and led...

If you are a fan of a baseball team team that is 34 games under .500, 1-15 in its last 16 home games and has been swept nine times in series of three or more games, you take good news anywhere you can get it. In their latest loss Thursday afternoon to Seattle, two young right-handed pitchers showed some promise for the Orioles. They'll have to settle for that after being swept four in a row by the Mariners. Drafted in the 13th round in 2013 out of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia,...

The Orioles are expected to make more adjustments to their pitching staff after another extra-inning game yesterday that required Jimmy Yacabonis to cover the first four and Yefry Ramirez to follow with five scoreless. Ramirez didn't have to shut out the Mariners for five innings, but he went the extra mile in regulation. It's always a guessing game with an off-day on the horizon - the next one arrives on Monday - and the unpredictable nature of a team that's slipping deeper into evaluation...

PHILADELPHIA - First things first, and the first thing everyone noticed about Tanner Roark when he took the mound Thursday night was the major alteration he made to his facial hair. Having sported a thick beard for several years now, the right-hander suddenly showed up with a mustache and sharp-angled sideburns, a look best described as a parody of a style popular in the 1970s. What, exactly, was Roark's inspiration? "I don't know," he said, before going on to explain. "I told (pitching...

PHILADELPHIA - Davey Martinez wasn't afraid to admit it. "We've got some pretty big games coming up, some teams that are doing really well," the Nationals manager said this afternoon. "What I'd really like for them to see is to kind of play with a sense of urgency. This is a time right now where we can make up some ground and do some good things for ourselves." It's the final weekend of June, and there's still half a season of baseball to be played. But the Nats, surprise residents of...

Manager: Mike Scioscia (19th season) Record: 41-41 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: CF Mike Trout (.320 with 23 HR, 91 hits); SS Andrelton Simmons (.313 with 36 RBIs, 82 hits); LF Justin Upton (17 HR, 44 RBIs); 1B Albert Pujols (12 HR, 74 hits); LHP Tyler Skaggs (6-5, 2.69 ERA); RHP Blake Parker (9 saves, 3.29 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 3-0 Pitching probables: June 29: RHP Felix Peña (0-0) vs. RHP David Hess (2-4), 7:05 p.m., MASNJune 30: LHP Tyler Skaggs (6-5) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner...