After the latest Orioles loss, pitchers Alex Cobb and Zach Britton held themselves accountable for their shortcomings, which led to their team's 56th defeat of the season. That was admirable and not surprising, coming from that veteran duo. The frustrating part for players and fans alike is that the Orioles constant stream of losses keeps providing players plenty of opportunities to fall on the sword. Last night a potential feel-good win turned into a loss when Britton suffered a blown...

The bond between bullpen mates in baseball is stronger than steel beams. When one reliever is hurt, they all hurt. The Orioles are taking it literally, however, as injuries spread throughout the group. Closer Zach Britton makes an impressive comeback from right Achilles surgery and Richard Bleier undergoes a season-ending procedure to repair a Grade 3 tear in his left lat muscle. As the club tries to navigate around the void he left, Darren O'Day reinjures his hamstring and is gone for an...

Chris Davis came through and Zach Britton didn't. These are different times in Birdland. Davis' homer provided an eighth-inning lead that Britton gave back in the ninth. It led to a loss in the 11th as Seattle beat the Orioles 8-7 at Camden Yards. The Mariners can sweep a four-game series with a win on Thursday afternoon. Shortstop Jean Segura led off the 11th with a double off Mychal Givens. One out later, Kyle Seager singled off Donnie Hart to put runners on the corners. Denard Span's sac...

The Orioles tried the power approach tonight and took an early lead. They manufactured two runs to again surge ahead. They put a ball on Eutaw Street in the eighth inning to claim their third lead of the game. Home runs and hustle. But nothing they tried was going to stop the losing. Chris Davis' three-run shot over the flag court in right field looked like the game-winner before Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer off Zach Britton in the ninth for a 7-7 tie that pushed the game past regulation....

The Orioles have lost the first two games of their series with Seattle by 5-3 and 3-2 scores. Tonight, the clubs meet at Oriole Park in the third game of a four-game series. The Orioles have scored just eight runs on 18 hits and have gone 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position over the past three games. They have scored three runs or less in five of their past seven games. The Orioles have homered in 10 straight games, hitting 16 in that time. That is their second longest homer streak of the...

Dylan Bundy is confident that his next start will come July 6 in Minnesota and that his sprained left ankle won't push him further down the rotation. "Yeah, absolutely," he said this afternoon. "We've got a plan going forward and we've got two work days in there to make sure it's all right, so just take it day by day, I guess." Bundy suffered the injury while rounding third base during Saturday's game in Atlanta. He knew immediately that something was wrong, though the severity of the...

Manager: Gabe Kapler (1st season) Record: 42-36 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: LF Rhys Hoskins (43 RBIs), CF Odúbel Herrera (.298, 13 HR, 45 RBIs), 1B Carlos Santana (46 RBIs), 2B César Hernández (.264, 12 SB), 3B Maikel Franco (38 RBIs), RHP Aaron Nola (9-2, 2.58 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-3 Pitching probables: June 28: RHP Tanner Roark (3-8) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (9-2), 7:05 p.m., MASN2June 29 RHP Erick Fedde (0-3) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (4-6), 7:05 p.m., MASN2June 30: RHP...

Jayson Werth always insisted he could play well into his 40s, that as a late bloomer who didn't become a big league regular until his late 20s and someone who was big into nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, he was uniquely positioned to continue his playing career beyond the norm. And no doubt Werth still believed that deep in his heart when he went out to Tacoma two months ago to play for the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate. There were three factors, however, Werth couldn't...

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette indicated that Double-A Bowie pitcher Hunter Harvey will remain shut down following today's visit with Dr. James Andrews. Andrews examined Harvey's right shoulder and Duquette said, "It needs a little more time." "But evidently he's feeling pretty good," Duquette added. The interest in shortstop Manny Machado continues to pick up as the industry gets closer to the non-waiver trade deadline. Duquette confirmed that it's increased since the...

After he made a pretty solid first impression in a short time frame last week, infielder/outfielder Steve Wilkerson rejoined the Orioles today. He is expected to be activated before tonight's game with Seattle. Wilkerson had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk last Tuesday when the Orioles played in Washington. The next night, he made his major league debut as a ninth-inning defensive replacement. Then, in the series finale a week ago tomorrow, he made his first major league start and...