Manager: John Gibbons (11th season) Record: 60-70 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: DH Kendrys Morales (21 HR, 53 RBIs), 1B Justin Smoak (19 HR, 61 RBIs), RF Randall Grichuk (18 HR, 45 RBIs), RHP Ken Giles (6 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 12-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 27: RHP Sam Gaviglio (3-6) vs. RHP David Hess (2-8), 7:05 p.m., MASN Aug. 28: LHP Thomas Pannone (1-0) vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m., MASN Aug. 29: RHP Ryan Borucki (3-3) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (4-15), 7:05 p.m., MASN Inside the Blue...

It is certainly not a showcase of two contenders, but for a few hours tonight, the Orioles will be in a national spotlight when they host the New York Yankees. The game will be shown nationally on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles are 13-18 all-time in ESPN Sunday games. The Birds will need a win tonight to avoid being swept in four straight by the Yankees. The clubs split their first 12 meetings this season before New York won here Friday night...

NEW YORK - At 10:51 p.m. Wednesday, Ryan Zimmerman launched a drive to right-center field that - thanks to a replay review reversal - gave the Nationals a walk-off win over the Phillies. Eighty-eight hours and one minute after that uplifting moment, Trea Turner scampered home from third base on Juan Soto's groundout to first, pumped his fist and was welcomed back to the dugout with high-fives and smiles. The streak was over. After 32 consecutive zeroes on the scoreboard, the Nationals finally...

Rookie Cedric Mullins is on the bench tonight as the Orioles try to prevent the Yankees from sweeping them in a four-game series for the first time at Camden Yards since 2003. Jonathan Villar is leading off and Craig Gentry is batting second and playing center field. Adam Jones and Tim Beckham return to the lineup after sitting out Game 2 last night. Jace Peterson is in left field and Caleb Joseph is catching. The Orioles haven't announced a roster move, but they were making arrangements...

NEW YORK - Davey Martinez was thinking about sitting one of his left-handed-hitting star outfielders for today's series finale at Citi Field. But not necessarily the one who actually is on the bench this afternoon against the Mets. Despite consideration to giving Juan Soto his first day off since July 4, Martinez instead sat Bryce Harper, who has been dealing with an illness over the weekend. Harper also is 0 for his last 11 at the plate, putting at least a temporary halt to his second-half...

NEW YORK - Will the Nationals score a run today? That it has come to this is quite a statement on where things currently stand for this ballclub. Since Ryan Zimmerman's dramatic, walk-off homer Wednesday night against the Phillies, the Nats have come up to bat 27 times. And 27 times they have failed to score a run. As you know, this is the first time in club history they've been shut out three straight games. So that's the task facing today's lineup, which doesn't include Bryce Harper (not...

Maybe the New York Yankees just got tired of hearing about the Orioles beating them six out of 12 times when this series began. They stormed back to beat the Orioles in 10 innings Friday night and then bashed five homers in two wins on Saturday. The Yankees have won the first three in this series by 7-5 (10), 10-3 and 5-1 scores. Before we lament the fact that New York has scored 22 runs and bashed eight homers in this series, the Orioles scored just four runs in two games yesterday. Their...

NEW YORK - Adam Eaton had not been in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Mets since Aug. 1, the day he slid hard into second base and wound up injuring Phillip Evans. (Evans suffered a non-displaced plateau fracture of the left tibia and remains on the disabled list 3 1/2 weeks later.) And given Mets manager Mickey Callaway's reaction to the play a day later - "I think the guy slid in late, and I think his hand actually came off the bag," Callaway said, adding: "We have an injured...

The curious case of Dylan Bundy gets reexamined today as he readies for his latest start to close out the four-game series against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Bundy went 3-0 with a 1.98 ERA and 0.988 WHIP in four June starts. Opponents batted .186/.255/.289. He surrendered only two home runs compared to 13 in his six May outings. Bundy found his stride and built his case for being the staff ace. And then July and August happened. Bundy has lost five of six decisions and allowed 40 earned runs...

It was a night where Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner was getting in a lot of trouble, but he was minimizing the damage. But against struggling right-hander Sonny Gray, the Orioles didn't do any damage. The Orioles were nearly shut out for the 13th time as they lost 5-1 to New York, which sweeps the day-night doubleheader. The Yankees can sweep a four-game series here on Sunday night. The Yankees scored in the first inning in both games today. Tonight, Brett Gardner smoked the first pitch...