The Orioles have won just one road series this year and it was in New York. They can sweep a two-game series this afternoon, winning another road series. And it's in New York. At Citi Field, the Orioles play the New York Mets. Baltimore won 2-1 last night as Alex Cobb gave up just two hits and one run over six innings. Three O's relievers followed him to the mound as Mychal Givens, Richard Bleier and Brad Brach combined with Cobb on a three-hitter and Brach gained his ninth save. The...

Bryce Harper leads all National League hitters with 18 home runs. That's a good thing. He's tied for 50th in hits. That's not such a good thing. Harper leads the NL in walks for the season, with 47. That's a good thing. Since May 1, he's tied for 60th with only nine walks. That's definitely not a good thing. Such is the odd nature of Harper's season to date. He continues to hit the ball out of the park as well as anybody. But he's not hitting singles or drawing walks the way he used to...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - Orioles reliever Darren O'Day will stay with Single-A Frederick and pitch again on Thursday in Potomac. He could be activated a few days later. O'Day walked three batters last night in two-thirds of an inning and was charged with three runs after he left the game. "He felt good," said manager Buck Showalter. "One of them (walks) wasn't. He's going to have at least one more outing. But he felt good. Obviously, his command was off a little bit, but he felt good. "He's...

FLUSHIHG, N.Y. - Chance Sisco, the other rookie catcher on the Orioles roster, is starting today against Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler. Mark Trumbo is in right field. Danny Valencia moves down to seventh in the order, one spot behind Chris Davis. Jose Bautista is 0-for-8 with six strikeouts against Dylan Bundy. Bundy is 2-1 with a 1.30 ERA and 0.894 WHIP in five day starts this season. Last night's win was the first for the Orioles in Queens since June 17, 2006 at Shea Stadium. The Mets have...

The Nationals are going to face something different today in their series finale against Tampa Bay. The Rays aren't sending a starter to the mound for the bottom of the first. They're sending an "opener." That would be Jonny Venters, a reliever who actually will start the game and pitch one or two innings before manager Kevin Cash then summons Ryan Yarbrough (a starter who will pitch five-plus innings of relief). This isn't exactly sweeping the nation, but the rest of the baseball world...

The Orioles have named Troy Scott as the club's Vice President of Ballpark Operations. Scott will oversee and coordinate the facility operation of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the accompanying B & O Warehouse and will drive the strategic and operational initiatives of the ballpark, including all ongoing security, event operations, and guest experience programs.Since 2013, Scott has served as the Vice President of Stadium Development and Operations for D.C. United Soccer, where he was...

The implementation of the slot bonus amounts, that began in the First-Year Player Draft a few years ago as part of a new collective bargaining agreement, means that teams can reach agreements very quickly with draft picks. The Orioles have done just that. The Orioles are very close to signing multiple draft picks they have selected in the first two days of the draft including their top pick, prep right-hander Grayson Rodriguez from Nacagdoches, Texas. The listed slot for the No. 11 pick is...

While the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is more than a month away, the minor league All-Star Games will be here before you know it. The low Single-A South Atlantic League is where the Delmarva Shorebirds play, and on Tuesday, three Shorebirds were named to the All-Star Game: outfielder Zach Jarrett, first baseman Seamus Curran and third baseman Trevor Craport. This year's South Atlantic League All-Star Game will be the 59th edition and will be held at First National Bank Field in...

Max Scherzer is the best pitcher in baseball right now, and he's accomplished things that other pitchers would only dream of ever touching. He has two immaculate innings, two no-hitters and a 20-strikeout game. He has three Cy Young Awards, and is the two-time incumbent winner in the National League. He looks to be well on his way to a third straight, and there's no question about it. Scherzer is crushing the National League in just about every pitching category, leading a dominant Nationals...

The first cheer came when his name was announced as part of the Rays' starting lineup. The next one came after a video tribute on the scoreboard at Nationals Park, with the crowd ultimately serenading him with the familiar "Wil-son!" chant as he squatted in the visitors' bullpen warming up Nathan Eovaldi. By the time Wilson Ramos came up to bat in the top of the second Tuesday night, the crowd of 32,165 rose to give the former Nationals catcher a prolonged ovation, which he acknowledged...