The Orioles and Yankees will not start on time today. There is a message on the scoreboard that reads: "Ladies and gentlemen, the start of today's game is being delayed by the threat of inclement weather. We are monitoring the national weather service reports and will keep you advised of an expected start time as soon as possible. We thank you for your patience and understanding." Orioles starting pitchers have recorded a season-best four consecutive quality starts. Right-hander Kevin...

Orioles Managing Partner Peter Angelos issued the following statement on the death of longtime Orioles scout Bruce Kison, who passed away last night. "Our entire Orioles family is deeply saddened to learn of Bruce Kison's passing. For nearly two decades, Bruce played an integral role in all aspects of our organization as a pitching coach, a scout, and a trusted advisor. Bruce will be remembered for his tremendous work ethic, professionalism, and personality, as well as his dedication to the...

The Orioles will observe a moment of silence before today's game to honor longtime major league scout Bruce Kison, who passed away early this morning. Kison was diagnosed with bone cancer shortly after retiring over the winter. He was 68. Manager Buck Showalter spoke earlier today about how much Kison looked forward to the next phase of his life and the opportunity to go fishing, one of his passions that had been neglected during his nearly 50 years in baseball. Kison joined the organization...

Ask Orioles righthander Mike Wright Jr. why he was throwing 88 to 91 mph fastballs in April and now is throwing 95 and last night touched 97 and he's not sure of the answer. "Nope. Not at all. But this is the best my arm has felt in a very long time," he said this afternoon. "I just hope that continues and this velo stays. Yesterday I threw all four pitches just like I did as a starter and they were all good. Every day is a different day and some days one pitch might feel better than...

Orioles closer Zach Britton needed only eight pitches last night to induce three ground balls for outs during his rehab outing at Double-A Bowie. He joked later that it took longer to arrange for the postgame spread. Britton has thrown twice during his assignment and is scheduled to pitch Tuesday and Thursday for Triple-A Norfolk in Columbus. He'll go back-to-back games on June 11-12. The Orioles will determine whether he's ready to come off the disabled list or needs another rehab...

ATLANTA - It doesn't rank with the back-to-back Cy Young Awards he owns, but the back-to-back National League Pitcher of the Month awards Max Scherzer now owns could help his cause to win a third straight Cy Young. Scherzer was named NL Pitcher of the Month for May this afternoon, this honor coming on the heels of his comparable award following an equally dominant April. The Nats ace went 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA and 63 strikeouts in six starts in May, numbers deemed by voters to be better than the...

Following a month in which he went 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA (10 ER/40.2 IP) and 63 strikeouts against just 10 walks, Nationals right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for the second consecutive month on Saturday. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network. Scherzer, 33, led the National League in strikeouts (63) and strikeouts per 9.0 IP (13.94) in May. He also ranked in the top three in the National League in opp. OBP (2nd, .238), WHIP...

Joey Rickard gets a turn today as Orioles leadoff hitter for their game against the Yankees. Rickard is in right field against Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka. Danny Valencia is playing third base. Mark Trumbo continues to bat cleanup. Chris Davis moves down to seventh. Kevin Gausman started against the Yankees on April 6 in the Bronx and allowed two runs in five innings. He's 7-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 23 games (17 starts) against the Yankees. Brett Gardner is 14-for-42 (.333) with three...

ATLANTA - The Nationals have scored two runs in this series and have been shut out on four total hits over the last 15 innings. That's not good. This is a lineup that, given the injuries and young players filling in on a regular basis, has been very hit-or-miss over the last month. It'll need to swing back into the hit category today if these guys want to avoid a third straight loss to the first-place Braves. On paper, the matchup against Brandon McCarthy looks like a better one for the...

ATLANTA - Some odds and ends to get you going on this Saturday morning before the Nationals and Braves return for a 4:10 p.m. game at SunTrust Park ... * The bottom of the seventh last night, in which the Braves scored all four of their runs, obviously was the decisive inning of the game. How rare, though, was that outburst against Stephen Strasburg? Extremely. Though many longtime fans will recall how Strasburg used to struggle in Atlanta, the right-hander had completely reversed that...