Closer Zach Britton had his bags packed for tonight's drive to Triple-A Norfolk, where he was supposed to begin his injury rehab assignment Wednesday night. However, the weather forecast may create an unexpected detour. Britton might join Single-A Frederick in Wilmington, Del., instead of pitching for the Tides. The Orioles are finalizing the decision and how it could impact his schedule. Sitting at his locker earlier today, Britton said he'd likely pitch twice at Norfolk before the Orioles...

The low Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds got off to a roaring start and thanks in large part to the performance of their starting rotation. A couple of those starters, Michael Baumann and Zac Lowther, have been promoted to high Single-A Frederick, clearing the way for left-hander Cameron Ming. Ming, 22, was selected by the Orioles in the 14th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Arizona. With the likes of guys like Brenan Hanifee, Baumann and Lowther on the...

BALTIMORE - Jeremy Hellickson's two months as an Oriole late last summer were, to put it bluntly, not good. You can't sugarcoat a 6.97 ERA in 10 starts. Hellickson's first two months as a National, however, have been nothing short of brilliant. You can't describe a 2.13 ERA in seven starts any other way. Tonight, Hellickson gets a chance to show Baltimore how far he's come. Which isn't to say another dominant start is a given. This is a hitter's ballpark, and especially so with the...

The Orioles are changing leadoff hitters again, with Jonathan Schoop batting first tonight against Nationals right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. Trey Mancini is on the bench. He hit .272/.339/.427 in March/April and is batting .198/.281/.327 in May. He's 1-for-17 in his last four games and 6-for-53 in his last 13. Jace Peterson is in left field. Chris Davis is batting cleanup. He's 11-for-30 (.367) with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs lifetime against Hellickson. Adam Jones is batting...

The depth of evil and inhumanity found in "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" is so deep that it could not be fiction - no one would believe it. David Grann is an investigative reporter, a staff writer for the New Yorker and an author. He approaches this work to tell us what happened at the turn of the 20th century to the Osage and their new-found wealth. As always, the U.S. government kept pushing the Native Americans anywhere the white man didn't want...

Manager: Aaron Boone (1st season) Record: 35-17 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 2B Gleyber Torres (26 RBIs), SS Didi Gregorius (35 RBIs), 3B Miguel Andújar (.290), RF Aaron Judge (15 HR, 40 RBIs), DH Giancarlo Stanton (11 HR, 29 RBIs), LHP Aroldis Chapman (12 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-3 Pitching probables: May 31: RHP Sonny Gray (3-4) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (2-6), 7:05 p.m., MASNJune 1: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (6-2) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-4), 7:05 p.m., MASNJune 2: RHP Domingo...

We are now less than a week from the First-Year Player Draft. The Orioles have the No. 11 pick in round one and they have two other selections in the top 100, with picks at No. 37 and No. 87. Major League Baseball has set the Orioles' allotted total pool for signing their picks in the first 10 rounds at $8,754,400, the 13th highest amount of any club. The allotted amount to sign the No. 11 overall pick is $4,375,100. This will be Gary Rajsich's seventh draft as Orioles director of scouting....

BALTIMORE - Anthony Rendon knows a thing or two about trying to thrive in the major leagues after getting rushed through the minor leagues. The Nationals third baseman accrued only 326 plate appearances over 79 minor league games in 2012 and early 2013 before getting his first promotion to Washington. It was a fast track, to be sure, but Rendon also had three seasons at Rice (an elite Division I program) on his resume and was nearly 23 when he made his debut for the Nationals. Which is why...

I'm never going to obsess over a pitcher's won-loss record due to all the factors that are out of his control. The lack or abundance of run support. Exceptional or poor play in the field. Blown holds and saves. Whether the manager is giving a long or short leash. However, I'll bring it up here because three Orioles were found yesterday in the cluster of starters tied for second in defeats behind the Marlins' José Ureña (0-7). Alex Cobb was 1-6 with a 7.32 ERA and 1.93 WHIP in eight...

BALTIMORE - For all his big-picture success in seven seasons with the Nationals, Gio Gonzalez is never going to earn praise for his consistency. The left-hander's erratic performance from start to start - sometimes even from inning to inning - can drive anyone mad. Here's a dirty little secret for anyone who still feels that way about Gonzalez, though: He has become one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball over the last two seasons. Consistently good. Today's outing during the...