The Orioles took a break from scoring runs today to claim infielder Renato Núñez off waivers from the Rangers. He's joining the team on Tuesday, leading to another roster move before they open a two-game series against the Phillies. The Rangers designated Núñez, 24, for assignment on Friday after he went 6-for-36 with a double and home run over 13 games. He's spent parts of the last three seasons with the Athletics and Rangers, going 11-for-66 (.167) with two home...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter apologized this morning for his late arrival to the daily media briefing. He's had a busy day. Showalter didn't want the roster moves revealed until the arriving players reported to Camden Yards. Outfielder Joey Rickard and left-hander Donnie Hart walked through the doors and the transactions were official. Rickard appeared in two games with the Orioles on April 28-29 and went 1-for-5 with three walks and two runs scored. He's batting .301/.424/.462 in 27 games...

The Orioles optioned pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis to Triple-A Norfolk and outfielder Anthony Santander to Double-A Bowie prior to today's game against the Rays. As replacements, left-hander Donnie Hart and outfielder Joey Rickard have been recalled from Norfolk. Rickard is starting today in right field. Santander lost his Rule 5 status yesterday and will play left and right field at Bowie. The Rays are starting left-hander Blake Snell today and the manager Buck Showalter wanted another right-handed...

The Orioles split a doubleheader with Tampa Bay on Saturday and have taken two of three in this series. As the teams meet in the series finale today, a win by the Orioles would give them two straight series wins for the first time in 2018. The Orioles took the opener 6-3 yesterday behind right-hander David Hess. They lost the nightcap 10-3 as their pitchers allowed 12 hits and seven walks. The Orioles gave up 10 or more runs for the seventh time. In the second game, Baltimore (12-28) saw a...

Right-hander Austin Voth only came up for a 24-hour period a couple of weeks ago. He did not get into that game on April 29, but expect to see Voth again in a Nationals uniform this season. The starter has built himself to a point in his young career to be an extremely valuable asset to the Nats. Nats director of player development Mark Scialabba said Voth's dedication to getting stronger in the offseason has positively affected his pitching repertoire and his ability to strive towards the end...

PHOENIX - More from Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks to help tide you over before the Nationals' series finale on Sunday Night Baseball ... * When Stephen Strasburg was giving up frozen-rope singles and then plunking opposing batters in the bottom of the first, all with a fastball that was registering only 92-93 mph, a few red flags went up in the Nationals dugout. It didn't help when everyone could see the right-hander massaging and stretching out his neck a few times. "We...

In Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader, the Orioles used three homegrown pitchers to beat the Tampa Bay Rays with right-hander David Hess getting his first major league chance and making the most of it. Even though he was pitching on three days' rest, and even though he gave up a three-run homer to Rays' Matt Duffy in the first inning, Hess didn't buckle under any pressure and he showed some talent and poise out there. It was a day that Hess (round 5, 2014), Tanner Scott (round 6, 2014) and...

Dylan Bundy gets another chance today to look like his old self instead of the newer version that's been scuffling and gaining national attention for the wrong reasons. Bundy didn't record an out in his last start against the Royals. He became the first pitcher in the modern era to allow four home runs in a game without retiring a batter. Opponents have hit nine home runs off Bundy in his last three starts after collecting only one in his first five. His ERA over that period has climbed from...

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb allowed single runs in the first four innings tonight as Tampa Bay beat the Orioles 10-3 to split a doubleheader at Camden Yards. The Orioles fall to 12-28 and have lost nine of 14, 20 of 27 and 22 of their last 30 games. They are 4-2 on this nine-game homestand. Tampa Bay improves to 16-21 and ended a five-game losing streak. The Orioles won 6-3 in the opener as right-hander David Hess won his major league debut. He went six innings and held Tampa Bay scoreless...

Alex Cobb retired seven batters in a row tonight when the rain picked up in intensity and the tarp was unrolled. Play was halted at 7:37 p.m. The Orioles' momentum was stopped right after Trey Mancini's leadoff home run. The Orioles didn't collect another hit before the game was delayed with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. They had only one baserunner, with Mancini drawing a two-out walk in the third. One pitcher didn't control them. Starter Matt Andriese worked the first three...