BOSTON - The numbers didn't lie. Mookie Betts was 12-for-29 against Orioles starter Kevin Gausman heading into tonight's game. He led off the bottom of the first inning with a sharp single into left field. J.D. Martinez was 4-for-7 against Gausman. He drove a splitter into the center field seats. The lopsided nature of the inning also held true, along with the Orioles' futility on the road. Gausman couldn't get out of the fifth inning or stop the Red Sox from running wild, David Price went...

Manager: Dave Roberts (3rd season) Record: 17-26 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: 3B Justin Turner (.462, 5 RBIs), 1B Cody Bellinger (6 HR, 19 RBIs), C Yasmani Grandal (.278 with 7 HR, 26 RBIs), LHP Alex Wood (0-4, 3.35 ERA), RHP Kenley Jansen (3.57 ERA, 6 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-1 Pitching probables: May 18: RHP Ross Stripling (0-1) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (7-1), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 19: LHP Rich Hill (1-2) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (2-3), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 20: LHP Alex Wood (0-4) vs. RHP...

BOSTON - Orioles manager Buck Showalter explained today's roster move, with catcher Andrew Susac recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and Caleb Joseph optioned to the Tides, as being "best for everybody concerned." Susac is in tonight's lineup and Joseph will be reporting to Norfolk after batting .182/.203/.325 in 24 games and going 4-for-19 throwing out runners attempting to steal. He also had four errors and two passed balls. "Andrew has been doing well," Showalter said. "Caleb, I think,...

After allowing just two runs over 16 1/3 innings his past two starts, does Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman stay on a roll tonight? He'll try to pitch the team to a win in the opener of a four-game series at Boston that is the beginning of an 11-game road trip versus the Red Sox, White Sox and Rays. In his first two starts this season, Gausman had a 8.00 ERA, but over his past six he is 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA. Over 42 innings in that span, he's allowed 37 hits with nine walks and 34...

BOSTON - As Andrew Susac sets the target tonight for Kevin Gausman, he'll be making his first start in a major league game since Aug. 12, 2017 with the Brewers. He received six more at-bats spread over six games in September, his only hit coming in his final plate appearance on Sept. 30 in St. Louis. Susac wasn't expecting the Orioles to recall him. He found out late last night and grabbed a flight to Boston. "Kind of out of nowhere," he said this afternoon while standing outside the...

The Orioles will host "Birdland Social," a Social Media Night event on Tuesday, June 26, prior to the 7:05 p.m. ET game against the Seattle Mariners. The exclusive pregame party will take place on the center field Roof Deck with many of the Orioles' social media followers. The event will include a question-and-answer session with Orioles reliever Richard Bleier (Instagram: @RichardBleier), hosted by Orioles public address announcer Ryan Wagner (Twitter: @rwags614). "I am excited to...

The immediate reaction to Thursday's news of Matt Wieters' hamstring surgery was to wonder how quickly Mike Rizzo will be on the phone in search of another catcher. Those phone calls undoubtedly will occur, but don't count on any major moves being made within a matter of days. In all likelihood, the Nationals won't be in a position to acquire a catcher until later this summer. That's partly just a fact of the way the baseball industry works. Significant trades are tough to pull off in May...

BOSTON - The Orioles have made a surprising change to their 25-man roster today, optioning catcher Caleb Joseph to Triple-A Norfolk and recalling Andrew Susac to replace him. Susac is in tonight's lineup against the Red Sox. Joseph broke camp as the projected starter behind the plate, but rookie Chance Sisco has been kept busy by appearing in 30 games. Joseph has played in 24 and is batting .182/.203/.325 with four doubles, two triples, one home run and three RBIs in 77 at-bats. He's thrown...

Matt Wieters had surgery Wednesday to repair his left hamstring, the Nationals announced today, a major procedure that figures to sideline the veteran catcher until at least late in the season, if not through the remainder of the season. The Nationals offered no timeline yet for Wieters' recovery, saying only that they "will provide more information when Matt returns to Washington, D.C. and is evaluated by our medical staff." Hamstring surgery, though, is a major procedure and typically only...

The postponed game between the Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, May 15, has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 12, at 6:05 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast on MASN2 and on the Orioles Radio Network, including flagship station 105.7 The Fan. Eutaw Street Gates A and H will open at 4:00 p.m., while all remaining gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Parking lots will open at 2:30 p.m. Tickets and parking for the May 15 game will be automatically honored for the makeup game on July 12. No...