ANAHEIM, Calif. - Pitching six days after his best start of the 2018 season, Chris Tillman tonight had his worst. The Los Angeles Angels scored five runs off the right-hander in the last of the first and knocked him out two batters into the second inning as they routed the Orioles 12-3 at Angel Stadium. Albert Pujols went 1-for-4 tonight with a two-run double in the second and he ended the night at 2,999 hits. His chase to become the 32nd player in major league history to get 3,000 hits will...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Now what? That question can be pinned on so many different lapels. But I was referencing Chris Tillman, who followed up his seven scoreless innings by retiring only three batters last night in Anaheim and being charged with seven runs. Tillman's ERA is up to 9.24 and the Orioles have the option of skipping him with Monday's off-day. Otherwise, they can push everyone back again, as they did after the rainout. Or they take more drastic measures. Fans were blowing up Twitter...

As he entered from the bullpen and took the mound with one out in the top of the eighth Thursday afternoon, Sean Doolittle knew two things to be true: 1. He was going to need to record five outs to earn the save and seal a Nationals victory over the Pirates. 2. Before he could even think about the final three outs, he was going to need to pitch his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth. Which made for an interesting mind game for Doolittle in his first multiple-inning save opportunity in...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter today was asked to weigh in on Chris Davis' postgame comments after last night's 10-7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. For the second night in a row, the Orioles had little offense until the ninth inning, when they scored five runs. Davis said the team needs to become less reliant on homers to consistently score. "I felt like we kind of singled them to death in that last inning," Davis said last night. "That has to be our approach, day in and...

Manager: Bob Melvin (8th year) Record: 15-16 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 2B Jed Lowrie (.346/.399/.614 qurg 8 HR, 30 RBIs), LF Khris Davis (7 HR, 23 RBIs), 3B Matt Chapman (6 HR, 15 RBIs), SS Marcus Semien (13 RBIs), RHP Trevor Cahill (1-1, 3.00 ERA), RHP Blake Treinen (5 saves, 1.2( ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (3-4 in 2017) Pitching probables: May 4: RHP Andrew Cashner (1-4) vs. RHP Daniel Mengden (2-3), 10:05 p.m., MASN2 May 5: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-2) vs. RHP Trevor...

Pedro Álvarez is starting at third base tonight and Mark Trumbo is serving as the designated hitter as the Orioles try again to win a road game outside the Bronx. Chris Davis has moved up to fifth in the lineup. Jace Peterson is starting at second base after last night's pinch-hit, three-run triple. Chance Sisco is back behind the plate after his collision with Alvarez. The Angels are starting right-hander Jaime Barria, a 21-year-old rookie who's 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.429 WHIP in two...

Fans are invited to attend the first "Yoga at The Yard" at Oriole Park on Saturday, June 16, featuring a special postgame yoga session on the field following the 4:05 p.m. ET game against the Miami Marlins. A limited number of ticket packages are available for purchase, which will include a ticket to the game, along with access to the exclusive postgame yoga session, and an exclusive Orioles yoga mat. Baltimore-based nonprofit Holistic Life Foundation, an organization committed to nurturing...

Manager: Gabe Kapler (1st season) Record: 17-13 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Odúbel Herrera (.337 with .392 OBP), 3B Maikel Franco (.261 with 23 RBIs), OF Aaron Altherr (.207/.305/.390), RHP Jake Arrieta (3-1, 3.49 ERA), RHP Hector Neris (5 saves, 3.00 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (8-11 in 2017) Pitching probables: May 4: RHP Nick Pivetta (1-1) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-2), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 5: RHP Vince Velasquez (1-4) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (2-2), 4:05 p.m., MASNMay...

Time was when 61 pitches through 5 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball wouldn't prompt anyone seated in a bullpen to so much as stretch his legs. These, however, are different times. Teams across the sport are pulling their starters - especially fourth and fifth starters - before they have a chance to face an opposing lineup the third time through, no matter how effective and how efficient they've been to that point. And the Nationals are now one of those teams. Especially when Jeremy...

The Nationals brought the power again in the series finale against the Pirates, winning 3-1 thanks to home runs from Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman. For Turner, it was only his second homer of the season. It was a big hit for the shortstop, who has had his first 30 games of the season highlighted by his walk rate and stolen bases. Turner's two-run shot got the Nats on the board against Pirates starter Trevor Williams, 2-0 in the sixth.t Turner went 1-for-4 on the afternoon, but his batting...