There were loud outs and three solo home runs, the last ball reaching Eutaw St. on the fly. Chris Tillman didn't spend today's game fooling the Indians, but he turned in his most impressive start in four tries. A small victory while still in search of his first win since last May. Tillman fell short of a quality start by definition after Yonder Alonso's 414-foot, two-out shot in the sixth. But today marked his longest outing and his ERA dropped from 11.91 to 9.87. A shutout only would have...

It's been an abysmal start to the 2018 season for the Orioles, and that could even be a massive understatement. In a year that seemed so crucial at the start with so many key cogs in the organization potentially moving on in the near future, the Birds have yet to take flight. It's something that has led many to look ahead, giving up hope of a postseason berth in 2018 before Memorial Day even hits. With organizational uncertainty, the Orioles have done few things to set themselves up for some...

LOS ANGELES - They beat Clayton Kershaw. Now the Nationals have a chance to take this weekend series with another win tonight at Dodger Stadium. And they'll have Stephen Strasburg on the mound leading the way. Strasburg has enjoyed some significant success against the Dodgers in his career. In seven starts versus Los Angeles, the right-hander has surrendered more than two earned runs only once. And he had two dominant outings last season against L.A. The Nationals go up against a lefty for the...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter won't broadcast a player's availability to the opposing team. He's proceeding today as if Trey Mancini could be used off the bench after the left fielder jammed his right knee into the brick wall last night while chasing a foul ball. "Trey's sore today, got a couple sutures last night, had a CT scan just to make sure we knew everything we were dealing with," Showalter said. "That was the good news. I think it is what it is, so we'll see about his...

The Orioles have won back-to-back games just once this season. They beat the Yankees on April 5-6 at Yankee Stadium. A win today over Cleveland and they would double that total. The Orioles (6-14) host Cleveland (9-8) at Camden Yards in Game 2 of a four-game series and 10-game homestand. Baltimore won 3-1 last night behind right-hander Dylan Bundy. Today, Chris Tillman is set to make his fourth start. The right-hander has faced three teams that made the playoffs last season in his first three...

We often hear Orioles manager Buck Showalter say that for a pitcher sometimes less is more. He is usually referencing velocity with that comment. That seems to be the case right now for left-hander Tanner Scott, who was recalled to the big leagues for the second time this season yesterday. Scott has a fastball that can touch 100 mph and did last year in the big leagues, when he got into two games in September. He made his big league debut Sept. 20 vs. Boston and his first two major league...

Trey Mancini said his right knee is swollen and he's having difficulty flexing the leg, which suggests that he's probably unavailable for today's game against the Indians at Camden Yards. Mancini underwent a CT scan to confirm that he hadn't suffered any structural damage. He has a couple of sutures in the knee to close the gashes he sustained last night while sliding into the brick wall in foul territory. "It's really sore today," he said. "Just four inches or so under the wall that...

Trey Mancini is out of the Orioles lineup today after injuring his right knee last night in the eighth inning. Craig Gentry is leading off and playing left field. Mancini banged the knee against the brick wall in foul territory while attempting to make a sliding catch. He received a couple of stitches after undergoing an x-ray. Another update is coming later today. Pedro Álvarez continues to bat second as the designated hitter and rookie Chance Sisco stays behind the plate. Among American...

LOS ANGELES - Though he was the clear winner of Friday night's vaunted showdown with Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer wasn't exactly in peak form for the Nationals. The reigning back-to-back National League Cy Young Award winner allowed only one run over six innings and emerged with the win in the Nats' 5-2 victory over Kershaw and the Dodgers, but he found himself pitching out of jams all night, with a heavy workload. Los Angeles put at least one runner in scoring position in five of...

LOS ANGELES - Ballplayers don't like to make a big deal out of any one individual game, especially the 20th game of a 162-game season. There are, however, exceptions, and Max Scherzer versus Clayton Kershaw certainly qualified. Only 12 times before in major league history had two pitchers with three Cy Young Awards apiece gone head to head, none in the last dozen years. So even the principal participants tonight were willing to concede they had some extra juice when they took the...