NEW YORK - Trey Mancini is at first base today and Chris Davis moves to the bench against Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery in the series finale in the Bronx. Craig Gentry is playing left field and Danny Valencia is the designated hitter. Anthony Santander stays in right field. For the Orioles Trey Mancini 1B Manny Machado SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Adam Jones CF Danny Valencia DH Tim Beckham 3B Anthony Santander RF Craig Gentry LF Caleb Joseph C Mike Wright Jr. RHP

NEW YORK - The Orioles found another fresh arm for their bullpen today, recalling left-hander Tanner Scott from Triple-A Norfolk and optioning pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis to the Tides before today's series finale against the Yankees. Yacabonis was recalled yesterday and allowed three runs in the seventh inning. Scott worked two scoreless innings on Friday, which eliminated him from consideration yesterday. He allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two in Norfolk's season-opening game against...

After a disastrous appearance Thursday that was capped by a grand slam, Brandon Kintzler vowed to get back to throwing his bread-and-butter pitch (sinker) instead of the off-speed pitch (slider) he inexplicably relied too much on that afternoon. The good news about Kintzler's return to the mound Saturday: He threw only one slider among the 15 pitches he threw during the top of the seventh. The bad news: He still gave up two runs to the Mets, turning the Nationals' 2-1 lead into a 3-2 deficit...

NEW YORK - A day after manager Buck Showalter said he had five relievers that he didn't want to use, we're going to find out just how quickly a bullpen can heal a few weeks into the season. Another roster move could be on the horizon. Showalter and executive vice president Dan Duquette met after yesterday's game. Vice president Brady Anderson also is in New York. Left-hander Richard Bleier has been used in the last two games and Showalter really wants to stay away from him today. The other...

When the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds began a new season on Thursday, the other Buck started his career as a minor league manager. Buck Britton, the older brother of Orioles closer Zach Britton, is the Shorebirds' first-year manager. An O's 35th-round selection in the 2008 draft, Britton had a nine-year playing career in the minors. He moved into the coaching ranks last season when he was Delmarva's hitting coach. In his second year as a non-player, he begins his first as a minor league...

Anthony Rendon didn't say a word - "I don't think my mouth even opened to chew gum," the mild-mannered Nationals third baseman said - but it was his actions and not his words in the third inning of today's 3-2 loss to the Mets that caught plate umpire Marty Foster's ire. When Foster saw Rendon step out of the batter's box after Steven Matz's 2-1 curveball up in the zone was called a strike, he told Rendon "we gotta play, you gotta get back in there," according to crew chief Joe West,...

NEW YORK - The leash was a little longer today for Orioles starter Chris Tillman, who took the mound less than 24 hours after the Orioles played 5 hours, 20 minutes and needed 14 innings to win their second consecutive game. At 84 pitches through the fifth and with the score tied, Tillman came back out for the sixth and retired only one batter while the Yankees took a two-run lead. He faced five batters and allowed a walk, single sacrifice fly and two more singles - the last a blooper from...

They kept their composure during three straight losses. By the fourth, the Nationals couldn't hold back their frustration any longer. Particularly with an umpire with a healthy strike zone on a cold afternoon in the District. Today's 3-2 loss to the Mets, in which the tying and go-ahead runs were scored off reliever Brandon Kintzler in the top of the seventh, leaves the Nationals with an even .500 record through eight games. More concerning, it leaves them 2 1/2 games behind New York in the...

For all his mild-mannered appearances in interviews, Davey Martinez has insisted all along he can get riled up with the best of them when he gets upset. And he just proved it in the bottom of the third inning at Nationals Park. Moments after Anthony Rendon was ejected following a borderline strike three call by plate umpire Marty Foster, Martinez came storming out of the dugout and earned the first ejection of his managerial career, tossing his cap and kicking dirt on the plate in a show that...

NEW YORK - Manny Machado isn't going to stop playing shortstop beyond this season and he won't stop hitting in this series. Machado's two-out, two-run double off Yankees starter Sonny Gray in the top of the third inning tied the score 2-2. He reached base six times last night with two home runs, two singles and two walks. It must be the hair. Pedro Álvarez, whose grand slam last night in the 14th inning gave the Orioles a 7-3 lead, drew a leadoff walk against Gray. Trey Mancini singled...