The Orioles may shut down closer Zach Britton for the last 10 games of the season due to lingering concerns about his knee. Britton underwent his exit physical and team orthopedist Dr. Michael Jacobs will discuss the results of an MRI with manager Buck Showalter before the club makes a decision. Surgery isn't considered a possibility at the moment. Showalter said whatever is causing the discomfort should "heal itself" in the offseason. Britton continues to wear a brace on the knee, as he's...

Manny Machado and Tim Beckham are missing from the Orioles lineup for tonight's game against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Machado is sick and may not be available. Manager Buck Showalter will discuss the statuses of both players later today. Rookie Austin Hays is leading off. J.J. Hardy is at shortstop and Ryan Flaherty is at third base. Adam Jones stays in the lineup after an X-ray on his right hand last night came back clean. Trey Mancini is batting second. The Orioles haven't scored in the...

ATLANTA - They may not have a realistic shot at surpassing the Dodgers for the National League's best record, but the Nationals do still have a realistic shot at something else before the season is over: the best record in franchise history. The 2012 club, which went 98-64, currently holds that title. The 2017 club currently sits at 91-59. So in order to set the record, the Nats need to go 8-4 the rest of the way. They'd need to go 9-3 to get to 100 wins. The process continues tonight with...

The Baltimore Orioles and OriolesREACH are once again joining manager Buck Showalter, his wife, Angela, and KidsPeace to host a Halloween-themed race to benefit children in foster care. The eighth annual Trick-or-Trot 5K/1-Mile Walk 102916_KidsPeace5k_0191will start and end at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, October 28. Halloween costumes are encouraged and prizes will be awarded to the first three male and female finishers, the first masters' finishers, and age group winners. There...

The Baltimore Orioles and OriolesREACH are once again joining manager Buck Showalter, his wife, Angela, and KidsPeace to host a Halloween-themed race to benefit children in foster care. The eighth annual Trick-or-Trot 5K/1-Mile Walk 102916_KidsPeace5k_0191will start and end at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, October 28. Halloween costumes are encouraged and prizes will be awarded to the first three male and female finishers, the first masters' finishers, and age group winners. There...

On the last episode of the District 34 podcast, Byron and I were counting down to the Nationals clinching their second straight division title. Well, on Sept. 10, they did (with some help from the Braves) to secure the team's fourth National League East crown in six seasons and a spot in this year's playoffs. To start this episode, we recap the celebration that took place at Nationals Park that day and what this division championship means for the Nats, Dusty Baker and Washington, D.C. as a...

As the 2017 season is winding down, what looked to be a fun race for the postseason is now a disappointing finish that came up short. This team has flaws. The offense is inconsistent, at times the defense is shaky and the bullpen, while being good overall, has let us down here and there. But you know exactly what I left out because it's the most obvious: the Orioles need better starting pitching. I know I don't even need to bring up any league-wide statistics to prove my point here. It's...

ATLANTA - From the moment he made his debut with the Nationals in 2015, Trea Turner seemed destined to one day set the club record for stolen bases in a single season. All the lightning-fast infielder needed were enough time and enough at-bats to break Alfonso Soriano's record 41 steals in 2006. Turns out Turner didn't even need that much time or that many at-bats to do it. On Tuesday night, in only his 88th game of the season, Turner matched and then surpassed Soriano's mark. He stole 42...

For the second night in a row, the Orioles lost in 11 innings to Boston. They lost once when scoring eight runs and once when allowing just one run. They were 12-2 in extra-inning games heading into this series. It was tough to lose when their starting pitcher threw as well as Kevin Gausman did last night. He pitched eight scoreless allowing just three singles to a Boston team that is leading the American League East by three games. Gausman pitched his seventh scoreless start of 2017, his fifth...

The Orioles will need to go 8-2 over their final 10 games to avoid their first losing season since 2011. They're only 1 1/2 games ahead of the last-place Blue Jays in the American League East. I could bore you with details of the wild card chase - the Orioles remain 5 1/2 games behind the Twins - but the focus should be on smaller gains. Don't end up in the cellar. Try to claw back to .500. Don't waste eight runs from the offense and eight shutout innings from the starter on consecutive...