In the span of three innings last night, the Orioles saw two Rule 5 pitchers make their major league debuts. And they did fine, as Nestor Cortes Jr. and Pedro Araujo combined to allow one run over three innings in the Orioles' 6-2 loss to Minnesota. A 23-year-old lefty, Cortes pitched at three levels on the Yankees farm in 2017, reaching Triple-A. He went a combined 7-4 with a 2.06 ERA and was an Eastern League All-Star at Double-A Trenton. He came on in the sixth, and two walks and a single...

CINCINNATI - Brian Goodwin got to be a part of some significant moments last year, the first time the young outfielder was on a big league roster for an extended stretch. He led off two games for the Nationals with home runs. He gave his team late leads with clutch hits. He made the postseason roster. When asked Saturday where his ninth-inning grand slam during the Nats' 13-7 win over the Reds would rank among career highlights, though, Goodwin couldn't come up with anything better. "It's...

If you're playing starting time bingo, your card is going to fill up in a hurry. First pitch on opening day at Camden Yards was scheduled for 3:05 p.m. Last night's game was set for 7:05 p.m. Today's series finale begins at 1:05 p.m. - 30 minutes earlier than past Sunday home games. The Orioles travel to Houston next week for a three-games series with starting times of 7:10 p.m., 8:10 p.m. and 2:10 p.m. EDT. They play four games in New York, with the opener set to begin at 6:35 p.m. Seven...

On a night when the Orioles got just three hits - none in the first seven innings - their starting pitcher gave up three home runs. That was a not a good combination as Minnesota beat the Orioles 6-2 at chilly Camden Yards. Making his Orioles debut tonight, right-hander Andrew Cashner gave up the trio of homers. Over five innings he allowed six hits and five runs (four earned) on 79 pitches. Not once last year did he yield three homers in a game and he only had two games among 28 starts in...

The Orioles followed a dramatic 11th-inning walk-off home run on opening day by almost being no-hit tonight by the Twins. Kyle Gibson handled the first six innings, walking five batters and throwing 102 pitches. Ryan Pressly retired the first five batters he faced, but he walked Manny Machado with two outs in the eighth and Jonathan Schoop grounded a single up the middle on the next pitch, an 89 mph slider that got through the infield and drew an ovation for what remained of an announced crowd...

In the chill of Camden Yards on Saturday night the question became: Would the Orioles be no-hit here again in the second game of the season? It first happened on April 4, 2001 when Boston's Hideo Nomo did it. They were not, although the Minnesota Twins came within four outs of a combined no-hitter in beating the Orioles 6-2 in front of 17,763. Jonathan Schoop's two-out clean single to center in the eighth ended the no-hit bid. They ruined the Twins' shutout when Tim Beckham hit a two-run...

Three pitches from Andrew Cashner tonight and his first strikeout with the Orioles was in the books. Three batters into the game and he allowed his first home run. There would be more strikeouts and more home runs for Cashner over five innings, and an unsuccessful debut in front of the home crowd. Cashner was charged with five runs (four earned) and six hits, with two walks, five strikeouts and three home runs. He threw 79 pitches, 53 for strikes. Rule 5 pick Nestor Cortes Jr. made his major...

Manager: AL. Hinch (4th season) Record: 3-1 Who to watch (2017 stats): 2B Jose Altuve (.346, 32 steals), CF George Springer (34 homers), SS Carlos Correa (84 RBIs), 3B Alex Bregman (39 doubles), RHP Justin Verlander (15-8, 3.38 ERA), RHP Ken Giles (34 saves, 2.30 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (5-1 in 2017) Pitching probables: April 2: RHP Chris Tillman (1-7, 7.84 ERA in 2017) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (14-7, 3.62 ERA in 2017), 7:10 p.m., MASNApril 3: RHP Mike Wright Jr. (0-0, 5.76...

CINCINNATI - Adam Eaton thought he had already experienced the emotional high point of his return from reconstructive knee surgery two weeks ago when he played in his first Grapefruit League game in West Palm Beach, homered and then motioned to his pregnant wife and young son in the stands. Little could the Nationals outfielder have known what still awaited him this afternoon at Great American Ball Park. It's not just that Eaton went 5-for-5 with 10 total bases during a 13-7 thumping of the...

After the walk-off win in the 11th on opening day, followed by Friday's off day, the Orioles resume their 2018 season tonight at Camden Yards. They host the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a three-game series. Right-hander Andrew Cashner makes his official Orioles debut at 7:05 p.m. With Texas in 2017, he went 11-11 with a 3.40 ERA. He had a groundball rate among starters that ranked ninth in the American League at 48.6 and he tied for 11th in the league with 18 quality starts. He was...