The Orioles are waiting to make their corresponding roster move for pitcher Dylan Bundy, who starts tonight against the Mariners if the rain subsides. Left-hander Donnie Hart would appear to be the obvious choice after replacing Mike Wright, who got the call as Bundy's replacement for a few days. But anyone sent down must remain off the roster for 10 days. The Orioles couldn't bring back Hart on Sept. 1, for example, when rosters expand. Manager Buck Showalter would like to keep his bullpen...

The Orioles removed Dylan Bundy from the bereavement list to make tonight's start. No corresponding move has been announced. Mark Trumbo is out of the lineup. He's 1-for-20 lifetime against Mariners right-hander Erasmo Ramírez. Craig Gentry is in right field and Seth Smith is the designated hitter. Welington Castillo stays behind the plate. Manny Machado is batting .312 (39-for-125) with eight doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 26 RBIs and 23 runs scored in 30 games against the American...

The Orioles are now accepting deposits on 2018 season ticket plans and fans who make a deposit will have an opportunity to purchase 2017 Postseason tickets. Fans who place a non-refundable $250 (for a 13-game plan), $500 (for a 29-game plan), or $1,000 (for a full season plan) per seat deposit on a 2018 Season Ticket Plan will be guaranteed the opportunity to purchase 2017 Orioles Postseason tickets before the general public. The deposit must be placed by Monday, September 25. Fans who place a...

The Nationals got a major boost last night from a pair of key players returning from injury, with Max Scherzer dealing on the mound and Jayson Werth homering at the plate. Tonight, they'll get another boost with the return of Trea Turner from the disabled list. Turner, who has been out exactly 60 days since taking a fastball off his right wrist, is finally good to go. He played in seven rehab games with Single-A Potomac and Triple-A Syracuse, and though he was only 2-for-21 with one walk and...

The Orioles played mediocre or worse baseball for several months, but in the last few days they have gotten hot and perhaps turned around their season. Back-to-back one-run wins over Boston and Seattle give the Orioles a five-game winning streak and put them a game over .500 at 66-65. They have not been over .500 since they were 31-30 June 11. Zach Britton, who got a 14-pitch save last night, talked about the Orioles trying to claim a playoff berth after they had losing records in May (12-16),...

Jonathan Schoop dropped an RBI single into right-center field last night that increased a lead the Orioles would hand back the next inning, recapture in the bottom half, pad the following inning, lose again the next inning and ... So much happened in a 7-6 win over the Mariners, including Chris Davis' tie-breaking double in the seventh, that Schoop's soft single no longer resonated. But it produced his team-leading 96th RBI and extended his record. Schoop's home run Saturday afternoon in...

The Nationals Dream Foundation dedicated its second Legacy Field on Monday, introducing Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez Field at the newly renovated Little League diamond at Mason District Park in Annandale, Va. The first Legacy Field, in Washington, D.C, was named Ryan Zimmerman Field. Zimmerman brought his wife Heather and their daughter to Monday's ribbon-cutting event to honor Rodríguez. "You see the kids. My wife actually grew up right down the street. Her parents still live here,"...

Two of the Nationals' biggest stars returned to the lineup Monday night and sent another signal to the rest of the division that they are still the team to beat in the National League East. Max Scherzer pitched seven innings and allowed one run, while Jayson Werth crushed a two-run shot in his second at-bat in nearly three months as the Nats rolled past second-place Marlins 11-2. Werth slammed the two-run homer in the fourth inning. On a 3-2 pitch, Werth launched the homer down the left field...

Orioles pitchers gave up just four runs in three games in Boston. Tonight, Chris Tillman allowed that many by the fourth inning. If the Orioles were going to win tonight, the bats would need to come up big. And the bats did that as the Orioles scored runs in five of six innings from the second through the seventh. They beat Seattle 7-6 at Oriole Park to pass the Mariners in the hunt for the second AL wild card spot at 66-65 to Seattle's 66-66. The Orioles are over .500 for the first time since...

The Orioles finally are reminded of how it feels to be on the other side of .500. Chris Davis doubled to score Trey Mancini in the seventh inning and break a tie, and the Orioles held on for a 7-6 victory over the Mariners before an announced crowd of 15,106 at Camden Yards. Adam Jones hit the 250th home run of his career, and the Orioles improved to 66-65 with their fifth straight win and sixth in the last seven games. They're above .500 for the first time since June 11. The Orioles also...