Well, Oriole magic can happen even in the early morning hour of a Wednesday. With the Orioles down to their last out, Manny Machado hit a walk-off two-run homer off right-hander Dellin Betances as the Orioles stunned the New York Yankees 7-6 in the ninth inning at Camden Yards. They rallied from a 6-1 deficit to win. Betances made a big mistake. He walked Tim Beckham with two outs and none on in the ninth. That gave Machado an at-bat and he would follow with his second homer of the night for...

MIAMI - Stephen Strasburg has faced 134 batters over his last six starts. Only two of those batters have driven in runs. Way back on July 17 in Cincinnati, Eugenio Suárez hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second against Strasburg. And then Aug. 19 in San Diego, Yangervis Solarte belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the first. But that's it. Those are the only three runs Strasburg has surrendered in his last 36 innings. And he hasn't surrendered any in his last 26 innings,...

MIAMI - Stephen Strasburg once again dominated an opposing lineup. And once again appeared to deal with a cramp in his right calf, cutting short a start that could've turned into another gem. Strasburg tossed six scoreless innings, extending his now club-record streak of consecutive zeros to 26, before departing with a recurrence of the leg cramp that knocked him out of a start in Houston two weeks ago. No matter, because the Nationals bullpen closed out a 2-1 victory over the Marlins to move...

MIAMI - Max Scherzer says he's on track to make his next scheduled start. Scherzer, who had to leave Saturday night's start in Milwaukee with a bruised left calf, was able to throw pitches off flat ground this afternoon with no issues. That was his first such attempt since getting hurt on the comebacker from Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw. Scherzer said he now plans to throw a regular bullpen session Wednesday afternoon, which would put him in line to start this weekend against the...

Tonight's Orioles-Yankees game will not start on time. As of about 6:40 p.m. it was raining steadily at Oriole Park and the tarp is on the field. No start time was announced and we'll keep you posted when we hear any updates. Earlier today, the Orioles announced that Single-A Delmarva lefty Alex Wells has been named their minor league Pitcher of the Year, winning the Jim Palmer Award. The 20-year left-hander from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia finished 11-5 with a 2.38 ERA for the...

The Orioles selected outfielder Austin Hays' contract from Double-A Bowie today and designated left-hander Jayson Aquino for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster. Hays will wear No. 18. Aquino went 1-2 with a 7.43 ERA in four games (two starts) with the Orioles. He was 3-10 with a 4.24 ERA in 21 starts with Triple-A Norfolk. In case you missed it, here's what I wrote earlier today about Hays' promotion. Meanwhile, the Orioles' grounds crew unrolled the tarp around 5 p.m. today in...

MIAMI - It wasn't all that much - a 10-minute light game of catch in shallow right field - and there are plenty more significant hurdles Bryce Harper will need to cross before he is close to returning to the Nationals lineup. But given the violent leg injury he appeared to sustain 3 1/2 weeks ago, even this minor step was an important accomplishment for the recovering Nationals star. "It's very encouraging," manager Dusty Baker said. "You see him doing light baseball activities, you know...

The Orioles' Chris Davis is the club's 2017 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, the most prominent individual player award bestowed by MLB. The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a player from each club who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. "It is definitely an honor," Davis said this afternoon. "For as long as I can remember it's...

The Orioles won't wait to start outfielder Austin Hays' service clock. Hays is headed to Camden Yards to join the Orioles, according to multiple sources. They'll need to place him on the 40-man roster. The organization figures to choose Hays as its minor league Player of the Year after he batted a combined .329/.365/.593 with 32 doubles, five triples, 32 home runs and 95 RBIs in 128 games. Hays appeared in 64 games with Single-A Frederick and batted .328/.364/.592 with 15 doubles, three...

Major League Baseball today announced that Ryan Zimmerman was named the Washington Nationals' 2017 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, the most prominent individual player award bestowed by MLB. The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a player from each MLB Club who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. Each Club nominates one current...