Trey Mancini continues to bat cleanup for the Orioles while Mark Trumbo is on the disabled list and the opponents keep starting left-handers. Mancini is nestled between Jonathan Schoop and Chris Davis as the Orioles begin their four-game series against the Tigers, who are sending Matthew Boyd to the mound. With an infield hit and double last night, Mancini raised his season average to .302 with a .351 on-base percentage and .524 slugging percentage. He's collected seven hits in his last 18...

It is probably obvious, but as the non-waiver trade deadline approached on Monday, one group that didn't necessarily want the Orioles to look to the future is the current group of players. Some players have told me that they would have understood if the team had started to look to the future. The Orioles were seven games under .500 about two and a half weeks ago. But even after a long stretch of losing baseball, the players insisted they could still make a playoff push. Executive vice...

Mark Trumbo threw today on the field and soon will be cleared to take batting practice and go on a short injury rehab assignment as he nears a return to the active roster. The Orioles still seem confident that Trumbo will be ready to come off the disabled list when he's eligible on Wednesday in Anaheim. "First time felt pretty much pain-free today," said manager Buck Showalter. "He'll start with some trunk and rotational stuff. Hopefully, headed toward BP and stuff soon. Try to work it out...

If you follow F.P. Santangelo during MASN broadcasts or on social media, you know he isn't afraid to give you an inside look into his life in and out of the broadcast booth. He caught up with Joe Heim of the Washington Post for a Q&A on an array of topics, including covering the Nationals, adjusting broadcast styles and bringing personal insights from his seven years in the majors. The energetic broadcaster continues to show his love for the D.C. area, as well as the players he closely...

The Orioles begin a four-game series tonight against the Tigers with a chance to return to .500 for the first time since June 29. Manager Buck Showalter is breaking out his right-handed lineup against Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd, with Craig Gentry in left field, Joey Rickard in right and Trey Mancini as the designated hitter. Tim Beckham continues to bat sixth as the shortstop. The rotation has allowed three earned runs in the last 35 2/3 innings, lowering its ERA from 5.98 to 5.65....

Manager: Joe Maddon (3rd season) Record: 57-50 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 3B Kris Bryant (.274/.388/.511 with 20 HR, 47 RBIs), 1B Anthony Rizzo (.263/.392/.523 with 26 HR, 70 RBIs), C Wilson Contreras (.276/.347/.508 with 18 HR, 65 RBIs), RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 3.80 ERA), RHP Wade Davis (2.43 ERA, 22 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-2 Pitching probables: Aug. 4: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Kyle Kendricks, 2:20 p.m., MASN Aug. 5: RHP Edwin Jackson vs. RHP John Lackey, 2:20 p.m., MASN...

So, with an impressive three-game sweep of the hottest team in the league, the Orioles seem to have pumped some big-time life into their 2017 season. While they are still an under-.500 team at 53-54, they are now just 2 1/2 games back for the second American League wild card spot. It no longer looks out of reach and they still have 55 games to play. Their rotation, which once looked like it was going to set team records for being historically bad, suddenly has taken a turn for the better. In...

Sean Doolittle made his major league debut on June 5, 2012, entering from the Athletics bullpen with two outs in the top of the fifth to face Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz. Doolittle, who had been drafted as a first baseman out of the University of Virginia, had converted to a pitcher only one year prior to his debut and made only 17 pitching appearances in the minors before suddenly finding himself on the mound at O.co Coliseum. Given those circumstances, Doolittle did what any smart rookie...

MIAMI - The Nationals' ever-changing bullpen appears destined for another change after Enny Romero had to leave tonight's loss to the Marlins with a forearm strain that manager Dusty Baker said likely will send the left-hander to the disabled list. Pitching the sixth inning in what was a blowout loss to Miami, Romero faced four batters, allowing a run. He said he felt the tightness in his forearm after throwing a changeup to Giancarlo Stanton, then attempted one more fastball after that....

Chris Tillman will be facing the Tigers tonight on five days' rest with Jeremy Hellickson joining the rotation and no one coming out of it. This can be construed as good and bad news, based on track records and history. Let's start off in a positive direction. Tillman is 6-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.023 WHIP in nine career starts against the Tigers over 58 2/3 innings, and he was on the mound for Game 1 of the 2014 American League Division Series, which the Orioles swept. Tillman was charged...