The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled RHP Jose Espada from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 72.Placed RHP Chayce McDermott on the Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List.RHP Scott Blewett (right elbow discomfort) was returned from his rehab assignment, reinstated from the 60-day Injured List, and designated for assignment.I

Trevor Rogers makes his 17th start tonight as the Orioles try to even their series with the Yankees following last night’s 7-0 loss, their 15th shutout of the season. Rogers is 8-2 with a 1.43 ERA and 0.894 WHIP in 100 2/3 innings. He’s allowed two runs or fewer in 15 starts. His ERA is the lowest by any major league pitcher through the first 16 st

With five of their final six series coming against sub-.500 clubs, the Nationals haven’t really had a chance to play any meaningful baseball down the stretch of the season. With one exception: This weekend’s series in New York. The Mets are the only opponent on the Nats’ late-September schedule that both owns a winning record and is still fighting

Some leftovers are more appetizing than others. For instance, the container of Chinese food that I ordered before flying to Chicago has no business being in my refrigerator. The plastic lid is corroding. However, the mailbag questions that weren’t used earlier this week remain fresh – except for the one asking whether Hanser Alberto has a future in

The quest for a .500 season just got a little harder. A 7-0 loss to the Yankees tonight, played before an announced crowd of 25,253 at Camden Yards, left the Orioles at 72-81 with only nine games remaining in the season. They need to run the table to post a non-losing record. The schedule includes six more games with the Yankees, including the fina

Ryan Mountcastle didn’t play the past two days in Chicago because of a sore finger, but he’s batting leadoff tonight for the first time in his career. Mountcastle is part of interim manager Tony Mansolino’s right-handed lineup against Yankees lefty Max Fried. “Just trying to give Jackson (Holliday) a blow for today,” Mansolino said. “Like a lot of

Ryan Mountcastle is batting leadoff tonight for the first time in his career, in his 646th major league game, as the Orioles begin a four-game series against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Interim manager Tony Mansolino is using a right-handed heavy lineup against Yankees left-hander Max Fried. Colton Cowser is on the bench again, with Jorge Mateo in

Inside their clubhouse Wednesday evening, the Nationals packed up their bags and prepared to depart for New York. What they really were looking forward to, though, was the day off they’ve got in the Big Apple before opening a three-game series Friday against the Mets. It’s their first day off in two weeks, since the Thursday they had in Chicago on

CHICAGO – The Orioles are back home for a four-game series against the Yankees that begins tonight, followed by three against the Rays and a final trip to the Bronx. The light at the end of the tunnel isn’t another oncoming train. The season is almost done. An entire day passed yesterday without a roster move, if you don’t count the Braves claiming

As the bottom of the fifth came to a close at windy, gray Nationals Park late this afternoon, the home team finally had reason to feel encouraged for the first time in this four-games-in-48-hours series against the Braves. Brad Lord had tossed five scoreless innings to continue his September resurgence. The lineup had figured out Atlanta starter Hu