Leave it to Orioles veteran reliever Darren O'Day to perfectly sum up the outing starter Dylan Bundy had tonight. It was a night when the 23-year-old rookie right-hander held the first-place Texas Rangers to one single in seven scoreless innings as the Orioles beat Texas 5-1. "He was born with a gift to command the baseball," O'Day said. "It was fun to watch. Talked about it before, the first bullpen I saw him throw in 2012, it was amazing for such a young kid to have that kind of...

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy was coming out of tonight's game after the seventh inning. Nothing was going to change the mind of manager Buck Showalter. Not even a no-hitter, which was alive with two outs in the sixth before Elvis Andrus singled to center field. Bundy went a career-high seven innings and allowed no runs and one hit, walked one and struck out seven in the Orioles' 5-1 victory over the Rangers before 22,230 at Camden Yards. "That's a really good offensive team," Showalter...

PHOENIX - The stomach bug that has been making its way around the Nationals clubhouse over the last two weeks appears to have gotten Bryce Harper now. Harper had to be scratched from tonight's lineup with an illness, the club announced about an hour before scheduled first pitch against the Diamondbacks. Harper was due to bat third and start in right field, hoping to pick up where he left off Monday night when he reached base three times during the Nationals' 14-1 victory at Chase Field. But...

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy seems to keep getting better and better, and his starts keep getting more exciting. Tonight, he picked up his second victory as a starting pitcher with the longest start of his professional career. Bundy held the Texas Rangers, the team with the best record in the American League, to one single over seven scoreless innings as the Orioles beat the Rangers 5-1. It was the start of a three-game series between AL division leaders. Bundy had a perfect game through...

PHOENIX - If there was such a thing as a perfect landing spot for Matt Williams after the disappointing and abrupt conclusion of his tenure as Nationals manager, this was it. Back in Arizona, where he has lived since his playing days, coaching third base for a Diamondbacks organization that has always valued his presence. "It's great," Williams said this afternoon, seated in the third base dugout at Chase Field. "I'm home. I've been here 30 years, and certainly I enjoy the community....

An examination yesterday on outfielder Joey Rickard's right thumb didn't reveal anything that should push back the timetable for his return. Rickard actually may be ahead of schedule after going on the disabled list retroactive to July 21. "The four-to-six weeks was a pretty loose guideline," he said. "It's pretty average just given that I'm still pretty young and they expect me to heal sooner than later." The checkup didn't show anything "specific" or "crazy," Rickard said. "I'm...

As the Orioles begin a one-series homestand tonight, in advance of a challenging 10-game road trip, they host Texas in a matchup of American League division leaders. The Orioles (59-45) lead the AL East and the Rangers (62-44) top the AL West. The Rangers have the best record in the AL and have won four in a row and seven of nine games. Before this nine-game stretch, the Rangers lost 15 of 19 games. But they come to Baltimore after sweeping four at home against Kansas City by a combined 18-9...

PHOENIX - The Nationals lineup exploded for 14 runs on 19 hits (none of them homers) last night in their rout over the Diamondbacks. They certainly didn't wind up needing that much offense to win the series opener, but Dusty Baker wasn't concerned about that. "I know a lot of people say, 'Why don't you save some runs for tomorrow?' " the manager said. "But I hope that they memorize how to do that." We'll see if there's any carryover effect tonight against left-hander Robbie Ray, who...

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette tried twice previously to acquire left-hander Wade Miley in a trade. The third time, as it turned out, really was the charm. Duquette sent Triple-A Norfolk left-hander Ariel Miranda to the Mariners on Sunday in exchange for Miley, who's expected to make his Orioles debut on Thursday. Duquette also reacquired Steve Pearce from the Rays yesterday for Single-A Frederick catcher Jonah Heim. "Wade Miley pitched a great game over the weekend against the...

BALTIMORE - When Ian Desmond looks up into the center field bleachers at Camden Yards for the next three days, he's going to see something a little odd for a series between the Rangers and Orioles: curly W Nationals caps here and there, maybe a few bright, white No. 20 jerseys with his name stitched in red across the back. Ever since Desmond signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Rangers in late February, savvy Nats fans have had this series circled on their calendars because it gives...