I can remember a time when we wondered if Dylan Bundy would be treated like a Rule 5 draft pick this year. At one point in the spring, manager Buck Showalter wondered how things would go if Bundy was healthy but not getting major league hitters out. On the day after the Orioles announced that one top pitching prospect in Hunter Harvey would undergo Tommy John surgery, Bundy showed yet again that he is finally fully recovered from his. Bundy actually looked just about completely back from his...

Nationals center fielder Ben Revere struggled to get on base Friday night in a 5-3 setback to San Diego. Revere went 0-for-5 with three groundouts to second base and a pair of center field flyouts. The rough patch is beginning to pile up for Revere. He has two hits in his last seven games and is hitting only .176 (9-for-51) in his previous 15 contests. Manager Dusty Baker said the Padres were able to get Revere to go under in his swings. Baker said Revere trying to hit the ball up is not going...

In the last game of the series against the Dodgers on Thursday, third baseman Justin Turner cranked two homers and had five RBIs as L.A. won over the Nationals 6-3 to take the series. That scenario repeated itself Friday, when Padres and former Dodgers right-fielder Matt Kemp launched two homers and finished with four RBIs in a San Diego series-opening 5-3 win over the Nationals. Manager Dusty Baker said he wants his club to be more aggressive early in games. "We don't kick dirt on people...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said rookie outfielder Joey Rickard will miss four to six weeks with a ligament injury in his right thumb. However, the Rule 5 pick won't require surgery. The club is confident that Rickard will be part of the expanded September roster. Outfielder Hyun Soo Kim had a good work day. He's eligible to come off the disabled list on Tuesday. Showalter was aware that reliever Darren O'Day threw a scoreless first inning tonight at Double-A Bowie, allowing one hit and...

Showing an effective pitch mix from the outset tonight, Orioles rookie right-hander Dylan Bundy picked up his first win as a starting pitcher as the O's beat Cleveland 5-1 in the opener of a three-game series. Bundy's secondary pitches were effective early on as he pitched a career-best five innings, allowing five hits and one unearned run. He did not walk a batter, fanned five and threw 87 pitches. Bundy is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.30. Bundy struck out the side in the first inning around a Jason...

The Orioles needed to get some length from Dylan Bundy tonight. They needed to see some progress in his second major league start and his first in front of the home crowd. They got it. Bundy completed five innings and threw 87 pitches, both career highs, and the Orioles lead 5-1 at Camden Yards. Odrisamer Despaigne began to warm in the fifth as the Indians threatened again, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Abraham Almonte scored on Carlos Santana's double play grounder and Jason...

The Padres scored first against Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark. Right fielder Matt Kemp blasted a 3-1 pitch over the left-center field wall to give San Diego a 1-0 lead. The Nationals quickly answered in the bottom on the first. With one out, Jayson Werth slammed a home run over the left field wall and the game was even up at 1-1. Werth now has a 26-game on-base streak with the first-inning homer. Later in the inning, Bryce Harper walked and then stole second base. It was his 15th stolen...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter was a lighter shade of green today, so he must be feeling better. The stomach virus is hitting guys hard. Showalter didn't lean on the dugout railing for the entirety of yesterday's game at Yankee Stadium. He kept disappearing into the shade and beneath an air vent. "I don't have to play. Kept reminding myself of that," Showalter said. "Gives you an even healthier respect for the players. We had trouble getting nine on the field yesterday. We had like 10...

The Orioles have placed Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to yesterday, with a right thumb ligament injury and recalled outfielder Dariel Alvarez from Triple-A Norfolk. Rickard suffered the injury in the first inning of Wednesday's game at Yankee Stadium while chasing Brett Gardner's triple. He ran into the fence and fell on the track after failing to make the catch. Rickard stayed in the game and singled in the fifth inning, but he wasn't in yesterday's...

The Orioles today announced that they have recalled outfielder Dariel Álvarez from Triple-A Norfolk and placed outfielder Joey Rickard on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 21) with a right thumb ligament injury. Álvarez, 27, batted .280/.315/.382 (104-for-372) with 26 doubles, four home runs, 34 runs scored and 40 RBIs over 93 games this season with Triple-A Norfolk. He walked in his only plate appearance for the Orioles this season. Álvarez hit .241/.290/.370 (7-for-29)...