A few quick thoughts on the Orioles as they leave St. Petersburg, Florida after taking two of three and head for Yankee Stadium. The Orioles and Yankees play a four-game series starting tonight. Does Bundy continue to start?: I see no reason for the Orioles to do anything but give Dylan Bundy the ball every fifth day for now. At some point they are going to have to determine whether he stays in the rotation or that they have to handle his innings in another way to get him through the season. It...

Manager Dusty Baker announced after Sunday's 18-inning loss to the Pirates that pitching prospect Reynaldo Lopez will be have his contract selected from Triple-A Syracuse to make his major league debut Tuesday against the Dodgers. Baseball America had Lopez ranked as the No. 5 Nats prospect heading into 2016. Baker said the move allows right-hander Lucas Giolito to work on some of his pitches with a start Tuesday night when Triple-A Syracuse welcomes Gwinnett. Giolito went 0-0 with a 4.70 ERA...

In the longest regular season game by innings in Nationals history, left fielder Starling Marte launched a two-out pitch from Nats reliever Oliver Perez in the 18th over the left field wall to give the Pirates a marathon 2-1 victory on Sunday. In the bottom of the 18th, Wilson Ramos singled with one out against Jonathan Niese. But Clint Robinson was called out on a questionable third strike, Stephen Drew singled to left and Danny Espinosa struck out to end the game. The game lasted 5 hours, 48...

The Orioles will play their 91st game tonight and finally make their first visit to Yankee Stadium. We've figured out the rotation, at least the current version of it. Dylan Bundy and Vance Worley have joined Chris Tillman, Yovani Gallardo and Kevin Gausman. It's just a question of how long before more adjustments are made. Is this a one-and-done for Worley on Tuesday? Does he control his own fate? Tyler Wilson is lurking in the Triple-A shadows, and less rust on Friday night might have...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed this afternoon that Vance Worley will start Tuesday night against the Yankees in the Bronx. Worley retired all five batters he faced today and threw 13 of 16 pitches for strikes after relieving Dylan Bundy in a 5-2 loss to the Rays before 16,161 at Tropicana Field. The abbreviated outing allows Worley to come back two nights later and fill the fifth starter's spot. His last start was April 15. "That's why we shortened him up...

In a span of just 11 batters today, Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy allowed as many homers as he had given up in his previous 22 games and 38 innings this year. Bundy allowed three homers this afternoon in his first major league start as the Rays beat the Orioles 5-2 at Tropicana Field. The Orioles were looking for their first three-game sweep there since May 6-8, 2014, but came up a win short. The Orioles gave Bundy a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Adam Jones singled, went to third on a...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles wanted to see today whether they could extend Dylan Bundy beyond three innings, whether he could be effective and leave with his arm feeling good. They got 3 1/3 innings out of him. No sign of injury. The three home runs hurt. Bundy served up three homers in 22 relief appearances spanning 38 innings. He matched that total today within the first three innings and fell behind 4-1. Manager Buck Showalter brought in Vance Worley with one out in the fourth after...

The Nationals don't need to add a fifth starter to their rotation until next weekend, but it appears they'll go ahead and make a move in time for Tuesday night's game against the Dodgers. For now, the club is listing Tuesday's starter as "TBA," with Gio Gonzalez pitching Wednesday night and Stephen Strasburg pitching Thursday afternoon. The Nationals have options for this starting job. Joe Ross will be eligible to come off the disabled list after missing the last two weeks with right...

Manager: Dave Roberts (1st season) Record: 52-42 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: SS Corey Seager (.301 with 17 HR, 43 RBIs), 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.286, 44 RBIs), 3B Justin Turner (15 HR, 50 RBIs), LHP Scott Kazmir (7-3, 4.52 ERA), RHP Kenley Jansen (27 saves, 1.36 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-0 Pitching probables: July 19: LHP Scott Kazmir vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 July 20: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 July 21: RHP Bud Norris vs. RHP Stephen...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Three pitches into today's game, the Orioles had runners on first and second with no outs on Adam Jones' leadoff single and Jonathan Schoop's double. Manny Machado flied to right field, Jones scored, Schoop advanced and the Orioles led 1-0. Schoop was stranded at third after Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo struck out, and the Orioles settled for one run off Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi. Orioles manager Buck Showalter expects to make a decision on Tuesday's starter...