Nolan Reimold gets a start in left field tonight as the Orioles seek to end a two-game losing streak against the Mariners, who start left-hander James Paxton. Even though Paxton has reverse splits - with left-handed batters hitting him better than right-handers - Hyun Soo Kim will start tonight's game on the bench. Joey Rickard is in right field and Mark Trumbo is serving as the designated hitter. Tyler Wilson starts for the Orioles. For the OriolesAdam Jones CFJonathan Schoop 2BManny Machado...

Manager Dusty Baker was asked prior to Saturday's matchup with the Reds who will be his starting pitcher for Sunday's series finale. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg has missed a pair of starts after injuring his back prior to a start in Los Angeles on June 16. Top prospect Lucas Giolito started Tuesday's game and pitched four scoreless innings. "It's not up to me," Baker said. "It's up to how Stras feels. Right now he's feeling pretty good. Probably be a decision tomorrow." "It might...

SEATTLE - Brad Brach has been one of the best relief pitchers in the American League this year. And if the right-hander makes the American League All-Star team for the first time, it will be very popular in the Orioles clubhouse. The Orioles are pulling for the 30-year-old right-hander to get selected. His resume is strong. In fact, Brach's stats right now are very similar to the stats that Darren O'Day had last year at the break when he made the team for the first time. That could be...

Welcome to the second half of the season. The Nationals lost seven in a row last week. They now have won six in a row. I know, that's kind of hard to believe. So, tonight's game affords the club an opportunity to win their seventh in a row, which would tie their season-high streak. They enjoyed a seven-game run from April 10-16. The Nats have outscored opponents 39-14 during this recent stretch. Right-hander Joe Ross (7-4, 3.30 ERA) gets the call tonight for the Nats, his first ever...

It didn't work with Chris Tillman or Kevin Gausman. Two failed chances to beat the Mariners in a city wedged between two California teams on a nutty road trip. Can Tyler Wilson be the stopper and end a two-game skid? Can the offense revert to its double-digit form - three straight games before the Orioles arrived in Seattle, where they've scored five runs in two losses? Wilson has allowed eight runs and 19 hits over 11 innings in two starts since shutting out the Red Sox over eight innings in...

SEATTLE - The Orioles began this series Thursday night at Safeco Field coming off a series at San Diego where they scored 23 runs in winning two games. They had scored 82 runs in their last 10 games and were averaging 6.74 runs per game over the last 27 games. They had scored six runs or more in 16 of those 27 games. That pace was going to eventually slow a bit and it has the last two nights against the Mariners. The O's have scored five runs on 13 hits with one double and two homers in the...

SEATTLE - The Orioles' road trip started with an offensive bang. They scored 23 runs on 29 hits with four homers in two wins at San Diego. But now they have scored just five runs on 13 hits with two homers at Seattle. The Orioles lost 5-2 to the Mariners tonight to fall to 1-4 versus Seattle this year. They've scored 12 runs in those games. Seattle lefty Wade LeBlanc held the Orioles to three hits and two runs over six innings and 81 pitches. "We all knew what they're going to do coming...

The idea had been brewing, with Orioles manager Buck Showalter contemplating a lineup that included Hyun Soo Kim versus a left-handed starter. Kim got his first chance last night against Mariners southpaw Wade LeBlanc and went 0-for-2 in the Orioles' 5-2 loss at Safeco Field. He grounded out twice to second baseman Robinson Cano and also reached on an error against lefty reliever Mike Montgomery. Kim is now 0-for-7 with three walks and a strikeout against left-handers since coming to the U.S....

And so the baseball season is now half-complete. (Or is it half-unfinished?) Whatever your perspective, this much you must admit: The Nationals are pretty good. After last night's dramatic, 14-inning victory over the Reds, they now boast a 49-32 record. That's the third-best record in the National League, the fifth-best in the majors. And it's good enough for a six-game lead in the division. It's also the equivalent of a 98-win pace, which few could find fault with, even the most...

Six full seasons in the major leagues has left Ben Revere with some important perspective on the sport he plays for a living. "Baseball sucks," the veteran outfielder said. "It absolutely sucks. You ask Jayson Werth - he's been in the game 100 years - and he says it sucks. But it really does. It's frustrating. "I've had games where I hit four missiles, or four hard-hit balls right at people, and your average goes down. Then there will be games where I hit four bloopers, break my bat...