The Orioles rotation just can't get seem to develop much consistency. The night after Tyler Wilson pitched eight scoreless against Boston, Mike Wright gave up eight runs. Orioles starters have pitched five innings or less in four consecutive games, five of the last six and seven of the past nine. Over the last four games, O's starters have an ERA of 8.68, allowing 18 runs over 18 2/3. In the past 11 games, O's starters have an ERA of 6.83. For the season, the rotation ERA is 4.97. That is...

A quick quiz to start your morning: Name the Padres manager. Answer to follow. The Orioles and Padres are set to begin a two-game series tonight at Camden Yards. They haven't met since 2013, when the Orioles won twice in San Diego and the Padres won twice in Baltimore. The Padres' only other visit to Camden Yards came in 2002, when the Orioles won two of three games. Tony Batista hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. Nate Colbert wasn't on the Padres roster, but we're still going back...

It was a frustrating evening for the Orioles on their one-night trip to Texas. They took a three-run lead. They lost 4-3 to the surging Rangers. O's right-hander Kevin Gausman, given little run support often this year, this time could not protect the early lead his team provided him. Gausman has been struggling for a few starts now and it continued tonight. He allowed a solo homer to Ian Desmond in the third to make it a 3-1 game. Then Texas scored three runs an inning later for the 4-3 lead....

LOS ANGELES - The highly anticipated Stephen Strasburg vs. Clayton Kershaw matchup didn't happen, but Yusmeiro Petit is doing what he can to at least keep this thing interesting. Forced into emergency duty when Strasburg was scratched with a strained upper back, Petit faced the daunting challenge of matching up with perhaps the best pitcher on the planet and holding the Dodgers lineup in check along the way. Three innings in, Petit has made just one mistake. That mistake, though, sailed over...

The Orioles have summoned Triple-A Norfolk infielder Sharlon Schoop to Baltimore in case they need him on Tuesday. I'm told that the Orioles aren't assured of purchasing Schoop's contract. He's going to be close in case they decide to make a roster move while third baseman Manny Machado serves the last two games of his four-game suspension. Machado will miss the series against the Padres that begins Tuesday night at Camden Yards. The Orioles are off Thursday, and Machado will return to the...

Manager: Andy Green (1st season) Record: 29-42 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 1B Wil Myers (.292 with 16 HR, 44 RBIs), RF Matt Kemp (15 HR, 47 RBIs), CF Melvin Upton Jr. (32 RBIs, 15 SB), RHP Fernando Rodney (14 saves, 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (2-2 in 2013) Pitching probables: June 21: RHP Luis Perdomo vs. RHP Tyler Wilson, 7:05 p.m., MASN June 22: RHP Erik Johnson vs. TBA, 7:05 p.m., MASN Inside the Padres: When the Padres hit Camden Yards for a two-game...

LOS ANGELES - One of the season's most anticipated pitching matchups won't happen after all. The Nationals were forced to scratch Stephen Strasburg from tonight's outing against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers with an upper back strain. Reliever Yusmeiro Petit will now start in his place, facing a stiff challenge on short notice. The change was announced less than 90 minutes before first pitch at Dodger Stadium. Strasburg had arrived at the ballpark earlier in the afternoon, walking into the...

It's a matchup of American League division leaders with the two best records in the AL when the Orioles play at Texas tonight. It's a one-night-only matchup to make up for a rainout on April 17. The Orioles will be back home tomorrow night to play San Diego. The Orioles are 40-28 (.588) and leading the AL East by one game. The Rangers have the best record in the league at 45-25 (.643) and lead the AL West by 8 ½ games over Seattle Here is a look at how well Texas has played in 2016: * The...

Right-hander Koda Glover made his second jump of the season today when the Nationals announced his promotion from Double-A Harrisburg to Triple-A Syracuse. How quickly has he moved up? Consider Glover was selected by the Nationals in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. He was picked in the eighth round out of Oklahoma State. The Nationals signed Glover on June 15, 2015 and he was assigned to short-season Single-A Auburn. Last July 8, he moved to low Single-A Hagerstown. Glover began this season...

LOS ANGELES - Hello from the one and only Dodger Stadium, still beautiful after all these years, even when it's 107 degrees. Yes, you read that right. It's 107 degrees as I sit here in the open-air press box preparing tonight's lineups thread. I've been to L.A. in the summer countless times in my life - we used to come here almost every summer when I was a kid - and I cannot ever remember it being anywhere close to this hot. The good news, if there is any: It'll be dropping back down into...