Ubaldo Jimenez remains in line to start Thursday night against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Yovani Gallardo begins his injury rehab assignment Thursday at Single-A Frederick or Triple-A Norfolk, depending on the weather. Draw your own conclusions. Gallardo will make at least two starts on his assignment. His return to the rotation isn't imminent, but he's getting closer. Jimenez is toting a 6.36 ERA and 1.873 WHIP in 10 starts. He's 1-4 with an 8.28 ERA and 2.114 WHIP in six starts this...

The Orioles are back home after a 4-5 road trip, and today, the top two teams in the American League East meet here this afternoon, as the Orioles (28-20) host the Boston Red Sox (30-20). These two teams have the two best records in the American League, with the Red Sox leading the Orioles by one game atop the division. This begins a 10-game homestand for the Orioles, who are 17-8 at Camden Yards. The Orioles are 6-2 at home against division rivals. They host Red Sox for four games, then the...

The Orioles are activating left-hander T.J. McFarland from Triple-A Norfolk's disabled list today and he's scheduled to pitch in relief for the Tides because he needs the work. McFarland will be held back until the later innings in case the Orioles decide that they need him. Their bullpen is in better shape today, but it's still vulnerable to a short outing from their starter. Yovani Gallardo's bullpen session went well this morning and he remains scheduled to start Game 1 of Thursday's...

Don't have tickets to go see the Nationals take on the Phillies at Nats Park on June 10-12? Still want to be outside in the early summer sun while showing your support for the Nats and getting free stuff? We have you covered. The MASN booth is taking its talents to Northern Virginia, specifically the Celebrate Fairfaix! community-wide festival! On the weekend of June 10-12, the annual celebration will host tens of thousands of visitors at the Fairfax County Government Center with more than 300...

Hyun Soo Kim is in the Orioles lineup today for the sixth consecutive game after hitting his first major league home run yesterday in Cleveland. Adam Jones continues to lead off. Nolan Reimold is in right field, Ryan Flaherty is at third base and Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter. Pedro Alvarez remains on the bench against another right-handed starter, Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Hyun Soo Kim LF Manny Machado SS Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo DH Jonathan...

The Nationals offense ignited Sunday, scoring 10 runs one day after allowing the most runs they had in a game this season in 9-4 loss. For most of the season, the Nationals' starting rotation has controlled games, usually for seven innings, keeping the score down and allowing the offense to put together just enough run support to eek out 4-3 or 2-1 or 5-3 wins. But Sunday's power display demonstrated what this offense is capable of when more than one cylinder is firing at the same...

Wilson Ramos was playing with his 20-month-old daughter Saturday night, impressed with her ability to operate an iPad. Somehow, she managed to change the cartoon she was watching into a video clip of a certain Nationals catcher hitting a home run at Wrigley Field earlier this month. "For some reason, she was pointing it out and saying: 'Daddy! Daddy!' " Ramos said through interpreter Octavio Martinez. "Kind of like saying: 'This is you.' For whatever reason today, I took that same...

It'd be really easy to get all fired up and stomp my foot at Ubaldo Jimenez to start this week. There are a ton of questions as to what the Orioles do with him going forward and how they deal with his struggles. Instead, I'm going to go a different route. I've been really interested in what Buck Showalter is doing with his lineup over the last few days. He's mixed things up and thrown guys around in a way that made me scratch my head once the lineup was posted. He's been handed a lineup...

So where are the Stephen Strasburg trolls now? A year ago, they were out in force, but a guy who was once seen by some as a first-round bust seems to have quieted them, maybe for good. Remember last year, when Strasburg was lifted from a game in Cincinnati after just one batter into the second inning with tightness in his upper back? It was the fifth straight game where he lasted five innings or fewer, and the fourth in five when he didn't make it to four. Strasburg was 3-5 with a 6.55 ERA at...

If it seems like it has been a long time between games within the American League East for the Orioles, that is because it has. The Orioles just completed their longest stretch of the season between games against a division rival. They have played 21 straight non-AL East games since May 7, going 12-9. It was a stretch scheduled for 22 games, shortened by a rainout in Minnesota. Now the top two teams in the AL East meet for a four-game series starting this afternoon when the Orioles (28-20) host...